whole new world

[campanas]

Pen wakes up at about four in the afternoon. It takes her a few seconds to remember why she's here, but then she remembers and starts looking for Cindy.

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[campanas]

Pen pulls out all the diamonds and arranges them: ace, numbers, queen-king-jack like he said.

[manofmyword]

"Well, usually it goes like this," he says, rearranging the face cards into the conventional order.

[campanas]

"Oh, 'kay." She arranges the other three suits too, then sweeps them all up into a pile and starts clumsily shuffling. "What play? I know, um," she thinks, "Bite the Apple, but no apples..."

[manofmyword]

"I know some games I could teach ya," he offers.

[campanas]

"Okay!"

[manofmyword]

He starts with poker. Poker seems like a good place to start.

[campanas]

Pen has a terrible poker face.

[manofmyword]

She does! It's adorable.

The important question is, does she have fun?

[campanas]

She likes winning, if he ever lets her! And telling blatant obvious lies.

[manofmyword]

Sure, she can win once in a while. And her blatant obvious lies are very entertaining.

[campanas]

Then Pen will have lots of fun!

[manofmyword]

Excellent. That is definitely the idea.

[campanas]

But eventually she is tired of this game and wants lunch.

[manofmyword]

Lunch is provided!

[campanas]

Yaaaay!

"Make me dress?" she asks, after lunch has been eaten up.

[manofmyword]

"Sure thing," he says cheerfully.

And soon enough, there is a dress.

[campanas]

Pen changes into it and twirls around. She doesn't twirl all that well - the wings provide a lot of wind resistance, it's what they're for - but she can do a little.

[manofmyword]

The Joker applauds her twirling!

[campanas]

Soon she is done. "Now what?"

[manofmyword]

"Mmm... d'you like books?" he inquires.

[campanas]

"Books okay," she says. "Kinda books?"

[manofmyword]

"Oh, I've got a buncha kinds," he says. "Wanna see?"

[campanas]

"Yeah."

[manofmyword]

So he shows her his books! They are many and varied and stored in diverse locations, including under several couches and in bathroom cupboards. But he knows where they all are.

[campanas]

Pen eventually settles on a book and starts reading it.