[ well, they're Sprezzatura's shadows, so naturally they are far more inclined towards being reasonable and unobtrusive.
SIKE!!
she looks down at Ringo in turn, glasses dangling precariously from her nose, white-knuckling the top rung. there isn't even time to feel relief when she steadies the ladder, because she sees that shadowy flicker— ]
Get away from her!
[ of both shadows thrown up against the books as they creep up, one behind the other, and then... lunge to literally monkey onto Ringo's back. ]
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SIKE!!
she looks down at Ringo in turn, glasses dangling precariously from her nose, white-knuckling the top rung. there isn't even time to feel relief when she steadies the ladder, because she sees that shadowy flicker— ]
Get away from her!
[ of both shadows thrown up against the books as they creep up, one behind the other, and then... lunge to literally monkey onto Ringo's back. ]