[seasonality] catchall for nier

[wtfox]

Comments

[amain]

Hmm... It depends on the book. Some cookbooks I saw had photos in them, but the colors are washed out. There are some books about animals and flora that have pictures, but they're more like drawings.

There's probably more. Not like I read all the books in my village's library.

[wtfox]

I see... well, schools usually have libraries, so maybe once some of the construction is done you'll get to see even more books!

[amain]

That'd be nice... I do miss reading fiction.

[wtfox]

Ooh, what's your favorite genre?

[amain]

My sister and I enjoy fantasy a lot. Stuff with castles and dragons.

[wtfox]

Oh, like fairy tales?

[amain]

Yeah, like fairytales... Usually, those don't have bad endings, though I remember some of them being unsettling.

Sleeping Beauty is one of them.

[wtfox]

Really?

[she tilts her head to one side... hm]

How does the story go where you're from?

[amain]

... Isn't it the same? She's asleep for a hundred of years or something.

[ like




what the fuck ]

[wtfox]

Oh, is that all? I thought maybe there was a different ending in your world.

It's because of a curse - but she wakes up thanks to true love's kiss. It's pretty romantic!

[amain]

... But if you sleep for a hundred years, everyone you loved and knew would...

[ Die? ]

[wtfox]

There are some versions of the story where everyone in her kingdom fell asleep, too. So she wasn't alone when she woke up.

[amain]

... That's nice. The one I read did not have that.

[wtfox]

Ohhh... yeah, that would be pretty freaky, then.

[amain]

[ He sighs. ]

I had to stop since my sister was getting scared about never waking up.

[wtfox]

[oh, yikes, that would do it]

But I'm sure you found much nicer stories to tell her instead, right?

[amain]

Yeah, fortunately... She's kind of silly. Gets sad over the smallest things like a tree being alone.

[ He laughs. ]

If a library does open, you should give me book recommendations.

[wtfox]

She sounds really sweet, though. That just means she's a very empathetic person.

[she smiles]

I'd be glad to! We can go looking for things to read together.

[amain]

[ He nods because his little sister really is a bundle of joy. ]

Sounds like a plan, then.

[ bless this coming week. ]

[wtfox]

I'll be looking forward to it!

[time to swap this thread for a cute library thread]