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[dothelokimotion]

[ The feed opens up to a man dressed in green and black leathers, clearing his throat and slicking his hair back with his fingers. ]

This is to inform you that the library is currently under my management. Any books returned with creases or stains will suffer a fine. I haven't decided what it will be, but rest assured, if you plan on borrowing books, there will be a contract for you to sign. Please check the fine print.

Your recommend reading for the month is this. Enjoy.

Comments

video; daemon: apollod

[hasitsthorns]

That's some pretty serious bookkeeping.

[ Also, ]

Any specific message you want me to take away from this month's reading?

[dothelokimotion]

I take literature rather seriously.

And I feel the book speaks for itself.

[hasitsthorns]

So I can see! So does Vanyel. You guys should meet, he'd love to have another buddy to nerd about literature with.

[dothelokimotion]

I certainly welcome more literary opinions.

[ He probably won't listen to them, but Loki wouldn't stop them either. ]

[hasitsthorns]

He's got some good ones. I might be biased though.

video; alvind

[cantseame]

A bit on the nose, don't you think?

[dothelokimotion]

[ The picture of innocence. ]

Is it? I have no friends, so I wouldn't know.

[cantseame]

I'm sure there's folks out here that would wanna be your friend. Heck, count me as one of them.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Okay. Not the response he expected. ]

Why?

video (daemon: moond)

[grimless]

I think there's a sequel to that book. It could be next month's reading.

[dothelokimotion]

Perhaps. I am not a fan of sequels myself.

[grimless]

Really? Why is that?

[dothelokimotion]

They have a tendency to get tedious and repetitive. Who wants a recycled plotline to be used over and over?

video | daemon: kyd

[mordacita]

That looks cheerful.

[ What do you have against happiness, Loki? With a twinkle in his eye, Rafa smiles and leans forward. ]

I prefer something with humour. Perhaps with some manner of romantic subplot. What would you advise?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Happiness is fake! ]

You would enjoy The Importance of Being Earnest, then.

[mordacita]

[ He will get that smile from you one day. ]

Oscar Wilde. I believe you might be right, my friend.

Have you read it?

[dothelokimotion]

Some. I am still mostly out of touch with the literature of Midgard. I have read that one since it offers more in terms of wordplay and dialogue.

Asgard would have enjoyed it.

text

[astralera]

What language will this contract be written in? I admittedly still have trouble with Earth's common alphabet.

Is the book primarily about a brachiosaurus? If so that would explain why its friend are all dead: it killed them.

[dothelokimotion]

I can manage another language if it is easier.

[ His gift of languages is still quite present. He barely uses the daemon. ]

I believe this particular dinosaur is not a carnivore.

[astralera]

English seems to be the same as Eorzean common - it is just the alphabet that is quite different. Perhaps I shall use this as the final push I need to memorize it.

[ it's not that she's been lazy so much as just... slacking, on the language-learning front. ]

No, but they are horrifically easy to anger and quite enjoy stomping on things, and knocking hapless adventures into the abyss with their tails.

[dothelokimotion]

Have you had experience with dinosaurs?

[ Because that's new. ]

How different is it from your own?

text, daemon: deathstard

[thechairguy]

A contract? Really?

Also that's a terrible recommendation.

[dothelokimotion]

Of course. There must be some form of signed agreement.

Why?

[thechairguy]

I don't know if I trust any contract you draw up, though. You're tricky.

Because! It's got no meat to it!

[dothelokimotion]

I'll take that as a compliment.

What kind of meat should a story have? Not all books must be filled to the brim.