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[shesepankh]

Saturday morning sees Bella with her notebooks about magic all in her knapsack, her medallion safety-pinned by its chain to her bra just in case she trips the wrong way, waiting with Charlie for pickup for the Avalon trip.

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[shesepankh]

"I'm hoping to learn magic," wheedles Bella. "Even if I don't understand anything you say it will give me an idea what to do first when we go to the library."

[castmyown]

The shopkeeper rolls his eyes. "Kind of a waste of my time? Why would I make my own competition?"

Darren frowns. He seriously needs to learn how to make luck charms.

[shesepankh]

Bella frowns and gives up. "So who made the other ones that aren't as good?" she inquires.

[castmyown]

"Person from down the way," he points at one, "Someone from Wyoming," another point, "and I don't even know for those, but it barely works," he shrugs at some bracelets.

Darren is staying politely out of this while plotting this man's downfall.

[shesepankh]

Angela is keeping out, too, but probably not plotting downfalls.

"When Savannah gets here let's go see the books next," Bella says to Darren.

[castmyown]

"Sure," he agrees.

Bwuahahaha. Plotting the man's downfall. He just needs to learn more things about magic.

[shesepankh]

Bella amuses herself by peering at the less useful magic trinkets, tail swishing, till Savannah arrives. Angela has her phone out and is playing some manner of game.

[morethanimaginary]

Savannah shows up fairly quickly! She waves at all present. "He- OhmygodAngela?!"

[shesepankh]

"Hi," says Angela sheepishly.

"Her mom's a faun, Angela's known most of her life but only decided for sure to get a medallion today," Bella summarizes.

[morethanimaginary]

"Hi! Um - hi. You're a faun! Oh wow, okay, I'll roll with this," says Savannah. "So, how're you liking your medallion?"

[shesepankh]

"I'm still getting the hang of it," says Angela, as Bella starts ushering everybody out of the store. "I think I like my ears."

When the door has closed behind them, Bella turns to Darren and says brightly, "Let's drive that guy out of business!"

[castmyown]

"I am so on board with this," agrees Darren cheerily. "Let's study magic for the next two decades and outdo him in every single way."

[morethanimaginary]

"Yeah, the ears are nice," agrees Savannah, flicking her own set of deer ears. "... Wait, why are we plotting to drive that guy out of business?"

[shesepankh]

"Because he's a jerk and plausibly also incompetent," says Bella, "and may be operating without significant local competition."

[castmyown]

"That. That exactly," says Darren. "So we should make proper competition to wreck his possible monopoly."

[morethanimaginary]

"... Right. Uh. Okay. Remind me to not upset the two of you."

[shesepankh]

"Don't upset us," trills Bella.

Angela wrangles her medallion into allowing her human form back into place, makes sure she can hold it, and then reverts to fullform-with-thumbs.

[morethanimaginary]

"Thanks for the reminder. To the library, then? I guess? So you two can be huge, huge nerds?"

[shesepankh]

"Yes. Enormous nerdery," laughs Bella.

[morethanimaginary]

"I am so excited," she says, sounding nothing of the sort.

[shesepankh]

"You could have just let Darren actually tell you why he called instead of insisting on guessing that he was randomly making out with somebody."

[morethanimaginary]

Savannah notices the word choice and laughs. It wasn't just anyone she was teasing him about. "Yeah, but he was all blushy and embarrassed. It's hilarious!"

[shesepankh]

"You weren't even there to watch him get blushy!"

[morethanimaginary]

"Yeah, but I got to hear him being flustered!"

[shesepankh]

"Inefficient. C-plus," snorts Bella.