i'll wait, so show me why you're strong

[ravagers]

[ Generally, people need time to cope and gather themselves after a... thing... like that. Unfortunately, that's not how Vanille sees it. Her thing is avoid, and once she gets out of that hellhole that's the courtroom, she makes her way to the supplies closet, then to the library. She spends some time setting up things, pushing things aside to make room. Once she's finished, and she's met up with the Party Brigade, she makes enough invitations for everyone. She slips them under everyone's doors, or hands them out if she sees someone walking around.



Inside the library, there are candles set up to provide some soft, comforting lighting. There are pots of tea, courtesy of Mercy, pancakes made by Viktor, and books (picked out by Estelle, of course) laid out on the surrounding tables. The others have provided their own touches, and Vanille's even managed to make something: sugar cookies, which are actually very good. They're flavored lightly with all sorts of flavors--not all in the same cookie, okay--and each plate is marked with whatever flavor she's put in them.

After a successful trial, it's healthy to indulge, right? Let's mingle. ]

Comments

[tsugomori]

Hopefully it can. There's no windows to show what time it is besides the clock. The Wordsmith claims he's too powerless to make a window himself, but I just don't think he wants to do it.

[ He'll give a small shrug. ]

I suppose I can try reading one of those books to also help pass the time. Besides the one that you're looking at, which one would you recommend to start with first?

[firstaid]

What kind of book would you be interested in? I believe knowing a genre you would enjoy would help me to better find a book that fits your tastes.

[A bit of a wider smile appears on her face. Talking about books always made her happy, and it seems this case was honestly no different. Escapism is one of her strongest traits, unfortunately.]

[tsugomori]

I'm afraid I'd be one for, ah, fantasy? Something like that... maybe with some adventure about heroes, too thrown in there somewhere.

[ Well, either way, he figures it'd be nice to have a distraction. ]

[firstaid]

I'm sure I read one like that this week, let's see.

[Right, the fiction were around this area. She traces her fingers over the spines of the books until she stops at one called "Stella Blanca" and pulls it out.]

This one was an interesting one. It's a story about a goddess named Stella Blanca and the hero goes in search to find her to hopefully save his land. It has a really happy ending!

[That's the most important part, she thinks. While she likes books with bittersweet endings, people need books with happy endings right now.]

[tsugomori]

[ He holds his hand out to her so she can hand over the book, his attention likely caught by her quaint description. ]

I think I'll love it, then. You're quite the reliable source for books.

[firstaid]

Oh, thank you. I've read many books since I was a child, so I believe I can be a good judge of a book.

[She'll read terrible ones too, if it means keeping her entertained. And reread books. And textbooks... she'll read just about anything.]

[tsugomori]

Hmm, no wonder you are quite learned.

[ Mikazuki makes a mission to probably look over as many books as he can manage. He knows he hasn't had the chance to necessarily read a lot of books, but stories on the other hand, are things he's heard and has always been curious about... ]

...Oh yes, and thank you for helping me pick out a book. As is obvious there is quite the selection to sort through in here.

[firstaid]

Well, books are all I had for years, so I suppose that's why I appear this way.

[She traces her finger over the spine of a book on the shelf while looking to the ground with a wistful smile, then soon shakes her head at his second statement.]

It was no problem whatsoever. I'm glad I could be of help.