"Oh, that sounds relatively interesting," it's said in a very genuine tone, actually, not mocking nor feigning interest - Emilia is hardly a person to do the fake interest bit, the very least. "A bit challenging, but interesting. I could never do that, though. When people ask me what I think of a book, I tend to go with yes or no."

She smiles a little embarrassedly at the confession, idly scratching a finger against the side of her neck.

But then comes the nose tap and Em, not wanting to be rude, leans back slowly instead of jumping a bit at the sudden contact like she almost did. She frowns slightly, a subtle shift of her expression. She isn't angry or bothered, but Em is not a person much given to physical contact, especially not with people that she hasn't known for that long, but she isn't so rude that she would slap away a hand. She can be extremely blunt and to the point it is almost too honest, but, again, that's only when she is around people she either knows for long or isn't exactly interested in befriending. Given how Jules is neither, she keeps herself in check but also keeps her distance.

"I think the weather can be a better conversation starter, in this case."

Uncomfortable with homosexuality? Hm, not as much as she could have been if her best friend wasn't gay, if one has to be honest. The time she has spent here and the terrible romantic adventures of the books in this library have also helped her a little bit, but there is still some part of her that's... confused, if one would want to be politically correct about it.