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I'll be listening. Points off for every R that's not one short consonant.

[He leans back again, though, leaving the notebook between them.]

What do you read? What types of books?

[There's no television programs to listen to, which was how he'd picked up English-- but books, maybe, will help.]

I'm not going to give you Les Miserables. It's the French book, but you could kill a man with it and no book needs to be that thick.

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[Bruno arches an eyebrow at the mention of Les Miserables. While he couldn't say exactly what Polnareff is saying about it, his tone conveys plenty. And yet, there would be zero disagreements out of Bruno. He might not be either well-educated or particularly well-read, but even he knows only a fool would read that for fun.]

I didn't read much before, [he admits, slowly, as he leans back himself.]

[A combination of a limited education and a significant lack of time.]

So, I'm not picky.

[silvercrusader]

All right. I mean, I'm assuming the library has stuff in French. They have sports biographies from the future, why not French books?

[. . .]

God, I bet there's only Les Miserables.

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Giorno's probably already stolen all the copies of that by now, if that's the case, [Bruno says with a small wave his hand.]

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[He lets out a grumbling, wordless little noise. It's nonspecific, but suggests that he's a little annoyed a copy of the book is appearing in their house at all.]

If I find you a crime drama, are you gonna judge me for it?

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[Bruno appears to be considering the question for a moment before,]

If it's riddled with inaccuracies.

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You could teach me the difference. I won't make you do that in French, at least.

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[Bruno laughs quietly.]

There's no way in hell I'd try to explain any of it to you in French.

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If you end up reading a whole novel on it I bet you could.

[He has faith in Bruno, all right.]

At least a little. I mean, you'd probably mispronounce it, but if the vocabulary's all there . . . Non, Jean, Italie fait cela différemment.

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[Bruno arches an eyebrow, though he is still smiling mildly. What a backhanded compliment...]

Thank you for the vote of confidence.

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You've been doing this for less than a month! It's a hell of a thing you can talk to me at all-- what, you're dying for compliments all of a sudden?

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I wouldn't say that, but that kind of support's a little bit of a mixed signal, don't you think?

[silvercrusader]

Tu apprenez rapidement, mon étudiant. Is that better? Honest and entirely positive.

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[Bruno's smile quirks in brief, faint amusement.]

Beaucoup mieux. Now I feel properly supported.