Library, 1/16

[chasingangela]

A subdued and somewhat red-eyed Angela opens the library at the start of second period and props herself behind the collections desk. She casts a glance at the pile of books to be sorted; she'll get to them eventually.

And then she just sits there, staring into space and thinking.

She has her head buried in her hands, but she would be more alert if someone came in. Probably.

Comments

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"O.K., so I look for her name and then numbers... then books...." She raised an eyebrow. "Who came up with this system?" Her voice is hushed, but her bewilderment and disbelief are obvious.

[swerval_zero]

"Some dead guy named Dewey. Which it's lucky he's dead. For him. Otherwise, pissed-off library users across the universe'd be beatin' him down. S'supposed to make things easier, is the funny part." Zero looks sympathetic. "I tried t'convince Professor Methos to do it some other way, but no. Did you find anything useful?"

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Um, maybe?" She points to a card. "So... 941... would be where?"

[swerval_zero]

"Um...Down about four stacks and to the left. About...halfway down, maybe?" Zero looks briefly confused, then shakes her head. "Yeah, I think that's right."

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Uh, o.k. Thanks," she mutters as she wanders off, remembering why she tended to avoid places like libraries...