The House in Limbo City | Wednesday

[that_oldsaying]

Immediately after radio, Alluka had gotten back to her hotel room to find that all of her clothes except the ones she was wearing were gone.

Everything was gone.

Alluka had stomped her feet petulantly--the island had better give her clothes back after all of this!--and then sent a oh so handwavy series of texts to Dante and Kathy asking if she could please, please, please stay the rest of the week with them due to the island being deeply inconsiderate.

Then she packed a few things (no clothes, though, since she didn't have any to pack), slung her bag over her shoulder, picked up her violin case, and fled the island.

Her dress was super cute and all but she didn't want to wear it for the rest of the week.

Fleeing was definitely the best idea and, in short order, she was standing on the doorstep of her favourite people's house. She knocked, eyes big and hopeful.

[That Alluka fled the island is FB, everything else is NFB due to distance! For them whose house it is!]

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[rebelseekspizza]

"'Luka!" Dante called happily as he swung open the door. "There is so much fucking cake!"

[that_oldsaying]

"You're the best," she said, beaming and flinging herself (stuff and all) at him for a hug.

He was the best even without cake but cake made everything better.

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"Hope you still like strawberries," Dante laughed, hugging her tightly. "Missed you too."

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"I love strawberries," she assured him with one final squish before pulling away from him. "Thank you for letting me stay. I'm, I'm sorry for the short notice."

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"It's fine," Dante grinned. "Sounded like you had a reason to, so hey."

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"The island is stealing all of our clothes," she said plaintively. "This is all I've got left so, so I figured leaving was the best idea."

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"Aw, that dress is cute though," Dante said, and almost volunteered Kathy's closet before remembering how many mini-skirts she owned.

[that_oldsaying]

"Thank you," she said, beaming up at him. "I really like it!"

She really liked all her clothes, admittedly.

"On the bright side, this means I get to go shopping!"

Oh no. The horrors.

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Dante grinned.

Then he took a few more steps back. "Bet Kathy wishes she could come with you, but she's like, a tiny deer now."

[that_oldsaying]

"And I bet she's adorable," Alluka said, lugging her things inside. It didn't take much effort.

Most of her belongings were clothes. She had a few stuffed toys, her violin and everything that went with that, and her AirTrek gear.

"Though that does explain where she went," she admitted.

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"Yeah, she changed a couple of weeks ago. Kinda bad timing," Dante said.

Vaguely.

And he was gonna stick to that.

"But hey, you coming here was a good excuse to overdose on--" He waved at the coffee table.

It had a truly massive amount of strawberry cake on it.

[that_oldsaying]

Her eyes went huge.

"We can really have all the cake?!"

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"Yep," Dante said brightly. "Or at least as much of it we can eat before Anders gets home."

Dante was lucky he had a supernatural metabolism.

[that_oldsaying]

Alluka giggled.

"It's okay," she assured him blithely. "We can handle this much cake."

Alluka technically did not have a supernatural metabolism but that didn't stop her from being able to eat more sugar in one sitting than was humanly possible.

It was a family thing.

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"Good," Dante grinned, flopping over on the sofa. "You're the guest, you get to go first!"

And no Kathy to eat half the cake for them. Mwa ha ha ha ha.

[that_oldsaying]

Alluka eyed it speculatively even as she stowed her things by the side of the couch.

"We could just cut it down the middle?" she suggested.

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Dante thought about it for like, five seconds. "Yeah, sure," he said, "That sounds about fair."

He brandished the cake-cutting knife from the table.

[that_oldsaying]

"You should cut it," she said, "since you're the host."

It was only good manners!

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante laughed. "Okay," he said. "Especially since Kathy isn't here to lecture me about, like, cutting shit in the kitchen and not the living room."

He slid up to his feet. Squinted at the cake. Considered the dimensions of it all.

And struck true with three lightning-fast strikes that took only the blink of an eye.

The cake fell gently apart into three neat big pieces each.

Show-off.

[that_oldsaying]

She clapped brightly.

"Amazing!" Alluka enthused. "You did that perfectly!"

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Dante grinned. "I get a lot of practice," he said. "Though not usually on stuff this delicious."

He grabbed a slice.

Yeah, a whole one. In his hand.

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"If you get that all over your clothes I'm going to laugh at you," she informed him since, really, Dante. Really.

She was going to use a fork.

But not bother with a plate because, er, that seemed like a lot of effort when it was already cut and divided properly.

[rebelseekspizza]

"I am so gonna be fine," Dante announced.

The floor, on the other hand... "I'm a growing boy, I need cake."

[that_oldsaying]

Eh. Floors could be cleaned.

"Cake is a vital component to growing up," she agreed, taking a bite and sighing with happiness.

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante dug in too, grinning.

"So how've you been?" he added, a few bites later.

[spin_kick_snap]

When Alluka finally got into the house, she'd be greeted not only by cake but by her very bestest big sister!

Who was currently a very tiny deer, less than two feet tall, bouncing all over the room.

Guess who it was, Alluka. Just guess.

[slowish & sporadic for brain reasons!]

[that_oldsaying]

And Alluka had missed her very bestest big sister!

"Kathy, Kathy, Kathy!" she said happily, giggling at the sight of the deer. "I've missed you!"

Really, who else could it be?

[<3 <3 <3 <3]

[spin_kick_snap]

There was a kind of meeeehhh bleating noise and Kathy bounced over to Alluka.

And then tried to climb up Dante like he was a mountain.

It's been a great few weeks for him, Alluka. He's been just great.

[that_oldsaying]

Alluka was just going to laugh.

She was really, really sorry but she was going to laugh.

"You'll turn back eventually," she said encouragingly. "I don't think anyone's ever been stuck forever like that."

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"Mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" Kathy declares, sproinging back around (and around and around) Alluka.

It was like a pogo stick.

[that_oldsaying]

An adorable one!

"Have you gone out for walkies?" she teased. "Maybe later I can take you and Ronin out!"

[spin_kick_snap]

"Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh."

Kathy would love that. Ronin, who, if he could speak, would tell you that he had personally been herding Kathy all by himself this path month, would also love that.

Dante might also also love that, as it would be several blessed minutes of not a) getting climbed and b) having to break up endless fights between his girlfriend and his cat.

[that_oldsaying]

"It's a date!" Alluka declared, clapping her hands together. "In the meantime, though, Dante and I will eat all the sugar!"

She loved you, Kathy. She also loved cake.

[spin_kick_snap]

"Meh."

The klipspringer sounded decidedly more grumpy about that.

[that_oldsaying]

"How about this," she said, giggling. "When you're human again, I'll only eat healthy foods for a week?"

[spin_kick_snap]

And this is why she wakes up human tomorrow, Alluka. This promise right here.

"Mehhhhhhhhhh!" Kathy bleated, and climbed up to the couch. There were hoofprints on the wall, suggesting this happened a lot.

[that_oldsaying]

She still wasn't going to regret it! ... Much!

"You're going to put holes in the wall," she said, moving over to sit on the couch. "And then you'll have to fix those later."

[spin_kick_snap]

"Mehhhhhhehhehhhehh." That one sounded almost smug. Like deer for That's what I have boys with hands for.

[that_oldsaying]

"It would be awfully cute if you tried to fix it the way you are now though," she mused. "We could get you a tiny little smock."

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Blondie wandered regally into the room, queen of all she surveyed, and looked around. And then decided to also climb onto the couch. For no reason and certainly not to start shit.

Kathy gave the cat an unimpressed "Meeeeeeh." Blondie ignored her, swishing her tail.

Round 37410934 was going to end about as well as Rounds 1 - 37410933.

[that_oldsaying]

"Oh no," Alluka said, dismayed. "Don't tell me you've been fighting with your friends?"

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That was a truly affronted look Kathy bestowed upon Alluka.

Whatever you heard, Blondie started it.

Also? They were not friends.

[that_oldsaying]

"What?" she protested. "You both live here--you've got to be friends!"

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THEY MOST CERTAINLY DID NOT.

"Meh." Kathy bleated. Disdainfully.

Blondie just flicked her tail in The Annoyance's direction.

Which was how she always thought of Kathy, not just now that she had four legs.

[that_oldsaying]

"Well," Alluka said, frowning at the both of them, "I, I guess I'll love you both if you won't love each other."

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"Meeeeehh."

Definitely sulky sounding now.

[that_oldsaying]

"Don't be like that," Alluka said, reaching out to see if she could pet Kathy. "I still love you lots and lots."

[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy was gonna headbutt her hand a little but allow pets. Especially behind her ear.

She was a very tiny deer, not much bigger than a cat, either.