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[yukinoomoni]

Customer: *peering at my Kobo* Oh! You have one of those ereaders, good for you! Oh, but you should get an iPad, they're multifunctional.
Me: I can't afford one of those.
Customer: Oh, yeah, well, the second generation is coming out, so maybe wait till it goes down in price.

Insert ink transaction here

Customer: By the way, what are you reading?
Me: The Twelve Kingdoms: The Shore in Twilight.
Customer: Oh, really? Oh yeah, that's a popular one! Have a good day! *leaves*
Me: What, no it's not. No one's even heard of it...

I have the impression he just had no idea what I was reading and wanted to sound cool.

Comments

[elle-white.livejournal.com]

Very few people have heard of Twelve Kingdoms. It's a ridiculously obscure series. He probably just said that in passing. *shrugs*

[mysticjuicer.livejournal.com]

She probably just heard Twilight. :)

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

OH DAMN I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.

[caster13.livejournal.com]

TWLIGHT READER!

[caster13.livejournal.com]

And I can't spell.

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

I'm not reading Twilight, you arse.

[glass-sylph.livejournal.com]

THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING, LMAO.

[kuruccha.livejournal.com]

I AGREE. XDDDDDDD

[ladyxmoonlight.livejournal.com]

Or all he understood was Twilight and thought you meant Twilol.

[gillian-seed2.livejournal.com]

I guess it's pretty common people think about what they're saying instead of what others person are saying--it's almost the default in some circles, actually. I might be like that on a bad day, or when I go on a tangent, but all the time...? I don't get it.

It's really more noticeable in strangers. It's hard to give them the benefit of the doubt, but more directly--it just leaves a bad impression. Not that I make a good first impression myself...

[the-flowergirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm thinking he thought Twilight.

[quorothorn.livejournal.com]

Put me in the camp who suspects he just heard the "Twilight" part.

[toomomforyou.livejournal.com]

you said twilight: it confused him!

[urania-calliope.livejournal.com]

What's your book about?

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

Shore in Twilight is about the search for the missing king and his kirin from one of the kingdoms in that world. It goes back and forth in time, from the past, recent past, and present. It's so far really sad, but very good.

[l-bea.livejournal.com]

That's such a book title! (Did you ever see a TV show called "the 10th Kingdom?") I love how this guy basically compliments you and then tells you to get a better version. Who needs marketing when people just wander around telling each other to buy Apple products? D:

[l-bea.livejournal.com]

oh, typo. That's such a CUTE book title. Ah.

[silverthunder]

Yup, probably had no idea what he was talking about. XD Or thought you meant Twilight.

But - the Twelve Kingdom books are available in ebook format? Seriously? I will probably have to grab them; the show was awesome! And the author also created the Ghost Hunt series, which is another of my favorites, so yeah. Must have.

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

You can find them on many of the sites - they're free translations that can easily be converted to PDF, which is what I use to read stuff like fanfics and ebooks on my Kobo. It's awesome.

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

I'm convinced that for me...

Kindle > iPad.

One day I will have one!

...once the price drops. Yeah.

[angelchan-2004.livejournal.com]

QUIT READING TWILIGHT TARA, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOU DDD: