Aereopagitica; Saturday [ 10-2 ]

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Following suit with yesterday, Alphonse came in and opened the store, then took a seat behind the counter.

[ ooc: so not only am I feeling uncreative, but it is 7:30 in the morning and I am awake. I think the world may end, or something. ]

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Rosette was bored and decided she was tired of all the same old dusty religious books in the church and so she decided to check out the bookshop. She was in the mood for something with either pirates or robots. Potentially both.

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Alphonse heard the door open and quickly set aside the book he was currently engrossed in (hey, it was a bookstore, it was appropriate enough). He slid out of the chair, making his way towards the entrance to greet the customer that came in. "Hello," he said, putting on a friendly smile. "Can I help you with anything?"

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"Yes, please," Rosette said with a winning grin. "I hear this might be the place to get books."

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"Only might?" Alphonse chuckled. "Yes, it is. There's all sorts of things floating around here. Looking for anything in particular?"

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"Actually floating?" Rosette asked, smirking a bit, 'cause this kid was cute. Kind of reminded her of someone. "Because a floating book might be just what I need. Can free the hands to do all sorts of other fun things like making pie or cleaning guns."

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"I don't think..." Alphonse trailed off, then paused to consider where he was at. He made an odd face thinking about it, and craned his head over a shoulder carefully. "... I don't know," he continued. "Not that I'm aware of."

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Rosette was certainly not eying the bookshelves, thinking of testing whether or not they could float by tossing them off and waiting to see. At all. Really.

Okay, she was. And liking the idea more by the second. She was bored, after all, that's what brought her here. "Maybe we should find out?" she suggested with a devilish smirk.

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"Ah, but-- there's so many books," Alphonse said, glancing around the store. "It would take too long to go through all of them..."

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Rosette also cast her eyes around at all the books and then shrugged. "I've got nothing better to do. An' when I came in here, you didn't look much like I was interupting anything important..."

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Well, she had a point. He just didn't know how long she'd want to stay in the store. "Um, I suppose... You're free to look around for as long as you want."

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Rosette eyed him carefully. "...And check for floating books?"

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"And check for floating books," he confirmed. "I... can't really guarantee any of those, though."

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Rosette nodded firmly before a smirk spread on her face, the kind that, if Alphonse was the suspicious type, might make him possibly regret his confirmation. "Okay," Rosette said. "First things first. Where might I find books on flying or aeroplanes or birds? Maybe clouds. I have a feeling that if any books are gonna float, it'll be those ones."

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Maybe he was, just a little; Alphonse had plenty of practice with the sneaky and mischievous types thanks to a certain older sibling, but Rosette was a stranger and a customer on top of that, and she hadn't caused anything yet. So, he didn't say anything (it was probably something else getting the better of him, and she didn't plan to do anything out of line at all) and instead began to wander further into the store, trying to pinpoint where those kind of books may be at. "Umm, let's see," Alphonse said, looking around. "They should be down over here, somewhere."

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"Okay, thank you!" Rosette said cheerfully as she wandered down in the direction Alphonse had pointed her. Her thumb and forefinger stroked her chin thoughtfully as she inspected the rows of spines for a good title. "Oooh. Air Drifts and You: Predicting the Force of the Wind to Improve Your Aero Flight. This seems like a great place to start!"

And, promptly, she pulled the book from the shelf, gave it a good look over, before tossing it up into the air.

In promptly came crashing down to the floor, covers spread and pages bending under its weight. "Nope. Not a floater."

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Alphonse stared, eyes going wide. "Wh-Wha-- You'll damage those that way!"

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Rosette was trying really, really hard not to giggle. She beamed at the little book clerk. "But how else will I find out if they can float?"

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"I-- I-I don't know," Alphonse quickly answered, hastily going to rescue the fallen book. "But you can't ruin anything, either!"

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"Oh, psh. I haven't ruined anything, see?" Rosette picked up the book, dusted it off, and slid it back into where she had removed it. "Can't even tell it was ever removed."

Nor would it probably ever will be again, judging by the title.