#dreaming

Clodagh says "Now, are we ready to agree my group gets at least 8 if we can afford it and the rest go to all of you?"

Symon eyes the sidhe. "Who agreed she gets anything?" He whispers.

"Oh hey... yeah, other group."

Sylvi says, "Their group is looking for the same thing. I think it makes more sense for us to agree to cooperate rather than fight it out. We might even be able to drive the price down if we are coordinated about it."

"I was talking to the eshu, and he said their cause was good - I'd like to know more about it."

He sidles over to Sylvi and tugs to pull her aside before whispering, "I have a hold on a dozen, but... maybe an hour left before that expires."

"Oh, hell...I didn't put a hold on the ones we found. Was in a hurry to get back here when I heard about the fight. Okay, what's the price on yours?"

He frowns. "I didn't ask. You said not to try to buy anything without you."

Trell nods to Clodagh "It's a mess. Should I get the others?"

"The others of our motley? yes" The sidhe says

"Before he goes - what do you need them for? He said he needed your permission to tell. And I want him to tell."

Sylvi sighs. "Yeah, I think maybe that wasn't practical. Look, I've got reasons to want to deal fair with these other folks...." she nods back at Clodagh. "So Iet's work with them."

"Your circus." He allows.

She nods, then rejoins the conversation with Dagmar and Clodagh.

Clodagh raises a brow at Dagmar "He's got to find the rest of our friends. Is this some Gwdyion bias against Eiluned at play? "

"Yes."

"Look...we know we've all got reasons for these, but we're running out of time. I think that if we can get all of them, the deal she suggests is fair, but we've got to move now."

"I'm not sure I trust Wellington's shop, but it's what we found. "

"I say, within reason, deal for what's there. Be REALLY careful about your words. One group to each shop, with members from both teams in each group, fair?"

Symon looks a little uneasy for a moment, but it passes.

"This is all moot until we find the price anyway" Clodagh says to Sylvi with a frown at Dagmar then nods to Sylvi "We'll be off to Wellington's since you bought the delay to the other one."

"Gerd, you want to see Madam Sly." He whispers

"Yeah, sounds cool" Gerd says

Grunt. "Fine."

"Wellington's," Sylvi declares. "Dagmar, probably you should go with Symon?"

"So who is going with them to the other place? Dirk and Zane?"

"I dunno." He whispers to Dagmar. "Someone should go with them. That sidhe seems to be messing with her head."

Flicking a glance at Sylvi.

"I'm going to Wellington's," Sylvi clarifies.

She catches the glance from Symon, but not the words.

A confused look from Clodagh, "What? Fine. then I'll send one of ours with your group to Sly. Trust but verify it is"

"You should come to Sly's, with us. You got the dross, yeah? Twelve there, six in our pockets already."

Sylvi considers, then nods to Dagmar. "Fine, let's go."

"If they don't hold up their end, that's still eighteen."

Clodagh throws her hands in the air "Fine fine. Good luck, Sylvi . To you and your motley" And off she goes, the Eshu having already left.

Zane says "She seems uptight"

"You too." Sylvi replies as the sidhe goes.

"Lead the way, Symon."

Lucia says "She and you have a thing, Sylvi. I mean.. boggan dar..."

She's frowning a bit.

"Yeah..."

Snort as she watches the sidhe stomp off in a strop.

A determined glide thank you...

"it's like you two are friends...but you don't know each other" Lucia elabortes

As they move onto Madame Sly's talking

"Past lives, maybe?"

An irritated sigh. "Maybe. I don't know." Then she gets alert as they approach Madam Sly's shop.

"Got to be" Zane says.

Dirk munches some food as they walk

The booth Symon has a kind of seedy underground look to it, variegated tincture, a brass ring fashioned to look like skeletal hands shaking, a compact for make up but with a medusa face on it, and yes, there are cookies on the shelves