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It is a lovely Saturday morning. Feathered children are watching cartoons; furred adults are eating brunch; scaled teenagers - one scaled teenager in particular, actually - is arguing with the proprietor of a magic shop.
"How did these items get made if there's no way to learn magic? Are the magicians homeschooling their children and not writing any books? How did you learn?"
"Half this stuff is antiques," says the shopkeep. "Look, asking me a dozen times isn't gonna make the answer more to your liking. I don't have Hogwarts in the basement, deal with it."
"But where do you get the stuff that isn't antique - who made the Avalon itself? - isn't anybody panicking about the medallion supply? -"
"Kid, nobody knows how to make medallions."
"But some people apparently know how to make luck charms and protection amulets!"
"I'm not going to give out my suppliers' personal information. I wouldn't do it even if you weren't annoying."
"There have to be books -"
"Does this look like a library to you?"
maybeso
asteptotheright
This is true. This is definitely true.
It's probably debatable how much fun kissing is compared to magic, but it doesn't require anywhere near as much carefulness.
It's probably debatable how much fun kissing is compared to magic, but it doesn't require anywhere near as much carefulness.
maybeso
Well, maybe a little carefulness. But the worst that will happen is a bumped nose or bitten lip.
Kissing: An Approved Activity.
Kissing: An Approved Activity.
asteptotheright
At some point lack of oxygen becomes an issue. This is not a positive development. Kanimir makes a mental note to look into not needing to breathe.
asteptotheright
Ooh. Yes it is. Okay, this is an acceptable substitute for not needing to breathe at all. For now.
maybeso
May's phone rings.
"Mmmph if I don't answer that and it's my mom she'll worry," grumbles May.
maybeso
She fumbles in her pocket. "Hello? Hi Mom. Mm-hm! Yeah - no - twenty minutes maybe? Yeah. Love you too."
maybeso
"I don't have a formal curfew, but she did want to know if she should wait up for me or not," May says. "I told her I'd be home in twenty."
asteptotheright
Eeeee. Kiss!
And then Kanimir does open the door and get out of the car and go back to his own car and drive home.
And then Kanimir does open the door and get out of the car and go back to his own car and drive home.
asteptotheright
"She liked the cakes fine. One of our experiments failed, but the others succeeded, and we had several more good ideas to add to the to-do list."
asteptotheright
"Several of the good ideas were in the date part. It's nice to be with someone who thinks this kind of thing is a good recreational conversation topic."
asteptotheright
"...She does think magic is a good recreational conversation topic, and she has good ideas, and she's funny and intelligent and her smile, she has the most beautiful smile. And she hugged me spontaneously at the park and she was so warm and she kissed me after it was over and it was--I think I need to apologize to you for mocking you for running off with Daphne at odd moments to make out, if it felt like that." He rubs his eyes with the heels of his hands. "Jaromira, I have it so bad. I haven't really had anyone but you since we were eleven, and--" he swallows. "I'm scared of--going too fast, or getting clingy, and ruining everything."