Library [30.11.07]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal was still a little bit glittery around the ears this morning, and he'd brought tea, a leather bound notebook, and a grumpy Firecat with him to open the library.

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Third period [30.11]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal was back, checking books back in. Altra was nowhere to be seen, but there were some odd noises coming from the stacks.

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis wandered in. She'd decided, what with tomorrow being the first of December, that she probably ought to do some research. And what better day to visit the library than on Karal's day?

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal looked up from the computer, maybe giving it a surreptitious poke of disapproval, and smiled at her. "And what you brings you to the library today?"

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Christmas," she said simply. "I'm not sure how it's done here. D'you suppose there are books on it?"

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"There's books on everything, I think," he replied, frowning. "I don't know what Christmas is, but I'm sure we can find something."

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"You don't know what Christmas is?" Aravis asked, her eyes lighting up. "I didn't either, until last year, but it's wonderful."

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"I've heard the word before, but I've never known what it meant," he admitted. "I kept meaning to look it up, but somehow I never did. I can now, though!"

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"It's a holiday!" Aravis said, almost bouncing. "We celebrated in Archenland last year. There's gifts and lots of food and snow, and it's lovely. But I suspect it might be a little different here."

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal grinned and quickly used the computer to find out where the books on Christmas were kept. "It sounds like a great deal of fun! We have a mid-winter holiday, but it doesn't involve gifts."

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"The gifts are the best part. Cor gave me a turnip last year. That's not traditional, he's just not very bright sometimes and his brother played a trick on him."

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"A turnip?" Karal stared for a moment, then shook his head. "It's certainly original. Here, the books are this way." He hopped off his stool and gestured towards the shelves, maybe a bit excited himself at the idea of learning about a new holiday.

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Corin told him to," she said, trailing after him. "I need to decide what to get for Seely, too."

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Oh." He frowned thoughtfully as he led the way to the shelves. "If it's celebrated here, that means there are people I need to get gifts for as well. I think."

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"It is," she replied. "It's not until the end of the month, though, I know that much. After my birthday."

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Your birthday is soon?" he asked, turning to look at her. "I didn't know that."

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"The sixteenth," she replied, smiling a little. "I'll...be sixteen. On the sixteenth. How odd."

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"It has a nice feel to it." Karal stopped in front of a shelf of books, a number of which seemed to feature red and green in great abundance. "Here we are, books on Christmas."

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"There's a lot of red and green," she observed softly.

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps they're the colours of the holiday? In the way that Karsite festivals have black and gold?"

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"The court at Anvard has gold and green as their colors," she said, nodding. "Narnia is blue and gold, I think." She plucked a book off the shelf, flipping through the pages. "...why is there a man in furs climbing out of a fireplace?"

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal stared. "Is it lit?"

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"...I don't think so?" Aravis looked a bit more alarmed.

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"It...no, it's not," he said, peering over her shoulder and breathing a sigh of relief. "Glory, there is no possible way that man could have come down a chimney, at least not that chimney! And he'd be filthy if he had."

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"He's rather large. I'm not sure I could fit down that chimney," Aravis said, staring.

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"You would not wish to try. They're certainly not safe places. Why didn't he simply use the door?" Christmas was not quite what he'd expected. "Does it explain?"