Balzac the cook returns

Balzac & The Cook Return

The trip to Balzac's house was interesting, although in somewhat unexpected
ways. (Arkandin was Balzac and I was the cook/housekeeper) The house didn't
seem "right" somehow to Mark (Mark channels Arkandin) and I, and we decided that was probably because
other than the desk there was no furniture in it. Mark saw a black cat that
nobody else saw that was an Arkandin pop in (panther essence animal), and Dawn felt that he was sitting on a chair, and Mark sat on him.

(Arkandin said yes he did sit on him ;)

The kitchen was being used as an office. Jib felt the house
was too small, and picked up on a focus of his that rented the other part of the
house. (The house was one storey high on the side we entered, and two storeys high from the road below).

There were two pop ins there apparently, one with
long hair which is a connection to my friend Joy who was part of that group
focus, and I can't recall anything about the other one, but it might be Robotman.

Dawn was picking up that Balzac wasn't too happy, and I was remembering the part in Cousin Bette that infuriated me when I read it, where he goes on and on about how disgusting it is for servants to expect their wages when their "betters" are in dire straits.

Arkandin confirmed that I didn't get my wages.

The garden was enchanting and had a couple of sphinx statues and a dead pigeon ~
as well as the magazine with the suitcase and Spain imagery.

Mark signed the guest book "brought the cook back"

and I replied "no cooking smells this time".