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Summer vacation elapses, and sees their storefront doing one heck of a business in the Avalon with the help of their griffin employee. There is a suggestion box for new spells they should invent, some of which have to be long-term projects but others of which are converted into new product fairly promptly.
School starts up again. Darren and Bella are both skipping straight into twelfth grade. (Bella looked into just starting college early, but while she does technically have the sort of resume that can lead to that kind of thing, she can't exactly write an essay about how she saved the life of another person and this caused her to have Moral Character, let alone about how she started a small business - so skipping one grade it is.)
They apply to colleges. They both get into University of Washington and get sufficient scholarships to accommodate both going there.
Summer ensues again.
One afternoon, Bella is over at Darren's, and has fallen asleep - in purring fullform - across his lap on the couch.
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shesepankh
castmyown
"Well. It's a bit of a flight home, Bella, are you up for it? Or should we - try to get cleaned up and then find a hotel we can afford?"
shesepankh
"How much of a flight is a bit - and how much of a hilarious comedy of errors will it be to try to hose down here so we can eat something first? They weren't feeding me."
castmyown
Darren's eyes narrow, a bit. "... Of course they weren't. We have a backpack, we brought some sandwiches, we stashed it outside."
shesepankh
"Of course you are. I could really, really use a sandwich right now," sighs Bella. "What does the outside of this place look like, where are we?"
castmyown
"Several hours south of Forks. We may or may not be in Oregon, there weren't any road markers to let us know where we were."
Darren lands, and then - carefully, carefully steps into the light. Is the ink monster definitely dead?
Darren lands, and then - carefully, carefully steps into the light. Is the ink monster definitely dead?
shesepankh
Well, it doesn't move. Whether this means it's dead or hibernating might be a question for people more versed in the ways of ink monsters.
When it doesn't attack him Bella steps forward too.
When it doesn't attack him Bella steps forward too.
castmyown
He eyes the ink monster for any sign of attack after Bella steps forward, but upon seeing none - off to lead Bella to the sandwiches. He pauses, when he notices something after Savannah's stepped back into the sunlight.
"... Savannah. Your shadow's weird."
"... Savannah. Your shadow's weird."
morethanimaginary
"Mm?" says Savannah, and then she turns and looks at it.
She's not even in midform, but her shadow is of a peryton in fullform.
"... Huh."
She's not even in midform, but her shadow is of a peryton in fullform.
"... Huh."
shesepankh
"That could be inconvenient for stealth, but I guess most people don't study each other's shadows... and it could be awkward among critters too, I suppose."
morethanimaginary
"Little bit. If they know why I've got it. But think of the icebreaker!"
shesepankh
"Oh my god, you're a murderer, get away from me? That kind of icebreaker?"
morethanimaginary
Savannah cracks up. "It's not a perfect solution, I'll admit!"
shesepankh
"Well, maybe people won't notice and if they notice they won't know what it means, I guess. Let's get the lights back on and see if there's plumbing in here so we can get less - bloody."
morethanimaginary
"Sure, I know where the fusebox is."
She heads back inside to turn on the lights.
She heads back inside to turn on the lights.
shesepankh
"Yes. Please tell me they're in plastic bags so I don't have to touch them with my hands."
shesepankh
Bella takes a sandwich. She eats it in about a minute and a half and then starts on a second one a bit more slowly. She leans on Darren while she eats, shivering.
castmyown
Darren has his own sandwich, and is perfectly happy to be a Thing To Lean On.
"Are you all right?" he asks, gently, when her second sandwich is taken care of.
"Are you all right?" he asks, gently, when her second sandwich is taken care of.
castmyown
"I - don't know. It's kind of a stupid question, anyway, you're obviously - not. What can I do to help?"
castmyown
"Okay."
He hugs her. "Let me know if there's anything else I can do. I'll even pull another daring rescue again, if you need me to."
He hugs her. "Let me know if there's anything else I can do. I'll even pull another daring rescue again, if you need me to."