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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

[Issei thumbs through a stack of books as he speaks. His voice is quiet.]

...The bookstore owner was terrified when I stopped in today, and the place was almost deserted. Everyone is terrified, since there's been another wave of bodies on the shores and no one wants to go outside and risk whatever killed those people. I bought everything I could reasonably afford and told him to take the day off and spend it with his family.

Does anyone want any of these books? The Iliad? A few works of Shakespeare... I have a fair number.

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[lol-waver.livejournal.com]

[WAIT HOLD THE PHONE]

You have in your possession the single greatest work of literature and do not wish to keep it?!

[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

...No? I've read it a number of times already.

[lol-waver.livejournal.com]

A man should always carry a copy of Homer!

[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

Do you have one right now? If not, then this one is yours.

[lol-waver.livejournal.com]

Of course I--!

[...no, wait...he lost his copy when he was summoned.]

...King's sometimes make mistakes. I would not be opposed to taking that wonderful volume off your hands. It doesn't happen to be in Greek?

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[croibhristeoir]

I can't say I blame them. Any sane human would be terrified of what they can't understand, especially in a situation like this.

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

I wonder if that should include me, still. ...Well, it's not to say that I'm not terrified.

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[croibhristeoir]

Sane normal human, then. They don't know about the Shadows, so they can't even begin to guess what could cause this.

I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little unnerved, at least.

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

I'm scared. I want to go home. I don't want to have to go out there tonight and try to find the cause, but I know I will.

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[croibhristeoir]

I know. There's no cowardice in rational fear, though I would feel wrong if I did not advise that you should stay inside in this case.

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[rites.livejournal.com]

Why did ya buy a bunch of books if you had no interest in them?

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

I was only going to buy one or two. Seeing the owner's state, I changed my mind.

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[rites.livejournal.com]

So ya let someone rip you off? Are ya gonna sell those books or something then?

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

No, I'm seeing who else here wants them so I can give them away.

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[rites.livejournal.com]

Huh? Ya just gonna give 'em all away then for nothing? What kinda guy does something like that?

[fractured-white.livejournal.com]

The Iliad and Shakespeare, eh? I have been looking to restart my collection here.

Sounds awfully generous of you, though.

[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

The Illiad has a higher bidder, but some of the Shakespeare can be yours.

I just didn't want to look at his expression like that any longer.

[fractured-white.livejournal.com]

*Normally, he would sneer at that sort of thing, but though he's a jerk, he's a pragmatic jerk who wants those books.*

Ahhh, a shame. But I'm hardly one to turn down such treasures merely because another is beyond my grasp.

[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

A practical decision. Shall I deliver them to your hotel room?

[fractured-white.livejournal.com]

I'll wait for you in the lobby. I'd rather not set a precedent for allowing random humans to visit me.

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[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

...I'll take some, if you have any left.

[...He wants to be well-read. And the only way to do that is to read.]

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

I'll give as many as yould like.

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[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

Don't know much in the way of titles. Pick some, I guess.

[Ffff. He'd read Allen's required books except Allen needs to read those.]

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

I have a Sherlock Holmes book?

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[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

Sherlock Holmes?

[Interested. Whozzat?]