It is night, about 60F(15C) degrees, and the sky is covered by dark grey stormclouds. The mist is heaviest At Carnation and Lake
There is a waxing crescent moon.

“Nice to meet you,” Darrow says to Meiko and then gestures to the guy who just walked in, “This is Conrad, my housemate, if you haven’t met.”

Harvey turns on the projector which begins playing the shared youtube movie link at the appropriate time. The story of young Saint Nicholas!

Meiko gives a nod towards the new arrival when Darrow introduces him.

Harvey says “Please, have the hot chocolate before it cools.“

The projector movie has gone through the opening narration and displays a live action of swedish people. Look at them with their funny outfits and blond hair! Harvey stands near the projector making sure it is running correctly.

After a long walk from a convenience store, Conrad comes in carrying snacks and things. By the looks of it, it’s mostly for himself. Spotting Darrow seated somewhere, he heads over in that direction, before the professor addresses him. “Conrad Rothwell, at your service.” A look is then give the hot chocolate, before he holds up his Monster drink, “I’m good. For now. I might reach for one of those later.” Taking a seat around where Darrow is, he has to ask almost cheerfully, “Am I late?”

Harvey says “I had to send a telegram to your great grandmothers aunt, whom I held hands with at the disco, about how rude she was.“

In the first 10 minutes of this film a young Santa Clause is orphaned after his swedish parents die taking their sick daughter to the town. This might be the saddest christmas movie opening ever. Harvey is meanwhile drinking some coco the froth getting all up in his mutton-chops.

Conrad opens up his bag of chips, taking out a few for himself, he passes the bag along to Darrow, if he wants some. He then settled back against one of the couches to watch the film.

The meanest man in the movie is someone with long black hair and he bullies the young nicholas who becomes the worst foster situation ever, the blond headed step child of an entire village. Harvey is tottering over to the chairs where he begins to draft a telegram to Conrad’s great grandmother’s aunt Rothwell something or other.

Darrow wanders over to the couch and crashes onto it next to Conrad, gently, though, since he’s carrying two mugs of cocoa and doesn’t aim to spill it on either of them. He passes one over and then reaches for some chips as his attention turns to the screen.

Harvey looks up from his telegram drafting to check on the students before returning to writing with a fountain tipped pen. Meanwhile in the movie young Saint Nicholas shows an ability to fix small toy boats and skip stones. Then he is off to a new family like a small swedish hobo.[timestamp 12min]

And now the mean dark-haired man is about to steal Saint Nicholas into child slavery. Harvey looks up and watches this scene play out. “Ah the economics of Apprenticeship.” he says in a huffy pussy new england accent. [timestamp 17min]

Harvey needs to watch those typo’s, oh dear.

Conrad bites into another chip, keeping his eyes on the screen as he keeps his eyes on the screen. Had he seen this one? If so, that was a long time ago. His head idly turns to take a look at athletic at some point, and he give her an upnod in greeting. Something he’d forgotten to do when he first came in. There’s another bite of his chip.

“Grim,” Darrow says as he pops another chip into his mouth, crunching on it as quietly as he can to not disturb the movie. He pokes a little bit at the marshmallows floating in his cocoa and then takes another sip of it. He definitely hasn’t seen this movie.

Meiko idly watches the film aside from an occasional glance at her phone, remaining quiet while the scene goes on.

The children yearn for the mines, but Saint Scholar is destined for the … basement. Why there is a wood working shop in the basement one might wonder especially with all the candles burning with all the shavings it doesn’t explode! Harvey says in a dramatic new england “What an angry young man.” and then spying Maise he declares, “Welcome young Maise, come come have a coco.” [timestamp 26:30]

Maise waves to Conrad and Meiko before respectfully speaking to Harvey, “Evening Professor Walters.” She gets a cocoa and finds a spot to sit

Meiko gives a wave in Maise’s direction when she makes her way into the room, “Yo.”

Darrow glances over his shoulder as Maise comes in and lifts his cocoa in a kind of salute to her.

Conrad turns towards Maise on her entrance, lifting a hand in greeting, before tossing another chip into his mouth and sipping on his Monster drink.

Maise sips the cocoa, tucking her legs underneath on the sofa, “Proper sized marshmallows, I’m sure impressed.” A cozy pink touches her cheeks, probably from the heat.

The old angry woodworker has caught Saint Nicholas making toys for the little children of his old village. Instead of beating him for his insolence he begins to help and insult him. What a kind man he must be as Harvey watches Maise get comfy and finishes his first hot coco. [timestamp 33min]

Now the story reveals the ogre man with dark hair is not so bad. Saint Nicholas is truly lucky to be indentured into slavery as his apprentice and we will all miss him when he dies in the 2nd act, probably. “It truly takes a village to raise a child, back then.” Harvey says after the mean woodworker has returned a repaired version of young nicholas’ father’s knife. [timestamp 37min]

Holy bejeebus this Kid aged like he got hit by a stick older than Harvey … That blond hair didn’t last and if it weren’t for the musical score this could be a horror movie with how dark these peoples expressions look! “That is quite the timeskip, oh dear.” Harvey mutters.

Maise stares at the screen, rather confused and yet enraptured.

Conrad‘ brow furrows during this time skip, his head tilted to the side as he’s rest back against his chair. “Hmm..” He murmurs.

And now the ogres sons have come to take him to live with them. How sweet of them but Saint Nicholas feels abandoned because we need a dramatic goodbye. “Leaving the shop and home to Nicholas, the sons are losing a lot of inheritance here!” Harvey exclaims with all the fervor of a tax accountant. Now Saint Nicholas is given a fortune, also denied the ogres sons. What a terrible father! [timestamp 44:30]

Maise finally asks, “What are we watchin?”

Harvey says “A Christmas Story, the story of saint nicholas.“

Harvey use: https://youtu.be/utsU6ZVfHF8?si=n15mioraEycuUo77&t=2706 to start where we are

Maise says “Oh, musta missed this adaptation.“

Harvey says “I believe it is from 2022, so no one saw it because of covid.“

Nicholas has become a wild hobo man working in the woodworking caves. His friend has sought him out probably assuming he had died. Harvey adjusts the focus on the projector as Nicholas shows he is now making it his full time job delivering toys to children.

Maise says “It’s kinda sweet. And I’m sure I’ll end up weepin at some point. I’m a soft peach for Christmas Movies.“

Conrad tilts his head slightly, so that he can see Maise, “Sweet is not how I would describe this film.” He then goes back to watching the movie. “Weird. That’s more appropriate.”

Santa Clause tramautizes his reindeer who have been kidnapped from the wild and forced to flee this hobo man with his silly hat. Harvey chortles and gets a pipe from his pocket looking like he’s about to light it up indoors! [timestamp 50:30]

Maise giggles at Conrad, “Well, dark things can have sweet moments. Otherwise dark chocolate wouldn’t be so divine.” She gives him a little wink, “Definitely is..odd.”

Harvey says “I have to admit, everytime I see a woodworking shop with this many candles. I just think fireball.“

Maise says “It’s not gonna pass any safety regulations.“

Darrow glances over at Maise and then toward Conrad and his lips twist just a little in amusement at something that she says.

Harvey is watching a movie on the projector where Saint Nicholas are abandoned young child has become an old crazy person in a red suit with slave reindeer delivering gifts with a fortune he swindled from someones two legitimate sons. Truly this movie teaches the importance of estate management! [timestamp 52:30]

“Hiya.” Clyde says, raising a broad hand in a wave as he walks in. At the academic’s question, he offers, “Clyde. Clyde Sterling. I appreciate you folks letting me be here. I can’t say it’s been easy, finding ways to keep busy in this town.”

Maise gives Clyde a wave, “Ya made it Sugar. Now sit down and get cozy. The cocoa is delicious.”

Peri wanders to the couches and drops onto them finding a spot.

A young girl reveals that people are rightly afraid of Saint Nicholas because he is a weird hobo man and terrifies people with his wild ways. He now lies to this small girl teaching her that the world is a hostile place with no truth. Now her father implores Saint Nicholas to stop being a weirdo, but he is defiant! He will continue to deliver gifts and confuse the children. Now his lies have endangered a young girl! Harvey waves at Peri [timestamp 55:30]

Maise says “Would you let that Santa into ya house? “

Peri says quickly, “Oh um Peri. Hi. Umm.. I room with Nemi.”

Peri seems to be trying to keep herself very unassuming so she can figure out what she’s walking into.

Darrow waves a little to Peri and says, “Darrow,” introducing himself both to her and to whoever else has come in during the movie.

Clyde settles on a nearby bean bag, offering the blonde a grateful smile. “Thanks. And what’s your name?” He glances up at the movie for a moment, his eyes drawn to the movement on the screen, before looking back down at her.

Harvey has the projector playing: https://youtu.be/utsU6ZVfHF8?si=FMEqsgoYxKrZcHQk&t=3515 which will play at the time they are at.

Maise says “And for those who ain’t caught it, I’m Maise. “

Harvey says “I am Professor Walter’s, merry christmas!“

Conrad looks over to all the newcomers as he takes a sip of his cooled cocoa for the first time. Though with people making introductions, he decides to try and sit up straight for the moment and just offers to whoever is listening, “Conrad. Rothwell.”

Maise says “Two Rothwells in one day.“

Clyde now looks outside window, his world-weary eyes softening for a moment. “It sure looks nice out there. Just in time for Christmas, huh?”

Clyde now looks outside the window, his world-weary eyes softening for a moment. “It sure looks nice out there. Just in time for Christmas, huh?” (fix)

Teagan makes her way in carrying a box with her along with her messenger bag. She is also wearing an incredibly, glaringly bad Christmas sweater. It truly qualifies as ugly. She starts her way toward the couches, leaning back a step to blinks at Harvey “Teagan Lawson.”

The strange swedish or norwegian film about the origin of santa clause as an orphan boy who was enslaved to a woodworker who then swindled his two sons out of a fortune only to become a wild hobo man who delivers toys all the time. Harvey is watching with a perplexed look clearly not sure if the freely available christmas movie is actually any good. “This is… a very strange film.”

Maise agrees with Clyde, “Makes me want to build a snowman or do a snow angel.”

Maise crinkles her brow into a furrow, “Make..a snow angel. Not do an angel.”

Peri opens her mouth, closes it, then opens it again and tells Maise, “No one was thinking that until you said it.”

Meiko says “Hey, let people own goal themselves.“

Maise says “Alright, Sugar. Set a goal, do an angel in the snow.“

Peri turns to Meiko and says, trying to keep her voice down to not ruin the movie (she’s barely paying attention), “Im Peri, who are you?”

Darrow is curled up into the couch, slouched into it comfortably as he watches the story unfold. He glances over at Maise and snickers, just a tiny bit, because he is very mature like that.

Meiko nods at Peri, “Nice to meet you. I’m Meiko.”

As the movie is coming to an end Harvey gets a new laser disc out and feeds it into the antiquated projector secondary slot. It is time for the afterhours christmas movie: Labyrinth. But first we will see the end of Santa after his Krampus has died and he too will ‘give into his years’ luckily he has bamboozled people to carry on his work.

Maise says “Oh! I hope glitter is okay for that Professor?“

Clyde sighs, still wistfully looking out the window. He seems to have forgotten the movie entirely, almost lost in the hypnotic motion of the flakes fluttering to the floor. “Snow Angels. It’s… been a while. I think I’d like to make one after this.”

Harvey says “I see no reason why not.“

Harvey says “hohoho “

“I’ll be wearing the same one if I am here for it,” Teagan says of her ugly sweater. “No point wasting a winner.” She looks to be a tired person, but surely that’s to be expected! Tucking her feet in under her, she pulls a card out from her bag and flips it open, using the box she has to start writing in it. “There’s so many parks around the city, I imagine you can find plenty of snow to leave angels in.”

When Teagan introduces herself, Conrad glances her way for a brief moment, before facing forward and watching the rest of this odd Christmas film.

Teagan mumbles to herself: “This lady’s kind of a bitch.” Probably of the one not wanting her kid to have a present!

The spirit of Saint Nicholas has unfinished business and so has an unholy ghost he continues to deliver presents to the horror of those who knew him and are surely wishing that this nightmare hobo man would simply rest! Harvey watches the movie ending with a shake of his head. “This is a horror movie.”

Harvey says “Alright everyone, I will be putting on the Labyrinth with David Bowie in 10 minutes.“

Harvey says “If you want to talk or mingle or get things before settling.“

“Well that was.. odd, but kinda cool, I guess,” Darrow says. He reaches over into Conrad’s bag of chips and grabs another one.

Maise stands up, “I’m gonna go check on the snow before Bowie.”

Clyde finally looks back at the movie at those words, just in time to catch the end of it. “Too many movies are horror movies when you think about it. I have a hard time finding ones that don’t remind me of cases I’ve been on.” He peers at the screen for a few moments before adding, “This one… didn’t. Heh.”

Maise returns, flicking some snow off the top of her head, “It’s cold out there…I need some boots if this is gonna keep up.”

Conrad uses this time to stretch his limbs out, setting down both his already warmed up mostly finished Monster Energy can and his already cooled partially sipped cocoa mug to do so. “Who knew Santa’s life sucked that much.”

“They aren’t supposed to be.” Clyde says aloud when she walks in, abandoning the message he was typing to shoot her a wry smile. “It’s more… the act of making them that matters.”

Peri remarks, while rubbing her chin, but not moving to get up. ” A snowball fight might be fun.” She eyes herself and admits, “I’m not dressed in it either though, I would need like gloves and a scarf at least.”

Teagan gets to her feet briefly, looking over the others (well, the unfamiliar among them) as she moves to the table of hot cocoa. A mug is gathered up and she returns to her spot, settling back with hands wrapped around it.

Maise smiles at Clyde, “It felt good to do. If I wasn’t in a skirt I’d probably just lay there.”

Darrow realizes he still has his hat and everything else on as he starts to get pretty warm.

Harvey begins to get the laser disc projector ready, “Alright everyone the Labyrinth is beginning!” he announces dramatically: https://youtu.be/lL_Q0VtrTxU?si=KmA2k23qqNpTtFqY

“I’ve seen this one,” Darrow observes, so he at least knows what to expect from this particular film.

The classic Labyrinth has begun with David Bowie’s musical number and a terrible CGI bird. Harvey settles in and says, “I remember when this was in theaters.”

Clyde looks far more interested in this movie, something seeming to spark in his dark eyes when the opening scene begins. “…always liked Bowie.” He murmurs to himself, settling more comfortably against the couch.

With the new movie starting, Conrad settles back into his seat, stifling a bit of a yawn. “Yeah, saw this a while ago.” This is said mostly to himself, but probably to Darrow who mentioned seeing it as well. “I’ll either take a nap or the musical parts will keep me up.”

Maise looks at Conrad, “You gonna show us some of that Dance Magic?”

The movie opens with a young woman preparing for a play and then getting an argument with someone who looks 20 years to old to be her mother. Harvey chortles as the babe is at least in candystriped PJs making this technically christmas-y.

Conrad tilts his head back to look at Maise, a grin on his lips, “I could… but I’d rather everyone else get up and dance too. I’m kind of shy, see.” No, he’s not shy. He settles back into his seat to continue watching.

Maise lifts a perky brow at Conrad, “Don’t tempt me Sugar. David Bowie’s voice can do anything. As can his codpiece.”

Darrow snorts just a little bit when Conrad says that he’s shy, shaking his head just a little bit. “Shake it for us, Rothwell.”

Peri tells Maise without looking up from her phone, “It was me, sorry to disapoint.” Her voice is deadpanned like she totally expects for it to be not a very exciting reveal.

Maise glances at Peri, “Oh Sugar, you’re not a disappointment. Thanks for tellin me.”

Maise looks down at her phone and then adds, “Now if I knew your profile, I’d add ya back but I’m not mystical. Just bubbly.”

The are now goblins fucking with this young raven-haired woman whose brother has been stolen. Why was he taken? Because she’s a petty bitch that’s why, but David Bowie and his awesome white owl answer all wishes! Harvey looks at the appearance of Bowie with his permed hair and robes. “So much cocaine.”

Peri tells Maise with wide owlish eyes, “It’s like a mystery, no body knows and that means you can’t add me back. I had to still make it some sort of game.” She shoves her phone in her pocket letting her attention drift away back to Harvey

Teagan is only partially paying attention to the movie as she alternates sipping at her hot cocoa and working on something on her phone.

Maise says “Oh..a mystery Well I can handle that Sugar.“

Peri glances at her phone and wrinkles her nose, then says, “How did you do that so quickly?” She eyes Maise suspsciously, leaning forward a bit as if she can see the sneaky trick used to do .. something? Probably not clear what she’s accusing her of without having her phone.

Maise glances at Peri, “Oh! Did I get ya? I added everyone on chat in the past few hours.”

At 18 minutes into the movie Harvey watches as the heroine tries to determine left from right while a muppet lectures her about taking things for granted.

Now the musical number starts, why are they singing, because fucking Bowie that is why. Harvey checks his pager for any messages and then nurses his hot coco looking out at all the young faces watching Bowie strut about in tight pants. [timestamp 24min]

Darrow does a little bit of a chair-dance, not getting up but bobbing his head side to side as he sings along (quietly). “Dance magic dance..”

Maise shamelessly gets up and, not in the way of anyone else, begins to Dance Magic Dance.

Conrad wasn’t expecting anyone to get up and dance, so for the time being his knee rises and falls as he taps a foot to the beat. Though when he spots Maise just get up and dance, this amused smile forms on his lips. Hey, he told her that if anyone else got up and danced. Drawing himself up now too and moving out of Darrow’s way, probably, Conrad follows suit and does his own little dance. He has no shame.

She was in fact not getting smarter and it was not a piece of cake. Harvey points out, “This is why you need a proper education!” [timestamp 30min]

Maise lets out the bubbliest laugh as Conrad joins in, “Alright there, now that’s how it’s done. It’s all in the Bowie Wiggle.”

Darrow grins as he watches Conrad and Maise dancing, following suit, though moving behind the couches as well so he’s not shakin’ it where it’s preventing anyone else from watching the movie.

At Walter’s joke, the corners of Clyde’s mouth twitch upwards into a grin. He leans over towards him and asks, in a hushed, movie-appropriate murmur, “You got a MyHaven? This movie night you’re hosting… it’s fun. Very fun.”

Harvey says “I am ProfessorWalters, simple and straight forward.“

“Very.” Clyde agrees, starting to type on his cell phone.

Maise finally takes her seat, glancing at Harvey as if to ask silently if she can add him too.

The projector continues to play the movie as both our raven-haired heroine and the wrinkly faced ballsack that is her companion are having their fight about his betrayal! It is interesting that in this movie Bowie’s balls get way more attention than the female leads figure. Truly a movie ahead of its time as Harvey mumbles and mutters.

Harvey says “Anyone can add me, but I don’t promise to respond. All that Myhaven stuff goes to my pager!“

Harvey is wearing a belt charger for a phone that could club a small child to death with a pager add-on.

The project is playing at: https://youtu.be/lL_Q0VtrTxU?si=-sZjmaiU1y-LdKQG&t=2334 Harvey hums

Once the musical segment is done, Conrad plops back down into his seat as well, looking to Darrow with a cheeky smirk, before returning back to the film. He then reaches over to grab his can again to drink the remainder of his Monster Engergy.

Darrow flashes a grin at Conrad in return, following him back over to the couch to fall back into it and sprawl comfortably, his attention settling back onto the movie.

“Merry Christmas young man, come join us.” Harvey declares to Beau and the project is currently playing Labyrinth at: https://youtu.be/lL_Q0VtrTxU?si=DQMJKlzo2LvCV8aX&t=2514

Clyde, who was very absorbed in the movie, is snapped out of his Bowie-induced trance at the sound of footsteps. He offers the new arrival a polite wave, and an equally polite grin.

Teagan looks up from her phone as Beau joins the movie-watching crowd. She returns his upnod before going back to sipping cocoa and half-watching the movie.

“I am Professor Walters!” Harvey declares over the part of the movie where the large scary beast befriends the heroine who learns sometimes scary things can be your friend!

If Conrad catches Maise’s look or eve understands what it means, he doesn’t respond. Instead, he gives an upnod to Beau in greeting at his arrival.

Beau returns the nods and smiles given to him by Clyde and Teagan, his own grin turning a little sheepish as he hopes he’s not interrupting the movie. He skirts around the sides, finding a seat by Conrad. He settles down, eyes drawn to that projector that hums in the room, and then to the screen.

Maise gives Beau a little wave.

The movie has now entered the terrible aging CGI portion of it with trippy red furred aliens singing at the crowd which Harvey smooths his mutton chops too [timestamp 53:15]

Darrow lifts a hand and waves to Beau as he joins the group. “Hey, man.” He then bobs along with the fire gang. “This movie is such a trip.”

Maise says “It’s a classic. “

Don Quixote has shown up as a small yappy dog and is trying to kill the big red monster. Meanwhile our heroine does nothing and laughs at the violence! Harvey shakes his head, “What a rude young lady.”

Beau’s brows knit together as he stares at the screen, trying to place these furred aliens with the movie’s title he’s likely heard just only a few minutes prior to arriving. He smiles back at Darrow, keeping his voice quiet. “Hey.” he chuckles, “It sure seems like it.” he says of the movie. He eyes that hot chocolate in Darrow’s hand and stands up again, trying to use his meager hight to some advantage to peer over the couches and locate the dispenser himself. He seems successful, heading over to the table and grabbing a cup himself to begin a pour. He makes his way back quickly, taking a sip as his eyes are drawn to the strange movie once more. His expressive, brown eyebrows dancing every which way.

The sapphic metaphor of our heroine eating a peach and succumbing to its sweet poison cannot be ignored. Harvey wonders if David Bowie is supposed to be a straight or bi sexually charged in this scene… Those balls though. [timestamp 1:05]

Beau’s head cants at Davie Bowie’s presence in the film, chuckling to himself as he reaches into his jean’s pocket and sends off a quick text before pocketing the device once again.

One might wonder if this is the Goblin king in the labyrinth with goblins who are all these pirate masquerade people? Harvey reaches out to adjust the projector to re-focus the lens so the image clears up as David Bowie and our heroine begin a waltz. “Can you imagine a David Bowie rendition of Masquerade from Phantom of the Opera, that would have gone quite well with this scene!”

“I really like the masks,” Teagan murmurs, though she’s still only glancing up every so often at the movie.

Harvey is sitting by a projector which is playing a movie:https://youtu.be/lL_Q0VtrTxU?si=a7YhcejMOsJPTpxq&t=4257 and it is a classic the Labyrinth with David Bowie!The professor looks at Serenity, “Good evening, I am Professor Walters! Merry Christmas!”

Maise yawns, covering her mouth as a lady should, “I need to sleep, but thank ya’ll for the best time.”

Conrad turns to Peri when she brings up the Wild Hunt, looking at her curiously now. He looks as if he has a lot of questions, but he’ll most likely inquire later. Though when Serenity shows up, he can’t help but give her a cheeky grin. This is probably why he hadn’t responded to her on comms. Movie night.

Serenity smiles at the projected imagery on the way in and ip to the couches. She elects to stand, crossing her arms, and cock a hip against a couch along the side of its back just behind the armrest. “Serenity Fairchoyld,” she replies to Harvey in her Irish brogue, glancing aside from the video. “Froom th Oyresh soyde o th fam’lay. Me dad waent along back teh Oyreland. Oy’m somethin loyke Oliv’ya’s second coozin. Somethen loyke coozins with all th Fairchoyld’s yeh already met.”

Teagan looks at her phone and stands. “Oh, sorry, I have to go.”

Serenity turns her head a little, bringing a hand briefly to an ear.

Serenity says “Oy dinnae see a hawrm en followen a coozin’s footsteps an Oy’m ent’rested en clotmbin hoygher en th social ladders.“

“A pleasure.” Harvey says in response to Serenity and her o-rish accent. The project has the power of friendship as the ballsack faced companion who has betrayed everyone multiple times is forgiven for his acts and treated like a brave companion. Now is time for the final march on the Goblin king! [timestamp 1:20]

Serenity ticks her eyebrows up a little, turning her eyes from Harvey to the action on the screen. She slides a mazon jar out of her pocket like a person who may have spiked the drink at some point, but keeps it out as if it always had been after the first sip. “Yeh kneow Oy was always teold perfessers over here loyke teh geu fer that Et’s A Woonderfal Loyfe meuvay.”

Harvey has mutton-chops far to impressive to be like any character from its a wonderful life! Now the red furred monster does all the work defeating an army with boulders. It really was the friends we made along the way all along. “I don’t think any of the professors are particularly eager to jump off bridges. We have quite cushy positions.” he informs Serenity. [timestamp 1:26]

It’s hard to get Beau’s gaze away from the projector screen where those boulders hurdle down, but that gaze is stolen by another vibration of his cellphone. He turns it over in his lap, brow furrowing as he texts back with not much enthusiasm.

Darrow seems to have fallen asleep on the couch at some point during the movie, and he slowly blinks vaguely awake again, uncertain when he drifted and where they are in the movie.

Conrad continues to just lounge lazily upon his chair, eyes settled on the film on the screen, though he does have to snort out in amusement at what Serenity says. His eyes flicker over to Harvey the man’s reply bringing out a grin from him.

The heroes of entered the castle at: https://youtu.be/lL_Q0VtrTxU?si=TX0RA5Cm6cf-fsQ1&t=5236 where the heroine references meta-narrative because that is the way it is done. Harvey sips his coco.

Serenity smirks a little and ticks her eyes up again. “Et jest remoynded me a soomethen Oy eused teh deu as a lettel gaerl.” She says, smiling at the red creature and its boulders. She glances at Conrad and winks. Then she’s focused on the Labyrinth again, while informing the professor, “Oy had these friend every one said was noots, boot yeh see shae were a saensehtev, seu anay toyme shae eouted an aengelbahrn teh me Oy’d geu areound rengen bells at em an mayken jeokes abeout geven eout wengs.”

David Bowie offers to ‘rule’ our heroine and give her everything she wants… Really she should probably take this offer, he starts talking about being her slave. The movie is already kinky enough who knows what could happen. Harvey says, “So much cocaine went into this movie.”

“Maybe modern movies need more cocaine.” Clyde suggests with a laugh, watching the scene unfold before him with interest.

The movie concludes with our heroine having come of age, made friends, turned down the sexual deviant living in her walls, and decided to be a good girl. Harvey walks over to the project and begins to power it down. “I will be doing another movie night tomorrow with an ugly christmas sweater contest! For those students staying at Uni over the holidays. I hope you all had fun!” he exclaims in his exasperated new england accent.

Serenity raises up her mason jar again, but then pauses to ask Harvey, “An heow mooch are yeh gonneh be payen eout en order teh see oos caught dead en oogly swaeters?”

“The prize will be a mystery present.” Harvey says while unplugging the projector and beginning to tidy up the space. “Take the last hot cocoa if you are leaving.”

Darrow rubs at his face a little as the movie comes to an end and grins a little crookedly. “Thanks for hosting the movie night, Prof.” He slowly peels himself off the couch and then asks Conrad, “You sticking around? Or you want a ride back?”