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[soreplaceable]

[After being flung into countless numbers of trees from the third party's traps during the last draft, Ion swore to himself he'd never climb another tree for as long as he lived. Obviously, he didn't count on finding a baby bird having fallen out of its nest when he made that declaration. And with the mother bird calling for her child overhead, Ion

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[mistyarc]

[It's Uncle. In a nonexistent lifetime, anyway. In the process of putting a book back into a shelf, Hubert catches sight of Ion and ends up staring for a few seconds too long. Had something happened?

He turns back to the shelf in front of him. It's none of his business, and it'd be strange to ask after what they'd undergone in that experiment. But . . . perhaps Ion was hurt --

Then he wouldn't be in the library. Hmmm.]

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[mistyarc]

[It's the most important, okay. At any rate, it can't be helped. Ion's already here, no need fussing over getting checked up first anymore when it's not possible chronologically.]

What sort of book are you here for?

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[soreplaceable]

I was hoping to find a new series to start. I recently finished the last one I'd been reading and I find I like having something constant to look out for whenever I'm here.

[He glances back up at the book shelves. He'd just finished looking at one row, but the next one was just a bit out of his reach.] A friend of mine recommended a particular detective series, but I can't recall the author. Hopefully I'll stumble upon it sooner or later...

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[mistyarc]

[He glances at the upper row. Detective series, huh . . . while he isn't the biggest fan of the genre, he can appreciate its thriller and mystery elements.]

Do you recall the title?