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[protectingwishes]

So um... Does anyone know of any books that would be appropriate for children?

...Ones without exploding bears.

[Because he just got yelled at by Cheria about the books he brought home for Sophie.]

I wonder if Hubert has any of our old Troll Caliber comics.

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[takesyoubytheheart]

Ha-ha! Friend of lil' Sophie?

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[protectingwishes]

Yes I am. I'm Asbel- Are you a talking mouse??

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[takesyoubytheheart]

Yup. The name's Mickey Mouse. Nice ta meetcha!

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[protectingwishes]

Wow, I've never met a talking animal before. This is kind of cool.

It's nice to meet you too, Mr.Mouse.

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[takesyoubytheheart]

Aw, just Mickey'll do. What's yer name?

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[protectingwishes]

Asbel. Asbel Lhant.

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[takesyoubytheheart]

Well now, Asbel, I take it ya had somethin' ta do with Sophie's weird stories?

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[protectingwishes]

That was an accident! I had no idea the book was like that.

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[takesyoubytheheart]

Maybe next time ya should give it a read yerself before handin' it over... But I thought I'd let ya know that I'm willin' ta lend a hand. I offered ta be Sophie's storyteller from time ta time, if she wants one.

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[protectingwishes]

Heh heh yeah...

Really? I think Sophie would really like that!

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[takesyoubytheheart]

And I like tellin' stories, so everyone wins!

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[protectingwishes]

What kinds of stories?

[Better to be safe than sorry.]

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[takesyoubytheheart]

I got all sorts a'fairy tales from back home. Princesses, magic swords, dragons, sappy true love stuff, and the bad guys always lose and the good guys always win.

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[protectingwishes]

[Wow, he's getting excited just hearing about it.]

Those sound perfect!

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[takesyoubytheheart]

And there are absolutely no explodin' bears in any of 'em.

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[protectingwishes]

Heh Heh good...

[He's never going to live this bear thing down.]

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[dualbladepaladin]

[Oh look, Hubert is back at work. What a surprise. At least he has glasses again, even if they're just a replacement pair for now.]

I'm glad you came to your senses about those books, Asbel.

[Or rather he's glad Cheria yelled sense in to him.]

As for the comics, I don't have any currently, no, but it would be worth looking in the Nostlagia Nook.

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[protectingwishes]

I thought it was about a family of bears! I didn't know they exploded.

[The cover was totally misleading, bro!]

That's the place where we can buy stuff from home, right?

[He narrows his eyes when he notices where Hubert is.]

Shouldn't you be resting?

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[dualbladepaladin]

Isn't there a saying about not judging a book by it's cover? I'm certain that applies to actual books, too.

[Really, Asbel. Is your common sense that bad?]

Yes. And since you work, having tokens should be no problem.

[... and now he's going to flat-stare right back at you, bro.]

I'm fine, Asbel. I don't need you mother-henning me, too.

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[protectingwishes]

You died Hubert.

[Loosely translates to: I'll mother-hen you all I want dammit!]

You should at least take a few days off.

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[dualbladepaladin]

I'm aware of what happened, Asbel, and I don't need the constant reminders.

I took several days off. I don't need any more.

[Even if he does still feel strangely tired.]

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[protectingwishes]

Oh, sorry...

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[dualbladepaladin]

... don't--... make that face.

I don't like being inactive. You of all people should know that. I would rather be at work than laying in bed, stewing on everything I did wrong that night...

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[protectingwishes]

It wasn't your fault Hubert; none of the victims saw it coming.

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[dualbladepaladin]

Except that I was well aware it was happening at all. I should have been far more cautious than I was being.

... I was a fool, Asbel. I thought my own skills would be more than sufficient to save me, and I was proven wrong.

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[negativecapability]

You might let her write her own stories.

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[protectingwishes]

That's actually a pretty good idea but... Sophie is still learning how to write.

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[negativecapability]

She can dictate to the device to have it record, can't she?

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[protectingwishes]

It can do that?

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[negativecapability]

You can leave messages with other people at least, so even if there's not a way to record a message just for yourself you can manage ways around that.

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[protectingwishes]

I never thought of it like that before.

[He's eager to try it now.]

Thanks sir. Oh by the way, did you have any book suggestions?

[oursomalink]

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Why would a story even have exploding bears...?

[ No, seriously. Asbel plz to be explaining... ]

[protectingwishes]

Hey, Shing. I guess you must have missed Sophie's last network post.

There was book that I got for Sophie; it looked like it was about bears but one of the bears heads... sort of... Exploded.

[oursomalink]

I remember that... I was gonna ask her why but it kind of... slipped my mind...

[ Because he was too busy talking about how bad it would hurt if your head exploded. Ouch. What. ]

[protectingwishes]

Yeah, who would write a story like that anyway? I guess I should have read it before Sophie did.

Do you have any book suggestions?

[oursomalink]

Uh... hmmm.

There's a story from my world about the princess sleeping in the forest of thorns... I'm not sure if it's actually here, though. Or in a book, for that matter...

[protectingwishes]

Forest of Thorns? Do you know how the story goes?

[oursomalink]

I do!

[ Shing clears his throat, pausing a few moments before he begins. ]

The Princess who sleeps in the Forest of Thorns,
The Princess who has dreamt for a thousand years...
Her flowing hair is emerald;
Her blushing cheeks are rose-colored crystals.
The Princess who sleeps in the Forest of Thorns...
The pitiful imprisoned Princess who does not awaken,
And is cursed by the malicious feelings.
Spun by the devil of scarlet hair...
Deep, deep within the Forest of Thorns,
Always, forever dreaming...
Dreaming a dream in which the world disappears...

[malik_caesar]

I could try writing some more stories about Peachtaro.

[protectingwishes]

That'd be great Captain!

[malik_caesar]

Maybe I could even set up a play.

[He rubs his chin.]

We should totally do a Peachtaro play XD

[protectingwishes]

We could get all of Sophie's friends to play the characters too!

[Sadly Captain; Asbel, Sophie and Pascal are the only ones who appreciate your story-writing talents.]

That would be great!

[malik_caesar]

I assume you'll be playing your previous star-role as Mr. Chicken?

[His writing talents are unique. Only the most gifted can appreciate them. A chicken that meows? Obviously genuis.]

:D

[protectingwishes]

But didn't Mr.Chicken become a rooster at the end of the original?

[Obviously!]

[malik_caesar]

And thus spared from becoming part of the beef bowl. I'm not rewriting the part.

It's Mr. Chicken.

[protectingwishes]

[But if it was a beef bowl...]

But... Okay Captain.

[malik_caesar]

Excellent! Glad to hear it.

I'll get to work on the new script.