Fourth Floor Common Room [evening]

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Aravis was curled up on the couch, watching the television with a faint mixture of horror and interest.

She had discovered cartoons tonight, you see, and there was a Looney Tunes marathon on.

She had to admit that she really didn't understand why anyone would trust these ACME people anymore, considering the faulty wares they sold.

And she was torn on whether she preferred that annoying, noisy bird, or the poor stupid dog thing that seemed to be indestructible.

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Seely grinned and bent down to kiss her cheek. "How've you been?"

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"I'm excellent, thank you. You?" Aravis said, patting the couch beside her. "Sit with me."

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"Good." Seely vaulted over the back of the couch like a show-off, and settled in next to Aravis. "No workshops, and only cheer practice, today. So I've just been chilling."

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"Cheer practice?" Aravis asked curiously. "You practice being cheerful?"

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Seely grinned. "No, cheerleading practice. I'm on the squad."

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"Peter said that cheerleaders are girls who do gymnastics," Aravis said, frowning.

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"There are guys on the squad too," Seely pointed out. "Alec's even a co-captain. Which Peter?"

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"There's more than one?" Aravis asked.

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"That answers that question," Seely said. "There's also Peter Parker and Peter Petrelli, but we call him Steve."

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"....perhaps I should keep calling him Majesty after all," Aravis said, her eyes wide. "Just to be clear. Are they related?"

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"No, he's English Peter, or Pony Peter," Seely said. "And I don't think so."

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"Why is he English Peter?" she asked, repeating the unfamiliar word.

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"Because he's English," Seely said. "From England."

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"...no, he's Narnian," Aravis corrected slowly. "From Narnia."

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"No, he's from England."

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"...no, he is from Narnia. Are you well?"

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"I'm well," Seely replied. "And he's from England. He said."

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"He's the High King of Narnia," she said flatly. "He's from there."

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"Doesn't mean he can't be from England too."

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"What's so distinctive about this England, anyway?" she wondered. "Why don't we just call the other Peters by their nationalities?"

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"Because they're both American," Seely said.

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"And are they kings?" she asked, eyerolling. "Peter can be Narnian Peter or King Peter. He's not English."

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"But he was a pony."

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"And you were a puppy. Would you like that to be a part of your name?"

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"But there aren't any other Seelys to need the distinction."