Tano [5] -- Action

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[It's not much different from any other day. Mufasa is lying off to the side in the library, casually reading a children's Christmas book. He also has the journal off to the side, which he glances at once in awhile, and puts the book down to take the journal if it catches his attention. He seems very calm, despite all the kissing shenanigans going on. Not because he's immune, but because this is one of the few tricks played by the castle for which the lion gives his approval.

Nothing quite like watching two strangers kiss and then squirm and flail about. Goodness, you'd have thought the castle was populated by virgins.

Well, anyhow, he'll just be reading off to the side, then, but every once in awhile he'll look up when he's found himself stuck on something, and simply look around to see if there was anything interesting going on (i.e. yet another unfortunate pair falling victim to the castle's trolling). It's also an invitation for anyone to come over and chat with him, if they're feeling bold enough to risk a possible lion tongue getting slathered over their face.]

((Open for kissing, planned and unplanned! This is gonna be my last post for Mufasa, so let's make it a good one. ♥))

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[silentrunning]

[Hey Mufasa! Have a Chell! A Chell who pops into the library, gets a book of her own, and then notices him. She wanders over and flops down next to him, trying to get up her nerve. She's finally considering him a close enough friend to do what she's about to do...]

"Hello." she says. Her voice is raspy and low and whispery, but she did speak. To him. Leaning close so that anyone else in the library couldn't hear her. She only speaks to close friends.]

[Ooc: There you go. You said make it a good post, and Chell really considers Mufasa a friend, so he can have her words.

[kid_apocalypse]

[Evan had been in the library only briefly after he arrived, so he figures it was high time he got back to his studying. Mufasa might notice a pair of legs sticking out from underneath an impossibly high stack of books, with a pair of gray hands clutching their base as Evan wanders around, grabbing every book that piques his interest (there are a LOT that fit that category). When he's finally found every book he'll be needing for about the next week, he settles into a big comfy armchair, not even really noticing the lion he's sharing space with. He's seen weirder things, though Mufasa does finally catch his attention, after a few minutes.]

Umm....hi there. Can you...talk?

[pocketmage]

[ Genis loved books.

He was currently browsing through some really thick tomes that wouldn't usually be appealing to a child his age- but he had always been an avid reader... He hefted three of these thick books in his arms as he headed to a less shelved area to start reading... when he noticed Mufasa reading and gave a little grin. ]

Hey Mufasa! You like reading?

[ Unexpected, but kinda cool. Besides, he always approved of fellow bookworms. ]

[cyan_maid]

[Hm, what could Jane be doing in the library today? She doesn't seem to be looking for anything in particular. Perhaps she just needed a change of scenery from the rest of the castle-

Wait a minute. Wait.

Is that...a lion?!?]

AAH!

[Jane please, this is a library. Keep it down.]

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[Mufasa smiles when Chell comes over.]

Good day.

[And then she speaks to him. His ear flicks at the whispery voice, and he looks at her.]

Oh? So you can speak.

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[Mufasa does notice those legs, and he watches only until the boy reveals himself. He gives an amused chuckle-- what an enthusiast!-- before returning to reading.

Until he hears him being addressed, to which he looks up once more.]

I can indeed.

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Or trying to, at least.

[He gives a playful smile, although it disappears at the books he's holding.]

A heavy reader, are we? [Goodness, can you carry all that well enough Genis?]

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[Mufasa looks up from his reading and over to Jane.

Like she hadn't even screamed, he smiles and bows his head to her.]

Good day.

[kid_apocalypse]

[That makes Evan smile. Paradisa was feeling more and more like home all the time, and a pleasant-voiced talking lion does nothing but add to it. In a strange sort of way, he's reminded of Dr. McCoy.]

Oh, cool. At my school back home we have a teacher named Dr. Henry McCoy, and he's got blue fur and a face like a cat. You...kind of remind me of him. What are you reading?

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[Blue fur, and a face like a cat? Interesting. At the question, he puts his paw on the top of the book and brings it up so that the cover is visible.]

Just a little book I happened to find on Christmas. It's fictional, I do believe, but it is enlightening none-the-less.

[cyan_maid]

[And it TALKS?! She'd recognize your voice if it weren't for the fact that MOTHERFUCKING TALKING LION

Yep, those knees just gave out and she's fallen to the floor on her posterior.]

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[songsandstories]

[She sees him far off and remembers him from her time as a wolf. Apparently he is still a lion. She approaches cautiously, wondering if he remembers her.]

Hello, Mufasa.

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[Oh, goodness. He'd move to get up were he not fairly sure that that might come off as a more predatory move than a helpful one. So he just perks up instead.]

Are you quite alright?

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[And he perks up at the familiar voice, expecting to see a wolf. Of course, he doesn't.

... uncertainly:]

Lady?

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[She gives him a small smile in return.]

"Only to people I am fond of. You are a friend, so I am fond of you."

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[There's an amused little smile at that.]

Not quite, but it is me you spoke with.

[cyan_maid]

Um, um...

[Remember to breathe, Jane! But don't do it too quickly or you might hyperventilate.]

Uh...yes?

[kid_apocalypse]

[And a great big smile spreads on his face.]

Oh! I know that story! My Ma used to read it to me every Christmas Eve when I was little! It's a really fun story, isn't it?

[Meanwhile, Evan is going to stretch his arm up to the top of his pile, his arm extending noticeably further than it should be able to, courtesy of his powers. He brings down not a book, but what looks like a typed report of some kind, titled "Mutation, and it's application in evolution and the human genome" written by Professor Charles Francis Xavier. He pulls down a second book, which appears to be a medical biology textbook, and opens it to a random page before laying it open in front of him as he begins to read the report.]

I wish I could say I was reading something Christmas-y, but this is a paper written by one of the guest lecturer at my school. Doctor McCoy would be mad at me if he found out I wasn't keeping up on my studies, so here I go.

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Oh. So you were on a loss, hm?

Then who is it that I have the pleasure of speaking with?

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I was for a time. [She curtsies when he asks.]

Alayne.

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It is an honor.

I suppose, then, that I could finally learn of your name?

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[Oh, he recognizes that voice. A warm smile comes to his face.]

If I'm not mistaken, you must be Jane.

[is_mafia]

[You know what's interesting? Giotto dodging into the library and hiding behind one of the book shelves, looking around for nutcrackers (there are none right now) before sighing and relaxing. he doesn't see the troll lion there.

Feel free to call him on his evasion tactics.]

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It is, indeed.

[And Mufasa watches him, an eyebrow lifting at the stretching arm, before he listens to the boy.]

Oh? Well, it is good to see such responsibility in one so young, even during the holidays.

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[And he bows his head in turn.]

Did you enjoy your time as Lady, Ms. Alayne?