Library [25/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal was late, and he bolted into the library from the stable, robes flying and dusty. He skittered to a stop behind the counter, got everything ready, then opened the library.

That done, he settled behind the counter and started checking in books. Why yes, he was trying to pretend he'd been completely on time.

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Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He looked rather spooked, mostly because he was expecting to get yelled at. For what, he couldn't say.

"Hello."

The floor tiles were interesting today.

"How're you?"

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"I'm well," he said slowly, watching Liir with some concern. "Which I think maybe you're not."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He shrugged. While he was unique in any number of ways, from the argumentative acute angles of his features to his strange green eyes, he was, in other ways, a Teenager.

"It's not a concern."

He decided to move on.

"I've been using the tea set."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal folded his arms and looked at Liir sternly. Well, as sternly a she could, which admittedly wasn't very and was made from equal parts concern. "I'm very pleased you're using the tea set," he said, "but it is a concern to me. Is there anything I can do?"

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

It was a gamble to ask, but he desperately wanted to know. He tried to frame it in his mind, how it might come out, before he finally just came out with it.

"Do you know if Andrew is doing well? He was... upset. Er. The other day."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal shook his head. "I haven't talked with him since Monday," he replied. And given what they'd talked about, it was with a sinking feeling that he asked, "Liir? Did something happen?"

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"He decided he didn't want something serious," he said evenly enough. As with the day it'd happened, those green green eyes were doing their best impersonation of a mirror.

"I said or did something and his hands started to shake. I was obviously hurting him, so I left as soon as I could.

"Teddy got me down yesterday afternoon."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Got you down?" he asked even as he was processing that. Oh, Sunlord.

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He nodded.

Then one hand patted the broom.

"I didn't want to land for a little while. That's all."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal sighed quietly. "I can understand that." There were times at the Cloister he'd ridden Trenor out and thought of never coming back. "I'm sure you didn't do anything wrong, though."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"You never think I do," he pointed out.

"I did miss a class though."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"When you actually do something wrong, I promise I will think you have." Karal shook his head at Liir. "Until then, I'll keep," he gave him a small smile, "irritating you with assurances that you haven't. And I've missed classes. While it's not a good habit to develop, sometimes it's inevitable."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I'm going to go talk to my professor," he said, skimming over the rest. "Hopefully, he won't be too upset."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal didn't push. "That sounds like a good idea."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I don't know what to say about missing class, though. It's not as if I had a good reason."

Being asleep ten stories up from the classroom isn't really an excuse.

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal frowned, thinking. "Who's your professor?"

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Professor Winchester," he said. "I missed Fandom Invasions."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Be honest with him. You don't have to tell him what happened, but just that something did, and you'll do your best to make sure it doesn't happen again," he advised. "He is a good man, he'll understand."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I'll try."

At least he knew he could say he wouldn't do it again. He'd learned the hard way not to repeat mistakes.

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"That's all anyone can ask of you," he said gently.

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Then they're more forgiving than I'm used to," he said with a shake of his head.

He sighed.

"I should return these," and he held out a few books. They were on various crystals and their uses, mostly. There was also one from his study of memories.

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal took them, looking at the titles curiously.

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"It's for Inventiontronics," he admitted. "I think I'll have to use a crystal for my project and I was trying to figure out the right one."

Re: First Period [23/01]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Oh?" Now he was looking curiously at Liir. "What are you inventing?"

Re: First Period [23/01]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"A protection for memories," he said, wondering how Karal would think of it. Everyone seemed to have a different opinion.

"Or rather, something to keep them in should they be taken or lost so that you can have them back."