Library, Monday [January 11]

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Her Monomyths class was going to be a challenge this term, so Gabrielle had a copy of the syllabus in one hand as she hurried into the library and straight for the coffeemaker. The syllabus was deposited on the collections desk en route to caffeine, along with a piece of parchment containing a letter from Perdicas. She dialed the strength of the coffee down a bit today, but still put enough sugar into her mug that it might make someone cry if they saw her in the process.

Once she was sufficiently awake, she disappeared into the stacks to find a couple of books that might help her get a better grasp of that class . . . but those would have to take second place to reading the letter. Gabrielle wasn't sure when that priority had shifted, and it was questionable whether she even realized it had.

At any rate, should you come into the library this morning the odds were good you'd find one cheerful but pensive bard at the front desk.

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Re: Talk to Gabrielle

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"That's one I haven't read," Henry admitted. "He kind of makes up his own goddess, doesn't he?"

Re: Talk to Gabrielle

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"I think he's making a lot of things up." Gabrielle had dropped the more flowery turns of phrase in her annoyance. "Not to mention he seems to think the only thing women are good for, in terms of poetry, is inspiration. Personally, I think I'm a little insulted."

She rummaged through the cabinet, making a little more noise than necessary by way of venting her feelings, and surfaced with a box and some packing tape. "I think this ought to be big enough."

Re: Talk to Gabrielle

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Henry leaned over, reached past her, and took a roll of bubble wrap as well. "This should do me," he agreed. "Thank you for your help."

He was not touching the feminism debate.

Re: Talk to Gabrielle

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Probably a good idea not to get into that with an Amazon who had no verbal brakes.

But, luckily, one with a good disposition, so she dropped that line of thought and just beamed. "What else are we aides for?"

Re: Talk to Gabrielle

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Henry grinned back at her as he juggled books, box, tape and bubble wrap. "You keep me from having to do everything on my own?"

Re: Talk to Gabrielle

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"I prefer to think of it as sharing the adventure," Gabrielle declared. She couldn't avoid being ridiculously poetic for long. "But technically, yes, that too."