"And - if that was going to happen anyways, I'm glad we were there. Since - I don't think a lot of other people would've rescued that family, or would've rescued them without hurting them more."

"Yeah. We did good, there."

She nods. "One good thing, at least."

"Yep."

She sighs.

"Well, I guess next is getting ready for school..."

"I think we can put that off until tomorrow."

"Probably, yeah."

So for now, bed.

Bed!

The next day, Fay points out their new textbooks on their shopping lists, and specifically highlights the dress robes - "The school's having a winter ball this year, since we're participating in a competition within our network. The robes are actually optional, even though they didn't word it like that, since attendance at the ball isn't required - and there's not exactly a dress code for it anyways."

"We need new robes anyway..."

"You two have been shooting up like weeds."

"Like fine young flowers of womanhood," Ellie corrects.

"Dandelions, maybe."

Ellie sticks her tongue out at Fay.

She laughs. "Dandelions are very fine flowers! Underappreciated."

"We're not underappreciated, though."

"Everyone knows how excellent we are. Like roses!"

"Well, I have heard someone arguing roses are a weed before..."

"The weed part is what you should give up on!!"

"I think a weed's a lovely thing to be, though."

"Then you need to really be very clear about that, because that's the opposite of common usage."

She smiles. "Well, common usage has no taste."

Hee.

Onward to shopping, then?

Sure.