#bergen_county

"Post Cards, Selfies to your knight..." A thought "Okay. What happenned to your watch phonne?

"

"I think it ran out of batteries." He shrugs, a little evasively. "I don't need it though. Right?" His tail wags.

"No, gguess you don't, but my big sister senses are tingling. there is more to this story."

"Why do I need it when everyone I want to talk to is already around?"

"I'm not askin about need, I'm asking what happened to it" She reminds "Annd you, Little brother of choice, are evading"

"It's probably somewhere at home. Not in the back of the laundry." He offers.

"Probably" She kisses his forehead , "Now onto more important ideas. What if I got Zane put to work to fuddle some mortal kids some time so they see you like them?"

His brow furrows just a bit, "Is that allowed?"

"We'll find out from the Elders"

"Hi ho, Cheerio." He grins. "Since we're OUT here, do you think we can go see a movie? Once the lights go out, I can eat popcorn with my hands..."

"Even though you know I hate popcorn."

"A MOVIE? Ye gads"

"Yes, well, if only I had someone to eat i for me" She ponders "Come on..."

He grins! Movie awaits!

And to the movie they go... mind you, a portal passage to slip into the dark theatre might be needed but hey

What good are cantrips if you can't use them to get up to mischief once in a while?

Indeed! Free movie!

Popcorn, well, that costed but hey, butter!

Seeing her little bro happily enjoying himself out in 'public'? Priceless.

Indeed, she might watch his reractions to the movie more than the movie itself

He laughs, he cheers, he claps - you'd think that 'Space Jam 2' was a magnificent opus of theater. But then again, to Connor it might well be! Aliens, Basketball, AND cartoons!!

Gerd isn't that into the sports ball, and prrefers the original, but if it makes her bro happy? Yeah, it's good

He whispers to Gerd, "Do you think Dagmar would like this? Or Loopy? Loopy plays Basketball AND is like a loony toon." He grins, just barely visible in the dark theatre, as the Tazmanian Devil whirls and spits.

"Probably," A whisper "Lupe might act too cool to care, but she'd like it secretly. Dagmar? Totally into it"

He giggles and nods.

"We might get Lupe a Yule gift with the Tasmanian Devil playing basket ball on it , if you like?" A thought "Long way off"

"For-EVER."

"But whenn Fur ever comes, we'll have the gift ready" She whispers..as the credits roll

"If the Space Aliens don't come to steal it."

She looks around, then up, then says "I hear space aliens will abduct adorable little squires...whisking them far far away to planets wherre they are made to work in the Okra mines of Venus"

“Not the-!” He yells, then hushed! “Not the okra!!”

"Yes, the dreaded Okra mines of Polar Venus, the evil Lords Barada, Glatu, and Nikto take all the candy on the planet for themselves"

She says this all conspitorially

"But... but..." He fusses, then nods sternly. "The Shadowpaw is on the case."

A gasp "Wait, not the Shadowpaw... for it is fore told in myth an legend that a group of heroes shall free the childlings from the Okra mines and take back the candy from the evil lords, and save the day, possibly through the power of guile, courage, and friendship, and they shall come as quietly as a paw of shadow" A beat "It is known"

He NODS with GUSTO. “Glad that you approve. You may be the Shadowpaw’s secret patron.” Grinning. “And we will share with you the spoils rescued!”

"You know the flavors I like" She says with the somberness only a troll can match

the lights starting to come on "let's smuggle you out, quick ..shadow paw stealth mode"

He's already in dog mode, and is eyeing some popcorn on the floor... but he sighs and follows along.

And ou they go, snneaky ninnja mode

And, being the best sister in the world.. she even got a SMALLER bag of popcornn to go

WAGS!!

They head to Vali's house for now "Come on... you need REAL food, we both do. I'll cook something"

She's been hearth training for a while now, and moves with ease. In a crowded field of great cooks, she's merely 'good' but good is good! right? So her pigs in blankets are yummy

He agrees! Kerri may be the best cook, and Tove, and Dagmar, frankly anyone who cooks is a great cook in his eyes. but… the very best cook is the one who makes food just for him!

“Aw. I wanted pizza.” He says with a grin, looking forward to the meal.

""Oh.. well, what if I put a bito f cheese in the blanket?"

And while she does that.. Connor might notice Tiffany slip in, in dog form throuh the doggie door, she wags, winks, and goes upstairs

“All dogs hate cheese! It is known!”