Sorry," Bel said, hanging his head.  "Didn't mean to scare you."

Allie felt guilty. "It's okay," she assured him. "I guess it's more that I had no idea and it kind of makes me wonder if there's stuff about other people I don't know. I know you wouldn’t hurt me."

He smiled at her.  "Glad to hear it," he said.  "You're pretty cool.  Anybody gives you trouble, let me know.  I can take care of them for you." "

Uh, thanks, I guess," Allie said, still feeling a bit unsettled. She glanced down at her tablet. "Okay, um, so kimonos?"

"White for you, black for me," Bel said.  "You want me to handle getting them?  Ordering them won't get them to us in time.""

Yeah, if you don't mind," she said. "I can handle the money and figure out how to make the cranes. And I guess I can pick up juice, but where are we going to find flat cups?"

"Let me handle that one, too," Bel said.  "I'll let you know if I run into any trouble.  We'll improvise if we have to."

Allie nodded and scribbled some more notes. "Oh, and a fan. I think I might have one of those laying around, so I'll handle that, too."