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[swerval_zero]

Zero sits behind the collection's desk, back to the door, with her feet up on a table. She has headphones on, at a volume audible from outside the library, and is working on her laptop. Good luck getting her attention. Anyone entering the library would see that she is on CafePress.

On the table next to her is a large plate of chocolate chip cookies, with a sign: LIBRARY STAFF ONLY (and Hank).

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[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron enters the library and heads for where Zero is sitting. He has no clue if they'll even have the book he's looking for, but it doesn't hurt to try.

"Excuse me," he says, trying to get get Zero's attention.

[swerval_zero]

*Zero obliviously continues researching stickers*

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron waits for a moment, when Zero remains oblivious he waves his hand in front of the screen.

[swerval_zero]

Wha? Oh. *pauses the MP3 and pulls off her headphones* Yeah?

I mean, can I help you?

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angelus swings by the library during a free moment between classes. He smiles when he spots Zero behind the counter. "Hey."

[swerval_zero]

*Zero missed her parents' kidnapping (and their beating the shit out of the kidnappers and destroying half the house) due to volume concerns. Angelus is going to have to try harder than that.*

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

[ooc: snerk]

When Zero didn't respond right away, Angelus leaned over the counter to wave a hand in between her and the computer.

[swerval_zero]

*pauses mp3 again, pulls headphones down to around neck and tilts her head back*

*smiles sunnily* Hi, upside-down Angelus.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam is lost in her own thoughts and doesn't even notice Zero. She sits down at a table and begins working on some complicated mathematical formulas that are in no way based on alien technology.

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Hey there Carter. What you working on?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Oh, um, just some math homework.Sir. Damn it." Finally coming back to herself from equation-land, she asks, "Hey, what's that smell? It smells like there was something burning in here."

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac waves his hand a little to show there's nothing to worry about.

"Just was trying to get Zero's attention. Apparently they're a little touchy about the noise level."

Waaaay too touchy

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker waves to Sam as she comes in, distracted.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam waves back, equally distracted, and holds a pencil between her teeth as she erases part of an equation with a separate eraser.

Ah, Math. You are my solace when nothing else makes sense.

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac comes back in with the Shi'ar dictionary and magazines that he checked out yesterday. After trying to get Zero's attention several times, he makes a small firecracker out of remnants of tobacco from the ashtray outside, some leftover gremlin spittle and fertilizer from the yardworkers outside.

It makes a loud popping noise.

[janet_fraiser]

Janet walks in the door and sees Mac's firecracker.

"Hey!" she exclaims. "No flammables around the books!"

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Just trying to get Pinkie's attention. Besides there wasn't any flame. Just noise and *cough* a little smoke. I'd just like to get these books checked in."

[swerval_zero]

*notices the smoke*

*rips off her headphones, blasting the library with high-decible Dirk Hopeless & the Undertow, and whips around in her seat*

What the squall is goin' on here?

[janet_fraiser]

"Her name's Zero," says Janet. "Leave the books on the desk. Fine, no flame, but you messed up the library floor." She goes to get a rag and a spray bottle of cleaner left over from the zombie incursion, and holds them out to Mac. "Here you go."

[swerval_zero]

*Mac is referred to Zero's reaction to Angelus, or lack thereof. However, once he does get her attention, she's probably not going to be very happy about the soot stain on her nice clean library floor. He is advised to leave his books on the collections desk and flee while the fleeing's good.*

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker is thinking hard as she comes in, turning over and over a conversation she overheard between the Dean and Mr. Jerusalem:

.... or that they've just publicly declared their intent to take on extra work and sworn to follow it through."

"They'll learn soon enough. The election process will be a cakewalk compared to the duties inherent in the position."

Something about that was bugging her. Something about...

"Hello, Zero. Janet."

[swerval_zero]

Hey, Parker. Have a cookie.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." Parker takes a cookie, still putting together pieces of what was bugging her...

...seeing Angelus filling out a library application form put it together.

"Extra work. Follow through. God. Damn. It. I am stupid."

[janet_fraiser]

"Parker." Janet nods. "Feeling well?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Never smoke anything Thrace gives you." Parker makes a cat-face of 'ick'. "Otherwise... just distracted...." She frowns, nibbling on the cookie.