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[ spike turns to his ~companion~ as he regretfully pulls his shirt on. it’s a beautiful tropic day in the gardens and he was intending to enjoy it, but maybe he and pete should say their hello-again’s to the community at large. ]

You know what I could really go for right about now? Jammy dodgers. Been dreaming about them all month…

That's the first thing you're gonna say? [ peter glances over, undoing the leash on izzie's collar. ] - Actually, I'm not even a little surprised that it's food you want to tell the network about.

[ sigh. ] Nothing I dreamed about had anything to do with food. Could've used a few less nightmares, but now I just want to know what's up with my dog.

[ spike shoots peter a look before immediately stooping down to greet said dog, patting her head and pretending her dad didn’t just say a really rude thing!! ] Isabelle, darling, don’t listen to him, huh? [ though upon closer inspection… she looked a little more rotund than usual, maybe. grumpier, slower. he glanced back up. ]

What has your brother been feeding her? [ he asks sharply, hands over the lab’s ears so she couldn’t hear them talk about how fat she was. that was before he picked one ear up and spoke into it for dramatic effect. ] He gave you all the jammy dodgers, didn’t he?

[ izzie groaned, and spike stood up. it was a puzzle though, to be sure. ]

I'm not even sure Nathan knows what those are, Spike. Besides, he wouldn't share them even if he did. [ he shoots the camera a look, then stares a little longer before looking back at spike, leaving izzie to her unpleasant sounds for a moment. ]

You're sure that's all you dreamed about? Anything else? [ network, tell him he wasn't the only one please. ] Or are cookies really all you've got to say for yourself?

Are you sure that's appropriate for the network, Peter... [ yeah, he's just looking to get slapped at this point. ] Alright, alright. So I had nightmares too. Sometimes the biscuits sprang to life, with little angry-faces like and chased me around the ship.

[ he's definitely getting hit the second the feed goes off. ]

(( responses will come from both spike and peter petrelli unless otherwise specified. ))

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Yes. He's an elf. [ because that's an explanation ]

Oh. [ uh. ] Well, that explains everything.

He has a deer that he looks after and animals like him.

Got it. Knows more about animals than I do is good enough for me.

He lives in the gardens, so he should be able to find.

Convenient, since I take her there often enough. Thanks for the advice.

No problem. Tell him I sent you, that'll help.

It's... Jaye, right?

Right.

And hey- if exercise is the only thing on the agenda, definitely could do with a walking buddy.

I live in the gardens, too. I'm easy to find.

You mean you don't like the rooms we're given? [ SARCASM. ]

I don't like the hallways.

Do you- ever go anywhere else? [ although... ] Seems like you could get away with staying there.

Not alone. Not if I'm thinking straight. [ And most times when she isn't. ]

Almost seems smarter than wandering around anywhere else, actually.

It's worked for me so far.

Yeah, I can tell. Considering you're still here and all.

[ With a tap to the side of her head. ] That depends on who you ask.

I'm not asking anyone else. I'm talking to you.

Then yes. Still here.

What other people think is just-- not always the right thing.

I don't make sense to them.

[ It's almost off-handed, the way she says it; like it's something she's simply accepted, and in a way it is. It's hard to try and explain things that you just know, or to try and truly illustrate just how terrifying something is when the listener hasn't experienced it. ]

I know how that feels.

[ or at least he thinks he probably does in some kind of way. maybe not exactly the same way, but something close. relatable. ]

Does it bother you?

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