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[pullsneedles]

The house is nice and clean and there's cider simmering on the stove. The table has a small buffet setup with curry and make-your-own-riceballs.

With how cozy the house is, it'd be hard to guess that four people could have ever lived comfortably here, especially when two of them were young boys. There's a big bed with a blue pillow and a dresser with a mirror, a scrap of red cloth, and a little blue shoe.

Outside, Wess, Lighter, and Fuel are all waiting with Boney and the sheep. There's a fence, a doghouse, and a small stable.

Each person is easy to tell from the others. Wess is clearly the oldest, somewhat short with white, sparse hair. Lighter is tall and muscular, stubble on his chin and a 2x4 on his shoulder. Fuel looks to be about the same size as Lucas, the light still in his young eyes. All three are bundled up, with Fuel running around with Boney.

"Welcome to my house," Lucas says as he brings everybody in.

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[basic_powers]

"I don't mind, kids asking questions is just how they learn things." Beauford rasps, reaching out to shake Lighter's hand with a small grin. "Beauford Tannen, pleasure to meet you both."

Beauford glances down at his leg and smiles a little at Boney, reaching down to let the dog sniff at his freehand. It'll smell like drinks, soda, chemicals, powder and a little bit like...beef jerky.

"No Fuel, I just had a little accident at work. One of the girls I worked with was a little bit off with the aim of her perfume the other day, and it turns out I'm a little bit allergic to something in it."

[pullsneedles]

Fuel can't help but snicker at the puffiness while Boney curiously licks at Beauford's hand.

"Where do you work?" Lighter asks, as those sorts of accidents aren't a potential hazard in his work.

Lucas brings the water bowl over and Boney goes to get a drink, a break before he goes to sneak morsels from everybody.

"You can go ahead and help yourself," the young host says, going back to the stove so that he can get Beauford a mug of the cider he provided.

[basic_powers]

"I work serving food and drinks at a late-night restaurant back home." Beauford answers, smiling at Boney before the dog goes to get himself a drink. "Lilly, one of my coworkers, was just a little bit over-excited about the gift her beau had gotten her for her birthday."

[pullsneedles]

"Ah yes," the old man says, finally speaking up. "That's only natural, I think. Flint and Hinawa were much the same way. People would say the birds in the trees were jealous of them."

Lucas smiles and tries not to think too hard about Wess talking about his parents.

[basic_powers]

"Yeah, I don't fault Lilly one whit for being excited, 's only natural after all." Just next time, be careful with the aim. "I'm looking forward to getting a good look around Tazmily later on, Lucas has been telling me about how much it's been changing."

[pullsneedles]

"You gonna see the train, too?" Fuel asks.

"And we're gonna show him the flowers and the memorial," Lucas adds.

[basic_powers]

"Yeh, I'm going to see the train too." Beauford smiles at Fuel. "First though, I'm going to stuff myself on some of that curry."