~*Chapter 2*~ audio/action

[itsallinthebook]

[The library in Cair Paradisa is rather large, as we all know. Right now, there is a purple pony on its second floor, and she is surrounded by books. A few shelves full of them. One is even open in front of her...

...only she's asleep. Yep. The fact that she's only occasionally left the library a few times once she figured out where it was has

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[advocacies]

[ she just wanted to head down and get a sandwich, man. WHY DOES SHE KEEP RUNNING INTO STRANGE ANIMALS? ]

[itsallinthebook]

[She's still sleeping. Snoring a little, even. That's embarrassing...]

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[advocacies]

[ what do... ]

You're kidding me.

[advocacies]

[ she steps closer, oops. knocking over a couple of books. what does a pony need with so many books?! ]

Hello?

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[itsallinthebook]

[It's the sound of the books falling that wakes her up, and with a start.]

Sorry, Princess Celestia! I didn't mean to fall asleep in...

[itsallinthebook]

[And then she wakes up the rest of the way. Cue nervous laughter.]

Uh...sorry about that. I think studying finally caught up with me.

[advocacies]

No princesses in this castle. [ or maybe there are. she hasn't checked up on that. ]

You were studying?

[ she picks up one of the books to see what exactly it was reading. ]

[itsallinthebook]

Not the one I mentioned, no. And - yeah. If I don't keep up, I'll be really behind.

[It's a book on alchemy.]

[advocacies]

You're a... [ eyes the horn on her head. ] unicorn. Studying alchemy.

[ she runs a hand through her hair. ]

I thought I had seen it all.

[itsallinthebook]

I'm Twilight Sparkle, from Equestria. And I study magic back home. I...just don't want to get behind, even if I know time's supposed to stand still.

...and there are a few others of us here. From home. You'd have heard Pinkie Pie a mile away; she's...a little oversugared most of the time. Rarity's a unicorn like me, Fluttershy is a pegasus who's really quiet and sweet, and Applejack's the most hard-working pony ever.

[A sheepish grin.]

...I tend to talk everyone's ears off...

[advocacies]

There's more of you here?

[ a beat. ]

How can you even... [ read. flip the pages. YOU DON'T HAVE OPPOSABLE THUMBS. ]

[itsallinthebook]

Yep! The five of us...

...and it's easy.

[She flips a page with magic.]

[advocacies]

Well, if you want to study you should keep it to a room or the library. These books are blocking the way.

[itsallinthebook]

I - I know. Sorry...

[she's just going to magic-pick-up her mess now.]

[advocacies]

[ o-oh, that face. :(

karen bends over to help, picking a few books up. ]

Don't worry too much about it. I'll help.