#ooc

uh oh?

doctor? Is everyone okay?

well, I am guessing August did get the flowers...

ah

Zara hasn't really seen him since their fight/not fight

Oh. Yes. I can see why that would worry her. Even Earl might suggest a visit...but not if he knew the guy was about to be swamped.

well

She admitted something, it went poorly

Sluagh goes into hiding

Well, Vashti and Marzanna will have tea with her and discuss wonderful things like the proper use of corsets as either fashion or potential murder weapon. That will take her mind off it.

Yup!

Hiding can take many forms.

She's hidden Ivory from Moth, from August, from Jude...

Damn sidhe doesn't even realize the cost he's had

Vashti will probably confess, in her way, that she withdraws from Shalimar at times. He's very sweet to her, and competent in his attentions, but she worries one day he might get hurt.

Marzanna? Oh I imagine new to the area she hardly expects romance. Around Beltaine she may pick a fellow to 'pine from afar' for.

important!

And Z worried about Vashti

worries

She will help protect Shalimar, too

Vashti would be grateful for that, especially since she knows Shalimar can, in his attempts to be funny, "neglect scrutiny of civilized boundaries" then she will curse her weakness for broad shouldered barbarians

aw

But Vashti deserves someone kind, and Shalimar is that

Every so often I think I'm following Zara's exploits

then she just gets herself in deeper!

Shalimar has a touch of sorrow behind his flipp[ant behavior, and I think that appeals to Vashti. He misses his old baron who was like a father figure to him, and he adores Coradel but wonders if she needs him. He doesn't understand August being so sensitive. And he's sure Vince is jealous of him!

Pfft, Vince is jealous of no man

He IS somewhat jealous of Paulette, this one boggan lady who does hairdressing - she won't tell him her secret for her most luscious mane-and-tail creme

He has to go visit her each time to get a treatment!

awww

A little tit for tat, as it were

And Z does get into hijinks

Hm. maybe Marzanna should meet Symon

It was terribly tempting to have Vince interrupt August and Leo. But they so needed that talk

Paulette IS amazing.

Seducing August in Zara's socks.

harrumph.

Heh. Fiona

yup

Hanukkah socks are wholesome

"What's unwholesome about seducing a friend?" -Fiona think

siiiigh

If Leo knew it offended she would apologize and promise to use different socks next time. She's shaken off almost all the brat habits of her host

heh