Video; UN: oona

[mermaiding]

[Well all of that doll nonsense was, you know. Fun.

(It was not)

But it's over now, so moving on! Out of sight, out of mind!

Oona appears on the network, around 10 books scattered around her. From the looks of the covers, they're all very trashy ridiculous romance novels. Oona sits on the floor in the middle of them, one in her hand and opened somewhere in the middle, but her expression is a bit disappointed and exasperated]

Human books are so strange! Like stories and such-- really like romance. There is so many! But so weird. Want to read romance, but keep talking about gardens!

[Wait what.

She looks disappointedly at the book again and sighs deeply.] Where did she get flowers from, so sudden? Why is he stroking 'quivering flower petals'? [UH] Or rubbing buds? [oona wait--]

And! Man keeps suddenly having hard swords? They stab, but girls like? So weird! Is all such nonsense! [ooNA NO.

She tosses the book none-too-gently over her shoulder and rests her elbow on her knee, chin in hand, pouting.]

Tell me better stories.

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Video

[mermaiding]

[Oh my GOD who is this guy making her read. She squints at the text and scans it like 5 times before she gives up and responds with video]

Can not read. Say it in words.

[Says the girl... complaining about stuff she... read...LOOK SHE’S LAZY]

video

[resurging]

[oh no. wei wuxian then tries to switch modes - it takes a bit, but he manages it.

even though the video is kind of looking up his nose a little.]

I meant to say that in romance novels, flowers are often used to describe a woman's maidenhood, and swords a man's, er, manhood, as it were.

Did your book come with pictures?

[mermaiding]

[She's not even looking at the video when he responds, instead flipping through the book with a concentrated frown as she thinks about it. She can...sort of understand when it's put that way, thinking hard about the comparison. It's... apt enough, she supposes.

But she shakes her head at the question] No. Would be better with pictures! Less weird and confus--

[She glances up then and looks baffled] Moran? Ah-- No... [No, definitely not Moran, but he's just as pretty as Moran, and isn't that what matters??] Who?