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Characters: Oz Vessalius and you!
Setting: Floors 22, 25 and 3
Format: Starting action, but I'll match!
Summary: Oz gets his Indiana Jones hat on and... wanders aimlessly
Warnings: N/A

floor 22/25;
[Several days in this place plus multiple explanations concerning how elevators work and Oz still finds himself having a bit of trouble with them, but soon enough he's heading off to poke around a little more in his daily attempt to get some answers. ...Slowly. Even though familiarizing himself with the surroundings and gathering information are his top goals, forty floors is a lot to cover! After finding out just how long traversing even one floor could take on his first day, he had mentally broken the rest down into bite-sized Adventure Chunks, and today it's time to head to the 21st floor. Possibly not the best place to start; in the end, it and the few floors directly above don't yield anything particularly interesting at first glance, and the only ones he actually stops at are 22 and 25.

Anyone in floor 22 can find him staring at what appears to be a sprawling Victorian-era urban landscape with some measure of quiet contemplation. On the other hand, those moseying through 25 will find him gaping from the stairs like this is the best thing he's ever seen.]

Oh, that's really lovely! [...Really suspicious, actually. After just a few of the things he's seen, he's not foolish enough to step off of the staircase yet. Instead, he flags down the nearest person, be they on the staircase or the floor itself.] Excuse me, is it safe to spend time on this floor?

floor 3;
[After his shenanigans on the higher floors come to an end, he takes the elevator to the bottom level and works his way up to the third. He's already passed through this library a few times and took the time out once to look for anything potentially useful, even if that search had turned out to be fruitless. This time, he's come to look around for different reasons— something to keep his mind occupied being chief among them. He had expected to walk out with a few interesting reads to whittle away some hours with. What he hadn't expected to find was the entire Holy Knight series just sitting there in the center of a shelf, begging to be checked out.

SO fine library patrons, you can catch Oz making an impromptu juggling act of himself in the fiction section, trying to balance a good eight or so volumes and still seemingly determined to pick up more. Beware all ye who wander too close, lest the potential book avalanche become a reality...]

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[He accepts it with a grateful smile, careful not to nick himself on the blade.]

Thank you! I'll treat it with care, I promise.

[Tohko smiled and nodded as she let go of the dagger.]

Oh, you're welcome! And I'm glad that you will. Just make sure to return it when you have a blade of your own, alright?

Of course!

[He shifts a little to bring his book stack closer and looks past the terminals.] Is there a check-out system here? I should get going soon so I can fetch that book for you.

[Tohko smiled and nodded, shifting the books she held to one arm.]

Actually, there really isn't any formal check-out system here. We operate by the honor system..but we will know if you take too many of them, so don't abuse it! I had to track down a book thief awhile ago, so don't think we're not capable. And I'll help you carry these books to your room! It would be terrible if you fell because of all of them.

I don't intend to abuse it, don't worry. [Especially now that he knows he might be tracked down for it OH NO.]

You don't have to if you don't want to, but I won't say no to a little extra company!

Well, that's good to hear!

[Tohko took her library duties very seriously.]

And don't worry, I want to! Plus, this'll make it easier for you to give me the first volume!

True! All right, then. I'm at one of the lower floors so it won't take too long, at least. [He'd hate for her to get in trouble with a manager or something if she was away for too long!

BUT with that said and his books all collected, he turns to mosey off in the direction of the elevator.]

Alright then! That's good.

[Both for the fact that she can get back to the library quickly and get this new book quickly. Tohko followed him over to the elevator, carefully carrying the books she had grabbed.]

[TO THE ELEVATOR THEY GOOO. He even manages to get it to open properly and selects the right floor on his own the first time around, and doesn't get anything caught in the closing doors!]

This is a pretty convenient thing, isn't it? We don't have anything like it where I come from!

[And Tohko will just slide in behind him. Since they have these things in Japan, it's not particularly new to her. However, she does smile.]

Oh, really?! In the universe I'm in, elevators are pretty common.

How common? Do you have one in every building? [Some universes, he's learning, are pretty crazy and filled with futuristic mumbo-jumbo that generally flies right over his head, even if he does find it all fascinating.]

[Tohko chuckled at that.]

Not every building. After all, not every building is big enough in my universe for them. But office buildings, hotels, and other places do have them.

That's no good. If you're going to have something like this around, you need to make full use of it. When you get back to your world- [when, not if] -you should make that suggestion!

Eh? But some houses aren't big enough to have elevators, and they're pretty expensive! Plus, there's nothing wrong with stairs. I quite like them.

Oh, they are? [He looks a little disappointed, but it's very brief.]

Why is something so common like that still considered expensive? Don't things usually become popular because the prices are lowered? ...Well, I mean, that doesn't solve the problem of having small houses! And I like stairs too, so I guess it's a moot point.

Well, it also becomes popular because it's convenient. And hotels and businesses generate a lot of money, so they're able to afford elevators in their buildings. And there's nothing wrong with having small houses..at least, that's what I think.

I agree! I like small houses, they're very cozy. [Granted, his idea of "small" is still pretty grandiose.] I just think it would be fun to have elevators in them, too.

[Speaking of, the elevator dings and comes to a stop!]

Small houses can be pretty nice..but it would be hard to stick an elevator in them, even if that would be pretty neat.

[As the elevator doors open, Tohko walked out and waited for the boy to follow her.]

I guess. [He follows, before taking the lead to mosey over to room 4-12. His bed is the closest to the wall on the opposite side of the door, and he immediately drops his books on the bed (carefully!) to go open the trunk.

Its contents are mainly outfits - vests, jackets, boots - all things that would likely seem quite out of date to someone so modern. He shoves most of it aside without care, though, fishing around until he pulls out the first volume of Holy Knight and holds it out to her.] Aha! Here we are!

[Tohko followed the boy to his bed and carefully put the books on it. However, she didn't drop them. The clothes may have looked a little old-fashioned, but Tohko was never one to be up-to-date on that sort of thing. She thought they looked nice. However, when she saw the book, she smiled and took it from him when he held it out to her.]

Ah, thank you very much! I promise, I'll take good care of it, and I'll give it back to you as soon as I'm done.

[She'll just have to make sure she doesn't eat it.]

[Yes please don't eat his books, Tohko...]

You can take your time reading it. That's the one I've read the most, so it isn't like I'll be needing to revisit it any time soon. Now you know where I'm staying, so you can return it whenever you'd like!

[She'll try her best not to..even if the story is delicious..]

Ah, alright then! It shouldn't take me too long to finish, so I'll just pop in here and return it when I'm done.

[And then ask for the next volume..]

[He'd be all right with sharing! Voracious readers unite...

That said, he glances back at his pile o' books with his hands on his hips, looking quite satisfied.] All right, I'll look forward to your visit! [...] Oh! I can't believe my manners, my name is Oz! Oz Vessalius.

Oh, that's alright! Don't worry about it! It's nice to meet you, Oz. I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl..and are you a fan of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?

Nice to meet you, too! [The look that follows is just a little confused, but mostly curious.]

Is that a book? I've never heard of it before.