the airplane

[instar]

Bella, Andi, and Robin all get on the plane. Bella and Robin have toothbrush caps in their pockets containing flies. Nothing in particular happens when they go through security. They fly for an hour, and then Bella, rather than risk crunch time due to turbulence or a line for the bathroom a little later on, gets up to take Trouble into privacy for demorphing and remorphing.

She takes the toothbrush cap out of her pocket and sets it on the tiny little counter, and then flattens herself against a wall to give him room.

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[instar]

"If it's what I think it is that was very dangerous," says Bella under her breath.

[hold_infinity]

"I don't think it was exactly what you think it was," Robin murmurs back.

[instar]

Bella sighs and looks away. "Whatever it was took long enough that a line could've accumulated."

[hold_infinity]

"So I took a while in the loo. Sue me."

[instar]

Bella shakes her head and falls silent.

[hold_infinity]

Robin shrugs.

[instar]

After another hour and a half, the plane lands.

Bella heads to the ladies' room right away, of course.

[hold_infinity]

So does Robin!

[aeskhyne]

Trouble demorphs and remorphs as quickly and quietly as possible; you never know when someone's going to come in.

[palmofyourhand]

Ethan does likewise.

[instar]

And then he is tucked away again.

"Showtime," mutters Bella.

And she and Andi and Robin head to the baggage claim to meet... someone, anyway.

[sundayfish]

Here's someone, all right!

He hugs the twins.

He offers Robin his hand to shake. "You must be Robin."

[hold_infinity]

She shakes his hand. "How'd you guess?"

[sundayfish]

"Process of elimination. What's your bag look like?"

[hold_infinity]

"Little and black with pink and red swirls painted on; you can't miss it."

[sundayfish]

"All right then." And the baggage carousel is observed intently in case it displays such a thing, or either twin's bag.

[instar]

Eventually all of the bags are retrieved, and the girls follow Charlie - for lack of a better word - to his police cruiser.

[hold_infinity]

Robin is quiet.

She just doesn't feel like making conversation right now.

[instar]

So are the twins.

[sundayfish]

Seems to suit Charlie fine.

The drive home takes about forty-five minutes, and then he says:

"You all make yourselves at home. I'll be out for an hour - got a Sharing meeting, you girls are all welcome if you'd like to come along - but then I'll be back and we can catch up."

[instar]

"You have fun, Dad," says Bella softly.

[sundayfish]

"I know you've made yourselves clear you don't think much of it, but just to be sure..."

[pandion]

"We'll just unpack," says Andi, shaking her head.

[hold_infinity]

"Yeah," says Robin.

[sundayfish]

"Suit yourselves."

And he's off.