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Isabelle 'Izzy' Shaw (izzyshaw) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2013-07-16 20:37:00

Entry tags:

!open, ~izzy shaw

Who: Izzy Shaw and Open
Where: Her workshop (Sirius's old garage)
What: Cleaning up and clearing out
When: Tuesday afternoon 16 July
Rating: TBD, likely low
Open: Yes
Status: In progress, threaded

Izzy wiped her forehead with the back of her glove and then dropped it to her hips with its counterpart as she surveyed her handiwork. What had once had been a service station filled with dust, grime, and cobwebs was now sparkling with cleanliness. It had taken her all day but through plenty of cleaning products, a lot of elbow grease, and a little magic, she had the building looking as good as the day it opened.

If a bit empty. She'd moved everything that had been inside to the short driveway between the building and the street to better get the structure clean and repaired. Some of the tools might be useful and the toolchests certainly would, but she wasn't so sure about the rest of it.

First though, it was time for something cold to drink and take a break. She sat down on an office swivel chair and reached into her cooler for a coke.

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izzyshaw
2013-07-18 10:18 pm UTC (link)

"I grew up in Atlanta, or 'Hotlanta' as we called it back home." Izzy smiled and shrugged. "It was a good three hours to the nearest beach for me, had to make do with the local community pool. Not as nice as the beach but we loved it."

She listened to Jessica talk about her friends and nodded. Did the girl ever travel outside of Sweet Valley in her life? It was likely unfair of Izzy to make the assumption based on a two minute conversation but she couldn't help it. Still Jessica seemed to have a sweet personality and that made up for a lot. "I graduated from Georgia tech myself, what were you studying at Sweet Valley U?"

It was bound to be a surprise, but then Izzy still barely knew anything about Jessica yet.

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thehottwin
2013-07-20 06:10 pm UTC (link)

Jessica said, "I want to be an actress or a model." She couldn't help smiling when she said that. It was true. Jessica's best friend was Lila Fowler, and she had always had a lot of money, since her father was one of the richest in California. She had always wanted a life like Lila's. Not that her life was bad in comparison, it wasn't, but it was still something that she admired.

"I'm just studying my generals right now, and of course taking drama classes. I'm in a sorority, too." Jessica said knowledgeably. She had been one in high school too, their high school had been one of the few to have a sorority. She had always taken her duties as a sorority sister and officer seriously. She had managed to get her sister to join when they were in high school, but college had been a no go. It was okay with her, though, it was something that made her different than Elizabeth. Not that they really had identity crises, they were too different for that.

She looked at Izzy. "What did you major in?" She asked curiously.

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izzyshaw
2013-07-20 09:01 pm UTC (link)

"Of course." Izzy was trying very hard not to dislike the teen. Her 'alternate self' that had occupied this body before she'd been dumped into it had been very much like her, though she had yet to determine whether Jessica was the complete airhead that 'Isabelle' had been. It wasn't fair to lump her into a stereotype, even if so far she was checking every box.

"What did I major in?" Izzy couldn't hold back the evil grin that spread across her face in anticipation of the reveal. "I double majored in Electrical Engineering and Theory of Magic, I'm a technomage."

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thehottwin
2013-07-24 01:04 pm UTC (link)

Jessica tried not to look bored, this woman would get along better with her sister. College had broadened Jessica's world view, though, and she managed to smile. "That must have been a lot of fun. My sister's into learning things like that. She wants to be a journalist. Or a fiction writer. She's good too, I have to admit."

It was hard for Jessica to be anything but happy. She'd been through a lot already so far in college. She had been married and had her marriage annulled. Jessica didn't regret that, she had thought that Mike McAllery as the one for her. He just hadn't been. Jessica was always one of those girls who liked to date around. She hadn't been surprised that her marriage hadn't really worked out like it was supposed to. Jessica didn't think she really minded.

The beach had been supposed to yield her someone to date. Jessica just didn't know if that had been her main focus. Swimming and tanning would have been a good idea too. "So what have you been up to since you ended up on the island?"

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