First Cup: Hold your breath, count to three

[drunkmanjuu]

Who: Mokona and vatheon
Where: The library
When: The whole day
Style: Action but I'll match you
Status: OPEN LIKE OPEN THINGS



[ The librarian's already starting to look at him funny. He's been in and out of the library so often for the past few days, just going out to eat before hopping back in again. There's already a mess of books on the ground mostly due to the fact that he couldn't really put them back after he managed to pull them from the higher shelves. However, they're stacked neatly at least and the books in the lower shelves have been put in the same order they were taken.

At the back of the library however, is a larger pile of books. Right in the middle is Mokona, busily flipping through volume after volume. At times, he giggles to himself. Other times, he's frowning and shaking his head. There are occasional punctuations of "No, not this" and "This might work!" but nothing more before he picks up another book and adds the previous one to a growing pile nearby. Cactus, his blue chocobo is curled up in the corner with his head tucked under his wing.

At night, however, the little manjuu continues his hunt but with less enthusiasm. There aren't any whoops or declarations. Anyone who may chance upon him may see him dozing off as he pours through another book. If you see him late at night, he might have actually fallen asleep on one.

Bother him? You might just have what he's looking for. ]

Comments

[platinums]

[ Dawn's no stranger to digging through libraries to research Mythos and the like, so she's arrived at the library to do just that. But when she sees a familiar face and that huge stack of books, Dawn decides that her own research can wait. ]

Hey, you look like you could use some help. Looking for something in particular?

[drunkmanjuu]

[ He looks up from a rather thick volume that's about as big as he is. ]

Dawn, hi! Yeah, Mokona's looking for a story.

[ He's gonna put down the book though so he can talk to her properly. ]

A fairy tale! This place looks like it could use some cheering up so Mokona wants to find a good one to tell people over the network.

[platinums]

[ Aw, that's actually really nice of him. Dawn sits down next to him, ready to help. ]

Which pile of books have you not looked through yet?

[drunkmanjuu]

[ He looks around and finally settles on pointing to a short stack right near Cactus' wing. There seems to be a copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales as well as The Happy Prince and Other Tales. ]

That one! Those have stories from Mokona's world.

[ Pointing at the one he was holding. ]

Hey, do you know any stories? Maybe you can tell Mokona one.

[platinums]

[ Part of her has had enough of Sinnoh mythos to last her a lifetime, but she also doesn't want to disappoint him. ]

I can tell you a few stories, if you want. They're mostly true, though, so I don't know if they qualify as fairy tales, but when I first heard them I thought they were just made up.

[drunkmanjuu]

[ His ears perk up at the prospect and you have his attention straight out. ]

Mokona can tell you a story if you tell Mokona one back!

[platinums]

Alright, that sounds fair. [ She smiles. ] Which one of us should go first?

[drunkmanjuu]

Since ya offered, why don't you go first?

[ He's gonna pat a pillow for her to join him. Even Cactus raises his head out of curiosity. ]