#bergen_county

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We turn to Piper, who had a really odd dream

She stirs a cup of tea that went cold at least an hour earlier. Weird dreams.

Siv has already gone to the Mariana, Jonas left a note saying he was helping Anne Marie

She pouts a bit. I could see if Rikki is around... she's easy to talk to, but... not much for making SENSE of things.

Maybe it just means I shouldn't read 'Lore Olympus' before bed?

It could be... but darn it who can stop?

THere is a knock on her door though

She pushes away the mug and trots to the door of the apartment. Amused - in her old tiny studio, she could practically REACH the door from the armchair. "Sup?" Opening the door without bothering to check the peep hole.

After all, she'd need a footstool.

Rikki greets her, wearing a T shirt with two Starfish on it, the logo of her shirt says "For modest Mermaids"

"Hey... how goes it in the land of the giants?"

"I feel like a delicate flower." She says, stifling a yawn.

"Well, you smell more like a mix of shampoos" SNiff sniff "Irish spring meets Dove?"

She grins. "I switch it up, sometimes I like to smell like Jonas's bathwash, sometimes like Siv's conditioner. What's up, Ri? If you're looking for handouts, I'm afraid Jonas didn't make breakfast today."

"How rude!" She says moving past to their pantry and grabbing some cheezits "I can't believe you buy into that whole 'raccons' are scavengers crap. " Munch munch "It's just wrong and you should be ashamed... oh.. also there might be a music contest"

"A whoziwhatsit? Really? How am I not the first to hear of it?" She bounces a bit. "Where at? The Lodge? The Apartments? Over at Teaneck or Caer Falken?"

Rikki hands over a sheet of paper with one hand while she munches with the other

She takes the paper, while grabbing a soda from the fridge for Rikki.

"Hmmmm..." Glancing over it.

wait... this is being held between high schools

Just as she's thinking of getting upset, she realizes that the rules on the back have age limits (Which she fits) but there's nothing about actually being OF any High school

A pop of soda tab "Now," Rikki says "You know what a peace loving lady I am, but if a GED getting high school snubbing songstress were to show up and .. I don't know, steal thunder? All because of a holey de lupe? No realtion to the werewolf... then, well gosh. What can one do?"

A five hundred dollar prize and tickets to Broadway for the winners

Her brows shoot up. "Rikki, you are not suggesting that I be, qu'est-ce que c'est, UNDERHANDED?"

She grins as she runs a finger along the fine print, re-reading it.

Oh this is what happens when you underpay some administrator's secretary. THey don't care enough to check the legal aspects

"I have been wanting to see Hadestown...." She stops and blinks. Didn't she just have a dream about something-something rescue from Hades? Just like in the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice? "I think it's a sign!" Piper squeals excitedly! "I'm MEANT to win this thing!"

"I'm as driven as the pure snow" the girl insists then smiles at Piper's enthusiasm "That a girl... you can resist anything but temptation. Clearly I am Destiny's gentle left hand"

"What's your cut of this, O Rikki of the Clever Hands and Cleverer mind? Did you want to go to Broadway? Or is a cut of the cash more your style?"

"Mostly I want to watch the world burn.. okay, simmer... light boil at best, enough to bring the flavor out. A finder's fee IS nice, but you are the one who will be yodling so.. what do you think is fair?"

"Do you want to come to a Broadway show?" She grins. "If so, it's only fair that you get first dibs. Otherwise, I'd say, mmmm, $125 of the cash sound fair?" Bargaining! "And I'll even buy you lunch."

"150 and you buy me dinner!" She blurts "Or that ticket thingee, which one COULD probably jack up and sell again"

She gasps. "No way I'm letting you scalp it! $150 and dinner it is, AND if Sylvi doesn't want to go to the show with me, which I bet she WOULD, and I owe her biggy, then you get the right of second approval. Fair shake? And I'll get you lunch today anyways, because I'm Hungry."

She offers her hand to shake

Piper checks the hand for a buzzer, whipped cream, anything visible...

There's a buzzer there! Good catch

"Whoops... " Rikki grins "how'd that get there?" SHe takes it off, "Can't blame a girl for loving the classics?"

She laughs, and shakes the denuded hand.

"It's a deal."

"Good good.. your first born will be treated we.. where for the lunch?" She asks as they shake and puts away the cheezitts

"If I was mean, I'd say it was half a box of cheezits..." Laughing. "How about Subway?"

"Sure, but no sandwich de ensalada for me. Moma needs her protiens"

"Fine, fine, you can have your death-mouth carnivore playground meal." She says, with no animosity.

"mmm death-Mouth Carnivore playground meals are the best, a secret boney surprise in every batch. But hey, if it helps, I hear the celery screams at midnight. Let's go get our redcap on"

"Did you hear about Dirk, by the way? He ripped the HEAD off a Vampire! And then brought it to Goldfinch! I about DIED...."

EYES wide, clearly she did not hear. Finally she declares "That boy needs a hobby"

A swallow. "Worse, I think this IS his hobby. Just... be careful out there. Vampires, in OUR hood. Who'd'a'thunk?"

"Where's Sarah Michelle Geller when we need her?"