Aki's Biggest Fan

At a nearby table, a mostly green, doglike looking blob had his muzzle shoved in another book. All 6 of his pink eyes were intently focused on the book propped up in front of him, wings larger than the rest of him resting lazily on his sides. This was the 2nd time he was reading Imoko & the Beast of Kainin in just a few nap cycles: the pup simply couldn't put it down, and when he wasn't out with his siblings, he was devouring page after page of the adventure. Currently, the outside world was completely shut out: he was sitting on a pillow with his front paws placed on the table, a small block or poffdula shell propping up the book for Val to read more easily. The binding and title was clearly visible to any passerby, like he was showing it off somehow!

On the table beside him laid a red cloak, with several materials beside it that might be be added on, or perhaps already removed. He wasn't wearing it yet, but one of the characters in the book wore something similar, and Val couldn't wait to see if such a thing looked good on him, too.

Aki's staring went completely unnoticed: all 6 of Val's eyes were intently focused on the book, his whole face animating with a grin or gasp as he read. One of his clawed paws reached out to turn the page, then reached up to brush a floppy ear away from his topmost eye and to the side. The focus was only broken when Aki spoke up, causing Val to jump a little in his seat, letting out a small startled Yelp before turning (almost in mid-air) to see the snekkitborn before him. She seemed pretty friendly, and was...asking what he thought of the book?

"Ahh! Sorry, yastartled me!
"AndOhmygodsyes!" Val blurted out rather quickly, eyes lighting up at (what he thought was) the chance to gush about something he loved. "Thisismy..." The pup took a sharp inhale and released slowly, wings and tail relaxing as he tried to calm himself. Vana suggested he should! "It's my favorite book right now, I can't put it down! It's actually my 2nd time reading it, I'm happy to give it to ya if you're looking for something to read!"

A wide grin was plastered to Val's face as he reached a paw out: he had seen other blobs touching or shaking appendages as a greeting, and wanted to try the same. "'Names Val, pleasedtameetya! What's yours?"

Val had already gently grasped her paw in his, giving it a friendly shake before stopping dead in his tracks. It took a moment to register just what her name was, but as soon as he did, the pups eyes and grin went wider than seemed possible. "Y-y-yerAki?!?" Obviously starstruck, he was doing his absolute best to not cause a scene in the middle of the library, and was...OK at it! The paw still holding Aki's started to shake, his whole body quivering excitedly.

"OhmygodsyoureAki!" He practically shouted, letting go of her hand to prance in a little circle, completely unsure of how to handle this much excitement and joy. "Ok, okokok. I'm tryin' not to flip out here, but doyaknow how exciting this is?!? I love this book, and you wrote it! And you're right here andthisissocool!" Noticing that a few of the patrons (and that damn Librarian!) were staring at him, Val stood in place, closed his eyes and took a deep breath again. Come on, be calm for once, don't freak her out! "Ok...sorry about that! It's just, I love this book! How'd ya come up with the idea for it?"

"Wha-oh nonono, not at all! Yeah, go ahead!" Forcing himself to sit down, Val was still gently bobbing and bouncing (as if to some unheard dune) while he chatted with Aki. "Oh yeah, it means a lot to me that you wrote it! Its just so creative! I just loved the characters and the world and thisissocool!" It didn't seem like Aki was too bothered, so Val allowed himself to geek out now and then, though the pup was trying to keep himself mostly under control.

"Hah, no way, so all that stuff happened to ya? Well, sort of?" A mischievous grin spread across his face, remembering some of the names of Kip and Evrah's companions (or Fools, whichever). "Hah, I bet that means Eclipse is supposed to be Starflight? I can absolutely see that." As Aki got comfortable, Val pulled his red cloak and materials a bit closer to himself, still beaming with excitement. "Whaddya think of this? I'm trying to make a cloak like the one Heros are supposed to wear."