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Flash Belle
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“C’mon, it’s us, Ellie,” you say. “Let us in. Don’t be rude.”
“I will, once I’m done studying,” Ellie insists.
Well, you tried asking nicely. Time to pop in and remind her that college is about more than grades.
“Can you use your portals to get us through the door?” you ask Landi.
“Yeah!” Landi nods. “I’m, like, way better at portal stuff than when I got stuck over at Kappa Epsilon Kappa frat house. I don’t want that happening again.”
“They liked your butt, at least,” you console her.
“It’s my best feature!” Landi chirps. “It brings all the boys to the yard.”
“That’s Rocio’s job, now,” you say.
“Is she in the yard? Bringing boys?”
“Not if she’s learned her lesson.”
“What’s that mean?” Landi asks, expression blank.
“Nothing important. Just get that portal to the other side of the door open.”
“Okay! Hey, Ellie! Knock, knock, we’re coming in! I hope you’re not in your unnnnnnderwear!”
Landi opens a portal to the other side of Ellie’s door, sticks her hand through and clicks the lock open, then pulls her hand back out, her glow dimming noticeably as she does. It must cost a lot of mana for her to go through that portal.
Ellie is not, in fact, in her underwear. She’s wearing the oversized sweater she always does, and she’s curled up her absurdly huge wings around her in a diaphanous cocoon.
“Hey, how did you…”
“Magic!” Landi says. “Now come on, come on! I’d be so, so happy if you came shopping for mixers with us. And you’d be the belle of the ball at the toga party, you don’t even need to pick an outfit, you can just wear sheets! No one’s gonna judge!”
“That sounds stressful,” Ellie whimpers. “I really just like it when we all play games. Just us, a little small group, a quiet evening… come on, Landi, please don’t make me go.”
“Life is stressful,” you tell Ellie bluntly. “We need someone responsible to come shopping with us so Minna can relax. And hey, you can bring a textbook and sit in the corner,” you offer. “Landi, would that make you happy too?”
“Yeah! Every party needs a wallflower,” Landi says sagely.
“I don’t know…” Ellie sighs. “I really need to study.”
“You said it yourself. It’s a pop quiz,” you roll your eyes. “Wasn’t it you who told me that if I just paid attention in class, I’d pass those? A pop quiz isn’t a real test. It’s meant to make people like me nervous about not paying attention. You’ll be fine, Ellie. You always pay attention in class, and your grades prove it.”
Ellie’s resolve weakens. Landi pumps her arms in celebration and swoops in like a hummingbird. “Yeah! Let’s go!”
1. Do you or Landi sneakily decide to take Ellie on a detour anywhere other than the liquor store? If yes, propose a place.
2. Do you take your fencing gear with you? Landi will make fun of you if you do.
3. Has Rocio succeeded in retrieving her bikini bottoms?
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