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Arts & Crafts [Period 1, 6/1]

Sophie was burying her yawns in a cup of coffee as she greeted the class. "Good morning, I'm Sophie Devereaux. I'm substituting for Mr. Rogers this week; he had an out-of-town emergency. He's left me instructions on how you can all make lanyards, though, as well as key chains, if you prefer. Have fun with the beads and cords, and, well. I can't really answer any questions. I'm a fan of art, not an artist. Have at it!"

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"As decoration or to eat?" Claudia asked.

"Either or," Zack laughed, setting the keychain on the desk and then grabbing it by another tentacle. It was totally creeping across the desk toward her, now.

He was easily amused.

"I hear squid are pretty versatile that way!"

"My parents tried to get me into eating dried squid as a snack food when I was a kid," Claudia said, "but I liked M&Ms better."

"You know, I've never actually heard of those?"

The boy had a pocket full of Pixy Stix. And now he was going to be educated about another kind of candy? The world as we know it probably didn't have long to live.

"But they already sound better than dried squid. Why would anyone dry it, anyhow?"

Oh Lord, as Claudia would say, if she could read narrative.

"I don't know why you'd dry it," she admitted. "It's a little like eating rubber bands, so I'll pass. Omigod you have to try M&Ms," she said, reaching into her enormous purse and pulling out a bag of M&Ms.

"Ooh, I'd love to, thanks!"

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here!

"I have a few Pixy Stix on me, if you'd like to trade!"

"I love Pixy Stix!" Claudia squealed. "They're such interesting colors!"

"They are!" Zack was bouncing now. And he hadn't even started on the sugar, yet. "I have a bunch of everything! What's your favorite?"

Because people totally ate the Pixy Stix for the flavors and not the immediate sugar high. Really.

"I like green!" Claudia said. Because green was totally a flavor.

Green was totally a flavor!

"I have green!" He did! He'd picked through most of them to set aside the flavors that Dinah had asked for, but he'd saved a few for himself, too, for variety.

His beaded squid was totally forgotten, now. He was pulling out sugar-flavored-sugar, and that was so much more important. A bit of rummaging, and...

"Green!"

"Yay!" Claudia cheered. "And you need to try the blue M&Ms. They're totes the best kind."

Discerning palates can taste the differences, okay?

"Blue is an awesome color," Zack decided, grinning and wiggling a little in his seat as he passed over the Pixy Stick. "Thanks for sharing, uh..."

Well, dang it, he did it again. Conversation was so easy to start, here, without proper introductions! "I don't think I caught your name! I'm Zack, by the way."

"Claudia," she replied with a smile. "It's nice to meet you, Zack."

"It's good to meet you, too!"

A pause. And then a bit of a laugh.

"Want a squid?"

"I'd love a squid," Claudia said, laughing. "You need to name him first, though. It's a rule."

It wasn't a rule.

"Well, if it's a rule," Zack mused, leaning over to inspect his handiwork. "It kind of looks like a Humphrey, to me. Or maybe a Stan. Humphrey Stan Squiddington, Esquire."

And he'd only had minimal amounts of sugar, so far.

"Junior."

"That is an excellent name," Claudia declared. "It's very regal."

"You like it?" Oh, that just totally managed to make Zack's day! "Well, Humphrey Stan Squiddington Esquire Junior is all yours, then! Give him a happy home!"

Really, he couldn't look more proud of himself over a botched butterfly if he tried.

"I will," Claudia promised. "I think he's going to love life as part of a belt."

Squid belt.

That was the most awesome idea ever.

"I bet it would look great on you, too!"

Because... she really had the hips to properly pull off the squid look? Maybe it was best Zack not think on the specifics, too much.

"I have a knack for that," Claudia said with a smile as she tugged on her snake bracelet. "I've been wearing interesting clothes for years."

"You're one of those people who likes to get all expressive when organizing a wardrobe, huh?" Zack grinned, though it was a little sheepish. "I think I'm about the opposite, in that regard. I don't have much to wear, aside from my uniforms."

Sure, he made the 'purple jumpsuit with armor' look half decent and all. But he was kind of lacking in variety. A lot.

"Oh, Lord, my roommate has the same problem!" Claudia said. "All he wears are these bathrobes. I'm totally going to accessorize him. I can help you, too!"

"Accessories? Really?"

Well, if Zack had known that accessories were all that it took to make a statement...

"What kind of accessories? Bangles, belts, armlets? Stuff like that?"

Only on Zack's world could a guy go out in public wearing a ribbon, a pair of earrings, and a pearl necklace, and not only not get laughed at, but also be considered ready for battle.

"Yes, all of that! Maybe a hat, too," Claudia mused.

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