#rivervale_lodge

Frank frowns.

"The childlings, of course, are even better buffered against the cold, but I would not put them at risk."

A brow at Frank, questioning?

"RIkki DOES have a knack for spitting in Banality's face. That girl is trouble, but her defiance can be handy"

"This is my thought," she says to AnneMarie, agreeing.

"Frank, what do you think?" Anne Marie says "Maybe a partner if Rikki is the one sent?"

"I suppose."

"I will speak with her on this tomorrow. If any of us think of another to partner with her on this task, we will advise the others."

"OH, forgive me" the boggan says "I need to get back to work. I'm late for a phone call with a judge"

"Brekke, would you like a ride home? And, Anne Marie, can you see that Jodi gets home safe?"

"Ah. We will take our leave, then. Thank you for your time, AnneMarie."

A nod to Frank, "Yes, that would be good."

"ALways, Frank. I will." then a nod to Brekke "A pleasure" And with that, Frank and Brekke find Anne Marie off, and they?

They have a ride home

(End Scene)

The food is delicious, it's been SO long since Sylvi had mom food

Olgar smirks as his daughter chows down "Do you want us to just ask Gerd to beam in supplies now an then?"

"Not exactly fair to Gerd...but tempting." The food is definitely disappearing, but she's also soaking in the glamour of the hold.

"Not to be that Mom, but...are you sure you're eating right?" Kerri asks.

"Nope. Definitely not."

She even steals a bit of asparagus off of her dad's plate.

"If she steals it, it counts as if I ate it right? And I still get seconds on the meat?" Olgar asks his wife

"Eat your veggies, Dad." Sylvi gives him a grin, then gestures with the asparagus spear. "Except this one. This one's mine."

"You heard your daughter," Kerri says primly, and serves him two more asparagus spears.

(In all honesty, the way she cooks them might even appeal to his palate.)

"Oh throw me into that briar patch" And he does indeed go for one. Then he confesses, "Your mom bet me she could make veggies I would NOT be able to slam. She was right" he admits "Now, Sylvi. how are your roomies? "

Kerri looks just a little smug at that compliment, then echoes, "Yes, it's still strange not having you and them here all the time."

Sylvi finishes a mouthful before answering. "I mean..." A shrug. "I guess they're okay. We don't cross paths a lot of times during the day. I think Dagmar wasn't feeling too great the other day. I found her alarm clock in the trash. Well, what was left of it."

"Huh" A brow lift "That's not like her"

"And Symon," a bit of a grin. "It's funny, Mom, he's been kind of a mother hen. He picks up food and makes sure it's stuff we both like. Looked out for us when we weren't sure whether or not we could trust the other guys on the hall. It's like...y'know, can't trust trolls to take care of themselves, so he's gotta, or something." Amused.

Then more seriously to her father. "Yeah, but...well, it's been busy. Plus, y'know, maybe it's Samhain stuff."

"Yeah, Samhain pull coming in early I think" A nod. "Yours truly will probably be security that night. Since others have a hard time holding their unseelie"

"I thought you liked it when people get their unseelie on, Dad."

"I do, but folks get all cranky when I gloat about it for some reason" He says then more honestly "I'm also trying to take a bit of pressure off the New Mountain. Vali will be doing all the omen ritual stuff. "

Olgar looks at Kerri "Tiffany asked me to help out a little"

Kerri nods, looking slightly tense. "I can keep on top of things here, so you can do more patrol-work."

"It's coming up really fast," Sylvi says. "I should be at Goldfinch that night. Last year was..." a pause "...well, what I remember of it was good."

"Well, spend some time by a bale tonight. You're looking a touch faded" A nod

"But yeah, rock Goldfinch"

"I...I am?" A hand to her cheek automatically, as if checking makeup.

"I didn't want to mention," Kerri says gently. "But your father is right. And if that's happening to you, it might be part of why Dagmar is having issues. If she is," she amends.

"Not like ready to forget yourself, but maybe you wouldn't want to cast cantrips till you got a recharge level?"

"Okay, I'll hang at Goldfinch tonight. No offense," she says to the Rivervale balefire. "I need to check in there, anyway."

"mmm" Olgar says "Fall Break we get you for at least one day out of three?"

A grin. "Deal." And she finishes up her meal. "Yummy, Mom. I've got dishes, when everybody's done." She leans back and sighs, comfortable, and twirls a lock of hair around her finger. "Oh, hey, I wanted to ask -- there's these weird chimera running around Rutgers. They look like kittens, but with like neon or day-glo colors. Heard of them?"

Olgar ponders "Not ringing a bell"

"Maybe...." Kerri frowns in thought a moment, then shakes her head. "It seems kind of familiar, but I can't quite recall. I

'll see what I can find out for you, hon."

Sylvi shrugs. "No rush, but thanks."