Nora: (rummaging through closet) Well, here's the first sign that fall's here. I actually need to put on a sweater. (hauls out box of sweaters)
Erin: Yeah, and it's pretty much dark here by seven p.m. (to others) How's the latest M-cast coming along - is it still loading?
Scooter: Still loading...but Steve said this one was a big one.
Storyteller: Oh, yes, a visit to a certain place where peonies grow, and you find Emmy Awards perched on the bookcase...
Beige: And where the stairs are a death trap if you walk on the wrong side of them.
Scooter: Well, the stairs lasted through five active kids and all their friends...
Nora: Plus the parents and the dog...what are we having tonight?
Storyteller: There's some winter vegetable stew on the stove...and Erin, did you stop by the bakery on your way home?
Erin: I did. Two loaves of rye, and some currant buns.
Beige: Well, let's go ahead and eat while the cast is loading. I'm famished.