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There were thirteen dusty shelves. There were four broken/chewed pieces of furniture. And there was one hole in the roof. Coraline stared up at the hole wondering how it got there and how she was supposed to fix it. It wasn't that big but it was definitely a hole, a leaky hole and if there was one there might be more. Coraline sighed, running a hand through her hair as she wandered back outside her old hut.

Being a grown up or trying to be a grown up was hard. No one told you about things like hut maintenance or how to keep animals out of your home. They just sort of knew. And Coraline didn't know and had left her home and now she had a hut she couldn't move back into. Not right now anyway and Coraline really, really wanted to go home.

Sitting by her door Coraline pulled out a book out of her book and began to look over 'DIY for Dummies'. Coraline frowned as she began to read and read and it was just awful. There were words in there that she just didn't even understand let alone know how to spell. Coraline sighed, getting up before smiling as she spotted someone she knew.

"Hi Danny!" Coraline said bounding over with a big, hopeful smile. "Do you know how to fix a roof?"

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"You know about the dinosaurs, right? Well, there's a dragon and his name is Toothless and he's nice but my cat sort of hates him." Coraline explained, smiling at Danny though. Coraline wasn't a very good liar, she was a good storyteller but it was sort of obvious when she lied. It probably had something to do with having a master spy as a father. "He's my friend Hiccup's dragon. Who is McGarrett? Is he a villainous villain?"

Danny shakes his head and lets out a heavy breath. "Giraffe, you got an hour? Because to tell you about Steve, it takes...at least that long, at least. And, let me tell you, it is not a story that is calm. No, it gets me incredibly riled because he is just that kind of person." He spits out 'person', like it's an insult.

"I've got all day," Coraline said slightly guilty. Coraline should have been in class but well, she had stuff to do and she didn't mind skipping class now and then when she didn't have parents to tell her off for it. "Wow. Is he really that bad? Did he do something bad? Steve McGarrett, I'll write that name down in case he turns up."

"He's not a bad guy, he's..." Danny presses his lips together. "He's just impulsive. It's like he never learned that you're not supposed to do a lot of stuff. He's a good guy, a great man, and an amazing officer. It's just...he hurts me, and I mean literally. He literally hurts me."