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Library, Sunday 05/06

After making sure everything in the library was in its rightful place, Raven settled behind the desk to go over what she was planning to take with her when she joined Karla in Kaeleer. She thought she could feel a certain malevolence coming from the section containing books on flowers for some reason, but dismissed it as her imagination when no roses or gerbera attacked.

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"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?

"The gremlins and zombies, yes," Thelma said. "I got to hear about them while my big sibling talked at a notebook yesterday. So far, it seems a more... light-hearted version of my old school. Before it blew up."

"Your old school is as...interesting as this one?" Raven said, a little surprised by that. Even students from more fantastic worlds still found some of Fandom's whimsy surprising.

"Who is your big silbing?" she asked. "He or she cannot see you?"

"One of the teachers turned out to secretly be a fallen angel, the whole End of Days started, a whole big mess," Thelma said, fairly casually for hugely awful events. "And as for my big sibling, well, his name is Richie Ryan, and he seems... well, as smart as you can expect from most men."

She did seem casual, but at the mention of ending the world, Raven was definitely reluctant to bring up being a demon. She'd find a way to mention it another time.

"I do not know Richie," she said. "But I would be happy to act as a translator for you if the need should arise. Have you been assigned a roommate? Are you able to be seen by her or him?"

"Didn't luck out there, either," Thelma admitted. "Karolina seems really sweet, but I think she's a little weirded out by having a ghost for a roommate. She was worried I was just an invisible person playing a prank."

"I hope she will become more accustomed to it," Raven said. "I know it is very hard for some to adjust to Fandom, even if they do not come from worlds with magic or other such things. But eventually they do."

"Me too," Thelma said. "I mean, technically I don't need a room since I don't sleep and don't really own any things. But I like having a place to go, and I want her to be comfortable there too."

"If things do not work out, you are welcomed to come to my room," Raven offered. "But I am certain with time she will become more comfortable. Is she a new student as well? I am unfamiliar with her name."

"I think she must be," Thelma said. "I wouldn't know for sure. I mean, she was already expecting people to be invisible after all. So either she comes from an old horror movie or who knows, really. I think I'm learning not to shut down most possibilities here."

"Fandom can be very welcoming once you get used to some of its quirks," Raven said. "It was very difficult for me at first, for I had be raised to be without emotions, and to suddenly be surrounded by so many feelings was very intense. But eventually I settled in, and now I dread leaving at the end of the summer."

"Oh, shucks, you're leaving?" Thelma said, focusing on that part for now. "And here I was, hoping we could get to be great friends. That's the first tragic thing I've heard since I'd arrived."

"I graduated a week ago," Raven said, frowning slightly as she nodded. "But I will be around much of the summer, and there is no reason why we cannot be friends. I would like that very much."

"I would too," Thelma said, and she even waggled her eyebrows at Raven for good measure. "I do have to say, I like the little jewel. Very classy and exotic, all at once. Definitely a good look with your skin."

Raven blushed and brought her fingers up to her forehead, not quite touching the jewel. "Thank you," she said. "It is my chakra. It helps me to meditate and to focus my powers."

"Oooh, powers," Thelma said. "This is getting better and better." She leaned against the desk a bit. "But perhaps I shouldn't get too nosy for our first meeting. But maybe you can help me find those books now. That would be nice."

Oh, right! "You were not speaking of cookbooks when you said spicy, were you?" Raven clarified. She had an inkling of what Thelma might be looking for.

"Not unless the chefs are having an affair," Thelma said. "Though I have a feeling there aren't many of those."

"You would be surprised what you would find in the library," Raven said. There was probably an entire section devoted to Rule 34, actually.

"We have an extensive fiction collection," she went on. "And many romance novels among them." She may have read one or two.

"Perfect!" Thelma said. "And I was serious about keeping the blokes at a minimum. They can be nice to talk with, sometimes, but I like them outside of my romance, thank you very much."

"I understand," Raven said. "There should be numerous books you would find acceptable." Her cheeks turned more pink. "If you prefer stories that are more...explicit, however, there is a store in town, Dite's Decadent Delights, that you may find worth investigating."

"School library doesn't believe in the good stuff?" Thelma said, too amused. "Well, that's good to know. And look at you, knowing exactly where I can go in town for it. Very good."

Aaaaand even pinker went the cheeks. "I used to work there," she said. "The shop is owned by Lady Aphrodite, who is a true Goddess of Love, and thus should be able to see you. And Karla should as well, as she is a witch, though she will be gone most of the summer. I do not think Kenzi will be able to, however."

"And I take it when you say true goddess of love, you're not talking about... right," Thelma grinned. "Well that's certainly a place I'll have to investigate. Though a pity you no longer work there, you could have shown me around."

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