[Estelle was dozing. I say 'was' because at the sound of a loud buzzer-bell, she sits bolt upright and bangs her head against the corner of a shelf]

Oh! Ow... I must have fallen asleep for a few minutes...

[rubbing her head, she looks around. This is not the library. It's the back of a room. A room full of desks, one wall lined with blackboards, and ( Read more... )

[Estelle loves reading almost as much as breathing. Probably more, because breathing, while essential, isn't something you tend to love unless you have suffocated once or twice already. It's just there. But reading is something she really enjoys, and the sport she is 'best' at is the one she's doing right now : Reading and Walking at the Same Time ( Read more... )

[Estelle is barely making it from place to place through town, staggering between benches and buildings in order to get a grip on them and steady herself for the next bare space. She is headed out, towards the forest. Away from people, for their own safety. Despite being in obvious pain, she looks determined]

[now that she's had a chance to recover and cool down a little, Estelle has found a favorite shaded place in town where she can relax and read a good book. And there are all new books in this place to choose from! It's so exciting! But she loves talking to people, too, so do come by and have a chat. ...Especially if you catch her at one of the ( Read more... )

[given the nature of Zelore, you can probably overlook another new arrival. Harder to ignore are the tail end of a strangled scream, and the way Estelle just drops, out of the air, to lie on the ground, breathing hard and irregularly. And it would be pretty impossible to miss the body of a pink-haired girl near the treeline...right?]

((Aren't you ( Read more... )