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aurelia just stared for a second, observing, trying to figure out whether her friend is laughing or crying … or both.
" zeph … you okay? "
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— face, don't you think? i'm aurelia. "
she smiled, retracting her hand and folding it back into her other.
" are you new around here? you must go visit our wizard if so. it's all so thrillifying! "
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her gaze followed the offered hand, and she waited a moment before returning the favour, her daintier hand sliding into his, giving it a welcoming shake.
" well, mr. grinch, it's just lovely to see a new —
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a claw reached down to itch his belly , yellow eyes still shooting down at her , though her comment almost received a snort .
her smile calmed him slightly — it occurred to him she probably couldn't do him much harm. —
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— gum.
at the mention of him dropping his mask, aurelia's face lit up, like she could finally see the conversation getting past the bickering stages.
" i pinky promise. " just as she claimed, her pinky —
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a perfectly sculpted brow arched, oceanic optics subtly sweeping from left to right. a joke, she detected … although, she wasn't quite sure how to take him yet.
" right … well, points for colour —
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to say the grinch was somewhere he did not belong would be a gross understatement . branches crackled as he rose up , chest puffed in bravado , dark green brows furrowing . a fuzzy hand brushed away particles of the now - gone butterflies . —
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— coordination. "
crimson painted brims forced up into what she hoped was a polite smile. it at least gave her time to think about what she was going to do if this is a potential threat.
" i don't think —
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— impression. " fixing her hair, readjusting her gloves firmly onto her hands, she extended one out to introduce her self. " i'm aurelia. aurelia vespermont. "
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a brow arched, confusion flooding her features as she continued to inspect the other before her.
" it wasn't my intention to disturb your peace. oz's honest truth! i just … get a little jumpy around … —
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— the 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯? "
the pitch of her tone raised with her question, eye squinting, like she was testing the waters. perhaps that time was just unintentionally rude.
" sorry— this is 𝘯𝘰𝘵 a good first —
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— that.
the recent events with elphaba, fieyro, and the wizard have left aurelia utterly dumbfounded. had the man she grew up around turned out to be the monster her fellow classmates claimed him to be? —
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