Library; Monday [ 01/05 ].

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

On the list of things one would expect to find when returning to work in the library, there were books. Maybe paper. The computer, to be sure.

Bananas were not exactly on that list, but, cup of sugar with coffee and cream in it in hand, bannans were exactly what Cal found on the front desk when he came to open that morning.

Well, at least it was very reassuring to know that Doctor Jones cared about their potassium intake for the new semester.

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First Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

And it wasn't just bananas on the desk, Cal had very soon noticed. Every other book he ended up sorting was about bananas. Growing bananas, harvesting bananas, cooking bananas, even a very vividly illustrated volume on banana costumes.

Cal started to suspect that this went a little deeper than the librarian's hand.

Second Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Needless to say, Cal was not too terribly surprised to find a banana in each of empty slots when he went to put the books on the shelves.

Third Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Back at the desk, Cal thought about the bananas and came to the conclusion that, clearly, a very stealthy monkey must have gotten loose from special collections or something, and all the bananas were Doctor Jones' attempts to try and capture the creature.

Cal didn't exactly feel like dealing with a monkey today, so he hoped the damn hairy ape stayed lost.

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

Claire stopped in to say hi after class.

At least, she meant to say hi.

What actually came out as she surveyed the library was "...bananas?"

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Cal shrugged, lifting his hands as an added expression of his cluelessness.

"Maybe there's a monkey on the loose," he offered. "I have no idea."

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"Maybe," Claire said, then frowned. "Wait, would the monkey leave bananas everywhere? I thought they ate them."

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's just it," Cal explained. "The bananas don't belong to the monkey. They're monkey bait. I just hope Dr. Jones doesn't expect me to catch the damn thing if it works."

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"If he does, you get hazard pay. Seriously. It might have some weird monkey virus," Claire said.

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"Then I'm definitely not going to help catch it," Cal snorted a little. "No amount of workman's comp is worth some weird monkey virus."

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"Oh, hello," she said, tilting her head at all the bananas. "Have you, perhaps, been redecorating?"

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Cal stared at Viki for a moment, and realized he was going to be doing stuff like this a lot this semester, wasn't he?

"Yes," he answered, with a straight-forward sort of seriousness that wasn't in the least bit true, "I have. I figured there were enough books. Thought we could get some bananas. Next week, I'll be adding maybe some broccoli, or perhaps some Buicks, or another such B-word item."

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"Or maybe some bells, barnacles, and boots," she replied lightly, "if you require assisstance coming up with more words, though I'm sure not, depending on your reasons for working here or not. Perhaps you just like the smell of books? I wouldn't assume."

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"I could also do buttons or buckles or bandannas," Cal added, with a slight shrug, and a slight thought to wonder why he was even having this conversation. "I don't really need help; if I run short, I'm sure I could consult a dictionary, but your suggestions will be taken into consideration. Thanks."

Re: Third Period -- 01/05.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"You're welcome enough, if you want to be," she said. "And presuming that you are, in fact, working today, I am looking for two things under the letter 'K'. Though, one might in fact be under 'J' instead as last name seems to suit. So B's may have to wait."

Lunch -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

The library's closed, for Cal to step out and have a smoke break and find some food that wasn't a banana.

Fourth Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Back from his lunch break, Cal put up his feet on the desk and finally gave in to peeling the banana. He just threw the peel out in front of the desk, praying that someone actually did come in and slip on it. It didn't happen like that in the real world, he knew, but this wasn't the real world. It was Fandom.

Fifth Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Cal knew that there wasn't a fifth period for classes this semester, but he wasn't sure if that meant there wasn't a fifth period for the library. But it wasn't like he had anywhere else he needed to be, so he stuck around a bit longer before closing up.

Re: Fifth Period -- 01/05.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

Penelope came in late in the afternoon, and kept her face diverted from Cal. Instead she headed straight to the card catalog to look up witches. She needed some books that might better help her understand her curse. Witches caused them, so that's where she would start.

Re: Fifth Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Although Penelope certainly looked like she was on a mission and generally avoiding him, Cal couldn't help remember his conversation with Claire at the picnic and knew that, even if she didn't want to talk, he should at least say hi or something.

"Hey, Penelope," he lifted a hand, gave her a small smile. "How's it going?"

Re: Fifth Period -- 01/05.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Hi, Cal," she replied quietly with just the barest of peeks over at him. Last time she was in here, it was awkward, and she'd rather not have to deal with second looks at her nose. "I'm fine, thank you," she said, and because her manners dictated, asked, "How are you?"

Re: Fifth Period -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"I'm okay," Cal answered, shrugging slightly. "You need any help finding anything?"

Re: Fifth Period -- 01/05.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"I'm looking for books about witches, or more importantly the way they perform curses," she replied, not looking at him at all.

OOC -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

...I knew there was a reason I wanted to get bananas this week during grocery shopping.

ALSO WILL NEVER STOP ADORING THIS ICON EVER.

Re: OOC -- 01/05.

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Oh! *ICON LOVE!!!!!!*

Re: OOC -- 01/05.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Icons like this one remind me why I bother with my obsessive icon hunting.

And I'm almost certain that it's from Red Eye, which means he's probably doing something very evil, but I don't care. It's still adorable evil, dammit.