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February 12
[21:06]	<Marysleep>	Five years later...
[21:07]	<[GM]Mary>	[oops!]
[21:07]	<Cassandra>	[You jinxed the whole game. I hope you're proud of yourself.]
[21:07]	<[GM]Mary>	[:<]
[21:07]	<[GM]Mary>	Well, anyway!
[21:08]	<[GM]Mary>	Five years later...
[21:08]	<Cassandra>	A lot of things change after five years.
[21:09]	<Cassandra>	But it seems the more they change, the more they stay the same...
[21:12]	<[GM]Mary>	The waves crash in a nice and crisp fashion against the beach. Cassie sits outside, beneath a setting Sun, enjoying the breeze and doing what she calls "writing herself notes". Which actually means she's just sitting there, thinking really hard.
[21:16]	* Cassandra	punches in keys on her imaginary typewriter. Useful, those things, even if she doesn't know positively exactly what she wrote, trusting everything to appear on paper correctly to her next-door-editor. The imaginary variety, however, is readable by her eyes only.
[21:16]	* Tabitha	leans out one of the seaside windows, a leaf of paper loosely grasped in her hand. She notices Cassie there, but opts to watch the crashing waves instead.
[21:20]	* Cassandra	feels she has 'written' enough. Hmm, I wonder what Tabby's up to~
[21:21]	* Tabitha	sighs. Lazy days... Life's little joys.
[21:22]	* Cassandra	rises and heads back inside. Getting around has become a much more bumbling affair since everything changed, and she finds herself thankful on a daily basis that Tabitha turned out to be a doctor and a neat freak.
[21:23]	* [Pyg]Victoria	arrives at the front steps with her large suitcase.
[21:23]	<Tabitha>	"We DO have walking sticks at the clinic, Cass."
[21:23]	* Tabitha	says matter-of-factly.
[21:24]	<Cassandra>	Well, I DO have walking legs right beneath me, Tab.
[21:25]	* Cassandra	struts her mostly bare legs and pushes her sunglasses higher on her nose. Just because I'm blind doesn't mean I don't have a sense of pride!
[21:25]	* Tabitha	shakes her head bemusedly and walks back inside, prepared to quickly straighten whatever Cass misplaces in her wake.
[21:26]	* [Pyg]Victoria	sets her luggage down and exhales. She's glad she got the workout.
[21:26]	* [Pyg]Victoria	knocks on the door.
[21:27]	<Cassandra>	Hmm?
[21:27]	<Cassandra>	Someone with vision should go answer that~
[21:27]	* Cassandra	, despite the comment, goes to answer the door herself.
[21:27]	<Tabitha>	"Yes, yes..."
[21:27]	* Tabitha	goes along anyways, in case vision is required in the long run.
[21:28]	* [Pyg]Victoria	worries they might not recognize her after letting her hair grow so long.
[21:28]	<Cassandra>	Hello~? If you're a lawyer or a wolf, you're not allowed in here!
[21:29]	* Cassandra	calls through the door. It's not like she can use the peephole or anything.
[21:29]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Mistress? It's me. I'm back!"
[21:30]	* Cassandra	gasps, and opens the door.
[21:30]	<Cassandra>	Vickie!
[21:31]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Hello!"
[21:32]	* Tabitha	is surprised. Vickie comes and goes so much; she never knows when to expect her again.
[21:32]	* Cassandra	stretches out her arms, eager for an embrace.
[21:33]	<Cassandra>	We've missed you~
[21:33]	* [Pyg]Victoria	gives Cassandra a hug.
[21:33]	<Tabitha>	"Ahh, Victoria! When did you arrive?"
[21:34]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Just now, Tabitha!"
[21:34]	* Tabitha	rolls her eyes. Of course.
[21:35]	<Tabitha>	"Good to see you too, Vic'."
[21:35]	<Cassandra>	Oh, gosh, look at this hair.
[21:35]	* [Pyg]Victoria	gives Tabitha a hug too, though a bit more gently.
[21:36]	* Cassandra	runs her fingers through behind her, or at least she did
[21:36]	* Tabitha	is gently hugged, and gently hugs back. Ahh, friendship...
[21:36]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"I trust Cassandra didn't give you much trouble while I've been away."
[21:37]	* Tabitha	squints at Cassie professionally through her glasses.
[21:37]	<Cassandra>	What the- second thing you do when you get home, and you accuse me of trouble! How preposterous!
[21:37]	* Cassandra	pretends to be upset.
[21:38]	* [Kly]Melissa	peeks out from around a corner, trying to see what this sudden burst of conversation is from
[21:38]	<Tabitha>	"...the number of times she's knocked those flowers over, Victoria... Ahh, I could tell you stories."
[21:38]	* Tabitha	smiles anyways.
[21:39]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Haha, well, you can't blame me for worrying about you two while I'm on holiday."
[21:40]	* [Pyg]Victoria	catches sight of the stranger 'round the corner.
[21:40]	<Tabitha>	"Nor I you, for that matter. I worry for single women alone in the world these days."
[21:40]	* [Pyg]Victoria	turns back to Tabitha.
[21:40]	<Cassandra>	-I- worry about single women these days.
[21:40]	* Cassandra	not so subtly elbows Tabby
[21:40]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Oh, but Tabitha, I'm not just any normal single woman, you know."
[21:41]	* Tabitha	ignores the elbow... for now.
[21:42]	* Tabitha	raises an eyebrow at Victoria. Hopefully she'll get the hint.
[21:42]	<Tabitha>	"THAT'S why I'm worried, Vicky."
[21:42]	<Cassandra>	Well, come on in, it won't do for us to do all this catching up at the door, would it? Besides, there's someone I'd like you to meet.
[21:43]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Is that the girl over there?"
[21:43]	* Tabitha	nods, stepping inside.
[21:43]	* Cassandra	calls back,
[21:43]	<Cassandra>	Melissa? Could you get our friend's luggage?
[21:44]	* Cassandra	assumes, of course, there is luggage and she doesn't have metavision
[21:44]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Oh, you don't have to. Really!"
[21:44]	<Cassandra>	Oh, fine. Melissa~ Come introduce yourself to our friend~
[21:45]	* [Kly]Melissa	looks a little embarrassed, having been called out like that, but comes forward
[21:45]	<[Kly]Melissa>	A-ah, hello...
[21:45]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Good day! Oh, you're a maid?"
[21:46]	* [Kly]Melissa	gives a short, somewhat stiff bow.
[21:46]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I am. It's a good way to make a living in today's day and age.
[21:47]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Well, I hope you're finding this place a pleasant working environment."
[21:47]	* Tabitha	whispers under her breath... "Or in OUR day and age, for that matter..."
[21:48]	<[Kly]Melissa>	This place is a lot better than the other place I worked at. Where should I be putting these bags, Miss Cassandra?
[21:49]	<Cassandra>	umm... Where should she put 'em at?
[21:49]	* [Pyg]Victoria	remembers to remove her large sunhat.
[21:49]	* Cassandra	asks Vickie
[21:49]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Oh, just bring them to the sitting room. I actually have a souvenir."
[21:50]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods and reaches down to pick up the bag, but it takes a little more effort than she expected
[21:50]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Oof... just one? Hehe.
[21:50]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Oh my, will you be all right?"
[21:51]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'm fine. It's just a little heavy.
[21:51]	<Tabitha>	"Do you need help? I'll rather the rugs not get torn."
[21:52]	<Cassandra>	Oh, please. She's not carrying an elephant, is she?
[21:52]	* Tabitha	never likes how people forget to respect the floor just because their eyes aren't always looking at it.
[21:52]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'm fine, I'm fine. It's just... a little heavy...
[21:52]	* Cassandra	is, apparently, fully confident in Mel's strength. She leads the others back to the sitting room
[21:52]	<Tabitha>	"Cass, you never can quite tell what a lady will keep in her suitcase."
[21:53]	* [Kly]Melissa	manages to lift it off of the ground, but not by much. It bumps against the side of her leg a little as she walks.
[21:54]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Besides... I'll never get better if I... don't practice, right?
[21:55]	* [Kly]Melissa	manages to get the suitcase into the room without incident
[21:57]	<Cassandra>	Who's the souvenir for, anyway? For me~?
[21:57]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'll just... leave this here. Can I get any of you something to drink?
[21:59]	* Barbera	pulls up the way in a sleek-looking black car. This should be the place. Anthony's directions were usually spot-on. She parks and steps out, approaching to knock on the front door.
[22:00]	* Tabitha	won't be second fiddle to door answering this time!
[22:00]	<Cassandra>	Yeah, get me a- oh, jeez. Did you bring a friend, Victoria?
[22:00]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"What? No."
[22:00]	* Tabitha	opens it promptly.
[22:00]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'll get---
[22:01]	* Cassandra	wonders if anyone will ever notice the doorbell
[22:01]	* Barbera	looks slightly surprised when the door swings open so quickly, but is quick to recover.
[22:01]	<Tabitha>	"Good day, miss. May I help you?"
[22:02]	* [Kly]Melissa	makes her way around the corner again. So many visitors today...
[22:02]	<Barbera>	Ahem... pardon, but I'm looking for a 'Miss White'?
[22:03]	* Tabitha	turns back around.
[22:05]	<Tabitha>	"White? White, hmm..."
[22:07]	* Tabitha	racks her brain. They're Caulder, Victoria's Beckett...
[22:07]	* Cassandra	calls,
[22:07]	<Cassandra>	Who is it, Tabitha?
[22:08]	<Tabitha>	"I'm not entirely certain, Cass. They're asking for a Ms. White."
[22:08]	* [Kly]Melissa	has a blank look on her face. There's not one of those here, is there...?
[22:08]	<Cassandra>	A Miss White?
[22:09]	<Barbera>	Oh, begging your pardon. Perhaps I should have asked for "the daughter of a Mrs. White"?
[22:09]	* Tabitha	still draws up blanks.
[22:09]	* Cassandra	makes a funny face. It's a pretty generic surname, but strange to be asked that here, and in this country. She goes to the door.
[22:10]	* Tabitha	moves to the side a little.
[22:10]	<Cassandra>	Are you looking for a "Charlotte White"?
[22:10]	* Cassandra	didn't catch the 'daughter' bit
[22:11]	<Barbera>	Hm? Oh, no, I was told Charlotte White's daughter lived here. I fear I may have the wrong address, though. (Damn it, Tony...)
[22:13]	<Cassandra>	Um, no, Charlotte White has long since passed away. I am, however, a surviving relative... what's your business?
[22:13]	* Barbera	's face lights up.
[22:13]	* Tabitha	scratches her chin and furrows her brow. Ties from her life long-since dead. This does not bode well.
[22:14]	<Barbera>	Ah, -you- must be Cassandra!
[22:14]	* Cassandra	is a little uneasy, but straightens up.
[22:14]	* Barbera	suddenly plants an exaggerated kiss on both of Cassandra's cheeks.
[22:14]	<Cassandra>	-?
[22:15]	<Cassandra>	Um, I'm sorry, do we know each other?
[22:15]	<Barbera>	SUCH a pleasure to meet you! I'm Barbera Mancini. The family apologizes for such delayed condolences, but we came as soon as we found you.
[22:16]	* Tabitha	raises an eyebrow. That's a Nuan expression, true, but... she knows it's oft used in mafia circles as well.
[22:16]	* Barbera	clears her throat.
[22:16]	<Cassandra>	The family... I see.
[22:16]	<Barbera>	CHRISTINA! OUT HERE! NOW!
[22:16]	* [Kly]Melissa	looks confused. This is a very... lively day.
[22:16]	<Cassandra>	...Tabitha, could you excuse us for a moment?
[22:17]	* Tabitha	is rather skeptical, but she can see deeper forces are at work here.
[22:17]	<Tabitha>	"Certainly... Cassandra."
[22:17]	<Cassandra>	Thank you.
[22:17]	* Tabitha	stressed the full first name, and gracefully takes her leave to the kitchen
[22:17]	* [Rut]Christina	hops out of the car with a suitcase and a rather sour expression. Actually, make that -quite- sour. She walks up next to Barbera.
[22:18]	* Cassandra	hides her annoyance. This better not be a problem. She shuts the door behind her, stepping out into the fading light.
[22:19]	* [Kly]Melissa	follows Tabitha. This is probably something she shouldn't be around for, either
[22:19]	<Barbera>	Now then... as a sign of our support and good faith, I was sent to present you with, eh, -this-.
[22:19]	* Barbera	gestures towards the girl.
[22:20]	* Cassandra	doesn't budge.
[22:20]	<Cassandra>	Ah, I'm sorry, but I've been blind since birth.
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@@Split! At the door: Cassandra and Christina
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[22:21]	<Barbera>	Ah, oh, of course. Excuse me.
[22:21]	<Cassandra>	I'd also like you to know that any connection with the "family" died with my mother.
[22:22]	* Cassandra	folds her hands, measuring her voice. Not rude, but not soft, either.
[22:23]	<Barbera>	Oh, nonsense, Cassandra! The Mancini family looks out for it's friends! Your mother was dear, and I must again apologize for taking so long to find you.
[22:23]	<Cassandra>	Did you know my mother?
[22:24]	* Cassandra	searches her mind for the woman's name, or voice.
[22:24]	* [Rut]Christina	plays with her sidetail disinterestedly.
[22:25]	<Barbera>	Me, personally? I'm afraid not. But a family friend is as good as a kindred, no? And, ah... say something.
[22:26]	* Barbera	nudges Christina, who grumbles.
[22:26]	<[Rut]Christina>	...ChristinaMancininicetameetcha.
[22:28]	<Cassandra>	Hello, ChristinaMancininicetameetya. Could you ask the kind lady to explain to me what this is about?
[22:30]	* [Rut]Christina	glares, though her small stature and pouty expression makes it hard to take her seriously.
[22:31]	<[Rut]Christina>	You heard 'uh.
[22:31]	* Cassandra	is glare immune.
[22:40]	<Barbera>	I will explain from the beginning, then. When we caught wind of the terrible tragedy all those years ago, we also heard through the grapevine that you, Cassandra, had survived. But we - somewhat embarrasingly, I might add - were unable to find you. Perhaps you were using another name? But, at any rate, that changed when you came to Nuan.
[22:41]	<Cassandra>	What? That doesn't... Hmm...
[22:41]	* Cassandra	remembers to ask Isabella if she recalls any visitors while she was away five years ago
[22:42]	<Barbera>	There isn't much of interest that we don't know about in this country, Cassie. Can I call you Cassie? But, at any rate, here you are. And here is our belated 'gift' to you.
[22:42]	<Cassandra>	To be perfectly honest with you, though... No one should know I'm here. I haven't spoken to a White in years. And I'd prefer if you kept to Miss Caulder.
[22:43]	<Cassandra>	Respectfully, of course. Miss Mancini.
[22:44]	<Barbera>	Aha, fair enough, Miss Caulder. But please, I don't mind being called by my first name. We're practically related~
[22:44]	<[Rut]Christina>	... This is such bullshit.
[22:44]	<Barbera>	... Excuse me for a moment.
[22:45]	* Barbera	grabs Christina by the ear and tugs her aside.
[22:45]	* Cassandra	can't hide a slight smirk. Bullshit, indeed.
[22:46]	* Cassandra	is worried, however. The entire point of moving here was to cut her family ties... She never imagined anyone on her mother's side would find her.
[22:46]	<Barbera>	Cousin. Are you -trying- to make us all look bad?
[22:46]	<[Rut]Christina>	...
[22:47]	<Barbera>	You trying to act smart, after that huge mess back in New Kingston?
[22:47]	<[Rut]Christina>	...
[22:47]	<Barbera>	Good, stay like that.
[22:48]	<Barbera>	Begging your pardon once again, Miss Caulder.
[22:49]	<Barbera>	Christina is here to help you in any way you might require, as a live-in assistant. She's been given enough money to feed herself, should it be required.
[22:50]	<Cassandra>	Uh... While indenturing a servant is awful kind of you, it's wholly unnecessary.
[22:51]	<Barbera>	Not at all! Little Christina here ought to start learning to be a woman, too, don't you agree? Heheh...
[22:52]	<[Rut]Christina>	What-- shut the hell up, Bah'bera!
[22:53]	<Cassandra>	Uh, excuse me. "Barbera". Would you mind giving Christina and I a moment alone?
[22:54]	<Barbera>	Oh, certainly. Just be careful. She bites.
[22:54]	<[Rut]Christina>	-You- bite.
[22:54]	<Cassandra>	...
[22:55]	* Cassandra	realizes she'll have a new vein growing into her temple before the day's out. Good chance, in any case.
[22:55]	<Barbera>	See? Quite the mouth on this one.
[22:55]	<[Rut]Christina>	Asshole!
[22:56]	* Cassandra	. o ( Yes, this will not turn out well. )
[22:56]	* [Rut]Christina	looks furious. Not that Cassandra would know.
[23:01]	* Cassandra	, once Barbera has left audible distance, sighs and steps aside to one of those little patio tables and takes a seat. She bangs her hand on one side of the table, indicating for Christina to take a seat there.
[23:03]	* [Rut]Christina	sits down and crosses her arms. She almost puts her feet up on the table, but then scowls, and stops herself.
[23:04]	<Cassandra>	Right. Christina. Who are you, and why has that other girl brought you here?
[23:08]	<[Rut]Christina>	I'm who I say I am, 'Miss'. That bitch was my cousin. What she said's true. So I'm ya' slave fo'a now. Ask 'uh the rest.
[23:10]	* Cassandra	laughs to herself. Slaves again...
[23:10]	<Cassandra>	Well, I'm sorry, 'Miss'. We don't take slaves around here. Not even from a 'bitch'.
[23:11]	* [Rut]Christina	looks... offended?
[23:11]	<[Rut]Christina>	... Why.
[23:13]	<Cassandra>	Let me explain my situation to you, miss Christina. I live here with my sister to enjoy a peaceful life, free from the bonds our family has bestowed upon us. I do not know you, but I also do not pine for you. And it's pretty obvious that you don't want to be here anyway, so.
[23:16]	<Cassandra>	Why should I let you stay here?
[23:18]	<[Rut]Christina>	You... whadda you sayin'? I ain't good enough? I don't wanna be he'a, alright, but I'm he'a anyway because!... Because...
[23:18]	* [Rut]Christina	calms down a little
[23:18]	<Cassandra>	Because...?
[23:18]	<[Rut]Christina>	... Because the Mancinis always pay the'a dues. No matta what. So... -please-. Let me stay.
[23:19]	* Cassandra	folds her hands on the table, and goes silent for a moment.
[23:21]	<Cassandra>	You put me in a very difficult position... One that you may not understand.
[23:21]	<Cassandra>	However... I'll let you stay, under a few conditions.
[23:22]	<[Rut]Christina>	... Awlright.
[23:23]	* Cassandra	motions Christina to come a little closer, and speaks a little lower.
[23:24]	* [Rut]Christina	looks around hesitantly before leaning forward.
[23:24]	<Cassandra>	First off, I don't want you talking about "the family" or any of that other business to anyone except with me. I'll talk to you more on that later.
[23:25]	<[Rut]Christina>	Fyne... I won't ax.
[23:26]	<Cassandra>	Second, you behave yourself. These people here are my closest friends; that means no going around calling people "bitch" and "asshole" like you're in a Westmarch pub.
[23:27]	<Cassandra>	If you can do that, we won't have any problems. But if we do have problems.
[23:27]	* Cassandra	doesn't say, but her facial expression reads: "I will fuck you up."
[23:27]	<[Rut]Christina>	Mm... I gat it, I gat it...
[23:28]	* [Rut]Christina	seems more shaky on the second condition than the first.
[23:29]	<Cassandra>	Are we clear?
[23:29]	<[Rut]Christina>	Cle'a as crystal, bawss.
[23:30]	<Cassandra>	Good. Now, go get your things, and I'll try to talk my sister into this.
[23:31]	* [Rut]Christina	nods and goes to fetch her bag.
[23:31]	* Cassandra	takes a deep breath, then goes back into the living room with everyone else.
[23:31]	* Barbera	is waiting by the suitcase.
[23:32]	<Barbera>	What, did she not want you? That was fast.
[23:32]	<[Rut]Christina>	Ah, shut ya trap, awlready.
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@@In the house! Tabitha, Melissa, Victoria, Isabella
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[22:21]	* Tabitha	begins pouring some drinks for the myriad of people now here. She doesn't trust other people to clean up the little drips on the lip of the pitcher.
[22:22]	<[Kly]Melissa>	E-excuse me, but I can pour the drinks.
[22:23]	<Tabitha>	"I have them, Missy, don't worry. You could get out some food, though, if you wish."
[22:24]	* Tabitha	eyeballs the glasses. Is that an equivalent volume of liquid in each glass? She wishes the cups were all the same diameter...
[22:25]	* [Pyg]Victoria	, in the meantime, gets her luggage open to get the souvenir.
[22:25]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods, and searches for some food. Hmm.
[22:28]	* [Kly]Melissa	eventually finds something that catches her eye.
[22:28]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Ah! Do you know if Miss Cassandra and that other woman like fruit, Miss Tabitha?
[22:30]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Hmm. I wonder if they'll be staying long...
[22:31]	* Tabitha	shrugs.
[22:31]	* [Kly]Melissa	takes a peek into the front room, trying to gauge the atmosphere
[22:31]	<Tabitha>	"Can't say. See to them if they do, though; I'll be talking to Victoria if anyone needs me."
[22:32]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods, and continues to look.
[22:33]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Hmm... maybe not...
[22:35]	* [Kly]Melissa	turns around and gets to work. It's easy enough to bring out some fruit, but... maybe with a bit of work...
[22:43]	* [Kly]Melissa	feels something odd as she's cutting. Painful, even...?
[22:44]	* Tabitha	taps on Victoria's door.
[22:44]	<Tabitha>	"May I come in...?"
[22:45]	* [Kly]Melissa	looks down, and notices that there is a new line across the tip of one of her fingers
[22:45]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Ouch...
[22:45]	* [Pyg]Victoria	notices Tabitha as she places the souvenir on the table.
[22:45]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Tabitha? Oh, come in."
[22:46]	* [Kly]Melissa	continues cutting. A bit more slowly this time...
[22:47]	* Tabitha	walks into Victoria's room, kept clean just in case.
[22:47]	<Tabitha>	"...I like your hair that way, Vickie."
[22:48]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Aww, really? Hmm, I was actually thinking about cutting it when I've settle back in."
[22:48]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Haha, now I'm not so sure what to do."
[22:49]	<Tabitha>	"Well, it's just my opinion of course. And as you can see..."
[22:49]	* Tabitha	displays her own very long hair.
[22:49]	<Tabitha>	"...I'm rather biased myself."
[22:50]	<Tabitha>	[=-= Victoria was in the sitting room about twenty lines back]
[Mary*] You know what? we'll just leave this here so dad doesn't have to butcher the logs just to correct a minuscule mistake.
[22:50]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Isn't this cute?"
[22:50]	* [Pyg]Victoria	points out the statue she'd brought back.
[22:51]	* Tabitha	sits down on one of the armchairs.
[22:51]	<Tabitha>	"Quite the beauty, quite the beauty indeed."
[22:51]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Reminded me of you two, so I thought I'd get it."
[22:53]	* Tabitha	smiles. Two little angels... she wouldn't go that far, but then again, Victoria's heart has ever been larger than her own.
[22:53]	<Tabitha>	"So how was your holiday, then? I mean, where did you go, what did you see?"
[22:54]	* [Kly]Melissa	takes a look at her platter. It looks... like cut apples. Well, at least they'll still taste good. She brings them out into the sitting room.
[22:55]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Lots of places in the eastern coast."
[22:55]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"It's so very different there than here."
[22:55]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Do you like apples, Miss, um... Victoria? I prepared some for a snack.
[22:56]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Oh, that would be nice, thank you."
[22:56]	* [Kly]Melissa	sets the platter down on the table in the middle of the room
[22:58]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I wonder what that's all about...? Oh. Do you mind if I sit with you two?
[22:58]	* [Pyg]Victoria	takes a slice.
[22:58]	<Tabitha>	"Not at all, not at all..."
[22:59]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Actually, I'm a little curious myself."
[22:59]	* Tabitha	would have preferred more time alone with her old friend, but best not to be selfish, after all.
[22:59]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods, and takes a seat.
[22:59]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I was about to take a break when you arrived. This is all timed very well.
[23:02]	* [Pyg]Victoria	reclines on the couch.
[23:03]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Are you sure Cassandra didn't do anything to cause a row?"
[23:04]	<Tabitha>	"Not to my knowledge, but then again, if it's about the old days..."
[23:05]	* Tabitha	trails off, and thinks. (We swore to end those, Cassie. I hope you know what you're doing...)
[23:06]	* [Pyg]Victoria	grabs another slice of apple to eat.
[23:11]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I hope it's nothing serious, in any case.
[23:11]	* [Kly]Melissa	takes a slice of apple, and munches on it. It's not bad...
[23:12]	<Tabitha>	"From what I could tell, those visitors are part of a mafia family. As much as I'd like it not to be serious... it may very well be."
[23:13]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Mafia? Are they causing trouble?"
[23:14]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"If they are...!"
[23:15]	<Tabitha>	"Let's not jump to conclusions, Vic'. That's how real trouble is caused."
[23:16]	* Tabitha	readjusts her glasses and picks up a book she'd been scanning through previously.
[23:18]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'm sure it'll be fine... I haven't been here long, but Miss Cassandra seems like she can handle a lot of things.
[23:18]	* [Pyg]Victoria	settles back down.
[23:19]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"But still, who do they think they are pulling garbage like this! Well, I'm back now. There is no way I'm letting them do as they please here."
[23:21]	* [Kly]Melissa	smiles a bit
[23:21]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I wasn't trying to eavesdrop earlier, Miss Victoria, but... you were traveling? Where did you go?
[23:22]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Huh? Oh, right! Yes, I was in the eastern coast. Very different. People are really, hmm, formal there."
[23:22]	<[huh]Izzy>	Sounds boring.
[23:22]	* [huh]Izzy	alights on Melissa's shoulder.
[23:22]	<[huh]Izzy>	It was boring, wasn't it?
[23:22]	<Tabitha>	"Bah! When did...!"
[23:23]	* Tabitha	doesn't even bother to finish the sentence.
[23:24]	* [Kly]Melissa	is a little shocked, but she's starting to get used to it by now
[23:25]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Even if the country is boring, traveling is fun.
[23:25]	* [huh]Izzy	counts on her fingers...
[23:25]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I want to see the whole world eventually~
[23:26]	<[huh]Izzy>	Uh, a long time ago.
[23:27]	* [Pyg]Victoria	fishes out a small doll of a man with a watermelon for a head from her bag.
[23:27]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Here, Isabell."
[23:28]	* Tabitha	smiles. Ahh, good ol' Isabella... never changes.
[23:28]	<[huh]Izzy>	What's there?
[23:29]	* [huh]Izzy	flits over to investigate the doll.
[23:29]	* [Pyg]Victoria	shows her the watermelon head man doll.
[23:29]	* [huh]Izzy	takes the doll.
[23:29]	<[huh]Izzy>	Waaaaah~
[23:30]	* [Kly]Melissa	can't help but laugh
[23:30]	<[Kly]Melissa>	What... what is it?
[23:31]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"I thought you'd like that."
[23:31]	* [Pyg]Victoria	grabs another slice of apple.
[23:31]	<[huh]Izzy>	I do!
[23:31]	<[huh]Izzy>	...But why is his head a watermelon?
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[23:31]	* Cassandra	returns to the living room with everyone else.
[23:33]	<Cassandra>	Hey, guys. Got some news for you. I'll be having a relative over for a little while. Sorry if this turns out to be an inconvenience, but I think everything will be worked out soon enough.
[23:34]	<Tabitha>	"...relative...?"
[23:35]	<[huh]Izzy>	Cassie~
[23:35]	* [Kly]Melissa	keeps to herself. She's not sure why having a relative over would be a bad thing.
[23:35]	* [huh]Izzy	carries the little man through the air and sits on Cassie's shoulder this time.
[23:35]	* Cassandra	gives Tabitha the look of 'yes, I know, yes, I'm sorry, yes, we'll talk more about this later, just please put on your happyface for the duration'.
[23:36]	* Tabitha	keeps her thoughts to herself for the moment. For the moment...
[23:37]	<[huh]Izzy>	More people, huh...
[23:37]	<[huh]Izzy>	Sure is getting lively again.
[23:38]	<Cassandra>	Yeah... When it rains, it pours, eh? Guess I'll just have to get rid of you, then.
[23:38]	* Cassandra	bumps Izzy with her head.
[23:38]	<[huh]Izzy>	Eh?!
[23:38]	<[huh]Izzy>	EEEEEEEEHHH?!
[23:39]	* [Kly]Melissa	laughs. This really is a great place to work.
[23:39]	* [huh]Izzy	topples off Cassie's shoulder.
[23:39]	* Cassandra	squints. ow, my ear
[23:39]	<[huh]Izzy>	Wha-whawhawhaaaat?!
[23:39]	<Cassandra>	Hey, I didn't say kill yourself.
[23:39]	<[huh]Izzy>	W-without my Cassie I'm as good as dead!
[23:41]	<Tabitha>	"I don't suppose I'm much of a consolation, Bella?"
[23:41]	<Cassandra>	Aw, how sweet. Good to know that if Tabby gets sick of me, I'll have a friend in exile.
[23:42]	<[huh]Izzy>	Ah... Uh, I-I didn't mean that, Tabby...
[23:42]	* [huh]Izzy	is fretting.
[23:44]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Cassandra, I thought you wouldn't have such gloomy thoughts anymore."
[23:45]	<Tabitha>	"Ahh, but making light of darkness is a sure sign those days are over, Victoria."
[23:45]	* [Pyg]Victoria	eats up the rest of her apple slice.
[23:45]	* [Kly]Melissa	finally realizes something.
[23:45]	<Cassandra>	Yeah, how could Tabby ever get sick of me~
[23:45]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	I suppose.
[23:45]	* Cassandra	pulls her sister in and cheekrubs obnoxiously
[23:46]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Um, Miss Cassandra... when will she be coming over? We'll need, um, a room, and...
[23:46]	* Cassandra	stops. Hadn't thought about that.
[23:46]	* [Rut]Christina	drops her suitcase on her toe. Shouting in a foreign language can be heard coming from outside.
[23:46]	* [Kly]Melissa	tries to think. 4 bedrooms. How...?
[23:47]	<Cassandra>	Oh, dear. Hmm. We don't have a spare room, do we?
[23:48]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I can... share mine. Or maybe I could find an apartment in town...
[23:49]	<Cassandra>	Don't worry, we'll work something out. I'm not going to throw anyone out of their rooms over it.
[23:52]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods.
[23:52]	* Tabitha	contemplates possible solutions.
[23:52]	<[Kly]Melissa>	...ok. Sorry. I was just worried, is all.
[23:52]	<Cassandra>	If she has to, she can sleep with Tabitha.
[23:52]	* Cassandra	darts back to the door after that comment
[23:53]	* Tabitha	sighs and shakes her head bemusedly.
[23:53]	<Tabitha>	"I'm not a child anymore, Cass."
[23:54]	<Tabitha>	"And in retrospect, I've had to spend as many nights at the clinic as here, so at least my room will go to less waste."
[23:54]	<Cassandra>	Christina? Are you coming in or going home?
[23:55]	* [Rut]Christina	enters with her suitcase hoisted up on one shoulder. Somehow, she seems unaffected by the weight.
[23:55]	<[Rut]Christina>	... 'Ey.
[23:55]	<[huh]Izzy>	Hiiiii~
[23:55]	* [huh]Izzy	waves enthusiastically.
[23:56]	* Cassandra	forgot about her pint size addition.
[23:56]	<[Rut]Christina>	Gaah!
[23:56]	* [Rut]Christina	falls backwards.
[23:56]	<[huh]Izzy>	Oof.
[23:56]	<[huh]Izzy>	You okay?
[23:56]	<[Rut]Christina>	M-midget! There's a midget!
[23:56]	* [Kly]Melissa	follows Cassandra, a bit more slowly. This new person... doesn't seem so bad, does she?
[23:56]	<[huh]Izzy>	Really?! Where?
[23:56]	<Cassandra>	...a midget?
[23:57]	* Cassandra	wonders who gets so excited over the vertically challenged
[23:57]	<[huh]Izzy>	....There's no midget.
[23:57]	<Tabitha>	"That would be a fairy, miss. They do exist, I'm sure you've heard."
[23:58]	* Cassandra	thinks about her occupants. Hoo boy. Another addition to the circus.
[23:59]	* [Rut]Christina	gapes at the winged midget. She gets up and turns to Cassandra with a look that says "seriously?"
[00:00]	* Cassandra	can't read looks or minds anymore, but says simply,
[00:00]	<Cassandra>	...Yeah. Try not to make a big fuss over it, m'kay?
[00:01]	<[Rut]Christina>	... M'kay... (S-so gross...)
[00:03]	<Cassandra>	Anyway. Izzy, this is Christina. She's a... friend of my mom's.
[00:04]	<[huh]Izzy>	Ah.
[00:04]	<[huh]Izzy>	Nice to meet you.
[00:06]	<[Rut]Christina>	Uh... n-nice ta meetcha, too. Yea'...
[00:06]	* [Kly]Melissa	isn't sure what to do, so she does what she does... maybe not best, but...
[00:07]	* Tabitha	opts to let the others do the meeting and greeting first. She'll get her chance eventually, no doubt.
[00:07]	* Tabitha	goes back to reading her book.
[00:08]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Hi, um... may I take your bag? I'm Melissa.
[00:08]	* [Pyg]Victoria	remains seated. She's starting to feel the fatigue of her adventuring catching up to her.
[00:11]	<[Rut]Christina>	Uh, sho'a. How ah' ya?
[00:11]	* [GM]Telephone	RING RING RING
[00:11]	<Tabitha>	"Oh dear, that's probably for me..."
[00:12]	* Tabitha	goes up to get the phone.
[00:13]	<Tabitha>	"Hello? ...Yes, this is Dr. Caulder speaking... Five minutes ago? ...Yes, mhm, mhm... Yes, I'll come right away."
[00:13]	<Cassandra>	Ah, yes. Melissa here is probably the closest thing you'll have to a coworker. Tabitha is the one answering the phone, and my sister, so make sure not to bother her too much or we'll both hear from it. My friend, Victoria, is the other tall woman around here, I'm sure she was in this room a moment ago...
[00:13]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Still here, Cassandra."
[00:13]	* Cassandra	leads Christina somewhere where she can set her stuff down.
[00:13]	* [Pyg]Victoria	waves a hand up from her very very reclined position.
[00:14]	<Cassandra>	Ah, there she is. Vickie, this is Christina. I'm sure you overheard the gab.
[00:14]	* [Rut]Christina	frowns at the phrase "tall woman". But she is obedient otherwise.
[00:14]	* Tabitha	hangs up the phone and quickly glides over to her room for her carrying bag.
[00:14]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Ah, Tabitha, where are you off to?"
[00:15]	<Cassandra>	Not a vacation, I wager.
[00:15]	<Tabitha>	"Ahh, the clinic. I'm sorry, but I'm on call in case of emergencies."
[00:15]	* [Kly]Melissa	...ignores the bag for now. That's right. No place to put them
[00:15]	<Tabitha>	"You might as well get used to this sort of thing, Vickie. I'm sure it'll happen again."
[00:15]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Oh, uh, see you later then."
[00:16]	<Tabitha>	"Yes, and you too. Take care."
[00:16]	* Cassandra	trails her hand along the wall, ready to stop Tabitha on the way out.
[00:16]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'm great. But, Miss Cassandra... you said co-worker? Is she going to be working as a maid, too?
[00:16]	* Tabitha	makes for the door. Oh, a sister is in the way.
[00:16]	* [Pyg]Victoria	gets up herself, stretching. She should take her things back to her house, maybe...but so tired.
[00:17]	<Cassandra>	-yes, until we settle on something.
[00:17]	* Cassandra	hugs Tabitha, and whispers in her ear.
[00:17]	<Cassandra>	Sorry about this. We'll talk about it when you get back, alright?
[00:18]	* Tabitha	nods.
[00:18]	<Cassandra>	Alright. Be safe, now.
[00:18]	<[Rut]Christina>	'Bye.
[00:18]	* Cassandra	pats her shoulders, and lets her leave.
[00:18]	<Tabitha>	"We should indeed. Goodbye. Keep safe, now."
[00:18]	* Tabitha	hurries out the door.
[00:19]	* [Pyg]Victoria	decides she'll go. Might as well get it over with now.
[00:19]	<[Rut]Christina>	Yeah, I'm gonna be workin' he'a fo'a the time bein'.
[00:20]	* [Pyg]Victoria	secures her bag and picks it up.
[00:20]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Well, if anyone needs me, I'll be at my place unpacking."
[00:21]	<Cassandra>	Okay. Come by later on, alright? It's a nice night for bath and barbecue.
[00:21]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Of course."
[00:22]	* [Pyg]Victoria	leaves the room with her bag.
[00:22]	* [Kly]Melissa	smiles, laughing a bit
[00:22]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Well, it won't be too bad. I've only been here for two weeks myself, and the worst thing that happened was the sink springing a leak.
[00:22]	* Barbera	peeps in the door.
[00:23]	<Barbera>	Ah, it's open. Everything squared away, Miss Caulder?
[00:23]	<Cassandra>	Oh, hold on one moment.
[00:23]	* Cassandra	leaves the others to speak to Barbera
[00:24]	* [huh]Izzy	floats lazily around the room.
[00:25]	* Cassandra	makes sure Barbera hears her while no one else does:
[00:25]	<[Kly]Melissa>	...maybe I should get back to work. This is turning into a pretty long break.
[00:25]	<Cassandra>	Listen. You're not doing me a favor by dropping your kids off here with no warning. I realize how things work in the "family", but all that was a long time ago for us. I don't want any trouble here, and if I get any, some heads are gonna roll.
[00:26]	<Cassandra>	Respectfully, Miss Mancini.
[00:26]	<Cassandra>	May I have your contact information?
[00:26]	<Barbera>	My, that's... rather callous, don't you think?
[00:26]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'll see you later, Izzy, Christina~
[00:26]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Unless you want to help?
[00:27]	<Cassandra>	Pardon my rudeness. I'm just trying to be clear.
[00:28]	<[huh]Izzy>	Bye~
[00:30]	<Cassandra>	I do this only out of respect for my mother. I won't have business of the "family" in my home. Tell that to whoever sent you here. Now, may I have your contact information? Phone numbers, addresses? Just say it out loud, I'll remember it.
[00:30]	<Barbera>	I understand. Let me be clear, too. Business is business. Friends are friends. I can tell you aren't comfortable with this, but I want you to know.; if you ever need help, for any reason, we'll be nearby.
[00:31]	* Barbera	hands Cassandra a card with an office name and number.
[00:32]	* Cassandra	resists the urge to retaliate on the word "friend".
[00:32]	* [Kly]Melissa	waves, a bit sad that Izzy isn't going to help. But, there isn't too much work, anyway, so it's fine.
[00:32]	<Cassandra>	...Right. I'll remember that. Good day to you, then.
[00:33]	<Barbera>	Certainly. And, uh...
[00:34]	<Cassandra>	?
[00:34]	* Barbera	looks over Cassandra's shoulder at Christina.
[00:34]	<Barbera>	Enjoy my cousin~
[00:34]	* [Rut]Christina	sticks her tongue out.
[00:34]	* Barbera	laughs and returns to the car.
[00:35]	* Cassandra	wonders what the hell THAT's supposed to mean. If I get an uncomfortable visit in the middle of the night, I'm going to shrink the brat's head into a pea.
[00:36]	* Cassandra	slowly shakes her head, and returns inside.
[00:37]	<Cassandra>	*sigh*. This isn't going to be easy, is it?
[00:39]	<[huh]Izzy>	When has it ever been?~
[00:40]	<[GM]Mary>	CUT!

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[00:54]	<[GM]Mary>	Earlier that day!
[00:55]	* Cassandra	is having a Bed Day. No getting up before 2PM.
[00:58]	* [huh]Izzy	is loafing around beside Cassie.
[00:58]	* Cassandra	had decreed that garments are optional on Bed Day, and it's an option mostly left unchecked.
[00:59]	* [huh]Izzy	has never been a stickler for clothing anyway.
[01:00]	<Cassandra>	Hey. Izzy.
[01:00]	<[huh]Izzy>	Yeah?
[01:01]	<Cassandra>	I think, if it were a few degrees cooler, this would be what Heaven is like.
[01:01]	<[huh]Izzy>	That so...?
[01:02]	<[huh]Izzy>	I'd imagine heaven... with more cake.
[01:02]	<Cassandra>	Cake. Cake is good. But I can't eat cake all the time.
[01:02]	<[huh]Izzy>	You can't, or you don't want to?
[01:03]	<Cassandra>	I don't much want to all the time, but I think my gullet would become so full that I couldn't eat cake anymore if I tried.
[01:04]	<[huh]Izzy>	I guess that's true...
[01:04]	<[huh]Izzy>	Still, this is nice as far as not-heaven goes.
[01:04]	<Cassandra>	Yeah...
[01:04]	* Cassandra	rolls over.
[01:04]	<Cassandra>	Kinda miss Kostova, though.
[01:05]	<[huh]Izzy>	It was a nice place. Even with all the snow and cold.
[01:06]	<Cassandra>	Yeah... I can change my life, but I can't change my home. My real home, at least.
[01:08]	* [huh]Izzy	nods.
[01:09]	<[huh]Izzy>	Though, my home is wherever you are~
[01:09]	* Cassandra	smiles.
[01:09]	<Cassandra>	Yeah... There was some saying that went like that...
[01:10]	<Cassandra>	Oh, I remember it. It's really corny.
[01:12]	<[huh]Izzy>	I-I'm corny...?
[01:13]	* Cassandra	makes a face.
[01:13]	<[huh]Izzy>	Eh...
[01:13]	<Cassandra>	You think everything's about YOU, don'tcha? Princess.
[01:13]	<[huh]Izzy>	That's not true!
[01:13]	* [huh]Izzy	:T
[01:15]	<[huh]Izzy>	I try to be as magnanimous as possible!
[01:17]	<Cassandra>	Then what makes you think that I'm calling you corny. Princess.
[01:18]	<[huh]Izzy>	Now you're making fun of me...
[01:18]	<Cassandra>	Aww. The mean Cassie is picking on the poor, defenseless little Isabella. Princess Isabella.
[01:19]	<[huh]Izzy>	Stooop iiiiit!
[01:19]	* Cassandra	pokes Izzy's chest with two fingers as if they're tiny little fists
[01:19]	* [huh]Izzy	hits Cassie with her little fists.
[01:21]	<Cassandra>	ow, ow, ow~ The Royal Fairy Guard has besieged me! ugh~
[01:22]	<[huh]Izzy>	You....!
[01:23]	* [huh]Izzy	settles for laying on top of Cassie, pouting.
[01:25]	<Cassandra>	Anyway, it goes like this: "Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it - memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey."
[01:26]	* Cassandra	uses her pretty voice for the quote
[01:26]	<[huh]Izzy>	I don't think that's corny at all.
[01:29]	<Cassandra>	Well, it makes me want to bite my tongue off.
[01:30]	<Cassandra>	Maybe I'll bite your tongue off.
[01:31]	<[huh]Izzy>	Wha?!
[01:32]	* Cassandra	attacks!
[01:32]	* [huh]Izzy	topples backward!
[01:32]	* Cassandra	pins!
[01:32]	<[GM]Ref>	One!
[01:32]	<[GM]Ref>	Two!
[01:32]	<[GM]Ref>	Three!
[01:32]	* [GM]Ref	counts her out.
[01:34]	<[huh]Izzy>	Uuuuu...
[01:34]	<[huh]Izzy>	You win...
[01:36]	<Cassandra>	Psh~ No challenge.
[01:36]	* Cassandra	rolls over next to her.
[01:37]	<[huh]Izzy>	You're a lot bigger than me, that's why./
[01:37]	<Cassandra>	But I'm blind. You saying you can't beat a blind girl?
[01:38]	<[huh]Izzy>	I can't.
[01:40]	<Cassandra>	Not even with a fae guard?
[01:42]	<[huh]Izzy>	I don't have one!
[01:45]	<Cassandra>	Really?
[01:46]	<[huh]Izzy>	I don't.
[01:49]	<Cassandra>	Huh.
[01:52]	<[huh]Izzy>	What with the surprise?
[01:53]	<Cassandra>	What do the fairies do when their princess gets attacked by a big pigeon or something?
[01:55]	<[huh]Izzy>	Well, I would probably have a guard if I was back in the forest...
[01:55]	<[huh]Izzy>	But I'm here.
[01:56]	<Cassandra>	You ever miss your home?
[01:56]	<Cassandra>	Your old home, that is. Guess that was a long time ago, huh?
[01:57]	<[huh]Izzy>	Yeah...
[01:57]	<[huh]Izzy>	I do, sometimes, though.
[01:57]	<[huh]Izzy>	But then I think about here and I don't worry about it.
[01:59]	* Cassandra	smiles.
[01:59]	<Cassandra>	Yeah. That's how I feel as well.
[02:02]	* [huh]Izzy	nods and gives Cassie a small fairy hug.
[02:05]	* Cassandra	gives Izzy a big human hug.
[02:06]	<[huh]Izzy>	Owowow... a bit tight...
[02:07]	<Cassandra>	Oops.
[02:07]	* Cassandra	releases.
[02:15]	* [huh]Izzy	breathes...
[02:15]	<[huh]Izzy>	haaah...
[02:15]	<[huh]Izzy>	You could have killed me!
[02:18]	<Cassandra>	Oh, come on. I didn't squeeze you that hard.
[02:19]	<[huh]Izzy>	You diiiid...
[02:22]	<[huh]Izzy>	Really!
[02:22]	<Cassandra>	Well, I'm sorry.
[02:22]	* Cassandra	hmphs
[02:23]	<[huh]Izzy>	You're forgiven~
[02:25]	<[huh]Izzy>	...This time.
[02:28]	<Cassandra>	This time? What're you gonna do next time?
[02:31]	<[huh]Izzy>	You don't wanna find out!
[02:32]	<Cassandra>	What can you do? You're just a lone fairy out in the Cassiewild, now. If you get lost here, no one's gonna come looking for you~
[02:39]	<[huh]Izzy>	Eeeh?
[02:42]	* Cassandra	sighs, and flops over again.
[02:43]	<[huh]Izzy>	Hm?
[02:43]	<Cassandra>	Eh, nothing.
[02:59]	<[huh]Izzy>	Tell me~
[03:02]	<Cassandra>	It's nothing!
[03:02]	<[huh]Izzy>	You've never been good at hiding things from me...~
[03:04]	* Cassandra	shrugs.
[03:04]	<Cassandra>	A girl's gotta have some secrets.
[03:04]	<[huh]Izzy>	Even from me, your dearest companion?
[03:05]	* Cassandra	. o ( Even from you. )
[03:06]	<Cassandra>	From you? Nah. Just things I tell Melissa to sneak into your- oops, there I go again~
[03:06]	<[huh]Izzy>	Eh?! My what? My what?!
[03:08]	<Cassandra>	Your-
[03:08]	<Cassandra>	I forgot.
[03:09]	<[huh]Izzy>	You didn't forget!
[03:09]	<[huh]Izzy>	Don't tell me I have to start checking my food...
[03:10]	<Cassandra>	Who said it was your food~
[03:10]	<[huh]Izzy>	Wha...
[03:11]	* [huh]Izzy	starts to get worried.
[03:11]	<[huh]Izzy>	What else could it be...
[03:13]	<[huh]Izzy>	Now I'm more worried than ever!
[03:15]	<[huh]Izzy>	You're being really mean today, Cassie...
[03:17]	<Cassandra>	Yeah, I'm so mean. You should go sleep with Tabitha instead.
[03:17]	<[huh]Izzy>	M-maybe I will!
[03:18]	* [huh]Izzy	hmphs
[03:18]	<Cassandra>	Hehe, maybe you really should. She might like it~
[03:19]	<[huh]Izzy>	Maybe... she's gotten a lot nicer~
[03:20]	<Cassandra>	She's always been nice. She's just gotten around to showing it more often, that's all.
[03:20]	<[huh]Izzy>	That so?
[03:22]	<Cassandra>	That's so. She was ready to be my sister after hardly knowing me for three days. I wonder if I could do the same for a total stranger.
[03:24]	<[huh]Izzy>	Hmmm...
[03:24]	<[huh]Izzy>	I suppose that's true...
[03:25]	* [huh]Izzy	pats Cassie's head.
[03:25]	<[huh]Izzy>	You know, you've matured a lot since then~
[03:25]	<Cassandra>	You think so?
[03:26]	<[huh]Izzy>	Yeah~
[03:26]	<[huh]Izzy>	It makes me proud~
[03:28]	<Cassandra>	heh... I've just been trying to put everything behind me. Its worked, I guess. Now that I think about it, I think I've matured in more ways than one...
[03:28]	<[huh]Izzy>	Yeah.
[03:28]	* [huh]Izzy	pokes Cassie's chest.
[03:30]	* Cassandra	squeezes Izzy between her breasts.
[03:30]	<[huh]Izzy>	Uwah!
[03:31]	<Cassandra>	I recall a certain little fairy making jests at my chest size... hmm...
[03:32]	<[huh]Izzy>	Wh-who could that be, I wonder...
[03:33]	<Cassandra>	hee-hee~
[03:34]	* [huh]Izzy	struggles.
[03:34]	* Cassandra	releases.
[03:35]	* [huh]Izzy	flops out.
[03:36]	<Cassandra>	They're real, they're big, and they're won-der-ful~
[03:36]	<[huh]Izzy>	To think I'd lose to a girl younger than me...
[03:37]	* [huh]Izzy	pats her own chest sadly.
[03:39]	<[huh]Izzy>	In only a few short years, too...
[03:39]	<[huh]Izzy>	What kind of magic did you use?!
[03:41]	<Cassandra>	Fairy earwax.
[03:42]	<Cassandra>	Speaking of, I haven't gotten my daily dose yet...
[03:42]	<[huh]Izzy>	...huh?
[03:50]	<[huh]Izzy>	I'm not sure I like where you're taking this...
[03:52]	<Cassandra>	Just close your eyes and it'll all be over in a second~
[03:53]	* [huh]Izzy	tries to escape!
[03:55]	* Cassandra	tries to catch!
[03:55]	* [huh]Izzy	is caught.
[03:55]	<[huh]Izzy>	Wah!