#rivervale_lodge

"Yes!" A pause. "Can I wear a tux?"

He shrugs " Sure, but it'll probably have to be a similar color to the bridesmaid's dresses."

"I don't think Tove'll make them pink."

"Pink's not her thing normally" He nods. "Also ,even if it is, maybe she'd be okay with just a pink tie or the undershirt?"

It feels to him like a very odd conversation to have, he frankly doesn't care WHAT the Bridesmaids wear, but if it helps to give her something else to focus on Sure.

"Yeah..."

"Maybe it'll be a fancy wedding - like, all vikings or all Star Wars or, you know?"

"It'd be cool if it were all viking."

"Well, Horns on helmets were actually more saxon, but..yeah. Maybe very nordic. You should see what she thinks"

"That'd be cool. Are you gonna say Truehearts?"

"Yeah, old troll version of it" A nod

"There's a troll version? Zane said there was a satyr one..."

"The satyr one is more like 'true hearts but hey if I see someone '" He rolls his eyes "Guess that's their way."

"Well... I guess so. Sounds like Zane. Me, I'm just gonna be a Rover, or maybe a Thane, and maybe a Park Ranger..."

"Or a student who does her homework?"

a bit of mischief in his otherwise stoic expression

"Hey, I'm passing everything! Even math!"

"I know, I know" He says "Just letting you know my current priority"

"Totally passing everything. I might even get a few Bs!"

"Nice" He nods "Okay okay. I will try to remember to give you props, do kids stilll say props? when you do the Bs"

A soft laugh. "Yeah, sometimes."

A twitch of a smile back, "Feel better?"

"Uh-huh." A pause. "Hey, Jaymes?"

"yeah?"

"Is it okay if I tell people you're my dad? Even if.. without the oath.."

It takes a beat, maybe three, then "I would like it very much if you did."

"...okay." She closes her eyes. "Thanks."

"You're welcome" A nod and then "Thanks, back"

"For what?"

"Uh ..I can call you my daughter, right? I have been doing it anyway. Just keeps coming out of my mouth"

"Well... I guess that's fair, right?"

"I was hoping so" A nod

"I like that. Okay."

"okay" A nod "I think Olgar and Vali are giving the new sidhe the skinny, so that's fine."

"Where's the Chief? Or Frank?"

"Dealing with Chimera, apparently when she came threw a lot of creatures did too. Dream Dances are big draws and sometimes creators of Chimera."

"Oh, yeah - mine had a bunch!"

"Sure did. I still have some from then"

"Is that why I got armor?"

"Maybe, but I think the armor was yours, it just came in iwth her, like a late shipment? EIther that or you somehow took the memory of armor and made it with YOUR dreams but using her dance as fuel."

"Fancy..."

"Yeah, nothing wrong with the armor" He says "not sure about the sash"

"What about it?"

"Just not sure. You know what would look good on you though?"

"A tux?

"Ha, probably..but I meant... well" he reaches into a pocket and hands her a small package "This."

He waits for her to open it.

It's not Yule or anything!

She sits up, giving him a quizzical look. "What's this for?"

"It's a dad thing" He states "Random nice ness to throw daughters off balance"