In Front of the Dorms - Sunday Afternoon

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A month here, and Menolly still wasn't completely used to the idea of no Thread at all.  Going outside without checking for the flag or watching the clouds still seemed completely foreign. 

Today though, she wasn't thinking about that at all as she watched her fire lizards play in the snow outside the dorms.  The sun was shining and the snow blanketed the grass smoothly until Rocky had pushed Diver into the thick white stuff.  There was a squeak of alarm and then all nine brightly-colored creatures were tumbling through it, burrowing to make little caves and erupting again through the powder.

Menolly was laughing as she stood to the side, but it was only a matter of time before she joined in.

[OOC:  Open!  I am bored and have no snow.  :(  ]

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Menolly watched with a grin as Lazy flopped over to enjoy more pets.

"Thanks," she said softly. "It's hard to name things all at once sometimes. The blues missed out cause they're Uncle 1 and Uncle 2."

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"What, do they look like your uncle or something?" Hurley joked, enjoying petting Lazy.

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She laughed. "We call all the old men at home 'uncle,'" she explained, smiling as Beauty swooped in to land on her shoulder. "But no, I called 'em that because they get scolded by Auntie-" she pointed to the smallest green "- all the time. She badgers them about like an Old Auntie will."

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"And Aunties are like... all the old women?" Hurley said, trying on some deduction. He wasn't about to stop playing with Lazy, not yet.

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"Yes," she agreed, smiling brightly at him.

Lazy was living up to his name as he enjoying the petting.

"So what's a dog?"

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"It's what puppies grow up into," Hurley said. "I've got some pictures of Buster, back in my dorm. But your best bet is to find Liir and Makejoy."

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"I think I've met Liir," Menolly said thoughtfully. "I will ask about Makejoy."

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"Makejoy is awesome," Hurley said. "Totally great dog."

He finally stopped petting Lazy and stood back up. "But I better get going. I was on my way to go get some stuff from the store. See you around, Menolly."