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[buriedmybrother]

In a dusty, darkened corner of the bar, one might just discern a flash of red winter coat

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[howling_laugh]

There's a coyote curled up on the hearth of the fireplace. She seems mostly unconcerned about her surroundings, tail tucked up over her nose, eyes mostly shut.

[howling_laugh]

"Besides the fact that he is not all that bright? My dear, you must learn that the world is populated by idiots no matter where you go. Have I not broken you of thinking well of everyone, yet?"

[buriedmybrother]

"That's not what I mean."

Absently. It's already so distant as to become unimportant.

"I expect you did teach me about more than competent sex, at least," Antigone muses. "I remember it that way. Shall I pet you?"

[howling_laugh]

Coyote sets her ears back as she looks at Antigone, but her tails thumps on the floor anyway, if a bit uncertainly. "Yes, please."

It's strange, seeing her like this.

But she'll take it, if it's all she can have.

[buriedmybrother]

Antigone smiles.

(She probably doesn't notice the weird.)

And stretches out a hand to scritch Coyote's ears with cold, gentle fingers.

"... I'm sorry," she murmurs, withdrawing and rubbing her hands together for a moment before trying again.

She does remember how much colder she is than everybody else.

[howling_laugh]

"It's all right," Coyote says, eyes closed to slits. "I have been sitting by the fire all night. Your touch is not unwelcome." Rarely is, if ever.

[buriedmybrother]

Antigone snorts, softly, though she doesn't stop petting.

"Oh."

[howling_laugh]

"I thought you were a dream, you know. When you came the first time." Coyote shoves her nose under Antigone's hand.

"Until your River told me that she had seen you too." Not in so many words, but.

[buriedmybrother]

"She's not mine."

Antigone's smiling faintly, looking pleasantly surprised.

"I thought you wanted to banish me. It's what people do with ghosts."

[howling_laugh]

"I thought perhaps, you were a different sort of ghost. One of my own mind, instead of yours."

Having Antigone kiss her probably didn't help with that assumption.

[buriedmybrother]

She considers that a moment longer than is strictly required, then nods.

"I suppose I should think the same, if I were you." She seems to recall something, and her lips quirk. "Except ..."

A shake of her head.

"Even in my head I could never make you a ghost."

[howling_laugh]

Coyote smugs. This mostly includes her swishing her tail along the floor, perking her ears back up, and tilting her head at a certain angle that could only be identified as 'smug'.

"I am impressive."