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[ella_of_frell]

[ Apparently, while it's raining cats and dogs outside, Ella is sitting at a table with her head on her hands in the dining room today, the NV resting open in front of her. Distantly the sound of banging is heard, some chatter and suchlike. Ella opens her mouth to address the network. ]

I can handle the banging and all, that's just a necessary evil. But the pa-thetic pick up lines are just embarrassing. I feel terrible, but I actually laughed at that poor man working on the office in the back, and now he can't even look at me. [ It's not her fault! "Hey, you come here often?" is not an appropriate line when the person lives there! Before she can say anything further, Hattie's voice intrudes. ]

Ella~! Wine! ... please.

[ Ella responds thusly. By placing her hands on the table and keening in the most IRRITATING whiny voice she can muster. ]

But I don't -waaaaaaaaanna- get uuuuuuuuuuup! Why do I have to do EEEEEEVerythiiiiiiiiiiing! It's not faiiiiiiiiiiiiiir, why can't you get it yourseeeeeeeeeeeeelf. You're right theee-

[ Thankfully, Hattie cuts her off. ]

Not *THAT* kind of wine! REGULAR Wine! NOW. Please.

[ Ella jerks to her feet automatically, but she's laughing, under her breath. It was worth a shot. She's spitting in the wine though. She's taking the NV with her too. ]

I'm amazed she said "please". In case you're curious, we're getting some major remodeling done on the house. Expensive, but worth it in the end. [ Considering the alternative was losing a room she had been using for her own little sanctuary. ]

Word of advice. If you get some remodeling done, avoid Crazy Eddy's Construction - he shows up at the door in a /chicken suit/. A giant. Chicken suit.

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[motioned]

Remodeling? What kind of thing are you getting done?

A-A chicken suit? Really? Why would he do that?

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[ella_of_frell]

We're adding on an office for Hattie, installing a walk in closet into her bedroom, and tearing down some old shelves, to put up new ones in the hall.

As for why - well, because he was InsaaaaAAAANE [ Yes, she actually wiggles her hands around in the hair. ] apparently.

Well, no. Actually when I asked him why, he said it was because the elephant suit was in the cleaners.

[ She winces a little, setting the nv on the counter as she lets her head thump against the refrigerator in the kitchen. ] ... in the cleaners.

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[motioned]

[A small frown.]

But nothing for you?

How would he even work in an elephant suit? I mean, what's the point of that?

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[ella_of_frell]

Oh, I don't need anything. [ Not entirely true. But if it kept Hattie from finding out about and stealing Ella's bedroom, or kicking her out of her cherished sanctuary, she was willing to appease the girl. ]

You know... that's an excellent question. I'd actually be a little curious to see how that would work out. I'm not sure if it there -is- a point.

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[icy_heavens]

... Why would anyone do that? [Yeah, he's got nothing.]

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[ella_of_frell]

I think it was his schtick. Insanity and strange animal costumes.

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[icy_heavens]

But it has nothing to do with the work he does. I fail to see how this is a selling point.

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[ella_of_frell]

You know, I don't know either, but apparently it works. [ She pauses to try and figure this one out. ]

Really, who would want to utter the words, "Do you like my new office, it was built by a man in a giant chicken suit."?

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[soul_scatter]

A chicken suit?

[What?]

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[ella_of_frell]

A chicken suit. [ So seriously too. She wishes she was kidding, even. ]

And apparently that wasn't the only one he had.

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[soul_scatter]

That would not entice me to hire a contractor.

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[ella_of_frell]

Maybe not you, but plenty enough people have hired that guy for work, it seems.

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[ibreakrules]

[Frau is laughing hysterically over the whine. It's what he would have done if he'd thought of it. If, of course, he hadn't just gotten the wine and thrown it in whoever had asked for it's face...]

I can't believe you would even consider hiring a guy called Crazy Eddy.

[But...]

What's a chicken suit?

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[ella_of_frell]

[ Ella /grins/ at the sound of the laughter, giggling because laughter is always infectuous. ]

I didn't think he would actually show up at the door in something like that.

[ Huh? She ohs. ] Well, it's... it's a...

[ It defies description, really. ]

Just a second. [ She's just going to send you a picture ]

I took that when he was leaving.

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[ibreakrules]

[There's just dead silence for awhile as Frau gapes at the picture. When it's finally broken, he's laughing hysterically.]

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[ella_of_frell]

[ It's all good Frau, Ella's just going to wait for you to recompose yourself, gigging. ]

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[that_is_asecret]

A giant chicken suit is it?

[He is amused and may just have him come over just to piss the guy off]

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[ella_of_frell]

Yeah. Want to see what he wore? I have a picture on my NV somewhere.

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[that_is_asecret]

Oh yes please.

[Voice]

[madeinoblivion]

Hey Ella, hey Ella...

How'd it go with Hattie and Asch, do you know?

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[ella_of_frell]

Hey Joe, Hey Joe~! [ Giggling. ]

Hattie and Asch? Um... [ A pause as she tries to recall - ohhhhhhhh. ]

I ... don't think it went very well. That was the nice of the dance right? I had to leave early [ so she wouldn't get spotted. ] but I remember Hattie came home in a really bad mood.

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[madeinoblivion]

Hah! Well, too bad, it was the only sure thing I could do to keep her off my back.

....You guys were okay though, with the monster attack and everything, right?

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[circumsutus]

A chicken suit.

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[ella_of_frell]

[ She laughs, because that reaction is priceless. Actually it wasn't too far off from hers when the crazy man had told her over the NV... ]

Yeah. It was a bit of a surprise too.

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[circumsutus]

How was his construction work?