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Who: Ash and Mina
What: Ash gives Mina a manicure
When: Tuesday October 16th, after school
Where: Ash's house, the Blanctorche Family's vacation home

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Ash's house was extravagant! She expected a lot given the way he presented himself though this journal exchanges, but, this was much MUCH more. Taking a deep breath, and readjusting the strap on her dufflebag, she rang the bell on his front door. Personally, she wasn't expecting to be greeted by Ash himself, but perhaps an assistant, or a parent.

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The sound of the bell brought Ash to his feet, and he dusted his slacks as he walked to the door. He turned the handle and pulled, sighing to himself that he had forgotten to call someone about the hinges. Slowly, the door opened, and Ash met a pair of eyes as blue as his own.

"Ah, Mademoiselle Mina!" Ash bowed deeply. "Welcome to my home! Please, please, come in!" Ash held the door open for his guest, and followed her inside. "If you would please follow me?" He led her to the entertaining room and held a chair for her.

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Mina blushed a bit. Ash was exceedingly polite to her. Kind of like the way Zappa was, but more formal. More aristocratic. "Why thank you Ash." The moment she stepped inside she looked around the door. It seemed okay to wear her shoes inside. With a smile she followed Ash. "Again, thank you so much for seeing me. It looks you're making a business out of this now."

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Ash placed a hand over his mouth as he giggled slightly. "This is very true indeed, but I prefer to let it be a charity." He stepped to the first table and lifted the teapot sitting on it, then poured into the two silver-lined red teacups. The marigold-colored tea splashed into the cups, and Ash smiled as he passed one cup-and-saucer to Mina.

"Thank you for gracing me with your presence, Mina. This is one of my favorite teas, a blend of Mandarin orange and a variety of spices. While it's not Elisabeth's special blend, it seemed more appropriate for today. Also, the biscuits are thick-cake with an orange-apricot marmalade. I hope you enjoy them!" He took his own cup-and-saucer and settled into the opposite chair.

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Ash allowed himself a soft giggle. "Oh, well it would certainly come as a surprise to her, I can say that much." His speed and skill were evident as he moved down Mina's outstretched fingers. "I don't know if she'd take it well... but perhaps. At the very least, I don't think it would... how you say, 'give her more fuel for the fire?'" He continued across the nail as he spoke. "Are you wanting to make peace with Nina?"

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Mina shrugs. "I could. If only to get her to stop picking on Zappa at least." She takes a moment to rethink and reword her statement. "Well, look at it this way. I've driven her into neutral ground with me. She... she's pretty much lost interest in me, so, maybe I can put us on positive ground.

Or would it be too disturbing for someone to suddenly be nice to her? You certainly seem to think so."

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Ash simply made a thoughtful sound as he made the finishing movements across Mina's pinky. "I can't say that it would be disturbing, but I'm not certain how she would react. No one has ever engaged her in such a way. Other hand, please?" He paused as Mina switched her hands. "Thank you. It's just that... Nina's work hard to be who she is, and is used to being reacted to in particular ways. You very well may throw her for a loop, if you will."

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"Well..." she switches hands at Ash's request, "I kind of want to know why she does it. I'm not going to pry too much, but, I dunno... Maybe it's none of my business. I just want to know why she has to put up this evil front of hers." Being careful of her fingernails, she leans her head on her hand, trying to think of something else. "I'm sorry. I don't mean to bore you with my concerns over her. Well... what do you think about Zappa?"