30 - Pepe

[radiantwingedone]

Who: Duke and anyone ever-
When: 4/13 (After no-longer part of Host Club, at least)
Where: Library, on way to library, somewhere shady and reading
What: Duke's actually out of the house! ... and in the library.
[ Style ]

[ So he'd been worrying people by not leaving the house, and since he didn't have a purpose in leaving the house daily - albeit one that he'd been ignoring recently - Duke is out and about today.

Mostly to the library. Even if he had been reading at .. home, and he would just be reading at the library, clearly the change in location was going to mean something.

At least, that was his plan. Hopefully actually going out and about helps lighten worries.

... Even if he casually skirts the hostclub just for reactions. ]

Comments

[booyaka_boom]

*But of course she thinks the shelves will definitely hold her weight. Selphie seems pretty pleased with her efforts so far, standing on the bottom shelf, but as she reaches for the next one, she pulls the shelf, the books (thankfully paperback romance novels) tumbling with her straight towards the floor*

[radiantwingedone]

[ Duke winces, and flicks out his levitation spell. It doesn't stick too well to Selphie, but it does enough to cushion her head if she falls that far. The shelf and the larger books stop, and Duke gets up to get the shelf so he can start putting things back. ]

[booyaka_boom]

*She certainly does fall that far, landing with a thump on her side, though thankfully her head doesn't hit the ground quite so far*

Owie...

*Selphie blinks up to see the floating books being placed back on the shelf and quickly scrambles to her feet, grabbing a couple more before he can put them back*

Sorry! So sorry!~

[radiantwingedone]

Stools are usually a little more helpful.

[ He settles the shelf and starts sorting the books on it- but for the ones she is keeping, of course. ]

Anything in need of healing?

[booyaka_boom]

I couldn't find any...

*And now she doesn't dare look about her in case there's one near by. Instead, she just hugs her romance paperbacks to her, looking a little sheepish*

Oh, no thank you. I'm okay. Sorry to bother you!~

[radiantwingedone]

.. Would rather have been by this, rather than needing to heal.

[ That shelf could have been a pretty bad thing to get hit by. ]

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie smiles at him, then glances back up at the shelf that's higher up again*

You couldn't...maybe take a peek at those other books, and see if there's anything that sounds good?

*Yes, she's asking him to recommend some romance novels*

[radiantwingedone]

[ Duke blinks once at her, then looks at the other books.

.... Romance Novels. Aaahhh... ]

... Sorry, not... a genre I read often. [ Try 'that he does on purpose'. ]

... Could summarize synopsis for.

[booyaka_boom]

Well, that's cause you're a guy. Guys don't like this sorta thing. But ya know, I bet a lot of guys out there could really use them. To know what women like, ya know?

*She's really just speaking aloud to herself, in that rambling way of hers*

Oh! Please! That's a good idea. Just maybe one or two - pick a couple that you think look interesting.

[radiantwingedone]

[ Well. Nice to know he's 'normal guy' in not being interested in romance novels- Although he is wondering if he should feel insulted or something.

Oh well.

The ones he's interested in - by skimming the back - tend to be half-romance half-mystery. One that has to do with some sort of shapeshifter, at least. ]

[booyaka_boom]

*Insulted? Nah! Selphie just smiles, tilting her head as she watches him, her fingers thumbing the edges of the pages of the books she's already holding*

Well, got anything good?

[radiantwingedone]

.. Perhaps because of own interest in non-mundane things, this one.

[ The one that was half-supernatural mystery. Something about "Moon Called" as the title. ]

[booyaka_boom]

You mean love on its own is just a 'mundane thing'?

*Selphie shakes her head lightly at that but happily takes the book from him and reads the blurb*

Wow! This one does sound good!

[radiantwingedone]

... Meant settings.

[ Just sinking into the opinion that his foot is finding his mouth. ]

Seems to be first in a series.

[booyaka_boom]

Oh...right!

*Selphie smiles at him with an agreeing nod*

Cool! Then there's more if this one's good!

*She hesitates for a second, holding it closer to him. She's not really sure if what she's about to say is the best idea she's ever had, but he had chosen it, and it was always good to be polite*

You wanna read it first, since you found it? I can get it when you're done.

[radiantwingedone]

... Currently working on something; later, perhaps.

[ He also doesn't particularly want to find out if he's particularly stupid or not when it comes to the topic. ]

[booyaka_boom]

Oh! Okay! Well, I won't tell you any spoilers, honest!

*Selphie grins with a wink - little guessing that he's thinking the same thing she is*

Whatcha working on?

[radiantwingedone]

... Applications of world's magic. There are barriers, but alternative power sources are somewhat... Tricky, to come by. Seeking other sources of magic to see if there are things similar that would work, or if should try an experiment again in hopefully more stable conditions.

[ Because Ioder might skin him or something of he wasn't careful about this, again.(/small> ]

[booyaka_boom]

Oh...

*Selphie rearranges the small pile of books she has, making sure she doesn't drop them, so hugging them to herself instead*

That sounds pretty complicated. Doesn't help that magic from one world isn't the same as the next, which isn't the same as here...

[radiantwingedone]

Some are similar enough to work together, or easily mimic the other type, but others require conversions or...

[ Duke trails off, shrugging. He hasn't met anyone who had a bad reaction to his magic yet, so he's not sure of the possibilities. ]

Likely a possibility of severe disconnect, but have not attempted to work magic with anyone with one that doesn't.. work well with.

[ The only person that comes to mind for incompatible magic was .. Who ever it was who had been behind those kidnappings and murders. ]

[booyaka_boom]

Work together in what way though?

*Selphie bites her lip and looks down at her feet, remembering Llyod's experiments, the days she spent blind*

How would you know if the magic works well or whatever, or not?

[radiantwingedone]

...

[ that's a good question. ]

Work together... Haven't actually worked in doing two halves of a spell, but have worked with.. treating own magic the way others make their own work, and visa versa.

... Working well would likely be known by a result being close, or as you wanted it. Not... may be a large variety of things.

[booyaka_boom]

Huh...

*Selphie thinks this through, but is also thinking about the way in which Duke speaks. It's a bit..weird. But she works it out*

So you do a lot of magic yourself?

[radiantwingedone]

[ He can speak like a normal person, he just usually doesn't. ]

Yes.

[booyaka_boom]

*Okay, this was worse than trying to have a conversation with Squall. But Selphie smiles and perseveres*

Great! So, what kinda magic do you do? Healing, elemental? A bit of everything...?