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Jun. 21st, 2016 02:05 amNot a bad Monday. Quite a reasonable one. As Mondays go.
But still, a Monday.
It's been a week now since The Invisible Library came out in America. Time is just whizzing past these days.
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“Perhaps we could discuss it while we dance?” Hu suggested, nodding towards the dance floor.
“Perhaps not,” Irene disagreed. “I’ve got two left feet. You don’t want either of them treading on yours.” It wasn’t strictly true, but something deeply rooted in her brain, sited midway between the part that handled primal terror and the part that handled rational threat assessment, was very strongly against the idea. It wasn’t helped by memories of the last time she’d been on a dance floor, which had also been in the company of someone who had the very worst of intentions towards her. At this rate she wasn’t going to have any harmless amusements left.
But still, a Monday.
It's been a week now since The Invisible Library came out in America. Time is just whizzing past these days.
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“Perhaps we could discuss it while we dance?” Hu suggested, nodding towards the dance floor.
“Perhaps not,” Irene disagreed. “I’ve got two left feet. You don’t want either of them treading on yours.” It wasn’t strictly true, but something deeply rooted in her brain, sited midway between the part that handled primal terror and the part that handled rational threat assessment, was very strongly against the idea. It wasn’t helped by memories of the last time she’d been on a dance floor, which had also been in the company of someone who had the very worst of intentions towards her. At this rate she wasn’t going to have any harmless amusements left.
