#rivervale_lodge

"How could he be blamed for wanting to fuck Piper for months? See, I'm a real good friend, now he gets to."

"Tell him to just leave me alone."

Nabuni's face falls "i'm trying to help you both, because neither of you really want the friendship to die like this"

Her voice is smaller than she is somehow

"Your his friend. He has you, and plenty of other fucking friends, and a good girlfriend who isn't broken, so why can't he leave me ALONE!?"

"Chief and Olgar are training him now, he doesn't need me for shit except, what - to make sure he's got nothing hanging over his head? I'm the meanie, I'm the bitch, I broke up with him, it's my fault... do I have to pretend like I feel good, too?"

"I don't say NUTHIN' and he runs away like I'm a fucking ogre!"

"And I should be HAPPY about that?"

"Who isn't brok..." She pauses, "You're not mad at him, you're mad at yourself for ...well, not sure, failing him? Not being right for him? That's..." The demoness straightens up "Dagmar. No one can make you be happy, but you're raging against yourself, and then seeing him as angry with you too when he's not because it's better than admiting you hate yourself. And you shouldn't. You're a cool chick. Everyone thinks so. "

"You're not broken, you're dented, but the dents are coming out, year by year, and that's.. that's pretty girl power boss" Nab says

"Shut up. Go away. Go tell him how good he has it."

"Ask him. I broke up with him. Ask him - he made sure I said it!"

"That way it's all my fault, not his. He gets to be guilt free, because it's my fault."

"You think he made you say that to get off scott free?" She says "No... he did that so no one would say he dumped you. So you wouldn't catch shit for it. When a girl.. some girls, when a guy breaks up with THEM, they get hell for it because.. I don't know, double standards and shit. He didn't do it to make it look liek your fault, he did it to try to make the fall out easier on you." She says "You can ask him. He'd never want you feeling this bad!"

She does, however, back up "I... I'm the wrong kind of chimera for this I know. I'm sorry. I wish I knew how to make you see"

"He'd already decided before that. I even said I'd fuck him, and he wouldn't."

"You're either all for him, or all against him."

"It's exhausting."

"Maybe I couldn't do it anymore."

"Or maybe, if you had fucked him, " Nab ponders "It would have made you feel less, liek that's all you were good for...and he wouldn't do that to you, ANd you shouldn't do that either. It should bebecause you both want to.. not because one of you HAS to.. or it's..." She starts to fizzle and fade

"Go away!" A note of panic.

"I think... I think.. I think I am..." Nabuni stares at herself "Isn't that odd... I don't..." She looks at Dagmar "Whatever this is- it's not your fau-" And she winks out

Dagmar's eyes go wide and she starts to hyperventilate.

Star tries to nudge her, it'll be okay

She drops the currycomb and retreats - out of the stable, beating a path to the woods beyond.

The horses look worried and make equine protests

Star puts her ears back, and backs up... and there she goes, up and OVER the fence. Her human is leaving, upset, without her... and Star isn't having it. She gallops after the troll. An impertinent neigh. She will be boss mare if she needs to. Stop!

Flustered, frustrated, eyes wide with panic. "No. Star, STOP. No!"

Star comes up along side Dagmar, and does stop. She gives her the nudge that she tried to do earlier.

A hiccupy noise, and she tries to guide the unbridled horse by her mane. "No, you have to go back..." Clumsy hands.. a YANK, too hard, it hurts!

She pulls back a bit, whickering. But doesn't retreat. Rather, she goes down on a front knee, like fancy Equestrian horses are taught, so that she can mount without effort. They didn't teach her that, did they? It's very elegant looking. Maybe something she was taught at the previous Stable.

Dagmar backs away. "Star, you have to go back..."

She follows Dagmar. A snort. Clearly intending - not so much to urge her back, but the horse is going to follow her. Mounted or not.

A soft whine, wavering... she takes a few steps back towards the stable.

Stormwake looks tempted to leap over the fence himself, or break through it. If they're in trouble he's going to help

Head tilts towards Dagmar, and she trots a few steps further down the path. Her head nods, mane shaking, and a paw at the earth, much like when she's eager for a run.

"No. No, you have to go back..."

A derisive snort that needs no translation. Moving over, she leans her head over Dagmar's shoulder. The horse belongs where the girl is.

"Nononononono... I'm going to get in so much trouble..." breathing fast again. "Please..."

She exhales on Dagmar, her breath warm and scented like apples from an earlier treat. Inhale, exhale, leaning lightly against her with enough weight to be felt, but not to be a burden on the troll.

"Star, you have to go back." Her voice cracks, panic threatening to turn into tears.

She doesn't understand the words, but she knows that her friend is in distress, and comforts her as best she can, as she would another horse. Solid weight leaning softly against her, and softly nibbling at the edge of her coat in a grooming gesture.

She tries again to guide Star towards the stable, clumsily.

She attempts once more, the kneel. Whickering softly as though encouraging a foal, for her to take her place on Star's back where she belongs.

She doesn't.

"STUPID horse! Don't go back! See if I care!!"

Her ears swivel back at the tone, but she remains where she is.

A stomp! "GO AWAY!"

She stomps back. And gives a challenging neigh, giving her mane a toss. She is the bigger mare!

And.. Dag bolts. Maybe she can't outrun a horse, but logic is secondary to the panicked urge to get away... get away, before she hurts Star.