MC Dorms: 2009: Home for the Holidays.

[RedPiggy]

Kelly (trudges to room 1)

Pearl (whispering): You're not gonna mope about that lil' ol' test, are ya? You passed, y'know.

Kelly (sniffles): I didn't get an A.

Spike: Didn't you flunk da endocrine system last year?

Kelly (nods)

Cotterpin (being held by Newsie): Well, you're improving.

Kelly (nods, knocks on room 1's door with a bag of Lay's Potato Chips)

Cotterpin (has her own bag): Why are we bringing the Count potato chips?

Newsie (rattling his own bag): Because the slogan is, "Bet you can't eat just one."

Cotterpin: -_-

Spike (holds up a loaf of Wonder Bread): Uh ...?

Newsie (sighs): Don't any of you pay attention to slogans? Ahem ... "Helps build strong bodies twelve ways!"

Pearl (raises an eyebrow): So, all of our presents have numbers in the slogans?

Kelly (nods): It was the only thing I could think of.

Pearl (looks at her Doublemint gum): Hmm ... "Double your pleasure, double your fun." *sighs* I sure do hope he appreciates this. It's far too funky for me.

Room 2's inhabitants: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COUNT!

 

[The Count]

Huh? Thanks Kelly. Both of the main spooks are away at the moment, something about procuring proper deadcorations. And you know how it tends to go when Count goes shopping. *Reference to One Potato. There'll be a full party later, if you can make it, great. If not, we appreciate the sentiment. *Huggles. And yaey on passing your test. I've learned it's not so much about the grade as it is passing the class.

 

[RedPiggy]

Kelly (smiles, nods): Yes, the most important formula we were given the first day of nursing school was "C equals RN". I try to remember that.

 

[Gelfling Girl]

Aly: Hello? Anybody here? *echoes*

Annie Sue: It looks like it's just the five of us for now.

Maggie: Let's go shopping! $_$

Floyd: Why are girls so crazy about shopping?

Delilah: *answers with math* Money+cool shoes+cute outfits=happy girl.

Floyd: *confused* Could you explain that again? I was never good at geography.

Aly: *facepalm*

 

[The Count]

*Setting up a string of pumpkin lights. Hmm, what to do about Haunter #4. Decisions, decisions... *Gets the faux mini-tombstones signed and set up to add a wealth of batmosphere to the place.

 

[RedPiggy]

Kelly: Well, the New Orleans' trip is up on youtube.

Pearl (ironing her clothes): I see. An' how much of that paper did you write?

Kelly: Uh ... I'm about to?

 

[The Count]

Uncle Deadly: Hmmm, I wonder... If we kidnap the cute little redhead with the glasses again, will Caitlyn update her stories? Also, maybe we could finally coax her into answering a few questions.
*Opens trap door in the ceiling of Room #1's crawl space, peeking into Room #15 to see if it's a good time for sneaking around and shanghaiing pretty little Vicki. Yeah, so we can't get dates either.

 

[Gelfling Girl]

Annie Sue: *sighs* Well, there has to be something we could do.

Maggie: *starts water balloon fight*

 

[Gelfling Girl]

Maggie: *still too busy playing fetch to notice everything else*

Annie Sue: You do realize that Floyd could walk in here at any second, right?

 

[The Count]

*Smiling to self, knowing I can always count on Kells. We rully need to find her characters a spot in the roster.
Count: Which ones?
There's her groovy tricera-uniformed waitress persona, that could help to finally define the orc. And there's her Muppet Whatnot counterpart as a classmate, we have a nice little Dry Bones basic scare set up for her. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
UD: Oh? Didn't know those were available yet.
Cute, cute joke. Stick to Quesal's Graveyard Groaners Uncle D.

Coming soon: The Count's Counting Party.