[OPEN]

[adun_toridas]

Characters: Zeratul and OPEN
Location: City Park, Shibusen Library and the Shopping District
Rating: G
Time: March 2nd, all day
Description: Zeratul sets out to familiarize himself with the city, and research the war and world he’s been thrown into.

[ooc: Action or prose is fine! There’s a separate thread for each location, or I can toss him anywhere else if you’d like!]

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[adun_toridas]

A denizen of this world, then. He hardly cared who or what she was at this point, and showing any interest would encourage her to stick around.

"Correct," he said. Now that she'd ceased advancing on him, Zeratul let his gaze drift off to elsewhere in the library. Not that he wasn't aware of her movements, but he wanted this conversation to end.

[recreant_pride]

She regarded him with her sharp gaze, taking in everything from his gestures all the way to the obvious feel that he wanted her as far away as possible. Shaking her head, the Witch chuckled more to herself as she got herself comfortable.

"You be'a funny one," Cybele said. "You seek answers. That be why you be in d'is cover of books, but you don't be seekin' well."

[adun_toridas]

Despite his efforts to the contrary, Zeratul turned his head back to her at that last statement. He had devoted his life to the pursuit of knowledge, and she was judging his methods? Then again, books weren't usually the first place he looked. First hand experience was the better teacher, but that had been in his own universe.

"Is that so?" he asked, arching one brow.

[recreant_pride]

It was kind of amusing watching that big brow rising up. She almost wanted to poke at it to see if it was soft and squishy or not, but resisted the temptation for now. She smirked though, and rose up enough from the floor to reach over the desk to grab at the 'non-fiction' book she'd pulled from the shelves before finding this curiosity.

Tossing it over to him, Cybele settled back on the floor as she said, "D'is buildin' be filled with books, but d'at doesn't mean they be all right."

[adun_toridas]

Zeratul caught the book with both hands, clapping them together to keep the pages from spilling open. He looked at the cover, though the majority of the words and what it was was still elusive to him. She didn't need to know that, though.

"The truth is ever evading us all," he said. "And it cannot be discerned in just one place."

[recreant_pride]

He was right about that, and she didn't know that the words were largely unknown to the large blue creature. Cybele didn't entirely care to know either way as she waited to see how he'd reply.

"And what truth you d'ink be evadin' me, boyo?" Cybele asked.

[adun_toridas]

Zeratul fixed her with a neutral look. He had been answering her question, not challenging her. Still, it provided an opportunity he wasn't going to pass up.

"The simple truth that I wish to be left in peace," he rumbled.

[recreant_pride]

It seemed that he didn't understand her question, but that was fine with her. She let it slip the moment by as he rumbled his desire to be left alone. That was something she clicked her tongue over and shook her head.

"'Left in peace', but the BREW brought you here for more than peace," Cybele said before stretching her arms above her head. Hearing the joints pop in satisfaction, he half-purred in happiness at the feeling before shaking her limbs and pushing herself up to stand. "When you can't find your answers, you'll come sniffing your way back."

Those who wanted knowledge about their enemies usually did. Flicking her tail to one side, the Witch gave a little shrug before offering, "You won't be findin' how to fight the enemy in one of those. Best you ask one yerself at the class."

There was another little shrug before she turned around and began to head out. While it hadn't been as entertaining as she'd thought, the big blue giant had provided some.

[adun_toridas]

Whether or not he understood it wasn't for her to know. She wasn't the only one that could play games, after all. Zeratul made no reply to her statement, glad that he had finally succeeded in chasing her off. There were certainly a lot of things he couldn't learn from books, but what made her think he'd go asking for her to get the answers?

Zeratul simply turned his attention back to his books, letting her go her own way. The city was large, but it was a contained space. He knew they'd cross paths again, but maybe by then he'd have a better understanding of the situation here.

It was a few minutes before he realized the book she'd tossed him had been left behind. He wasn't certain what the subject was, but he couldn't deny his curiosity. The book went to join the pile he had started, waiting to be plundered for its insights.