Inspired by her French class today, Rilla had slipped into her room to pick up her copy of a Victor Hugo novel (in English. Her French wasn't nearly that good) and curled up on a sofa in the common room with the book, an apple and a cup of tea (which tasted a bit stewed. Rilla wasn't used to make her own tea
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Yup! People! She'd had plenty of things, she could use a little more people, too. So she bounced in, giving a wave, glancing around to see if anything interesting was going on. Or if there was anything interesting she'd missed the other day, though that was unlikely, considering she'd turned the whole room upside down.
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In fact, Ariel was really the only one of Triton's seven daughters that actually resembled both her parents in that respect.
Kind of made you think, didn't it?
Easily smiling back at the other girl, Ariel pointed out the nametag on her chest so that she could introduce herself. After the fourth day, Ariel could really use a new nametag. She then tilted her head at the girl, eying her book with a speculative curiosity.
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Well, she couldn't pronounce it right now, but you get the point.
Her bright eyes were eager to encourage Rilla to tell her more about it.
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Okay, not really, but whatever. She lifted her eyebrows, wishing she had an easier way of asking if the convict ended up with a happy ending or not.
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Rilla was a wee bit self-absorbed at times.
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No, Ariel decided. It wasn't. Especially because of what she gained. So she just lightly shook her head.
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Rilla was a little biased.
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So she perked her smile a little and gave her shoulders a slight shrug, making herself look particularly innocent and, shall we say, newish?
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