Seregil had been out exploring the town -- always know your surroundings as best you could -- and stopped at JGOB on the way back, lured by the sweets on display.
After some discussion with the shopkeeper, he ended up with a cup of something called hot chocolate and a pastry that had more of this chocolate along with lots of sweet cream.
He smiled at the girl who was drinking something similar. "Are you a student at the school?"
"I will be on Monday," said Coraline with a smile. "When classes start." Technically it was true; she couldn't be a student without classes, and they hadn't begun yet. "Do you want to sit down?"
"I'm Coraline Jones." There was a slight emphasis on the 'line' part of her name. "It's nice to meet you, Seregil," she said, offering her hand to shake. "I've never met anyone named Seregil before."
Billy realized today that it had been far too long since he'd last had doughnuts. So he set out to remedy that. On the way he tried to make up his mind about what kind of doughnut he wanted.
He still hadn't made up his mind, so he perused the selection for a bit. "Chocolate or glazed, chocolate or glazed. Hi." he waved to Coraline.
Food was a universal constant. You needed it to survive and to make sure that your stomach didn't growl loud enough to attract bears and unusual native wildlife. Not that Ferris had met any unusual wildlife yet, but he wasn't keen to any time soon. That meant dealing with his stomach. That meant finding food. The bakery happened to be the first place he found. Convenient, yet delicious.
He entered the bakery and looked around. The girl seemed like a good place to start, or at least a good place to have a conversation. Good conversation was necessary, especially if their Danish collection turned out to be terrible.
"Hi," he said, sitting down without invitation. "I'm Ferris Bueller. What's good here?"
Coraline looked at him askance, because she hadn't invited him to sit down, but smiled politely. "I'm Coraline."
He did seem cheerful, at least. She could forgive the rudeness. "Probably quite a lot of things," she said. "I've only had an almond pastry and a hot chocolate, but both were very good."
"Coraline," he repeated, making sure he got the pronunciation right. "Unusual name." This coming from the boy named Ferris. "I like it," he decided. "I'll be right back." He got up and went to order something from the counter.
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After some discussion with the shopkeeper, he ended up with a cup of something called hot chocolate and a pastry that had more of this chocolate along with lots of sweet cream.
He smiled at the girl who was drinking something similar. "Are you a student at the school?"
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He still hadn't made up his mind, so he perused the selection for a bit. "Chocolate or glazed, chocolate or glazed. Hi." he waved to Coraline.
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Her list of 'things that were new' kept getting longer.
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"Are you one of the new students?"
btw, Ellen Page as Coraline is awesome
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He entered the bakery and looked around. The girl seemed like a good place to start, or at least a good place to have a conversation. Good conversation was necessary, especially if their Danish collection turned out to be terrible.
"Hi," he said, sitting down without invitation. "I'm Ferris Bueller. What's good here?"
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He did seem cheerful, at least. She could forgive the rudeness. "Probably quite a lot of things," she said. "I've only had an almond pastry and a hot chocolate, but both were very good."
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