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Library, Wednesday, All Day

Special Collections was back to behaving itself today, which Sholeh was very grateful for. The last thing she needed today was to do battle with a door again. The books seemed content to behave themselves today, too, which was a pleasant change. She was almost on the verge of thinking things were too pleasant, when the fashion magazines took off into the air, flying around almost like thos nasty creatures from the weekend.

Sholeh was of a mind to ignore them, but they kept bombarding her at random intervals with 'Back To School Fashion Tips.' If they kept it up, she was going to get a broom and swat them out of the air!

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Your library aide is hiding under a desk to avoid an article called "Ten Tops to Wow Your Boyfriend!"

Maybe the magazines will behave with a patron present?

Yeul paused for a moment at the door to the library and surveyed the flying magazines calmly before entering anyway, heedless of them.

"Hello, Sholeh!" she called cheerfully. "Has the library been very active today?"

"Yeul!" Have a merry grin, would you? Sholeh was quite pleased to see you today! So pleased that she didn't even mind the magazine that flopped onto her head.

Shoving it off her head and onto the floor, she waved Yeul over. "It's pretty much been like this since I came in, but nothing I can't handle. How've you been? How goes your semester?"

She laughed softly, at the antics of the magazine and at Sholeh’s enthusiasm both. “I have no doubts that you can handle it, you’re an experienced library aide, after all!” Making her way over to Sholeh, Yeul ignored the magazines that fluttered around her head. “It is nice to see you so cheerful! I am quite well and my semester will be over tomorrow. How has your semester been going?”

"Quiet," Sholeh said, quite happy to have it be so. "Zhari's taking a cooking class that makes her very happyand I got into Mr. Dracula's class on monsters." She paused before adding, "Evan's a TA for that class."

Blushing? Who was blushing? Certainly not Sholeh!

"That wasn't why I wanted into the class, of course. But it was very nice anyway."

"Of course not," Yeul said, smiling. "But it's pleasant to see someone you get along with do well in class, isn't it?"

That was surely the reason for her not-blushing! Or Yeul was teasing her, very gently.

"I'm glad Zhari's happy with her class," she added. "Do you like the one on monsters?"

"I do," Sholeh said, blushing again, but this time for very different reasons. "It's nice to be in a class where monsters aren't considered to be, well, monsters."

"I am glad that class exists," she said sincerely. "For your sake and any other student who needs that reassurance."

She was glad, too, that Evan was TA of it.

Sholeh peeked up and smiled at Yeul again. "Do you believe in monsters?"

"There are many things that can be meant with that term," Yeul said, taking the question seriously. "A person who does terrible, horrible things can be called a monster. And in my world, the vast majority of wildlife is frequently named under the catch-all of 'monster' because they are dangerous and attack humans."

She shrugged slightly. "But being different is not… how do differences make someone a monster? I am different from you and you are different from Evan and Evan is different from everyone else. Differences do not make someone or something a monster."

"Not many people believe that," Sholeh said softly. "It's easy to sort the people like you into 'Us' and then the people not like you into 'Them.' If you can call them something inhuman, all the better, because then it means that you don't have to treat them humanely. But what about people who aren't human, but aren't dangerous, either? I mean, we're not. The Tryad, I mean. We're demons, but we're...nice ones?"

That sounded stupid, even to her.

Yeul didn’t think it was stupid.

“I believe that,” she said quietly. “I cannot change the minds of others. When I look at people, Sholeh, I treat them kindly because everyone deserves kindness.” Yeul leaned against the desk and looked thoughtful. “You and your sisters may not be human, may be demons, but you’re still people and deserve to be treated as such.”

So she did. To Yeul, it was that simple.

“I am sorry for how other people have treated you,” she added, “and sorry, too, for the fear that lingers that other people will treat you all poorly in the future. I cannot change how your lives may go, or who will be kind and who will be cruel.” Not that she would, even if she could. Yeul… let things fall as they would. “All I have is my reassurance is that I see you, all of you, as people and will treat you as such.”

"And that's why you're such a good friend," Sholeh said. "Maybe even my best friend." She ducked her head. "That isn't too forward is it?"

=Hey!= Zeela protested. =What about us!=

::You're sisters, silly,:: Sholeh said. ::That's closer than anyone else.::

"Not too forward," Yeul said, sounding touched and smiling. "I am very happy that you feel that way." She'd never had something like a best friend before!

"I can only hope I do not let you down."

Neither had Sholeh! At least, other than her sisters!

...Was this when the slumber parties and pillow fights started? Sholeh wasn't entirely sure of the formalities.

"I don't think you can," she replied, rather frankly. "I don't think that's how friendship works. Not unless either of us changes."

Maybe they could make up the formalities as they went? Or look in books! They were surrounded by them, after all. Surely one or two was clear on how friendship changed once it levelled up to best-friendship.

"If that is the case then I think we'll be all right," she said agreeably, grinning a bit. "Though, in saying so, perhaps we're trying our luck?"

Sholeh saw no problem about looking up the rules of best friendship in books. It seemed perfectly logical to her!

"Point," she said, wrinkling her nose. "Perhaps we should agree here and now that personality changes brought on by Fandom being Fandom don't count?"

Though she reserved the right to avoid you if you ever became a vampire and killed her, Yeul. It's just a thing.

"That would probably be the simplest thing," Yeul said, nodding. "If only because the island can be cruel."

Though Yeul had escaped generally unscathed so far.

"While we are talking about friendship," she continued, "I was wondering if you, or your sisters, were going to be busy over next week's break?"

"Break week? I don't think we have plans," Sholeh said. "I was thinking about starting some reading for classes a little early, once I know what I'll sign up for, but there's plenty of time to do that!"

You know, like during the night, when she was supposed to be sleeping!

"Why do you ask?"

Sleep could be caught up on during the day!

"I am heading home for a few days," Yeul said, looking pleased at the thought. "I thought that, perhaps, if you were not busy, you and your sisters might like to join me? My Guardian is amendable to any guests I'd bring."

Because Caius hadn't really gotten a say, not when Yeul had wanted something.

"Visit your home?" Ha! And you thought that Sholeh had looked super-excited before, when catching on up reading had been mentioned. Now she looked thrilled. "You're really going to invite us? You'd really like us to visit?"

Look, this was the first invitation home that Sholeh had ever gotten. She was allowed to be excited.

Her excitement was flattering!

"I would really like you all to visit," Yeul said quickly, wanting to reassure them. "It would only be for a couple of days, so we wouldn't be able to show you everything, but I thought, perhaps, it might be enjoyable."

Even getting a faceful of flying magazine wasn't enough to diminish Sholeh's enthusiasm.

"But we will get to do some sightseeing, won't we?" she asked. "Just even the village around your house? You can tell us stories and the history and things?"

Think of all the fun things she could leeeearn!

"We'll be moving around a fair bit," Yeul said, laughing softly. "Caius and I are nomadic. I'll make sure we see some of the more interesting areas, and I'll have plenty of stories to tell you."

"You'll have to tell me what to bring," Sholeh said, coming perilously close to babbling. "What to pack and what not to pack and how to pack. When you say nomadic, do you mean you live in a tent and just wander? Will there be pack animals? Should I leave my books behind?"

"I suppose we could hire chocobos, if that would be preferable," she said, tilting her head. "But we usually carry everything in our pockets and would be happy to bring your luggage along that way."

Her skirt didn't even look like it had pockets.

"Bring as many books as you like," Yeul added, running through the questions, "and while shoes that are good for walking are a must, anything else is up to you, since carrying it all is easy for us. Perhaps a swimsuit, since it will be nice enough to go into the water?"

Sholeh envies his door that closes.

Should be around today, save for a trip to the dentist. Boo!

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