There were four discarded attempts at what looked like a shark (or quite possibly a dolphin). There was one rather adorable stuffed octopus. There was one baby mobile frame, decorated in blues and greens and coral reds. And there was one sullen teenager sat at a table muttering quite loudly about Stupid Boys and their even stupider girlfriends. ( Read more... )

"Oh, this is balls," Kate said, as she tipped her head back to look at the mistletoe hanging above her ( Read more... )

Dated December 5, 2011:
Sam turned toward her to offer some sort of witty remark... only to turn full face into the snowball she had just thrown. It didn't hurt, she had thankfully not packed it that hard, but his pride was damaged. Bruised. Shattered in a way that could only be repaired by the blood of his enemies. Or, you know, by hitting them ( Read more... )

Dated December 9th, 2011:
"I really don't want to be stuck here until Will wanders by, this is his long day and he's busy with things that aren't his wife stuck under a vile, parasitic weed."

Helen encounters the dubious joys of mistletoe.

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Dated November 7th, 2011:
"I mean, you prove it to me all the time by how much faith you put in me and how much you help me. I know you wouldn't invest so much time in me if you didn't believe in me."

Sam comes to ask Magnus advice on a little bit of everything.

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Billy has absolutely no delusions; he can hardly imagine living up to any of Chris's parties, but he's still going to try to throw the best party he can for Tony ( Read more... )

Lex had never been to an amusement park ( Read more... )

There were several go-karts lined up in a row, there was a pirate ship, there was a monorail and there was one teenage girl looking like a very happy, pleased explorer. There was so much to see and do and Coraline didn't know what to start with so she was going to fully explore all her options before making a decision ( Read more... )

Kate's busy pouring mojitos when Magnus puts her back to her and asks for help with her sunscreen. It's good she is, the mojitos, otherwise she might be choking on her tongue. Yeah, she's gotten used to Magnus being warmer, happy, open, even flirting. But the voluntary touching is still weird. "Yeah, sure. Turn around ( Read more... )

Dated September 14th, 2011:
"Dr. Magnus, Helen," he said, taking a step closer to her and looking her deep in the eyes. "I am absolutely, positively, deeply, without a doubt... messing with you so much right now you don't even know."

Sam comes to Helen to discuss some concerns about Kate but not everything is an after-school special.

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