#bergen_county

SNORT.

"well, that'll teach me to judge someone because she's blond. Thank you Mrs. King" He digs in, a teenage boy's appetite

"Kerri's really good, but you're the best. And I'm a Gwydion, we can't lie."

Piper snickers. "Auntie M is great, but Tove here knows how to really add a KICK to veggies, so much that I almost don't miss the meat."

"Kerri might have an edge on baked goods, but I'll take Tove's quiche."

"Mushrooms with the right spices can be as good as steak. Sadly, I can't convience Jaymes of that" She says

"I like mushrooms."

Tove blushes at the double praise "Oh if I could bake like Kerri I could conquer the world. Not that I want it, but i could"

"Ever try a grilled portabella topped with a grilled red onion and with provolone and BBQ sauce? Now THAT's a tasty burger."

"Oh no, a world full of Tove's spicy goodness."

Tove says "Actually I have. Been experimenting thanks to you, Piper"

"Oh, nooo." She echoes Dagmar, with rolled eyes and a grin.

"I think I'll just take the meat," Basil says, then looks to PIper "But i Honor and respect your life choices and wil aid you by decreasing meat options"

"Tove, Baz plays the djembe!" She suddenly adds.

"We gotta jam some time..."

"And I will take the fruit!" Snow states

"Oh that's a wonderful instrument... carries a sound far, in fact there's a tune specifically to announce the arrival of the King of Malil" Tove taps it out on a door frame

Basil whispers to Dagmar "I think I'm getting a crush on your mother"

"Mom's are off limits! Just ask Zane." She whispers over to them!

"Do you think I can commission a new ocarina from you? With some custom carving, maybe, if it isn't too hard?"

"Tove's taken, but I'm sure you can admire her plenty."

"Zane?" he says but nods at Dagmar

"If you want, I have some music I can share..." Tove says missing half the whispers then at Piper's question, "Are you kidding? I'm aching for work"

She pulls out a piece of paper she had sketched on at home. "See, there's this little girl over at Fenix, her last guardian was trying to drill Harp into her but she was just Bored A-F at that, and we all know that you can't MAKE someone have a passion.. but she seemed to like my ocarina. I though maybe I could send her one, a bit smaller than mine - ummm... she's probably, mm. Maybe Jack's size, handwise? And she's Vali's house, with that pretty star pattern..."

"The little sidhe with the kittens?"

"Beaumayn..." Tove says looking over the paper and a smile "I could do something. Tell me more about her, what does she like?"

A grin to Dagmar. "I don't remember any kittens - wait, no, there was a box of them in the library. Ha, of course you'd remember that." Giggling, to Basil. "It's a good thing you don't have a full coat of fur, or Dagmar would be gunning to adopt you, too..."

To Tove, pondering. "She really likes Disney movies - the princesses. I don't know much else... when I was her age, I collected instruments like some girls collect plastic ponies."

"Oh, man, when I was there the whole place was in a tizzy because one of the kittens was missing..."

Basil grins "Yeah?"

A sigh. "Odin does not want a kitten."

Tove says "Disney Princesses .. mmm"

"And no more cats" Tove says firmly

"I know, I know..."

"You say you know, but .." then suddenly Tove stops realizaiton at..something "Nevermind. I'm glad you understand."

"Honestly, the horses take so much time... I mean, I gotta do right by the animals I've already committed to."

"That's the best attitude" She agrees, "And you know what? You're darn good at it. Also.. new magazine came in"

It's june, of course it did!

Basil raises a brow "new Magazine?"

"It's this Horse related magazine. It's for the lodge but half the time I just bring it here .."

"OH! Oh, when? Where is it?"

"Is Star in it? I sent in pictures..."

"Star is Dagmar's My Snobby Pony friend."

"Oh yeah.. that.." The magazine.. is shown. Star is on the COVER!

"She's a pretty thing, with - hey! That's her!"

"I don't the thing with horses myself" Basil says "I mean, we have cars now"

Dagmar grins. "Yeah, it is."

The Cover reads "Rivervale has STAR Power"

"Think of it like a motorcycle you can be friends with."

"Cars don't have personalities."

"And yeah, Star has enough personality to go around. So, that's Star, she's mine - the stallion next to her is Stormwake, he's the Chief's."