#bergen_county

Sam chews on her lower lip.

"How'd.. how'd it heal so fast?" Confusion

"You heal fast." Reassuring.

"You must be hallucinating, Lupita. Did you eat something strange?"

"Uh.. no.. I guess.. must not have been as bad as I thought. I suppose you're all wondering why I'm in torn jeans and underwear..." A blush

Kerri steps back. "I thought it might be a new radical style"

She doesn't mention the blood all over said clothing.

"Prank from your brothers, probably."

"Little too radical...but ah... yeah, prank gone wrong works let's go with that" She says the last part in spanish

Sylvi glances back at them. "Everybody okay?"

"You wanna borrow something clean?"

"Hey, yeah," Sylvi agrees. "We can get you back to the Barn, you can clean up."

"Do you want me to stay with?" Kerri offers, deferring to the wilders' judgment.

"Thanks I'd be good.. with a spare, get it back to you"

Sylvi looks to Sam and Lupita for the decision there.

"We're good, thanks, Mrs. Davidson."

"She's good to move?"

"Carefully," Kerri nods. "I wouldn't recommend heavy lifting or twerking for a few days."

"Mo-om!"

"Nobody twerks anymore."

A bit of a wink to Lupita.

Lupita chuckles

Then to Sam, a shrug. "Well, what do you expect from one of the old-timers. All right...if you need me, send Flopsy in a rush. He's already earned some extra carrots." She ruffles the chimera's head.

"I can definitely promise no twerking"

"Can you walk? I could totally fireman-sling you!"

The last part of that was said quietly to Sylvi.

A confused look as Kerri bends oddly... though she hears nothing of the whisper... "Oh I can walk... just ..not the time to race."

"Cool, cool." She stands and offers Lupita a hand up.

Kerri gives her daughter a quick side hug, then nods once more to the other girls before turning to head back to the Lodge.

Lupita takes it and lets herself get helped. "Thanks, Sam."

"You too, Sylvia." She adds

"No problem. Glad you're better than you looked at first."

A perplexed look crosses the girl's brow, but then Gonzalez nods, "So.. how are you two?"

"Doing okay, sure." A frown.

Sylvi looks at Dagmar. "Barn?"

"Yup, Barn."

"You can wash up, too, if you want, Lupe..."

"Right... .. oh Sylvia, my cousin is going to join as a Spirit Leader. Go easy on him okay?"

She sniffs, "Yeah.. before I smell like Dirk's arm pit."

"Him? Wait...he's joining...." A blink. "Well...um...cool?"

Lupita might remember that Sylvi wasn't at the table when her cousin made an impression.

"Ohhh..."

"Juan Carlos kinda sprouted."

"He did? I don't remember seeing him at school yet...."

"That's because you probably won't recognize him... "Grumble

"Seriously. Like, THIS tall!" Hand held up.

Sylvi blinks. "Yeah? Wow...that's a big change from what I remember. Here's to growth spurts, huh?"

"Totally."

"Had to get all guys pants this year, too tall for girls..."

"It's more the mass he lost than the height I think... " As they got into the barn, they can smell delicious food from the kitchen