"And a menace," Manabu mutters, watching the dog ham it up for more Adorable Points, pretending to not hear his person in favor of looking up earnestly at Tinya, tail wagging.

"Just be quiet in here, okay? It's a library..."

He gets a soft whine-growl at that, and Manabu supposes that's answer enough and just shakes his head, squinting around in the dim lobby. With the long dark of April, candlelight somehow looks too bright...but not piercing enough to break through the gloom. Almost like starlight.