2nd Floor Common Room - Sunday Afternoon

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Dick didn't read so he was not one of the kajillions enthralled in Barry Plodder right now. He was, however, watching Ratguy Returns on the TV. Michael Keaton was totally the best Ratguy ever.

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"Except for the part where I said it wasn't a big deal, John," Turtle narrowed her eyes at him, arms crossed in front of her now. "And it was with Jeff, if you have to know. Not like it really matters, or anything, because it's no big deal."

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"Jeff..." John tried to remember if he'd met Jeff. "Right! I have class with him. He seems to like...breasts."

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Turtle let out something that was part whimper, part groan, and covered her red face with her hands. "Don't be telling me this, John, gawd...."

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"Sorry, it just flew out of my mouth," John said, turning a little red himself. "But Jeff seemed nice enough. You two a thing?"

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"No!" Turtle said, desperately, hands dropping so they could flail slightly. "We went on just one date, that's all!"

And then there was a sorta-date, and a kidnapping, but John didn't need to know about that any more than what she had allowed to slip out on radio. She pouted, though, because she felt bad about saying 'no' with so much emphasis.

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"Oh, so you don't like him very much?" John said with an understanding, yet devious look on his face.

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"I demand to see my lawyer before answering any of these accusations!" Turtle responded with an air of desperation.

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John laughed, "I'm just teasing you, Turtle. I promise I'll be nice now."

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"Can you be nice, John?" Turtle asked incredulously. "Or is your heart black as pitch and these are all just lies, lies, lies?"

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"Turtle, you wound me greatly," John said, pouting and putting a hand to his chest dramatically.

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"Oh, suck it up, princess," Turtle said, unable to keep from grinning a little. Especially now that the danger of the Jeff Situation seemed to have successfully passed.

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"But I don't even have a tiara!" John replied with sad eyes.

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"I still have the tiara from being the princess at the Ren Faire," Turtle offered. "I'll be more than happy to give it to you on loan for a very reasonable monthly fee of handwavey-five-ninty-five."

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"I think I really need my own," John said. "Maybe I can convince someone to make me one."

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"That's possible, too," Turtle nodded. "Or you can pick one up at the store. We've still got some, and they'd look just lovely on you, John, just lovely."

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"You don't think it would be distracting with my hair?" John asked, totally willing to play along so long as in the end he didn't have to actually wear a tiara.

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He was so wearing a tiara. Turtle was starting to get accustomed to the idea that what Turtle wants, Turtle gets, through the sheer force of her attempts to get it, and, right now, she wanted John in a tiara and nothing else.

"Absolutely not," Turtle assured him. "If anything, we can find a shape and fit of tiara that actually compliments your hair perfectly."

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"I dunno, Turtle, I think that's gonna be a hard order to fill," John said, thinking he really needed to make some friends who wouldn't encourage things like cheerleading and tiaras.

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Hey, he brought it up.

"I'm never one to turn my nose down at a challenge, John."

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It's called a joke.

"I'm getting that impression, Turtle."