#rivervale_lodge

and not ashamed of it.

Adam murmurs to the sister he's helping.

Piper takes up a spot by the other. "Can you stand? How long were you out here?" Knowing that they could lose circulation standing tied too long. Don't ask how she knows..."

Lola mutters something and points to her purse "We'll pay you guys back , just get on with Beltaine okay?"

Leya says "We're fine, we're fine.. look, it was all i nfun. We knew you guys..wanted us, so we got you drunk and maybe..." Leya blushes "Got some of your cash while you were too drunk to care."

Adam leans back from the satyress and frowns. "You were stealing from us?"

Sylvi looks at Adam and Zane.

A blink, and she checks her pocketbook.

Only those who visit the apartments might notice their money is light right away. Others who visited in the past might realize they did wonder where money went missing or worse, why they had some odd charges on cards.

Zane groans, "That's where my amazon gift card went"

"That... that doesn't make this right." She frowns, but looks... conflicted.

She frowns. "Okay, you know what?" An almost child-like stamp of a foot. "I am NOT going to let this ruin my Beltane mood. You can sort out who did what to whom later, but right now that is not what this night is all about. Everybody grab a ribbon...we are fixing this!"

"Why don't you come with me back to the lodge? I can help you find something to wear." She offers to Lola and Leya.

Adam looks a little sour but nods and steps back. "Yeah. Ok. Keep it. See ya."

"No, in fact..." Sylvi tugs off her dress, revealing her bra and underwear. "I say, solidarity in undies!"

"Come on! You'll be hot enough from dancing soon!"

"Yeah.. you guys are.. going to forgive us?" Leya says

A shrug. "Sure. Hey, just money, right? Not a bad price for the lessons."

Sylvi grabs a ribbon and shoves it in Leya's hand. "Sort it out tomorrow." She shoves ribbons at Adam and Zane. "Please?" Almost urgently.

She takes a ribbon and tucks Lola's hands around it.

Another ribbon for Lola.

Zane nods "yeah, it's Beltaine. Time to let go" He nods

And a grin as she eyes Sylvi up and down, and shimmies out of her own scant flower dress.

And strips down to his underwear too "Tadah"

There is not MUCH more underneath.

"Let's swing!"

"Come on!" She urges everybody. "Bad taste, but we can wash it away with Beltane sweet!"

The mortal nods and takes the ribbon, looking away from Leya and... oh, hey, away from Sylvi too.

Sylvi notices the glance away. "C'mon Adam! Boxers or briefs?" she laughs.

Dag takes one look at the underwear party before taking Nadeen's hand to disappear elsewhere in the woods.

Colton says "I can't believe I'm doing this..." but he strips slowly

Then she goes to Colton and hands him a ribbon. "Thank you," she whispers as she hands it to him.

Piper reaches over and cups a hand under Adam's chin for a moment, and turns his gaze back towards them. "One of us. one of us. Gooble gobble gooble gobble."

A grin.

Nadeen pulls along and goes with Dagmar. "You okay?" She says

A hand tugs at his shirt.

Oh, that's much better. Adam grins and, with help, strips down.

"Music! We need music! Singing, drumming, something! Everybody ready?" A chaotic arrangement of bodies, tethered to the pole with ribbons in the darkness of the woods.

Adam pulls Piper close and kisses her, skin-on-skin.

The sisters seem stunned that everyone's forgiving..

And as each piece of clothing has hit the ground, a little puff of glamour rose up, like spores from puffballs, and it's making the air around them shimmer and glow with youth and pleasure and energy and...yes, forgiveness and acceptance, even. Because it's SPRING, dammit!

Dirk actually withdrew too. But others join in.

Somebody certainly starts singing or playing a tune, maybe even several random songs and tunes at once that just happen to blend perfectly, as the dancers start to dance. The same weaving in and out, over and under, round and round....and gradually closer, and closer, and closer.

Zane always has some tunes on a device to help out...

but nothing beats music from satyr voices and tempo

Ohhh, absolutely. And it seems to be clearly understood that, tonight at least, the Gift is totally welcome.

Adam embraces it, dancing in and out, glancing occasionally at Piper, flirting with Rikki.....

Sylvi is happy and at ease and playing in and out of the ribbons...and definitely giving Colton some warm and inviting looks.

RIkki laughs and flirts with Adam AND Piper

and each of the wilders feels invigorated... reacharged... the spring magic inspiring them, letting them find new insights without thought, it's almost like being mused by chance