#earthrunes

"Man, this place is -nice-." Adam admires.

"It's styling" he agrees

"Who the heck are you two?" A boggan says, one with VERY developed arms says. he's dressed like the first troll

"Uh, I'm Adam. This is Zane."

"Yeah? Where are you two from?" He looks them over

"Rivervale."

"Rivervale?" He says "Just how boring is it up there you guys keep coming over?"

"Boring as.... wait, us guys keep coming over? Who else is here?"

"Well, your Captain invites friends... so I've seen more than a few, but here right now? I don't know...some guy..Timmy , Jamey? Piskie kid. Don't think I won't shake him down before he leaves"

"I think I might know him?" He checks with Zane.

"Oh, Jimmy.. yeah we know him. He's cool" Zane says

"Rrrrrrrroooooollo, who ARE these delightful lads you are keeping all to yourself?" A voice purrrrrs, as a larger-than-life pooka rolls up the walk.

Adam blinks.

Thane Rollo sighs and muters "Goldy's always got to make it weird" then speaks up "Vince, this is Adam and Zane from.. Rivervale. I think they're bored."

"Rivervale, like my sweet Captain my Captain?" He gives a flourishing bow to both of the lads, tail swishing behind them. "Bored, are we?" A mischievous grin.

"Little bit," Zane says "Mind you, Rivervale is cool.. you know, Chief's all right, but uhm.. we got quarinetened and... you know"

Adam nods. "Boring as batshit."

"Well, we have ALL of the most interesting activities here. From studying art history, to roaming the gardens for botany lessons, cleaning out the washtubs is a good one, oh, and don't forget studies on charity."

Adam looks puzzled. "Studies? Like.... school?" Some distaste.

"Ah.. I gave at the office," Zane says at the mention of charity

"Oh, t's always best to spend time on charity."

A wide, toothy grin.

"Oh, and I study art in all forms... I prefer the Rubensesque landscapes, but a Renaisance now and then is nice."

"Oh, well, nice collection here" The young satyr says

"In case you did not know, as the living personification of Fiona, I must study long and hard, and work long and hard, to best display the attributes of the house. Two of which are long, and hard."

"Though, soft is nice too, soft and rounded..."

He sketches a shapely figure in the air.

Adam grins. "Oh, yeah. We met one lady.... Leonora? Man....."

"Oooo oh!" Zane gets it

"So you're saying the art work here doesn't compare with the real thing? Yeah.. Dame Leonora proves that."

"She's -gorgeous- ... and I love her idea of exciting."

"Oh, Leo is a darling, practically Leonine in more than name."

He looks distracted for a moment, a grin on his face.

"Adam is a kinain as you can see, so sometimes it's hard to find holds that are you know, not going to give him a hard time. Earth Runes has been nice" Zane doesn't mention Rollo but adds "mostly"

"Oh, that's a shame. Earth Runes is very welcoming, yes. Oh, but... now that I've mentioned my charity work, I really feel that I must get back to that."

Indeed, he looks distracted as a boggan lady passes by with a load of laundry. "Oh, good lady, do you need help with those sheets? Are they soiled? Should they be?" And he sweeps off distractedly to steal a pillow case and then laugh as the lady, who seems none-too-upset, chases after him.

"He seems ok....."

The boggan, not bad on the eyes is off with the Lion Pooka

"Yeah.. clearly the ladies like him " Zane says

"Snazzy dresser. Hey, you said Fiona was ..... uh..... a lion, right?"

"Yup. That's the symbol.. well, a SILVER lion on red."

Adam thinks. "Any other Houses have the same colors?"

"Unless it's one of those funky banner houses... no." he says

"Zane..... remember when Nadeen's dad tried his hoo-doo on me?"

"The dreams that were almost real? You told me about that... but I don't remember all of it . Why?"

"Well, some stuff stayed, right? Like.... my folks are Fae now. And for a while there, some of the stuff in the house stayed too. Remember?"

"Yeah... some stuff shifted for good" He nods

"Not my bed, though; it went back to the way it was."

"But while it was changed, the sheet were red and silver."

"Do you think that means anything?"