( despite the somber mood she felt and seemed to follow her, she couldn't help but break from that briefly to admire the van itself. every little detail was engraved into her mind from the hanging beads to the random knick-knacks, the silly stickers and most of all the gem.

now that was certainly strange but far be it from her to comment on it. given gorgug and riz's appearance well....it seemed par for the course. )

Fabian? Oh you mean Maximum Legend? He's from your world too?

( she kind of assumed with riz, but for now she put on her seatbelt and sat as they began to drive off, listening to the tunes. they were cool, and she tried to consider herself open to things but it didn't quite lend itself to talking about her relationship to claudia.

still she'll get there. )

You guys have really built a home for yourself here haven't you?