#bergen_county

"Yeah, I KNOW. Everywhere you look, there's a little sign saying "no dogs allowed on grass." A sigh

"Signs signs everywhere a sign, blocking my friends making me lose my mind, do this don't do that, can't you read the siiiign?"

He sings

Polite clapping, with a grin.

"THank you thank you.. I no longer feel bad singing public but I'm like careful about using pan's punch"

"Punching is not the shadowpaw way." He nods seriously.

"ours is the way of the open hoof" A pause "or paw"

"Or hand, even if clammy." He nods seriously. "Or with spiderwebs hidden in it."

"thank you' lily says causing jack to jump

"You two should play hide and seek" Lily whispers from the shadows "I , of course, shall Hide... count to 13 twice" And ...

she's gone, somewhere

Jack huffs "Like we'll fall for that... 1...2..."

And soon, the boys are on the hunt

(end scene)

Gerd keeps an eye out for whoever might want to assit a boggan grump and have a chance of a life time

Some are rejected out of hand ... as Rikki leaves a mailbox set to release a gallon of Mountain dew when opened