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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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[spellbreaking]

( she will love this ridiculous man forever, even should she not get to properly be with him. )

—always cared for me. If you'll notice, I am still here. I haven't withered yet.

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[intogold]

I have... always cared. [And oh he loves her, even when he thought that he wasn't entirely capable of it.]

Well, so you haven't. Let's be sure we keep it that way, shall we?

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[spellbreaking]

I have no doubts that you plan to make sure that never suffer anything, should it be in your power to stop it. ( just like always, really. )

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[intogold]

That is my plan, yes. [If by any means he can manage it.] Even in this place. [Even if a lot more of it is out of his control.]

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[spellbreaking]

I trust you. ( she nods )

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[intogold]

Well. I'll see to it that your trust isn't... misplaced. [Little laugh here, nervous more than anything else. Trust. Man. He's not good with that.]

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[spellbreaking]

I'm certain it won't be. ( she gives him a reassuring smile, picking up on those nerves )