#rivervale_lodge

"Star is pretty good at making her opinions clear. Stubborn nag."

“You just used it that one time right? But she had just got here, and was wearing that nasty bit with the spikes. Maybe try it again. She might not have such a sore mouth anymore.” Or attitude, he thinks. “I’d like to meet a talking horse someday. See if she REALLY could be more stuck up than Lovecraft.”

Affection in his whisper.

"Ha!"

"See, get her in the saddle AND the bridle - boom, magic talking pegasus..."

"Maybe we could add, like, a bayonet to her forehead piece..."

“Like in the new She-Rah.” Pause, and sudden clarification, “I heard!”

"Yeah?"

A wary glance, then he admits. “Yeah, it’s not bad. Just can’t give Dirk more ammunition. He’s almost worse when he tries to be nice. He started puffing about if anyone wanted to beat up his fag foster brother, only he was allowed to...” a frown and a helpless shrug. “I mean, he’s TRYING. But.”

"But yeah."

“I thought I might go stag to the dance. Last year there was the werewolf thing. I don’t want to miss out if anything interesting happens this year. Maybe hang with Zane if he doesn’t pick a date. But Dirk just gets dumb ideas and can’t keep his mouth shut.”

"Maybe you could come over and watch it, sometime?"

"Uhg, yeah."

"I was gonna ask you, y'know, if you wanted... but then the whole thing happened?"

“Yeah. That sucked. I think I’m out sick next year on the 14th.”

"Fair."

“You got Sylvi doing her makeup thing again?”

"I haven't asked. I should, man.. she is way better than I am."

"I'm wearing a suit again. Nadeen's okay with it."

A yawwwn.

“It looks good on you. Better than I’d look in a dress.” A snicker. “I got SO CLOSE to convincing Dirk that’s what Sadie Hawkins meant. Until he remembered going last year without a dress. That would have been hilarious.”

"Aw man..."

“I’m gonna go see if Anne Marie is done with the Chief. It’s getting late and she has court in the morning.”

"Okay. Want me to walk the two of you home?"

“Yeah, that’d be cool. It was warm out so she insisted on not adding to the carbon footprint...” Symon rolls his eyes since neither Mom nor Chieftain/Forester are here to see it.

"Yeah, well. I got Flyswatter."

A thumbs up, and they head out.

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