behave

[mrmage]

There's a total lunar eclipse two weeks later, the first one since January 2001. That semiquarter and most of the next pass without much more noise. Jackson is occasionally sad because of his dom's electric toy, and he's occasionally more stripey than he wishes to be, but there's not a whole lot Sadde can do about that. Against his hopes, Mason doesn't dump Jackson, and nothing gives.

Sadde continues socializing with people, but no one new. And as the semiquarter approaches its end and summer break gets closer, Sadde receives an email from Tobias, saying that he fully expects his daughter to come home and tell everyone all about her first half year at magic school.

The email tells Sadde to behave.

Sadde is not in a good place.

Comments

[eclipsi]

"Not to hear him tell it, but, well."

[mrmage]

"Biased source of information."

[eclipsi]

"A bit. So Alex was just driving along with his halo at a jaunty angle and this guy comes screaming up at forty in a school zone while Alex is responsibly coming to a complete stop at a traffic light, you know how it is."

[mrmage]

"Of course. Guy probably didn't even have a license."

[eclipsi]

"And there was an open container of beer in his car and he was on his cellphone and his car wasn't registered."

[mrmage]

"I bet it didn't even have a plate."

[eclipsi]

"It was missing its windshield, too, and the brake pads were worn down and it had a taillight out. And he was crossing state lines with contraband."

[mrmage]

"State lines? What was Alex doing near a state line?"

[eclipsi]

"Well, going to the start of the camp he's counseling at, but also the perpetrator was crossing state lines very fast."

[mrmage]

"Had he kidnapped someone, too?"

[eclipsi]

"Of course. Tied up in his trunk next to the kilo of heroin."

[mrmage]

"Really? Where'd he hide the guns and ammunition?"

[eclipsi]

"Stuffed into the backseat cushions under the escaped felons."

[mrmage]

Sadde breaks out in giggles.

[eclipsi]

Isabella finishes assembling her lunch and finds a table for them.

[mrmage]

He does the same and kneels by her.

[eclipsi]

Scritch scritch. "I love you."

[mrmage]

"I love you, too. I love to hear you say that."

[eclipsi]

"Good." Head-kiss. Nom.

[mrmage]

Nom!

"So, d'you have free time later today for some leash-shopping?"

[eclipsi]

"The delay is my allowance, not my free time, unless you want to buy it."

[mrmage]

"Oh. Well, I could, I haven't saved up enough for a computer but probably for a leash, unless it was super fancy, yeah."

[eclipsi]

"Then we can go shopping this afternoon if you like."

[mrmage]

"Yyyuuup I like."

[eclipsi]

"All right. I get out of class at three thirty. Meet me at the Jacobs building then."