Tick Living Room, Tuesday afternoon [8/17]

[montecito_east]

Mary had run back to the hotel this morning and grabbed some extra clothes. Gunther had refused to go back at all until the bugs were gone, and it was still a little too loud for her to feel productive

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[stayingfrosty]

Price peered into the living room, arms crossed.

"Coping mechanism?" he asked, ever the brilliant conversationalist.

[montecito_east]

"I actually like cleaning. It keeps me grounded," said Mary, looking up from her sweeping. "How are you enjoying this little camping trip?"

[stayingfrosty]

"Beats the last one I had," Price said, referring to the 'trip' to the irradiated ruins of DC. "But any place with a warm bed suits me just fine. How are you enjoying it?"

[montecito_east]

"It's different, but at least I don't have to listen to the greatest hits of Celine Dion," said Mary with a chuckle. "It can be good to have a change of pace. I don't think I've ever seen Gunther so relaxed."

[stayingfrosty]

"There's an oxymoron for you," Price said, referring to 'greatest hits of Celine Dion', of course. "Which fellow is Gunther?"

[montecito_east]

"The big guy in the other cabin with the thick German accent," said Mary. "He's the chef at the hotel, not to mention a constant annoyance. It's too bad that he makes the best apple strudel on this side of the Atlantic."

[stayingfrosty]

"Annoyance, but good strudel. A trade off I never would have thought about," Price said, chuckling. "A fan of the strudel, are you?"

[montecito_east]

"It is really good strudel," said Mary, smiling, "but it's even better to have people coming back just for Gunther's pastries."

[stayingfrosty]

"Well then," Price said. "It seems like I apparently need to stop by some time to try the man's pastries, if they're half as good as you say."

[montecito_east]

"You're in for a treat, then," said Mary, smiling. "Sometimes on special occasions, Gunther does a fancy afternoon tea with lots of small pastries, so you can try a little bit of everything. You know, that would be a nice way to celebrate once all the bugs are gone..."