(closed) december catchall

[entreats]

Who: Ange (entreats), Chizuru (tealeafs), Daniel (miyagimagic) and various others.
What: December shenanigans.
When: During all of December.
Where: Locations vary.

Content Warnings: Bullying, (mild) violence, will edit to add more later.

( starters in the comments! if you want to plot anything with me, feel free to either pm the journal or contact me at queeningsquare, i'm always open to new ideas and threads! )

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[tealeafs]

She giggles softly.

"Well, I think I kind of like the idea of it.." Even if she hasn't had much of a chance to before, there's something nice about the idea. Reading about stories of far-off places, or even just reading to increase her knowledge..

.. though the girl does suppose she has a little bit of experience with the latter, explaining: "Whenever my father was out taking care of patients and I was done with my chores around the house, I liked reading all of the medical texts he had. We didn't really have anything else to read in the house.."

Since, you know. It's an old Japanese house, it was pretty bare.

"But I did kind of like learning from those, though they were a little hard to parse." Understatement of the year.. But it is the reason Chizuru does have some doctor's knowledge.

"I guess reading up on paleblood might be kind of the same.. Though the idea of going to the place with all the books here by myself has been a little intimidating."

Chizuru may be shooting Robby a tiny, half-shy glance.

Like there's an obvious implication in there, though actually voicing it out loud is a little too much for Chizuru! But even just staring at Robby knowingly is already pretty bold by her standards, let's be real..

[strongroots]

Is that how it is?

Robby's been around Chizuru long enough to know how bold this is--and if he didn't know any better (or, by the standards of girls in back in the Valley), he'd call it flirty. But this is only flirting in the sense of having a good time as friends--and with who knows how many books? He's definitely smiling for a second, watching Chizuru, just relishing this for what it is.

"Well then," he starts, a voice to go along with the mood this is in his head, "I guess if you're not sick of me yet for today, I could go and look around with you. We could check on books on palebloods," sure, "but maybe see about some fun books too? I did read a book on a Japanese author a while ago, actually."

Just to put that out there. Yes, Chizuru: Japanese books exist.

[tealeafs]

"I'm never sick of you."

Filed under: things that are entirely unnecessary to say, and yet Chizuru is saying them anyway. It's not even like Robby was genuinely putting himself down in any way, but she wants to reassure him all the same. Even if he already knows - she'll say it all the same.

Because Robby is just that important of a friend.

And, sure, they've been through quite a bit already with the memory.. but Chizuru still doesn't mind his company. If anything, the idea of going to do something else entirely after that memory feels a little nice. Like it's a way to calm down a little again, to relax and return back to a life as normal as it can be in this place.

"But.. are there books about Japan?" The idea does seem to make her perk up a little once she moves past that reassurance. It's like a puppy who just heard the word 'walkies', but with a more Chizuru-appropriate level of energy. "Here, in this place? Or was that back home..?"

S-She doesn't want to get her hopes up, after all!

[strongroots]

It's very Chizuru to throw in a reassurance like that, and it is unnecessary, but--the way she says it sure does warm the heart, doesn't it? Robby can't help the goofy smile it inspires on his face, a small chuckle as he ducks and shakes his head. Only Chizuru.

But he can recover with Chizuru's curiosity, nodding his head rather eagerly, excited that he'll get to show her this.

"Yeah, here. How about you get ready and we go now? It's in Gaze, in the big Archives if you've ever been. It'll take a few walks to find the right books," down the aisles, that is, "but it'll be easier if we're both looking."

Teamwork!! Robby is already dressed appropriately for going out, and he can happily wait on the doorstep for Chizuru to get her coat and gloves and whatever else.

Who needs books on Paleblood and all that serious stuff? They can read about Japan, as a treat.