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[spellbreaking]

( 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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[decaying]

That just sounds stupid.

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[spellbreaking]

Well, I'm not personally asking you to help out, so, you needn't worry, sir.

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[decaying]

Trust me, I'm not. I just thought it was weird to ask.

【 VIDEO 】

[spellbreaking]

You think it's weird to ask for help?

【 VIDEO 】

[decaying]

For something as useless as cleaning, yes.

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[spellbreaking]

Cleaning isn't useless. How would you like living in clutter, dust and messes for the entirety of your life?

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[decaying]

I didn't say I would live in filth, I said I wouldn't help the person cleaning.

[Ask Lenalee. He doesn't. That's... well, it's not a woman's job but there's another guy in the house. He doesn't need to do it. Allen could help her.]

【 VIDEO 】

[spellbreaking]

But you don't need to, it's not as though I was making it mandatory somehow. ( she chuckles )

【 VIDEO 】 /FFF GOOD JOB, KANDA LOST THIS ROUND

[decaying]

I'm not offering, I was-

[Yeah, he might be an idiot but he knows when he's going in circles.]

Just shut it. Forget I even bothered.

【 VIDEO 】 LOL, Belle — 1 | Kanda — 0

[spellbreaking]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you, sir. ( head tilt. )

【 VIDEO 】 YEP. This is extremely adorable :|

[decaying]

I'm not upset. [And yet, he's grumpy. But that's how he always is. It's not your fault, Belle.]

【 VIDEO 】 she feels so bad now rofl.

[spellbreaking]

( frowning now ) Are you quite certain? You seem rather upset.

【 VIDEO 】 Don't do thaaaat! Kanda doesn't know how to be nice!

[decaying]

I'm not. Just drop it.

【 VIDEO 】 she will learn him! ... somehow. (probably not)

[spellbreaking]

... but you sound so stiff and bothered ...

( sob, she cannot drop it )

【 VIDEO 】 They need to become awkward bro's. YOU NEED A KNIGHT IN YOUR LIFE

[decaying]

I always sound like that.

【 VIDEO 】 they should def. be bro's. she will take him as a knight!

[spellbreaking]

Really? Well, that's a relief!

( and now she's just amused )

【 VIDEO 】Of course, stroke his manly ego. He'd deny it forever of course.

[decaying]

You don't even know me, stop acting so concerned.

【 VIDEO 】of course :'D

[spellbreaking]

But I don't have to know you to be concerned. For some, that's just human nature.

【 VIDEO 】of course :'D

[decaying]

You want some helpful advice: don't bother doing it. That's only going to get you in trouble.

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[spellbreaking]

But I don't get to choose whom I get a sudden concern for. It just happens.

Aren't there people that you get worried about?

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[decaying]

That's none of your business.

[And what the hell is this, 'sudden concern'. Belle, stop it.]

You're talking nonsense. We only just met.

【 VIDEO 】

[spellbreaking]

( she giggles softly. )

I wasn't asking for names, just a general question.

( surprise! Belle's a sweet lady, Kanda, you're going to have to deal with her ridiculous ability to care. smile smile )

Well that's alright. People can care for strangers' well beings, you know.

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[decaying]

You shouldn't, that's how people get disappointed.

【 VIDEO 】

[spellbreaking]

Disappointed? ( Belle shakes her head soft ) I prefer to think of it as method to meet friends.

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[decaying]

Not every human being walking the face of the earth is necessarily
'friendship' material.