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"You're welcome," says Stella.

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She smiles tentatively.

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"Why do you suppose the Joker wanted that conversation to happen? Or were you dithering about talking to me in front of him?"

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"I wasn't dithering in front of him, but I was definitely dithering."

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"Does he drop you in front of folks you're considering approaching routinely?"

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"Do you get the impression that 'routinely' describes a lot of things my mummy does?"

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Stella glances in the direction of the stairs.

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She rolls her eyes. "Gee," she teases, "thanks, I sure needed reminding of that."

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"I'm just saying, the regularities exist."

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"But not for the teleporting thing. I mean, it's not uncharacteristic, I'm not surprised, but he hasn't done that specific thing before."

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"That's all I wanted to know."

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"For any particular reason, or were you just curious?"

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"Just curious. Bells are a curious breed."

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"Yeah, so I've heard."

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"Now I'm imagining myself as a fairy tale trope that gets told to little half-vampires as a bedtime story," snorts Stella.

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"Not... actually that far off," says Aedyt. "Well, for this little half-vampire, anyway."

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Stella laughs. "Is this the part where - I dunno, you have to give me half your dinner or I won't tell you how to break the curse on your love interest?"

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Aedyt giggles. "Nooo-o."

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"Were the fairytales in question all true stories or have rumors of Bellish deeds been greatly exaggerated?"

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"Well, you know, they're my mum's true stories. So I wouldn't swear to all the details, but they all probably more or less happened."

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"I do know your mum, but I haven't experienced a wide sampling of his stories, so I wouldn't say I know, no."

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"Okay. Well... I don't know, I've never really had to explain it before... his stories aren't always one hundred percent true to the original, but he can really make you feel like you've been there. If I had to write a history textbook, I wouldn't take my facts from him, but if I had to write a novelization I'd take his storylines. Does that make sense?"

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"It does. I guess that makes sense with his aura."

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