#bergen_county

A nod "Before my time. Zane says dreams shift and change.. he's getting ..weird mystic... but seems happy about it." Jimmy says "You mark my words. He's going to end up wearing a crystal on his mostly bare chest and explaining to girls how he can get them uplifted on the astral plane through sensory stimulation... and at least a few of them will buy it" Envious sigh

"Betcha he gets laid, though." Adam points out.

"He totally will" A nod

"You know.... I got game. But I'm kinda in awe of Zane. He's got MAJOR Game."

"And he barely realizes it. If he'd stop chasing Milfs, he'd find out his niche is actually girls his own age bracket"

"Oh, he doesn't do badly there."

"Dude? He does know your mom is OFF Limits right? I Mean... there's like a code about that"

"I -TOLD- HIM."

"Good" A nod "Because .. that's just weird"

"Right?"

"Cousins aren't the same."

"Not nearly" A nod

"Damn Right."

"Although.... a guy can dream. I think Sally Mae's kinda into me."

"She's a tall glass of water." He admires

"Mmmm.... and I'm thirsty....." He grins.

"HA" A smile

A laugh. "Anyway, how you doing? Recovered from Jacques?"

"Yeah. I guess it's last year's news now" relief "Fun while it lasted, but hey. I'm acing French"

"Awsome!" high-fives.

They do, and he says "Other than that. Doing okay."

"Cool." Adam bounces his ball a few times.

"Oh...uhm.. this is yours" He hands Adam his key chain

A sigh. "Dude......"

"It's like pooka lying. Piskie's gotta swipe"

"Is it a trophy thing, or what?"

"Not always? It's.. got to be interesting sort of.. i mean, price isn't the thing. Doesn't matter if it's a diamond or a bottle cap. It's got to catch the eye"

"But not, like, a bottle cap over a diamond, right?"

"oh, actually yeah, if the bottle cap is a rare one, or has a cool design, yes, over the diamond sometimes. It's not greed that motivates our drive, at least not for most of us"

Adam is -trying- to understand. "So... like.... it's not .... treasure or wealth but.... " He struggles for the word. ".... uniqueness?"

"Kind of like that....."

'More that than anything.. whim, interest.. it does vary, but it's not greed"

"Is it... the challenge? To see if you can?"

"Sometimes, but often it's just an urge.. see, gotta take. Mind you, out of need we get GOOD at it"

"Yeah?" A grin.

"Oh sure. I can do shell games and pick pockets in a crowd pretty easy. I blend anyway so that works too" Jimmy says

"Bras?"

He stops and ponders "I don't know. Maybe. I mean...that's some next level stuff. I mean.. most girls would feel.. mmm" now he's thinking 'You mean right off them?"

"Just sayin'."

"Well, with the right cantrip to boost.. yeah.. I'm pretty sure I could. Without the cantrip? MAYBE"

"Is that, like... a cantrip you can do?" Casually.

"Oh yeah, Veiled eyes helps you get ignroed, and there are shape changing magics.. and there are magics that let you snatch things from a distance"

"And that's how you, uh, get stuff? Like my keys?"

"Nope, that was pure skill."

"I don't get it...."

"Picking pockets? Dude.. it doesn't take magic. It takes a deft touch and distrction"

A cocky grin. "So do bras."

"You know what..." A thought "I may try it. Sure"

"In French?" A grin.

"I don't think Mr. Gardenerer wears a bra"