Library [08/22]

[furnaceface]

Jonothon had been... a little lax on his library duties over the summer, he realized. He'd missed a couple of shifts here and there (the fact that Silent Hill was a factor in this meant little to him, no), and today he was looking to make up for lost time with a bit of a vengeance. By noon, he'd managed to shelve the books on the cart, and as the day pressed on, he was going to even pull out a rag and start dusting things.

Because he could, damn it. It didn't matter that it was technically break week, now. He had a bloody job to do.

Ah, productivity.

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Mod Your Library!

[furnaceface]

In case you can't catch the busybody mutant!

Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

He'll be bouncing back and forth between the desk and the stacks.

... Well, not bouncing, so much. Jonothon isn't exactly the bouncy sort.

Re: Talk to Jono!

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

And there was a blonde with a book in one hand leaning very precisely in the doorway to watch this sudden and unusual burst of activity.

"Who are you and what did you do with Jono?" Rosalind called, lifting her voice just enough that he'd be able to hear her from the stacks.

Re: Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

Jono, with an armload of as-of-yet-unshelved self-help books, peered out toward her from behind a shelf, and he partook in just one moment to look amused, yes.

//Obviously, I'm Jono's secret twin. Bono.//

He was an audiophile. He was allowed.

Re: Talk to Jono!

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

She sniffed. Hmph.

"Really now," Rosalind said, very dryly. "I don't recall hearing about you before."

Yes, she was mocking him. What else was new?

Re: Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

//I'm a well-kept secret,// Jonothon retorted, waving some book or other about emotional blackmail in Rosalind's direction. //They only let me out when it's a beautiful day.//

And now he was going to have fun with this. So help them all.

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[give-areason.livejournal.com]

"I see," she said, in the tones of the highly dubious. "They let you out in order to do Jono's job? And where is Jono?"

Yeah, she didn't believe this for a second. But--well.

Re: Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

//Presumably, he goes to where the streets have no name,// he replied, bemused. //It's something he likes to do every Sunday, bloody Sunday.//

He could keep this up for just about forever, Rosalind. Maybe he'd even explain what the hell he was doing if you smacked him upside the head for this.

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[give-areason.livejournal.com]

She raised her eyebrows at him.

"And yet," Rosalind noted, "he is normally here on Sundays."

Funny that.

Re: Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

//Yes, well, Jonothon moves in mysterious ways,// he decided. It explained so much, really. //It's all to do with... elevation, and vertigo. That sort of thing.//

Pardon him for just one moment, Rosalind. He was vanishing briefly in order to put this book onto the shelf where it belonged.

Re: Talk to Jono!

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

Elevation and vertigo?

She waited, amused despite herself. "Do you mean to tell me," Rosalind said, "that he can fly?"

Re: Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

//Only if he buys a plane ticket,// Jono replied, breaking the groove, sadly. //The day you see otherwise will be the day the unforgettable fire has gone out of control.//

Ah, there was the groove, right back again.

He was only slightly short of a grin as he peered back out again. Grinning was easier, alas, with a mouth.

Re: Talk to Jono!

[living_endless]

Didi went straight from the portal back from El Paso to the library, and was happy to see Jono still at work.

She was happier to see him seeming so pleased with his lot.

"Somebody's in a good mood," she noted. "Maybe I should go away more often."

Re: Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

//Please, don't so much as dream of it,// Jono protested lightly, turning around and giving the book cart a bump with his hip to get it rolling out of the way. //I'd miss you too bloody much if you made a habit of it, you know.//

Re: Talk to Jono!

[living_endless]

And there was a sinking feeling in the pit of Didi's stomach. Jono, there's something I should tell you...

She ignored it. For now. It wasn't like she had anything concrete to say, and she didn't want to upset him before she had to.

"See, but maybe that's why I should do it, though," she teased. "Because you'd miss me so much that it'd always be nice to come back. Isn't a little mystery good for a woman?"

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[furnaceface]

//I'm not mysterious enough already?// What Jono didn't know wouldn't hurt him too much. Yet, at least. //Well, do you have any suggestions to help me to remedy that? Preferably ones that don't involve you flitting away every weekend to parts unknown?//

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[living_endless]

"It's not about you being mysterious, it's about me being mysterious," Didi corrected. "And El Paso isn't really parts unknown. It was fun. Normal. Jaime's sister got irritated I didn't share any good gossip about him."

Re: Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

//Well, is there any good gossip about him to share that th'determination of a little sister can't uncover on her own, in good time?//

This from Jono, who did not have a little sister to speak of, yes.

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[living_endless]

"From my impression of Milagro?" Didi asked. "Not really. Besides, sisters are witchy. We just know, sometimes."

Re: Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

//Ah, so like Jubilee, but on a more permanent basis,// Jono noted, bemused. Perhaps he'd have to plan a trip back to Massachusetts sometime, so that she could give him a hard time about his giiiirlfriend back on the island. She seemed to enjoy that.

Weird girl.

//Probably to my benefit that th'closest I've got are my little sibling assignments around here, then.//

Re: Talk to Jono!

[living_endless]

"I've always liked having siblings," Didi answered. "And yeah, a bit like Jubilee, from what you've said, but younger. She's like 12."

"Did you sign up for another sibling this time?"

Re: Talk to Jono!

[furnaceface]

//This time around?// Jono lifted his shoulder in a small shrug. //I didn't, actually. I figure I've got my hands full enough already, between Ariel and th'shop. Perhaps in the spring, though.//

A pause, and a raised eyebrow.

//You don't suppose I should?//

Talk To The Librarian!

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Once he pings in!

Re: Talk To The Librarian!

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

Henry busied himself with end-of-term things, taking slightly amazed moments to look at the new daybook he'd bought for the next school year.

Nine months -- he'd spent nine months in Fandom. Where had the spring and summer gone?

OOC!

[furnaceface]

Breakfast should not consist of sugar from the take-home bag of deliciousness that I got from my College Orientation RAVE PARTY on Friday night, and yet...

Best. School. Ever.