#fenixtj

Little Jessie hustles.

Fortunately, Spinster Baroness Mitra is spry for for her old age

And keeps up

And soon.... Fenix?

They're stopped at the entry way by Holgerr, who gets to play thane. Jeez he's tall

"Welcome to Fenix, senora and senorita... yourr business, please?"

"Holger, I'm Jessica." she shows her maul "I need Diego right away. Dame, do you need the spa?"

"Might help my jointts but no..." the baroness regent says

Holger gapes, then narrows his eyes "I am sorry, but this could be a trick and I must protect my charges. If you are really Countess Jessica, you will know her favorite Ice Cream flavor, and the name of her dog"

Well, Azul is easy to remember

"Vanilla, and Azul."

"Also, you are close friends with Selema, she reads to you, and I arranged for you to go to Rivervale and study troll culture there."

"It IS you" A gasp and he bows "Lo Siento, Countess. I shall fetch Diego for you if you wish? "

"YES. Please." and she and Mitra comes inside.

Mitra checks a mirror "Well, maybe folks will think I'm wiser now"

"Do you -feel- old? Er?" she hastily corrects herself. For that matter, does she feel YOUNGER?

How old -does- she look?

She looks about 9 ish? And she feels younger. It occurs to her tthat she knows where some cool toys are

An indulgent smile "Yes, my little liege. I do. Not just physically"

"Then you should use the spa." she insists "Um. Do you know how long this will last?"

"Not at all, it was a counter trap, nasty little thing took the cantrip and made it run wild" She says 'I HOPE it only lasts a few days"

Diego approachs, hand pulled by Holger, "Holger, whatever is going on... Jessica is a big girl, she can take care of herself"

"You might be surprised, Diego." she pipes.

"Oh, hello there" he says with a smile, thhenn looks to Holger "A girlfriend alrready?"

"Dame, if you're -not- going to use the spa, could you do that research? I think it's import DIEGO!" she goes from wheedling to outraged in a syllable.

Holger is affronted "She is a friend, not a girllfriend.. She is Countess Jessica, the flamefree.." A considering "Maybe more like a candlefree now"

Mitra covers a smile

Diego bends down to get a look at Jessica "Well, your Flamefree costume is the best I've ever seen, but Carnival is long over, don't you think?"

He's taller tthan her! for some reason this is annoying.

"She's serious, Diego..." Mitra says "I'm Mitra, she's Jessica. "

Jessica lifts her maul.

"Come now, your maul is teeny. Jessica's is almost as tall as you" He tells her, then looks to the elderly sidhe "Madame, this is a cruel danger to play on a ommoer childling. In some courts they would take offense" he looks at Jessica again "Whichh is why, as you grow up, you should seek to turn the kith systtem to a democracy, a new dream of equalitty"

"When we met, you had a warehouse with a stash of stolen voile and weapons to disguise yourself with so you could sneak into Baroness Rathbone's stronghold and depose her. But you needed me to play a noble troll. I was Nameless."

Diego's eyes widen "Holy shit"

Holger pokes Diego, "Swear Jar"

"Can we -please- get something done now??" pointedly.

"Fine, I'm going tto the spa. You need to learn patience, young lady" Mitra mmmphs and heads that way

Diego puts some cash in the swear jar

"That's too much" Holger observes

"Oh I plan to run a tab" Diego declares

Jessica sighs... ok, more of a huff.... and follows Mitra. "If I bring you some crayons and paper.... PEN and paper, can you draw the symbol you saw?"

"It'll get wet" She points out

Diego follows too "HOW did this happen again? Will you turn back? How long will that take? Are both of you okay?"

She rubs her.... little head-nubs. "We have a clipboard somewhere, right? Can we ask Maria and Rosa?" and to Diego she says "There was a counter-cantrip-trap thingee, but yes, Dame says we should change back in ... um, a few days? She says she aches and I'm getting a headache."

"Do you need a nap, perhaps?" He asks "It is getting close to your bedtime"

"I'll get the clipboard" Holger is off

"Not FUNNY, Diego!"

"Oh this whole thing is hilarious" Diego says "I can't wait till Mitra gets her firrst senior citizen discount"

"If you're not going to help, Diego, please go work with Constance on the programs from the town hall."

"I'll help, I'll help" he says