33 Apocalypse Ave, Tuesday Afternoon

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It was October, even if the weather didn't match Tumblr's expectations of the month, and Kathy was getting into the spooky spirit. She'd decorated the living room with some window decals and a small stuffed bat for the cats to play with, there were a chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven and a bowl of ganache cooling on the counter for chocolate monster cookies, and two gallons of apple cider sat in the fridge, waiting to be mulled or spiked with cinnamon-flavored booze.

Now she was sprawled on the couch, playing through her repertoire of songs she'd learned on the guitar, and trying to figure out if she could learn to play Bad Moon Rising before it ceased being relevant. Hmm, maybe she should try to play something off of the Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads instead.

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"Hey now, ski resorts have lodges with booze and fireplaces," Kathy pointed out. "You could be inside with a guitar and a cup of boozy hot cocoa instead."

But still not getting laid so the choice remained pretty one-sided.

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"Still not as fun as getting laid," Dante said. Predictably.

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"Yeah, but how many times have you been skiing?" Kathy teased.

She was happy having Dante right here, thanks. If they all could have gone on the trip, sure maybe, but otherwise...? Yeah, she liked having him around.

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"Basically never?" Dante said. He was plucking the strings at random now, caught in the main chord from the opening notes but skipping the melody. "Whatever. Can't be better than being here."

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"Yeah, I mean, Austrian pizza can't be any good," Kathy teased gently. "And I think their main alcohol is schnapps. You made the right call."

And, you know. She'd miss him, even with Anders and Raven about.

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"Ewww, schnapps," Dante said, giving a theatrical shiver. "That's shit you drink when you're already drunk and there's no antifreeze left."

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Kathy laughed. "Only you would go for the antifreeze first," she said. "Cinnamon schnapps is supposed to be good in...other things?"

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"In other people?"

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"Hey, if it's between just those two, I'll drink the schnapps, you can have the antifreeze," Kathy decided. "I'll even take the really weird flavors, like pineapple and juniper berry."

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"You gotta have some standards, Kat," Dante said, shaking his head. "Otherwise it's just sad."

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"And my standards start right after 'drinking antifreeze,'" Kathy decided. "That, and wood alcohol. I'm pleased with my choices."

Beat.

"And major American beers."

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"American beer is fine," Dante said.

If you drank copious quantities of it in rapid succession, sure.

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"I'll let you drink that after your antifreeze sliders," Kathy decided. "And keep with the fruit punch schnapps or some shit."

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"Whatever, get back to me when you have to drink that shit," Dante said.

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"And interrupt you getting slightly buzzed after your first gallon and a half of PBR hipster brew?"

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"You gotta wash it down with whiskey, obviously."

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"...If there's still whiskey, there's no way we'll be wasting time or stomach space on schnapps and beer."

That was just, like, common sense.

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"So basically we'd have to go shopping for more booze," Dante mused. "'s cool."

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"I mean, that's just a facet of vacation," Kathy said. "How about we send you and keep the bed warm for when you get back."

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Dante rolled his eyes. "How about no?" he said. "I like warm beds too. Especially not leaving them."

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"But if we're out of booze!" Kathy protested, giggling. "You're the strongest and most durable of us! I'm a thin-blooded California girl and we can't send Anders."

Even if Ferelden did seem to be made of cold and ice.

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"Why not?" Dante posited. "He's used to mud."

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"Because he has eyes and they are unfair," Kathy said, sounding resigned.

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"So you look at me while you ask him," Dante said practically. "That might work."

Anders did have heavily unfair puppy eyes.

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"Why don't you ask him then?" Kathy replied, giving Dante a look.