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Library [03, 13]

After meeting Raven's siblings yesterday, Jonothon was hell-bent on being entirely productive today in the library.

Productive in that he was going to focus on people that didn't make him want to put a fist through things, and so he was rounding up whatever comic books he could find in the library's collection, in preparation for a possible visit from Bobby's guests. Because the prospect of reading about the Y-People and Ratman to little Leech and Artie was a far more pleasant one than the urge he had to stomp off after Lust, Envy, and Wrath in order to kick the three of them in the--

Oooh, Spider-Ham. The kids would probably enjoy that one.

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//Well, as likely as I am t'be here early, I do have a visitor of my own to keep entertained,// Jono replied, his tone about as close to a singsong sort of chuckle as he could possibly manage. //Sorry, mates. You would've been waiting a while at th'door for me if you'd gotten here right about then.//

Poor little blokes didn't get read to often, did they?

And now Jono wanted even more to feed them cookies and candy and to give them toys. He was doomed.

//Waiting did give me enough time t'pull out all of th'best issues of things, though.//

The teachers at their new school were way too insistent on making them learn to read themselves, something which neither boy had a particularly easy time with.

"You'll be okay hanging out with Jono for a while?" Bobby asked the pair, who nodded vigorosly at him. There were a few people he needed to see at the brunch thing, and it was probably best if the kids weren't around for that. Less headachey.

//They'll be fine,// Jono assured Bobby, waving a dismissive hand his way that moved in time with the vigorous nodding of the boys. //There are enough comics here to keep them entertained for hours, mate.//

And him, for that matter.

So with a wave and a reminder of where he'd be when they got hungry (because hi, they were boys, it wasn't a question of if), Bobby headed off to the brunch.

"Ratman?" Leech asked hopefully, eyeing the pile of comics.

//Oh, we have a couple of Ratman fans here, do we? Well, you two are in luck, then. We've got back-issues of that series that stretch back to just about th'dawn of time, I think.//

And, ever so conveniently, Jono had them sitting nearby and sorted out neatly by story arc. He was nothing if not industrious in his comic book preparations, really.

//But which villain should we read about? Th'Man-Rat? Th' Puzzler? Who d'you want to see brought to justice today, mates?//

The half-dozen or so cartoonish question marks that popped up in the air would hopefully provide answer enough. The Puzzler! Artie thought he was funny.

//Excellent choice!// Jono hadn't much cared for the Man-Rat anyhow. After all, it seemed like the vast majority of Ratman villains were variations on some sort of animal theme. A villain who relied on his smarts was far more appealing than the Gator or the Puffin or Dogwoman...

Okay, Dogwoman was hot.

//We just so happen to have the issue where he traps Ratman in a giant maze, and the only way he can find his way out again is by following th'clues to the cheese at the end.//

That sounded excellent! And so Artie and Leech scrambled over to the other side of the circulation desk, flopping down on the floor crosslegged. There was a Jono-sized space between them of course, because they needed to be able to see the pictures in the comic books while he read them!

Okay, that was too bloody adorable, and Jono wouldn't mind sitting on the floor, even if it meant that he'd be difficult for patrons of the library to find for a while.

He collected a handful of Ratman comics, and then took a seat in between them, opening the first issue and beginning to read.

"Change voices, Jono," Leech coached helpfully. Because when you were reading dialogue aloud you had to have a different voice for each character! Even if your voice was telepathic to start with.

Jono glanced at Leech thoughtfully at the request, and then nodded, putting a touch more effort into his telepathy, trying something new. He had no idea if he'd be able to pull it off, but...

//You won't get away with this, Puzzler,// he growled, sounding exactly like the Ratman from the movies. //I am... the rat.//

And then he glanced at the boys, looking for some kind of approval. Apparently, Jono did some pretty impressive impersonations. The joy of not being limited by vocal cords...

Which they offered in the way of approving claps. Jono, they felt, was a very quick learner.

Ah, applause. Jonothon had lived for it, back when he'd still been able to perform for audiences. He'd take it here and now, from the two boys. If they thought that his Ratman was good, just wait until they heard his Puzzler impression!

Straight from the 90's cartoon, that one was.

//Puzzle me this, Ratman!// And that cackle. //What's the worst weather for rats and mice? Answer! When it's raining cats and dogs!//

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