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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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker is tense when she gets in, but not so tense that she can't cock an eyebrow at her boss. And smirk.

She gives him the traditional coffee without comment, though.

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

He takes the coffee, and toasts her with it. Then he notices her tension. "Are you okay? Is it your stomach again?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker blinks, surprised it's obvious, then consciously relaxes. "No, no. It's actually-- a good thing. A project I was working on goes forward tonight. I'm just worried about how it'll turn out."

[janet_fraiser]

Janet comes in, tosses her backpack behind the desk, and starts printing out application forms. "Hey," she says. "You have that sign ready?"

[swerval_zero]

*A little pink kitty follows Janet in. She plans on spending her day curled up on the desk or following one of the library staff around mewing about how someone needs to e-mail her family, not that anyone understands her, and omg her parrot is going to starve to death.*

LIBRARY ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS

[janet_fraiser]

Please fill them out in blue or black ink only. Include any dates you are not available to work in the library. You will be in training the remainder of this semester so that the Library gets used to you.

1. Explain the Dewey Decimal System in three words or less.

2. Complete the following phrase, "Happiness is..."

3. What number rule is Dr. Pierson's favorite rule? ETA: Please note which section and number it is, ie. IV./27. The current library assistants are easily bribed for the answer to this.

4. What do you do when someone comes in and asks to check out the Necronomicon?

5. What do you do if someone walks into Special Collections without a library card?

6. Can you actually make someone sing and dance to get their library card? What song would you choose?

7. Zombies invade the high school. Where's the first place you think of to hide out?

8. Who do you blame for the zombie stew when you're stuck cleaning the damned sludge out of the library for weeks on end?

9. Dr. Pierson has been missing for four days. Do you:
a) Run around in a panic.
b) Assume he's in Special Collections.
c) Call Dr. Cregg and the Doctor, and tell them to wake his ass up. Report him missing to the proper authorities.

10. No food or drink is allowed in the library. What is an appropriate response to someone bringing some in?
a) Kick them out immediately.
b) Accept a bribe, and make sure they don't get it on the books.
c) Confiscate the food and redistribute it only to those we like.

11. The Library runs on:
a) Caffiene
b) Snark
c) Efficiency
d) All of the Above

12. If you find a Library Assistant contract lying on the Collections Desk with no one around, what do you do?

13. If a patron attempts to report you to the librarian for improper conduct, what is the appropriate reaction?

14. Are you comfortable with the title of 'minion?'

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker holds out her fingernails for Zero to sniff, and says, "Since you broke into my room? We'll break into yours later, if you want. We can get you a ... sweater, or something to sleep on, so it's familiar. Or maybe a book to read." She pauses. "Are you still able to read if you're a cat?"

[swerval_zero]

*Nods, then sort of bobs her head from side to side with an unhappy meow. Then bites at Parker's cuff and tugs her toward the office. Her backpack is still back there, with her keys.*

Maow ree.

//Everything looks weird like this.//

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker crouches down, and finds the backpack. At Zero's meowing, she opens it up, and the keys spill out. "Ha. That's easier." She strokes Zero's head, then scratches under her chin. "You *know* this won't last forever. Julian got better, Logan got better, Barbossa got better. Even if Pryce is an idiot, you're going to get better too." She scoops up the keys and backpack. "We'll get in this afternoon, okay?"

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

"Slave driver," Methos sighs pitifully, and goes to post it on the door.

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

"Let me know if you need anything, okay?"

[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."

Re: LIBRARY ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

at which point, we'd tell you to wake him up. sleeps like he's in a bloody coma.

[swerval_zero]

Mrrrr.

//All right. Ooh, a little to the left...//

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker smiles, and nods, wishing she could explain more. "I will. If I can think of anything." Grinning, she changes the subject, unable to resist any longer. "So. Have a good time, last night? Harkness had the phone booth to himself, I noticed. Unless you and several other people were hiding in the Sumerian garden area...."

[swerval_zero]

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

//Friend?//

[janet_fraiser]

"You poor man," she says cheerfully. "I ask so much of you!"

Re: LIBRARY ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS

[chasingangela]

1. Order over chaos.

2. "...sleep. sex. art. love. Oh, and books too."

3. [Left blank until bribe can be offered]

4. Say, "What's a Necronomicon?," and check the card catalogue for what and where it actually is. If it's Special Collections-y, they need a teacher's note to see it and it can't leave the room.

5. Pray for his or her soul, and toss food in if they haven't made it out after three days.

6. If you can't what fun is life? And, um. I'd go with "Hard-Knock Life" or another selection from "Annie."

7. Aziraphale's bookstore. On campus? The library.

8. Isn't everything Rory Gilmore's fault?

9. C. Duh.

10. B. Also duh.

11. D.

12. Back away slowly.

13. Say, "he started it."

14. I've been called worse.

[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?//

Re: LIBRARY ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS

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

13. Grovel before his righteous fury and give him the FRELLING library card!

Re: LIBRARY ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

13. Laugh and point and make a longer list of Gilbert & Sullivan for him to sing.

Re: LIBRARY ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

Bite me. I only sleep that heavily when I've been thoroughly worn out.

Re: LIBRARY ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS

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

Oh, bliss. As long as it isn't Andrew Lloyd Webber.

((ooc: "Ev'rybody's got a right to be happy... even if sometimes they go to exTREEEEMs")

[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.]