towerofanimus | The Book Girl and The Egg.

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The Book Girl and The Egg.

Characters: Tohko Amano and Wretched Egg for the first part and anyone else for the second!
Setting: The third floor and then the infirmary.
Format: Either prose or action!
Summary: Tohko meets Wretched Egg and finds out that Shiro isn't all that she seems. She then tries to find out what's wrong with her in the infirmary.
Warnings: Violence, since this will involve Wretched Egg.

Despite the chill and how poorly she felt, Tohko was still going about her library duties, sneezing over her shoulder occasionally and almost tripping over small corners. While she never made a mistake in cleaning, today she was making a few, as she sometimes put a book in the wrong spot. After she did this for the third time, she sighed.

"I really need to visit the clinic after this.."

Tohko, having found that the drones weren't much help in giving her medical advice, was looking over some of the pills, trying to decide which ones were the best to take. Tylenol? Advil? Or some of the other, weird and unusual bottles? Normally, she would have just stuck with the cold medicine on the shelf, but she was feeling so out of it that she was starting to consider other options.

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Wretched Egg chuckled as the book girl tried to evade her again. One of her long fingers - the ones that were usually hidden under Shiro's big brown mittens - came up to brush against her cheek.

"It was a superhero Ganta admired. Because he was stronger than he'd ever be. ...But I guess Shiro liked him too. Especially if she told you so." She gave her a Cheshire Cat smile while she kept staring at her through half-lidded eyes. "After all, Shiro never lies~"

It was Wretched Egg's turn to step back but only to keep the book out of Tohko's reach.

"Why? Are you feeling hungry, Tohko~?"

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Tohko was rather weirded and creeped out by the stroke, but said nothing of it. However, if she did it again, Tohko would tell her to stop.

"I see..so, because Ganta liked him, Shiro did too..and I suppose you lie then, if Shiro never does."

At the mentioning of her true nature, Tohko bit her lip.

"..No, I'm not. I'm planning on giving that book to a friend, as a Christmas present. By that comment, I'm guessing you know everything Shiro does."

"Everyone lies~ Or are you going to tell me you never lie, Tohko?"

Tohko had guessed right. Wretched Egg did know everything Shiro did. Shiro however did not know everything Wretched Egg knew, nor did she remember any of the things Wretched Egg did. That was how it worked.

"Indeed I do." She opened the book, ruffling through the pages. "So it's a Christmas present for a friend? How interesting~" Wretched Egg's looked up at Tohko and her look had visibly. "Are you planning on getting Christmas presents to all of your friends, then?"

Tohko sighed. "..I do lie sometimes. However, it's usually only to keep people from knowing the truth about me or to keep me and my loved ones alive. I don't enjoy lying though."

Tohko nodded at her question. "I'm going to try! Most of my plans had to be changed though, thanks to Jason. He got rid of the ingredients in the kitchen. I was planning on making Shiro a large cake..but now, she'll have to settle for a white cat plush." Tohko paused for a moment, thinking over something.

"Erm..Shiro won't know of that, right? Or does the connection between you two run both ways?"

"You don't enjoy it? Well obviously you're not doing it well, then~"

"A cat plush?" Wretched Egg chuckled, a cold and low sound. "So you're giving one of your precious books to a friend and Shiro's getting a white cat plush? Obviously you like that friend better than you like Shiro."

Wretched Egg seemed to ponder whether or not she'd answer that question before she finally did. "She won't. Unless I decide to tell her."

Tohko sighed. "I can lie well enough to hide my secret most of the time. Whether I do it well or not has nothing to do with whether or not I like it."

At the accusation, Tohko shook her head. "T-That's not it at all! I adore Shiro! She's like a sweet, younger sister. However..I just thought she would like a cute white cat plush better than that book." Plus, she was planning on putting her confession inside that book. A love letter might go down a bit more smoothly with a good love story. But she wasn't going to mention that.

"Besides..I like white cat plushes and books. Sure, I eat books and know a lot about them, but I'd be sad if I couldn't see either of them or just one but not the other."

Tohko sighed again. "Please don't tell her, I would like it to be a surprise."

"The truth can be so boring~ And most people can't take it anyway." Wretched Egg indeed looked bored as she said that. "Lying is so much more entertaining~"

Wretched Egg considered her for the longest time as she said that. She was right. Shiro would enjoy the white cat plush. But Wretched Egg wasn't going to tell that to Tohko. "A younger sister? As in you think you could easily use her affection for you to manipulate her?"

She seemed to ponder this for a moment before nodding. "Alright. I won't tell her but you'll owe me one, then~"

"It depends on what the truth is. And even though lying may be more entertaining, it's not a good thing to do."

Once again, Tohko shook her head. "No, of course not! I wouldn't do that. An older sibling wouldn't do that to their younger ones. I like Shiro. I'd like to help her out with whatever she faces here."

Tohko then sighed. It seemed like she was owing a lot of people. She owed Wilhelm, Nesir thought she was owed, and now Wretched Egg. "Alright then. Thank you."

"Good. Bad. Such a subjective notion~" Especially for Wretched Egg who considers 'bad' anything that goes against her interests.

"So nice and selfless~ And how could a weakling like you even hope to help her?" Wretched Egg had no idea what older siblings were supposed to do so she chose not to comment on that.

"So who's that book for~?" Since she still hadn't given it back. But she was reading its summary as she talked.

"They're not that subjective..after all, I've never read or dealt with a case of lying that didn't hurt in some way."

Tohko sighed. "I'd help her any way I can. I admit, I'm not that strong, but even though I'm weak, I'll still help her out with whatever she needs help with."

"..And I'm planning on giving that book to Enoch. Why do you ask?"

"You make it sound like it's a bad thing~" Don't get too shocked, Tohko but no, Wretched Egg doesn't consider hurting people as a bad thing.

"People always say that. Until the time comes to actually act upon their promises." Said quietly, with a wave of her hand. She had no reason to believe Tohko would be any different.

"He's not from your world, is he? So what's so special about him?" And if Tohko got the feeling that Wretched Egg just ignored her question, she'd be right about that.

"Well, to me it is. You might not consider it a bad thing though.." Tohko sighed.

"Some people might change their tune, but I can promise you that I won't." While Tohko would never admit it, she was as stubborn as hell and would have a hard time giving up on people.

Tohko sighed again and gave a smile that looked half-happy and half-sad.

"He may not be from my universe, which will make the parting all the harder, but..he's the kindest person I have ever known. It's hard to say exactly what is so special about him though. His stories, his voice, his small chuckles..almost everything about him is special to me.

..However, you still haven't answered my question."

"Sure. Whatever you say~"

Wretched Egg chuckled. "Sounds like you're very much in love with that boy indeed~

Because I wanted to know. Why else would I have asked?"

Tohko sighed. "I am telling you the truth. You can think I'm lying and be sarcastic all you want, but I am telling you the truth."

She then nodded. "I am..but it'd be an insult to him to call him a boy, I think. He probably wouldn't like that. And I'm just curious as to why you wanted to know."

"Why wouldn't he like that~? Is he not human?" Her look turned more curious at that.

"Curiosity." And it was always useful for her to know that kind of things.

"Oh, he's human..but he's much too old to be called a boy. I'm not sure if he would take offense, but he might not like being called that."

She then sighed. "And what's the reason for the curiosity?"

"Oooh~ How old exactly?"

"Curiosity is a reason in itself~" Wretched Egg singsonged. "Why would I need another?"

"Hmm..to be honest, I'm not really sure. I'd guess about more than a hundred, but I'm not sure exactly how old he is."

Tohko then sighed again. "Curiosity is a reason in itself, but I doubt that's the only reason you have."

"Well hopefully he does not look as old as he is, hmm~?"

Wretched Egg tsked. "Aww come on, Book Girl. We've only barely met and you already hold so much prejudice against me~"

"No, he doesn't. He looks to be about..thirty, maybe."

Tohko sighed at that. "I don't hold prejudice against you..it's just that when a character in a books says they're just asking questions because they're curious, something there's more reasons for the question rather than being just curious."

"Oh. So you're looking for a surrogate father or something? Well as long as it's not really your father, I guess it's fine." Because of course, Wretched Egg had to imply there was something devious and kinky about Tohko's love.

She chuckled. "Ksha~ But books aren't real life, you know~ You're a big girl now. You should be able to understand that~"

Way to make Tohko even more flustered, Wretched Egg. "No, I'm not! There's no way I see Enoch as a surrogate father or parental figure. I don't see anyone here in that sort of light."

After all, her parents were pretty important to her. She couldn't just push someone else into their spots in her heart.

Tohko then sighed, getting even more annoyed.

"They may not be exactly the same, but books can show you different aspects and parts of reality that you would never be able to experience otherwise, and they can help you with odd situations! So, it's not a bad idea to turn to them when you're stuck!"

Wretched Egg laughed at her vehement reaction. She enjoyed getting that kind of reaction from people. Making them angry or upset. "The little book girl protests an awful lot. And Enoch might be disappointed if he saw you protest that much about it~"

"I suppose it makes weak people feel better to think that way~"

Tohko sighed at that.

"I'm a little bit taller than you, so I'm not little. And I don't see why he would be..after all, our interactions haven't really been like a father-daughter relationship at all, at least, as far as I see them.

And I won't deny that I am a little weak. However, books can do that for everyone, whether you're weak or strong."

"Come on~ It's affectionate~ As in not to be taken literally, you know~"

Wretched Egg hummed absentmindedly. "Or so weak people say~. You should find yourself a better weapon."

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