Scene: Lyall and Claire are standing together outside of a hockey rink waiting for Jared.
Claire: So what do people do during an ice hockey game?
Lyall: Mostly just eat food and watch. Thinks about it People tend to drink beer too.
Claire: No thanks, I don’t drink beer.
Lyall: I know, I’m just saying a lot of people do that when they come to a hockey game.
Claire: Smirks at Lyall Are you going to drink a beer?
Lyall: Looks guilty and mumbles I might…
Claire: Says just to irk him You know Damon says alcohol is poison and won't go near it, right?
Lyall: Looking upset I know! But he's never told us we can't drink it if we want to!
Jared: Walking up to Lyall and Claire Besides, since we can't die until Damon does what difference does it make if we drink poison or not?
Lyall: Exactly!
Claire: Looking amused I know, I'm just giving Lyall a hard time since I know he cares so much about what Damon thinks.
Lyall: Mumbles bitterly Maybe I just won't let you sit in my private suite with us.
Jared: This is your first time coming to one of these games, isn’t it, Claire?
Claire: Yeah, it got me out of going to the Firefly Festival at the school tonight.
Jared: You didn’t want to go?
Claire: Don’t get me wrong, the event is beautiful, but I just don’t have the energy to talk to that many people tonight. Every five minutes some student comes up to me to ask a question or needs help with something.
Jared: Ah, I get that.
Claire: Looking a bit guilty Damon should be fine though without me, he has Tasha and the other teachers there to help him.
Jared: Looking annoyed I doubt he even needs any help.
Lyall: Grabs at Jared’s arm to get his attention They’re letting people in now. Says to Jared and Claire You have your tickets, right?
Jared: Yeah.
Claire: Fumbles around in her pocket and pulls it out excitedly once she finds it Yes!
Lyall: Happily heading to the door Great! Let's go watch some hockey~!
Action: The three of them give their tickets to the person by the door and go into the lobby of the rink to head to their suite.
Claire: Hurrying to catch up to Lyall Am I dressed warm enough?
Lyall: Sure, the suite I have is pretty warm, but you can also sit outside the glass if you want to feel the ice more.
Jared: I still can’t believe you bought one of the annual luxury suites for these games.
Lyall: Haha, why shouldn’t I? It’s really good for when the kids want to come.
Jared: Aren’t they insanely expensive and for businesses?
Lyall: Well, it did help being able to use the school as the business we bought it under.
Claire: Smirks And what’s money when you’re married to a God who can magic money?
Lyall: Says a bit proudly I mean you’re not wrong, but I bought it with my own money.
Jared: Looking confused Your own money? From teaching? Does Damon even pay you for that?
Lyall: Nah, it’s from my streaming and the games I make. My games are actually pretty popular.
Jared: I didn’t know you made games… What kind of games are they?
Lyall: Mmmm ones for the computer, you’re not really the target demographic for them, Jared.
Jared; Looks annoyed That goes without saying…
Claire: Hopefully they’re not all like the one you showed me, since that one was incredibly dumb.
Lyall: That one is my most popular game, Claire! People love dumb games the most. Thinks about it Actually, it’s interesting you brought this up since I just got an offer from a big game company to come and work with them.
Jared: Surprised by that Really? Are you going to take it?
Lyall: Looks thoughtful I don’t know, I’m debating between that or making my own company again. I have an immersive VR experience in mind that I want to create using new state of the art technology but I don’t know if I want to let a large corporation in on it. It’d be nicer if I could keep all the rights to it myself.
Jared: Again? You had a company before?
Lyall: Yeah, I was-
Robert: Coming up behind them before they can enter their suite Walter? Is that you?
Lyall: Turns to look at Robert Urrr… Yes?
Jared: Walter?
Robert: Smiles brightly It’s me! Robert Gidderoy! From high school?
Lyall: Woah! Really? It’s been ages!
Robert: You look amazing, barely a day older than I last saw you!
Lyall: Looking embarrassed Oh… thank you, you look good too.
Robert: How’s your wife? I’d heard you got married.
Lyall: His face turns cold and a glare crosses his face as he thinks about her Ophelia? We broke up a long time ago.
Robert: That’s too bad, divorce is always hard. Thinks about it Rumor had it you’d died in a fire so I’m surprised to see you here.
Lyall: Flails N-no! I didn’t die, it’s actually a long story. A lot of messy details I don’t want to get into.
Robert: Looking concerned I’m sorry to hear that, I hope everything is okay now?
Lyall: Smiles Yes! Both Ophelia and I are remarried, our daughter is doing well and has a successful singing career, everything is great~!
Robert: Smiles at that I’m glad to hear that. Looks at Claire Is this your wife? I’m sorry for not introducing myself, I’m Robert Gidderoy, Walter’s friend from high school. We were on the ice hockey team together.
Claire: Looks disturbed at being called Lyall’s wife No, I am definitely not his wife.
Lyall: Aaaah, Robert, this is my husband’s wife Claire, and my husband’s husband, Jared.
Robert: Looking super confused What?
Jared: Geezus, ignore him, we’re just his friends.
Robert: Accepts that as fact Oh! Okay, I was really confused there for a moment. Well, it's nice to meet you two.
Claire: Says apathetically Likewise.
Lyall: Looking cheerful What brings you to the game tonight, Robert?
Robert: My son is number 23 on the Blue Wings.
Lyall: Looking excited Wow, that’s amazing~!
Robert: If you want you can come down to the locker room after the game and say hi to him, meet some of the players.
Lyall: Looking super excited Really? I'd love that!
Robert: Hears chanting and clapping from the rink Sounds like the game is getting ready to start soon, I still need to go get my beer.
Lyall: You can sit in my suite with us and watch the game from there, there's plenty of seats.
Robert: Thanks, but I prefer to be down by the ice. It feels much more exciting to be right in the action.
Lyall: Laughs Understandable. I’ll see you after the game then~!
Robert: Okay, meet me by the locker rooms and we’ll catch up more then.
Action: They cheerfully wave to each other. Jared, Claire, and Lyall head into Lyall’s private suite which is filled with food and drinks.
Lyall: Oh sweet, they already brought the food up! Feel free to have whatever you want, it’s all vegetarian.
Jared: How old was that guy? He looked quite a bit older than you.
Lyall: Thinks about it I think he’d be in his forties or fifties… I’m not sure, I’ve lost track of time to be honest.
Jared: And you went to high school together?
Lyall: Laughs What, you didn’t know I’m older than you, Jared?
Claire: Grabbing a plate and looking over the food It doesn’t matter how old we get, Jared, because of the Ring Spell we’ll never age physically. Damon’s energy keeps us eternally young.
Jared: Looks annoyed I know that… I read the pamphlet… but I didn’t know Lyall was that old.
Claire: Come to think of it… I didn’t know you went to school…. Tasha and Damon didn’t go to school and you were with them….
Jared: You have a daughter from a previous marriage too… I guess I never thought that hard about the timeline of that…
Lyall: Making a plate of food as well looking amused Maybe one day I’ll tell you two the full story. Smiles at them But right now I just want to watch the hockey game~!
Jared: Decides to get a plate of food That’s fine with me, I’d rather just watch the game as well.
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