#rivervale_lodge

Itt's a Chimerical GIANT of her

"Not unless she wears lots of animals for clothes and is REALLY tall?" Connor asks, eyes closed to help sniff. At least he thinks it helps.

"Really... really... REALLY tall..."

She looks up again, then sets her jaw and sets to work at chopping the stalk.

Dagmar is running back with Siv, Flyswatter in hand.

"I...don't know...what...you three...were doing...but THIS...is what...I wanted...to avoid!"

Run run run THWACK

"Miserable litle intruders.. those toys I took them fair and.. . stop that..." She yells down there

Kerri is chopping away at the base of the jellybeanstalk. "Dagmar, help me here! Other side!"

Kerri has already started, and as Dagmar takes the other side...

Flyswater makes the Beanstalk spew Candy juice!

The giant falls... annd vanishes... the autumn world connsumes her

but another figgure comes into view, falling... one can't hear her scream

Connor's eyes go WIDE, and without a thought, he unleashes the last of his glamour to hopscotch himself into the air! He grabs Lily, and wraps his arms around her protectively...

"Lily!"

He protects her, even as he has scrunched up his eyes preparing to splatter...

Lily plummets "oh bother" she whispers.

Connonor catches Lily - but Dagmar is there to catch Connor!

Kerri gasps as Dagmar catches the two of them.

"You left her behind?!" Kerri stares at the childlings in disbelief.

Siv , who is currently a large Kestrel, huge, says "Oh well, so much for that.." As others beat her to it

"We didn't knnow she was there!" Lane gasps

"What happened? Did you... you weren't supposed to climb the Beanstalk!"

"She's always SO Sneaky" Jack protests

"Even the nose didn't knows." Connor protests, a little dizzy.

Kerri notes Connor's dizziness, and she grabs up a handful of jellybeans from the ground, imbuing them with a bit of her own glamour. "Here, these should help."

"But I don't like green beans." He says, through a mouthful of them.

Kerri straightens and looks at them all, hands on her hips. "I want to hear the full story. And you will have to tell it again for the Chieftain and the Mountain. But first...you four have a task to do."

Dagmar is still holding both childlings, brow furrowed.

"Roo?" Connor asks?

"Get your breath...and then bring in this harvest," she says, indicating the windfall of jellybeans surrounding them. "I will bring you some baskets."

Lily holds up something "i got it"

She hugs the doll

Connor tilts his head, ears flopping over. Does he recognize that... that horrifying toy?

From before the adventure?

Blink.

He might have seen it in the toybox... it might have fallen out when hopscotched

Jack and Lane gather jelly beans up

Siv has returned to normal

"What a nice new friend." Connor says, a little unsure... and gathers jelly beans. Every so often he glances back over his shoulder to see if the doll is still watching him.

He will be sure to scold Lily later. She should have told him she was there! Then again, that doll is still looking at him. Maybe he can write it in a letter, with crayon drawings.

"It's okay, Chucke wheeze choke, I saved you" Lily whispers soothinly

Kerri looks at the toy, baffled, and sighs. She makes sure there are bushel baskets for each childling, and then she leaves them to their work, going back into the kitchen.

She beckons for Dagmar and Siv to join her, leaving the childlings to their task.

Siv joins her "Crazy day"

Kerri gets out a Dr Pepper for Dagmar, pours herself another shot of whiskey, and gets Siv whatever her usual is.

Siv likes spiced rum, or she'll have a Dr. Pepper too

Kerri serves Siv a shot of spiced rum.