TBA Meeting December 2

The True Blood Anonymous group was still refugeeing in their little spot while our forum was undergoing a major overhaul and so far everything in the home page was beautiful. We could only hope the forum was going to look just as beautiful. That did not stop the news of new friends joining the adventures of next summer. I gloated over the precious new news and felt a rush of excitement when I thought of the things we might be seeing. This opened the door for more speculations, and as I sat down with a cup of coffee and a piece of pumpkin pie I could fairly taste the anticipation with the pumpkin pie spice. Eric Lover was having a lively discussion with Renee who was chattering happily about the possibility of finally meeting Alcide Herveaux.

God Speed was sitting down beside Westexan and she was rubbing her belly. “I don’t know Aslinn, I am almost afraid to take the trip to the Myrtles. I don’t think the counselors would be equipped to deliver a baby,” she said, putting her hand in the small of her back.

“Think stopper thoughts, like huge corks and drain covers and dams, the power of positive thinking will keep the Kaiser in there and give you a good Yule with the counselors,” I said, finishing up the pie and sipping my coffee. “I have been packing already, I have bought two new outfits. Did you get the email I sent you with the itinerary for the weekend?”

“I did, “ she said.

“Hey, guys, did you get the email I forwarded to you all about the big weekend in December?” I asked the group.

“Yeah, I got it,” said Iluvtheviking. “Did you get the stuff I sent you about what I was getting the counselors?”

“Yep,” I said. “And listen, we are meeting at the lead counselor’s bar this Friday so I can give you the things I ordered on your behalf. Anyone who doesn’t meet us gets to give the counselors granny panties and tube socks, I shiatsu you not.”
We were loudly discussing the gift selections and talking about the upcoming trip when the lights suddenly dimmed and we heard the voice of our lead counselor.

“I hope you all saying nice things about me,” he said, a hint of mirth in his voice. We all laughed a little. “How are all our friends today, did you have a good holiday?”

Voices around the circle indicated that we all had a good holiday. We did not ask them about the holidays. The holidays meant feasting for us and their idea of a feast was somewhat different. They finally settled us to talk about the things that had been going on in the two worlds.

Here we were, 26 ½ weeks until the end of the hiatus was a bit nerve wracking but with the new things we were hearing, we were excited all over again.

“Well, we have been speculating,” said Iluvtheviking. “We were wondering how closely the summer would reflect what we know from the Connection.”
“Especially where it has to do with Alcide,” said Nia. “And our poor Bill.”
“Yes, poor Bill,” said the lead counselor, eyeing my counselor.
“Well, we do worry about Bill,” said Nia, confident that we were as worried about Bill as any of the other people in the upcoming adventure. “And just how far will they show Eric and Sookie.”

“I hear that Eric has a love interest this year, with another Vampire,” said Renee. “I think that would be kind of interesting, we have never seen Vampires in a relationship before.”

“Yeah we have, Bill and Lorena,” said Eric Lover. Everyone groaned. We may bicker and fight over Bill, Sookie and Eric, but we were all adamantly very much in deep seated hate for the woman who made Bill Vampire. Bill Girl, Eric Girl, Jessica Boy, Pam Boy it didn’t matter, we were mostly interested in shooting a little sunlight into that evil woman.

“A real relationship,” quantified Vi. “That was a forced thing.”

“And Sam is going to meet his family,” I said. “You know, that sort of thing works out sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t.”

“I have a feeling that this time is going to be one of these times that meeting the family is not going to work out,” said Minnie.

“Of course, you have all been warned the Source sometimes puts out questionable news about the way things are going to work out in our summer adventures,” reminded our southern counselor.

“I personally don’t care,” said Raki. There was a gasp around the circle. We had never heard a Truebie say they didn’t care. “Let me rephrase that: I don’t care what adventures we have so long we have them and we can see Eric.”

“Nekkid,” said Iluvtheviking, adding her own specifications.

“Any word on Jessica?” asked God Speed.
“None so far GS,” said Liz. “I still worry about our red headed girl.” Behind my shoulder, I heard the young counselor say ‘Ah how sweet God Speed!’ and the terse shushing of the lady counselor with her.

“I hope we see more of Pam and we find out about Pussylover. Who the hell is that anyway?” said Mel.

“Have you heard about Lafayette? I heard he was getting a love interest,” said Hoyt.

“Yeah, but is it a love interest or is it a business arrangement?” asked GS.

“I don’t know,” I said. “But there was a little whispering that Eric would be involved with all sorts of people in the next season, but I think some of that will be dreaming that Lafayette is having because of that blood tie he has with Eric. Perhaps that is the thing that opens Lafayette up to the idea of a regular relationship, perhaps he thinks that if he gets in a relationship, he will not have so many dreams about the Big Viking.”

“And Sookie, too, I bet we see more of those Eric dreams she had begun having. This will of course make her more miserable with Bill apparently gone. I wonder if they will have the scene where Pam, Chow and Eric goes to see her to get her help getting Bill back?” said Lina.

“And do you think we will see that very important scene where Eric heals her?” asked Linzy. “That is what I really want to see.”

“I just wonder how they are going to have Eric motivated to rescue Bill. It is obvious that they aren’t going to have him doing a special project for the Queen,” added Westexan. Nia and I beamed. Of all the plots from the Connection, that was the one that troubled us the most. The unfaithfulness we could handle, but the sin of omission the Connection burdens Bill with then marginalized him with was something we had trouble coping with. I said nothing. Of all the conflicts we had, the Bill Girls and the Eric Girls, the question of the Mission is a tender spot we skirted around or dealt with as delicately as possible.

“I think Eric will be motivated by Sookie,” I said. “She finally has to know what is going on and that is when Eric does some snooping and finds out Bill has been taken and he comes to Sookie to tell her the deal. That will work out nearly like the book. And it gives Eric an excuse to be around Sookie.”

“And that is where it will really begin,” said Hoyt.