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or whether there was some kind of application process he wasn't aware of.
"There's no application process," Jake assured him, finally recovering his voice, though his eyes were suspiciously bright as he reached across the table for Mia's hand. "Automatic membership. Comes standard with the whole being-born thing."
"When did you find out?" Renata asked, laughing, wiping her own eyes. "And more importantly, Hope, how long have you been sitting on this information?"
"Since bath time," Hope said again, as though this thoroughly explained the entire timeline, and returned her full attention to her dinner, the matter, from her two-year-old perspective, entirely and satisfactorily concluded.