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It was simpler than trying to explain the whole Librarianly choice of names to him.
Oh shut up it's probably something simplle
An intelligent piece of work.
Lol brad is the stealth main character
(She’d always wondered, or even daydreamed, what it was like to actually work with great detectives, rather than just read about them. It was more annoying than she’d expected.)
Again the fiction thing. Also OMG SO ANNOYING to have someone else do the heavy lifting
“But it’s our mission!”
Therefore not important ?
she decided that she should never have mentioned that bit in the first place. Stupid of her.
Oh u think?
books with a significant connection to the alternate world could affect that world itself, could somehow even change it—was
but there wasn’t time for that at the moment.
Need to start a list of things irene doesnt have time for
He’d be far too concerned at what it might mean for his own world.
Duhhhh
“And aren’t you ever curious, Miss Winters? Don’t you want to know?” “You’re suggesting that I have some sort of academic curiosity about the fact,” Irene said curtly.
Again CULT. A little curiousity is a dangerous thing
our interest is in books.
GIRL you guys are literally talking about BOOKS like the most critical ones. What am i reading
“Not in overarching world-changing forces.”
Which are never books
lying, or at the very least prevarication,
Those are the same?
Worst of all, for the first time in years, We’re just doing this to save the books sounded petty, and choosing not to know more seemed childish.
Lol thats the problem with cults - their logic can look so dumb so quick once you pick at it
She didn’t deserve it.
“Why did your colleague who was murdered not do this?” Vale asked. “Or did he?”
Lol
It didn’t take long.
You know what would be cool? Describing how the characters EXPERIENCE magic rather than summarizing how it works
“I thought that I would feel something more than that.” “What did you feel?” Irene asked curiously.
A teeny bit of curiousity is better than zero
but decided that it wasn’t worth the argument.
Yes please never act on anything that bothers you
this wasn’t the moment to pry.
“That wouldn’t work,”
Why do we need this involved conversation
“There is a temporary disagreement on the subject of my future,” Kai said. “I hope to win them round.”
ooo you lil projecting hypocrite. Thats why youre so touchy about vale being estranged from his fam. Like looking in a mirror
notable only for its admirable taste in fiction,
“My trust in you hasn’t changed.” She put her unbandaged hand on his wrist.
Aw. Accepts him no matterf what cryptid he is
All her feelings of natural justice encouraged her to confess something to him in return,
Huh that is a weird stance
Under some conditions, Irene would happily have encouraged his guilt in the hopes of getting him to spill the full details, but in the middle of a mission wasn’t one of them. I am not a nice person, she thought, to be thinking only of the mission, sparing nothing for my responsibilities to him.
Huh this doesnt quite follow. She's Too focused on the mission to manipulate him which is … bad?
Will it make you feel better if I promise that later on we’ll have some coffee
Thats going on the list
She wondered if she could actually get to quite like this alternate.
tried to ignore feelings of imminent doom.
Awwww poor character u like just sitting around and listening to other people talk. Now you have more uncomfy felings to ignore
Irene wondered a bit nervously if there had been any communication between Vale and Singh last night after she’d gone to bed.
Whatever you do dont ask him
Her feeling of imminent doom was getting worse.
tried to ignore the mental voice that pointed out that yes,
Lol even wben an action is gift wrapped for her she won't take it
least she didn’t have to worry about Bradamant being in league with Alberich.
Unless she's lying?
plausible mess of lies.
Plz be karma
Singh looked at Kai in a way that suggested that he usually got the comfortable chair Kai was sitting in,
Ok i ship singh and vale why nott
What fun.
I don’t know why it should have been in the safe.”
She was fairly sure who the superior in question must have been. Bradamant answered directly to Kostchei, just as Irene answered directly to Coppelia. The possibility of someone else having been involved and giving Bradamant orders . . . well, it wasn’t impossible, but it was too unlikely. At the moment the principles of Occam’s razor, starting with the most obvious answer, seemed the best plan.
This is a weirdly convoluted paragraph to say brad was probably working for her boss. Like duh? One sentence here would be fine. Irene looks stupid if she has to spend this much energy reaching obvious conclusions
“I didn’t expect you to work as fast as you did.”
Lol they did some scouting and went to a party
Irene considered suggesting that they all help by taking a paper each and checking them separately. Then she decided it was a stupid idea.
The weather outside still seemed to be good—for this alternate, anyhow—with high-flying clouds and sunshine.
No that's just objectively good
Irene twitched at the very notion. Give books away? “How very frivolous,” she finally said.
or to anyone else,” she added thoughtfully.
She smart
Hairy Jimmy of the Whitechapel Roaring Boys
Ok i have no idea who that is and yet its kind of self explanatory
werewolves.”
HAhaha
Kai had also sprung to his feet in wild enthusiasm
I get you kai that was a lot of exposition
She saw Bradamant begin to say something and held up a hand to stop her.
Uh why did you ask a question and then interrupt her. Douche
She adjusted her own hat,
Was probably thinking some hat shade. Also was she wearing her own hat indoors??
She looked in every way like an innocent young woman who had been led into crime by bad company and wanted nothing more than to make amends. Irene had to admire the performance,
“Something about nine triads,
Whoa you are a blabber mouth
something along those lines.
She really doesn't give a crap what's inside the books
