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[b_as_a_criminal]

[today, like any normal day, Beyond Birthday goes outside his house on Partridge Drive to check the mail. He opens the mailbox....

... FLOOD OF PLUSHIES. That's right, 28 stuffed animals just came pouring out onto the walk, up to his knees

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[neantmoins]

[ totally pausing in the living room on the way to the kitchen, and looking confused.

did a toy store explode in their living room? not that he can say much, what with the plush sheep hanging from his school uniform. ]

Uh...

[b_as_a_criminal]

[B's thinking of a better place to put them, really.]

Hello.

[He sees you eying his toys, Napoleon. And the Dolly does not go unnoticed.]

Oh, you have a cute one too.

[neantmoins]

Hey. Huh? Oh.

[ glancing to dolly, with a tilt of his head. ] The Almighty Dolly, as they call them.

Joan gave this to me, I got another one Hitler made me for my birthday. [ pause. ] Town give these back to you?

[b_as_a_criminal]

Yes, it did. [that's all he'll say on that subject unless Napoleon asks. These dolls and B have a bit of an unusual history, even though they're only ordinary stuffed toys.]

I've spoken with your friend Hitler before. So "Almighty Dolly" is a fad at your school, I take it?

[neantmoins]

Something like that.

It's like... a good luck charm. [ and that's all he'll say on this subject, because going into talks about cults and destiny always gets him irate. ]

[b_as_a_criminal]

[B already had the destiny talk with Hitler. It intrigued him.

He smiles wryly]

But you were given a couple of them. Do you have bad luck, Napoleon?

[neantmoins]

Hah! Nothing of the sort, I just have nice friends. If you've spoken with Hitler, you know his fondness of these things.

[b_as_a_criminal]

Oddly, the sheep didn't come up.

[they only spoke once.]

[neantmoins]

Well, he's really into them. Likes to make them, and give them out.

. . . Probably didn't know I already had one from back home.

[b_as_a_criminal]

I see. It's good to have a friend or two from home with you.

[neantmoins]

With me, there's six of us here. So I'm not lacking in company.

[b_as_a_criminal]

That's an impressive collection.