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[starspangledman]

WHAT in person
WHERE Heavenly Grounds
WHEN 75!!

[So how do you feel about getting into the holiday spirit? Because with all that wine around from the Bingo victories someone's put a sign up outside Heavenly Grounds today advertising a ~holiday party~ There's festive decorations with mulled wine, hot toddies, spiked egg nog. You name it, it's there to get you plastered.

And I guess there's cookies and fruit cake and stuff too, but who needs food when there's drinking?]

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[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

[she waits, leaning against a wall]

[coldhand]

[Bucky is only a moment before she comes back, holding out a warm mug]

You’re still here.

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

[taking it with a smile]

Is that a surprise?

[coldhand]

Maybe not a surprise, but nice?

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

[lifts her drink a little]

Cheers.

[coldhand]

[Bucky raises her cup, smiling over the edge slightly.]

Cheers. And happy holidays.

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

Yeah, happy holidays.

[driiiiinks]

[coldhand]

So what about you? You mean to be here, or just happen to come in for some hot chocolate at the right time?

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

Just came in at the right time. I didn't get the impression anybody had much advance warning about this, though.

[coldhand]

You know... I get that impression too. It's nice though. I could get used to this kind of surprise.

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

Yeah, it's a lot more fun than the other kind.

[coldhand]

It really is. [And Bucky doesn't care for those at this point.] Glad I ran into you here, either way.

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

Likewise. Did you get a chance to take a look at the school?

[coldhand]

I did. I think it'll work out. I... uh..

[She half-smiles, half-winces.]

I see what you mean about not being sure the guy in charge is a real person.

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

Yeah... just stick to the script and it doesn't get too eerie.

[coldhand]

Yeah. I think I can handle that.

[and she thinks she can handle the kids. however many of them are real]

Step two to settling in?

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

...are you asking?

[coldhand]

Didn't mean to.

[she's just not entirely sure.]

But I'd like to think so. Maybe next I'll get a dog?

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

What kind of dog?

[coldhand]

I don't know yet. Sort of a new idea. I heard there was a rescue?

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

Yeah! It just popped up recently, in fact.

[coldhand]

Can't hurt to check it out.

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

[sort of... sighs]

I haven't had a pet since my last dog was eaten by an alligator.

[coldhand]

What? I'm sorry, that sounds...

[weird]

[thatsoundsfakebutokay]

—like a conversation stopper? Sorry. It wasn't here.

...which I imagine doesn't make it sound less strange.