#rivervale_lodge

Sylvi stares and finally murmurs, "Is that why the new clothes?"

"Yes." Flat.

She looks at Dagmar. "You knew about this? How long?"

Cairrean giggles. "I'm his date for the party. Hey, scare-bear!" Symon purples. He mumbles something back, but it's not quite audible.

"Oh, speak up." She says, but a smile playing on her lips. Reaching over, Cairrean adjusts the rumpled collar of his shirt.

"Couple days. I didn't know when he just ghosted us."

"Wow...." Sylvi's still trying to process the couple.

Dirk mouths to the other girls 'Scare Bear?'

Kerri gives Symon a startled look at the nickname, but kindly doesn't laugh. "I'm sure Symon can introduce you around."

"She's coming tomorrow, too. So - buckle up?"

And she heads over to Olgar at his grill.

"Oh," Sylvi nods, "he did mention inviting somebody. Right. Okay." Another amazed shake of the head. "Next thing you know Nightmares are going to be handing out cotton candy."

Symon murmurs something to Cairrean, and she has a smile playing on her lips as she listens. They're of a similar height, so no need to strain or duck to lean in.

Siv looks baffled, near Piper and Jonas she looks at the new girl, and more importantly who the new girl is with Symon has game? Was there a rip in the space time of the Dreaming?

"Oh, she's cute." Piper says, innocently, and then... "Is she like, his cousin? Maybe on Anne Marie's side?"

Sylvi gives Dagmar a reassuring hip-check.

Dagmar plasters on a I am totally happy and not at all jealous smile.

Sylvi rolls her eyes a bit. "Deep breaths," she murmurs to Dagmar. Then she registers what Dirk said before. "Wait...what did she call him?"

Symon digs through a pocket and pulls out a flower... a dead one. Alas, not a properly preserved and dried one with dusty petals, but it looks like it's from a week old funeral bouquet and has been sat on.

Cairrean quirks a brow at it for a moment, the crushed petals not really going with her decor... but then pulls a pin from her curls and clips the flower to Symon's breast pocket, and smiles.

JOnas admits to Piper "I don't think so" He has worked with the Lees a lot

Piper squints. "No, definitely a cousin. Aren't boggans and clurichauns, like, related?"

"I know." she confides to CJ "But thanks for telling me."

"They're not acting like cousins" Siv mutters, Fiona senses tingling

Huff. Right, smile. Smile!

CJ says to Jessica "Okay. WE got dogs and horses. You got dogs and horses?"

"I do!" she smiles "Where I live."

Jaymes walks over to CJ "Now let's not hog your cousin Jessica's time all to yourself now"

CJ says "But Dad, she's got horses and dogs too. We should go see em"

Symon is scanning the crowd - lots of tall people to weed through... and spies Dagmar. And Sylvi, cool. And , uh, Dirk. Fine.

He slips his hand into Cairrean's and heads the direction. She follows, looking around as she goes, taking in the lodge. Not quite a "wide eyed stare", she's no fresh-faced fledge, but definitely interested.

Dirk says "HEY, Clurichaun girl... he got you held hostage? Blink Twice if so"

"Okay," Sylvi says, squaring her shoulders and putting on a cheerleader smile for the newbie. "Here we go."

"Dirk!" Sylvi admonishes. Then she reaches out a hand to shake, "Hi, I'm Sylvi."

"We were all thinking it" dirk mutters

She gives Dirk a not-too-subtle swat upside the back of his head.

Dagmar folds her arms across her chest.

Dirk rubs at the back of his head

The only thing they notice about her eyes is that they are a quite striking shade of green, and - well, Sylvi might notice, very expertly done with eyeliner and mascara. It can be hard to match greens to red without looking Xmassy, but this girl has practiced it seems.

"Oh, I love your makeup," she says with honest admiration.

A laugh. "You must be Derek." She says to Dirk. "And you're the... roommates? Sylvi, and Dagmar?" She smiles to the two tall troll girls. Seeming at ease, even as Symon cringes a bit, and her expression pleased at Sylvi's remark. "Yours too! It must be tough to match a pallet to both summer-mortal and winter-fae tones when your skin goes blue..."

"Dirk" Dirk says

"Thanks," Sylvi says, uncertain whether that was a genuine compliment, but it is true. "I do my best." Smile!

"You and your family are welcome anytime, but I live a long way away."

"Well, you've mastered it." Ah, it was a compliment. A head tilt to Dirk. Isn't that what she said? Derek!

Jaymes nods to Jessica "Your father and mother talk about how much good you do . "

Brekke looks proud at Jaymes's comment.

"Yeah, the roommates." The smile has faded to neutral-troll.

"So...um..." Sylvi says. "How did you two meet?"

Food is being served, the delights of Grill now joining the already prepared dishes!

"Uh, Dagmar is my oldest friend here at Rivervale. My best friend. Sylvi, too." Trying not to make Sylvi sound like an afterthought. He gives her hand a little squeeze.

"Ooo, that's cold!" Cairrean slides her hand free from Symon's clammy grasp, but puts it on the crook of his arm instead. She takes the initiative to answer.

"Well, we met at a bar, is the short and sweet."

"There's a lot more to be done, but thank you, Jaymes."

"...You were at a bar?"