#bergen_county

"BUDDY!" A grin from CJ "I am bigger!" Proud

"He's getting up there..." Tove says, taking a cloth and drying Connor's hands, she looks at Dagmar with fondness "You'll be able to help with this census?"

"The censors?" Curiously.

"The other reason I'll need my Squire."

"The Count wants a count!"

"Aren't they the ones that try to make Nockers stop saying..." He glances at CJ... "...Things?"

"Census. I've been asked to try and tally up the sentient chimera."

"Are you sure he didn't want a cestus? My pal Briar has one, it's like a glove, but with SPIKES on it!"

"Sounds pretty fierce."

"How can you count all the chimera? That's like trying to count dreams! You could number the clouds more easilier, and then you might fall asleep if they look like fluffy sheeps."

"I find it a bit silly but the help will be appreciated I know" Tove says "Now, both of you sit down, we can talk and eat at the same time"

"I know I can!" He plumps his rump into a chair, no urging needed.

"Well, we probably won't get all of them."

"But we can get a start, and maybe use that to help protect our friends."

"Protect our chimera friends, or protect our friends from chimera?"

Food is served, there's the hot and spicy, and the milder BBQ chicken

She considers.

"Both."

"You should ask your friend. Slimy-one, the decayer." Connor nods, talking through a mouth of chicken! "He has like, TEN chimera buddies. I don't bother Lovecraft none. She's FIERCE."

"If there's a dangerous chimera, one that wants to be left alone..."

A small frown. "Symon is really busy."

"If we leave them alone, won't they go find dreamers to gobble up?"

"Not all of them. Some wanna be like Shrek in their swamp."

"Maybe busy? Or maybe he's like Lily. She is all... " Connor swallows, then hunches over and holds up wiggly fingers like a threatening crone witch as he hisses, "WHO DARES DISTURB MY TEA PARTY?"

Back in his normal voice, "But then if you DON'T go by, she's all... " Now he has a hissy pout. "I might as well decay and die forever, you don't care about me..."

"Girls are funny that way" Jaymes observes

THIS gets a brow raise from Tove

AND Dagmar.

"Good chicken" Jaymes says and goes back to eating

The Brow relaxes.

"Maybe when he's done with his extra bio seminar summer session thing..."

"I admit, I rather missed Symon" Tove says "And not just because he enjoyed our extra spicy food that went spoiled"

"Did help clear the fridge out when he visited" Jaymes nods

"Dagmar, have you made other friends too?" Tove inquires

"mmhmm"

Her mother seems to let it be. And her two parents eat quietly letting Dagmar and Connor chat mostly

And a delicious meal and well due catching up is enjoyed!

(Scene?)

(Scene, though the Knight and Squire will... ride again!)