“You mean you feel like getting drunk and having me carry you home?”

After all this time she could see right through his plots.

“Come on, darling. Let’s get you a happy buzz on.”

“It’s never too early to have some fun!”

“Or not cocoa. It might warm my fingers up. Maybe they’ll have a few mince pies, too? I long for boozy fruit and pasty.”

Charcoal is used for when you’ve been poisoned. It absorbs most poisons.

That’s why they made you drink crushed charcoal if you ate something you’re not supposed to.

Like soap.

Or toothpaste.

Maybe you should eat charcoal toothpaste?

@deathoncall.bsky.social

Unfortunately, I don't know you very well. But anyone with curly hair that looks as good as yours has dedication and drive. So that's a good thing.

Also your armour looks good. I wonder if it would stop my claws.

Half the fun in it was the showmanship. Or showwomanship.

Besides, maybe tonight would be different and there would be a real spirit. It had happened before. They'd seen stranger things.

"I think I might want to wear a lot of lace tonight, get into the spirit of things."

"I will tell you the vampire story later, in private. It's not suitable for children's, or pet's ears."

As for the séance, she knew it was all fakery and tricks with sturdy boot soles, but she wouldn't spoil the fun for Jacob. -

No, not soap, Ben. Do not eat soap.

It's not like toothpaste.

Which you really shouldn't eat, either.