Could you be more specific?

[spiritcrystal]

[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.]

[ooc: Aaaand mingle post! Go ahead and comment/tag around!]

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[givespoisonoak]

[Green isn't a sore loser and doesn't need lame self-help stuff over how to get over people cramping his style, because no one cramps Green Oak's style. Too cool and stuff.

Except he's not helping his too-cool image by heading straight to the science section and digging through the geology volumes. Rocks, volcanoes, and geographical maps of regions? Yes, please. Hopefully no one will notice him in this nice dark corner...]

[anterograded]

[Hilbert's thumbing through Caring For Dragons Of Legend himself! On the table next to him, in various states of reading, are Memory Problems And You, Ferris Wheel Mechanics, and Cursive Writing 101...

There's a journal coupled with that, dated and with neat words in print. Some cursive's been practiced at the bottom, but it looks like a third grader's...]

[forprofit]

[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.]

[strongsilent]

[What's this? His rival (better-dressed and taller) is reading dumb books about rocks and junk? Red will have no problem just peeking around his shoulder to see.

Personal space isn't a thing between friends, right.]

[givespoisonoak]

[Yes, he is well dressed and tall and handsome, thank you for noticing. And no, personal space is definitely a thing and especially because they're not friends.

Fortunately Green is so into his research that he mistakes the hovering presence over his shoulder for Eevee.] We gotta get back to Cinnabar again, girl.

[strongsilent]

[... He's being mistaken for someone else. Heheh. Green'll be surprised to hear him then.]

Are you going to revive a Pokémon finally? [Tyler and Topser are so cool everyone should revive fossils.]

[givespoisonoak]

[Naw, that'd be way too nerdy and fffzztttgjfjhaaholyshit.

The surprised yelp Green makes is so uncool and Red is gonna pay for it later. The book goes flying out of his hand. Red?! Knowing his horrible geeky secret? It's Red, right?] Don't sneak up on me!

[rivalheroics]

[You know, Jun's not entirely sure why he even came here, considering how boring the Canalave library was sometimes. And yet, here we are, glancing at various titles to see whatever sticks out of interest. Most of what he takes off the shelf and looks through tends to be books about Pokemon or comics, but...

..."Advice For Hopeless Romantics"

He's...he's just going to sneak a quick glance at this one okay. >_>]

[strongsilent]

[Red is soooo laughing at you, Green.

Or trying not to. Stifling it and failing. But he can so tell that the kid's laughing. Sorry.]

It was too easy. [Pffft.] I wish your sister could've heard that.

[givespoisonoak]

Yeah, real funny of you. [This Red is too chatty and smiley for his tastes. Thinking he can just sneak up on Green like that, the nerve of some people.] Great job. Now shoo.

[tidaldrum]

[Ethan's got the comics section covered, okay. Entire shelves of books have been pulled out and set aside, read and forgotten about.

Except for the Proteam Omega section, because who'd want to read about that?

-- aside from his feraligatr, who's lagging behind to look at its pictures.]

[accidentalruenn]

Couldja scooch over a bit, mister? I wanna get that one 'bout Johto.

[This rather short girl's pointing over Green's shoulder -- dressed in Team Magma wear and totally not hiding a book on having conflicting feelings over your enemy who may or may not be the boy from your past.]

[strongsilent]

[Nope, he thinks he'll just step in beside him and look at the books. All the fossil ones. How To Train Your Ancient Dragon, Fossiling For Fun Not Fuel, Home-Revival: Why It's A Terrible Idea, Jurassic Park...]

... Is something wrong with Cinnabar? [It was pretty okay when he was there, but had it changed?]

[givespoisonoak]

Oh yeah, it's a real paradise right now. The volcano just happened to wreck the entire place. If only you could've heard about it sooner. [Of course he's not bitter about Red running off! Surely he could see the volcano blast from his dumb mountain throne anyway.]

[givespoisonoak]

[Team who? Green takes a quick peek over his shoulder; he doesn't recognize the girl and she apparently doesn't recognize him. Not-nerdy reputation still safe!]

Huh? Oh yeah, sure. You want this one? [He pulls out the book he thinks she's pointing to.]

[tsuntrader]

[Did someone say Proteam Omega?

Silver is so there. Sure, he's got a few different topic's worth of books under his arm already (trading! ground types! trains!,) but he puts them down for a moment to check those proteam omega comics, hell yes.

...But if Ferafera is hanging out and trying to look at them, he'll hold it open for him to look at too. Hell yes.]

[illegalmarriage]

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

[strongsilent]

[Oh.]

So the laboratory's wrecked... [No more reviving fossils. That's disappointing. Probably the most disappointing thing about it actually. Man. He was looking forward to reviving more.] It's going to be bigger now though.

[Which means a bigger lab!!! Maybe more things too! Heee.]

[todayweascend]

[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.]

[illegalteendad]

[Hot Enemy Problems...

now

gold doesn't have that proble oh yes he does he's not even gonna deny it

but like hell he's gonna let anyone catching him reading up on how to deal with it

nope, it's being hidden behind a book he randomly picked out: The History And Construction of Various Towers in Johto, Complete With Diagrams And Floor Plans

but he'll end up poking kris in the side to check out her book too hey hey you you]

[givespoisonoak]

[Yeah, lab is the biggest downer. Nevermind all the people that lost their homes too.]

Hate to break your heart, but I kinda doubt they'll be eager to rebuild there. Active volcano and all. People are moving to Seafoam instead.

[forprofit]

[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.

[forprofit]

[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.

[strongsilent]

[Blaine's a capable leader. He's sure they're all okay.]

We should freeze it.

[tidaldrum]

[The feraligatr growls happily when Silver joins him; the Proteam Omega comic is his current favorite because it has a lot of colors delicious looking characters.

...Er uh that is

it has a lot of colors!]