#rivervale_lodge

"Tove, you don't have to tend to our shirts, really. We can get it." //"She's asking for a trade, one time. Certainly no problem with that. I've sang for my supper before." Tove says "now your shirts? I'll just show you."

"Don't forget to brush your teeth after you're done eating and drinking" Jaymes says towards the kitchen

Mumble grumble

"You do have a nice smile"

That from Tove

"And I cannot afford taking you to the dentist too often" Jaymes says

"Ain't been in years!"

"oh boy" Jaymes says "Well, that may change. So let's make it good."

"Don't need to!"

"May have to" Jaymes says "Your dental health is important. You want to lose a fang in a fight because you had weak gums?"

Tove looks at Jaymes "That's how you're motivating her?"

"You ever bite someone?" Dag appears, can of pop in one hand, an a section of orange in one cheek.

"No" Jaymes says //"Yes" Tove says

"Yes?!"

"yes" Tove says "I've been someone in a fight once. My father was oathbroken, so he and I were on the shanties area...and I got into an ugly brawl more than once. One time I ended up biting someone's hand to get them dropping a knife, well, their wrist actually"

"That's smart." She probes her canines with her thumb. "Bet these could do some damage.."

"Then you need to keep them in good shape and brush regularly" Tove says

"You said you bit them in a fight? Isn't that redundnt?" Jaymes asks "When else would you bite someone?"

Tove blushes at something "later" a mutter

"Well, not like a redcap, but damage.."

"Don't go biting people," Jaymes says "They could be dirty or carrying the flu"

"Well, if I'm in a fight.."

"In a fight, well, yeah. though your fists should discourage most. " Jaymes looks to Tove "You should have seen her camping. Some mortals her age played Tug of war against her... 3 to one. She hauled them around like nothing"

"Dagmar strong like bull, smart like tractor."

Tove laughs "Dagmar is plenty smart too. "

"Yeah, but it's funny. Right?" She flexes her biceps.

"Dagmar PUMP you up!" Yes, bad german/russian accent and all.

"It is" Tove grins

"Hanz and Franz? huh. I didnt' think you would get that one, Kiddo." Jaymes says "Maybe you have an old soul"

"Vali showed me." She shrugs.

"He's got a lot to answer for" Jaymes says, not for the first time.

"Vali's fun" tove says with a pat on Jaymes ' arm "Shows we can have a sense of humor."//"He's got enough for three of us" Jaymes counters//"Well, DAGMAR made it funny" She points out//"Mmm yeah, she did." He nods after consdiering it seriously.//"Then smile for her at least."//"This is me smiling" Straight faced

"I liked them." A little snort-laugh at the 'smile' exchange.

Tove rolls her eyes at Jaymes but her eyes dance a bit, and she then nods to Dagmar "And tht's wht matters. I used to worry about what others would think about what I liked and how it made me look, but take it from me. Some songs maybe for others, but there's never a shame in having a song for yourself. I think almost any source of joy is like that"

"Sure!"

"Oh uhm.. Infinity War is out on DVD... do we want that?" Jaymes asks

"YES. How is that a question?"

Jaymes shrugs straight faced

she might not recognize it to the types of shrugs she sometimes gives

Tove pokes Jaymes lightly, this time below the ribs. when he merely grunts she seems to file something away

"Can we have popcorn?"

"Sure. But I want it with butter" He says

"Of course there will be butter" Tove says And plans are made to watch it, and when

(End Scene)