star_kingdom | oo2 ❀ tale as old as time

( there’s a clunk of a book falling to a table, which hits her device and causes it to start recording. )

Bother, I’ll get that in a moment… ( she mutters to herself and for a time it goes unnoticed to the housekeeper that the trinket is recording at all, as she’s still busying herself with dusting the shelf the book fell from. clearly it’s been far too long since this place had a proper and complete cleaning, she’s been trying, but the whole building needed a one over and it’s been taking a lot of time.

still!

Belle finally settles down to a chair in the front room of Rumpel’s shop, fanning herself with the collar of her dress as she tosses the rag to the table. ) So much work to do here, this is almost worse than Dark Castle was.

( it’s then that she finally notices the device and smiling to it, leans to grasp it. )

Well, well… I don’t suppose anyone wants to lend a hand with a bit of clean-up? ( she chuckles, considering it’s not really what one would normally call a ‘bit’ of a clean-up. ) I suppose I might as well serve this as a public announcement: anyone with severe dust allergens might want to avoid Rumpelstiltskin’s store — at least for another hour or two before I’ve finished with it.

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Rumpelstiltskin? I know the guy, you need some help?

Oh, I wouldn't mind the help with cleaning up. There's a lot to do around here, after all.

Any friend of the old man is a friend of mine. When do you want me?

Really? ( that's a shocker. she'd never expected him to make so many friends here. she smiles. ) Whenever you can spare the time, sir.

Don't call me sir, I'm Ichigo. What's your name?

Ichigo, then. ( she smiles ) I'm Belle.

That's a pretty name.

( that causes a blush )

Th, thank you.

[Oh hell. You're blushing. That makes him blush. Stop that.]

I-I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that? I didn't mean to disrespect. [Because blushing totally = bad?]

( this blushing thing might end up a vicious cycle because his blush makes her blush just get all the worse. isn't that lovely? )

O, oh no. It wasn't disrespectful at all. It just took me by surprise, I— ( where are her manners? lowering her head in a form of a bow since, well, video won't show her properly curtsy, she smiles to him once she raises her head again. ) Thank you, Ichigo. For the compliment.

[They were a bunch of losers. He scratched the back of his head.]

No problem. So, yeah. You still need that help or have I made a complete idiot of myself?

( she gives a light chuckle )

Not at all, I would love your help.

Where is Rumpelstiltskin's shop?

Ah! Supposing I've done this right...

( she'll add in some [directions] for him )

Great, I got 'em! I'll be there soon!

I'll be here!

[It doesn't take him long and when he gets there, he knocks.]

( looking up from setting a broom back into it's spot in the closet, Belle brushes her hands off from dust and moves toward the door to answer it, giggling gently to herself as it's the first time someone's knocked on the door before.

tugging it, she smiled to the man and motions for him to come inside. )

Hello! Welcome to Rumpelstiltskin's, Ichigo — I assume?

That's right. Thanks. [He looked around and- damn.]

There's so much dust.

Ah... ( glancing over her shoulder from the entranceway, she smiles, taking in all of the dust upon the shelves and the clutter throughout the store, and returns her gaze to him. )

...it's certainly more than a normal home or store might have, isn't it?

It doesn't matter. We can get this done. Where do you want me to start?

We certainly can! ( she beams ) Well that depends on the chore you'd like to do most — dusting or mopping?

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