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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.
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shesepankh
castmyown
Art class goes!
The entire time, Savannah keeps poking her brother. Or grinning at him, amused, or - all sorts of various suspicious things. Darren is confused through most of them, but he starts to catch on to what she's teasing about by the end of class.
His reaction is to turn an interesting shade of red and focus very much on his coil pot. He will be religiously dedicated to slipping and scoring, and also the structural integrity of the pot. He doesn't explain to Bella what's going on.
Savannah finds all of this very amusing.
The entire time, Savannah keeps poking her brother. Or grinning at him, amused, or - all sorts of various suspicious things. Darren is confused through most of them, but he starts to catch on to what she's teasing about by the end of class.
His reaction is to turn an interesting shade of red and focus very much on his coil pot. He will be religiously dedicated to slipping and scoring, and also the structural integrity of the pot. He doesn't explain to Bella what's going on.
Savannah finds all of this very amusing.
shesepankh
Bella makes a tall pot that branches into three sections partway up. She is methodical about slipping and scoring. At the end of the class they put their unfinished work in plastic bags with wet sponges so it will still be there tomorrow, and then they move on. Bella doesn't have her last class with either of them, so they will have to wait for her to find them after the last bell rings.
castmyown
Darren has a near-complete but rather boring coil pot by the end of class. It's very structurally sound.
(He isn't looking at Savannah or Bella.)
He mumbles a goodbye to both, and then flees to his next class where his sister is mercifully not.
(He isn't looking at Savannah or Bella.)
He mumbles a goodbye to both, and then flees to his next class where his sister is mercifully not.
morethanimaginary
Of course, he can't run forever. The last class eventually ends, and Savannah goes and finds her brother. She checks for Bella, finds her nowhere nearby, and then plops an arm around Darren's shoulder.
"Soooo," she says, enjoying every minute of this. "Bella's pretty cute, huh?"
"Soooo," she says, enjoying every minute of this. "Bella's pretty cute, huh?"
castmyown
"Um," he replies, turning a shade of pink. "I don't think she's into other women but you can give it a shot, I guess?"
He is being dense on purpose.
He is being dense on purpose.
morethanimaginary
"Pffff. Pffff," says Savannah. "No, no, Darren - we made a deal when we were like - thirteen, I remember. I will not poach."
castmyown
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
But he is very interested in his shoes and is now red, instead of pink.
(He knows exactly what she's talking about.)
But he is very interested in his shoes and is now red, instead of pink.
(He knows exactly what she's talking about.)
morethanimaginary
"Uh huh. So you don't have a crush on Bella Swan?" teases his sister. "She's totally fair game, and I can flirt with her?"
(Savannah has no intention of flirting with her.)
(Savannah has no intention of flirting with her.)
castmyown
"I - um."
That's about all he can manage. He looks like he's going to sink into the floor in shame.
That's about all he can manage. He looks like he's going to sink into the floor in shame.
morethanimaginary
Savannah bursts into helpless laughter. Helpless, helpless laughter.
Oh, her brother has a crush and it is adorable.
Oh, her brother has a crush and it is adorable.
shesepankh
"What's so funny-to-extremely-specific-senses-of-hu
castmyown
- but Darren clamps a hand over her mouth and says in the most suspicious tone ever, "Nothing! Nothing was funny. Nothing at all."
shesepankh
"You are obviously lying to me," Bella points out. "It's, like, really really obvious."
castmyown
"Why would I lie to you I don't lie I'm terrible at it nothing was funny nothing at all," he says at high-speed.
morethanimaginary
Savannah bursts into helpless giggles. Helpless, muffled giggles.
shesepankh
"I'm going to hope that you have a good reason and are not just messing with me for your amusement."
morethanimaginary
Savannah removes the hand, and through giggles, says, "He is really" (giggle) "embarrassed about it. It's not for his amusement, but I think it's funny."
castmyown
"I - um. Sorry, Bella," mumbles Darren.
He is an interesting shade of red.
He is an interesting shade of red.
morethanimaginary
"Not very long!" answers Savannah. "A few minutes, I'd say."
shesepankh
"Okay. So soon enough I'll be distracted from wondering what was so hilariously embarrassing, I suppose."
morethanimaginary
Savannah pats his back. "Yup! Hopefully he'll recover by the time he gets to tutoring."
shesepankh
"As much as his embarrassment may entertain you, yeah, I don't think it would improve his didactic skills."