#rivervale_lodge

A grunt, and she considers. "I'd listen."

"ah, but when I talk, I always give the bare truth so folks really really get me when they listen. Curse of my troll kith"

"Mmph." Considering.

"Might get around to it, though. Translate it?"

"Sometimes, people clap...to cheer you on ? And ..they get the rhtym wrong." Smile

"And the rhtym is the most impoooortant thing, of course"

"Yeah, I'm not..." She shrugs. "But I've been.. like, I've had some places where folks were all 'you are bad and sinful and we're gonna punish you until you're ready for Jesus."

"Seems to me that they're pretty bad people for doing that."

"For every atheist you show me that's not a Christian, I'll show you a Christian that's not a Christian" She says searching for ways to explain, "If a loaf of bread going to starving people is picked up by a dirty hand, do you throw the bread away?"

"But if they do good with one hand, and evil with the other... does the good make up for it?"

"Everybody sees them doing good, and making a show, but behind closed doors.. if that's how they act, ain't it still bad?"

"Depends on which offering is given the attention longer sometimes" Thoughtful

"if it was simple, I'd just turn to our redcap noblity"

"So. I mean, nobody is saying hurt them... but.. they shouldn't be allowed to hurt you."

"Hence, my Lotus Kung Fu Flower move"

"But I should come here less"

"Agreed. You should come here more."

"Me, I don't think you should go back... but I'm sure the grown-ups will fuss."

"When I turn 6 and two fives? I can become an emaciated minor"

"That's soon!"

"Ann-Marie could help, I bet."

"Marie Ann has been soo useless"

"She helped me, yeah? We're lucky to have her. Helped Dirk, too. And you're way more likable than Dirk."

"I'm buried under all this praise... what a hurdle to leap" she laughs softly, but then adds "But I get you despite your pook speech"

"Yeah, I'm pretty twisty-tongued, you know Gwydion."

"Yes, mind you, most falcons aren't CONDOR sized but..."

A laugh!

THAT makes Eden smile quite broadly. Most pooka like making folks laugh one way or another. It's in their kith

and the two? Actually have a decent time, and between light jokes, Eden talks, about her loneliness.. about how she'd LIKE a boyfriend, but with recognition it's the idea of being in love as much as any guy

ANnd Dagmar listens...

and that seems to mean a lot

(End Scene)

Dogs bark!

"What? Somebody here?"

Brekke looks up from her contemplation of the 'Fire.

A nod to Dagmar to check the door.

She gets up from her homework to do so.

Adam is pulled up and out of the car, as is Zane "Gee," the pooka says "Glad I'm a troll, two of you isnt' a hassle at ALL"

Eyebrow.

"Jeeze, what -are- you, Dude?" Unused to being manhandled (except maybe by Dagmar). Adam accompanies Tikki and Zane up the path from the parking lot to the Lodge.

"Dame, do you see who approaches?"

"Adam, Zane, and a pooka I don't know."

"Vaguely bored with this conversation?" He says helping them to the door "Pick up for two?"

Zane blinks and leands against the door "Heeey"

A scowl at the pooka. "Who are you?"

"Dagmar!" Delighted to see her.

"Hey Adam..."

Brekke stands to meet the new arrival...and gives the familiar faces a dubious look as they stumble in the door.

Tikki shrugs "Awesome Sauce McQwerty?"

Zane waves "HEY..dagz... we were at the partment... and we met these satyr sisters my sister"