STRANGELY SPECIFIC BOOKS™

[nomorestrays]

[There's a table in the CMA today. It arrived mysteriously, and will probably be gone the next day. It is a prop table, existing for the sheer fact of setting up a post. Do not question the table

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[failsatgood]

[Dating The Dying: A Guide For Those Whose Soul Mate Has A Terminal Illness.]

Oh, fuck you, Island.

[Dating Your Double: Incest?]

[...okay he totally grabs for that one. And then the first one immediately afterward. But he pointedly ignores Flashbacks of Homicides.]

[nomorestrays]

[Glancing up at the cursing. One second stare, two second, like a mental debate of asking about it. ... ... ... He'll stick with the judging stare.]

[failsatgood]

[Not noticing you're even here. Too busy reading Dating The Dying and sadfacing.]

[nomorestrays]

[... not something to be provoked. Nope. Scritch scritch scritch of the pencil on the crossword.]

[strayshota]

[...Proton will carefully hide the titles of the two books he's taken to read in a more secluded area. He'll glance up at Archer a moment, back down at his books, then eventually try to scurry away before you can spot him.]

[nomorestrays]

[Proton, we could have grabbed another chair from whatever magic vortex this one came from-] Proton? [where are you going]

[strayshota]

...

[Turning to glance over his shoulder...then he's scurrying back over to stand at your side.]

[nomorestrays]

Here, let's find another chair, so you don't have to stand...

[legendbadging]

[Hmm. Ornate Cloaks; The Psycho Avoidance Guide definitely looks like a good one. We'll be taking that. ...Losing your Memories; What to do in a Situation where you forget last week. ...We'll be taking that too. Dragonair's pulling up a book for herself; How to Make the Most of your Hairspace; A Guide for hair-attached Pokemon.]

[nomorestrays]

["Hairspace" is a word? ... well, if any hair could store things it would be that... pointed stare at 'dat hair...]

[legendbadging]

[Rachel Ray put EVOO into the dictonairy, I'm sure hairspace is a word.

Still, too busy reading the second book. ...Dragonair will stare over at you though while her trainer reads. Though a few seconds later it catches on that she's being watched...]

Can I help you? [Not sure if a person is there, too busy reading. And running a hand through our hair...]

[nomorestrays]

[Well, shit, that's Rachel Ray, man. Archer will have had a three second staring contest with the Dragonair before directing his attention back to the trainer.] Nothing. Just interesting book choices.

[bittytsun]

[Woah those are a lot of-

"The Idiot's Guide To Taking Down a Masked Bitter Old Douchebag"]

[nomorestrays]

[Huh. A kid.] ... A little above your level for now, isn't it?

[bittytsun]

...Are these all yours? [Answering questions! He's good at not doing it. Sneasel's peeking curiously at you, Archer.]

[nomorestrays]

No. I assume they're like anything on the island; free for the taking. [Little glance to Sneasel- huhn. A rare pokémon, with a child like that.]

[greatbantam]

[He sees you there, book. Judging him. What Is Love?: Avoidance and Why It Isn't a Good Longterm Strategy. It has nothing to do with him. Stop looming. And take your bro Baby Don't Hurt Me: Dating a Tsundere along with you.

He'll pick up Kira! Kira! Kira!: Bold and Beautiful Coordinating, though as he wanders over to the person he thinks owns the books.]

...What's with all the books?

[nomorestrays]

[Finishing scribbling in a crossword answer ("23. He's been in wars, y'know." S-U-R-G-E...)] I don't know. They were all here when I found the table.

[greatbantam]

So, they're not yours? [He looks along the table. ...He's still never very happy when the island pokes holes in reality.] So, I guess it's okay if I take one.

[nomorestrays]

Help yourself. [Although, now he'll actually pat attention to what book you have-] ... "Kira kira kira"?