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[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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Euphemisms like that are just trash. Any good literature, even of the erotic verity will use better words. But then, I suppose they try and keep a distinction between "Romance" and "Erotic".

I suggest you find better books.

Ero...tica... [Oona echoes slowly, feeling like she has, like...a vague idea of what that's supposed to be referring to, but ??]

It is hard. [Finding better books, she means, pouting a little.] Do not read so good. Ah! Nagi should, hmm... What is word... Suggest! [She means 'recommend,' but this works too.

Also yes 'Nagi' is her name for him now.]

[It takes him a moment she means him, he's not sure what to do about that nick name, he's never had one before and it gives him pause. But not for long as he does respond fairly quickly.]

I had assumed everything here just naturally translated, but maybe there are limits.

Oh! If reading is a bit hard but you still want to enjoy printed stories, perhaps romance manga would be a good idea? You don't get silly euphemisms, but you might get some silly illustrations.

Edited 2019-12-02 20:40 (UTC)

Ah, no, is not like that. Hmm, more like... Am still learning ho to read. Know how, a little, but it is slow. [There aren't any books under the sea, you know??

She's never heard of 'manga' before though, but she looks interested all the same.] Picture books? [She makes a slightly skeptical expression.] Picture books are for children, yes? Or, are they different?

Totally different. Their pictures but they are done to convey action and story, they're sequential. The only written part are sound effects and speech bubbles. They're for all sorts of ages, adult and children. They can be easier to read and I know there are people who use it to practice.

In fact there are even educational manga. So it's worth looking into.

[What the hell that sounds so much easier and more fun! Oona perks up, looking pleased and nods along.]

Mm! Sounds much better! Have those here? Have you read some? Tell me which to look for! [GIve her your cheesy shoujo recs, komaeda]

Ah, I have read them, hopefully there should be some in the library, though I'm not entirely sure. I haven't actually looked for any since arriving here.

[He had focused on local novels and reference books.]

But... I guess a shoujo or josei romance would be what you want.

[He has to pause and think a bit.]

Maybe The Window of Orpheus?

[Or just heart crushing clsssics.]

[She doesn't know what half of those words mean, but she nods slowly as she commits them to memory. 'Shoujo or josei romance.' and 'Window of Orpheus.'] Ah, okay. Will look.

[She tilts her head curiously.] What is that one about?

I think it was about a cross dressing girl who attends a catholic boys school in France at the turn of the twentieth century and a love triangle that is destined to end in tragedy. The author is well known for a series called Rose of Versailles which is also about another cross dressing girl and the queen of France.

They're both pretty old, I'm not really that good at keeping up with manga outside what might catch my eye while at a bookstore or at the library.

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