148 Howls: Ooh! There's gonna be fireworks!

[coyote_walking]

Okay, so... Merlin and Harry... the shop looks, well, like a confetti bomb went off in there. Which it sort of did, I guess. If you know anyone who might like to earn a little extra money helping clean up, by all bring them along.

And Harry, yeah, parts of the house aren't much better. Medea's having a ball chasing all the little pieces all over. Who'd think opening a soda or flicking on the lights would cause such a thing?

This curse is a new one on me. I'm not sure whether to laugh or pull my hair out. And I'm afraid to turn on or open anything else. Anyone else having this problem?

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[anunluckypenny]

I've got that going on, too. It looks like the City's celebrating the New Year a little late.

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[coyote_walking]

Yeah, it's crazy, isn't it?

Medea's having a blast, though, which is why I just left the house as is.

The confetti's gotten into everything at the magi store, though.

It's going to take forever to clean up.

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[anunluckypenny]

Medea?

Sorry... that sounds like a pain. I was lucky that the streamers and confetti and stuff were easy to sweep up.

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[coyote_walking]

My cat. She thinks this is wonderful.

Yeah, at home it's not too bad, but at the store it's kind of a mess.

How's it going, Penny?

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[anunluckypenny]

Aw. I'm glad the noises aren't scaring her; my dogs are completely freaked out.

Oh, things're okay now. I got bitten near the beginning of the zombie thing and was out of it for a while, but everything better. How's it going for you?

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[coyote_walking]

She's not happy about them, but at the beach house there isn't nearly as much noise - especially since I stopped touching anything.

Blech. The zombies. I just stayed way out of the way. Glad you're feeling better, though. I'm doing well, collecting magical types to work at the store. I'm up to 4 now.

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[anunluckypenny]

Four, really? Soon you'll have all the magicians in the City.

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[coyote_walking]

No kidding, right?

It's kind of fun.

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[unflagging]

I think everyone has this problem today.

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[coyote_walking]

Scared the heck out of me the first time. I wasn't sure just what had happened.

[voice;]

[unflagging]

Well, yeah--that's what noisemakers and confetti bombs are supposed to do, I thought.

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[coyote_walking]

Sure, but usually you have some idea they're going off. It doesn't just randomly happen at 6AM on a Friday when you switch on your lights.

It's more a New Year's thing or something.

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[unflagging]

Or at 7AM on a Friday when you stick your feet in your boots. Whee.

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[coyote_walking]

No kidding!

Seriously, there are better ways to make sure a girl is awake, you know?

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[unflagging]

Oh yeah, I do know.

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[coyote_walking]

And... somehow I think we just ended up going in an entirely different direction.

[And there's some quiet laughter.]

[Video]

[brothertragedy]

[A particularly unamused, dour-faced Nobori responds while carrying Chandela in his other arm. The purple, balloon-shaped ghost is beaming brightly, stitched-smile stretching widely as it sports ribbons hanging from its flame-carrying chandelier arms and showered in confetti and a few artfully placed ribbons around its crown. It looks like it's enjoying the sparkling, glittering mess. Its human partner? Not so much.]

... it is better than the last. [His normally neutral voice sounds rather irritated.]

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[coyote_walking]

Well, your, um... friend there seems to enjoy it.

And yes, at least it's better than ghouls.

[harrydresden]

Well, nothing a broom can't deal with. Medea's being adorable.

[coyote_walking]

She is, isn't she?

When I first got here a friend of mine from home traded with the deities to get her for me. I wouldn't have let him if I'd known, but I am glad to have her.

[harrydresden]

Traded what... exactly?

[coyote_walking]

[She's quiet for a moment.]

A leather jacket that belonged to his lover. It was all he had of him here.

I still feel guilty.

[harrydresden]

Ahh... that was better than you made it sound though I get the guilt. I was worried he might have disappeared or something because of it.

[Time to make this less depressing, Harry.]

So I know this spell for making brooms sweep. I used to use it as a kid trying to get out of chores.

[coyote_walking]

No, that's all I'd have needed! I get my cat, but lose one of my best friends. He went home quite a while ago, but at least I had him here for a while.

Really? And it doesn't behave like the Mickey Mouse one where the brooms keep multiplying and everything?

[harrydresden]

Sometimes guys can be stupid about things, you never know.

Hah no, that's where I got the idea though. I was supposed to clean by hand but when Justin wasn't watching I'd bring out the spell. I think he allowed it because it was good practice. Because nothing ever really made it past him.