Fourth Floor Common Room [Saturday afternoon]

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The newbies had been on the island for an entire week! Rapunzel was pretty sure that at least some of them had to be feeling overwhelmed.

Besides, she hadn't had a chance to meet most of them!

But that was okay. Rapunzel had a solution to both of those problems! Baking. Lots and lots and lots of baking! Cookies, brownies, muffins, and

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Cookie smell! Kenzi just followed the cookie smell.

"Need help eating those?"

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Rapunzel laughed. "Well, someone's got to."

Might as well be Kenzi!

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It was one of her talents! Kenzi grabbed one for each hand and started nibbling. "Mmmmmm. Any special occasion, or did you just have a cookie urge?"

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Rapunzel's eyes darted left, and then right. Just to make sure no one could overhear her cunning plan.

"Newbies. I'm trying to meet more of them."

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Kenzi just managed not to giggle and inhale crumbs, but gave Rapunzel a surreptitious thumb's-up. "Good plan. I approve. Feed them, and they will come."

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"That's what I thought!" Rapunzel agreed, far too loudly to really be secretive.

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Kenzi settled in with a grin for some serious noshing, and said, "Hey, you up for being on the art crew for the theater again?"

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"Really?" EEEEEEE!

(That was a yes.)

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"Really!" Kenzi confirmed, grinning. "We need to make a castle set, and a dining room, and do some outdoor stuff, and there's a mad scientist's lab... You haven't heard of Pete's Sci-Fi Movie, have you?"

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"Um... no?"

That didn't mean she couldn't help, did it?

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"No worries," Kenzi said, waving that off with one cookie in her hand. Although, if they were around during the rehearsals, Rapunzel might find it more confusing than she expected. "It's too hard to explain anyway, but I think this one will be a blast. We have to divide up the stage, 'cause there's so many rooms, or figure out how to move stuff. Thursdays and Sundays good?"

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Rapunzel started to nod.

Wait!

"Tomorrow's Sunday!"

Good job, Rapunzel.

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Kenzi toasted her with a cookie. "We can start tomorrow, or not? They haven't held auditions yet, we've got time."

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"Oh... if it's too early, we can wait..."

Fortunately for everyone ever, Rapunzel wasn't aware of the way she was pouting. Or how adorable it looked.

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Oh jeez. Just imitate an abandoned puppy, Rapunzel, why don't you?

"Sure we can do it tomorrow," Kenzi said instead, beaming. "With cocoa and cookies, right?"

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"As long as you're sure it won't be a problem?" Try not to sound too hopeful there, Rapunzel.