Eh, not so sure the courtyard one would work, as they wouldn't really get much of an input into anything we did. Our characters wouldn't really listen or interact with them after all, so it's not really worth listing as an activity. However, there is nothing stopping us from just writing it into the story as just a snippet of a conversation here or there, though any attempts at arguing with the person will probably have to be done by the person writing the scene.

Bookstore is a good idea though.