fandomhigh | Library, Sunday 05/06

Unless you were an evil flower.

No one had probably noticed it yesterday, but there had been an ape in the library. An orang-utan, to be specific, and he had only been there briefly. But something had brought the Librarian back to Fandom High, and that was the unmistakable call of untended books. Not completely untended, of course, but he knew a library that had been without a librarian for more than a week when he saw one. It turns out that the L-Space provided to be very helpful, and he was back, this time to stake his claim.

So please to not be minding the orang-utan emerging from Special Collections with a bunch of books underneath his arm, swinging up to the aides' desk, and putting them on top of it with a very clear instruction of, "Ook ook. Ook ook ook."

And then he took a second to inspect the aide on duty today, rubbing at his chin with a big finger and gave a relatively approving, "Ook."

Raven was momentarily startled with the orangutan came out of Special Collections. For a brief second she thought maybe the Brotherhood of Evil had come to attack her again, but no, that had been a gorilla, much bigger, and he wasn't accompanied by a robot with an exposed brain. ~~Her canon was cracky sometimes.~~

"Hello," she said with a pleasant smile. She couldn't understand his words, but she could sense no danger from him and assumed he was a new student. "May I help you? Did you have permission from a teacher to be in Special Collections?"

The Librarian narrowed his eyes at the girl for a moment; he was, after all, part of a very special collective of Librarians that had the ability to cross the L-space; he hardly needed permission to get into the Special Collections. Clearly, he would need to meet with these aides and let them know what was what if he was going to keep this library going.

He sighed, headily, shaking his head, and he patted the books. "Oook ook," he said, pointing to the regular shelves. "Ook ook ook ook."

A few little books had lost their way, and he'd put them back himself if there wasn't a nest to be built in his new Office.

"Of course, I would be happy to shelve the books," Raven said, picking up on his meaning and pulling the books toward her. "It is part of my duties here. Is there anything else with which I can assist you?" The language barrier might be a problem, but she'd do her best to understand.

Nodding in approval of the task being taken up, the Librarian waved his hands a little to show that that was all. "Ook ook," he said, and then put his knuckles to the ground to help him set off in the right direction for the office, where he would be if he was needed for anything. "Ook ook ook."

Raven was about to call out that he really wasn't allowed in the librarian's office, but she sensed his confidence as he moved in that direction, as if he belong there, and her cheeks flushed pink as she realized her mistake. He wasn't a student; he was the librarian. Oops.

Well, she was glad to rectify that mistake. She picked up the books and scurried about the shelves to put them in their proper place, wondering if she should send a note to her fellow library aids to let them know.

The problem with having a new roommate (and no possessions of her own) meant that Thelma Bates didn't have anything to read. She couldn't just take and read Karolina's things, that would have been rude.

So Thelma came to the library that Sunday. And after arriving and seeing the pretty dark-haired girl behind the desk, she couldn't help but grin and let out a "Well hello there," which she thought was mainly to herself.

With her demon blood, Raven could see Thelma just fine and wasn't aware yet that she was anything but a living girl. "Hello," she said with a smile. "Welcome to the library. May I help you?"

"Oh. Oh!" Thelma said in a moment of surprise. "Sorry, I should've expected. Hi. I suppose you can, actually. I'm rather new and hoping to avoid wandering into the sections with all the boring books."

She recovered from her surprise and gave Raven a smile.

Raven picked up on her surprise and was puzzled by it. "You are a new student who arrived yesterday then?" she said. "I hope you are enjoying Fandom so far. I am Raven, and it is very nice to meet you. What type of books do you consider boring?"

"Between you and me," Thelma said, smiling, "I tend to go for the books that are a little more spicy. Though the less blokes in them the better, if you get my meaning. But right now, I think I could do more with learning about the library worker."

The moment Thelma said "spicy," Raven started thinking "cookbooks," and when she got to "less blokes," her thoughts turned to Cat Cora. Which was correct in a way, which she realized by the time Thelma said "the library worker."

She blushed and giggled a little. "What do you wish to know?" she said. "But first you must tell me your name."

"Thelma Bates," she introduced, her expression still quite pleasant. "Fresh off the boat, as it were. Though I don't think people still take boat trips to America, it would take an awful long time. Fresh off the plane and subsequent bus ride doesn't have the same ring, though."

Sorry Raven, Thelma tended to ramble.

"Where are you from?" Raven asked. "Is it England?" She was certainly familiar with English accents, though Thelma's was not entirely the same as Jono's.

"That's it," Thelma said with a nod. She paused momentarily then asked "You're not a witch, are you? Fairy? Something like that?"

"Something like that," Raven said, not lying, but not exactly willing to bust out "I am a demon" so soon after meeting someone. She didn't hide it anymore, but she didn't go out of her way to tell someone immediately unless there was specific need or if she was asked point blank, in which case she wouldn't lie.

"I am an empath and a healer," she said. "But some of my best friends are witches, and one is even a fairy as well."

"I just ask, since the other option was you were dead like me," Thelma said. "Not that I particularly wanted you to be or anything, just like to get sorted out why people can see me, when they can. Why their third eye is open and all that."

She had been dead, but she got better!

"My gifts make me attuned to the spirit world," Raven said, nodding. And her demon blood as well. "But I am very sorry for your passing." She caught herself before she said she hoped it was peaceful and painless, because those who came back as ghosts rarely had quiet deaths.

"What brings you to Fandom now?" she asked. "I think you will find that there are many who may see you here, which I hope will be welcomed to you. Many of the students and teachers are quite special."

"Oh, just finishing up school," Thelma said. "I've decided to remain on this mortal coil as long as possible. Not quite ready for the pearly gates. And so, I suppose I need to finish school first, and this place came with a very heavenly recommendation."

She even laughed at her own awful joke.

"Then I am very glad you have this opportunity," Raven said. "Have you been warned of Fandom's...whimsies?"

At least gremlins shouldn't be able to bite a ghost, right?

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