#rivervale_lodge

Sylvi's about to say something, but Dagmar speaks so strongly on the topic she's kind of surprised."

She nearly falls out of the tree.

"Wha uhm..wow" A pause, "Dagmar, I thought you hated boys?"

Then she nods. "I gotta agree. I mean...I wouldn't say it like that, but..."

"You don't."

Sylvi looks between the two of them, thinking. "It might happen on Samhain anyway...so yea, if you want to remember, better do it sooner.

"No, I like em, they're lively lads and fun, and for some reason it's always more fun out doing them than it is outdoing other girls. Not sure if that makes me sexist or what..." She looks thoughtful, "I'm not one for planning, but... maybe. How do you drop a lad a hint when you're ready? I .. thought maybe I was too young yet. I know it happens earlier for some but I think 16 is the soonest gal should chance some things"

Sylvi frowns at that. "Why sixteen?"

A scowl.

"Well partially because the hips shift as you keep getting older and too soon ups the danger level if ye have a child... I think I read something like that somewhere. Either that or Da brainwashed me early. Also, there's... amaturity o the mind? Not that I claim to be all wise and all... and lastly, we're creatures of the Dreaming right? shaped by dreams? Songs like 'Strawberry wine' and 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen' seem to indicate that's the earliest you MIGHT have true love at and why risk Da'an? I ..don't plan much, but originallY I thought 18? I'm.. I do not want to disgrreace my mother or father" A blush "I Know, it's silly, but my name is their name and ... I owe that tie some respect. Or ..or do I?"

Aa little less sure than she was

"Jesus, you ain't having a baby! You gotta get, like.. stuff, right?"

"Like, so you don't get diseases. Like, there's this one, it'll make you break out in boils down there! And another, you get bugs that crawl around your pubes, and then another, like, you get AIDS and die."

"I have ..stuff, on the pill and all"

Sylvi frowns and looks away. "Those are OLD songs."

"And I know about boils I litterally hung around sailors"

"Almost everybody has herpes." She nods.

"I just... " A shrug "And the songs are old but what if they have power?" A lookto Sylvi

Sylvi folds her arms. "What are you like on Samhain anyway, Siv?"

She shrugs. "Maybe they have power. I guess. I mean...."

"A bit of a slob, and me filter goes down. I get ... uhm.. ruder? A bit cruder?" A frown "Great, what if that's a turn off for HIS unseelie side? I might murder him feeling rejected and not remember that either. " A sigh "Fae romance is hard"

"Some girls I know got knocked up at sixteen so they could get on relief and get emancipated."

"Well that sounds a bit extreme"

"It might be a turn ON for his unseelie side."

"huh, " She mulls it over "it might. Well, anyway ye can see why Da doesn't wnat me leaving the hold, but I still wnated to .. you know, get Bancr..the bboy to know my unseelie side and know his..so I wanted to invite him. But maybe sooner? Oh I'm no good at planning."

"Well, get protection. Just in case, right?"

"Oh, come on, Siv...we all know it's Bancroft, just say it."

She sticks her tongue out a Sylvi, then looks to Dagmar "Got some. Aunt Kerri helped me and mum... I think mostly she helped keep mum sane"

"Yeah, Mom's good like that. Which doctor did you see at the clinic?"

Dag shifts her weight, frowning.

"Dr. Spruce, could have gone with Dr. Thatch but rumor has it she is not gentle"

A look at the frown, "Okay Dagmar, why the.. do you think I'm making a mistake?"

"They made you do the whole thing? With your feet up?"

"Yeah, well, full physical since, you know my time in 'norway' I didn't have one"

"Spruce is good, yeah."

A look at Dagmar. "Wait...have you...wow, Jaymes wouldn't even think of that, would he? And Tove's from Thyle so, would she...?"

"Of course, I did feel damn odd about it, I mean, what happens if she goes 'hello in there' and there's an echo? Does that mean I'm a trollop?" More of a whimsical muttering to herself but the girls hear it

She shakes her head, arms crossed. "I been to that kinda doctor. Jaymes don't need to take me again. Don't you dare put that idea in his head!"

"Wouldn't dream of it. Me I advise ye talk to the Hearth about that sort of thing"

"I don't need to go."

Siv's brows knit together, as her horns shift with curiosity

A little half-laugh at Siv, then a look to Dagmar. "It's not like something a person does once. I get check-ups. Well...one, so far, anyway."

"Yeah, well, you go."

"I do." Sylvi shrugs. "It doesn't suck. Dr. Spruce is nice. Of course, it's not like..." She trails off a bit and smirks. "You know."

"You don't know." Flat and matter of fact.

"know what?" A baffled look then "Oh"

A blink at Dagmar. "I...uh...no....I meant that it's not like she really investigates like she would if I'd been with a guy." A pause. "Did you want to?"

"Whatever. You ain't sayin' nothing about it to Tove and Jaymes. A regular doctor can do regular stuff."

"Okay, easy Dagmar, ye don't have to come out so mad about things when we aren't even trying to be jerks you know? We ARE on your side" She reminds

"I ain't bein' mad! I just don't wanna go again!"