Ash: Hmm...


Ash: No, this definitely isn't how the lounge was before the house was destroyed.


Ash: *sigh* Why can't things go smoothly for once?


Valentine: Wow.
Ash: See? It's horrible, isn't it?
Valentine: ...not really. I mean, Pirates are supposed to be 'in' now, right?


Valentine: I was hoping you could help me with something. Are you planning anything for Valentine's day?


Ash: I'll be fortifying the house. Magma is bound to try something.
Valentine: That's good. Eric still twitches when you say his name.


Ash: He isn't the only one. So what's this favor?


Valentine: Well, I was wondering how you'd feel about taking Eric out on a date. Since he's human, and this is his first Valentine's day.
Ash: Can't you do it?


Elsewhere:
Magma: If I was a stupid girl and I had something of immeasurable value, where would I hide it?


Magma: ...not here.


Magma: ...or here.

Magma: Where else could it be? Maybe she's not a stupid girl after all.


Magma: Bingo.


Commentary:
 This should have been tagged onto the end of 'Home Again' but it would have been an extremely lengthy pic-fic so I had to cut it down.

I have been holding off from using the lounge in Ash's Mansion because of the pirate theme makeover from when it was on my old shelf. I thought it would be too much of a giveaway, considering that I have 3 pirate customs (Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Persia), but I gave in. That room is far too cool not to use, and just because you know the characters will show up doesn't mean you know how--and that's the fun part.