Jeremy smiled, grateful that the other was willing to help. Seeing as there was nobody else around and he didn’t know anyone else who could help him with this. There was no way he could just leave his books here either. With all of them being hardcovers they were quite expensive, and while he could afford to replace them he’d rather not. Especially since a bunch of them were the last the book store had of it, meaning he had to wait quite some time until he could get a replacement. One of the downsides of living on an island, even if it was a luxury island there was still things that wouldn’t be always available.
“Thank you so much,” he smiled, relieved that he didn’t have to find a way to carry all of this home by himself. A chuckle at the look of exasperation the man give him and the mention of the ton of books he bought. “Don’t worry, these books aren’t for entertainment.” At least that wouldn’t be the main purpose of these books. While he loved learning more about the history of other countries this wasn’t why. “It’s for my job,” he smiled as he started to put his books into the other man’s backpack. While he wouldn’t mind others knowing what his job was he wouldn’t explain unless he was asked about it. He came here to escape his job a little after all. Even though he was already failing that by spending quite some money on material for his job.
“Ah, excuse me. My name’s Aaron Breach. Nice to meet you and again thank you for helping me,” he placed the last book that fits in the backpack before reaching out his hand for a handshake. Looking down there were still quite some books left. But the amount was easily dividable between the two of them. Aaron wondered why he couldn’t just buy a small amount first. Then he remembered the fact that that some of them were the last the store had and he felt slightly less stupid for buying all of them at once. But only slightly.
It baffled Enzo even more when the other said that the books weren’t for entertainment. What the hell were they for, then? As far as he knew, people typically came to this place to be entertained in one way or another. Whether it was exploring the caves, zip lining, going to the club, getting a rent boy, or simply enjoying the fact that weed was actually legal here. While of course some people had to work here in order to keep the place up and running, he’d kind of just assumed that the stranger was a guest just like him. “Yeah?” he asked. “What’s your job?” He was glad that he hadn’t said the first thing that had come to his mind, which was that most people came here for some sort of vacation. He’d gotten pretty used to his privileged lifestyle over the years, but he never tried to be an asshole about it.
“Enzo Luna, nice to meet you” he replied, shaking Aaron’s hand. “Don’t worry about it. I spent so much time relaxing on the beach that it was about time I got some manual labor in to even things out,” he joked with a grin. Once his backpack was fully loaded, he put it on again. He felt a little bit like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, but it was a small island, and wherever it was that Aaron was staying, it wouldn’t be too long of a walk. He hadn’t gone to the gym yet, so maybe he could call this something of a workout.
“I don’t imagine you have much use for the sad, collapsed box?” he added. There were plenty of recycling bins and trash cans located all around the island, which was convenient because no one liked littering. It was both environmentally unfriendly and aesthetically displeasing. Bending to pick it up before he grabbed the last stack of books to carry, he gave it a faux sympathetic look. “Well, not so trusty box, an attempt was made.”