w2 curfew (library)

[agleam]

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[sageguidance]

[ Alphinaud can be found at nearby a shelf, skimming over the spines of books. A carbuncle, meanwhile, sits by his feet and chirps at anyone who approaches. ]

[battling]

[ he's kneeling next to this carbuncle. ]

Findin' anything interesting?

[sageguidance]

[ oh hello friend. carby's ears perk up, almost expectantly... ]

—Hm? Simply browsing, really. We may not have terribly long to read, anyroad.

[battling]

[ Carby gets some nice pets and no threats regarding how much Bradley would eat it. ]

Got about an hour.

[sageguidance]

[ HELLO? ]

Aye. Mayhap I ought to spend it enjoying the company, rather than in the books.

[battling]

[ He won't!! Bradley will be nice. ]

More crowded than I was thinkin'.

[sageguidance]

Are you really so surprised?

[battling]

Not a bad surprise, all things considered.

[sageguidance]

The actual surprise is finding you here, to speak true.

[battling]

D'ya think I don't read?

[sageguidance]

You called me, and I quote, a "nerd" for my enjoyment of books.

[battling]

I also agreed there's a lot to learn in books.

[ nerd ]

[sageguidance]

[ 🖕 ]

If you insist. Mayhap you ought to recommend me a title sometime.

[toesies]

Anything catch your eye?

[sageguidance]

Just a bit of skimming. Many of the books here are quite unlike those you would find in a library whence I hail...

[toesies]

Oh, yeah...? Like, which ones?

[sageguidance]

[ He pulls out like, a dating advice book. ]

This is reading material?

[toesies]

If you're desperate enough for it. There's a demographic out there.

[sageguidance]

Goodness... All one must do is treat a lady right.

[toesies]

Right?! And yet it's so fucking hard for some people. All they have to do is stop thinking with their dicks, and let the blood flow back to their brains.

[sageguidance]

[ ... ]

Though I would not put it quite that way... It seems you have come upon such people that would benefit from a book like this.

[toesies]

Oh, buddy, you have no idea.

[sageguidance]

A- ahem. I suppose not!

I hope you have managed to find that special someone, at least...?

[toesies]

[she immediately grins, fondly.]

Sure did! Two decades ago, and still going strong.

[sageguidance]

Good! As it should be, as they are quite lucky.