The book couldn't exactly sit. Even if it was propped on the couch, the balance would quickly have it toppling over. It was okay plunked on the floor, though, so there it choose to remain.

"Well... to start with, I should probably ask your name." He already knew it, having checked her status screen, but people just didn't understand that, so best to go through the formalities. "Then... I'm curious about the power I sense in you. Abilities I don't recognize. "