Shenanigans!

[phaselocknroll]

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[nostalgiabomb]

[ He heaves another sigh. It begins.

But he takes the book and tucks it under his arm. ]

Keep in mind I've only got two of these bad boys. [ He waggles the fingers of his free hand at her. ] Don't go too nuts.

[phaselocknroll]

[ She rolls her eyes. ] I'll do my best not to overburden you.

[ She says that, but about an hour later, she's got him carrying a pretty decent-sized stack of books ]

[nostalgiabomb]

[ HE KNEW IT-- is what he wants to say, but wisely he keeps his mouth shut and carries the books like a champ. ]

When are you gonna have the time to even read half of these--?

[phaselocknroll]

Oh, I'll be lucky if these even last me the next month.

[ GIANT. NERD. ]

[nostalgiabomb]

[ His jaw drops, first, and then he pinches out a sort of high-pitched, disbelieving-- ]

Seriously? All of these?

[phaselocknroll]

Yes? Are you really that surprised?

[nostalgiabomb]

This entire stack. A month.

Are you, like, only reading every fifth page or something?

[phaselocknroll]

No, I read them all. I mean, if we get pulled away on a job, it might take me a little longer, but for the most part this is how I spend my spare time.

[nostalgiabomb]

But-- [ and here he looks a tad confused ] What do you do with them when you're done?

[phaselocknroll]

Save them so I can read them again? I'm really baffled at how foreign a concept this is to you.

[nostalgiabomb]

But, I mean, you know the ending already. Isn't it kinda pointless?

[ Books are seriously weird. ]

[phaselocknroll]

By that logic, isn't it pointless to watch Star Wars over and over again? You already know what happens.

[nostalgiabomb]

Yeah, I guess, but Star Wars has lightsabers.

[phaselocknroll]

You say that like my books aren't filled with amazing stuff too.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He looks dubious still, but he has the good sense to keep his opinions to himself. ]

I can only carry so many of these, you know.

[phaselocknroll]

[ She caught that dubious look, and elects to ignore his statement for the moment. Instead, she gives him a long, scrutinizing look. ]

If I gave you a book, would you read it?

[nostalgiabomb]

[ That catches him by surprise. He doesn't want to say no, that sounds seriously boring, because he's pretty sure Maya would bop him on the head again for it, and with him carrying all these books, he'd be defenseless. Different tactic, then. ]

Uh? I-- don't really have time?

[phaselocknroll]

The nice thing about a book is that it doesn't go anywhere if you have to set it down for a little while.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He shifts the books in his hands as he thinks of a suitable counter. ]

Yeah, but then I'd keep forgetting what happened before and... stuff.

[phaselocknroll]

Come on, Peter. I watch your movies, don't I?

[nostalgiabomb]

You say that like I choose bad movies.

[phaselocknroll]

You say that like this shouldn't be something that goes both ways.

[nostalgiabomb]

... I'm not gonna get out of this, am I?

[phaselocknroll]

All I'm asking is that you try.

[nostalgiabomb]

Alright, fine.

But only because I like you so much.