un: tikkunolam

[accidentallich]

I was talking to the owner of the Sakuranbo to see if there was anything I could do without being in the public eye and she really wanted me to put on 'performances' for her 'cliente with particular tastes'.

Are people into skeletons in that way??? Why.

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[chichichi]

I wouldn't mind keeping an eye out. The libraries have a wealth of information, but there's something to be said for material you don't have to return.

[accidentallich]

That would be very kind of you. Is there anything I can do to repay the favor?

[chichichi]

Five yen for my troubles if I find a place that suits you. If I don't, there's not much to repay, hm?

[accidentallich]

That's worth at least ten yen.

[chichichi]

I won't turn my nose up at that sort of generosity. The lot of us have only just arrived here, though, and I'd gladly settle for you passing the word along if I find a place that suits you over that increase.

[accidentallich]

I was going to share any bookstores I found without you asking. It's hard to keep me from talking about things like that, really.

[chichichi]

Is that so? What sort of books are you into?

[accidentallich]

Oh, a little of everything. Poetry, philosophy, history, fantasy and science fiction, romance, comedy...

[chichichi]

I wonder if we're familiar with the same literature? What's your world's name? Mine's Earth.

[accidentallich]

Mine too! So maybe we've read some of the same things. Do you like Pratchett?

[chichichi]

That's the author of Discworld, isn't it?

I've been trying to get my hands on some English copies of his work, but it's been a slowgoing process. The Japanese translations don't quite do it justice.

[accidentallich]

That's him. I'm not surprised that his wordplay works best in English, I tried reading Spanish translations once and it just wasn't the same.

[chichichi]

Certain things get lost in translation or the attempt at localization changes things too much. There never seems to be a happy medium unless it's a particularly old book.

Those get all the notes and citations.

[accidentallich]

We should be grateful that we have all the translations that we do, really. When I was young it was hard to find anything aside from translations from the Greek classics.

[chichichi]

Really?

[accidentallich]

I'm pretty old, nu.

[chichichi]

I wouldn't have guessed. You don't sound a day past twenty.

[accidentallich]

When you're a lich who doesn't know how to use illusions, you don't get out to talk to people much. That's probably why.

[He's hella undersocialized for being about a thousand years old.]

[chichichi]

I see.

Well, you can talk to me any time you'd like over these devices or in person if you're comfortable with it. It seems like we'd have plenty to talk about at the least between literature from home and Gaia if you plan on picking up the books here.

[accidentallich]

Yes, please! I'd love to swap book recommendations.

[chichichi]

We should probably swap names, too. I'm Setsura Yamaguchi, and you are?

[accidentallich]

Gershom Alter. Nice to meet you.

[chichichi]

The pleasure's mine.

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[accidentallich]

I'm not sure about that, but thank you.