5th Floor Common Room, Sunday afternoon

[willbethenight]

Bruce's preparations for leaving two weeks out were continuing. Today's task was to whittle down the eclectic collection of books he had in his room. He had plenty that he would be keeping, of course. But with the amount of things he'd be bringing back to Gotham from the cave, he needed to consider if he really needed to keep Trees of North America

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[rilla_myrilla]

Rilla held up a book and arched her eyebrows. "Do I want to know?"

[willbethenight]

"You see why I'm not keeping that book," Bruce said.

[rilla_myrilla]

"I'm not sure that's something you exactly teach," Rilla offered.

[willbethenight]

"I'll be honest, I bought that book largely because the title was too weird not to check it out," Bruce said.

[rilla_myrilla]

"I can only imagine the looks my mother would give Father if he just left that around the house," Rilla said with a laugh.

[willbethenight]

"Presumably very, very concerned looks," Bruce said. "And then hopefully she'd stop him from doing anything too dangerous."

[rilla_myrilla]

"Like buy an automobile," Rilla said.

[willbethenight]

"That's still considered dangerous in your time?" Bruce asked.

[rilla_myrilla]

"They're only just now even being allowed on the Island," Rilla said. "Dad takes a horse and cart on his rounds."

[willbethenight]

"You've been in cars since you've been in Fandom, right?" Bruce asked. "Aside from the occasional shuttle, that is."

[rilla_myrilla]

"A few times," Rilla said. "They're not really my favourite."

[willbethenight]

"I'm sure you'll get used to it in your own time," Bruce said. "At much more gradual speeds than I assume you've seen here."

[rilla_myrilla]

Rilla nodded. "It was part of my final with Mr. Murdock and Mr. Madrox," she said. "I was afraid Mr. Murdock was going to suffer some sort of fit."

[willbethenight]

"I haven't had him for anything, but isn't that the way he is normally?" Bruce asked.

He'd done his research, even if he hadn't had certain teachers.

[rilla_myrilla]

"Yeeeeeeeeees," Rilla admitted, "but this time he seemed really close to it."

[willbethenight]

"If I had a book here about dealing with nerves, I'd give it to him before it was too late," Bruce said. "Unfortunately, I don't."