002 :: not one of the cool kids

[nobodysheroine]

So peer pressure dictates that I write a poem, given that Argent -- in his need to rage rage against the dying of the light when it comes to bumper cars -- has started a trend.  Unfortunately, I don't think I was ever one to follow the crowd, so I am remaining resolutely and unflinchingly limerick-less.  Never a sonnet shall leave this pen.  No

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[moonlit_mirage]

Ah, you work for Vanilla-san now, Ran-san? I believe that makes us co-workers. It will be a pleasure to meet you face to face.

[nobodysheroine]

You, sir, are correct. I am the newly minted employee of Vanilla(-san?) and the bookstore. It's not enough to pay the bills, but it is enough to maintain my sanity while I grill kabobs three days a week down in the marketplace.

So. You must like books. Otherwise Vanilla wouldn't have hired you. Any favorites you can suggest for my first shift later this week?

[moonlit_mirage]

Than I welcome you again. I am sure we will work well together, Ran-san.

I do enjoy books, yes. As to favorites? Harold and the Purple Crayon I believe something intellectual might suit your taste? What are you looking for in a book?

There are many I enjoy, though I cannot say our tastes run similarly. Still, for a good story I might recommend Anansi Boys or Good Omens. There's also a whole section of autobiographies I've been absently working through, some of which are quite exciting.

[nobodysheroine]

I'm sure we will.

I'm not all intellectual elitist about what I read; that, I promise you, Crow. In fact some of my favorites are found in the children's section. Call me a sucker for some of the classics. Le Petit Prince, Peter and Wendy -- perhaps we can spot a developing theme here? At the end of the day, books are books, and that right there is enough to get me interested.

Ah, so is it a matter of liking contemporary fiction -- given your recommendations? How about philosophers? Critical essays? Maybe even the odd field guide? Comic books? Me I like big thinkers and natural science, spattered with a bit of pointless humor and a side portion of children's books that point out how inane adults can be.

[moonlit_mirage]

I would have to agree, some of my favorites are in the children's section as well, or poetry. The Phantom Tollbooth for example.

I've been enjoying the natural science section, though none of those seem to be applicable in this particular place. Comics oddly don't hold my interest, but picture books and photo collections are certainly something that can keep me interested. I confess I've been avoiding the philosophy area entirely, but history books have been keeping me interested--as yet not a single history I've read is at all familiar.

Some of the books on folklore and legends, however, seem somewhat familiar.

Oddly enough I find the cookbooks worth glancing through on busier days for when breaks are brief.