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palamedes THEE sextus ([personal profile] megatheorem) wrote in [community profile] deercountry 2022-06-16 11:59 pm (UTC)

[Ah, and Palamedes makes a face for just a moment that is incredibly pleased with himself, for figuring out the correct combination of carrots and sticks to dangle to get the answer he wanted. It's a face he makes at least twice a week as an adult, with the only difference being that thirteen-year-old Palamedes tries to hide it after a few seconds. Truly, the tragedy of being the smartest person in the room when you are also thirteen is having to consider adult egos...

Still! He got his answer, so they can go see some books now. Viktor the Second Scholar and his two youthful escorts, both of whom bring differently helpful "don't stop us, we're busy" energies to the table.]


Did you hear, Cam? He even writes. ['A paragon, Scholar.'] Well, come on, d'you want to see the Archives or not?

[He's already heading back to the door as swiftly as he marched in minutes ago, waiting at the threshold with Camilla at his elbow.]

I'm Palamedes, this is Camilla. [Notably, he doesn't look to see if she's come to stand by him before he gestures to her, be thrilled by how in sync they are.] We're not supposed to do this, so let's hope that anyone who catches us thinks I'm cleverer than I am a nuisance.

[Or: he's loving this, let's go. The two of them wait politely for Viktor to join them, and Palamedes leads the way to The Public Archives, which are not precisely impressive to look at - being more boxy grey corridors, only with a lot more shelves and flimsy - besides the vastness of the chamber, which is enough that to walk from one end to the other definitely looks like it would take several minutes. Here and there are a few plexiglass display cases, all of them empty. Palamedes hums as he glances at one on the way in, explaining:]

We only bring out the displays to show off when visitors are actually announced. What do you want to read? Poetry?

[this is a fun prank to pull on strangers]

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