#rivervale_lodge

Jonas takes in the heat "This is pleasant. It was an excellent suggestion, Piper. Thank you"

She sighs happily, basking in the warmth as well as the company. "I hadn't thought of it earlier because... well, as nice as warm is, it's not much fun alone. I'm glad to share it with you, though."

A somewhat guilty, perhaps a touch greedy expression. "Do we have to tell anyone else? I mean, I suppose this IS on Lodge grounds and belongs under the Chief's purview..." sigh

"Of course we have to tell her" Jonas says /"Of course we won't tell her" Siv says

"It's not hurting anything...."

"It's a matter of tactical practicalilty should she need it" Jonas insists

"Mom has her secrets, why can't we have ours?" Siv counters

"Because it's her fief?" He counters

"Says the modernist" Siv says

"I'm not a modernist so much as a troll traditionalist.. she's a chief" he counter counters

"Piper showed this to us in trust!" Siv reminds

"And thus when she asked us whether we should tell the Chief or not, we should give her good counsel and say yes, she should tell her"

"Wait, why is it up to me?" Obviously having hoped to foist the decision to someone else.

Jonas says "Because you're the one who brought it to our attention and it would seem, in this matter, you have senority?"

She holds her breath and pouts, which has the added effect of floating her up, up above Siv. Depending on how long she pouts, she may just float away.

"If she floats away YOU have to catch her!" Siv fusses at Jonas

"You can't let her bully you with pouts, Siv . I love her too, but sometimes firmness is required with satyr girlfriends" Jonas says

"You've had ONE satyr girlfriend" Siv says

"Yes, and she's been VERY educational" Jonas says

Luckily, the small satyr has high stamina but little lungs - unlike SOME folk who are blessed with great big wind-sacks on their chests, hers are... petite. And she comes back down.

"Maybe a compromise? I feel like I'm part of the lodge, but I live at the apartments, mostly. I'll tell Emissary Sylvi and she can decide?"

A smile and she bobs back down into the warm steam. "Maybe she'd like to visit with that Storm of hers."

"this ethical deferment sounds suspiciously like 'passing the buck'" Jonas says wrly "But I suppose"

She lightly bumps him with her horns as she floats past. "Call me a bronco, then."

"Okay, good deal" Siv nods

Tonk "Careful, among my people that's considered foreplay" He says

TONK

that gets her pulled into a grip, and tonked back lightly.

"Oh tonk dirty to him, PIper" Siv says with exagerated breatheiness

"Dirt... mud... grime... DUST!" She laughs and let's herself be gripped.

"you two are outrageous" And he reaches for Siv with another arm and.. the three enjoy the steam

Fade to steam