Library [04/24]

[likethegun]

Sam still looked and felt like crap when he went to open the library, but he was pretty sure that spending the day surrounded by books would help.

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First Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

Sam was resting with his head on his arms, but he wasn't sleeping. No, seriously, he was too afraid of getting poked by Dawn if he let himself fall asleep.

Second Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

Then he skimmed through the message boards he frequented, laughing at the concerns over the summer's "Plotterdammerung" more than he probably should have.

Re: Second Period [04/24]

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

After Home Ec, Dawn came in with an armful of books and notebooks so she could study for her Artifacts and Government finals. It was just convenient that her seat also gave her a good view of the mostly-healed boyfriend behind the desk whenever she glanced up.

But she didn't stare, because that would be creepy.

Re: Second Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

If it was Dean that was watching him, Sam would probably be annoyed. But he couldn't feel the same way about Dawn, no matter how much she fretted over him.

"So, how was Home Ec?" he asked.

Re: Second Period [04/24]

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Pretty quiet. Handed in my project, explained about the bucket of miniaturized stakes by the door, so it's all good," she shrugged, "What's up with you? Still studying?"

Re: Second Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

"No, I'm just poking around online for the moment," Sam said. "The studying will come later, when I'm more awake and less achy."

Re: Second Period [04/24]

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Did you take any painkillers?" She eyed him, wondering exactly how macho he was going to try to be about this.

Re: Second Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

"Um. Not yet," he admitted. "I want to see if I need them first, or if I'll feel better on my own later."

Third Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

Sam spent most of third period slowly reshelving books. Now that the kids were gone, the bell had magically reappeared on the front desk.

Fourth Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

Studying for his Artifacts and Government finals made sense. As for U.S. History, Sam was prepared to wing whatever got thrown at them.

Re: Fourth Period [04/24]

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Mindful of what their Dad had said to him, Dean headed directly to the library after leaving Dad's office.

"I knew I'd find you here," he observed when he came in and saw Sammy at the desk.

Re: Fourth Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

"It's Tuesday," Sam replied. "Where else would I be?"

Re: Fourth Period [04/24]

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I don't know.... resting maybe? Taking it easy after getting your brains whacked?"

Re: Fourth Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

Sam sighed and rolled his eyes a little. "I am taking it easy, Dean. I haven't done much of anything today except sit here and read, and talk to Dawn. That's restful, isn't it?"

Re: Fourth Period [04/24]

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean frowned a little. "Don't know about the reading with a concussion..."

Lunch [04/24]

[likethegun]

The library was closed for lunch, to everyone except the librarian, aides, and overly-concerned girlfriends.

Fifth Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

Sam had gotten quite comfortable at the front desk, and was perfectly content to just sit there and read for the time being.

Re: Fifth Period [04/24]

[the_merriest]

Her Zen Computer Science final was over, and she should be studying for her two finals tomorrow, but there were more important things she needed to look up.

She walked into the library tentatively and waved at the guy behind the counter. "Uh, Sam, right? Hiya. I, uh, need some help?"

Re: Fifth Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

Sam glanced up and gave her a friendly smile. "Hey. You're Rikku, right?" he asked. "What do you need help with?"

Re: Fifth Period [04/24]

[the_merriest]

"Yeah, hi," she said, smiling nervously. "I, uh. I need information and I don't even know where I should look. Or how to start. It's about ... dreamstates. And the Farplane, and the fayth, and Summoners, but I don't think you guys would have books about that here. And kinda existence and dimensional locations but I'm not sure how all of that works? And I'm not so good with this library thing, I think." She bit her lip.

Re: Fifth Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

"Whoa. That sounds like some pretty major stuff," Sam said. For a moment, he was tempted to send her in the wrong direction completely, with the idea that if she had no information on dimensions, she wouldn't be able to do anything that got Dawn hurt. But that wasn't fair, to Dawn, or to Rikku.

"I'm sure we have books on dreamstates and altered states of consciousness and alternate dimensions," he said. "As for the specific stuff, we might have books on those subjects, but they could very well be in Special Collections. We have a computer catalog where you can check though, and I can show you how."

Re: Fifth Period [04/24]

[the_merriest]

Rikku nodded. "Yeah. It's ... kinda scary. And I want to be sure about it all before ... before we try anything, you know? If we do. I don't want it to be like last time."

She laughed a bit at herself. "Sorry. Just ... yeah. If you could help, that'd be great. I'm not sure what I'm looking for is even going to be here. But I have to start somewhere, right?"

Sixth Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

Yes, he was still reading. Mmmmm, books.

Seventh Period [04/24]

[likethegun]

Sam took a little longer than usual to clean up the library and close everything up, so odds are, he could be caught in action.

OOC [04/24]

[likethegun]

All done!