'You're not looking your usual polished self, Gabe. Did you not shave this morning? What's going on with your teeth? And your ears... Hmmm. I see. We're at the full #lunar cycle... I guess that little nip from Willy the werepuppy was enough to, uh, well, you know... bye!' #vss365

'Pixie! Of course you're involved. Hades' gates are open, spirits are wailing, & you're having tea with Anubis.' 'Chill, Gabe. He hasn't had a sit down in a Millenia. So I said, to Hades with Hades - clock out.' 'Clock out! He's a #psychopomp, Pixie, not a tour guide!' #vss365

‘What is it with you & #cats, Pixie?’ ‘They started it, Gabe! Treating me like some talking pigeon that’ll make a tasty snack.’ ‘Let me get this right. Dragons, gorgons, selkies, my mother - no problem. But cats…’ Grrr. ‘Untrustworthy monsters!’ #vss365

'Guess what, Gabe.' 'You're moving out, Pixie?' 'Oh, haha. No - our 3rd adventure's coming out soon, so the pet human's put book 1 on sale until Monday.' 'So you're #fishing for new fans?' 'Please. I don't need to! You, on the other hand...' 'Oh, shut up, Pixie.' #vss365 katemachon.com/books/

'Pixie, stop volunteering us without consulting me.' 'I couldn't say no to Odin, Gabe. Not after he babysat my slug vivarium.' ' #Wolves are considerably more work than slugs!' 'Nah, they're just big dogs... Geri, Freki, come eat the nice steak.' 'Hey, that's my dinner!' #vss365

'Hello Rosie & Crystal & #Jade - yes, yes, I do have treats for you. Ouch, carful of my arm. Oh look, there's Onyx at the back. Here's yours too. What good girls you are. Isn't it wonderful, Gabe? The baby dragons have come back to visit. Gulp. 'They grew, Pixie.' #vss365

'Pixie, why is your slug vivarium flooded?' 'Well, Gabe, I saw an #undersea slug - bigger & juicier than the garden variety. So I polished off the old inhabitants (delish) & ta da, imported these splashy upgrades. Care for a taste?' 'Hurk...retch...' #vss365

'Tea, Gabe?' 'What #trickery is this, Pixie?' 'Just tea.' 'Lies! No doubt a fake eyeball marinated in troll snot will pop up when I stir it. The milk will be gnats' pee. The sugar, troll dandruff. No! I shall have coffee.' 'Fine.' '...what have you done to the coffee?' #vss365

'Oh, Gabe. I should have guessed. You'd ace angel exams.' Giggle. 'Did you get a little robe & a shiny diploma?' 'There is an #investiture, Pixie, where I received my halo.' 'Really? You're not born with it?' 'Think, Pixie. My mother would strongly object.' 'Oh... Ow!' #vss365

'Gosh, look at that #seafoam, Gabe.' 'Too rough for this ridiculous floating tea party, Pixie.' 'What? Course not! The selkies will create a calm patch. I just need a lift.' 'My feathers will get wet!' 'There'll be brownies.' '...well, if the selkies are counting on us.' #vss365

'Have you seen the weather, Pixie? It's all down to Thor. In a right strop, he is. Lost his #hammer. Had us all searching - even used a lie detector to make sure we were telling... Pixie... What's that?' 'Thor's hammer, Gabe. I had some DIY to do. Figured I'd borrow it.' #vss365

'Don't take my #word, Gabe. I've got picture evidence I didn't steal the last brownie. See.' 'Pixie, that's a stick figure drawing.' 'Live, in action art by Rachel. See me leaving, brownie-less.' 'Fine.' Scribbles. 'Here's you eating it.' 'Post-event evidence. Objection!' #vss365

Gabe was soooo annoying when I first met him. Why wouldn't I take every chance to annoy him! 😃 Find out more about Pix and Gabe's big adventures here: katemachon.com/books/ Book 3 coming soon. #vss365 #loop

'Look, Gabe, Rachel's learning her #letters.' 'She's a spider, Pixie. She can't speak, let alone write.' 'Says you.' 'Fine. Get her to spell something.' 'I will. Rachel, tap out a word using these cards.' G-R-A-N-K-Y. 'Granky is not a word.' Giggle. 'Cranky. Grumpy. You.' #vss365

'Pixie. That rare plant you gave me is smoking.' 'That's strange, Gabe. The Rabid Desert Fern is safe... unless you #water it.' 'It's a plant! I watered it.' 'Ah, that's the problem. We'd better get out before it explodes.' 'But... my house?' 'Hmm... hope you're insured.' #vss365

'Pixie! This prank is an outrage.' Giggle 'You're voice is so squeaky, Gabe.' 'Stop laughing. I nearly #sank for good.' 'At least you're clean.' 'I could have drowned!' 'Hey, I didn't know you were planning a bath when I slipped the shrinking potion in your tea.' #vss365 #sink

'Gabe, I know you love to #sing, & choir practice is important, but now I've got a stonking headache. Could you keep it down.' 'La la la. Is that better, Pixie?' 'A bit more.' 'La la.' 'Another tiny bit.' 'La.' 'Almost.' '-' 'Perfect.' 'I was silent?' Giggle. 'Exactly.' #vss365

'The mirror doesn't lie, Gabe. You can't be #blind to the truth. All those brownies are starting to show on your hips.' 'My hips, Pixie! You can talk - the last brownie thief.' 'Hey, I've got a very high metabolism. And these leggings... they just shrank in the wash.' #vss365

'I'm looking forward to the last brownie with my tea, Pixie.' 'Wouldn't #bank on it, Gabe.' 'Pixie, I locked it in a safe, chained it, buried it in the underworld & set Cerberus to guard it. It'll be there.' 'Don't forget you bound it with angel glyphs.' 'What? How do you know that?!' Giggle #vss365

'I'm excited to see your new #ink, Gabe.' 'What ink, Pixie?' 'You bragged last night - 3 Babychams at the Angel Arms, then you asked goblin for a tattoo.' 'I... I'd never do that.' 'What's that on your arm then?' 'A unicorn! This is your doing! Get back here, you menace.' Giggle. #vss365

'I think I see him. Is that a wing? Now a halo? An #arm? Oh - gone under again. Yay. There he is. You came up for air, Gabe.' 'Pixie! Help! Get this mountain of pixlings off me.' 'But you're all having so much fun, Gabe.' 'FUN! They're trying to-' 'And... he's gone under again.' #vss365

'Give me your #hand, Gabe. I'm practicing palm reading for the pixie fete. Oh, interesting. Patience line? A bit stumpy. Kindness? Not bad. Frown line? Huge. Humour line? Missing. Entirely. But this one's perfect - you buying me a brownie.' Hmph. 'Clearly false, then.' #vss365

‘You start with a layer of #sand for drainage. Top it up with earth. Mix in some potatoes peelings. And there you have a perfect worm habitat, Gabe.’ ‘Pixie, you still haven’t explained why you need to keep worms.’ ‘Didn’t I? Saves digging time when I make pixie spaghetti.’ #vss365

'I don't believe you, Pixie.' 'What? Why not, Gabe?' 'It's too simple. If your excuse had involved tea drinking dragons, a gorgon with an inferiority complex, or a phoenix who was scared of fire, that would have a #ring of truth. But... you just overslept? I don't buy it!' #vss365

'Remember when we first met, Gabe? You were the most straight-laced, uptight, rule following, check-list toting person I’d ever met.' 'Well, you're still a pesky, rule breaking menace, Pixie!' 'Awww. Thanks, Gabe.' #vss365 #pen Find out more about Pix & Gabe's adventures here: katemachon.com

'Lol, Gabe. Did you see the #man in the village screaming every time he saw a faery.' 'It's serious, Pixie. I had to wipe his memory. Now... to find out how he got here.' 'Ah. Right. Excuse me. I need to hide a "Free cake, humans welcome" sign.' 'What?' 'Nothing, Gabe.' #vss365

'What did you say to the Angel Council, Pixie? They're all frowning at me.' 'I did nothing but #exalt you, Gabe. Told them you share brownies, pretend my explosions are weather related, let me host arsonist dragons, & edit my disasters out of their monthly report.' Groan. #vss365

'Oooh, Gabe, you've got a letter from the Angel Council. Hmmm... #conduct unbecoming of an angel! Maybe to do with that night at The Angel Arms when you-' 'Give me that, Pixie. You can't open my post... oh haha! Very funny. It's an invite to the annual halo conference.' Giggle. #vss365

'Good shower, Gabe?' Grrr. 'I didn't have one.' 'Hmmm... how come you're all wet then.' 'Pixie! You know exactly why!' Giggle. 'Did you find the water #sprite I hid in the toilet?' 'I suggest you remove it before I introduce YOU to the plumbing. Head first. Repeatedly!' #vss365

'Pixie, why are you under the couch?' 'No reason, Gabe.' '...and the buzzing box?' 'DON'T open it!' 'Oh, I know better. Now, explain.' Sigh. 'Fine. I brought home cursed ladybirds - cute until they drink souls. And... I may have... mislaid one of the #illusive terrors.' #vss365

'Honestly, Gabe, the world doesn't #revolve around you, you know. You can't just make a demand & expect everyone to drop everything & go hungry just to satisfy your whim. It's entitled, immature, &-' 'Pixie! All I said was it'd be nice to have the last brownie. For once.' #vss365

'Pixie, you've stared at that vivarium all morning.' 'Slugs #fascinate me, Gabe. Munching, waving, leaving slime art.' 'You'll make them nervous - wondering who's next.' 'Relax. I do this. "Hey, Freddie, holiday time" Then I take him somewhere private &... yum. Chewy.' #vss365

'Pixie? PIXIE! Why is there a #tempest in my living room?!' 'Well, Gabe, the selkies were thirsty, the frogs were drying out, & the unicorn needed a good wash.' '...Let me repeat that question. Is there a GOOD reason there's a tempest in my sitting room?' #vss365

'Sometimes, Pixie, I think your sole purpose in life it to #frustrate me!' 'That's an exaggeration, Gabe. First is playing pranks, then stealing the last brownie, then eating pickled slugs. You're maybe 4th or 5th on the list.' 'I'm behind slugs?' 'They don't lecture me.' #vss365

'No Pixie, I will not #endorse your pet human's books. She clearly only heard one side of the story. You're portrayed as the sassy heroine that saves the world, while I'm the grumpy, bumbling side-kick!' Giggle. 'I just told the truth, Gabe.' Hmph! #vss365 katemachon.com

'Genius, Gabe. My eyes have been opened. I'm so glad you didn't #waver in your resolution to teach me perfect mug alignment in the cupboard.' 'Good, Pixie. Symmetry is important for best space utilisation. Now, saucepans...' He turns. I spin every mug backward. 'PIXIE!' #vss365

'It's not a problem, Pixie. We can just #divide it.' 'Divide, Gabe?' 'Yes. You know, halve.' 'Halve?' 'As in share. Be generous. Honour our friendship. Give me a crumb!' 'Hmmm... Is that a realistic expectation of our friendship? I'll just eat the last brownie myself.' #vss365

'Gabe, something's going on. Everywhere I look there's a bad portent. The sky is #overcast, the tealeaves spell "oops," my toast burned into a screaming face.' Knock Knock. Gulp. 'That... that sounds like your mother.' 'Worse, Pixie! My mother with a suitcase.' 'Nooooo.' #vss365

'Pixie, the person you chose to #mediate is clearly biased.' 'Oh please, Gabe. You just don't like losing.' 'I like fairness.' 'You like control.' 'They winked at you.' 'They blinked.' 'I demand a new mediator!' Munch. 'Sorry, Gabe. Too late. The last brownie is mine.' #vss365

'Pixie, why were you in the garden with Peter, giggling like you're dating again.' 'I gave him a second chance, Gabe.' 'How'd he pull that off?' 'He #entreat-ed me with a bucket of freshly caught slugs. The fattest, juiciest I've ever seen. Yum!' '...I regret asking.' #vss365

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'Phew, that was fun, Gabe!' 'Fun, Pixie? FUN! 200 leprechauns dancing a conga on the roof & #partaking of my whiskey, filling my socks with glitter, swapping my tea for hot sauce, hiding my keys &... hold on, where's my halo.' 'We needed something to play ring toss with!' #vss365 #partake

'I think I'm gonna #surpass my personal best today, Gabe.' 'Ugh, Pixie. I don't want to know.' 'I'm trying to better myself! Be supportive.' 'I'm not even looking, Pixie.' 'Yay! Tied my best. Feeling pukey, but - hold on. BURP 'Right. Now I can fit in another pickled slug. Yum.' #vss365

'I #assure you, Gabe, it is not my fault. Pixies are just hard wired to play pranks. If I resist my nature, I might become terribly ill. Could you live with that?' 'Pixie, if it means no more buckets of fish guts on my head, I assure you, I'd manage just fine.' #vss365

'I do like heat, Pixie! A warm cup of tea, the #warmth of the sun, a hot meal on a cold day, a fire that's IN a fireplace. What I don't like is you using a flame throwing dragon to roast marshmallows in the sitting room.' 'Relax, Gabe. Look. I've got a fire extinguisher.' #vss365

I hide around the #corner, stifling giggles & listening to Gabe's approaching footsteps. Almost here. I raise the megaphone to my mouth, take a big breath & leap from my- SPLAT I lie on the floor, staring up at Gabe with an umbrella. 'You... you pranked me. I'm so proud.' #vss365

'Oh, Mama-G, you brought the family photo album.' 'I knew, Pixie, you'd want to see photos of my #precious boy. Here he is in his diaper. With his first halo.' 'Awww... ittle Gabey-Wabey.' 'And here he is in the bath-' 'Mother! No!' Giggle 'Gabe, you're blushing.' #vss365

'Nice, #bonny flowers, Pixie.' 'Grew them myself, Gabe.' 'How odd, they seem to be looking at me. And are those... fangs? Pixie, what have you done.' 'Just a few fun charms.' 'They're hissing & leaning toward me.' 'Relax. Just keep your distance. It's not like they have feet... yet.' #vss365

'I remember when life was full of #harmony, Pixie. No prank eyeballs in my teacup. No checking chair legs for missing screws. If someone had said I'd need dragon cover on my house insurance, I'd have laughed. Simpler, happier days.' 'Boring, I think you mean, Gabe.' #vss365

Smoke curls from Gabe's hair & his feathers smoulder. 'Wh...what was in that jar, Pixie!' 'Bottled #lightning, Gabe. That'll teach you to go through my stuff.' 'You left it in the cupboard next to the jam!' 'Did I? Whoops. My bad.' #vss365