oo2 | voice/action.

[asquiet]

[Nezumi had been mallynapped and that was kind of a dent to his pride. It was better left unknown what happened for his own sake and he'd come back a week ago, pretty banged up. But thanks to his pride, he'd hidden off somewhere. It wasn't anything life-threatening so he really hadn't needed anybody.

But now he's back and he needs to keep busy. He figures he'll read and now he's curious. Talking to people is a pain, but...]

Lucetians, a moment of your time. [He sounds pleasant for once. You catch more flies with honey and all.] What are your classics? By this question, I mean in literature. [Maybe this is too hard a question for some of the people here. Sorry, Luceti, he isn't very impressed with half of you.] Or just tell me a good novel from your world.

Action | Locked to Sion

[Hey honey, I'm home. And he's going to act like he didn't disappear and just make his way to his room. Not saying a single word. He looks fine anyway.]

Comments

[Action] 1/hold on his brain is working kinda slow

[entwiningfate]

[Sion doesn't look up at first, he just stays seated on the couch, looking exhausted. His hair's a little more ruffled than usual and he has bags under his eyes. What is sleep man.]

[Action] 2/wait for it....

[entwiningfate]

[Once the click of the door shutting registers in his head, he slowly looks up... ]

[Action] 3/god Nezumi look what you did to him

[entwiningfate]

[--Nezumi. Nezumi. Nezumi.

He's really back? He isn't seeing this right? He better not be fucking seeing anything.

His legs move on his own and he gets up from his seat, rushing over to his best friend, grabbing him by the arms to hold him still. No way you're going in your room mister. Sion tries to speak but when his mouth open, nothing comes out. His mind's gone blank.]

[Action] 4/OKAY I'M DONE NOW. that was fun

[entwiningfate]

[His hands slowly slide off his arms and fall back to his sides and his expression softens. A small, but forced smile tugs at his lips and he speaks quietly]

Welcome home...

[Action] goodness, sion. one would think you missed him or something

[asquiet]

[Nezumi doesn't like being touched and even if he's never punched Sion just for touching him? It seems tempting now. Especially for two reasons: how shitty he looks and he didn't lock the door. Plus he's been kidnapped. That makes you grouchy and Nezumi's always grouchy, so...]

You look like shit. I hope you haven't left the apartment looking like that.

[Yes, that's all he has to say. He can figure why and that's why it annoys him. He knew that being gone would probably upset Sion. It doesn't look like he's slept in, well, a while. With how Sion has been raised, he probably can't go long without sleep.

But this is just ridiculous.]

[voice]

[hasnobeats]

I never really paid attention in school read any of his works thoroughly myself, but there's Shakespeare.

[HI NEZUMI

GUESS WHO?!

:'DDDD]

[voice]

[asquiet]

[This is the idiot who...

His life just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it? But he gives him some credit that he knows Shakespeare exists, considering in his world the arts were censored and nobody knows that much it seems.]

I am astounded by your contribution.

[That could be sarcasm.]

[voice]

[hasnobeats]

[Not his fault what happened during that event happened! It was all because of the experiment... which is why Otonashi was slightly hesitant to even respond to Nezumi, seeing as how their first meeting went terribly.

And it clearly seems like Nezumi is still butthurt about it.]

What's that supposed to mean?

[Written]

[shadedsunlight]

For horror or suspense, I like Stephen King. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Edgar Allen Poe for classic mystery. Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe for classic English drama, and Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald for American literature.

[Written]

[asquiet]

[He's a little surprised by the selection she gave. Those are names from his world and he's not used to many people knowing them.]

That is quite the extensive list you gave me, though I know many of them.

[He hasn't heard of Stephen King, though. His world had changed before that.]

I will give Stephen King a try.

[Written]

[shadedsunlight]

I recommend some of his earlier works; Cujo, Pet Semetary, Carrie, The Stand. The Dark Tower series spans a good part of his career, but consists of seven novels and can be quite the long read.

[bloodypocket]

... Shakespeare is one of the most common answers where I am from. [Eyes of course read and studied them under his mother's care, the more peaceful time of his life.]

[asquiet]

[It's still really surprising to him that people keep listing Shakespeare.]

So another has heard of him?

[bloodypocket]

Seems like it. I assume I won't have to elaborate his works for you, then. [No use in wasting words if Nezumi was familiar with it.]

[laceratings]

There's a very popular series where I come from, called Holy Knight. I don't suppose you've heard of it?

[asquiet]

I don't think I've had the pleasure. Would you mind giving me a summary?

[laceratings]

Well, I wouldn't necessarily call it high literature, but if you insist.

It's about the trials of a charming young hero named Edwin, and his loyal, self-sacrificing servant, Edgar. My little brother is a very big fan, I'm sure he'd love to discuss it with you.

[selfinteresting]

It really depends on the genre, doesn't it? You can take the easy route of those classic western writers, Shakespeare, Poe, Dickens, Twain, Dante, Virgil, and the like, or Murasaki Shikibu, but sometimes the most insightful stories are of mystery - or romance. Christie, Marsh and Van Dine are some of the most talented novelists I've read.

[asquiet]

You consider someone like Shakespeare or Dante an easy route? [Okay, that's something he's never heard.]

But I cannot say my tastes go towards romance.

[selfinteresting]

You would be surprised, romances can delve further into the human nature than any other story. What is more complicated than a relationship, there's nothing else which brings out greater emotion or struggle, even facing death is nothing. That's exactly the reason so many mysteries bring relationships. especially romantic ones, into the motive.

Well, though Shakespeare or Dante may not be an 'easy read', who doesn't know their names? You don't have to have read them to say 'Shakespeare was an impressive writer', this is something we already know.

[voice]

[subsultive]

[BOOKS.]

Most of the classics from my world are allegories about Devaloka and such... I've found that I like the classics from other worlds much better.

[Because, while his parents are believers, he's never really been one for religion.]

[voice]

[asquiet]

[He's going to guess this is someone from a different world.]

What have you read that you liked?

[voice]

[subsultive]

William Shakespeare is pretty good... I like some of Charles Dickens' work, and Diana Wynne Jones really strikes my fancy as a fantasy writer... That Tolkien guy, too. The fairytales are almost exactly like the ones back home, although some of them reference different animals or places than what we have...

[Belatedly, voice] (I am behind the times, orz)

[estelle_bright]

[Have a voice you don't know at all perk up when she recognizes the image of your face in the journal based on what Sion described.]

Oh! You're okay!

[voice] (I've been terrible with keeping up with things so no problem!)

[asquiet]

[Yeah, that makes him a bit paranoid.]

And who are you?