The Gig, Sunday

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Firekeeper knew it was going to be one of those days when she opened up the door to the barn and was pelted with a cascade of pastel-colored candies.

Much like the stuffed toy, the horses had no idea who was responsible for such a thing. Firekeeper figured it was safe to blame Fandom when, the second Blind Seer went to go sprawl on a pile of hay for a nap, it turned in to a pile of more candy before their eyes.

The Gig was open. And full of candy.

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When Tahiri came in, datapad in hand and her head full of half-formed suggestions for several dozen minor but niggling situations on Zonama Sekot, in search of her wolfy friends (who were a welcome distraction from the headache), she bypassed the paddock and headed straight for the barn, where the pile of candy was rather impossible to miss. "Should I ask?"

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"You can ask," Firekeeper made a face, picking a candy out of her hair. "But I cannot promise knowing the answer."

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"It could be a riddle," Tahiri offered lightly. "Although more than likely it's just Fandom's whimsy at work, and not worth the effort of figuring out. I just hope you're not planning on eating all of this."

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"Not all at once," Firekeeper admitted. "But would be shameful to waste it." You know, because candy held such nutritional value and all.

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"For dessert, maybe," Tahiri allowed, snagging something chocolatey for herself. "But -- no matter what Ben might insist -- this is hardly a week's worth of meals all on its own."

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"Of course not!" Firekeeper scoffed. "That would be foolish." She grinned impishly at Tahiri, then. "Though perhaps if Ben think this make a good meal, I should offer to share with him." There was, after all, more than enough.

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"Don't you dare," Tahiri burst out, laughing, even though it was an entirely empty warning. "I don't want to have to deal with that much bouncing off the walls from him! At least if you don't give me just as much so I can keep up."

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"But I do not know if there is enough for me, and him, and you..." Firekeeper said in a thoughtful tone.

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"There's enough candy here to swim in," Tahiri countered. "We'll be eating all of this for days as it is."

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"Maybe Blind Seer want some!"

Blind Seer most emphatically did not want some, and the look he leveled at her for that comment said as much.

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"Oh, yes. I can see him practically drooling over it now," Tahiri snorted, amused. "I'm surprised he hasn't bowled you over five times just to get to it all, really."

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Blind Seer was not even going to dignify the pair of them with a response, apparently, as he pointedly turned and ducked under the gate to Bold's stall. Perhaps the horse would be better company?

"Well," Firekeeper said, unfazed by this. "I suppose there may be enough to share with you after all."

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"It's nice of you to give up your share, Blind Seer," Tahiri called after him, snagging another handful of candy and sharing a conspiratorial grin with Firekeeper. "Good thing I brought you a steak, isn't it?"

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"If he does not want steak, I can make a fire later and we can have," Firekeeper suggested nonchalantly.

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Tahiri snickered. "That's horrible of you. Although I didn't actually bring anything for us to eat."

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"The Preserve always have food if you have time to look for it," Firekeeper pointed out. Sure, it was winter now, and hunting would be somewhat scarce but... not impossible.

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"Wouldn't you be slacking off work if we went hunting now?" Tahiri asked. "Especially in this cold? Or . . ."

She grinned. "Is that a challenge?"

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Firekeeper grinned wolfishly. "If you wish it to be."

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"I could use a little excitement in my day," Tahiri declared, bounding back up to her feet. "And some lunch."

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"Then let us go," Firekeeper replied. Not surprisingly, this declaration brought Blind Seer out of his self-imposed exile.

If the two of you are going, I might as well, he commented with a twitch of his tail. It's not as if I'll be able to look after any customers, after all.

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"Well, I see you're joining us," Tahiri teased, reaching out to pat Blind Seer's flank. "Is this going to be a race of some sort now?"