[They stare at him for a moment in surprise, then look away, ticking softly as they think.]
< Uh, well... Vincent and I play Queen's Blood--a card game--together from time to time, and I've been trying to get more cards for my collection. And given how many books are in the library, I should probably try and read more than just the ones I need for research... >
[There's a brief rise of his brow as if to say yes, you.]
A card game? [Not a standard deck, if they're talking about getting more of them. He's taught himself a few of the usual, just for purposes of socializing, but he's not disdainful of the idea of—trading cards, he supposes they must be?] And they sell them here... interesting.
[Well, if it can integrate diseases and horrible powers from other worlds, why not card games? Unless it originates here, which he somehow doubts. Back to Dante's potential hobbies, though:]
My own choice in literature tends to be rather dense, but... my ward is fond of detective novels, if you're looking for somewhere to start.
< Not just sell it. I'm pretty sure it's the main game played in the casino in town... somehow. >
[They aren't sure what that has to do with gambling, and they've yet to step foot in the casino themselves, but it's there!]
< But detective novels, huh? It's a place to start. >
[And for what it's worth, they do sound curious. It helps that they've had the chance to play detective themselves, even if they were mostly there to supervise. It leaves them to wonder how a professional (or a fictional professional) might do things.]
[At the casino as well? It had his attention before, but now he's definitely interested.]
I'll bring by a few recommendations later, if I can find them.
[Because weirdly the library does have... books from home that he recognizes. If they have Kant, surely they'll have a bit of Doyle and Christie. It does seem like a good excuse to get Dante off their feet, plus:]
Then maybe you could teach me a bit more about this game?
< Sure thing. > [An eager nod] < I'm not a master or anything, but I've got the basics down well enough to feel confident passing them along. >
[And they won't say no to having someone else to play against.]
< Vincent and I play in the library, but we can always go somewhere else. Just as long as there's a table to set everything out at. Anywhere you'd prefer? >
[He vastly prefers more solitary settings and private conversations, and while Purgatorio's office isn't entirely unoccupied otherwise, he won't have to think quite so much about who might come in or out compared to the library. He's not about to explain all of that, so jokingly, he says:]
Just in case I turn out to be an embarrassment—or a sore loser.
[That one might have gone over better if Dante knew anything about how surly he used to be when he was younger... ah well. He remains unfunny, which is why he sounds mildly defeated when he replies:]
Well, of course. I just tend to prefer learning in a more private setting.
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[They stare at him for a moment in surprise, then look away, ticking softly as they think.]
< Uh, well... Vincent and I play Queen's Blood--a card game--together from time to time, and I've been trying to get more cards for my collection. And given how many books are in the library, I should probably try and read more than just the ones I need for research... >
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A card game? [Not a standard deck, if they're talking about getting more of them. He's taught himself a few of the usual, just for purposes of socializing, but he's not disdainful of the idea of—trading cards, he supposes they must be?] And they sell them here... interesting.
[Well, if it can integrate diseases and horrible powers from other worlds, why not card games? Unless it originates here, which he somehow doubts. Back to Dante's potential hobbies, though:]
My own choice in literature tends to be rather dense, but... my ward is fond of detective novels, if you're looking for somewhere to start.
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[They aren't sure what that has to do with gambling, and they've yet to step foot in the casino themselves, but it's there!]
< But detective novels, huh? It's a place to start. >
[And for what it's worth, they do sound curious. It helps that they've had the chance to play detective themselves, even if they were mostly there to supervise. It leaves them to wonder how a professional (or a fictional professional) might do things.]
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I'll bring by a few recommendations later, if I can find them.
[Because weirdly the library does have... books from home that he recognizes. If they have Kant, surely they'll have a bit of Doyle and Christie. It does seem like a good excuse to get Dante off their feet, plus:]
Then maybe you could teach me a bit more about this game?
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[And they won't say no to having someone else to play against.]
< Vincent and I play in the library, but we can always go somewhere else. Just as long as there's a table to set everything out at. Anywhere you'd prefer? >
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[He vastly prefers more solitary settings and private conversations, and while Purgatorio's office isn't entirely unoccupied otherwise, he won't have to think quite so much about who might come in or out compared to the library. He's not about to explain all of that, so jokingly, he says:]
Just in case I turn out to be an embarrassment—or a sore loser.
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[No matter how strange it is to think of it that way.
Definitely a house. Not so much a home.]
< I don't think it'll be that bad, though. In the end, it's just a game, right? >
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Well, of course. I just tend to prefer learning in a more private setting.