#rivervale_lodge

Gerd says "I think she's just worried her folks will see that video"

Eden manages a nod

"As for me? Hey..food you know? Working slowly on it. Getting better every day"

"I guess...they might...and we can cancel the upload if you want. But...well, for real, what would the consequences be for you, Eden? I know I'm being 'that bad influence girl' right now, but...how bad would it be?"

A grin for Gerd. "You are. Today's bad?"

"Little rougher than it's been in a bit" Gerd says

Eden reaches into her little purse pocket and pulls something out. It's obvious she keeps it with her

A sympathetic look to Gerd, but then she looks to the thing Eden's got.

She shows the note to both trolls

Gerd looks over "Yikes. THAT is hanging over your head?"

"Oof." Sylvi sighs. Then she looks at it again. "Return to Values Rehabilitation Station..."

"More like a hot poker of Damacles but.." A shrug by Eden.

"Everynow and then they cluck a bit"

The paper has a number, email...and how to report 'suspicious sinful activity'

"Oh this is nuts" Gerd reads too "I mean, Frank is religious but he's like.. help you out when you're down and out religious not... thought control camp religious"

"Then he's doing it wrong" Eden says with a sigh that indicates even to t hose that know pooka that she doesn't mean that

"Wow. Hey, Eden, not that it would really help much, but if you want to work in the mortal system...does Ann Marie know about this? Or even, you know, the guidance counselor at school? This looks like stuff they might get nervous about." She narrows her eyes at the paper again.

Is the number local?

Eden looks horrified "Pardon me, comrades, but you're saying I should report my parents to the Commitee?

"

Yes it is.

"Um, if your parents are getting messed up by these people? That's a hard yes from me. But I get that you wouldn't be comfortable doing it." She checks to see if there's an address.

There is

Gerd eyes the older wilder troll intently, "Sylvi... what are you thinking? You've got that 'this shall not stand' look'"

"Look, I realize Dagmar and I could be twinsies- but I LIKE my birth mom" Eden says

Sylvi looks at Eden at that, uncertain which way that lie fell.

"You...love her and don't want to see her hurt...?"

"Burning at the stake is wrong either way?" the pooka tries sort of

"I think she's worried she'd get taken away from her parents..." Gerd says

Eden taps her nose

"But.. your parents seem to be doing their level best to undo you" Gerd says.

A shrug at that from the snake girl

"Yeah, but...Eden...like Gerd says...what they're doing is hurting you. Like, for real, hurting you." A significant look, hoping to remind her of the prior day.

"Well yes, all my problems are my parent's faut, not school or boys rejecing me or my ownwimpiness" The pooka rolls her eyes.

"And I really do want to find out what these people are really up to. I've got a bad feeling about them, and it's not just because of the churchiness of it."

Now Gerd looks confused "wait, what's going with boys and school?"

"Yeah, but when I have problems outside of home, I have people at home I can turn to for help, mostly. You kind of don't."

"She and Adam had what I think was a misunderstanding. I want to get them together to figure it out." She doesn't mention the bit about Symon.

Eden can't argue there

Gerd says "Adam ..he's a brave guy, and maybe even a nice one at times, but wow he's like a bull in a china shop"

"Kinda, yeah."

She's looking at the paper again. "There's an address here...want to check it out?"

"The three of us?"

"Sure. Just to see what kind of vibe we get off it?"

"Besides, if we go there once, then Gerd will know where it is so she can bip us there whenever we need to."

Eden looks at Gerd "So this voluntold thing she does?"

"Yeah, probably gets it from her mom"

That from Gerd "Sadly she's good at it"

"Am I wrong?" Sylvi grins at them.