#rivervale_lodge

A cocky grin. "So far so good. You guys settling in ok?"

"Was, though the summer sun burns me a bit" She says "still, I managed to pre arrange my kicks. Your mom is eating cuban I see? Rump of?"

"Be gentle with me" Vali says as he sits in the Dunking Both.

Well, above the water.

Nadeen eyes the dunking booth "Dagmar... you have a strong arm, right?"

"Huh?" Adam looks around, not really sure if he wants to see.......

His mom is out of sight, as are the two sisters

"Uhhh... not sure?"

"Nevermind, " Rikki smiles "How's the summer treating you?"

"Well, still a couple weeks of summer left, but it looks good. Going to focus on earning some dorss. Oh! And a trip!"

"Oh, where to?" Rikki says

"Dunno!" This seems to be an exciting point about the whole thing. "Just... you know. Travel! See where we end up! Oh, yeah, we have a couple 'head in this direction' spots that might be cool to visit, but.... "

"How are you going to stay charged?" She says curious "I mean, your battery is winky blinky right? Down side of being on the Adam side of Adam and not the Oberon"

Adam puzzled over this a moment, then nods and shrugs. "Well, one reason I'm want to earn dross, right? And I won't be alone."

"Oh? Zane and you riding the highways, ready to rob from the Rich and get you some smores?" She looks intrigued

"Well... no, not Zane. And I'm not planning to rob anyone."

"Boorerrring" She smiles though "Picking a pack of pickled PIpers?"

"Of course I have a strong arm..."

Piper catches a glimpse of Vali on the dunking booth as she spins with Lyron, and remarks, "Oh, to have a pitcher's arm right now..."

Nadeen glances over at the balls.. a quarter a throw...."I have a dollar I'm willing to donate for you to try"

A grin. "Yeah, Piper and I are going."

He wasn't volunteering the information, but he wasn't hiding it either; figure he was aiming for discrete.

Vali grins at Piper"Darn shame, young lady. " He coughs "Because now I shall recite some of the cheesiest after school special commercials until someone knocks me in the water. "

Dagmar cracks her knuckles. "Well then..."

"Dagmar, are you our champion? " Piper cheers over at the sight of the troll squaring up.

"I have an entire roll of quarters in my pocket - Zane, QUIET - in preparation for coin laundry." A wicked grin Vali's way.

"You know," Vali begins "Words hurt. They hurt a lot.... so how can we better ourselves to remember?" Oh god, he's even got that sacchrine commercial voice that sounds so condescending

"I'll give it a go."

Dirk says "THANK you" Rarely he so mannerly

Dollar put down by Nadeen.. and that's FOUR Throws.

Mind you, it won't be easy, the target is small from here.. unlike Vali's mouth

Dagmar eyes the target before winding up.

"...and that's all about the power of caring, kids"

CLANG!

🌊 SPLASH

And down goes the French Teacher in his Sundress

Piper gives a whoop of excitment! Connor collapses into giggles! And Symon, peering out of the boathouse to see what is going on, ducks back in and closes the door.

Nadeen cheers! "YES!" and kisses Dagmar without thinking about it

Others applaud, as Vali comes up sputtering "The water's a bit chilly? Who picked chilly water? Tiff?"

Tiffany beams and uses a leg to scoot the cooler with ice away "Love you, babycakes!"

Dag grins and purples. Nadeen gets a squeeze back.

Zane gives a throaty laugh.

And Rikki actually leans against Adam and points

Adam looks over, laughs. "Oh shit...."

And his arm is around Rikki's middle.

"Oooooh...... Piper darts over to Etsie and whispers to the Satyr dame. "THink you can set me up with a beat?"

"Can Gene Simmons hit the spot with no hands?" She replies. It's meant to be rhetorical... and she begins to play

And as Etsie hits guitar, busting out with her rendition of a classic roots rock anthem, Piper belts out her version of the tune.

Well-a, beat the drum and hold the phone,
The sun came out today.
We're born again, there's new grass on the field.
A-roundin' third, and headed for home,
It's a strong armed, trollish lass,
Anyone can understand the way we feel.

Ooohh --
Put her in, Chief, she's ready to play today
Put her in, Chief, she's ready to play today
Look and see, she can be, Centerfield!

Tove looks delighted, and plays along on the instrumental with a small drum

Adam breaks into a huge grin.