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Every snapped twig or rustle of leaves from the wind set Ember off into another shriek. Even if some of the twig snapping was caused by him stumbling around in the first place.  “Ember, stop moving.” “I’m leaving! I’m not going to die a cliche horror movie death in the dark in the woods! I’m going home!”...

Ember gazed wistfully at the bright red leaves tumbling through the street outside the bakery, enjoying the warmth and comfort of the peaceful music in the shop and the warm baked food they were finishing. He had been trying to eat as slowly as possible without Seance noticing to prolong the inevitable venture into the dark and spooky woods. Unfortunately, he had just finished his last nibble and now there was no avoiding it.  ...

“Ember, could you give me the report details?” Seance flipped the sign on the shop to closed, loosened his ascot, and began undoing buttons on his vest. Fortune telling required a certain flair of the dramatic, but he was always eager to get out of the excessive frills as soon as the day ended. “Right away,” Ember, a more slight man with bright pink hair, moved to the back ...

“Alright, food is reheating in the oven, more platters are out and circling the party, and everything is cleaned up in here. Plus it looks like the storm is starting to die down a little.” Yule glanced around the kitchen one more time. This room hadn’t received the full decorating treatment that the rest of the cabin did, so at least people’s hard work earlier in the day hadn’t been lost to the commotion. “Oh! I almost forgot to refill Holly’s bowl...

The party was starting to pick up as more people filled into the cabin. Yule was making her way from room to room, greeting and mingling. Yuri had started picking up cleared plates from tables to help keep things somewhat clean and gestured over to her as she made her way through the crowd.  “The place looks great! Thank you again for all your help.” She went to lean in to give an appreciative pat on the shoulder...

“So I mean… Kinda lame, right?” Kaleo joked, as he looked over toward Yuri. A small handwritten letter had somehow found its way under the door to Kaleo’s apartment and he now held it up, flipping it over and back in his hand as he showed off the details. “Like the whole decorating thing is real hokey, yeah?” Yuri’s demeanor was generally somewhat stoic, which made his expressions a little hard to read, ...