#odyssey

"Yeah. "A feel of the air, "Temperature, scent, all different" She says "i"m not sure I've ever been in the sea before"

"Did a Disney cruise as a kid, once. Been to the beach enough."

"So weird" She looks about "And intimidating. I mean, like trolls are NOT the biggest blue thing?"

"You're more a slate color, y'know."

"Well the native American copper does blend in and alter it"

"When he's enchanted Chuck tells me I'm ..." but then her face falls a bit "oh well"

"Miss him?"

"Yeah" She says "he texts me now and then, but less than he used to because he's got so much to do. I kind of think it's over, but I don't think he realizes that? I.. told him he had a great future ahead and should chase his dreams but I don't think long distance will work or be fair to him"

"Yeah, way it goes."

"Better it ends amicable, though."

"Yeah . I mean, we're teenagers, it's not exactly healthy to have a forever after with your first guy, right? " She works cleaning up the boat a bit as she talks "I hope he does find someone, you know, nice and supportive... but I also hope she'll not be quite as pretty as me... or at least suck at Lacrosse" a chuckle "It's mixed up huh?"

"Sounds about normal, I think. You gonna cry into ice cream and watch movies?'

"Who says I haven't? We trolls can be very self sufficient about that stuff" A pause "You want invited to the time I do it when I find out it's officially over? We can watch Steel Magnolias and watch old southern ladies cry over a younger woman's premature death"

She makes a quizzical face. "Steel Magnolias?"

"OLD Movie, like, 89... my mom used to love it. It's got a great cast. Oh, and Dolly Parton who I am a fan of though she's not the star by any means. It's a heart string tugger. Make you laugh and cry alike. Definitely a 'chick flick'. Normally I prefer a good sports movie, but Steel Magnolias really goes well with ice cream and melancholy"

"Dolly is pretty cool."

"She does a library thing."

"She does... and some of her songs ARE pretty. "