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[onlyachild]

*leans forward, her little elbows on the table*

Oh, there are so many children here. Wouldn't someone like to tell us a story? And all of you children, I know you're out there, wouldn't you like to hear a story? Something fantastical--!

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[permanent_blur]

i'd like a story. suppose i count?

[onlyachild]

Why, Mr. Rosencrantz, of course you do!

[permanent_blur]

*beams and why not? glomps* i'm very glad to -- ! it's not fair if only children get to hear stories, you know.

[onlyachild]

Of course not! I would never keep you from hearing a story. And perhaps you could tell us one later? Surely you know many! Or perhaps Uncle Horatio does.

[permanent_blur]

*sheepish* i always forget the endings -- or the beginnings, sometimes. i've even forgot whole middles -- but, horatio told me a story once, didn't he?

[onlyachild]

The middles are the most interesting part! *beams* Did he? Perhaps he'd tell us another one.

[permanent_blur]

it's awful when you forget the middles. there's not much you can do, really, with just the beginning and the end. *smiles, though* i'd like that.

[onlyachild]

I guess you could add new middles, couldn't you? Maybe Uncle Horatio will help.

[permanent_blur]

*grins, a silly-childish-sort-of-grin, with his tongue between his teeth* i'd like that, too, i think. i think there's the one that goes 'once upon a time' --

[onlyachild]

That's a good one! What comes after that? 'There was a'...

[permanent_blur]

was there a little girl named alice, do you suppose?

[onlyachild]

Oh! I imagine there'd be more than one, of course, but perhaps there's just one who ought to have a story about her. *big smile* I suppose.

[permanent_blur]

i should think lots of alices would have stories about them -- they're just the sort for it, aren't they? and it can be the sort of alice with blonde hair and blue eyes, just like yours.

[onlyachild]

*giggles* And why, my name is Alice too!

[permanent_blur]

*beams* awful coincidence, isn't it?

[onlyachild]

A marvelous one!