the pie

[instar]

Gym class is mind-numbing. Bella spends it thinking about introversion - Andi finds it peculiar and kept asking her questions about it. Bella's not an extreme case of the type, but definitely qualifies. Andi always has more friends - needs more friends - than Bella does.

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[instar]

"No! Mom!"

[kindestgarden]

"How else am I supposed to explain all the sugary presents?"

[pandion]

"Maybe he's sweet on her. So to speak."

[instar]

"Andi."

[aeskhyne]

...Trouble cracks up.

[instar]

"All of you shut up. Let's eat, I'm starving."

[pandion]

"Food!" crows Andi. "I won't eat all the dumplings, promise, but I hope you got lots."

[instar]

"Triple order."

[aeskhyne]

"I am totally in favour of eating," says Trouble.

[kindestgarden]

"Well then, let's," says Renée, and she directs the girls to set the table while she unpacks the takeout onto the counter.

[aeskhyne]

Trouble... has nothing to do here, apparently. He goes and sits at the table.

[kindestgarden]

Various containers are passed around.

[pandion]

Andi takes an entire order of dumplings for herself.

[aeskhyne]

Trouble has a little of everything.

Om nom!

[instar]

Bella favors the soup and the beef-and-broccoli, but also has some of everything.

And leaves room for cake!

[aeskhyne]

Trouble does not appear to be leaving very much room for cake.

[kindestgarden]

Ah, but is he eating the available vegetables?

[aeskhyne]

He is eating everything. Vegetables are some of everything.

[kindestgarden]

In that case, when everyone is full of Chinese food, Renée says, "Who wants cake?"

[instar]

"Me!"

[pandion]

"Also me!"

[aeskhyne]

"Me three!"

[kindestgarden]

Cake for all!

"Oh my, this is exquisite."

[aeskhyne]

"I know," Trouble says happily.