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[goatsongs]

[Ah, the library. A lovely place for quiet and relaxation, so unlike the hustle and bustle of the city.

And right next to Michalis is a midget who's trying to reach a book of poetry on the top shelf that is clearly out of his reach. He's hopping up to try and grab it and everything. This is frankly kind of ridiculous.

Please have pity on him, because he will die before he asks for help from a tall person.]

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[God.

Michalis likes being here, honestly - he's never really been one for reading, despite his education not being lacking in any way when he was growing up; he simply just didn't have it in him to care about the struggles of fictional people. But you know what, he's spoken to a few people here who are into the whole poetry thing, and that's what he's doing in this section to begin with (to see if there's any he likes, anything that will actually resonate with him, or if it'll just be The Struggles Of Fake People II: This Time With Linebreaks) when he becomes rather...aware...of his current company.

And, well, he's here in all his 6'1" glory, so like.]

...I assume you don't want me to destroy your pride by getting that for you.

[goatsongs]

[Chuuya has to stop and really consider it. And crane his neck to look at Michalis, because wow.]

...If this poet was any less good I'd say no, but...

[He really wants to reach that book.]

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[He pauses for a moment, looking at the book in question and kind of tipping his head a bit at it; either judging this dude's taste or taking note of the poet in question, it's a little hard to tell.

He'll reach out and get the book down, though. He's not in the mood to be a total jackass today.]

So you'd recommend this one, then.

[goatsongs]

[Taking that now. He won't say thank you because... pride and all, but book recommendations are kind of like thanks?]

Oh, definitely. The writer does some great things with anaphora, especially when it comes to his poems about loss. If you're not a fan of low diction he might not be to your tastes though.

[The way Chuuya says 'anaphora' is definitely the way a person who actually uses that word in regular conversation says it, so. Someone experienced with poetry.]

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[...sure, he will just assume that all of that is a good thing.]

...I'm from a place where low diction is more or less to be expected. I've never considered whether I'm a fan of it or not.

[goatsongs]

Where I'm from people used to think that you could only write 'proper' poetry in high diction? But when it comes to deeply personal poems, I think that detracts from the emotions of the work by putting distance between the writer and the reader.

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I suppose I can see that.

[He seems to shrug a bit.]

We're not really ones for the fine arts, where I came from; we've always had more pressing matters at hand.

[goatsongs]

That's a shame. I'm a poet myself.

[No, Chuuya, I'm sure he couldn't tell.]

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So I gathered.

[you don't say.]

We had more of a place for the arts when I was growing up, but that was some time ago; I was still a child then. I suppose one could say I'm nostalgic.

[He'll go back to looking the shelves over as he speaks; just...seeing what's here, even if he isn't registering a lot of it.]

I admit that reading has never been something I particularly enjoy either way; I'm wondering if I'll be equally unimpressed with poetry or not.

[goatsongs]

What didn't you like about it?

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I have a vested lack of interest in the lives of people who don't exist. As such, fiction is meaningless to me.

[So, like. He's literal-minded to a fault, basically.]

[goatsongs]

Oh, yeah, that'd do it. There are some narrative poems, but for the most part you should find more personal subjects rather than characters. I've never written fiction in my life.

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That's what I was wondering about. I appreciate knowing that much, at least.

[...]

I assume you've never been one for politics, either, while we're discussing occupations not taken.

[goatsongs]

Yeugh, politics.

[He says it with more distaste than he does for actual swear words.]

No thank you.

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[That seems to amuse him in some way, at any rate.]

I can't say I fault you any. The entire business is full of vipers.

[goatsongs]

Right? I met a king online the other day and the whole conversation I wanted to reach through the screen and give him a hug.

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Is that so?

[goatsongs]

Yeah, king of Macedonia or some place like that?

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Macedon. I'm fairly sure Macedonia was somewhere else entirely. Over near Italy, wherever that is.

[goatsongs]

...Oh.

Uh.

Hi again.

[Nailed it.]

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[Hi, Chuuya.]

Pleasure's mine.

[Said in the blunt sort of way that implies that he has no idea what actually constitutes a pleasure, but he sure does know what a formality is.

He does relax a bit, though, now that that's out of the way.]

If it's about my father still, it's as I said - it's well over and done with, and it hardly troubles me at this point.

[goatsongs]

That was part of it, but it was more the... everything? A lot of everything.

[After some consideration, he reaches out to give Michalis' shoulder a pat. Not a hug, but it's something.]

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[thank you for not hugging him, he may have died]

People tend to have that reaction. Even back there, some tried offering me sympathy; it was a strange experience.

[...It was either sympathy or it was like. Whatever Gotoh was trying to do, which was a whole mess of confusing for no discernible reason.]

[goatsongs]

[No hugs on the first meeting.]

Yeah, that's a thing people tend to do when they meet somebody who's had it rough.