twelve truffula stumps

[shortishandbossy]

 [The Lorax has had a lot of time to think since arriving here. Too much time, in fact. Between eating and sleeping and checking up on the tree and the journal, his schedule isn't very exciting. 

He usually doesn't roam around this late at night, but he's feeling restless and a little walk would probably do some good. So he's sitting between the shelves in the plant section of the library, flipping through a book about plants on earth (ironically printed on paper) to distract himself from his thoughts. Every now and again his eyes become unfocused and distant. There's obviously something on his mind.]

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[lovemesomepie]

[Dean's never been one much for sleep, usually catches four hours when he manages to drift off. Sure, he loves it when he can stretch out and relax - but regardless of having his own room, he doesn't quite trust it yet, and it's too quiet all alone in the space. Not to mention that he can't help his hands from shaking and half the time he finds that he's broken a cold sweat. He knows what's wrong with him - part of his Loss, now that he's figured it out - but he doesn't acknowledge it; that would give it power over him.

So when he can't sleep he's been searching through the library for old journals. They liked to move around, Crowley had said, which made them a bitch to find. He's taken to just searching sections at random, so he pays no heed that he's in the section about plants - just that this is a part he hasn't gotten to yet.

He rounds the corner to the next aisle only to jerk back a little in surprise at the little furry thing that seems to be...reading a book, of all things. He's too surprised to really take into account that whatever this thing is, it isn't in a great mood. His voice is loud in the quiet library.]

...The hell?

[shortishandbossy]

[Oh great, company. Surprised company. Probably a newbie. Or a place-where-Loraxes-don't-exist-ie. The Lorax glances up from his book and gives this guy a look]

What? You act like you never seen a magical forest guardian before.

[lovemesomepie]

[He's still shocked, so it takes him a moment to respond. A non-hostile ... thing? It doesn't look amused, but it certainly doesn't look like it could even approach harming him. Wait, forest guardian--?]

Believe me, I have. They just didn't look like you.

[shortishandbossy]

Judgin' by the way you're starin', they didn't act like me either.

[lovemesomepie]

Less...fluffy. More bite than bark. No bark at all, actually.

Castle sure does take everything, don't it.

[shortishandbossy]

Seems like it. More humans than anything, though.

[lovemesomepie]

I kinda expected more aliens, to be honest. This whole place bein' alien and all.

What planet you from?