( #003 )

[brainiest]

Who: Hermione Granger and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: On the Vanquish
When: 30/11 onwards

I think it might be time for me to ask for a little bit of advice.

I've been here a while, now, and I'm normally very good at not missing people. I used to give people tips on how to feel better about it, and it used to work for me, too, back when I was in the Drabwurld and there was a war to focus on. I would go and look in the library, but I can't imagine there's much of a help section there - dreadful, honestly - so.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to cheer yourself up, I'd be glad to hear it.

(Also: I have potions for all the ships on the fleet, now. If you'd like a set for your Lab, please let me know and I can bring them over!)

Comments

[brainiest]

[ Hermione just blinks before - oh, yes. She turns her gaze away for a moment, focussing on the books, to give her Servant a moment to catch up and calm down. ]

I really appreciate it. You have no idea how much help a good book is.

[ She sees that tail, and it makes her smile. ]

[castrationfist]

[She recovers her composure quickly enough, at least, just going back to her normal silly grin, but there is still some pink to her cheeks. Why is giving up so hard? Why are crushes so terrible? Why is this her life.]

I have some idea! There are some favorites from my time that endured, that I've been looking for... I quite enjoyed the zuihitsu genre back then, though it seems to have faded out in modern times.

[brainiest]

[ You don't have to tell Hermione twice. Her last two almost crushes have been on a dangerous Demi-God and an obnoxious, awful Servant. ]

Maybe you could tell me more about the zuihitsu, then?

[castrationfist]

Hm... Well, of those which survived, have you heard the name Sei Shonagon? The Pillow Book?

[okay yeah this conversation is safe. She can talk about this.]

[brainiest]

I don't think I've ever heard of anything like that before. Tell me about it?

[castrationfist]

Hm... Well, then! The zuihitsu genre isn't really a kind of story, but rather a bunch of writings and observations from the author's own life. Each passage tends to be short, and they're not really connected, but the way they are written offers great insight into the author's mind and life...

"In life there are two things which are dependable. The pleasures of the flesh and the pleasures of literature." Things like that!

[brainiest]

That's quite fascinating. It sounds like a sort of guide to life that people might enjoy reading, with proverbs.