003 - Text. (Backdated a few days to the 5th. )

[hopeofzaphias]

So someone announced some kind of masquerade thing while I was gone?

...

Is it possible to skip out on this one?

( OOC: Yeah, this one's not particularly interested in going... though he will, trust me. Tara where are you already. Feel free to bother? ) 

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[demonicbookworm]

_{[he lives to be cute]}

Thank you!

_{[He happily takes the bag, then moves aside to let Yuri in. Don't get startled by all those books Ruca has in his apartment, Yuri.]}

Um, would you like some tea?

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[hopeofzaphias]

Sure, I don't mind...

[ As he peers around the apartment and looks at all the books, Yuri's head starts to spin a little. He closes his eyes before he responds. ]

So many books... it's like walking into Estelle's room all over again...

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[demonicbookworm]

Is it?

_{[He smiles sheepishly.]}

I guess quite a bit of them gathered over the time I spent here...

_{["Quite a bit" is an understatement.]}

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[hopeofzaphias]

Looks like it... you could open a library with all these books.

[ He pauses at one book -- how to write stories, huh...? Yuri pauses as he pulls it from the shelf, quietly skimming it. ]

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[demonicbookworm]

_{[Ruca laughs a little sheepishly.]}

There aren't that many of them here.

<sub>[Nope, not at all.

He watches as Yuri pulls one of the books from the shelf.]</sub>

Um... if you want to you can borrow that book.

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[hopeofzaphias]

You sure? I don't want to bother you or anything with it...

[ though really he may... try writing a story or something... ]

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[demonicbookworm]

But it's okay, really!

_{[he doesn't mind.]}

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[hopeofzaphias]

... if you say so.

[ Yep, just gonna borrow that book, then. ]

I'll take care of it.

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[demonicbookworm]

Alright!

_{[smile, smile.]}

Oh, wait a moment and I'll make some tea.

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[hopeofzaphias]

Sure. You don't need to, though...

[ All the more so since he's not that big on tea... ]

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[demonicbookworm]

You... don't want tea?

_{[He can bring something else!]}

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[hopeofzaphias]

... well, if you have coffee, I'll take that.

[ If that's okay with you, Ruca... ]

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[demonicbookworm]

...Sorry. I don't have coffee...

_{[He doesn't drink it so...]}

B-but I can get some...

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[hopeofzaphias]

... don't worry about it, Ruca. I'm not that concerned about the coffee.

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[demonicbookworm]

Are you... sure?

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[hopeofzaphias]

I'm sure. Don't worry about it, all right?

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[demonicbookworm]

All right...

_{[suddenly awkward silence.]}

So, um...

_{[And Ruca is making this even worse.]}

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[hopeofzaphias]

... something you want to ask? It's okay, I won't bite.

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[demonicbookworm]

I know...

_{[awkward laugh here. Why would you bite Yuri.]}

I was just wondering... what to talk about. I'm not exactly good at making conversation.

_{[in fact he's really bad at that.]}

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[hopeofzaphias]

[ ... there's a long pause before Yuri starts to laugh. It's in a good way, though, really! ]

You really do remind me of Estelle, you know...? I think you'd have gotten along well with her.

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[demonicbookworm]

_{[You laugh is confusing him and making him wonder if he did something wrong.]}

R-really? Um, w-well... I talked to her a few times when she was here... _{[they did get along... he thinks.]}

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[hopeofzaphias]

Did you now? Remember anything about your conversation with her?

[ He's just curious, really... ]

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[demonicbookworm]

For most of the time we talked about books...

_{[bookworm's favorite subject.]}

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[hopeofzaphias]

... why am I not surprised.

[ Actually, Yuri seems rather amused at the topic in question. ]

Was it anything good, at least?

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[demonicbookworm]

Yeah!... I really wish I could have talked with her more...