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[hadley_bright]

Mr William Hadley-Bright is in the library. He has a book open before him, and several in a stack off to the side. He is hunched over said volume, his chin resting in his hand, his finger poised to trace the words along the page. All in all, he is the perfect picture of a studious young gentleman. Assuming, naturally, that one overlooks the fact

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[kotoba_tadashii]

Gen is often in the library, and is passing by with a largeish stack of books. On seeing Hadley-Bright, he says quietly without thinking. "What are you working o- oh." He winces as he too late notices the young man was asleep.

[hadley_bright]

His head snaps up in an instant. 'What was that?'

[kotoba_tadashii]

He winces. "Forgive me. I did not see you were asleep."

[hadley_bright]

'Not at all,' he says cheerfully.

[thistledownking]

So, since he's asleep, he certainly won't notice when a pair of lecterns begin to waltz across the library floor.

[hadley_bright]

Should they make the sort of sounds one might expect a waltzing lectern-- or indeed, any piece of waltzing furniture-- to make, he may well find himself waking.

[thistledownking]

They continue dancing, but now a grimoire has begun to flap open and shut to a fine, brisk waltz tempo.

[hadley_bright]

He stares at this for a long while, then looks in great surprise down at his book, to see if, perhaps, he somehow caused this in his sleep.

[charming_cecy]

Cecilia is doing her own research. It involves a piece of amber and a good deal of Ancient Greek and she comes over to Hadley-Bright with a distinct sense of Purpose. "What do you think of this, Mr. Hadley-Bright? This book here says that... Are you asleep?" She shakes his shoulder a bit roughly.

[hadley_bright]

'Never, Miss Rushton!' he says, alert in an instant. 'Simply... distracted. Now, what did you wish to ask?'

[charming_cecy]

"Of course. 'Distracted.'" She rolls her eyes a little. She's fairly good at doing it in a ladylike and discreet manner.

[hadley_bright]

'Indeed, Miss Rushton!' he says, deciding to stick with the lie. 'But that is quite enough about me. What of you?'