1 Time to Hit the Books! (Reiko and Shihai) [Private, NK] Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:44 am
Hyuga Reiko
D-rank
The door to the library opened with a small sound of creaking hinges, revealing Reiko as she pushed her way into the building, arms laden with books. Lately, she'd been feeling as if she hadn't been studying enough. Sure, it was good to have a physical hold on things, but she needed a mental one as well, or she'd never catch up with her peers. Thus, as soon as she'd gotten back from Kumo, she'd tried to read as much as she could, between her hours of training or forced relaxation.
Some of it was interesting, between the different historical battles and techniques. Other parts, however, were almost boring enough to put Reiko to sleep. Why would she want to know the dialogue of a diplomatic meeting from twenty years ago? She'd be fine with a summary; what Kanata said at 11:20 exactly was not needed.
A heavy sigh slipped between her lips, quickly followed by another one of relief as she settled the books in her arms onto the counter. "Turning these in," she said to the desk clerk. The man seemed to have little to no interest in her, simply pointing to the left. She followed his finger's invisible line, finding a small slot in the desk labeled "check in".
"Ohhh," she said, taking a moment to heave the books across the desk before starting to put them into the slot, one by one. Given she'd never been that big of a reader, she was done far before those with more of an inclination for words would have been.
That done, she dusted her hands off, turning inward, towards the shelves that always towered above her head. Part of her wanted to find what she could on her clan, but it was always a bit of a difficult task. In the past, her clan had been one that kept their information, including their secrets, close to their hearts, and present day was no exception. She could, however, find information on other subjects, such as specializations. Lately, she'd been thinking that a third specialization might be fun to learn in the future. After all, her strength was close combat, it wouldn't give her much help when it came to enemies that specialized in long-range combat. In fact, it gave her a major disadvantage. Sure, on missions she'd have her comrades to help her deal with that disadvantage, but if she ever got separated, she needed to be able to hold her own. And that's where she came to the point that brought her to the library for the second time that month.
Making her way over to the shelves, she browsed the titles idly, picking a book out whenever it seemed it would meet her expectations. She reached three before she knew she'd probably be spending the night here if she dared choose more. Tucking the items under her arms, she wandered towards the sitting area, settling down in the comfiest chair she could find and stretching out, opening the first book to it's beginning page.
Some of it was interesting, between the different historical battles and techniques. Other parts, however, were almost boring enough to put Reiko to sleep. Why would she want to know the dialogue of a diplomatic meeting from twenty years ago? She'd be fine with a summary; what Kanata said at 11:20 exactly was not needed.
A heavy sigh slipped between her lips, quickly followed by another one of relief as she settled the books in her arms onto the counter. "Turning these in," she said to the desk clerk. The man seemed to have little to no interest in her, simply pointing to the left. She followed his finger's invisible line, finding a small slot in the desk labeled "check in".
"Ohhh," she said, taking a moment to heave the books across the desk before starting to put them into the slot, one by one. Given she'd never been that big of a reader, she was done far before those with more of an inclination for words would have been.
That done, she dusted her hands off, turning inward, towards the shelves that always towered above her head. Part of her wanted to find what she could on her clan, but it was always a bit of a difficult task. In the past, her clan had been one that kept their information, including their secrets, close to their hearts, and present day was no exception. She could, however, find information on other subjects, such as specializations. Lately, she'd been thinking that a third specialization might be fun to learn in the future. After all, her strength was close combat, it wouldn't give her much help when it came to enemies that specialized in long-range combat. In fact, it gave her a major disadvantage. Sure, on missions she'd have her comrades to help her deal with that disadvantage, but if she ever got separated, she needed to be able to hold her own. And that's where she came to the point that brought her to the library for the second time that month.
Making her way over to the shelves, she browsed the titles idly, picking a book out whenever it seemed it would meet her expectations. She reached three before she knew she'd probably be spending the night here if she dared choose more. Tucking the items under her arms, she wandered towards the sitting area, settling down in the comfiest chair she could find and stretching out, opening the first book to it's beginning page.
~506 WC~