volume 1

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

[ Peter has no idea how he ended up here, on a couch, listening to a bunch of middle aged women and a few other assorted people talk about Pride and Prejudice. He lost count of how many times he was nearly force fed a cookie by some woman claiming that he's too skinny, and this is starting to feel like all those dreams about showing up to class without any pants on.

He's barely said anything about the book since showing up, instead opting to just sort of listen, and nod every once in awhile. It's easier to just agree with everyone than to pretend he cares about a rich guy marrying some poor guy's daughter. Great, it's heartfelt and mooshy, he gets it.

Running a hand down his face, he flips through the book again for what feels like the hundredth time, stopping on some page to skim through a paragraph, while another woman starts to talk about the historical ramifications of things that Peter chooses to ignore. At this point, he's pretty sure he's forgotten why he even agreed to this in the first place. ]

So what do you think about the book? [ And it's the first question actually directed at him. Oh yeah, this is exactly like those pantsless dreams he used to have, and now he's just... at a total loss for words. ]

Comments

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

That's almost as many as I read.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

[ And look, there they go~ ] Could've been worse.

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

Maybe the book club thing isn't working for us.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's the book that's not working.

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

So let's try this. What's your favorite book, Peter?

gdi now i need to think of a favorite book for him :|

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

[ It's time for Peter to go into ~serious thinking mode~ while he thinks of what it even is. ] I haven't even read much since I graduated.

LMFAO I'M SORRY

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

Well, you remembered reading Pride and Prejudice.

YOU SHOULD BE LMAO

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

[ sigh. ] I've got a couple favorites.

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

Why is it so hard for you to tell me about them? We're supposed to be sharing.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

Because my favorite book's supposed to be.. The Great Gatbsy or 1984. Not something I read when I was 13.

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

1984 was overrated. But I guess you already know what my favorite book is.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

Yours isn't too hard to figure out.

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

I didn't say that it was. Should we go to a comic book club instead? That's probably more your style, huh.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

Pretty sure those are called conventions.

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

Do you wanna go?

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

[ This is Peter trying really hard not to instantaneously say yes. ] ... Sure.

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

Okay. Then we'll go.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

[ no, no he doesn't. ] I'll find out when the next con is, then.

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

How many are there ...?

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

... A lot?

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

I'll leave it to you.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

You sure? [ oh man, THE POWER. ]

[intuitivelyapt.livejournal.com]

Yeah. ... If it makes you happy.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

... Okay. [ Peter is all over googling this shit. RIGHT NOW. ]