[Kaneki appreciates the shift in subject, turning back around to smile a little down at Cadence. Rikki, meanwhile, gives a soft chitter in the back of her throat that basically comes out as being "....nah".

Hide comes trundling over behind Cadence, his arms full of books as he sidles up next to Kaneki's leg, looking pleased as punch with all of the things he has.]

Hide...we have so many, maybe you should just pick one? Then we can get more after we read the ones we have.

[The Smeargle's tail wags slowly as he looks up at Kaneki and Maka, but he doesn't actually make any move to put the books away yet. Maybe if he holds them long enough, Kaneki will change his mind.]

Books like these are his favorite...but he likes "Goodnight Lunatone" the best. I think I've read it at least fifty times since I bought it.