#rivervale_lodge

TXT: How about near the lodge.

((bzzt)) Yeah ok. Where?

TXT: Near the stable. Warm there, but private

((Bzzt)) Yeah, ok. See you then.

And sure enough, about fifteen minutes later, Zane trots up to the stable to wave to Adam. It does not look like he got much sleep

"Hey."

"Hey man, you survived Samhain.. good." A grin, sleepy but geniune

"Yeah, man, no big deal." A shrug as he pushes away from the barn wall.

Zane takes out a carrot to feed Star

"But hey, listen..... my folks got a babysitter last night; Ramona, she's a freshman at school, takes French. Lily an' she were looking out the window at stuff last night. I think it was after they had a tea party, and Lily was talking to her creepy-assed doll, and.... Ramona started seeing stuff. Fae stuff." Seriously.

"Did the doll enchant her you think?" He says surprised

"Yeah. It's a chimera."

"Inaminae actually, see it has a husk that... well nevermind that... okay, the doll enchanted Ramona...Ramona.. the name isn't common. I should be able to place..." He frowns "I'm not remembering a shape. Normally I remember hips torso waist ratio about any girl"

"You wouldn't about her."

He describes her physically; eyes, hair, height.....

"Oh, the one who dresses in layers..yeah, I think I seen her once. We don't have but one class in common"

August nods. "Anyway she was still kinda glow-y this morning, and not from a good reason, and she was still seeing stuff."

"Not from a good reason? Huh.. Samhain, someone could have pranked her... but something sounds off about this"

"Dude she was at my house all night."

"Then she should have been safe." he says "Your house was supposed to be off limits. Okay. I am definitely confused"

"It was?" News to Adam.

"Well, Unseelie don't always keep bargains... but yeah"

"you're my friend. I put the word out"

"Plus, you like.. SAVED our asses" A pat on the back

"Hey, thanks...... dude......" his speech slows as he thinks.

"Actually....."

"No, heard about it dude... Lindnorm thingee fae killer breath?"

"No, last night. I, uh..... don't remember a lot? And I woke up at home. In bed. In a kind of a robe with tag on my foot. I don't remember that at -all-."

A snicker "I have no idea who did that, but if it was just a tag, you're good"

"I showered so... pretty sure that's all, yeah. What about Ramona? And Lily?"

"I guess I need to get a look at Ramona." He says "See what's up. You were right to tell a changeling though"

Adam nods. "Ok. Cool. She's at her place."

"Great.. uhm. where IS her place?" Sheepish

"I'll walk you. Just came from there, come on."

They head that way

When they get to the house, Zane seems distracted

Then he pauses "Dude... do you feel that?"

"Feel what?"

"It's like a pulse of ....like a hearbeat thump.. not the sound, the pressure .. you don't.. oh right . Kenning isn't always easy." He knocks on the door

"Wait, you feel that -here-??"

"Yeah... odd huh? I think some glamour has been about this house. Then again, between the 'woosh boom' with the dragon biting it, and the 'ooo wee ooo' of Samhain... it's not unheard of... on the other hand it's possible that some changeling has..."

THe door opens up and a square jawed man in his early forties opens the door, with buzz cut and a glare.

Zane changes his words fast... "Changing the routine up is why we're going to make OUR Version of Taming of the Shrew work! Whole gender swap! Instead of Kate, it's Kyle! "

"Y... yeah?" Adam knows a dodge when he's part of it, even if he doesn't quite -get- it.

"Right, so Kyle is refusing to go out, date...wants to just huddle in his man cave... but .. oh, hello, Sir. " he turns to see the father, "I'm Zane. This is Adam. Is Ramona here?"

"Yeah," He said "She just got home. What do you want?" the father asks suspicious

Adam nods in greeting.

"Tell him what we want, Adam?" Zane says

"Uh? Oh, oh, uh, is Ramona available? I, uh, Zane needs some notes from French."

He grunts. Eyes both boys, grunts again, then says "Ramona.. it's boys here. To see you. About French."