Alys smiled slightly at Finnegan's boasting, but said nothing about it.  She was used to his mannerisms but saw little reason to encourage him to more.  Instead she turned to her brother.  "You should finish your meal, Chris.  You too, Walter -- if we're going to have a decent amount of time at the library, we should be leaving soon."

"We're going to the library?"  Christopher lit up.  "Oh that's good -- there's a few books I've been meaning to get, but I was busy with my research and all so I never did get around to going."  With a goal in mind, Chris stopped talking and dedicated himself to eating, and before long he was finished.

Once everyone was done, the group prepared to leave, donning jackets and locating library cards.

"C'mon, let's go!" Chris enthused.  He was more than ready to be on his way, even before he'd gotten his jacket all the way on.  "Library time!"