Library, [11/21]

[furnaceface]

Jonothon's streak of days that were comparatively less terrible than usual continued. He and Raven had gone on a handwavey date last night, taking in the buskers in a park in Gotham, and it had been... well, pleasant, though he'd be terrible at admitting it, emotionally-stunted plonker that he was.

So. Last night had been fairly... not bad at all... which meant, naturally, that Jono was due to start getting paranoid that the other shoe was about to drop.

He was straightening the books on the shelves today very, very carefully, trying to simultaneously hang on to his decent mood while still taking quick glances over one shoulder for anything that might be creeping in the shadows behind the stacks. Good moods were always just the calm before the storm, weren't they?

... Weren't they?

[Open library is open!]

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Re: Talk to Jono

[furnaceface]

Oooh, topic changes. Jono could get all over that.

//Lord, it's a good thing you clarified after th'break, or I might have to make faces at you for bringing up th'holidays in ruddy November, too.//

... Jonothon was not generally a huge fan of Christmas.

Re: Talk to Jono

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

"Not my favorite part of the year either," Henry said with a little shrug. "But I don't want it to be December 12 and all of a sudden I get the vague feeling I should do something or other."

Re: Talk to Jono

[furnaceface]

//So, non-denominational. What's that, then? Snowmen and penguins?//

They could give Bobby a little hat and make him stand in the doorway.

Re: Talk to Jono

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

"Penguins, snowmen, collections of winter fables from many cultures," Henry shrugged. "Trees. No nativities and no dreidels. Half the people here won't understand them anyhow."

Re: Talk to Jono

[furnaceface]

//Mm, true.// Jono leaned his head back, eyeing the ceiling as he thought on the topic for a moment. //Paper snowflakes and all that rot. It shouldn't be too difficult to throw together, really.//

Re: Talk to Jono

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

"Pretty much it's cake once we cull a couple books for it," Henry agreed. "I'll sketch out some ideas later."

Re: Talk to Jono

[furnaceface]

Jonothon nodded a little, glancing back at Henry.

//Let me know what you'll need for it, and I'll be happy to set it up next Sunday,// he decided. //Or at least start pulling th'books you want from th'shelves.//

Yes. Still in November. On the long weekend. Like he'd ever let that stop him before.

Re: Talk to Jono

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

"You are allowed to leave the place closed on a Sunday during a long weekend once in a while," Henry pointed out, eyebrows slightly raised. "I'll still be on my way back from Chicago anyhow."

The thing was, he was pretty sure Jono wouldn't like the idea.

Re: Talk to Jono

[furnaceface]

//Mm. From celebrating a Yank holiday,// Jono pointed out, //which exists for th'sake of turkey and ham and Yank pride. I'll be fine to come in, mate. There are plenty of other students who don't celebrate it, besides just me. Might as well stay open for them.//

... And because he liked it in here. Especially on the quiet weekends, when he was one of the few left on the island. It was peaceful.

Re: Talk to Jono

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

And this was the first time Henry had been accused of nationalism, for god's sake. He was feeling oddly thin-skinned about it.

"Then knock yourself out," he shrugged. "I'll leave you a list of possibilities for the display."