#odyssey

"Totally! It's.. mysterious." Nod.

They do have time to stop by the record store

Dagmar picks up some New Orleans style jazz for Tove.

Oh she'll love it. The Dreamer behind the counter will go on about the great performances

Symon browses... what does Ann Marie listen to? DOES she listen to anything?

K-Pop!

Well no not just that .. though she learned to appreciate it some

Any sheet music?

Yes, yes there is.

And, hey, Christmas jazz. Anne Marie loves Christmas music

"Symon, you see this? Christmas jazz."

Oooh... "Hey, Jazz is kinda moody. Might make the Xmas tunes more tolerable. Good idea." And he snags one.

Purchases made!

And off they go. Sun is bright. No vampires here

For once, he appreciates that.

And to the trod they go to head back, towards home

Home!

Adventure is good, but Dagmar is looking forward to touching base.

Though the Dreaming they go.. facing yet more adventures.... ones they will forget. Will Symon remember becoming King of the Maggots of Mars? Sadly no. Will Dagmar recall riding the half train half horse 'pony express' chimera? Sadly, no. Will they remember to warn others of the One Eyed boggan's plan to destroy every sidhe in Wyoming? Sadly. No

Home... and NOT the Dr. Lolly versions...

Wait? WAIT! MAGGOT KING.... noooooo

of Mars!

And... home!

"Hello?"

"Hey" It's Vali "Come in.."

"Ya jerks" Gerd's voice can be heard from the kitchen

"Jerks? Why are we jerks?" Dag drifts to the fire, warming her hands. She's looking better today, even if she's not full up.

A soft sigh. But, he smiles.

"Vali, there's a dog looking for you..."

"Did you lose a poker game?"

"You're having some adventure" gerd peeks out "But do you ask others along?N ooooo"

"Gerd, everyone had their chance" Vali says "Now back in the kitchen please. This is on a questors need to know thing"

THen Vali says "A dog ? One that looks like a cross between a bull dog and a rhino?"

"Yeah!"

"Oh... oh, hell... wilting willow..."

"Wilting Willow?" Vali frwons but pulls out a pad of paper and a pencil and writes it down

"I.. if... the star might not want help? And there's a wilting willow at Earth Runes?" She looks at Symon.

"I don't think any house has a willow..."

He looks sad at something "no. it doesn't. But..thank you"

Then a glance over them "Are either of you hurt?"

"Well, the willow can help. I think."

"So you know, vampires had the map."

"Really? I thought it was tide to bad guy werewolves. Weird"

"There was a werewolf, too."

"Oh good. I hate being wrong." A beat "Seriously are either one of you hurt?" Worry in his tone

"There was a hold there, took us in."

"Hardly a hold. Not from lack of trying. A fingerhold at best."

He frowns a bit. "I don't think it'll last long. Maybe if it makes it through 2020, we all might get a bit more life."

A glance at Vali, and reluctantly, as though he doesn't want to admit that there's something he doesn't know. "...can Glamour be poisoned?"