#ccsemberclub

"WAIT shift?" Oh the Diva in her is riled.. as he knew she would be

He smirks "Too rich for your blood?"

"You can't compare the two, getting a profesional plumber is SENSE, having me take a waitshift is... needless" Hurumph

An eyebrow of challenge.

"All right , in addtion to the plumbing getting done professionally in the sink, I want to hire someone to install a bidet"

"A bidet?"

"I suppose......" considering it "Although I could do it."

"I'm sure you believe that. SO We're on... PROFESSIONALS fix sink, and install Bidet in the bathroom if I win our contest, and if you win? You get me to take a waitshift"

"AND I get to install those things."

Nose wrinkle "Fine. AND you get to TRY To install those things first"

The boggan harumphs. "We have an understanding?"

"How come whenver we make a bargain I feel the wrong one is wearing the horns? but yes, we have a bargain"

"Excellent. Now. Let the lady set the terms of the contest." he invites.

And it's set up, they each evalue the other's food, and.. draft a third party to also do a comparison

SHE suggests Caesar.

"Biased."

"Well who do you suggest? We can't ask Kiten to do it, she needs the food aged"

"Hm. Her paramour?"

"Mm yes, Earl is fair minded. "

"You've heard, have you not?"

An eyebrow.

"Heard what?" She asks

"They're Oathed." some disappointment. "Kitten and her troll."

"Oh!" CC on the other hand thinks it's great news "I thought she'd never! Wonderful for her"

"Yes." he sighs "Him, of course, to be expected but her? She was so stalwart for so long. Still. I suppose there are worse fates."

"oh you know she's still a modernist dear, albeit in victorian trappings. She's swearing to the arstist, not the knight "

"Same person." grumbled.

"A knight who is not sworn to any noble, nor house. Honestly, we both know Zara will be taking charge of most of their acctivities. He's a sweet boy, but very much around her finger. Now, if someone threatens her? Then he might find that inner brute that makes your sex both so scary and disturbingly interesting"

"Is that what does it?" Innocently curious.

"Darling, he's sworn enough oaths to bulk up his once paltry might, he's a master of wayfare, and growing in legdermain. And he's adept if not expert with a weapon. I'm not saying he's on full troll storm level, far from it, but he could do some damage, and he could do it with creativity and malice. The young man would use POE as his role model for revenge if pressed I think."

"-Really??-" agog and perhaps overplaying it.

A brow "Are you mocking me , sirrah?"

"Me? Would I do that?"

"Mmph. You DESERVE To lose" she informs him, and moves to Call earl "How do we entice him to judge this contest? promise something for Zara?"

"Appeal to his vanity? We -trust- him to be impartital and fair?" Smirk.

She smirks at him "You mean rely on his honor as a knight true?"

"On his honor as a troll and a DeBuke."

"More comfy for you that way" Kiss on the forehead "I"ll call him. And you? You get ready for a nice afternoon off sometime when the plumbers handle EVERYTHING"

"I'll have a nice epsom salt foot bath ready at the end of your shift, Dearest."

"Har HAR" She says and calls

"And I'll massage the frogs of your hooves just the way you like, all the way up your calves...."

"Watch THIS frog hop" She mouths as she calls and flips him off, then speaks up "EARL darling..."

He smirks, watching.

Oh sure, she got him riled, but he got his own back and she does have a fine color when he gets her going.

And he so does love it. He watches her conversation.

And soon, Poor Earl is not just agreeing, but COMMITED to showing up for dinner that night

"Stag?" The boggan asks.

"He's going to have ask Zara but isn't sure. She maybe behind on some library things. Of course'll well have togive her some older meal if allowed. I think we have some of last week's soup we were thinking of throwing out?"

"Mmm. Yes, let's keep that for now. Wasn't there some homemade loaf that was going a little hard?"

"The Rye? yes."