... No, I suppose not. [she's not shy so much as just:] I wouldn't be taken very seriously if people knew. I'm not supposed to enjoy things like these.
I know of it, and I would say I still take you seriously. [ A soft reassurance. ] I cannot imagine Mistral treats you all that differently knowing.
And I'm sure those important to you wouldn't think of you differently either. [ Plucks a random book from the shelf, offering to set it in her hand. ] There's an image we often hold of ourselves. One we feel strongly about not breaking, not changing. Denying ourselves the pleasures in even the smallest of things.
[ A finger lightly taps on the book's cover. ] However, in the end you are your own person. What you may find interest in... what you enjoy, that should depend on you, should it not?
[she glances at them - and when they set the book in her hand, she smiles a little, her fingers curling around it.]
... It should. [she says, after a moment.] It's... a work in progress. I haven't been free to choose what I enjoy in a long, long time. I'm not even sure that I can remember a time at all.
[but.]
I suppose there isn't any reason to deny myself the pleasure, you're right.
That you even consider it is already the first step towards it.
[ They grow quiet for a moment until they continue again with a thoughtful hum. ] We all start somewhere, and there's a bit of enjoyment in learning new things to add to that list.
So if an opportunity comes around, why not try and see? [ They glance back to the shelves, picking a book to bring towards themselves. When they do, they peer back at her, the hint of a smile in their voice ] Like that of a new chapter in your story.
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You may have to accept defeat, Lady Throné. [ The smallest of tease. ] Are you that worried about others learning of your interest?
[ Shy... but also throné your? taste in books? Curiously they look along, what kind of adventures do vampires have? Would be interesting to see -- if they can find any here, there are so many copies of the bookstore's advertised book "The Gloaming" help. ]
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... No, I suppose not. [she's not shy so much as just:] I wouldn't be taken very seriously if people knew. I'm not supposed to enjoy things like these.
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I know of it, and I would say I still take you seriously. [ A soft reassurance. ] I cannot imagine Mistral treats you all that differently knowing.
And I'm sure those important to you wouldn't think of you differently either. [ Plucks a random book from the shelf, offering to set it in her hand. ] There's an image we often hold of ourselves. One we feel strongly about not breaking, not changing. Denying ourselves the pleasures in even the smallest of things.
[ A finger lightly taps on the book's cover. ] However, in the end you are your own person. What you may find interest in... what you enjoy, that should depend on you, should it not?
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... It should. [she says, after a moment.] It's... a work in progress. I haven't been free to choose what I enjoy in a long, long time. I'm not even sure that I can remember a time at all.
[but.]
I suppose there isn't any reason to deny myself the pleasure, you're right.
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[ They grow quiet for a moment until they continue again with a thoughtful hum. ] We all start somewhere, and there's a bit of enjoyment in learning new things to add to that list.
So if an opportunity comes around, why not try and see? [ They glance back to the shelves, picking a book to bring towards themselves. When they do, they peer back at her, the hint of a smile in their voice ] Like that of a new chapter in your story.
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she thinks about that, still holding the book, tracing her fingers over the cover.]
... Alright. [she says, with a little smile. and then she glances over at them, that smile turning a bit playful.] Wise advice. Just how old are you?
[this is teasing - she doesn't expect them to tell her.]
I suppose this is... practice. A practice chapter.
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A lot older than one may think when they see me. [ That's just in their profile? But. ] Such advice has certainly helped throughout the years.
[ A hum. ]
A work in progress.