#rivervale_lodge

"You..." A pause. "OH."

BLUSH.

"Oh this lodge is wonderful... it's hospitality... " A smile at Sylvi "you are truly a Hearths' daughter. I should go"

Another glare at the imp. "So happy to help out," she says sarcastically.

She chews on a hangnail.

And yes, another blush answering Dagmar's. "Siv figured it out the moment she saw me. I don't mean to be obvious, but...."

"Well, I don't think it was that obvious."

"You... you're okay? He didn't..."

And the imp walks to the door.

Mackerel slips free and chases after Nabuni again.

"YIPE!"

And the imp closes the door escaping just in time.

"Oh, Dagmar, I'm totally okay." She takes a seat nearby. "We meant to. We'd been talking about it for a while. And he..." She pauses. "It was really, really nice. Nothing bad happened."

She exhales, quiet relief. "Okay."

"And...I'm not...I wasn't going to say, but then she...." She glares in the direction the imp left and sighs. "And then you got your Gwydion-face, and...I didn't want to lie to you and have things be weird."

"Right."

"She seemed nice enough, but..."

A sigh. "She didn't mean any harm. She just lives on...well...she won't need to recharge for a while."

"I don't trust her, but Flopsy's on her side, so...."

She shifts her weight. "That stuff. Yeah."

Sylvi looks a bit uncomfortable. "So...anyway...yeah. That's...what happened."

"I'm glad you're happy."

"Colton seems like a decent guy."

Gerd comes in "hey guys"

Sylvi can't help but beam. "He really is. Two years ago, I'd have never said that, but...."

"Hey, Gerd." Sylvi's demeanor shifts,

Hiding her smile.

"hey Gerd."

"Hi. " Gerd says "Uhm what a day"

"Yeah?"

"Yeah? What happened?"

'Oh good and bad. Met Adam... did you know expecting someone to ask for something is the same thing as making them beg?" She snorts

"Oh jeez..."

"I don't understand why he ACTS so different!"

Gerd says "look, I'm not really butthurt about it, but you know? I tried...and I'm not sure why we bother."

Sylvi rolls her eyes. "I just can't even with him. BUT...he's here."

"I mean, here, like in the neighborhood. Gotta deal with him."

"I'll try to see what's the deal." A sigh.

"Does he give you shit, Dagmar?"

"I mean...you guys went on a date....?"

"To be fair, I did act put out whe nhe doubted me when I said I coudl fly... but when he got sarcastic I rolled with it because hey, sarcasm, useful lingo. But "She fills them in

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"So you guys tell me? was I a bitch?"

(( 👍 ))

Dag flushes. "I guess it was a date. But he wasn't like that."

"No more than he was, in my opinion. But...well, I don't know. He was here because the Chieftain asked to see him...maybe something she said upset him?"

"He was nice. Respectful."

"Maybe he knows how to behave on a date, then," Sylvi allows grudgingly.

"Dagmar, if you're happy with him great, but life's too short for me to waste my time giving lessons in manners I knew when I was six."

Dag frowns.