bye bye miss american pie

[maleficafe]

Who: LiliS and friends
Where: LiliS basement
When: Day 184 morning

[Lavender, who has been missing for a few days, is setting out multiple pies on the table--pecan, pumpkin, sweet potato, apple, cherry, blueberry.... wow that's a lot of pie. they all look delicious and freshly baked though!]

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[worthathousand]

[ returning to the dorm, hair still a touch damp after showering at the gym (a few ends slightly icy from the cold), and... oh that smells good... ]

...John?

[ then, stepping into the kitchen ] —Lavender! You're back!

[maleficafe]

I'm back.

[worthathousand]

[ wordless a moment, simply coming up to give her a tight hug ]

[letgrow]

[Running over to hug Lavender]

[maleficafe]

[hugging her back, with oven mitts on]

[letgrow]

Are you all right?

[Hugging back tightly]

[theyregooddogs]

Hope those can freeze . . .

[that's too much pie]

[maleficafe]

They should be able to, for a couple of weeks. After that they might get freezer burn.

[theyregooddogs]

Well, someone can manage it. Or you could open it up to the general public.

[endurism]

[That is...so many pies!!

She looks startled, tilting her head.]

Oh... someone has been incredibly busy.

[maleficafe]

Yeah. It wasn't so bad this time. Do you want a piece of pie?

[endurism]

You don't mind...?

Day 185

[maleficafe]

[everyone on LiliS gets a text that reads:

Lavender: I have something important to tell everyone. I'd rather do it in person.
Lavender: I'm in the basement.]

Re: Day 185

[theyregooddogs]

[has enough foresight not to be the first to arrive, just going to wait until one or two others come before taking up his awkward out of the way position]

Re: Day 185

[maleficafe]

Sooooooooooooo... I talked with a couple of people... and... we discussed some things... and... they're sending me home.

[endurism]

[She's not really sure she's been here long enough to be relevant but... well, "everyone" means everyone, right?

So!

Arriving, hand on her chin.]

Is something wrong...?

[maleficafe]

Not exactly. It's... I'm going to be leaving soon.

Re: Day 185

[letgrow]

[Showing up and having a seat]

Re: Day 185

[worthathousand]

[ already worried from the sound of that message ]

...Lavender? Is something going on?

Day 187

[wastoldto]

[guess who just wandered back into the basement after being gone for...ages...dressed in his normal clothes but his face still made up to look like a haunted doll.

yep, it's lilis's very own terrible doll.]

Nnhaaah, sorry I was gone for so long.

Re: Day 187

[letgrow]

You're back!

Re: Day 187

[theyregooddogs]

Ah, hi, welcome back.

Re: Day 187

[endurism]

[WHY IS THERE A DOLL--oh it's a person.]

Um...hello...?

[maleficafe]

Heliotrope--!

[beelines to]

Re: Day 187

[worthathousand]

[ and YOU get a hug— ]

I missed you.