#debukefarmhold

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zara and Earl walk along near their spot in the woods.

Zara has her fingers twined with his, walking on clouds.

"That was a nice party I thought" He smiles as some snowflakes, not many, drift down into their hair.

"It was. Though I think Emmitt had me help just so I didn't eavesdrop the Farm's name...." A pause. "I don't mind. I understand. I am a guest, not part of here."

"He's also under some oath even I don't know about," earl says "Might be somethings aren't his to share freely with breaking it" Earl says

something moves along the brambles nearby

"Well... I would not wish to endanger him there..." A pause and she narrows her eyes, focused and still.

She sees him, a chimerical figure, on all fours, a hollywood superstar

Shia LaBeouf!

"Ack, a cannibal!"

"oh not again" he sighs "I'm sorry, zara. I thought they stopped these things after last month"

"There's been a rush of them? How odd..."

"Pretty fragile, actually... guess that's the nature of meme inspired Chimera. " He ponders "Maybe someone should write a thesis.

"Sounds like a satyr thing... how do we redirect the poor meeskait?"

He calls out "Michael Bay is hiring again!"

Shia's ears perk up, he makes rabble sounds, and races off on all fours, now heading towardsHollywood

Zara covers her mouth as she breaks into a raspy set of giggles.

Earl's eyes light up at her laughter, "Totally worth it if it makes you happy."

"It's a silly thing. Cute."

"It is. " A knowing look, "I suspect you're the one who helped Clem with those sleeves"

"I?" She puts a finger on her lips, eyes wide and innocent.

An admiring even lusty glance "is it wrong I find you rather alluring when you do that?"

A soft rasp, two leaves of a book sliding against each other, a not-laugh. "Aye? Mayhaps I should keep more secrets from thee..." She dances around him, trailing her fingertips along his arms and torso.

"Well now I diddn't say that" He twists his neck as far as he can

"Mmmm... wouldst thou love me with no secrets?"

"I would love you with no secrets, but I would not make you miserable..." His hand reaches to grab at her waist, "Some secrets you should share with me because they make you miserable not to share , or could harm you..." he lowers his mouth towards hers, "But a few secrets that would not harm you? That make the side of your lip twitch with a smile? I would not try totake them from you for all the world"

"Do you practice being perfect, Love?" A smile, and she meets his lips with her own.

A savoring of a kiss, then when they part "Well, you deserve perfect, so I need to keep practicing, maybe one day"

"And thou? Oh, I would be everything for thee..." A happy sigh and she threads her arms around his waist.

"Be happy" He tells her.

"And love me"

"And...be with me as much as we can"

A thought "And perhaps, watch me from time to time"

"Aye, and aye, and aye, and aye unto the thousands..."

A pause. "I have applied at UMKC. I am... uncertain... if it is my first choice, but it is near thee."

"Zara, I..." He says "Zara, love. I'm stunned. I.. are you sure.I... " thoughts racing "You know, I can move to where ever you WANT to go?"

"But your career is so tied up there, at the nonce... I... would you wish to be elsewhere? On the coast? Chicago?"

"Part of me wants to stay close to home, especially if Miriam were to return..."

"It's a modern age, I can advertise online from anywhee, and the trods of Firnost can get me to KC if I need to." He says "you said you were unsure about UMKC. It's a good college, but if it's not what you want then I can see why you..." A nod "See. If you want something near your family, then that's fine . I ..do I want you to myself sometimes? Oh greedily so... but I want you happy most of all"

An amused look "Though I suppose I should point out that Iowa has at least one good university ... there, duty to my mom done" A wink

Another laugh. "I'm sure."

"I applied at the usual, of course - Harvard, Yale, Columbia... and about half of the Seven Sisters..."

"Of course" he nods 'you're better versed in what each offfers than I"

"The Seven Sisters were.. ah... sort of the ladies' Ivies, before they went co-ed. I rather like Vassar and Bardnard, and they're close to home."

"Columbia... " A huff. "Twenty-five thousand! In the city!"

"So pooh on Columbia" he says

"Well, Barnard is also in the city. It is the most selective.... " A pause. "All women, too."

"Would I be banned from visiting?" A raised brow "Pardon myselfishness"

"Well, I could stay at home and take the train in..."