someone might want to make her eat something.

[ofthefullmoon]

Who: Estelle and all of you wonderful vatheonites! ♥
When: TODAY. 2/21. ALL DAY.
Where: Dat Library
Style: Anything ever. Seriously, I will match any style you want to do.
Status: OPEN LIKE AN OPEN THING.


It wasn't uncommon to see Lady Estellise in the library at all, and that's just where she was today. She was curled up in an armchair, a small stack of books on the table to the side of her, and one of them open and being read as she relaxes in that chair of hers.

There was much to learn about this city, and a lot of literature and folklore to read. Everything was just so fascinating, and Estelle couldn't get enough of it.

And so, she stayed there, for hours on end, reading until her eyes burned, and even then.

Someone may need to remind her to eat.

Comments

[wavesoakedlegs]

It was not uncommon to see Mitsuhide in the library either; the samurai was, however, probably a lot better than Estelle at pacing himself now. There was exactly three books in his arms today, a selection he intended to take home and read through gradually.

He had, however, been in Vatheon for a very long time. When he had first arrived the young man had been much the same, for two reasons; one, to distract himself, and two, out of simple fascination.

The library was a vast treasure trove of information indeed.

Mitsuhide almost walked straight past Estelle, but blinked when he looked upon the stack of books. Was she intending to read all of them? Or had she read most of them already? He looked at her face and found himself smiling softly.

"My Lady, how long have you been there?" he asked, voice soft but with a thread of concern audible. "Your eyes look a little sore."

[ofthefullmoon]

"Since morning," Estelle responded, turning a page as she said it. She blinked a few times, then looked up at whoever had spoken to her. She was tired, but she was trying not to show it. There was still so much more to read!

She smiled at the man, bowing a little bit in her chair in greeting.

"I can keep going for quite a long time," she admitted, a sheepish tone in her voice.

[wavesoakedlegs]

Since the morning?

"Good heavens!" Mitsuhide exclaimed, a little surprised that it had been quite that long. "If that is so, then I believe you."

This young woman was clearly a scholar. In a place like Vatheon, a true scholar would find themselves overloaded with information yet thirsty for as much as they could obtain. He knew that personally, after all.

"You are certainly passionate about books, and that is a great thing, but I think it may be wise for you to take a break, even if only a short one."

After a moment of thought, he added:

"Have you eaten at all?"

Which was typical of Mitsuhide; he had a strong protective streak (which tended to manifest in a manner that had caused others to call him a paternal type, at times).

[ofthefullmoon]

Estelle actually had to think about this. Had she eaten at all?

"Well ..." she started, then laughed, again very sheepish.

"I ate this morning before I arrived at the library?" She offered, knowing that it was definitely not an answer that this man was going to like, considering how concerned he seemed to be with her well-being already. As if to emphasize her answer, Estelle's stomach conveniently chose that time to growl.

[bufudine]

[Serph had been in the Library early in the morning to, you know, do his job. He'd spotted the pink haired woman -- unfortunately, she hadn't been Argilla -- as he'd come past, shelving some books around the corner. Since she'd seemed like she hadn't needed assistance, he hadn't wanted to disturb her.

He'd left the library in the afternoon to walk around the park and talk to the gardener about plants. Since he and Cielo don't need to hunt tonight, Serph had returned to his job in the library early in the evening.

...Has that woman been in the library the entire day?

......It's starting to get dark, though. It must be getting hard to read the text in the rapidly diminishing light. She looks entirely too engrossed to even turn on the light beside her, so Serph shifts the books he's carrying to one hand and silently turns it on.]

[ofthefullmoon]

[ Estelle only noticed the presence of someone else when he had turned the light on nearby. She looked up from her book (which was now easier to read, thank you Serph) and looked at the man, blinking a few times. It was almost as though she could hardly believe there was another person in the immediate area ... and for all intents and purposes, that may as well have been going on in her head.

She smiled sheepishly, however, and bowed as much as she could in her chair to him out of politeness. ]

Thank you very much!

[bufudine]

[Gosh all these people who keep bending over in front of him. This is, what, the third? time someone's done that. Why do they keep doing that? Now's as good a time as any to ask, since he's already disturbed her reading.

Serph nods in acknowledgement of her thanks.]

What does it mean when you bend forward like that?

Lies. Who needs to eat when they have books

[demonicbookworm]

There were days when Ruca almost seemed as he was living in the library, not going out at all and spending long hours reading thick volumes.

Hours passed and Ruca finally realized he is probably staying in one place for too long. His eyes were a little sore, too.

He stood up from his place, but only to put the book he just had finished reading back on its place. As he was looking for something else to read, he noticed a familiar person.

"Hey, Estellise." he called to her as he approached with a smile.

Om nom books?

[ofthefullmoon]

Estelle almost didn't hear Ruca; luckily, she caught the tail end of her name being said, and she looked up, blinking a few times before her sights finally focused on something other than black words on a white page. Or someone, rather.

"Ruca ..." She greeted, then smiled in return, lifting a hand to wave at him. "How are you?"

wait, that's not what I mean xD

[demonicbookworm]

Oh, good. He was starting to wonder if she will notice him or not. He smiled.

"I'm okay." he said, taking a good look at her. "...But what about you? You look a little... tired."

[zelda_hylia]

[With so much going on, Zelda hadn't been able to visit the library as much as she would have liked. She heads out once it seems like everything has calmed down to check out a few books. Spotting Estelle, she smiles and waves.]

Estelle! It's been awhile.

[ofthefullmoon]

[ Zelda's voice reached her ears and she looked up, waving in return to the other girl. ]

Zelda! Hello!

HOW DID I NOT GET THIS NOTIF I am a loser

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda settles down to join her in the book pile with an armful of her own, smiling.]

Have you been well?

[radiantwingedone]

Duke completely understands the completely distracted from all things by a book. Or several books.

He's come in and out and she'd still been in the same spot and didn't seem to register him wandering in to poke at books and out - and a couple minutes spent studying her - or her reading material more likely.

Duke returns with a bag, which he sets in Estelle's lap. If she looks inside, there is a variety sandwich makings - options for insides too.

[ofthefullmoon]

Estelle blinked a few times in confusion as she felt and saw that bag in her lap. She looked up ... and ... up. And finally recognized the figure before her.

Duke?

And he was giving her something. She looked inside of the bag, seeing that there were a variety of options for sandwiches.

... he was worried about her well-being? Was that it? It was certainly not something Estelle had expected of the man, but the fact that it had happened caused her to feel something warm and fuzzy within her. She looked up at him and smiled.

"Thank you."

[radiantwingedone]

Duke's more worried that if anyone else from Brave Vesperia showed up and found out she was here and passed out from something as silly as not looking after herself, and he was here too, he'd get in trouble.

A little paranoid? Maybe.

"Know how absorbing books can be." Or research. "... Would do well to carry snacks - get hungry, pull something out. Have no need to leave in that case."

Awkward? Definitely.

[chosen_gigolo]

The days in Vatheon seem to crawl by for Zelos. He'd already pretty much mastered cooking in the copious amounts of spare time he'd had since coming here and now he was looking for something new to try his hand at. Origami maybe. Dominos? Card houses? Astrophysics? Anything to fill the time.

He rounded a stack of books and was a little surprised to find Estelle buried in a large tome - though in hindsight he figured he shouldn't have been surprised at all; he'd already pegged Estelle as a bookworm.

Seeing as she hadn't noticed him yet, he quickly retreated and came up on her from another angle, sneaking up behind the chair and and resting his elbows quietly on the back to read over her shoulder. She may not even notice he's there until he purposely moves his head so one of the curls of red hair he takes such care with passes in front of her face.

[ofthefullmoon]

The sight of red when all she had been seeing was black and white for the past several hours was a surprise; she made a face at it at first, wondering where it could have been coming from. Her eyes then followed that strand of hair upward, until she was lifting her face up to see what it belonged to.

Her eyes met his, and she paused, not even blinking or looking away for several moments. She only stared.

And then she smiled.

"Hello, Zelos!"

[chosen_gigolo]

"Hey Estelle-hunny~ Fancy meeting you here!" He surveyed her collection of literature with a bemused look. "Though from the look of it you've been here for quite awhile. Gonna move in? Just set up a sleeping bag in a nest of books?"

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd hadn't realized the building he was entering was a library. If he had, he probably wouldn't have even bothered to duck in and look around, part of his efforts to familiarize himself with all of Vatheon. Books and libraries just don't hold any interest for him.

With the exception of a brief moment of sheer novelty at the fact that someone even had a collection this big.]

Holy cow, it's huge.

[Nope, no respect for the quiet of a library.]

Who'd even want all these books?

[ofthefullmoon]

[ ordinarily, something like that wouldn't be enough to catch her attention. however, she was about to switch to the next book in her pile when she noticed the question Lloyd was asking. she couldn't help but giggle at it. ]

Some people really enjoy reading.

[ she smiled. ]

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd glances at Estelle, giving her a look like she's crazy.]

There's no way anyone could read this many books in their life. Maybe not even if they were a half elf or an elf! Besides, who'd want to spend their entire life reading?

[clumsyblonde]

[Colette had been walking by with a stack of books when she saw Estelle reading. She got curious as to what Estelle was reading and walked over to see what it was, when she...tripped.

Yep, that's definitely a pile of books there with a toppled blonde girl there. Help her pick up her books? whoops this sounds odd but oh well]

[ofthefullmoon]

[ OH MY GOODNESS, ARE YOU OKAY. Estelle's insta-help nature causes her to put her book aside and move to help the poor girl! ]

A-Are you all right? That was quite a fall!

[ here, have some help up, Colette. ]

[clumsyblonde]

[Accepting the help up! She smiles and rubs the back of her head.]

I'm fine! I'm sorry for interrupting your reading...

[And she's going to start picking up her spilled stack of books now.]

What were you reading?