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[writemeasnack]

[There is a very adorable looking girl with very, very long pleated pigtails fiddling with the camera function on her D-Comm, leaning rather close to it with a somewhat confused expression.]

Ne... Boko-chan, is it working?

[a Bokomon pops her head over Toko's, giving a nod]

Yup yup! It's on!

Oh good!

[Toko claps her hands together excited and sits back, beaming brightly at the D-Comm.]

I didn't properly introduce myself last time I was using this. My name is Amano Toko. [she bows] I've been here for a few months now with my boyfriend Inoue Konoha. He works for the newspaper, and I work at the Axyori Library, which is actually something I wanted to talk about!

[the smile fades, but only enough to indicate she's speaking slightly more seriously now]

If anyone has been at that library before, you might not remember it very fondly. It wasn't very taken care of because the old digimon that was running it didn't have the help he needed. My partner, Boko-chan [here, she gestures to Bokomon, who waves cheerfully] worked there with only a few others, most of them part timers.

Well the library has since been passed on to Boko-chan's care, and myself along with Edwards-san--

Pst... didn't he ask you not to call him that?

Ahh... [a finger to her lips thoughtfully] He did. I'm sorry, Mitchell-san. [she laughs nervously] A-anyway, Mitchell-san and myself have managed to completely clean up the library and make it almost like new! All the shelves have been completely reorganized, and we even got new comfortable furniture for the reading areas!

It's not as big as some of the other libraries in the Digital World, but it's still a lovely, cozy place and we wanted to encourage everyone to visit it!

[a bit of a pause, with an awkward smile]

... ah. Was that all I was going to do?

I think so.

Alright then! Thank you all for listening!

[another bow, and she reaches forward to shut the comm off]

Comments

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

... Why would we do that?

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

Do what? [headtilt] Come to the library?

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that. Most of the best reading is over the comms, what with people making asses of themselves the majority of the time they use them.

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

Well... if you're in to that sort of entertainment, sure. But not everyone is! Even in another world, some people enjoy a departure from reality!

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

... But it is a departure from reality. Since seriously, how can some of these folks still live with how idiotic they act?

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

Ah, but it's still happening here. A tale in a book is not!

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

... so? A book is temporary, all this stuff seems to be never ending.

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

A book is only over when you decide to forget about it.

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

I don't really forget things, so really once I'm done with a book I don't need it anymore anyway.

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

You don't ever forget things?

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

Pretty much, unless I have it deleted.

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

[blink]

Deleted?

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

Yeah, deleted, erased, no longer within my internal database.

1/2

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

[thoughtfully]

Internal database...

2/2

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

[loud gasp]

You're a robot!

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

Mmhmm, one of many to be exact.

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

[Sorry, Crash, she's kind of geeking out now]

That is incredible! I've only ever read about robots in science fiction novels! What kind of robot are you? Do you have weaponry? Oh, I have so many questions!

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

... Uh, I'm a demolitions robot? [Cause that sounds a lot better than "I'm a walking war machine".] So yeah, I have weaponry and... uh okay ask away?

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow!

What kind of world are you from?

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

Erm... a normal one? I mean, yeah there are robots that do most of the work, and some cars can kinda fly, but it's around the same time as it is here? I guess?

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

I see! So coming here must not have been much of an adjustment for you.

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

I guess? Stuff is a bit more low-tech here than back home.

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised. They're developing robots back in my home world, which isn't that different from this world, but they're nothing as amazing as you are!

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

Oh... uh. Neat?

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

Ahh... I'm sorry, I'm gushing too much, aren't I? Konoha-kun says I do that a lot when I get overly excited...

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

Ehn, it's okay. Don't worry about it!

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

[laughs]

Okay.

Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't ask your name!

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

Oh um! It's Crash Man, but everyone just calls me Crash.

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

It's nice to meet you, Crash-san.

[drillsforhands.livejournal.com]

Uh... it's just Crash.

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

Just Crash? Alright then.

[batboobs.livejournal.com]

Hm. So I guess books are like a treasure to you, hm~?

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! I love all books!

[batboobs.livejournal.com]

How charming. My name is Rouge. It's a pleasure to speak to you.

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you, Rouge-san!

[batboobs.livejournal.com]

Myself, I enjoy books about adventure. Maybe with a bit of treasure involved...

[writemeasnack.livejournal.com]

Oh, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is one of my favorite adventure stories! Young Jim Hawkins, on the high seas with swash buckling pirates! It's amazing!