#rivervale_lodge

Blush!

"Lupe is usually pretty smart. Don't tell her I said that."

"It'll go to her head."

"Never" She grins "We can't have big head on Lupe, the rest of her is so small, she'd fall over"

A little laugh.

At that point, Lupe comes in with three plates, each with a burger "One Burger ala Dagmar" A nod "One Burgerr ala Lulu, and.. the best Burger, for me" She hands them out

"The best burger?" Brow.

"Because it's got the stuff I like on it" A smile from Lupe

Lulu rolls her eyes

"Well, you like weird stuff." Amiably, as she takes a bite of her own.

Lulu seems to have gotten one of Frank's, clearly on the less cooked side but relyingg on the meat itself.

"I like you, don't I?" Lupe counters with a smirk

"Yup. Further proof."

Lulu laughs, then sniffs at Dagmar "What's on yours?"

She lifts the top bun. "Cheese, and tomato, lettuce, onion, pickle and ketchup."

"THIS is a classic burger."

"But the tomato is so confusing" Lulu says "Is it a vegtable? or is it a Fruit?"

in the distance, a monkey moves along branches, as if drawn

"It's a tomato."

"Snow would know, for sure."

"Fruit?" Snow approaches "I heard the word Fruit!"

"It's a tomato."

"Ah, sadness" Snow sighs "Tomato was once a fruit, in the time before time, yes, yes it was... but, sadness.. then came the great fall, the betrayal we do not speak of... and now, it is not quite fruit. Cast out of the most glorious food group yet not quite gone. Fruits will no longer accept it, yet Vegtables do not quite trust it. Pity the poor tomato , friend Dagmar"

A sober nod. "So not a fruit, Snow has decreed it."

Elsewhere, Connor argues, "But I did have a vegetable, I put ketchup on my burger..." Alas, the poor Tomato.

Alas!

"Are you talking to a Snow Spirit?" Lulu asks

"Oh! No, Snow is her name. She is a monkey."

She bites on her lip. "I don't know if I should do the magic so you can see her..."

Lupe ponders "You know, we'll let your Chief or her husband decide. Fair?"

She nods. "It isn't strictly necessary, so I know she doesn't like doing it capriciously."

"But Snow is like a spirit... maybe one of gluttony." Lulu might notice her watermelon has gone missing.

"Oh.. OH!" Lulu laughs at the missing watermelon. She finds it funnny more than alarminng

A sigh. "Well, you've made a friend even if you can't see her."

TO THE SIDE.....
"I'm not offended, Jonas. Nonplussed. A -college-?"

"A college program, a small one at best. It's a notion" he admis

"It is. I'll take it back with me, see what people think. There isn't a lot of money in the area."

Siv fusses "Jonas, don't hit my sister up for something requiringgg monney, it's tacky"

Piper remarks, "College isn't for everyone..."

Lulu looks at DAGMAR "if she's your friend, then I'm glad she thinks I'm one even if I donn't know her"

"Siv, he's not doing that. He made a good suggestion. It's worth talking about."

Siv nods to Piper, then looks at her sister "You came here for family visit, not for MORE work"

"Thank you for the idea, Jonas."

"You're welcome " Jonas says tot Jessica, then Jonas looks at Siv "I promise only to rattle on about family dramas and adventue for the day?"

"Better" Siv beams

"Snow likes just about everyone, if she gets fruit out of the deal. We helped her when a hunter was trying to kill her. Like.. like, I get hunting for food, yeah? But not just for trophies."

Lupe's watermelon is now gone, too.

"I'll pass on the drama, thanks."

"Ugh, not the family drama. It's always some drama or another in a goathouse."

A small smile to Jess as they have a similar opinion.