.oo1 // All the knowledge in the world

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[ You find yourself in a library. Not just any library but a massive one: wall to wall bookshelves, plush armchairs, mahogany floorboards and the entire thing lit with a warm flame that seems almost comforting. The kind that doesn't seem to give off a dangerous heat but perhaps the warmth that reminds one of home and hearth. The books on the

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ageswap = princess Mercury!

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[To her, it feels entirely at home. The visitor to turns out to be unmistakably Ami in her appearance, but dressed in an elegant, rich gown and with the sigil of Mercury on her forehead. She smiles softly to herself as she takes in the breadth of this library, the smell of the books and parchment, the crisp crack of the firelight.

She startles gracefully when she spots Adrian, but covers it smoothly by turning the motion into a slow nod.]

I fear I intrude upon your library. Please forgive me. Is it alright to stay awhile?

Re: ageswap = princess Mercury!

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[ He's more used to dealing with kids than he is with adults so Adrian finds himself with the smallest smile. He greets her with the same small nod back after shelving the book he had in hand. ]

You're welcome to this place. It's not really what I'd call an intrusion. Anything you need?

if only i'd known. XD i was doing bb!Ami for ageswap stuff too sometimes

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[She shakes her head. She could easily lose herself in any library for many hours, quite contentedly.]

No. I am interested in the books. [She thinks a moment.] Do you know where some are about nature?

XD He just likes kids.

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I guess it would depend what kind of nature you're looking for.

[ He pauses a moment, glancing around. ]

Flora, fauna, interesting rest spots, geography... I think we've got something around that in here. Name it.

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[She thinks she knows Earth's geography by now, so...]

The local flora. I would be interested in that.

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I think I can help you with that. They're probably right around this way.

[ A moment as he shelves the book he was holding. ]

You know, you remind me of someone. A friend of mine.

[ Bit of a soft laugh as he motions for her to follow. ]

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[She follows with the gentle swish of her skirts, and smiles demurely.]

If I remind you of a friend, I am very flattered. May I ask about them?

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She's a friend of mine from the Academe.

[ There is the smallest nostalgic smile as he leads her to one of the bookshelves. ]

Taught herbology... and of course, was rather fond of plants. Very, rather. A quiet lady... I think you two would've gotten along.

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I would like to think so.

[Of course, in reality, she has few friends even now - the senshi, perhaps, the ones who bear the same fate as her and grew up just as she did. But most people who approach the Princess of planet Mercury do so with an eye to their own advantage and advancement.

She knows this. It makes her wary of them. But today, this is not someone who approached her; this is a situation where she came upon someone to ask their help.]

Ah. Are these books up to date? The latest research?

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She's also penned a few books in this collection by the way.

[ And he stops at a bookshelf, picking out a few selections. Some seem to be photograph collections of local flowers, a couple others to be almost almanacs of them. ]

The latest as gathered by the Academe.

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And all of these grow nearby? I can see them out there?

[A quick nod towards the windows, indicating the outdoors. She sounds rather more excited than one might expect about this.]

Where I am from, we have beautiful flowers, too. But they are all grown in a greenhouse, so to speak. Seeing flowers that just grow from the soil, outside, is a wonderful thing.