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[horrible_penny]

I love this one!  Who all's here?  Billy?  Death?  Life?  Anyone?  The Welcome Center's open and I've got drinks and I'm working on making cookies--

[The camera turns to show a table full of cups of lemonade and trays of sugar cookies. The cookies are all rather fanciful--some have been frosted to look like clock faces, but most bear some

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[not_so_smooth]

I see how it is. Not even important enough to get a call out.

[horrible_penny]

Sam! I can't call everyone out--this entry'd be an hour long!

It's amazing to see you! It's been a really long over-a-month, you know.

[not_so_smooth]

I guess I can settle for an enthusiastic greeting then.

So I've heard.

[horrible_penny]

How about a cookie and a hug, too?

Did you talk to Rosella?

[Action]

[horrible_phd]

[Billy pokes his head in the Welcome Center. It's changed since he's seen it last, which for him doesn't feel like that long ago. It's hard to figure out what to say when he spots Penny, but he does try to say something.]

Hey.

[Yeah, that's about all he's got.]

[Action]

[horrible_penny]

Billy! Hey!

[Enthusiastic? Yes. But she reigns in that enthusiasm for a minute.]

...You won't freak out if I hug you, right? You're roommate-Billy?

[Action]

[horrible_phd]

What, are there more of me today? I remember when that used to happen.

[He forgets to actually say yes, but it's implied. Anyway, it's Penny, his Penny, who is something resembling alive and happy to see him. He smiles a little.]

No, I won't freak out.

[Action]

[horrible_penny]

Not today, nope.

[And a hug he gets because, as well as Penny's coping, she'll always miss Billy.]

I'm glad you're here.

voice

[a_silent_due]

...tea's fine.

voice

[horrible_penny]

What kind? I've got flavors.

voice

[a_silent_due]

I can pi --- ? Whatever you're making.

voice

[horrible_penny]

Well... I'm not making any right now, so you get to call.

[horrible_penny]

Ferris! It's so great to see you! How've you been? Have--oh! John Lennon? Your dog? He's living with me and Freckles, if you want to visit him.

[horrible_penny]

I don't think he's had time to feel abandoned. Tiger--that's our other dog--keeps him pretty busy, and Freckles and me spoil them rotten. It's taking a while for him to adjust to the duck, but that's nothing to worry about.

Cookie?

[aibyoukaonigiri]

Penny-san is still hard at work with the Welcome Center, I see!

[horrible_penny]

Tohru! Oh my gosh, it's great to see you! How're you doing? What've you been up to?

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[aibyoukaonigiri]

It's good to see you again too!

2/2

[aibyoukaonigiri]

I've been back home! And I've been very well, thank you very much! I was about to ask the same thing to you.