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"Nice," she says. "I'll go dump my things, and then how do you feel about cake?"

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"I feel so positively about cake," Bella says, limping to one of the kitchen chairs. "I can even stir stuff for you if you plunk it down in front of me - we don't have an electric mixer."

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"Consider yourself conscripted," says Hilary. "Back in a flash!"

Where the duration of a flash seems to be about two minutes. Also, she brings an electric mixer.
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Bella laughs when she sees the mixer. "You can't live without that for more than an hour, or you expect to be here for a while?"

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"A little from column A..." she says with a wink.

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[We're making cake,] Bella alerts Alice. "What kinda cake?" she inquires.

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"That depends on the contents of your kitchen," Hilary says cheerfully. "I'm very adaptable."

[Ooh, cake! Want me to coincidentally show up?]
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[Sounds like a plan to me.]

"We've got... some things," Bella says. "Anything that comes in a can we are reasonably likely to have around, which includes beans and tuna but also sweetened condensed milk and peaches. And there's other stuff in the cupboards and the fridge. Freezer's mostly full of fish."
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"Ah, yes," says Hilary. "Fish. That weirdly fascinating hobby of your father's. Well, I'll see what I can come up with."

[Cool, see you in a bit!]
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"You think fishing is fascinating?" Bella asks. "Huh."

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"Yes I do," she says. "I gather you don't agree?"

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"Seems to involve a lot of setup and then a lot of sitting and getting bit by mosquitoes," Bella says. "Sure, sometimes you get fish out of it, but you can also buy fish, with more variety and in forms you don't have to chop the heads off of, and save six hours you could spend doing anything."

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"On the other hand," says Hilary, "the fish feel more yours when you spend six hours donating blood to the little buggy hospitals for them."

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"I think I'm content with the amount of mine-ness I can get by exchanging money for goods at retail establishments," Bella says.

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Hilary laughs.

And then the doorbell rings.
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"Come in!" Bella calls, after a wry - acted - look at the conjured crutches.

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And very shortly, Alice appears in the kitchen.

"Hey, Bella," he says. "Hey, Hilary. Saw your car outside. Ooh, are you making cake?"

"Good guess," says Hilary, rolling her eyes fondly.
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"Hi, how are you doing?" Bella asks. Appearances, appearances.

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"I am awesome," says Alice.

"Yeah, I'll bet," says Hilary, handing him the mixer. "You hang onto that while I go on a scouting mission."
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"What do you need to find?" Bella asks.

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"Everything," says Hilary, cheerfully, and she starts opening cupboards.

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"Well, in that case, I can only recommend that you look everywhere," Bella remarks.

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"Smart girl," says Hilary. Alice laughs.

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Bella just grins to herself.

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Hilary busily inventories the kitchen.

When she's done, she dusts off her hands and announces, "Peach-orange upside-down cake!"

"Whee!" says Alice.
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