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On Monday, Bella arrives at school completely and stably human shaped, with everything she has learned about critters (except for her own species, which she isn't liable to forget) written down as margin notes on a page reminding her to ask Darren about D&D and filler decoy notes about that. She's probably going to have invent an actual cipher alphabet or something eventually but for the time being she thinks this will probably do for casual inspection.
She sits next to Darren in English.
shesepankh
shesepankh
"Would that be very much harder in a city?" asks Angela.
"Depends on the kind of nerding," says Bella sagely.
"Depends on the kind of nerding," says Bella sagely.
castmyown
"Not harder, exactly, but less space to do it in. I can pick and choose my locations a bit more easily here, without worrying about anyone bothering me or something."
shesepankh
"I'm not sure I understand," says Angela.
"If this were Phoenix he would have a harder time finding places to be left alone while he nerds," says Bella. "At least within easy walking distance of his house."
"If this were Phoenix he would have a harder time finding places to be left alone while he nerds," says Bella. "At least within easy walking distance of his house."
castmyown
"Yeah. There are definitely out of the way places in the city, but um - some of those are dangerous. It was Detroit, after all."
shesepankh
"Oh," says Angela, nodding.
"Is Detroit as dangerous as the stereotype suggests?" wonders Bella.
"Is Detroit as dangerous as the stereotype suggests?" wonders Bella.
shesepankh
"Heh. It is those things," smiles Bella.
"It's nice to go to a bigger city every now and then, though," says Angela. "But I like living here."
"It's nice to go to a bigger city every now and then, though," says Angela. "But I like living here."
castmyown
"I mean, I like the options a big city offers, but if I'm perfectly honest I never took any of 'em, sooo... I lose nothing, gain some nice peace and quiet. Maybe in a few years I'll get annoyed with a small town and want to go back to the city, though."
shesepankh
"Cities have better libraries and movie theaters," says Bella. "Otherwise yeah."
She has finally finished her main course. Time to eat these cookies. "Oh man, these are really good."
She has finally finished her main course. Time to eat these cookies. "Oh man, these are really good."
morethanimaginary
"Yup," says Savannah, without a trace of modesty. "When I bake, I can fucking bake."
shesepankh
"I want your recipe, my snickerdoodles come out kind of - I don't know, not this good. Maybe it's a cinnamon sugar ratio thing."
morethanimaginary
"Sure. You can have it, no problem. I dunno what's different unless I see your recipe, though."