The Library is Open - 11/18

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

Methos is in a good mood again. There might well be whistling.

The salamander is not whistling. Methos occasionally addresses it by some of the suggested names, but so far it has not responded to any of them.

ETA: Shoved out by Janet, Methos pastes a sign on the door: Now accepting applications for library assistants.

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[chasingangela]

Angela walks into the library carrying a gray-and-brown tabby, who doesn't look especially happy to be carried and is, in fact, expressing this with pathetic "mew. mew. MEW" noises every few steps.

She sets the cat down on the desk. "Hey, Janet. I brought Minerva by to keep Zero company."

[swerval_zero]

*blinks at the other cat, then pads over to sniff at her carefully*

//Friend?//

[chasingangela]

Min puffs up and holds her tail very straight. She hisses. //What are you?//

[swerval_zero]

*drops into the 'respectful' crouch.*

Mrrow prrree. Fsssett?

//I'm a girl. Normally. Why are you so upset?//

[chasingangela]

*Huffs. Quits trying to make herself look as big as possible. Sniffs cautiously.*

//Not upset.

Girls should NOT become cats.//

[OOC: I'm basing Min on my cat, and my cat is kind of mean. Let me know if it's not fun for you.]

[swerval_zero]

Mrrreeeerrr...mraw.

//No, they shouldn't. But there was an idiot.//

(ooc: Zero conversing with a cranky cat is hilarious to me.)

[chasingangela]

*Min fully stands down, curling up with her limbs under her.*

"Mrrrrrrp. Mew. Mew."

//I know all about idiots. This girl, for example. And the boy who had me before her.//

She gives Zero-cat a suspicious look and licks her chin.

//Humans are stupid.//

[swerval_zero]

Mrrew? Mew mew. Reee?

//You think so? She's a friend of mine; she's nice. Doesn't she feed you on time?//

*glares*

//We are not!//

[chasingangela]

Kreee. Brrrrp. Mrrow. Mrrow. *streeeeetch.*

//She does, when she's not too busy mooning about. But it's always dry food. You would think she had never heard of tuna. And she keeps trying to stop me from sleeping on her clothes, as though they were not soft and comfortable.//

*yawn* Mrrrow.

//Defend your kind if you like, but a few days as a cat and you will understand. They're so clumsy.//

[swerval_zero]

Mrrawwr prrrrp. *kneads backpack*

//If I ever get to be a girl again, I'll talk to her.//

[chasingangela]

Prrrrr. Krrrp.

//For all the good it will do.//

*Sits up. Begins washing face.*

//You might not be as dumb as most of them, though. Perhaps.//

[swerval_zero]

*licks at shoulder*

//I do try.//

[janet_fraiser]

"Hey, Angela!" said Janet. "Oh, what a beautiful if cranky cat."

[chasingangela]

"Hi, Janet. Thanks. She's cute, but kind of obnoxious."

She indicates the pink-furred cat with her chin. "That's Zero, right? I'm not sure Min likes her."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, thanks to Pryce. Grrr." Parker shakes her head. "It just figures that the one person who *speak* Cat would be the one turned into a cat. She did all the work communicating with Julian Sark when this happened to him."

[chasingangela]

Angela thinks. "I know Hank McCoy is in that class. Should we call him or something?"

"I don't think I've met Pryce yet, but I will watch out."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Look for a guy with the worst qualities of the Tin Man and the Scarecrow, with a little Cowardly Lion thrown in, and dunk it in an upper-crust Brit accent. Nimrod."

"Hmm. Not a bad idea, actually." Parker looks at Zero, then rolls her eyes. "Bat my fingers if you want us to call Hank, Zero."

[swerval_zero]

*bats madly at Parker's fingers*

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Hank it is." Parker flips out her cell phone, and leaves Hank a message (http://www.livejournal.com/users/bluemanoncampus/6048.html?view=31904#t31904) then hangs up. "Hopefully he can get here soon. I don't know what his schedule is like on Fridays." She sighed, and held out her fingers for Zero to play with again. "You're very cute like this, but you're a pain in the ass, Zero. Locker 327, contracts in blood, now this..."

[swerval_zero]

Hisssssssss.

//This is not my fault!//

*turns away from Parker, goes to find a corner to sulk in*

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker rolls her eyes. "I didn't mean-- oh, for the love of... Okay, as soon as Hank gets here, he's translating that last comment *immediately*."

[m-samuelle.livejournal.com]

[OOC: Um... your boyfriend speaks Cat as well, if you're stuck. ;) ]

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wespryce/]

*Truly high-quality insult. Well done, that girl.*

[janet_fraiser]

"Oh, that's a great idea!" exclaims Janet. "Do you know his number?"

"He whines," says Janet. "Also, he's a stuffy snob who can't take people talking about stuff that's not always serious."

[chasingangela]

Angela watches Zero batting at Parker's hand. "I'm guessing Zero wants us to do it."

"I don't have Hank's number, but he has to be in the student directory, right? Or he's on my hall in the dorms, I could tape a note to his door if we can't get him on the phone."