uccellodifuoco | 15th Rise of the Phoenix ஜ Voice

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[Yes, he fails at filters.]

General question for all of you. What would you-...

[No, that's not a good idea. He doesn't need that, she has told him several times, right? She likes books, which means a book is probably the best gift, he doesn't need to ask what to give her. A book will do. She also liked the plushies he gave her before so there's that, maybe he can get a teddy bear for her on top of it, since if she loves books that much she probably has read a lot of them.

Then again, maybe that only applies to the ones in her world, and there are way too many books in the world to read them all anyway. Yes, that sounds like a good question. He clears his throat a bit.]

Book recommendations. Anyone knows of interesting books to read? Novels, tales, science, any theme will do.

[She probably will enjoy it either way so... Should he ask that it won't be too complicated? No, even if she reads them to him as well he can ask if he doesn't get something. It's a gift just for her after all.]

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Good, I may want to ask for recommendations again for other genres even if I like those.

[When is that girl's birthday again? Not that he really cares, though.]

Agatha Christie, huh? Is that the name of the main character?

[Yes, assuming that's the title of the book or something.]

[He's nodding to himself. He'll keep that in mind.]

Oh--[Whoops.] No, sorry, that's the name of the author. She's written a load of books, mostly about two different detectives--Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. You should to start with Murder on the Orient Express--that's a Poirot one, and it's a classic.

Hercule?

[Okay, that amuses him, he can't help it.]

All right, I'll check for that one. I plan to get several books at once so I don't have to go to the library often [Rather so there are more chances of Kotomi not having read one of them.], so which should go after that one?

[About as odd a name as Hiccup, huh?]

Uhh--well? There's 'And Then There Were None'--it doesn't have Marple or Poirot, but it's definitely one of her best. 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' is another good one.

[Not more than Aldebaran or Aphrodite (for a guy).]

Got it... That first one has an ominous title though. Does it really end that way?

[A small laugh.] Wellllll, I wouldn't want to go ruining the ending, now, would I? That's the best part!

I think that if the title is already like that it wouldn't ruin the ending. Besides if it's a mystery the result isn't really what's important, is it?

Heh, good point. It's about the solving and figuring it out along the way, really. That's the most rewarding part--when you figure things out correctly.

I supposed so. Then the number of deaths, if there are any, doesn't really matter much to ruin the book, right?

No, not at all. It's all about the mystery. Body counts are more important in thrillers, anyway. But that's not really my type of book.

Thus saying if the title of that book 'And Then There Were None' also indicates how many people are left at the end isn't going to ruin the fun of it. Specially if the title itself is so clear.

[ooc: I'll always think that the Spanish title is better to keep up the interest.]

Exactly. The title itself even comes from a poem that's present through the whole story--it's pretty cool how it's all tied together, actually. But--I won't spoil it.

Yes, that would be spoiling it. I was just asking if at the end there was no one left, not where it comes from.

[Chuckles.]

Ahh--right. There is, but...you won't think there is. To put it vaguely.

That sounds interesting. I'll pick this one for sure then.

Great! I'm--uh--I'm glad I was able to help.

It was great help, thank you... What's your name?

Oh--[Derp. He always forgets this part.] My name's Hiccup. What's yours?

Phoenix Ikki. I may come to ask you again about books on a later date, Hiccup. Would you mind that?

Oh, absolutely! I'm always reading new things, so...I'm always happy to talk about books.

... Don't tell me that's all you do the whole day. From home to the library and back home again.

Oh--well, heh. That's not all I do. I go to school, work at the smithy, hang out with my dragon...oh, I'm the SOS Brigade, too.

... Wait, you have a dragon?

Oh--yeah. I do. He's black--kind of looks like a cat? [He may have been spotted on the roof of house nine where Toothless often roosts.]

[Yeah, it sounds like something he has seen but since it never attacked anyone Ikki didn't pay much attention to the creature.]

Like a cat... Is he from your world?

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