Third Floor Common Room, Saturday Morning

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Topher was exploring

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[whitequeensfire]

Angelica was hungry, but peeking around the fourth floor common room hadn't turned up anything to eat, so she trudged down the stairs to the third floor.

"Hiiiiiii," she said shyly. "Is there any cereal here?"

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Oh, no, a girl. Girls were always the meanest to him 'cause they chased him around and made him run even though he had asthma and then when they caught him they wanted to kiss him and it was scary and he didn't like it.

"Um," Topher said in a tiny voice, already wondering if he should start running now. "Um. I don't know. Um. You can have it. If there is."

[whitequeensfire]

"Why do you have gloves on?" Angelica had to know. "You don't need them inside, silly."

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"They're for safety," Topher whispered. "Please don't take them away."

[whitequeensfire]

"Safety from what?" Angelica asked, flopping herself on the floor next to him. Hope you weren't fond of that personal space, Topher.

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Topher's eyes went huge and he scooted away.

"From chemicals," he whispered. "They can cor-- cor-- croder your skin."

Almost!

[whitequeensfire]

"Those are under the sink," Angelica said with Great Knowledge. "Kids aren't s'posed to touch them. They have the Mr. Yuk sticker on them." She stuck out her tongue to demonstrate.

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"I know," Topher agreed, sounding the faintest bit protective of his scientific street cred. "One time I got in trouble for tryin' to do 'speriments on 'em."

[whitequeensfire]

"Don't drink them!" Angelica said with alarm. "You'll get sick and have to go to the hospital. And if you mix 'em together you make bad smoke that makes you cough and throw up."

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"I wouldn't drink 'em," Topher scoffed, like it was obvious. "They're toxic, you know."

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"I just said that, dummy," Angelica said, rolling her eyes.

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"Well what are you tellin' me for?" Topher pointed out reasonably. "I'm not dumb."

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"Playing with the bad stuff under the sink is stupid," Angelica insisted. "No sperimenting!"

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"Regular 'sperimentin' is okay," Topher pointed out. "Long as you don't eat it."

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"Nuh uh!" Angelica insisted. "They can make bad smells!"

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"No," Topher chided her. "They're for cleanin'. Smell good."