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[singlesoledjest]

Mercutio's on the couch again, this time with some sticks and a knife. He's whittling them idly, stripping off the bark and clearing it all into a neat pile at his feet.

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[scienceliz]

"Mercutio?" Liz approaches him hesitantly, hoping he remembers her from their chat a while back.

[singlesoledjest]

"The Lady Liz!" He smiles up at her, delighted.

[scienceliz]

"Just Liz is fine," she says with a smile. "I'm glad you remembered me." She gestures to the couch. "Do you want any company?"

[singlesoledjest]

"I am always delighted by company, particularly in so well-formed a shape."

[scienceliz]

She blushes as she takes a seat near him. "Thank you," she says softly.

[singlesoledjest]

"No, thank you." He smiles. "How do you fare?"

[scienceliz]

"I'm doing well. My best friend just got engaged." Big grin on her face about that. "How are you?"

[singlesoledjest]

"My felicitations." He nods his head. "I am in excellent health and rather good spirits."

[scienceliz]

"Any particular reason?"

[singlesoledjest]

"No, I have just been having a pleasant experience here." He shrugs. "Many attractive people, bountifully good apples..."

[scienceliz]

She smiles. "That's great! Most of the people I've talked to here really love it. It's not home, but I think I like it here, too."

[singlesoledjest]

"Aye, never home." He scrapes off a piece of bark. "But better than Hell."

[scienceliz]

"Yeah..." She's quiet for a moment, watching him scrape at the bark. "Oh! Speaking of home, I brought you back a book on astronomy."

She reaches for her bookbag, pulling out a copy of Astronomy for Dummies that looks worn and read. Liz grins, handing it to him. "It's my favorite book on the subject."

[singlesoledjest]

Mercutio looks delighted. "Oh!" But then he opens the book and his face falls. "What... language is this?"

[scienceliz]

"English." She angles her head, looking at him curiously. "Oh," Liz says softly. "You don't know know modern English, do you?"

[singlesoledjest]

Mercutio shakes his head. "I fear not." He is frowning. "Latin, Greek, Italian, a little German, French."