#bergen_county

"Fooey. Oh well, what are the chances we'll run into him again?" She ponders.

Siv says "He's on the other side of the country... and knows you have trolls to protect you. "

"You guys are more than my lovers, you're my best friends. We'll protect each other. Even if (cough) some of us might be better at it than others."

"Just don't tell Rikki I said that. I'm pretty fond of her as well, but she might take offense to the ranking."

"Your own abilities are not minor, Piper, but Redcaps can be tenacious. If you see him again" Jonas says "Call or text us immediately"

"Oh Rikki's trouble" Siv says "But you might need that" She smiles

"You'll be the first to know. And I -like- Trouble. Like Lady Captain Siv "Trouble" Wavebourne." As they head back to where they'd left the driver, she offers the vase to Siv. "Want to take a peek, cap'n?"

"See what he was so butthurt over losing."

"Well,I think it's the Vase he wanted, clearly it's the treasure, but" She turns it upside down to see what htose papers were... and hundred dollar bills begin to fall out

"Something sparkles on the vase itself, and then there's whatevr was in the box..." Her eyes get BIG as the money comes out. "I put it a good 50-50 on nudey magazine clippings. Whoa."

"Holy shit" Siv says "Jonas?"

"Gather it up, we'll count it" He says

"i take tips" from the front of the hearse

She scoops it back up and into the vase, climbing into the Hearse. "Don't insult a Satyr's - or frankly, anyone's- mother. That's a good one." She offers to the driver, cheekily. And turns her kenning onto the vase - curious about the nature of the Treasure above being used as a wallet.

Daver sighs. But soon they get to the shore. Near as Piper can ken? The vase might have something to do with wine. It smells of it

And soon the Narwhal is summoned again

And she's not heartless, she does fish one of those high-roller bills out to pass to Daver. "If you see a Redcap matching this description, perhaps he doesn't know which way we came or went." Giving the driver a smile.

"Understood" Daver whispers "Thanks"

A bow. "Thank you, Monsieur Chauffeur." Remembering to ask Jonas to give him a good rating in the app! And, back to the boa- Ship!

Yes.Siv is really touching about that. Off they go with a mystery, but a mystery that came with a prize!

***

"Why am I being used as your price checker from S-Mart?" Zane asks as he looks over the urn

"Because you're very good and we don't want my dad asking questions.. yet" Siv says

"Also you want to help your cousin, don't you?" Jonas points out

Zane says "Well, it IS nice ...Imean, this is a good piece.. give me a bit. This will take some dross"

“Does it make wine? Make wine BETTER?” She sniffs the air. “Smells like good stuff, nothing from a box.”

"Actually, I think it makes wine magical," He says "We got a bottle to try this on?"

Siv says "I think there's one in the kitchenette"

“Oh, lemme check...” looking around

And she finds it. Ah...not a fancy version

“Boone Farm? Sound fancy.” She grins and brings it over.

“It’s the intent, not the price tag, right?”

"Right" Zane pours it in.. "Here we..." And the wine.. swirls, glamour filling it

And the urn lights up with words...

"Madness, Sleep, Truth?"

“Whaaaaaat?”

"It's asking what you want the wine to do...cause madness, sleep or truth.. oh wow" Zane says

A small pout. “I guess that’s useful... if not fun...”

“Madness like maenads? That had POTENTIAL..”

"Maybe that's the sort.. we don't know" Zane says

“Can we try it out?”

"Ah..." Siv says "Who would we try it out on? Because I'm fearless but not sure I want to stomp Jaymes into the ground in maened madness"

“I could try it...” a sly glance at the trolls. “You can handle me.... right?”

“For science.”

"How about Truth" Zane suggests

She POUTS. “Seriously, when better a chance to see what madness could be like... “ she sighs. “Are you offering your truth, Zu?”

"Oh hell no" he says

But a sly look at Jonas, and her lips curve.

"I'll do sleep" Jonas says

Another pout.