Library, Monday [6/7]

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Gabrielle had been hoping for a quiet shift today. She wasn't entirely naive enough to think that just hoping for one made it any more likely to happen, though.

Finding a mis-shelved compendium of Spartan history bristling and rustling its pages at the volumes on Athenian culture surrounding it made her feel vindicated in that touch of pessimism . . . and very, very relieved that this situation could be handled with just a little proper reshelving.

If only it were always that easy.

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Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

"The library is a harsh mistress," Henry answered. "I file, I shelve, I organize things, I bother my minions ... probably I could come in less often, but then I'd have to find better ways to amuse myself, and where would that lead?"

Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

"To mischief, most likely," Cindy said with a devilish grin. "And doesn't that sound like fun?"

Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

"Absolutely," Henry agreed. "The question becomes, is there any particular kind of mischief we could get into when we're not slaving away?"

Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

The first answer that popped into Cindy's mind was extremely inappropriate. So was the second. "I suppose we could always look to our students for ideas," Cindy said innocently, as if the previous two thoughts hadn't already occurred to her. "If we were stumped for our own, I mean."

Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

"You don't think we can be creative?" Henry asked, in a way that would have passed for innocent only if you didn't know him at all. "You should come over some time. We can ... I don't know. Cook dinner. Listen to music. PLay monopoly."

And a few other things that were no doubt similar to Cindy's first thoughts.

Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

"You were going to introduce me to something a little more modern than what I listen to, wasn't that right?" Cindy asked, laughing and leaning in ever-so-slightly. "Tell you what. You prepare an evening of music and entertainment, I'll be in charge of dinner. Sound good?"

Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

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"Sounds perfect," Henry said, running his fingertips over the ends of her hair. "When? I teach Tuesday and Friday I'm on the mainland, but otherwise..."

Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

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"I'm free most Wednesdays, because I only have my office hours then," Cindy said. "Though Mondays are good for me, too. Thursdays I teach, but that might be doable anyway."

She arched a slim eyebrow at him. "What do you say, Henry? Shall we go wild and crazy and have dinner within the next few nights? Or wait till next week instead?"

Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

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"Let's be completely insane and irresponsible and call it Wednesday," Henry said. "Meet me at my apartment?"

He'd have to clean, but he needed to do that anyhow.

Re: Talk to the Librarian [6/7]

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

See? That was why Cindy lived in a hotel.

"Insane and irresponsible?" Cindy asked, giving him a slow smile. "How delightful that sounds. Wednesday it is."