I suppose they'd have to be--I'm not sure I'd be willing to help steal a holy artifact for a captain I didn't like. [No, then she'd steal it for herself, obviously. Either way, she's just teasing.]
We "adventurous types"? [She laughs.] I'm sorry--I never really thought of myself as the adventurous type.
[She was always mousy Evelyn Carnahan, mild-mannered librarian. Jonathan might have had words about the "mild-mannered" bit, but outside him, didn't she tend to keep to herself?
All before that puzzle box. All before she came here.]
But perhaps I am. And if I am...then you can trust my expertise when I say that we need someone to be sensible about things when we're tearing off on some new adventure.
Of course, I mostly have Jonathan's word for it, and brothers are hardly reliable sources for this sort of thing, but I certainly didn't make many friends in school, talking about mummification over dinner.
Ooh, tips from the master. [He might be able to keep from smiling, but she can't--she laughs outright.] Next time we have pudding, you can tell me all about surgery.
I'll have a man for the job. [What's the point of holding back a grin at a moment like this, Leonard? Evy beams up at him.] For now...I suppose I ought to be getting home. If I don't feed the cat on schedule, he mutinies.
[She hesitates a moment, as though trying to decide whether to say or do something more--but whatever it was, she doesn't. Evy just smiles and reaches out to pat his shoulder.]
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[But she's happy to move on from that thought.]
I suppose they'd have to be--I'm not sure I'd be willing to help steal a holy artifact for a captain I didn't like. [No, then she'd steal it for herself, obviously. Either way, she's just teasing.]
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I figure you adventurous typs'll always do things like that. And the rest of us go along for the ride because... well, I don't really know why.
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[She was always mousy Evelyn Carnahan, mild-mannered librarian. Jonathan might have had words about the "mild-mannered" bit, but outside him, didn't she tend to keep to herself?
All before that puzzle box. All before she came here.]
But perhaps I am. And if I am...then you can trust my expertise when I say that we need someone to be sensible about things when we're tearing off on some new adventure.
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( then he chuckles. ) The whole thing'd work out a lot better if anyone took the sensible ones' advice.
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[She grins.]
Your captain's lucky to have you, even if he doesn't pay your advice much mind.
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Right. ( nailed it. )
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I think we're lucky, too. The more proper doctors here, the better--especially if they're good conversation.
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Most people don't have kind words for my conversation.
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I could say the same.
Of course, I mostly have Jonathan's word for it, and brothers are hardly reliable sources for this sort of thing, but I certainly didn't make many friends in school, talking about mummification over dinner.
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Suffice to say, if your conversation skills aren't widely considered up to snuff, I haven't noticed. [She winks at him.]
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( but he tilts his head again, swallows a smile by pursing his lips. )
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( he steps back, smiles for real this time!! ) Take care, Evelyn.
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[She hesitates a moment, as though trying to decide whether to say or do something more--but whatever it was, she doesn't. Evy just smiles and reaches out to pat his shoulder.]
Have a good evening.