Sept/Oct Catch-All

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WHO: Boothill and You
WHAT: Catch-All for Sept/Oct, Event and Quest things too
WHEN: Sept/Oct
WHERE: Multiple places
WARNINGS: None, will update if necessary

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Event prompts

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Quest prompts

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Other prompts

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Library

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It hadn't been too long after Boothill and Dan Heng had reconnected once the space cowboy had arrived that Dan Heng decided to take it upon himself to teach Boothill to read. While Boothill wasn't entirely illiterate, he knew enough to get by (and read the bounties). But it was definitely difficult enough that he often choice to respond to any and all text with the "voice to text" feature and it wouldn't be the first time Dan Heng needed to read a menu for him.

One of the ways Dan Heng had decided to help him was to give him children's books to read, that way they could work up his reading level. And, that's where Boothill found himself now. In the children's section of the library in Amberfall, trying to figure out what book(s) to read next. It was mighty embarrassing, if he were honest, but Dan Heng was busy today and Boothill found himself with nothing to do and now he was partially regretting his decision to do this all by himself.

Especially when he could feel the curious gazes of other library-goers. He popped a bullet into his mouth, crunching on it loudly in order to distract himself. The kids watching were one thing (curious little things, they were) but adults? Ugh...

"Fork me..." He muttered, tipping his hat lower on his head. Maybe he ought to just come back later...

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Guizhong is in the library fairly often, finding new books to read and new concepts to explore, and she doesn't tend to pay too much attention to the other people who are using the facilities (she's sure they all have their own reasons to be there, after all). The children's section is one she does not really set foot in at all, but Boothill does cut quite a recognisable figure wherever he is and she spots him out of the corner of her eye as she walks past.

Rather than call out to him, as she might have usually, she sidles up to his elbow as he mutters to himself and... tries to hide? (Cute.)

"Are you all right, Boothill?" she asks him, peeking around his arm and looking up at him with a smile. "I've never seen you in the library before."

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Boothill couldn't help the startled jump when Guizhong suddenly appeared out of nowhere at his side. He closed the book with a rather loud snap, almost threatening to break the poor thing given it was quite thin and small. "G-Guizong?!"

He heard someone shush him and he cleared his throat. He lowered his voice.

"Don't you go sneakin' up on me like that!" He muttered, he slid the book back into the shelf (in the wrong place). "An' I'm fine. I jus'..."

Could he come up with a plausible excuse to be in the kid's section of a library?

"Aw heck," No he couldn't. "My friend is teachin' me to read better. But I fudgin' ran outta books an' he ain't home to help pick out some new ones."

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Oh, she hadn't meant to scare him! Her hand goes to her mouth but she's clearly hiding a smile behind her fingers. Could he come up with a plausible reason for him to be here?

It seems not, as he gives the real reason a few moments later. When he does, her expression softens entirely and she reaches up to give his arm a gentle pat. There's definitely no shame in not being able to read, particularly when one is making a very earnest attempt to improve.

"Well, you might be in luck, then. I'm here. Why don't I help you look?"

She slants her gaze up to the one he had put back on the shelf.

"What was wrong with that one?"