Flamingo campfire, Monday evening

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Ivanova hadn't really unpacked, so moving into the cabin hadn't been much of a stretch. An early night had meant that her body had gotten the sleep it needed to kick back onto Fandom time. Now, she had found an Adirondak chair somewhere, got a little crackling fire going, and kicked back to enjoy. Fresh air, open sky . . .

It was good to be home.

[[Open like an open thing, yo.]]

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[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Well," Pip said as he took a seat next to her. "I have been pretty sick for the past week."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I had no idea! Are you feeling better now?" Veronica was concerned.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded. "I had the flu something terrible. Spent most of the week sleeping."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Call me next time," Veronica scolded. "I open a mean can of soup."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip grinned innocently. "Yes ma'am." There was a meow in the darkness as a large nasty looking street cat pawed her way out of the darkness and leapt up onto the log beside Pip.

"Have you met my cat?" Pip asked.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"No, I have not had the pleasure," Veronica said.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Merdebaise gave Veronica a look of utter disdain, then turned to wash herself.

"Don't worry," Pip said. "She does that to everyone. Psychotically evil thing followed me home."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Did your cat just snub me?" Veronica asked.

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"Yes," Pip said. "If it makes you feel better, she attacks me on a daily basis."

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"So why do you keep her?" Veronica wondered.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure it's that I'm keeping her so much as she's keeping me," Pip said. "She refuses to leave. If I don't feed her, she just hunts stuff and eats it in my room."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"That's why I love my dog," Veronica said.

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"You have a dog?" Pip asked. "I did not know this."

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Veronica nodded. "He lives with my friend Weevil in the apartment above Luke's Diner."

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"Hopefully a sight nicer than Merdebaise here, I hope," Pip said.

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"Backup's the best," Veronica said.

Then she realized that Pip's cat's name was French, so she pulled out her brand new French to English dictionary and tried to translate it.

"What's your cat's name again?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Merdebaise," Pip responded. Hopefully she wouldn't catch on that it was two words joined together.