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Could you be more specific?

[Keeping Up With the Next Generation: An All-Purpose Guide to All That Stuff Those Kids From Other Regions Keep Talking About.

That's the name of the book Kris is reading in some weird and strangely specific library. Some other hits she sees in the shelves are How (Not) to Deal With Meddling Kids in Caps, It's Not All Black and White, The Series of Guys That Cramped My Style And Messed With My Social Life, and Hot Enemy Problems: Part 1.

But it's a large library. A huge library. The possibilities are endless... and very specifically tailored to everyone's needs.]

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[A book on dealing with meddling hat-wearing kids and their Pokemon? Archer pains for the poor soul who had to go through so much torment that he could write a book about it, though Archer's really wondering why he didn't think of it himself in the first place. Extra profit potential in book sales and all.

But he can deal with most kids just fine, thanks, so he'll focus more on books about economic history books that have lots of charts and numbers and are about 500 pages long. If you haven't fallen asleep just by looking at him yet, go nuts.]

[Hope you don't mind that one Silver with the big cape trying to peek at what you're reading, Archer.]

[Silver has gotten really good at this whole quiet sneaking thing. Archer is used to hearing loud footsteps and endless complaining first whenever Silver is around.]

Who- oh. [God that purple is so blinding] Hello, Silver.

[His purple is great, okay] What are you reading? [Titles can only tell him so much and he's not tall yet okay, let him see-]

[!!! The heir is interested in his work? It's like a dream come true.]

It's about economic rises and crashes across the Kanto region over the past three hundred years, and how specific events influenced various markets. [Sounds fascinating right? Right?]

[...That is. Well. Kind of relevant to his interests.

Not one of his favorite topics by any stretch of the word, but it's definitely something relevant to look at. He tries to pull Archer's arm down so the book is at reading level since he's. Lacking in the height department.]

[It...is? Oh. Well. Silver could just ask for the book, but Archer is fine with holding it down to his level for him.] This interests you?

I do paperwork all day. There's no such thing as a book that isn't interesting.

[This kid is literally after his own heart; if Silver ditches the dumb purple and wears proper Rocket colors, Archer might just collapse and not get up again.]

Any subjects in particular that you like the best? [Let Archer turn this entire library inside out to find every single book remotely related to Silver's favorites.]

...Pokémon trading? Ground types? [Is that. Is that an acceptable answer. ~~Sorry kid all the other Silvers beat you to it~~]

...Very well. [Not stealing or money? Eh, close enough. They can work on that later.]

[He's mastered the art of organizing mass thefts and managing money in his office, okay. Someone's gotta do it and it sure isn't everyone doing field work! He's the planny officey order people around Boss Jr.

...There is a book over there titled What to do When That Dumb Kid in a Hat is Your Enemy But Wants to Be Your Friend.

He hopes he can be subtle about grabbing it, because that book is as good as his.]

[Archer's not going to stop Silver from picking any book he prefers, but he is an observer and observing Silver is one of his top priorities. An enemy who wants to be a friend? How does that even work?

Yes, not stopping him, but Archer won't stop the frown forming over his face. Really, what has this one been up to.]

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[There's another Silver over here pointedly trying to ignore Archer as he flips through a book about dealing with crazy siblings who hate your guts.

The ignoring part's not really working too well, as he keeps glancing over, though.]

[He should really know by now that Archer has unnerving Silver-senses. It's pretty easy to tell he's being watched, and by whom.]

Good afternoon, Silver.

[Actually, this one doesn't--never really hangs around Archer much in his own world, after all. That Archer is usually looking after Gold for the most part.

... Oh, caught.]

... Archer. [A nod in greeting, if only for the sake of politeness.]

[Archer continues flipping through his book, though he's hardly reading by this point.] Are you doing well?

Well enough, for being trapped in this place. And yourself, sir?

[Silver's... just going to give up on his own book for the time being.]

[Sir? Surely they're closer than that.] Silver, you know you don't need to be so impersonal with me.

[... Pardon his staring blankly for a moment, because wait, what?

It takes him a moment or two to find his voice again.] I suppose? [He pauses again, thinking.] You're from one of those other worlds, aren't you? Where I'm from, you'd hardly spare me the time of day.

-Right, of course. [Ugh. He's going to need to put a sticker or identity tag or something on all these Silvers to keep track. This is just cruel.

Barely any time? But then...] Who raised you?

Petrel and Mother. You and Proton were usually looking after my-- [A split-second sneer crosses his face.] --half-brother.

[That last word gets spat out with a good deal of venom.]

[He. Well. Oh.

He's going to need a minute to really process that.]

... I'm an only child in the world you're from, I'm guessing?

[It takes him a moment to register that he's being spoken to.] Ah - yes. Very much so.