Okay yeah but I had to take other classes, Beck! [But he also sounds like he's trying not to laugh.] I've read some classics for my general English courses. But those were still years ago.
...the one that stuck with me the most was probably This Side of Paradise. [He was, in fact, looking at Fitzgerald for a reason when they were in the library.] When I first read it I thought it was kind of depressing, but looking at it now I sort of get it a lot better.
[...but he shrugs.] I think the last book I read for myself without prompting was The Hobbit and that was definitely around high school.
[There's a low laugh.] I don't really know what I am anymore, but that probably sounds right. I...spent a long time not really seeing what humanity was like. Now that I have, I can't really go back to being overly optimistic. Maybe that's why I'm still okay with fantasy sometimes.
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Well, that needs to change pronto, no matter what you pick.
[Beck Beckson, resident book nerd.]
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You think? I mean I've read stuff for class but that probably doesn't count, huh?
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[The shade!!]
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Okay yeah but I had to take other classes, Beck! [But he also sounds like he's trying not to laugh.] I've read some classics for my general English courses. But those were still years ago.
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[She's curious.]
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[...but he shrugs.] I think the last book I read for myself without prompting was The Hobbit and that was definitely around high school.
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[It makes sense, though, and she gives a nod.]
That one is pretty good. I haven't read any fantasy in ages...
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