#bergen_county

They pay for the items pretty quickly, and Piper has her contact info. THere's even an address. Oh yeah, this is local

She whispers back to Cindy, "Thanks! I'm rather fond of him myself."

Stepping out, she looks to Jonas - "Did you want to hit the rest of the shops, or go check out this lady? If she's a potential dreamer, we should probably find out if she has a patron already or maybe play matchmaker... or if she's kin or kith, it's just good to know who's around?"

"The choice is yours. I'm not always a fan of crowds but we will have to come back eventuall"

"Tell you what...." She shoos him outside for a breath of air, and joins a few minutes later with two cups of peppermint mocha, and a sleeve of spiced roasted nuts that smell of cinnamon and sugar. "We'll come back to shop during the day mid-week, it will be less crowded then."

"You're too kind to me" that slight lip twitch which on any other kith would be a smile, and he takes the cup "Okay, peppermint I like. So to this lady's place?"

"Should be just a short ways away..." Pulling up the map and prepared to walk if it's close enough

Actually, it is. The house is small, better for a couple than a family. Ironically the garrage it is attached to is bigger than most of the other rooms put together, but the car is outside in the snow. It has trees for some cover

She pauses. "Is it weird to just pop by?"

"not with her product and an offer of business to adjust the sleeves" He reminds

"Right-o!" She perks up, and heads over to knock at the door.

"One second, please" A voice says

Jonas looks amused, watching her hoof as if counting down to when she gives in

THe door opens and a woman's face comes out. She looks to be mid thirties, and behind her Piper can see a recliner that's had a half made garment put on it

"Hello? I'm Sunny, can I Help you?"

"Hiiiii-iiii! So Sorry to bother you - Sunny, as in Sunny T?" She holds up the jacket. "Do you have a couple minutes free? I was hoping to get one of your pieces customized. Cindi said it would be okay to reach out."

"You bought my jacket!" She seems surprised, and delighted!

"Please, come in come in.. it's a mess but yes, I'll be happy to touch it up."

"I brought Starboy's coffee - soy peppermint mocha, as a bribe..." She offers the coffee that she didn't give to Jonas over to her, "I figure who doesn't like a peppermint mocha, and I got non-dairy just in case..." The cup is still sealed with the sticker at the top that prevents spillage.

"This is my boyfriend, Jonas... may he come in as well? Or if you're not comfortable with a stranger - well, another stranger, I can ask him to wait."

"No no.. come in," She takes the coffee "Nice bribe by the way. I love coffee. The black blood of the earth" A wink but she moves aside

"This is Piper by the way" Jonas introduces Piper by name since Piper hadn't and follows the satyress in

"Oh!" She laughs. "I'm a bit of a snowflake today. I love this jacket, but it's tough for me to find jackets in extra small sometimes. And I've never found one my size in faux-leather, so I was excited to hear that I might be able to get this one taken in a smidge to fit."

She looks around, kenning discretely.

"See, I always envied the petite girls when I was your age. SO much less material needed, " She says "let me get my measuring tape. Have a seat.." She looks around "AH.. mmm " ANd clears off a spot on the sofa moving the supplies there "Have a seat"

A lot of this stuff glows with creative juice.

but it is the lady herself who seems... oh wow. How did the Chief miss this one? She's a kithain, or should be. What type Piper can't tell

A surprised look over at Jonas, and Piper reaches to lightly push the coffee she brought over a little closer to Sunny... putting a touch of glamour into the cup as well.

"Thanks! You should drink your coffee while it's hot, otherwise it's not nearly as good."

She scooches onto the sofa, leaving room for Jonas if possible.

Jonas sees what she's doing, and braces a bit, ready to shield her if this does what dream dances do

"Fair point, now I can tell you now.." She drinks a swig "That I... oh wow.. this is good coffee.... Why do you look all horny?" She gazes at both.

There's a crust of banality, ice like, over this woman that isn't hers, but rather she endured... so maybe that's why Sunny seems to have a build up

"Ah.... later today is the Krampusfest parade. We're wearing our hats early."

"You know, Krampus? From folklore, to scare kiddies into behaving. Kinda a foil to Old Saint Nick, except instead of reindeer and elves, he has a sack and a switch."

It's not quite the direction she would go, but any folklore is a good segue, maybe...

"Even the spooky stuff is still a Christmas wonder, right? Like... umm... oh! Like the Yule Lads, and even Elf on the Shelf..."

"Oh.. yes. .I saw a .." She belches.. snow flakes come out, and frost slush... the dreaming trying to give form to the banlaity she's getting out and off of her

"Even the cartoons we have each year add a little bit more to Christmas mythology. When I was growing up, it was the one with Heat Miser and Snow Miser... the year without a Santa Claus, it was all clay-mationy..."

Ice and snow? She hums, and then sings a bit of,

I'm Mister Green Christmas, I'm Mister Sun.
I'm Mister Heat Blister, I'm Mister 101.
They call me Heat Miser, whatever I touch,
starts to melt in my clutch.
I'm too much!

The ice gone, sunny seems to explode in a cavalcade of colorful threads, waves of material....

but even as it weaves about, an image forms not out of the material, but the remnants of the ice....

Piper ducks, but keeps watching!

"mine is better..." Sunny's voice mutters under the pile of chimerical material

"So what? Poor folks want it cheaper than you do, rich folks want it BETTER than you do..." It reeks of disdain... "You just tend house, watch the kid. You want to sew? Fix the tears in my blue jeans... I'll handle the money choices."

"Sunny, don't listen. Let yourself shine through!"

A snivel under the cloth "He says I'm trash.. that I'm no good without him"

"You ARE trash!"

"Unreliable... can't trust you won't whore it up if I let you out of the house..."

"I never cheated on you.." A whimper

"Because I kept an eye on you! Because I provide!"

Piper looks around frantically, looking for a source of the voice.

The image is brutish, masculine, like a cave man wrapped in shadow