"Being a temple library makes what less likely?"

"...where I'm from the religions generally consider sex to be - undignified, not the sort of thing they'd want to be associated with - and so they tend not to have erotica in their sacred libraries?"

Everyone blinks slowly in unisonic confusion.

"...sex is how you get children," Lulu says eventually. "Yevon wants to encourage that."

"It's also... you know, the same sort of thing as blitzball? It's another little source of joy in the world that we take while we can because we never know when the giant monster is going to show up again and kill everyone we love," adds Zei, perhaps a bit too matter-of-factly for the subject matter.

"Huh. I must say I'm liking this place more and more."

"That does not say amazing things about where you're from, you realise."

"We've all got problems, like apocalypse monsters. The difference is more in the culture."

"Most of the books will still be about doctrine, though," he warns again. "I can't guarantee you'll find anything more titilating than that in any given temple."

"That's fine. I'll look over the selection."

So after they finish eating Zei hops to his feet and goes to talk to a priest about lodgings for his non-guardian friend.

But before they're done talking, the doors to the inner chambers up the stairs open and a pair of people step through. The woman walks down the steps slowly and precisely, but from the way presumably-her-guardian hovers, she must be drained from the over-a-day-long affair.

She spots the group on the way down, and her eyes lock with Zei's. "Ah, another summoner, are you?" she says with disaffected incuriosity.

Once they have gotten down the stairs Zei walks up to meet them, and bows. "I am Zei, from the isle of Besaid."

The other summoner's eyes narrow almost imperceptibly. "Dona," she introduces herself, "and my guardian Barthello. But enough about us—you must be the son of the High Summoner. Quite a name to live up to."

Edmund will watch this interaction! He does not feel the need to intervene in obviously complicated social politicking.

Dona's eyes leave Zei's and scan his little crowd before they return to his face. "My, my, my... but all these people. Are they your guardians? What a rabble. I recall your Lord father had only one guardian. Quality over quantity, my dear, whatever are you thinking?"

Zei's right eyebrow slowly lifts almost all the way into his hair. "I'm sorry, what are we, twelve? Comparing dick sizes? I'll bet mine is bigger than yours."

Lulu (who along with the other two also followed along to hover around Zei) coughs into her hand, covering her lips with it.

"How crass," Dona replies between pursed lips.

Oh, this is fun. "Frankly, I'd rather be crass than think I'm better than someone because I don't have friends."

"How dare—"

"Sin's attacked the village," Zei says before she can finish.

And at that she visibly sways on the spot, and her guardian is there to lend his support. "Wh-what?"

"Sin attacked the village last night, Lady Dona," Zei repeats. "So you will forgive me if I do not currently feel up to playing whatever game you want to play. We are both summoners, we both have a duty to rid the world of Sin and ease people's suffering, you should rest and then go back down the mountain to see your family." Then, without waiting for her response, he turns to Edmund. "We're going in now, but Father Pell will show you to your room."

"...of course."

Now he kind of feels bad!

Dona is clearly not at her best either because she just turns around and saunters off, followed by her guardian.