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Who: Booklovers, residents and happenstance travellers
Where: Corehaven, Cepheus
When: Year 194, early fall
What: The Annual People's Faire of Lore and Learning, a.k.a. Nomus, a.k.a. That Week Where Books Are All Over The Place a.k.a. bibliowl mating season

[ if you happen to be visiting or passing through any Cephean town worth its salt this time of year, you're bound to find the main streets by the seeming flood and bustle of people and books, books, books everywhere. Tables and crates and stalls of every imaginable piece of literature that pen could set to paper, regardless of genre, length, age or origin; many rarely seeing the light of day for the rest of the year, or indeed at all. Bartering is as acceptable as payment in coin, with many a pair of well-loved tomes exchanging hands; and some owners are marked with a generous streak at this time of year, offering at times impressive spreads of the written word for no greater price than a promise of care and appreciation.

In the bigger cities the fairs extend for several blocks in all directions, in various parts of the city, open from dawn to dusk; and in the grandest of them, such as that of Corehaven, gaslight keeps some tables laid out, and opens others, throughout the night.

Flocks of bibliowls roost thickly in the eaves of buildings at this time of year, hooting cheerfully in the evenings. ]

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[Oh, this will be WONDERFUL~]

Ah, yes! A classic is always a good place to start.

[Glancing at Chrysos, briefly. I'm completely failing to reign in this situation, clearly it's your job!!]

[ she's your--- lady sister guardian friend thing!!11

what do I

looks to one side and. claps a firm hand on the boy's shoulder ]

......actually I believe I saw something quite interesting over there that he might like we'll be back in a minute.

[ ATTEMPT: STEERING ESCAPE ]

[For this one moment, my wariness of humans has been overshadowed by my horror of romance novels.

SURE WHATEVER LET'S GTFO]

[AS IF THAT WILL SAVE YOU]

We'll pick out some good books for you both while you're gone. ♥

Only the very best~!

[Waves. Hey, Tide can take care of himself. And it's getting him to trust more humans. =3]

So, did you have any other titles in mind?

I had just been planning on browsing...

But if we have to educate our friends on the finer points of romance... [Oh, let's find the trashiest romance novels. Like something with a traveling Vulp and a Delphinus noble.]

Oh, that looks good . . . [Maybe a story about a wild Pyxis taking a fine Pavo lady on a whirlwind romantic adventure too]

Will your friend really be alright getting yanked away like that?

[Oh, yes, definitely. And perhaps something about a forbidden love story between someone from Ursa and Corvus?]

Hmm? Oh, yes! Actually, it'll be good for him to meet new people. He's quite shy.

[ YEP

having navigated a sufficient distance (at least five tables away) from the ladies he lets go... and they're standing next to a food stall. The delicious smell of baked dough and meat coming from the baskets of pasties piled up on display. ]

[ s-sigh.... ]

[Delicious to you, at least...

Just. Pinches the bridge of his nose for a minute or two, muttering]

...this much knowledge freely available and she chooses fictional romances...