#rivervale_lodge

"Sure." He's hand under the dashboard.

She hands him tools or tackles other things he needs done while talking "So, you know, Samhain is coming close, and that means most of us, all perhaps will slip..gets under your skin"

He works quietly a moment. "Yes. I know."

"Well, I know that ...unseelie, I'm going to be a bit more..direct, and some restraints...well maybe restraints aren't the right world... supports? supports shift. And I'm liable to act on a few ...curiosities. I mean, that's part of the holiday right? the veilparts the mist rolls in, and we face ourselves under winter guise right? so... running from that is cowardly. Best get it out right?"

"It's... unavoidable. I've never enjoyed it, or sought it, but there are some who do. And some who use it as an excuse."

At the word 'excuse' she winces "Yes, well, maybe not so much as excuse as self awareness of one's self and limitations or the like?" Hopeful "It's just.. I'm not good at planning da, I tend to live on the spur of the moment. But... if that spur happens on Samhain I can't say I won't ..act differently than I might normally. See?"

"We all act differently on Samhain, Siv." He comforts her from under the dash. "Your mom, myself... everyone. Except maybe Olgar." Still a bit grudgingly.

"Aye. though it's fun to watch him on Beltaine..he gets all goey on the OUTSide" Amused "And we get to remember it" Ahem then "And yeah da, I guess I do worry you might think less o me. See... if I start caring more about passin and less about honor, well, there's this lad. And... I'm curious about him and..things. And I might want to...sate those curiosities on Samhain. With him."

Frank whacks his head on the underside of the dashboard and then drops a socket wrench on his eye.

"Ow! Ffff......" He struggles out from under and sits up.

"Dad?"

She moves to help "I .. I'm on the pill, so that's half the worry gone if things go at all which they might not? Are you eased into the subject yet? Mum told me to be more circumspect. It's why I haven't used the word 'Sex' and.. well until now"

"Oh God..." He groans as he dabs at his eye. "Siv... "

Clean cloth "Now dad. i'm 16 winters. You know..."A toss of her hair "A woman and all"

He holds the cloth over his eye and looks at her blearily with the other. "Yes, and I don't approve that, either."

"Da.. I'm trying to... " She sighs "Honestly, Da. I think I'll be be able to behave myself, so to speak, but it's..more because when I do .. you know... I want to remember. And Samhain isn't a time for clear memories. So.. I am trying to keep that in mind. ..but this boy he's...different. He listens, really listens, and he's not one to play the fool for me just because he wants me, and I think he does want me for all that. he's duty bound and honorable...and quiet. "

"Siv... he might be -now.- But you're talking about Samhain."

"Well, dad, I'm not exatly at my best either then... I know that my unseelie side is.. a bit crude, quite rude, and don't care much for the rules. " A pause "Not like the obedient good daughter you have now. So fair fair there? Maybe he turns into a verbose chatty cad. I'm curious about that too"

"Siv, why are you telling me any of this?"

"Because... your my dad and if.. IF I .. do it, with a lad, any lad. But even , or especially with the right lad, and he might be a right lad..." Purple then a swallow "I don't want you to look on me as if you're ashamed of me. I don't want you thinking I'm a slu..you know"

He sighs.

"I won't, Siv. I promise."

He gets hugged, "Thank you , da. I know.. I know I'm trouble sometimes." A blush "And I... live every moment and don't think things thorugh, and you try to warn me. I try to listen I do, but... well, sometimes I'm going to zig when everyone even me thought I should zag. I..it's my nature I guess, even seelie. But I never want to shame you and you and mom get upset when I don't tell you things so... I don't know, I don't want you to think I'm never honest."

"I will value this conversation one day, Siv. At least, I think I will. I hope I will."

"I... I haven't done this part before. I mean, with Jess. I wasn't in her life, then. Gina handled it all."

A smile, "Well, that's Jessica's loss" A kiss on his cheek

He takes the kiss, then sounds regretful, then almost pleading. "I'd feel better if you stayed close to home on Samhain. I know I'm not... not at my best but...."

"I'm ind of worried you'll maim him if he visits" She admits "But... is that what you want? You want me to stay home Samhain? I.. won't be at my best either. "

"I... I'd probably test him. Yes." Frank admits.

A knit brow "I'll warn him. And I'll try not to resent him if he has a sense of survival. Wait, are we inviting him then? "

"Siv..." he exhales "... did you say you talked to your mother about this already?"

Honesty, "yes. She did not neceesarily approve, but she did assure me that she would not think I am a ..a tramp. She... honest I almost think me being out of the hold might be good because I know she's not happy on Samhain. Her winter side is so...s he's so miserable. I don't know if she wants solitidue or not then. Just you and her and the rest of the world leave her be? " A frown "How can I help her?"

He shakes his head. "It is who she is, Siv. Just... You'll be careful?"

"Well, if anyone goes after HER to make her miserable and I'm there, Unseelie or not, I'll rip off their heads and shit down their necks" Low growl, crude direct, perhaps a brief shadow of her own winter speaking

"I'm with her." Firmly, eyes cold. "She's protected."

A nod, "Okay. Do you want me to stay? And is it okay if he visits if I do? "

He shakes his head, and tests his vision before putting the cloth back on. "I need to talk to Brekke first, Siv. And ice. I need ice."

"Right right... "And she rushes to get ice

"Wait, no, I'm coming inside... can't work now anyway...." And he follows.

"Oh.." She has the ice for him "Not sure why mom told me to be so subtle. You got hurt anyway"

(end scene)

------------

Sylvi finishes her weekend homework with focus. She did her chores earlier the same way. Absolutely no reason why anybody would consider grounding her. None at all.

Vali's voice calls through the halls, "Sylvi ? Friend here to see you"

"Yeah? Be right there!" She closes her textbook, checks her hair and her clothes, gives Flopsy's head a scritch, and heads downstairs from her room.

Lucita greets her, wearing a cheerleader outfit, "Hey, what's going on? Where did you go in practice the other day?"

Sylvi comes downstairs and..."Wow...the uniform looks really good on you." It would look better on me, but... "Anyway...I decided not to join the team after all."

"Thanks, I made the B squad, which is further than. I thought I would but... you said you'd do this with me. Remember? And I know you made B squad."

"I said I'd try out..." Sylvi clarifies, but she sounds like she's wavering. It is a cute outfit....

"Are you going to practice or just coming back?"