[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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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.