[Action] Adventures on the high sea.

[mansnoozie]

[ Rainy days are meant for staying indoors and reading in Sandy's mind. A worn copy of Treasure Island in hand, Sandy can be found in the hangar, sitting sideways in Sognare, his legs sticking out the side like a teenager. The days have been so long lately, it almost feels like tortoises move faster. But that's alright.

More time for books this way.

Now would be an ideal time to get help, but Sandy wonders if it would be strictly worth it; should the rain start while a camper is up here, the walk down would be cold and miserable. Or, if it got too bad, they'd be stuck up here with him. He turns a page. No one's showed up yet so maybe no one will.

Now, back to the adventure. ]

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[mansnoozie]

[ Sandy peeked his head out of his plane, looking at Arya still hanging by the door. He smiled and waved. Hello!

Keeping his thumb in between the pages, he pushed himself up with a bit of levitation to sit on the side of the plane before holding his book up. Reading. ]

[nymeriarya]

[Arya's rounding the corner now, staring up at the agent incredulously.]

And why even are you doing that? There's loads of things to explore.

[She doesn't really care that rain is coming. Let it pour. She'll still be out.]

[mansnoozie]

[ Sandy idly kicked his legs and gave her a look of disbelief, a smile still on his face. A book bloomed in his mind, creatures and knights and pirates and fairies gliding out of the pages like spun glass. With a gentle push, he gave it Arya. Books are full of exploration.

Dog-earing the page he was at, Sandy snapped the book shut and whisked it over to Arya with some quick telekinesis. Giving it to her summary-first. Read it! He made a hand gesture. Go on, it won't bite. ]

[nymeriarya]

I can try.

[Arya's never figured out telekinesis, and she's always filled with wonder to BEGIN with when she encounters someone who can. She takes the book in her hands, trying to read the back summary. It's a bit above her fifth-grade level, so she has to read the page a few times over just to understand everything, and it takes her a while.]

I'm just...I'm not very good at it yet.

[mansnoozie]

[ Sandy thought for a moment. Hm. Treasure Island might be out of her reading level, it was entirely possible. Good thing Sandy had lots of tricks up his sleeve. And by tricks, I mean books. (Though not literally up his sleeves, that would be terribly unpleasant.)

With a hop, Sandy jumped off the plane and hit the ground with a gentle puff of levitation to soften the landing. He held up his index finger, the universal symbol for One moment! before darting off to his designated living space. There were stacks and stacks of books under Sandy's bed and he rifled around causing a bit of a mess before finding the right one. Upon his return, he handed Arya a title he felt she might enjoy more (while also being able to read easier); The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. ]

[nymeriarya]

[Treasure Island is definitely out of her reading level, but once she's handed the book, she raises an eyebrow and smiles a little, sitting down on the floor of the hangar.

Slowly, she reads the cover out loud.]

The Lion, the Witch, and the...Wardrobe. Hey, I've seen the film of this before! Is it the same?

[mansnoozie]

[ Sandy smiles and makes a 'sort-of' gesture with his hand. Personally he felt that the book captured the feeling of the world better, but the film was also pretty good in it's own right. He points at the book and gives a thumb up. It's a good one! And there were sequels in case the book actually caught her interest. ]

[nymeriarya]

I liked the film a lot. My sister took me to it.

[It was one of the few times when she and Sansa could agree on a film. It had beautiful girls with nice dresses and handsome actors for Sansa...and adventure and swordplay for Arya. Perfection..]

Can I sit and try read it with you? My father usually did voices for all the characters, but I'm not very good at all that.