Ruby's face crinkles up with her own laughter. "What's queer about a three dollar bill—? Okay but literally all of you knew before I did, it's embarrassing, my excuses for the denial don't even make sense, it's so stupid— but I got there!"
And beyond but give her a second to get to that.
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Ruby's face crinkles up with her own laughter. "What's queer about a three dollar bill—? Okay but literally all of you knew before I did, it's embarrassing, my excuses for the denial don't even make sense, it's so stupid— but I got there!"
And beyond but give her a second to get to that.