#bergen_county

And indeed, Siv was so thrown, she could not expect that the first person to come near that pamphlet might not be Jonas OR Piper, but possibly, just possibly, her beloved Aunt Kerri, who is there to help prep the place

Well, the pamphlet might not get immediate attention. Food needs to be put in the fridge (after the fridge gets a wipe down...and then the counters and surfaces). She gathers up garbage to take out and also gathers up laundry to take back to the Lodge. Then the tidying that more resembles organizing, the stacking of papers and such...and that's when she comes across a pamphlet for...?

Seems to be a note pad. Siv's hand writing

1. Move to Alaska too? Pros, near mom and da. Beautiful area. Adventure awaits. Jobs might be pretty glamourous and self sufficient. Cons: Ma and Da may not want that. Piper gets cold enough here. Even further from Piper's family. Far from Goldfinch. Chief Kerri (How odd) will need help.

2. Move to California? Pros, near V&V. Also lovely. Pacifica Fiona
Central and Satyr friendly. Great music scene for Piper, good seas for
yours truly. Cons: Living near V&V has its down side. Piper may face
opposition or fear from Jude's people. Leaves Kerri high and dry.
Expensive as Fuck (edited)
3. Move to Fenix area? Pros : Near sis. Big Ocean there too. Cheaper
prices. Danger and Adventure. Cons: Sister might cry. Kind of dangerous
for kids. See above about deserting Kerri

4. Stay in Rivervale... Pros: It's what I know. Aunt Kerri will need help for transition. Dagmar too maybe. We have friends here. Goldfinch is special to Piper. Cons: Who am I here really? No liege. No role. No purpose. Mountain assistant? That will just remind me da is gone. Piper freezes up here. NEITHER set of grandparents will be here. Sea has to be teleported to.

5) Earth Runes? Would Coradel still want me?

"Oh, Siv..." Kerri murmurs as she reads. "You poor thing." She looks around to see if she can find an area that seems to be primarily for Siv's stuff, and tucks the pad of paper away there. It wouldn't do for Siv's partners to see that immediately upon homecoming.

It was clear Siv definitely never meant for Kerri to read it

But then, not something to be ignored once picked up either

Certainly not.

The handwriting was scratchy, written down as thoughts entered

When she finishes tidying, she takes the laundry and the garbage, and heads out.