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[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[You can tell Espio doesn't know what to do with himself when the lizard is found in, of all places, the library, grumbling to himself as he browses the fiction shelves. Occasionally he pulls a book out, flips through a few pages, pulls a face and puts it back.

Man, he needs a hobby. Or a distraction. Something that takes his mind off the fact he's stuck indoors until they leave Trabia, at least.

He's up for talking with/arguing with/hurling books at just about anyone else in the library. They don't even need to talk to him directly - he really is just that bored.]

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[fierybluebird]

Amongst all these books you can't find a single one to interest you?

[Marco is wearing his fake!reading glasses that signify he's being intellectual and general prefers to remain undisturbed. Of course after staying with a crew that never left him alone for so long, he's not used to the idea that they actual work at full capacity.]

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

Not yet. I wasn't expecting to find any comics or anything, but you'd think there'd be something worth reading.

[fierybluebird]

Comics? Really?

What are you looking for?

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Nothing wrong with comics. They cover a lot of genres, and even if you don't get on with the writing you still have the art.

[]

I just want to read something that's neither "reading for stupid people" or "look at how high-brow we are." You know, something in between. []

[fierybluebird]

I'll take your word on it.

Fiction or non-fiction?

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Fiction. Maybe satire.

[]

Take it you're not interested in comics, huh?

[fierybluebird]

Satire. Let me see...

Not really into comics, no. They strike me as picture books.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

Literally speaking, yeah, but don't let comic store geeks hear you say that. Not if you wanna stay sane.

[]

[fierybluebird]

[Hands Espio an FFVIII world version of "Cat's Cradle."]

Oh? They take it really seriously then?

[redcinemareel]

[Grell's actually sitting in a cozy corner with a blanket and a good book: Dante's Inferno. Quite possibly the perfect book for cold weather! He looks up and just...LOOKS at how Espio isn't even trying to read books.

Can he read??

He flips the page and chuckles at the thought of the pink annoyance not being able to appreciate fine literature. Saddening.]

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

What are you laughing at?

[]

...why did you bring a blanket to the library?

[redcinemareel]

I'm not laughing at anything. [And Espio wasn't just any thing.]

[Looks down to the small blanket covering his legs and back to the other.] It's not exactly warm in here. [Reads his book] It would be useless to curl up with a classic without a blanket.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

The library isn't for your home comforts. Take it to your dorm, you're cluttering up the place.

[redcinemareel]

I wasn't aware of such a rule against blankets in a library. [Taps chin in mock thought. And Grell thought he was notorious for making up things on the fly.] I must have skimmed over that one~.

[Doesn't budge, since hey, he found his book a while ago, and he actually LIKES libraries.]

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Check your hearing - I don't remember saying it was a rule.

[] This'll do.

[redcinemareel]

Then I guess~ I don't have to go anywhere. [OH! This is a good part! Ah, those poor, wretched souls.]

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Even though you look ridiculous?

[]

You're still clutter, but who cares? Just don't chainsaw the person who's inevitably going to trip over you or your blanket.

[turnaboutmentor.livejournal.com]

[Mia, on the other hand, looks perfectly at home in the library. As she flips through pages of a law volume, she even seems happy to be reading lawyer-ese.

She looks up at Espio and raises an eyebrow:] Not much of a reader, huh?

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

I read sometimes. Mostly comics. Don't get a lot of time with the whole crime-fighting business.

[turnaboutmentor.livejournal.com]

... "Crime-fighting?" Do you mean you were a policeman or a superhero in your world? [she's heard weirder, but it still makes her take a double-take.]

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

The latter. Less flashy than the usual, though.

[]

[turnaboutmentor.livejournal.com]

["I really shouldn't be surprised by these things by now..."]

I... see. You're still doing it over here too, then?

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

I'll help people when they need help, but in all honesty... there's not a whole lot to really fight. Back home, there was a lot of things that the police couldn't handle alone - haven't found the same here, yet.

[turnaboutmentor.livejournal.com]

... [she has to think about a response] We are at military school. It'd only make sense that our environment's secure.

It's only a small comfort, but I'm sure you can go back to saving the day once you graduate. God knows we could use more like you.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

True, I guess. There's monsters, but it's not the same.

It's just a shame a lot of the stuff I'm learning won't apply if I ever get back to New Tek.