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[gonna_live]

To add insult to injury, it's a slow week at the shop.

Kaylee closes early a couple of days with a note on the door and the autoreply in case anyone sends a wave.

It's one such day where she comes home, takes a nap, and gets up and starts to cook something complicated while barefoot.

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[simon_doctor]

"That's true," he says solemnly, holding the last fragment of cupcake. "I'll just have to set myself to thinking of some way to do that."

[gonna_live]

"Mm."

She turns the burner back on.

"Guess so."

[simon_doctor]

He eats the last bit of cupcake, and finds a napkin to wipe his fingers.

"In the meantime, can I gain points by setting the table?"

[gonna_live]

"That's not gonna do for a full bribe," Kaylee says, "but you might get a couple points."

The thing is, Simon would do it anyway. You don't get points for something you do anyway.

[simon_doctor]

"No no," he assures her on his way to the cabinet, "the full bribe is going to be a lot better than that."

And ... further discussion of looking into educational opportunities, he thinks, can wait until Kaylee's ready to bring it up.