Groovy Tunes, Thursday

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

Charlie got in a little late this morning, after sleeping in after last night's date with Johnny. She had her notebook along again, and was trying to figure out how Bobbi and Michael met in the first place.

But right now, she's dancing dorkily to AC/DC and You Shook Me All Night Long.

The kittens might wait on you if you need help.

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[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally wandered into Groovy Tunes, and smiled when she saw Charlie's dancing.

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Charlie waved cheerfully at the customer, and stopped dancing long enough to ask, "Anything I can help you find?"

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"Erm... I forgot what I was looking for," Cally said.

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Charlie laughed, and asked, "Can I interest you in this?" Pointing upward at the speakers playing AC/DC. "I'm Charlie, by the way. Hi!"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"We met," Cally said. "Blowing Things Up, last week?"

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

Charlie blushed a little, and said, "Sorry. Way too many people I've been meeting lately--- that's right, you disarmed a bomb!" As it came back to her, she grinned. "So you could play with our kittens, if you need time to figure out what music you want."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"You have kittens?" Cally said.

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Charlie pointed to the corner, where Mopsy, Flopsy, and Cottontail were frolicking. And rolling over themselves. "Yup. Got any string? They loooove that."

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Cally patted her pockets then frowned a bit. "Shucks, I'm not prepared," she said.

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"They've got little bouncy balls to play with," Charlie offered, pulling out a couple Superballs from the register. "So how have things been?"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Things are pretty good," Cally said. "Had a nice, quiet week. How about you?"

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"Mostly quiet, although I did get to see D.C., and a couple dates." Charlie beamed a little. "Johnny and Adam, although maybe that was a date, and maye it wasn't. Hard to be sure. We had fun, though."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Ooooh," Cally said. "I... you know, I don't think I've met either of 'em."

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"Johnny's the really cute blonde guy who can set himself on fire," Charlie said, smiling. "Adam's got dark hair, he knows martial arts? They're both new."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"I'll take your word for how cute they are," Cally said with a bit of a laugh.

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Charlie shrugged, then grinned. "So yeah. Good week. And I'm looking forward to the movie festival."

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"Yeah, that should be fun tomorrow," Cally said. "You enter anything?"

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"Me? Nooooo." Charlie shook her head, laughing. "I can write stories? But wow, a movie, that's -- a lot more work." She tilted her head. "Although now I want to work on a screenplay for next year. Hmm."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Always good to have goals," Cally said. "Big ones or small ones."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean came in and grinned. "Told you this was good music."

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Charlie head-banged an affirmative at him, grinning. "You were sooo right." It went into the bridge. "Air guitar!"

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Dean laughed. "We'll turn you into a headbanger chick yet."

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"You have to buy me a spiked necklace if I really do become one." Charlie snickered, and leaned on the counter, before bouncing a little Superball over to Mopsy. "How's your arm? You're still in the sling, does it hurt?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Only when I use it," Dean said straightfaced. "It's better, but not quite ready to ditch the sling yet."

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Mopsy did a somersault into a DVD case, and then gave them both an 'I meant to do that' look.

Charlie shook her head at Dean. "So stop using it! Sheesh. Things take time to heal. Although, didn't I hear some people here can do that, with like, magic, or something?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. But not sure I'd trust someone messing around with magic and my joints," Dean said. "Especially given what happened the last time I had a spell cast on me."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"What happened?" Charlie asked, curious. "Did you get flirty and silly and take off your shirt?"

And darn, it would be sad if the answer were 'yes' and there were no photos.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Alec and I switched bodies."

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Charlie blinked, momentarily trying to imagine that. "How did that happen? And when did you notice the difference?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Willow was casting a sorta early warning alarm system spell on us. It didn't really work as advertised," Dean said. "We noticed the second we woke up after it knocked us for a loop. We may look alike but we're definitely different."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Well, I know there's the barcode on Alec, but, uh. I'll take your word on anything else," Charlie said, really amused. Then she looked thoughtful. "So you could do all the things he can do, when you were in his body?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean nodded. "Got the transgenic speed and annoyingly awake mornings." He carefully didn't mention that he also got the seizures. "It was an interesting experience."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"I can guess." Which meant it anyone switched bodies with her... oh, boy. "What were the protection amulets for?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"So Manticore couldn't sneak onto the island and make him disappear without anyone knowing," Dean said.

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"The guys that were after him," Charlie said, looking sober. "Too bad they didn't work right. That would've been-- a really good thing."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Dean agreed. "We're just going to have to be more vigilant about watching each other's backs."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

Charlie looked down at her notebook, and traced a target on a page, then carefully said, "I don't think anyone's after me. Most of the ones I met aren't around any more. And there was a big Congressional hearing." She crumpled up the page she'd been drawing on. "But if you and Alec need help, anything I can do...."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Dean said softly, touching her shoulder. "That means a lot. I don't think we have a lot to worry about right now, not here. But you never can be too careful, y'know?"

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

Charlie nodded, looking very serious, then smiled. "I know. But just in case...." She shrugged, then changed the subject, still thinking of the guys who'd been after Alec. "Do you have any plans for the weekend yet?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean shook his head. "Nah, nothing's come up yet. How 'bout you?"

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Just going to the film festival tomorrow. And working on Saturday. Otherwise, nothing." She shrugged, unbothered by this. "I thought maybe I'd start packing up my stuff for the move back to the dorms next week."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, this time in the cabins have just flown by," Dean observed. "It did last summer too. And what, no hot date this weekend?"

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

Charlie snickered, and shook her head. "I went to the movies with Johnny on Wednesday, and bowling with Adam on Monday, but I haven't talked to them since, or talked about another date yet." She shrugged, then said, "It's hard to ask, you know? Even if you've been out with a guy before. Especially if they're dating someone else. I guess I should ask them out some time, hunh?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Couldn't hurt," Dean said, then paused. "Okay Johnny I've heard about. Who's Adam?"

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Adam Park? He's new too, I met him my first day here, he's in Abominable Snowman. Kind of shy. He was thinking of showing me some martial arts, he's studied them before."