Iris Dickinson (Formerly Iris Phillips McConnell) (telekeneticspaz) wrote in btvsal, @ 2010-02-17 18:28:00 |
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Yay! Her Buddy's Back!!
Who: India and Iris
Where: Avarice
When: Saturday, Feb. 13
Iris sat at the bar in Avarice, having an early drink while enjoying the music for a little while after work. Sure, her work wasn't exactly stressful (working a bookstore hardly ever was), but sometimes she still wanted to unwind a tad before actually heading home. Tonight was one of those nights. Besides, she was spending all of tomorrow with Jeremy, since they had a lot of things planned for the day and all. It was going to be their first Valentine's Day together, after all. Well, the first with her not being a ghost, anyway.
It had been a few weeks since India Cohen had spoken to her best friend. Life in Sunnydale hadn't been nearly as exciting since Iris had moved away, and finally? The snarky blonde slayer had decided to do something about it. She'd rented a room at a small hotel for a week, so she could apartment-shop... And now? Heh. Time for the big surprise. After calling and having Jeremy tell her where Iris was, she waltzed into Avarice, wearing bluejeans, a faded white t-shirt, and casual sneakers. Sneaking up behind Iris, she grinned and sang into her ear: "Someone looks booooooorrrrrrred tonight..."
Iris nearly jumped out of her skin when India started singing behind her. She couldn't help it. Dying makes you paranoid. Something that her friend should know a thing or two about. "You're here!" she said, swinging around and hugging her friend. "Not that I don't love seeing you, but what are you doing in LA?"
"Well, I figure as two now formerly-dead chicks, we need to hang out more. So I totally decided to finally move out here. Ta-da!" She said with a grin and a goofy pose. "Got tired of missin' my best friend."
"Oh my god, really?" Iris squealed, hugging her friend again when she said that. "You're seriously moving to LA?"
"Yeah... And ok, I admit... I heard what happened to that poor girl and it freaked me out. I wanna be where I can protect you." She pointed at Iris and scowled. "And not ONE FREAKING WORD about not needing it."
Iris sighed. "It is terrible what happened to that girl." It's probably going to get worse, considering who she was dating, but Iris didn't mention that. "And I'm glad to have you here, so I can't really argue."
"Darn tootin'" India said with a smile and a chuckle. "So, still all in yer shell? Or'd you manage to make some other friends cooler than me?"
"Well, I don't know if they're cooler than you, but I've finally managed to make a friend or two," Iris said to her. "Weirdly enough, I've actually become friends with Pat's new wife. I don't get it, either, but I have."
"Wow... Maybe its the common hate thing, you know? Hell, *I* still wanna knock the other ho on her rear end for hurting you. Both of them, actually." She meant, of course, Skylar and Gwen.
That honestly just made Iris laugh a little. "Guess I didn't get to tell you about what happened between Skylar and Gwen, did I?" She shook her head. "Ever here the phrase 'oops, bitch did it again'?"
"Jeez... Which one slept around on the other? And when can I point and laugh?" Hey. NOBODY got to hurt Iris without at least getting the VERBAL wrath of India.
"Skylar slept around on Gwen, and you'll never guess with who," Iris said to her. Patience might have turned her into a slightly more deviant person. Can you tell?
"Well, my first guess would probably be Delany, but face it, she'd be yer first guess for ANYONE..." India snorted. It was nothing personal, of course.
Iris laughed. "The one thing I can say for Meredith is that she usually respect's other people's relationships," Iris said to her friend. "It was Ben...Bale."
"Now..." India looked shocked... Yet somehow seemed to have a point to make. "How great is it that she was supposedly gay, yet she, excuse my language, has had more dick in the last year than *I* have? Its really very upsetting."
Iris cackled. "I still say that her being 'gay' is a way to attract guys," she told India. "Still, now they are getting married and everything, so maybe she'll stay away from other people's boyfriend's and husband's for a change."
"Gee. Ya think? If she cheated on HIM I think I'd laugh my ass off!" She had to snicker there. "And what about Gwen? Who's that easy thing shacked up with now?"
"Actually, no one that I know of, she's still staying with her Watcher," Iris said. "Surprisingly, she's actually a pretty nice girl once you get past the 'she once did the threesome thing with my ex-husband' thing. We both got royally screwed by the same person, so we bonded."
"Yeah... I used to 'work' with her back in Sunny D. Kinda... vulgar and skanky, but a decent chick." She grinned with a shrug, looking her friend over. "And damn, Iris, you look great! The whole ghost thing musta worked for you WAY better than me. Or maybe its because you're gettin' some now. Lucky biotch."
"I think it helps that I'm in stable relationship now," Iris agreed. "I got me a good one this time, India."
"If it was anyone else I'd be jealous, but... God you deserve it." She giggled then, leaning over to hug Iris. "If anyone deserves to be happy, babe... it's you."
"Thanks," Iris said back to her. "Well, I finally got some happy, which means you should totally be next."
"Meh. It'd be nice... But I'm starting to doubt it. I seem to be a guy repellent, which I don't get, cuz, hello! Not like I'm ugly!" She gave a look of hilarious frustration.
"No, you are obviously not ugly," Iris pointed out. "Still, you're in LA now, which means that you'll have plenty more guys to choose from than in a tiny town like Sunnydale."
"You know any decent guys out here? You know... guys deserving of the gloooooory that is I?" The slayer said with a sarcastic giggle, flipping her hair with a hand.
"I'm sure we can find you a couple," Iris said with a smile to her. "Come on, LA is full of guys. I found a decent one. Odds are on our side that we can find one for you, too."
"And thanks to Skylar, one of the rotten ones is out of our hair..." So she liked taking shots at Ben. India had nothing against him at all... But he WAS a cad...
Iris snorted. "Well, if she was going to actually take one off the market, mother's everywhere are glad that it's him."
"Exactly! And in the meantime, he keeps her from diseasing up all the other men-slash-women that fall under her spell!" Grinning, she was starting to like this place already. Why? Because Iris was there. "See? Win-win situation for us all!"
"Definitely win-win for all, since it might keep her from prowling the streets as well," Iris added. That was the hope, anyway.
"Enough about those dopes. So. Valentine's Day, huh? You and Romeo got something special planned?" She asked with a mischievous laugh.
"Of course we have plans," Iris said to her. "Got tons of plans, actually. Nothing too special, cooking dinner with each other, gift giving, fun stuff like that."
"In case I forgot to say it? LUCKY BIOTCH." India said playfully, obviously thrilled for her friend. "And you're seriously able to be friends with them? Patience and Gwen? You're a better person than I..."
"Well, Patience did nothing to me, nor I her, really," Iris pointed out. "We just happened to have been married to the same guy at different times. As for Gwen, well, she apologized to me. Strangely, that makes up for a lot."
"Yeah, I guess that's a good point. I'm kinda more surprised that you're able to be friends with PAT, I guess. Hell, I'M still mad at him." She was, too. He had a PRIZE in Iris, and gave it up for two whores, as far as she was concerned.
"I think even he's surprised at that," Iris said to her. "Hell, I'm kind of surprised, too, really, but it's just something that happened. We make much better friends than we ever did husband and wife, anyway."
"I think I just... gah. I'm kinda ticked, you know? Not only did he hurt you, but it ruined this awesome visual I had of you guys having this ridiculously sweet family and everything else." She shook her head. "Or maybe it was me projecting, since my ex wouldn't give me the time of day once I came back."
"Yeah well that guy was obviously an idiot," Iris pointed out. "Now I've got a guy that I can see myself growing old with, and, if I can find one, that means we can find you one, too."
"Oh, Kit was an idiot. No doubts there. A cute idiot though." She pouted, setting her chin in her hand. "Ah well. I'll find someone. Eventually. Or just end up collecting crap from Home Shopping Network or something."
"Well we'll find you someone long before it can come to that," Iris said to her. "That's a promise."
"Good. Because HSN has REALLY crappy stuff, girl. I don't want a house full of Hummel statues." She laughed and just... HUGGED Iris. The hug of a best friend who'd missed someone desperately. "GOD I missed you, babe! Sunnydale's been so boring without you..."
Iris hugged her back. "Well, that's the first time I've ever heard of Sunnydale described as boring," she said with a laugh. "That's actually probably the first time in the history of Sunnydale that it's been described as boring."
"Well? Fought one vamp, ya fought 'em all. I need my friends, you know? And it's seemed so empty to me since you left." She took a look around the club, whistling as her eyes widened. "...helluva step up from The Bronze, ain't it?"
"Oh god yeah," Iris said about this place being a step up. "Ben went all out for this place, you know? I think he felt the need, since LA is a completely different ball game than working in Sunnydale."
"Well, from now on... together forever." She stuck her hand out sweetly to her friend. "We've been through too much together."
"Together forever," Iris said, taking her hand as well.