The Park. Wayyyyy late Friday night. Or wayyyyyy early Saturday morning

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia led the way trooping on into the park. Of course, her current version of trooping might more closely resemble most people's idea of staggering. Or stumbling. Perhaps swaying, or even crawling.

But she trooped, nonetheless.

"'sreal simple," she was saying to Pippi. "Jus look 'round, and say 'heeeeere chilla, chilla, chilla!' Like tha'."

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Heeeere chilla chilla chilla!" said Pippi, sticking her belaying pin (http://static.flickr.com/43/84697351_79332bcef4.jpg?v=0) under the satin ribbon that served as a belt for her dress.

She clomped around in her normal boots looking for chinchilla anywhere one was likely to find them.

Like under rocks. Or in a tree.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia pulled her mallet out from under her skirt and held it as she went to check the duck pond. Chinchillas, like llamas, are great swimmers "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. . . ." Her voice trailed off.

Eventually, she shook herself and went to check under the bench.

[superartie]

It was a bench on which Artie was seated, as he lounged and read a newspaper after closing up at Caritas. He stiffened and peered down at Nadia, then over at Pippi.

"What ho, my little vikings?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

,
shushed Pippi really loud.

Louder then any "Shhhh" had a right to be.

"Don' tip off the Chinchillas! They'll scatter! Varför rom försvunnen?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia pointed vaguely at Pippi. "Si" Then she shook her head. "'Mnota viking, I'm a . . ." She leaned over to Pippi. "What'm I?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Wull... Ima pirate! A tiny pirate from Pirate's Cove!... An... Yer... Yer an... You can be a pirate too!" She said taking her belaying pin out of her belt.

"Imma make you a pirate Nahdia! C'mere."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia blinked. Then she leaned toward Artie, and in the same tone she spoke to Pippi, asked "Do I wanna be a pirate?"

[superartie]

"Ah, piratery. A noble seafaring trade! You could do worse, girl, you could do worse."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia nodded rather sharply and swayed. "A pirate," she said, immitating Artie's tone with near perfection. "A nob' shefarrring trade. 'Kay Pippi, 'ma pirate now!"

Pause.

"Do pirates hunt 'chillas?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi thought about this.

"WE do! Sooooo yeah!"

Pippi checked under the bench for Chillas, just to be safe. And then sat down on the other side of Artie.

Putting her arm on Artie's shoulder and leaned across him to Nadia.

"Hey... Hey... Heeeeeey Nahdia..."

[superartie]

Artie looked from one girl to the other, then sat up very straight and stared into the distance, seemingly deep in thought.

[nadiathesaint]

"Hey . . . hey . . . heeeeeeey what?" Nadia grinned.

She was funny!

She started to giggle.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi started to giggle to, she wasn't sure why.

"I danced with Walter..." she said gesturing with her belaying pin, "But that's not who I wanted to dance with."

[superartie]

Artie's head jerked back and forth as the girls spoke. At Pippi's admission, he jerked up straight again, then tilted sideways towards her.

"Who? Tell us, girl, tell us!"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi's left elbow is still resting on Artie's shoulder. She waves her left hand around in the air as she gestures with the belaying pin in her right.

"You know..." she said, "The guy. He smells good and he's got... Yah know... Hair... And a nose, and two legs, and a couple of hands..."

With her left hand, she starts patting her face. "N'some feet... He's gotta name but... I can't remember."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia pointed in Pippi's general direction. Which means she didn't point directly away from Pippi. "I know him! He's . . . tha guy. Yeah!"

Her hand dropped back to her lap. "No, wait, tha's the other guy. You don' know him."

[superartie]

Artie had been nodding enthusiastically as Nadia spoke, then shook his head sadly as she said it was another guy.

"Tell me, Bluebell, did this guy have eyes?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Yes, bortsett från, rättvis den en. Utom det er en mycket söt en."

[superartie]

Artie nodded sagely. Nadia shamelessly modded seemed to have passed out on his opposite shoulder.

"I think we have frightened your chinchillas away, dear friends." He stood, hefting Nadia easily under one arm and then swinging her onto his shoulder. "Perhaps, then, it is time to sleep?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Kay," said Pippi laying down on the now vacated bench.

ZzzzZZZZZZzzzzZZZzzzzzzzzz...

[superartie]

Artie shook his head as he looked down on the now sleeping girl.

"Sleep now, my little pirates. Tomorrow brings another day."

And with that, he hefted Pippi onto his other shoulder and bounded off for his porta-home.

'Cause, you know, he's not allowed in the dorms.