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[a1enzo]

Enzo is sitting at the bar with a slim volume-an actual, paper book-in his hands and an expression of mild but continual bewilderment on his face. It's interested bewilderment, though, and every so often he'll laugh at something

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[ami_imperfect]

"Whatcha reading?"

Huh, look at that. A girlfriend suddenly materializes, reading over Enzo's shoulder.

[a1enzo]

Yipe!

"I'm gonna make you wear a bell or something," Enzo informs her.

[ami_imperfect]

"Aw, you're no fun," Dani mock-pouts. "So, whatcha reading?"

Since she, y'know, didn't get an answer the first time ;)

[a1enzo]

"A Christmas Carol," he tells her, turning the book so she can see the cover as well. "Guppy's friend Penny gave it to me."

[furiousmaximus]

Max reached over Enzo's shoulder and grabbed a mint, which he popped into his mouth. This was followed by: "What is that?" and the sound of a mint hitting the floor.

[a1enzo]

Enzo, too late to stop him, snickers instead. "That's why you ask first, dude."

[furiousmaximus]

"That was..." Max doesn't have words. "That wasn't even food."

"I need a drink." Fortunately, he's in a bar.

[a1enzo]

"Sure, it was. Just not human food. Same thing woulda happened if I took some of your food."

[heyfootballhead]

"A declaration of extreme holiday dislike?" Arnold suggests, having spotted Enzo and come over just in time to hear his question.

[a1enzo]

"Hey, Arnold!" He looks back at the book. "Maybe, but the first time, he said Christmas was a humbug. Not sure that parses."

[heyfootballhead]

"I dunno, then. We should look it up." Not that Arnold is curious or anything.

[a1enzo]

"I think I'm gonna have to look up a lot of stuff in this," mutters Enzo. "Bar? Can we have a dictionary, or do we have to find the library?"

This time, however, Bar seems inclined to be helpful, and the dictionary appears.

"Thanks. Let's see..." Flip flippity flip. "Oh. Something intended to deceive, a hoax or fraud... a willfully false, deceptive, or insincere person, an impostor... deception... nonsense... orrrr hard mint candies. Huh."

[aeons_crackshot]

"I don't know that I would have picked Dickens for an introduction to User literature," Annabelle says with a smile. "How have you been?"

[a1enzo]

"I'm good! I wouldn't have, either," he says ruefully, "but Penny said something about the Ghost of Christmas Past and she said it'd make sense if I read this. But I'm not sure this makes sense."

[aeons_crackshot]

"What are you having trouble with?" Annabelle asks.

"The Victorians are probably quite different from the folks you're used to meeting here," she adds with a wry grin.

[a1enzo]

"I just don't know what they're talking about half the time! What's Victorian? Is that a country?"