Library, Thursday 12/29

[noonedecidesmyfate]

There were no ballpits today in the library. In fact there was nothing at all out of place aside from an overstuffed armchair that had been there on previous occasions.

Without anything odd to deal with Belle really had no choice but to curl up in that armchair with a book. She'd be available if anyone needed her but that seemed unlikely.

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Re: Talk to Belle

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Somehow Belle had suspected Graham's response would be something along those lines.

"You've come prepared with cutlery even. Why thank you, good sir. Your mother must be very talented to have made such a cloak."

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"Oh, she's amazing with a needle!" Graham enthused. "She always joked how she and my dad both knew their way around sharp things. I learned nearly everything I know about sewing from her, though I'm not nearly as good. Maybe with time and practice, though, I could get there!"

Re: Talk to Belle

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"Was your father a knight?" Belle asked, brandishing her fork at the pie. "Or perhaps a chef? They both have blades, after all."

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"They do both have blades," Graham agreed, "but Dad was definitely no chef! I inherited by own cooking skills from him, to be sure! He was a knight, though. As was his father before him, and his father before him!"

And, yes, he may have dropped this one on someone else earlier this week,but, since he was quite convinced it never actually got old...

"Bet you can't guess what his father before him was."

Re: Talk to Belle

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"Was he a knight as well?" Belle asked, very curious now.

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"Nope!" Graham chirped happily. "He was a dentist! But, either way you look at it, I still come from a long line of protecting crowns."

Never. Got. Old!

Re: Talk to Belle

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Belle burst into delighted laughter at that.

"Graham! That was terrible!" Clearly she thought exactly the opposite.

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And Graham couldn't have asked for a better reaction than that, beaming proudly for a moment before chuckling a little himself.

"It's not terrible," he said, "it's true! He really was! And I guess, if I don't make it as a knight, I can probably start looking at dentist schools instead. Could be a career I could really sink my teeth into. Could be really ful-filling."

Oh, no. Now look what you've started, Belle.

Re: Talk to Belle

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Belle giggled again, shaking her head.

"Would you offer biting commentary?" she ventured.

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Oooh, that was a good one.

"Only," said Graham, "if something was really gnawing on my mind."

Re: Talk to Belle

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"I'm glad you came to visit today Graham," Belle told him, eyes sparkling. "You've given me a chance to brush up on my wordplay."

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"I'm glad I did, too," said Graham, looking terribly pleased and tickled. "Missing out on this conversation would have truly been a great floss."

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"And you brought such a toothsome snack."

Not Belle's finest effort but she was running out of mouth related puns.