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Alli's school is not a terribly interesting school. It is, as far as Alli is concerned, a perfectly boring and average school in all possible respects. But some alumnus went and made themselves a bunch of money, and apparently they think it's a good idea to spend some of this money on "improving the cultural exposure of today's youth". (Alli has never met the alumnus in question, much less heard them speak, but she persists in picturing this spoken with a haughty British accent.) What this means for Alli is that she and a number of other 'deserving students' are being shipped over to France for free for a week. Alli's not quite sure why she counts as deserving- because her mom's single, maybe?- but she's hardly complaining. It's a free trip to France, after all.
In her usual style, Alli packs an hour before she has to leave and ultimately makes it out the door only ten minutes late after forgetting at least three vitally important items (her eyeliner!). But she makes it through Pearson security with plenty of time... well, more like barely enough time. But the important thing is, she's safely ensconced in her seat when they take off.
Once she's gotten her bag stowed and her legs rearranged in a doomed attempt at comfort and generally considers herself suitably settled, she turns to her seatmate. "Is your brain doing an Eeeeee France! thing too?"
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lyonhearted
maybeso
"If the book had pictures you might recognize something, smack yourself in the forehead, and go, 'oh, yeah, you should tell people you're a this thing'."
lyonhearted
"If that's the goal, I can try to find a French Avalon. No promises, though, since that does in fact involve staring awkwardly at necklaces. For the books- I don't need pictures, je peux lire en Français. If you want to read or buy things, though, that should wait for Toronto."
maybeso
"Okay, skip the French Avalon, I guess. See any candidate critter roomates?"
lyonhearted
Now that they're closer, Alli skims the crowd. "Two I'm sure of," she reports, "but one's a boy. How well do you know Jenny?"
maybeso
"About as well as I knew you before we were next to each other on the plane. I know who you're talking about and she seems okay."
horsefeathers
Jenny is chatting to a few of the other girls. She waves with a smile when she sees them headed over.
lyonhearted
"Jenny!" Alli says brightly. "May and I were just talking about rooming together. Found a roommate yet? Want in? We can all bond. It'll be great. Really."
She's got her necklace out, for once. She refuses to play with it, that seems too obvious, but hopefully Jenny gets the hint.
She's got her necklace out, for once. She refuses to play with it, that seems too obvious, but hopefully Jenny gets the hint.
horsefeathers
Jenny just sort of blinks at her in confusion. "I don't have a room yet, no. Isn't it sorta early for that? We're not even at the hotel yet."
maybeso
"Better than scrambling for random strangers at the last minute when everybody else has clumped up," says May, trying to sound cheerful.
lyonhearted
"...As long as you brought lots," Alli says. "I mean. There's three of us!"
That is not what she means.
That is not what she means.
horsefeathers
"I-" Jenny looks at them. Then clearly places Alli as not just fellow-student, and focuses on the necklace. And giggles. "Don't worry. I definitely have lots!"
In case one was a lion with some very large nails. For instance.
In case one was a lion with some very large nails. For instance.
horsefeathers
"...oh?" Jenny says. She smiles at her friends. "Sorry guys, catch up later? We should work out housing stuff." Her friends agreeably depart, though they look less than enthused about exploring the field. (Or really anything other than napping.)
"Sooooo. You too, huh?" she asks May. She could be asking about toenail painting. In theory.
"Sooooo. You too, huh?" she asks May. She could be asking about toenail painting. In theory.
horsefeathers
"Oooooh! Ooooh that's so exciting! Hi! Welcome! Did Alli give you the whole speech yet? I can totally give you the whole speech!"
horsefeathers
"Thaaaaaat is actually probably about the length of the speech. But I'll repeat it if you want anyway."
horsefeathers
"Cool! Speech at the hotel it is." Jenny bounces slightly in place. "It will probably go horribly because I am so tired but eeeeee this is exciting!"