behave

[mrmage]

There's a total lunar eclipse two weeks later, the first one since January 2001. That semiquarter and most of the next pass without much more noise. Jackson is occasionally sad because of his dom's electric toy, and he's occasionally more stripey than he wishes to be, but there's not a whole lot Sadde can do about that. Against his hopes, Mason doesn't dump Jackson, and nothing gives.

Sadde continues socializing with people, but no one new. And as the semiquarter approaches its end and summer break gets closer, Sadde receives an email from Tobias, saying that he fully expects his daughter to come home and tell everyone all about her first half year at magic school.

The email tells Sadde to behave.

Sadde is not in a good place.

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[eclipsi]

"All right, we can try some more."

Isabella pulls and tries, in sequence, a chain one that more closely matches the collar and jingles; a woven one that she ultimately decides "bears a little too much resemblance to a dog leash"; braided cord which comes in a variety of colors; and a different style of leather.

[mrmage]

He decides he might become annoyed by the jingling one but is otherwise indifferent between the others.

[eclipsi]

She goes with a braided cord in shades of brown that almost matches her cane.

[mrmage]

And he pays for it, beaming all along.

[eclipsi]

And she leads him out to the bus stop on it, looking at his face now and then and giggling.

[mrmage]

His face: is grinning stupidly. It'll probably be stuck like this forever.

[eclipsi]

Awwwwwww.