we carry the fire

a little bird in a warm nest

[starlinganderson]

You are very pretty, but so is Finch, and I've gotten real good at working through it V

Oh, you're not fun at all.

[starlinganderson]

You can sure try V

Oh, I know.

[starlinganderson]

You can try V

I'm pretty good at this

[starlinganderson]

Huh? Oh. Oh, my bad. Ha. Well, if you want to fool around, you've got to let me finish cleaning first, hmm?

Maybe. I could sit here and be too pretty to ignore.

[starlinganderson]

Well, spill. V

Val, you cannot possibly be this dense.

[starlinganderson]

Well, aside from cleaning, what would you rather do? V

I got a couple ideas.

[starlinganderson]

Sit your butt down. I got it. V

Oh, fine. I don't like just sitting here though.

[starlinganderson]

You heard me. V

Too bad. I'm helping.

[starlinganderson]

No way. You're my guest. V

Val.

[starlinganderson]

Sure thing. We're done with school stuff for the night, and Milo won a little competition we had, so he's off to spend the night with his friend. Leaving me to clean up. Teenagers. V

Hah. Let me give you a hand with that.

[starlinganderson]

I just about forgot y'all were over, I'm sorry. You need anything? Want a beer? V

No problem. Beer sounds good though, I won't say no to that.

[starlinganderson]

Oh, hey! V

Hey there!

[starlinganderson]

Sure. Let's do it. FA

Hell yeah. It's been a long time since I had a good night out anyway.

[starlinganderson]

Only place open that has chicken is a bar, if that's okay with you. Good place. My friend plays there with his band. FA

That sounds great. I'll get you a drink too, if you want.

[starlinganderson]

Sure, from where? FA

Great question. You wanna show me where has the best fried chicken?

[starlinganderson]

They're good hosts. And good friends. FA

Yeah, that they are. Hey, you wanna grab a quick late-night snack?

[starlinganderson]

Usually to Mobe's place. He and Laurie don't mind having me over. FA

Ohhh, I see. I'm glad you kids are having fun, ha.