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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]

"The alternative is to continue being easily embarrassed forever."

[castmyown]

"I've managed all right so far, so that's not too terrible."

[shesepankh]

"But the opportunity cost, Darren. You are spending so much time being embarrassed. What if you lose lots of valuable time, being embarrassed, and it is just the margin by which you could have created world peace or something?"

[castmyown]

Darren cracks up.

"You're right, of course," he snickers. "I'll try and keep my embarrassment downtime as short as possible."

[shesepankh]

"I am typically right."

[castmyown]

"Modest about it, too."

[shesepankh]

"No, that's not one of my traits."

[castmyown]

Darren laughs. "At least you are self-aware!"

[shesepankh]

"That," says Bella, "is."

[castmyown]

"See? Look at you, showing your self-awareness all over the place. Being self-aware that you are self-aware."

[shesepankh]

"It recurses!"

[castmyown]

"It does!"

[morethanimaginary]

"Wow you two are weird," says Savannah.

[shesepankh]

"And adorable. We are adorable."

[morethanimaginary]

"Weirdly adorable, yes. Proceed."

[castmyown]

"You hear that, Bella? We have permission from my sister to keep being ourselves. Knew she would be supportive."

[shesepankh]

"She would be out of luck if she required us to undergo personality transplants."

[castmyown]

"Very much so. I might not even be able to manage to stop being easily embarrassed. An entire personality is beyond my capabilities."

[shesepankh]

"I could probably make a halfway creditable effort but I'd have to really want to, and I like myself."

[morethanimaginary]

Savannah snorts. "Yeah, stay you, both of you."

[shesepankh]

"Your irrelevant permission is noted."

[morethanimaginary]

"Yup. I know you were waiting on bated breath for a pointless permission you didn't need."

[shesepankh]

"I was on tenterhooks, Savannah."

[morethanimaginary]

"Yes. I am wise and generous to have relieved you of your torment."

[shesepankh]

"All hail."

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