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[cuteisawayoflife]

[So Quinn's been actually doing some real thinking lately. What Daria said about magic, could it be true? Could she actually learn to cast pretty spells like the princesses and fairies in the movies?

Then again, magic would mean studying and hard work. And Quinn is still slightly at odds with that for...reasons. Yes. Reasons.

She did believe in angels, and still kind of does. But magic's a whole other story.

Shopping, on the other hand, is something she knows. So she's doing that right now.]

Hmm...I wonder how good this shade of purple would look on me. [she holds a pair of chic ankle socks in one hand. She's also considering buying a few things for Daria...just a few gifts to change her mind about a makeover. Hey, just because she understands Daria's resistance doesn't mean she won't stop trying.]

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Oh, is that his name? Yeah, him. And yeah, maybe you're right, he seems too grumpy to care about what's important.

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[fashionably_strong]

Weird as it sounds, yeah. That's something that could happen here. I'm just glad my mom's still an adult and she's at least met my dad.

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[mysicksadlife]

What's important?

[Daria glances away, dangerously close to one of those 'please grow up' sighs.]

I'm pretty sure we differ on that. I'm pretty sure he does,too.

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Whatever!

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Er, sorry. It's just...well, you don't look that old, actually, probably even younger than my Dad!

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[sonofatook]

I'm not old. [But excuse him if he seems just a bit testy.] I'll have you know I'm barely fifty.

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[mysicksadlife]

[On the other hand, she's successfully distracted Quinn from the subject of the clothes. For now, at least.]

I think I've got about everything I need. How long are you going to be here?

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[cuteisawayoflife]

A long time. Probably hours.

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[cuteisawayoflife]

You don't look it. I mean...you look younger.

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[cuteisawayoflife]

You got lucky, at least.

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[mysicksadlife]

Right. I'm not sure my fit of sisterly solidarity is capable of 'probably hours', so I may just go back now.

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Okay, see you at home!

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[sonofatook]

I'm afraid I'm quite grown by now. I'll be middle-aged before I realize it.

[Maybe that's part of why Gandalf sent him now, before he really is too old and too settled.]

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Oh... [not sure what she should say to that]

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[fashionably_strong]

Yeah, it would have been way more awkward if I ran into my dad when he was ten or something.

[Or even when he was in his twenties. He's mellowed out a lot over the years.]

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Really? What was he like when he was ten?

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[sonofatook]

[This all started in a muddle, didn't it?]

Let's let the past stay where it belongs.

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Right.

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[sonofatook]

No offense given or taken, then.

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Yeah!

Um, so, where're you from?

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[sonofatook]

The Shire. It's a quiet place. We don't see many folk from outside, to tell the truth.

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Really? Doesn't that get lonely?

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[fashionably_strong]

An angry little warrior prince. To be fair, he had plenty of reasons to be angry. He didn't grow up in a peaceful place...so he really didn't get a childhood. Just a lot of combat training.

[She's sugarcoating a lot, but she doesn't want to freak Quinn out or tell more about her father than he'd be comfortable with her sharing.]

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[cuteisawayoflife]

Your dad was a prince?! Wow...so wait, you're royalty? I'm not gonna treat you any different, don't worry, it's just...wow, that's pretty cool!

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[sonofatook]

Not at all; I pride myself on being on very good terms with my neighbors.

[This is true. His money goes a long way towards keeping him respectable, and he isn't so very much like the strange adventurous Took side of his family... until the day he disappeared with that wandering Gandalf and those dwarves.]