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[Estelle is well aware of the birds and the bees, how babies are made and everything. She's actually well educated in such things despite her innocent nature, though knowing is half the battle, right? It means she won't get curious for herself and accidentally scar herself in some way.

Though the City has decided that she's ignorant of such matters. To the point that it decided to change the very book she was reading into a rather... educational scene. Sure, she was reading a romance novel, but she always makes sure to choose rather clean ones. She's been warned of the City and what books it may throw at her...

...and now reading, she had a bit of difficulty deciphering what this current passage was, so she read it outloud.]

"He came back to my mouth and I kissed him, tasting myself which he tasted too."

What does that mean?

[She reads on…]

"I kissed him back and kissed his bare chest all the way down to the top of his… jeans…"

[Okay, this isn't what she was reading, or what she thought it was about, but she's rather sure she didn’t pick up that kind of book.]

"He moaned, stared at me wanting to take his co—"

[And with her face now completely flush, she slams her book shut and throws it across the table. Then looking towards her device, notices it's on and meekly moves in to shut it off. Oh, why of all things was that just broadcast. Curse her luck…

Of course it'd be a curse…]

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[ So awkward. But this is about Estelle! ]

It's fine. You should just...read ahead yourself next time...

I wasn’t reading a book like that though, I promise!

[Just, she thought there were some deep metaphors going on and she was reading aloud to try to understand them, and…]

…I’m sorry.

It's not anything to be sorry about. You can read whatever you want to, anyway. I'm just telling you so you don't get embarrassed again...

But I don't want to read this kind of material...

[Though she's not entirely sure if he'll believe her...]

[ He miiiight be cursed. ]

You don't need to be embarrassed if you don't want to read it, either. It's your book, and if you're not ready yet...

[Huh, what? No, what’s going on?!]

No, I-I’m not really ready for such activities… I… I mean, I can’t even read about them, and…

[She’s so flustered right now…]

[ He didn't think she was planning to do anything!! ]

Then don't! Just put the book away and find a new one.

Yes, I do believe I shall do just that…

[Though she’s not even sure if she wants to literally put the book away, let alone touch it.]

[ Not gonna bite, Estelle. Not that Tyr knows he feelings. ]

...Are you okay?

I'm perfectly fine!

[Responded a little too quickly, but not a lie. She's okay physically! Mentally she just may be scarred for life!]

[ Very convincing. ]

You don't sound like it...

[Hnng!]

Well, I can't say the material I read was... entirely pleasing...

... Maybe you need one with a different storyline. That scene moved pretty fast...

I don’t want to read another story like this…! I honestly don’t mind stories of romance, but I honestly don’t want or need the details of their bedroom activities!

[ Now he just feels bad for her. She seems so traumatised ] You don't have to read those parts of the story either, you know. Even if they're in there, you can just skip ahead a chapter and ignore it...

I... I wouldn't want to skip ahead, but... I wouldn't want to read it either. That's why I have been avoiding such books.

You wouldn't miss much by skipping ahead in this case... There's no reason to avoid them entirely just because of a few passages.

There are plenty of books to read that don't have such material in them...

[She's fighting this argument until the bitter end. No way on Earth does she want to even touch a book with a sex scene in it again.]

[ This isn't something Tyr wants to be stubborn about. Especially when she looks like that. ]

That's true, too... You can't always avoid them that easily, though.

I always found it rather simple, to be completely honest.

[The scandalous covers are usually a dead give away.]

Until now.

[ Unless she was curious! ]

I honestly think that was all the City's doing, placing such a scene in the book I was reading...

[She's usually not quick to blame others, but she knows the City rather well right now and its curses.]

...Yeah, you're probably right... With everything else people are doing...

I wonder if the deities find amusement in this. Honestly, I think they have to... but, this one may have gone just a little too far...

It was just one scene...

Why not read another book you like instead and forget about it? The curse should leave you alone then.

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