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Eventually Bella and Lexi go to bed - they have to coordinate this; Bella's a reasonably sound sleeper but Lexi's not, so if Bella goes to sleep first Lexi won't be able to drop off with all the random nouns and if Bella goes to sleep second Lexi will wake up when she's trying to sneak around. They get up, and they get ready for school.
+Morning, Brilliance,+ says Bella while she's brushing her teeth.
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"Where'd you find it?"
"He, Dad, please," says Bella, "Brilliance is a person."
"Where'd you find him?" amends Charlie impatiently.
"At school. Picked him up and he said hi."
"He, Dad, please," says Bella, "Brilliance is a person."
"Where'd you find him?" amends Charlie impatiently.
"At school. Picked him up and he said hi."
cardistry
Light glints from the design on the outside of the pack when Bella corrects her father about the pronouns.
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"And why is he teaching you magic?" Charlie asks suspiciously.
"Well, most people don't even have magical potential, but I do," Bella says obliquely. "Lexi does, but between the two of us..."
Charlie nods slowly. "Ah-huh."
"So I'm going to be spending lots of time on that, I'll go out of the house and away from people for anything big," Bella says, setting her feet on the ground and dismissing the flight spell, "we'll be careful and circumspect, and I'll try not to fall far behind in school, but my grades may slip since it's not like I can take a class in magic and that's what I really want to learn."
"But," says Charlie, "why does - Brilliance - want to tutor anyone in magic, even if you're the best available student? And why did you find him at school if that's the story?"
"Well, most people don't even have magical potential, but I do," Bella says obliquely. "Lexi does, but between the two of us..."
Charlie nods slowly. "Ah-huh."
"So I'm going to be spending lots of time on that, I'll go out of the house and away from people for anything big," Bella says, setting her feet on the ground and dismissing the flight spell, "we'll be careful and circumspect, and I'll try not to fall far behind in school, but my grades may slip since it's not like I can take a class in magic and that's what I really want to learn."
"But," says Charlie, "why does - Brilliance - want to tutor anyone in magic, even if you're the best available student? And why did you find him at school if that's the story?"
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"I'm a magical device," Brilliance puts in. "We like having partners; we're kind of built for it. Bella's a good one."
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Charlie eyes him skeptically.
"So, I was thinking he'd sorta live on the bookshelf," Bella says, "but also sometimes he eats, so, we are pretty much out of leftovers, now, and I will need a little more grocery budget."
"The deck of cards eats," says Charlie.
"He can shapeshift," Bella says, "and sometimes he eats."
"So, I was thinking he'd sorta live on the bookshelf," Bella says, "but also sometimes he eats, so, we are pretty much out of leftovers, now, and I will need a little more grocery budget."
"The deck of cards eats," says Charlie.
"He can shapeshift," Bella says, "and sometimes he eats."
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"Into - what?" Charlie asks.
"Deck of cards, magic staff thingy, human," says Bella, ticking off fingers. "The last form is the one that ate the leftovers."
"Deck of cards, magic staff thingy, human," says Bella, ticking off fingers. "The last form is the one that ate the leftovers."
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"So he doesn't need to eat," Charlie concludes.
"Not for biological reasons, but come on, he's teaching me magic, it's really nice of him, we can afford to toss him a new kind of vegetable a few times a week."
"Not for biological reasons, but come on, he's teaching me magic, it's really nice of him, we can afford to toss him a new kind of vegetable a few times a week."
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"All right, fine," says Charlie. "We can pay for your magic lessons with reasonable amounts of food and bookshelf space - is that all? Anything else involved in - magical device upkeep?"
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"All right then," sighs Charlie. "You be careful with the - magic - Bella, all right?"
"I will, Dad," Bella promises. "Thanks for not pitching a fit."
"No problem," Charlie snorts.
"I will, Dad," Bella promises. "Thanks for not pitching a fit."
"No problem," Charlie snorts.
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The door opens again. "Hi, Dad, hi, Bella," says Lexi. "What's everyone want for dinner, I was thinking either I'd thaw some of the fish or do split pea with the last of the bacon?"
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"Make enough for Brilliance, he eats," Bella tells Lexi. "I'd say polish off the bacon, we bought a lot of it and those last strips'll expire tomorrow."
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"Sure, soup," says Lexi, looking out of the corner of her eye at Brilliance, "can do."
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Bella hangs out in the living room while Lexi starts cooking.
Charlie says, "If he turns into a human, maybe I should know how to recognize him?"
Charlie says, "If he turns into a human, maybe I should know how to recognize him?"
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Brilliance shifts form in a brief flare of multicoloured light, ending up in the jeans-and-T-shirt outfit from earlier.
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Charlie looks him over.
"All right. Won't panic if I find you in the house," he says. "You stay out of the girls' room unless it's got the door open."
"Dad," says Bella, exasperated.
"All right. Won't panic if I find you in the house," he says. "You stay out of the girls' room unless it's got the door open."
"Dad," says Bella, exasperated.
