#elsewhere

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What was once a realatively peaceful house on Martha has , to changeling eyes, got a lot more lively. Gem Jays flutter all about. The little chimera that burrows pops up more frequently. Yes, there are a few nevers here and there that weren't regulars in the area, though they duke it out with the gem jays. And, now and then, death on soft oilblack paws arrives to keep the gemjays humble

And Thistle is making just a few 'improvements'

Very modest, reasonable improvements!

For which Gwen better be grateful

Which currently means yanking out yards of wiring...

There's a knock at the door

"Rocky! There's somebody here!"

Gwen says "I just got back myself... hold on a sec" She opens the door "Wudlig?"

"Yup" The nocker comes in "Came to help out.. new place, you're going to want at least one secret door or something"

"Who says?" Gladiola blinks

"It's known. Oh thank god, Thistle's here. She'll know. Where should I set up a secret door or what not?" Wudlig asks Thistle

"Off the office. You'll see th'spot."

"They had a GFI on KNOB AND TUBE wires! FOR the FRIDGE!"

"You're frickin kidding me? What yahoo putz had THAT bright idea?" He stomps off towards the office

"This.. uhm... guys? " Gwen says "This might be a bit out of hand don't you think?"

"You say that now, and not when an ice cycle trips the circuit the fridge is on."

"YES, Dame Gladiola," Wudlig calls out "A GFI on KNOB and Tube wires? VERY out of hand!"

"Ice...cycle? Is that a climate thing?" Gwen says

"I mean, fine, it's clearly the original electric, but vintage ain't chic where fire hazards are concerned."

"Fridge tries to get cold. Fridge makes the noise - you know, when it kicks?"

"And instead of making cold, fridge instead turns off fridge and anything else on that circuit breaker."

"Oh" Gwen says

Knocking sounds, thumps... from the office "Ah, found what i need"

Gwen says "You guys want me to uh.. get you some take out? They got Chinese , Thai, and this Italian place.."

"Ooo, chinese."

"Italian for me. They got boggans who have this place it's good. Gerd brought me some once" Wudlig says

"Right" Gwen observes she's gonna be driving around a bit "okay.. not too many changes, okay guys? I'll be back as soon as possible"

"Not a problem, Trollingstone" Wudlig calls out

"I can get sketti!"

"No need for two places!"

"Okay. SKetti it is."

"And No Trollingstone... consult with Thistle for acceptable nicknames" Gwen says and heads off to pick up some food for them all

Wudlig calls down "Thistle, how come you get to nickname her and I can't?"

"Clearly, she likes me better."

"Furk it, it only hurts because it's true" He chuckles "Hey, you got some spare flat head screws on you?"

"You been in the garage yet?"

"Ah, no I haven't.." And he goes down to it, opens the door enters

"DIBS on the Pipe Wrench!"

"Hey now..."

"And this level, oh this is classic"

"Right? The good kind of vintage."

"Back when you didn't have to worry about everything some son of adam furking crank factory breaking if it hit floor even a little..."A snort of agreement

"Did you see the still?"

"It's in pieces, but..."

"Oh wow. I see what you mean..."

the power flickers "What did you DO up there?"

"Nothing major. I just ran a dedicated modern line to the fridge..."

"Well then why is the power flickering?" And indeed it is

(Perception plus kenning)