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♞ IX. voice & action.

I have books I need to get rid of— [...well. That's not right. He corrects himself.] —return. There's too many for me to carry, so I'll need help.

[Elliot, that's not a request, it's a demand. But this is Elliot Nightray—he does not and will never care. Housemates can find Elliot sorting through the books in his servant's room, trying to pile as many into a box as he can. This is going to take a while.

Others can find him hauling this stupid box of books to the library. It's especially cold today, but once again, Elliot does not care. He is getting rid of these books one way or another, dammit. It's only a small start, but he is tired of waiting.]

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[Did someone say books?]

I'll help, if you'd like. [This would be Ami quite happy to get a chance to see the selection.]

I'm going to need it. [His servant knows nothing of responsibility! But he wouldn't mind if she looked through them.] I'm in house 53.

If it's alright to come so suddenly, I can be there shortly.

It's fine. [...ah, right.] Thank you.

If that isn't convenient, another time is fine... [She shouldn't have rudely assumed.]

No, now is alright. [It would take a lot for Elliot to think someone else was rude!] I need to get rid of these.

[The sooner, the better.]

I have to admit, I'm very excited to see them. If they're from the library, I may not have had a chance to read them yet.

Probably. A lot of these are overdue. [And that was probably his own fault, not his servant's.] They'll need to be checked out again.

If you still need time to read them, that shouldn't be a problem.

I'm not going to read them. There's too many.

Then when you said they should be checked out again, you didn't mean you wanted to renew them yourself?

No. I'm not interested in any of these.

[Well, that's probably not quite true, but he's only thinking of getting rid of them—he's not thinking of keeping any for himself.]

If that's the case, I can bring them back for you. [He doesn't need to go at all, if he's not renewing them.]

I'm almost there now. [Guess who has a habit of walking and reading?]

Thank you. [There was so much that he still might have to make a trip, but he was definitely grateful for the help.]

Is there anything you're looking for?

[He might as well see if there's anything she specifically wants while he's sorting through them, though.]

Well... Anything new, really. Especially if the subject relates to other worlds somehow, or Luceti. Especially Luceti, but that'd be very rare.

I'll see what I can find. [That shouldn't be too hard. His servant liked reading about all kinds of things, so stuff about other worlds or planets or whatever should be easy enough to find.]

Thank you very much; it's very kind of you. If I can do something to help you in return, please let me know.

Don't worry about it. Helping me get rid of these is enough.

[It's only a few more minutes before she arrives at the house. She says a brief goodbye, closes the journal, and knocks politely.]

[It'll be just a moment before Elliot answers, since he's carrying another small pile of books into the living room. When he opens the door for Ami, he gestures for her to come in.

There are piles of books all over the living room—on the end tables, on the piano, on the floor...]

Thanks for coming.

[Most people's first thought upon seeing this sight would be 'overkill'.

Ami's?]

It looks sort of like home. [She's neat and tidy by habit, but her tendencies with books... well... they get a little out of hand.]

[...if that's her first thought upon seeing the mess, Elliot's sure she's absolutely no better than his servant!]

It's too much for someone's bedroom.

[Especially a small bedroom!]

Ah- Right. [Her smile turns a bit awkward with embarrassment. She's said something odd again, hasn't she?]

Shall we begin? Do you have boxes or crates to use for them?

I think there's a few boxes. [He had only grabbed one for himself, so there should still be some left.] I'll go find them.

I'll start gathering the books into piles. [Mostly for the sake of being able to sort them before they go.]

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