#rivervale_lodge

"Mum's the word" she says somberly

"Just for the change, then. Thank you, I'll have cocoa."

One spiced coco is soon ready "Enjoy"

"Thanks." And he does.

"Woooo.... this is nice!"

"The secret is to let cinnamon take the lead and smuggle in some friends"

"Fair...." He pauses, sips, pauses...." .... point."

"Now, we don't talk much so anything else going on new I missed? Kerri will catch me up, but sometimes it's nice to get ahead"

"Well.... No. Not that I know of but that's no promise." Wry. "I rarely know what's going on until later."

"AH, " A smile "Not the man to ask about gossip then. Boggans may have perfected it, but I still indulge. Fair. Mm on our side. Father's lessons to Spencer DeBuke are going well"

"Good." A sip of cocoa. "Tove...."

A throat-clear. "Have you heard anything about Siv... or, anyone... I should know about?"

"I know Siv has been in a much better mood since she recaptured December 17th. I know she's walked the trods a bit more. She seems more confident, and that's good right? I know that despite the fact she's not driving it soon she keeps the snow off that car as much as she can as often as she can" Amused, then "Oh, she was veryh sad Bancroft couldn't make it to the dance, before the whole werewolf thing. She asked me how do I find time with Jaymes and I said that sometimes, with dedicated men, you just have to make time"

"Hmphm. " Frank shrugs. "Eshu-footed Troll."

A smile "She might come by it honest, mister king of the road"

He gris and nods. "She does."

"She does like your truck. Keeps wanting to get someone to paint a narwhal on the side of it. I THINK She was joking, but I explained to her that it just was not done. Like touching another man's guitar without permission, or putting on a captain's hat on their ship. She was apologetic." A sip "I think it's a sign of her affection though. She tries to leave her mark on things owned by people they care about so she can be close to them even when she's not. Silly goose of a girl, but I've done odder"

"She's been told the Dawn is.... not hers." Sip.

"Of course not," She smiles "And she knows it. She just likes getting your attention by making noise about it. " A sip "I had to grow up fast. My father relied on me on Thyle. I didn't have time to tweak his nose and scamper off. Siv does. It's meant with love. "

More converse goes on...and Dagmar gets bragged about a great deal. Tove speaks of things Dagmar probably doesn't see as a big deal... the grades she's improved! The kind things she does for the criters around the area. How she's so helpful with chores.

(End Scene, for now)

Everyone else is grumbling. All over the country, schools are getting snowdays. Heck, word is southern kids got snowdayhs afte r a lousy inch or two (The wimps) but no snowday here...

and Dagmar couldn't care less. Lupita is here, walking next to her in the hallway like old times

Her friends are here, all is well, math still sucks.

Yes, yes it does. Of course, Lupita can't talk about Werewolf Club, not with May here, but May is a friend too... no, the subject is... jimmy! "So Jimmy is..he's asked me out ..by text, which is fine. Should.. should I go? He was really nice at the dance before things went nuts"

Lupita looks at Sam, "You think he treated her right, Sam? Because you know, if he's not treating May right... " Unspoken promise of bodily harm to the male in question

"Jimmy's a nice enough guy. And yeah, me an' Lupe, we'll take care of him if he's a jerk."

May blushes "You guys don't have to look out for me..."Then "But thanks. It's nice that you do. I mean, he's too short for me for us to look anything but goofy, but I hang out for him for a while, and it starts to feel.. not so short. Is that weird?"

"you got a problem with short people?" Lupita says

then smirks

"No no...geez don't be that way,. Gonzalez" May fusses

"He's not short, he's average."

"You two are fine. Nobody cares about height."

"And those that give you shit about it aren't worth your time" Lupita says

"Thanks guys" May beams

"Damn straight." And on they go.

Yes, having her friends near is better than snow days

................

Nadeen has been avoiding Dagmar. Indeed, she is going to the lodge only as much as her position as a ward demands.

And thus avoiding most of the trolls.

whether anyone notices or not? mmm

Unless kept, a certain Wisp is ready to be returned to the Duke of Gardens or alreaedy has been so. It will be quite the feather in the Count's cap.

Eden got grounded.

Jimmy and May are hanging out a lot, but Jimmy seems to be totally understanding that's got to hang with her BFF's and team mates. Still, it does give Lupita and Dagmar times where they might talk shop.

supernatural shop that is

Zane has gone thoughtful, and ..some suspect he is courting Nadeen.

Dirk is hungry.

Siv was seen leaving a trod earlier, but came back soon enough. She seems pleased by whatever she was doing or found.

Sylvi gets a letter? Like, Snail mail? It's .. it's in the most lovely script, a formal invitation to the dance at Colton's high school. She already said yes, he didn't have to do this...but the lettering is lovely, and the words so formal and proper and flattering.

Gerd waits till Vali is sipping a drink, then asks 'What's a normal time for the Boob Fairy to show up?" /Several chokes later, Vali explains that's still a long way off before she finds out but it's a bit different for every girl or so he's heard. THANKS.