Library [12.4]

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Slightly early, and with thermos of tea tightly in-hand, Anemone opened the library.

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1st Period

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Today she's reading The Island of Dr. Moreau or the meta by H. G. Wells. Someone is still in a bit of a mood.

2nd Period

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Anemone's checking in books, under the careful supervision of Gulliver.

3rd Period

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Back to reading Dr. Moreau. Anemone is pretty sure this book did not have can-can dancers saving the world the last time she read it.

Lunch!

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She's got yakitori and rice for lunch today. If you ask nicely, she might even share.

4th Period

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Anemone's given up on Moreau and is blatantly ignoring her homework from Lulu's class. Instead, she's enjoying the wonder that is online shopping. Just because this isn't her holiday, doesn't mean she can't buy people presents.

5th Period

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She's off in the stacks, reshelving and tidying things up. Gulliver is at the Circulation Desk, as usual.

OOC

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IT CAN STOP SNOWING ANY TIME NOW. REALLY.

Re: 1st Period

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Jack walked in, wondering if there were any good books to read and where he could find them.

In the library. Yes.

Re: 1st Period

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Anemone looked up from Moreau as she heard the doors opening. "Oh, hey Jack. What's up?"

Re: 1st Period

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"Not much. Was looking for something to read at work today." He glanced around. Wasn't there a big furry thing?

Re: 1st Period

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There was indeed a big furry thing. Gulliver had been patrolling the stacks, looking for wee knights or something to play with, and was now watching Jack with big wibbly 'pet me' eyes.

"Well, I've got lots of books." Anemone set her book aside and propped her elbows on the counter. "What kind of book do you want?"

Re: 1st Period

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"Something...holidayish, I suppose." He bent down to pet the furry thing. "D'you have any Christmas stories?"

Re: 1st Period

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"I...don't know. There are stories about Christmas?" Why do people never tell her these things?

She chewed her lip as she searched the catalog. "Well, it looks like we have a copy of The Holiday Song (http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Carol-Charles-Dickens/dp/1580495796/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196786071&sr=1-4"), Ignoring Holidays (http://www.amazon.com/Skipping-Christmas-John-Grisham/dp/0099481685/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196786071&sr=1-12), and Cash Only (http://www.amazon.com/God-We-Trust-Others-Cash/dp/0385021747/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196786190&sr=1-1). Huh. Strange name. There's some others too...any of those sound good?"

Re: 1st Period

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"Of course there are stories about Christmas. Christmas carols, plays, and movies, even." He gave her a 'duh' look that was decades ahead of its time. "Haven't you ever seen Christmas plays or sung carols?"

"The Cash Only one sounds interesting. How big is it?"

Re: 1st Period

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"No. I've never had Christmas before."

"Almost big-ish?" Anemone looked at the bibliographic record and shrugged. "It's about three hundred pages."

Re: 1st Period

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"You've never had Christmas before? No tree? Ornaments? Tinsel? Pulling tinsel outta a cat's butt where it looks like a bicycle handlebar streamer? Eggnog?"

He boggled. This would have to be fixed.

Re: 1st Period

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"Nope, no Christmas." Anemone grabbed a pen to write down some callnumbers for him. "Will they have a Christmas at the school, or do they close everything for the holiday?"

Re: 1st Period

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"I...dunno. I hope it doesn't close down. I think I'm stuck here." He'd received a handwavey postcard from his dad saying he would be drivin' on through to January.

Re: OOC

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NO NEVER!

*CLINGS TO SNOW*

Re: 1st Period

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"I don't think it will close, there's too many of us from places where the holidays are different or have nowhere to go. I just didn't know if they were going to do anything special. If not, I might have to hit the store and get enough food to cook for those of us still on second floor."

Anemone blinked and looked at him. "Um, when is Christmas, anyway?"

Re: OOC

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WTF NO. I HAVE SIX INCHES, AND IT STILL HAS NOT STOPPED. THIS IS NOT ALLOWED.

Re: 1st Period

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"You're gonna cook?" He got big wibbly eyes at that. "Christmas is the 25th. So.. just a few weeks away. Really, you're going to cook?"

Because that was important.

Re: 1st Period

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"Maybe? If I'm here, then yes, I'll cook. I might be gone for part of break, but I don't know when," she said. "Let me guess, a request for pie?"

Re: 1st Period

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"Anything! Food is good. Pie is the best kind of food." Spoken from experience. "You're leaving for break?"

Re: 1st Period

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"I don't know. For all I know, my guardians might decide to bring me home for a visit." The rolled eyes might give him a clue about how she felt about that particular idea. "I'm hoping to go visit someone sometime over the break, but I don't know what his schedule is like. For all I know, his evil overlord-boss has him working that week."

Re: 1st Period

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"He has an evil overlord for a boss? Like in Amazingly Cliche Comix?" His eyes were not as round as saucers. Really. "Does he have a space ray?"

Re: 1st Period

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"Knowing John, he's trying to build a space ray," Anemone said dryly. "I don't know if his boss is evil-evil, or just stupid-evil, but I get the impression that there is some degree of evil. Oh, and I also get the impression that they're trying to take over the world, but I think all corporations are trying to do that this year. It's very hip."

Re: 1st Period

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Space rays were just so cool! "Trying to take over the world? Why?"


[ooc: LUFF YOU SO HARD]

Re: 1st Period

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"That's what corporations do! At least, that's what the newspaper tells me." Anemone nodded seriously. "Everything's all about corporate takeovers, and monopolies and stuff."

Re: 1st Period

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"What do they do when they win Monopoly?" Jack had never played that far. It's usually a case of Frustration or I Can't Afford Your Rent and then somehow the board gets tossed and the pieces scattered.

Re: 1st Period

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"I have no idea," she confessed, "it was totally over my head at that point, I didn't understand half what the newspaper was saying."

Someone needs to quit reading her not-boyfriend's anarchist newspapers.

Re: 1st Period

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"I don't like Monopoly. I never win," Jack admitted. "I like card games better."

Re: OOC

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SEND SOME HERE PLEASE.

Re: 1st Period

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Thursday arrived, looking like she was concentrating on something. She hurried to her office, only appearing every now and then to get a couple of books seemingly at random, before disappearing into her office again.

Re: OOC

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TAKE IT ALL. I'M GETTING ANOTHER 4-9 INCHES TONIGHT, AND ANOTHER POSSIBLE 10 THIS WEEKEND. YOU CAN FIGHT IT OUT WITH THAT OTHER CRAZY SNOW-LOVER PERSON.

Re: 1st Period

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Anemone looked up from her book, watching Thursday's comings and goings with interest before returning to the pages of Moreau.