#rivervale_lodge

His eyes widen at the piled high plate, and he snags a few napkins, bundling up most of the food into pockets for later. Finding one of the handpies stuffed with mushrooms is a pleasant surprise, and that one he hangs onto.

"C'mon..." Back to their spot, before anyone notices just how much food they grabbed.

Inside the kitchen, Sylvi is quite content to explore the realm of "making out" with Colton for just a little bit longer.

Colton is quite happy to explore it right back.

He slips back, snagging a chicken leg as he goes. The delightfully crisped fried skin is pulled off, and he drops his hand to allow the chicken skin to dangle near the ground. A soft, breathy whistle - scanning the shadows to see if his Cat is nearby.

Brekke's frown darkens a bit, and she goes to meet Siv at the edge the party. "What happened?"

Siv sighs "It's handled."

She does wipe her fist realizing what gave her away

"Lovecraft is pretty sneaky... I haven't seen her." She sits down on the grass again, back against the wall of the lodge.

"It's...." Brekke's not thrilled with that answer, but sighs. "Is it coming back?"

He settles down nearby as well, choosing the side opposite the sun so that he's partially in her shade. "She comes and goes. Not sure if that's because she's smarter than the average Chim, or just because she's mostly a cat. They don't answer to anyone."

Coming up for air, Sylvi feels more than a little dizzy. "Wow...Happy Beltane..." a breathless laugh.

She nods - mouth full, so she can't otherwise reply.

"No, not after I punched a nose and two dogs sprang on .." A sigh "no can..can I just get some food now?"

Colton laughs back softly, "Very happy I.. " and he blushes

A curious look from Sylvi at the blush. "You...okay?"

"Fine..just fine" He says

Brekke looks at Siv a moment...and grins, resting a hand on her shoulder. "Go and eat."

"You're kinda like a cat, too." He observes. "Like those half-wild ones I used to see in the city, before we moved. Tough, and independent, and not afraid to fight." A glance up at her, appraisingly. "Good thing you're not missing any notches from your ears though, that'd mean you'd be neutered."

A momentary pause from Sylvi, her eyes widening slightly...then she blushes herself and moves away a bit. "If...um...if I don't get those flowers in water, they're gonna wilt..." She finds a vase pretty quickly, and fills it at the sink, her back to him.

A sort of smile mixedd with other emotionss at her mom and a mutter, "You don't have to look so happy about it." from Siv, and she move to get her food "Dagone it, I didn't ask to be a good girl."

She snorts, cracking a grin. "Yeah."

Colton turns around himself and takes a few breaths and...thoughts.

A bit of a sigh from Brekke, but the grin remains. "Get your plate...and let us talk a moment."

Siv winces at the word 'talk' but nods and gets herself some ribs before finding a spot where she and her mom can talk more in private

"Your current place - they don't try to whup you, do they?" He asks, almost as an aside - his voice curious, more than holding any hint of concern or pity. "It'd suck if you went to jail for putting them back in their place. But if you think they'd try it, me and Lovey could scare them out of it, I bet. It's fun."

Sylvi takes her time arranging the flowers. "They're really beautiful, Colton."

"thanks" Colton says

"They haven't yet. They're okay, I guess. They leave me alone, mostly, which is good."

Brekke settles to sit with Siv, a bit out of the way of the group. "I am not smiling because of the choice you made, although I admit to being glad of the one you did make. I am smiling because, having made the choice, you were able to defend it. It is always good to see." She glances toward the wood line. "Who was it? Somebody from the barony?"

"Like - some placements, they just wanna be all in your face. Insist you call them Mommy and Daddy, try to give you a new name like you're some kinda dog they got..."

"Yeah, I get that. I'm trying to break Ann-Marie of that habit, she just... tries to damn hard, y'know? I didn't need a mom before and did fine, so it's not like I suddenly need one now."

Dagmar nods. "It sucks."

"No, he travels" Siv replies, "Which was...part of his appeal. Though after Edelweis took a snap at his cro...well, I dont' think he'll 'travel here' anytime soon."

"Hm." Brekke frowns. "But...you had made your decision to tell him know before that point?"

"Yeah, I had it handled. When he didn't listen I punched his nose."

Colton seems ah, recovered "Has everyone here been good?"

A nod, and the frown vanishes. "I would not try that with sidhe...there are larger repercussions there...but yes, you had it handled."

Siv smiles "Never saw a boy run backwards before..."

He nods, picking at his mushroom pie for a bit, and not seeming to need to fill the empty spaces with words. After a time he glances over and rubs at his nose a big. "I'm gonna find a corner inside for a bit before I burn out here. Maybe I'll see you at the fire?"

Sylvi looks back at him, and she's still blushing a bit...though perhaps she took the time at the sink to put a little cool water on her cheeks. "Good? Oh, you mean...yeah, everybody's fine. I mean, Dagmar's still cranky a lot, but that's her, so yeah." She shows him how the flowers look in the vase. "See? Let me put these out with the party...hold the door for me?"

"If I last that long, yeah. If not, lunch at school tomorrow?"

Colton does, "of course. And yes, you're right, that vase looks great with them. "

"Yeah, sure." A companionable nod, and slips into the lodge to find a dark corner for a bit until it cools off.

(Pause Scene)

Siv looks at her mom, then sighs "Mom, did you.. uhm, date much when you were 16?"

Frank emerges from the Lodge with another load of raw meat for the grill.

Dagmar has quietly polished off her food in a matter of minutes, and is leaning back against the wall with her arms draped across her knees. Amber eyes watch the crowds, going from group to group.

Brekke blinks...swallows a bit. "Sweet one, I am very glad you are asking me that question now and not closer to Samhain." A deep breath. "No. No, I did not."

Kerri eventually notes Dagmar, and goes to speak with her. "Have you had enough to eat?"