#rivervale_lodge

"Fine" The nocker puts it down with a huff

"I don't want to die!" foam says

"You are NOT dying today!" She hands off Foam to Sally Mae and picks up the bomb! Wrapping her arms around it and hunching over, she takes off at full Satyr sprint speed - heading for the front door!

And out the front door she goes....

She sees Tiffany! And the troll boys about 15 feet away

"Hey, Capricorn" Tiffany waves, then sniffs

She stops short of the pooka and twins, and turns to look around quickly - a spin, drop, and high-kick as she rhymes, "Hippity-Hoppoty, get off my property!" It's not elegant, as she drop-kicks the device, hopscotching it to go across the street and as high up into the air as possible!

"Tweedle, Deedle... DUCK!" Tiffany orders the boys!

The troll twins hit the ground. The satyress drop kicks the lego bomb up up up ! into the air and over the street!

Tiffany leaps on top of the boys , though even at their young age she can only shield them so much.

And the bomb EXPLODES in a shower of yellow and red plastic building blocks, setting off car alarms and scaring local wild life.

And poor Piper, unused to such advanced props, finds her glamour severely, really drained.

She shakes her head, trying to clear the ringing from her ears, and moves to Tiffany's side. "You all okay?"

"Terrible. I'm drained to a wisp of nothing" The pooka says looking over the boys, then glancing at her.

"Here..." Tiffany says pulling out a mint "For your breath" It glows with glamour

She wobbles a bit, dropping to a knee to steady so she doesn't topple. "That's a... doozy, wasn't it. Did you get the number of that truck?"

"Yeah, it was 555-Eat-MINT" Tiffany say putting a free hand to support the girl

Picking up a small red rectangle. "Hey look, caltrops. Leggo my eggos. Time for second breakfast?" She giggles, apparently a little loopy, but accepts the mint.

As she does, a bit more glamour... salvaging her danger of slipping into mundanity.

Sally Mae rushes out "Is everyone okay?"

Tiffany says "Yup. I saved the day by using this here trusty satyr. How do we have a boomboom?"

Currently patting her head, and reassuring herself that yes, the horns are still there.

"Margalita made one out of legos and stuff YOU Left in the House" Sally Mae almost hisses at Tiffany.

"Wait, she ..made that?" Tiffany says

The nocker peeks out 'OUt of the stuff in that case marked 'dangerous materials'..yeah"

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She winces a bit, but is not getting between this arguement, as it looks like Sallie May might just be the one ready to bite! "Boys, why don't we head in? You both okay? Watch your step on the blocks..."

Tiffany picks up the nocker "You juust MADE it on your own in a cave with a box of scraps? In your face, Nobel!" WOot

"DO NOT ENCOURAGE HER!" Sally Mae says.

The boys nod to Piper and follow her... One asks "Is Sally Mae gonna kill Tiffany?"

"I don't think so. Remember kids, experimenting is great, but best done in a structured environment. Just as you shouldn't play around with new weapons without a trainer at hand, Tiffany's probably the best one to show Margie the right way to set that up so that the timer is correct, and how to add a cut-off switch." A small grin. "Because after all, it WORKED, right? She's not gonna -stop- building things, and she shouldn't, but just gotta keep some checks and balances."

Lucjan & Lauge nod at this as they go inside "You kick good" Lucjan says/"You kick REALLY good" Lauge says.

"Whuff. I need to kick more often... or less often. That smarted."

Outside, a three way conversation going on, oddly with Tiffany explainign to Sally Mae how amazing what Margalita just did IS and reminding Sally mae that she was told to get GUNS out of the house, nothing was said about her demolitions gear. With Sally Mae countering with te whole 'nearly dying' bit. The nocker defends her craft... and apologizes for maybe using LETHAL stuff... when Tiff points out that smoke bombs and glitter bombs are also a thing... and also puffing up at the praise and then asking for how to fix that darn timer.

"You need some glamour" The boys say then together in an almost spooky sync "We can help!"

"I'll be okay, don't you worry on me now. You keep your juice, you never know if you might need it." She grins.

"But... Trolls protect" One says/"It's the code" says the other.

"I'm a little light-headed, but I'll be right-as-rain after a bit. In lifeguard class they taught us how to triage in an emergency..." And she describes to them about how to decide what should take precedence, what can wait... a moments thought and she skips over the "and who you can't help" bit. That can be a later life lesson.

The boys nod, either they understand, or they figure if they nod this will pass quicker.

Tiffany returns with Margalitta and Sally Mae along. WHatever they discussed it seems settled.

"But it's appreciated. Say, have you seen Ikenna about?" Realizing he hasn't been spotted for a few.

They shake their heads.

"Mmm?" Sally Mae says "How are things going?"

She gives Sally Mae a little smile. "Swimmingly. Oh - Foam? Where's she off to?" A shake of her head. "I'm used to babysitting, but not normally this many kids... or kids this interesting."

"Foam is here... she's just al ittle shaken" Sally Mae says

Foam peeks around the woman's leg with big eyes "I could have diiied."

She kneels and offers arms out in case the childling wants a hug.

A BIG Hug indeed

Sally Mae smiles as the little girl rushes to her and squeezes

She gives the little one a squeeze, and then softly responds, "Yes, you could have. But you wouldn't have. You know why? Because I'm here, and Miss Sally Mae is here, and especially, your friends Lucjan and Lauge are here. And they just told me, Trolls Protect. Can you imagine anything being able to hurt you with all of us here?"