#fenixtj

"Guest from Rivervale!"

Jess looks up, and then stands and goes to see who it is.

Tiffany Gardener and her son stride in, the Dog pooka looking about. In her free hand she has a basket that smells delicious

"Hello, your most excellence. I brought some gnosh"... a pause"Please don't eat the kid"

"Oh, hello... Um." she blinks "I hadn't planned to."

"Tifanny? The thane ? I visit here ALL trhe time" She does not, but the rest might be true

"No, I know who you are, Tiffany. I wasn't planning on eating your child."

"Good. He's so sweet it's asking for diabeties" SHe assures "I need you to try to get your father back to his job as hillside"

Jessica blinks again. Then she motions. "Come on. Let's get a seat; how about some food, and drink?"

She hands the basket over "Kerri Kibble, for you. Share if you like"

"Sure, let's break this open." They find a seat and Jessica looks into the basket, bringing items out and sharing.

"You want my father to be Mountain again?"

The food includes some of Jessica's favorite foods from Rivervale. Maria and Rosa have learned to make them, but still... yum

"Yes. My Damsel is distressed. He's beating himself up without a safe word"

Jess takes a bite, chews, nods. "Why?"

"Apparently Damsel almost let a priest get served on a platter ala sween todd, if it weren't for your pop stop drop, we'd have a Quarter Friar with Cheese at McThallians. Then he went for a pick up, but not in time to stop Thallian Raid 2, revenge of the sleezeballs. Folks got hurt. Sooo... how blue was my Vali? Very depressed. Stupid hammer"

Jessica listens HARD but.... "Sorry Tiffany... I'm not sure what happened."

She points to her tail "Me? I blame Jo Jo mc Wags" A sigh "Anyway, could you convince your dad to be Mountain? Pretty please? I'll even put sugar on top"

Jessica thinks about it.

"No. I appreciate you telling me, and I'll call at some point and talk to mom and dad, but I'm not going to get involved here. It wouldn't be right."

"Grrr.. snarl, and other sounds of displeasure" She pouts ,and strokes Theon's head "Hear that, Theon. Anti-Jess hates your father and wants him to feel inadequete. Thus ensuring you won't have a younger sibling"

She sighs.

"It sounds like something Vali needs to talk to dad about."

"Oh yes, getting trolls talking- so easy" Dryly

"You married him." she points out.

"Vous accusez?" a gasp

"Um. Sorry."

"Mmmph. SO how are you ?"

The food is delicious and both ladies partake

"I'm ok. Things here are trending up. There are issues, of course, but...."

"Need a bomb defused?" She offers

"Um, no. Thank you."

"Yeah, that questions' not the best ice breaker at parties. Come to think of it, sometimes when I ask the hostess that at a party the others leave. Odd"

"Mm. Who knows?" Jessica takes another bite and enjoys it.

"I know I came here swearing vengeance against your father and plotting betrayal of my husband, but this really is a lovely hold" She looks around "Makes me feel like I'm in some classy Mexican place"

"You are." simply "Feel free to come anytime and bring the family."

"Margilta might MOVE to Skyhook if I'm not very very careful" SHe observes

"But thank you. Unfortunately my Damsel is working his ass off and I'd have to drug him to slip him here"

"Um. Whatever works."

"Ha" A grin "I'll take that as a Countess command"

"Please don't."

"Oh fluffnuggets" she says "Can I Use your pool?"

"What? Why? Yes!"

"Yay. Thank you" She says "I'll unwind, then headback. Damsel will need me. It's nice to be needed"

"Of course."

"Thank you for the basket, Tiffany."

"Oh yeah, my cooking is the bomb... it too needs defusing, that Kerri though, SHE is going places" A nod "You do know the door works both ways?"

"I do."

"You should use it to make sure it doesn't squeek" She suggests

And then goes back to nibbling. Theon goes back to being adorable.