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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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[blitz_acing]

I guess so. [He quietly drops the subject, noticing her frown.]

It must be a new spell. [he swings the mop around a little, being careful not to get anything but the floor (and himself) wet.] I'll clean my enemies until they're defeated!

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[spellbreaking]

Just as Darkness isn't always so terrible, either. If it weren't for dark, the night wouldn't come, and then people couldn't see the stars' beauty. Right? ( time to play cheer up a bit. )

That must be why people say— ( annnd here she thrusts her arm as though she has a sword in it. ) 'Take that you scum!'

( since, you know, you clean scum.

she's so clever. not haaaaa. )

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[blitz_acing]

Right. [there's a ghost of a smile.] And then the sky would be pretty boring.

[he blinks at her a few times, before he bursts out laughing. yeah, he might be overdoing it, but he needed that. he manages to talk once it dies down.] Must be. That phrase makes a lot more sense now.

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[spellbreaking]

I suppose it would be.

Hey! ( but she's laughing with him, and eventually stops as well, chuckling gently in favor. ) I thought it was rather sharp of me!

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[blitz_acing]

Oh yeah, it was. [he nods quickly, trying to appear serious.] If I was some sort of Heartless or other enemy, I would have been half-defeated.

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[spellbreaking]

Half? ( Belle sort of gives a bit of a smug grin here. ) I suppose I am mightier than I appear. I shall take my mop and defeat all the Heartless in one fell soapy swoop of my weapon.

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[blitz_acing]

I don't doubt it. Against us both, those Heartless won't stand a chance. Mainly against your soap.

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[spellbreaking]

Thus we're the perfect team for taking down all the Heartless. They don't stand a chance! ( she giggles gently )

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[blitz_acing]

[He swings the mop, water hitting himself in the face.] It would certainly be an adventure.

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[spellbreaking]

( she laughs at the water making contact with him. ) We'll have to make an expedition of it.

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[blitz_acing]

Why don't we, sometime?

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[spellbreaking]

Explore? ( she perks up somewhat, a smile tugging her lips ) You mean, outside of Traverse Town?

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[blitz_acing]

Sure. [he smiles, briefly putting the mop down.] There are lots of other worlds, so why not?

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[spellbreaking]

I've always wanted to travel! ( all her excite )

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[blitz_acing]

You should take advantage of this. There are a lot of amazing worlds! [her excitement is contagious.]

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[spellbreaking]

Will you bring me to some? Rumpelstiltskin mentioned something about gummi ships, how do they work?

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[blitz_acing]

Of course. Do you know where you'd want to go? Gummi ships are...pretty unique. They run on smiles.

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[spellbreaking]

They run on smiles? ( she laughs ) No shortage of those if I get to go on an adventure.

As for where to go, mm, not really. I'm not certain where we can go.

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[blitz_acing]

That's good. It makes flying easier.

Well, there are a lot of different worlds. There's Port Royal, The Land of Dragons...Atlantica's my personal favorite besides Destiny Islands.

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[spellbreaking]

( dragons? nnnnnope. she's heard of those, they're really terribly dangerous. then again, what's an adventure without a bit of danger?

she smiles though ) Destiny Islands? That sounds promising.

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[blitz_acing]

It's really nice there. [he wouldn't have chosen to live there if it wasn't. he smiles curiously.] Have you ever been to the beach? Seen the ocean?

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[spellbreaking]

The beach — no. I have heard of oceans but never properly seen them. Our village was closer to hills and mountains, I always dreamed of seeing the waters but I never managed to. I ended up in Dark Castle and then here.

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[blitz_acing]

That settles it. You need to see the beach. The ocean is...it's so amazing so you have to see it for yourself!

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[spellbreaking]

I would love to! ( she grins ) I want to see the glitter of the ocean in the sunlight, Papa told me about that when I was little. It sounds beautiful.

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[blitz_acing]

It is. [he stares off a little past her.] The ocean is kind of like one big mirror. It always reflects the sky. At night, it's like the entire view is made of stars, and when the sun sets, everything is bright orange and red...and it glitters during the day, too. [he nods and grins.]