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Jessica makes a series of thoughtful faces. "Is that a thing?"

"Apparently," Bella says. [No problem.]
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"It is now," says Alice.

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"Well, okay, that was all you had to say," says Jessica huffily. "Honestly."

Bella rolls her eyes.
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"Not sorry," says Alice, serenely.

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"You need to work on your social skills," Jessica advises him.

"Thank you for the gingerbread," Angela puts in desperately, hoping to change the subject. "It's delicious."
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He grins at Angela. "You're welcome. Made it myself."

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"What's in it?" Angela's boyfriend asks helpfully.

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Alice rattles off a list of ingredients, many of which sound quite tasty on their own.

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Eventually lunch ends. [Are you going to come to gym today?] Bella asks as she heads for bio.

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[Yep.]

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[Cool.]

Gym arrives. The badminton nets are gone, and there is a soccer ball prominently located in the gym.

"This is the game with the kicking, right?" Bella asks Ms. Finch, winking.
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"You don't have to look so eager," says Ms. Finch, laughing. "Yes, this is the game with the kicking. I'd specify what exactly you'll be kicking, but then you might wink at me again."

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"What are the rules exactly?"

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Ms. Finch gives her the rundown. Halfway through, Alice shows up.

"Nice of you to join us, Wonderland. Will you be wearing that for soccer?"

Alice twirls.

"I'll take that as a yes," she says, and goes right back to explaining the game to Bella.
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Bella listens attentively. It sounds pretty fun. She decides to wait for about a minute into the class before pentagoning this one.

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Perhaps surprisingly, no one bothers Alice about his choice of gym clothes. Class proceeds. Alice has a blast.

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Bella shows off. (But she makes sure to display virtues of teamwork, where applicable - she does not make ridiculous trick shots just because she can, when there's a teammate right there to pass to.)

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At the end of class, Ms. Finch approaches Bella.

"You are suspiciously good at this game," she says. "And I mean that in the best possible way."
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"It's fun!" Bella says. "I'm usually good at things I like, it was just never safe to apply it to sports before recently."

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"Wanna join a team?"

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"I would!" Bella says happily. "When is that?"

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Ms. Finch grins.

"Tryouts start today and go through the week," she says. "Despite rumour, I have never thrown a failed candidate into the scorpion pit."

"What about the ones who don't fail?" wonders Alice.

"I need those."
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"Cool, I'll just stay after today then," Bella says. "How often are practices?"

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"Tuesday Thursday Monday Wednesday Friday repeat," says Ms. Finch cheerfully, "because I hate you and want you to suffer."

Alice giggles.
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Bella giggles. "It's a good thing I don't have any other extracurriculars lined up."

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