Library, Thursday All Day

[genesishero]

It was probably fair to guess that Evan was excited to be showing up for his first shift as a library aide, what with the way he'd made absolutely certain his hair was a little bit neater than usual before leaving his room. He was also wearing his fanciest clothing... which mostly consisted of his old Jean Grey School uniform, blazer and necktie and shorts and all. The important thing here was that he looked professional, right? His old school's crest wasn't emblazoned on the front or anything, so it would suffice.

Of course, the blazer and shorts combo meant that not ten minutes into his shift, some of the more recent periodicals were sneaking up to his desk and leaving themselves wide open on any section that prominently featured men's fashion. At first, Evan thought maybe somebody was teasing him and just hiding whenever he was looking, but then he actually caught a magazine in the act of scaling the desk, and he sighed.

"It's not that bad, guys."

The library is open! And the aide is wearing shorts whether the periodicals like it or not!

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[genesishero]

While Evan is trying to put all of the magazines back in their proper places, and all.

Talk to Evan!

[genesishero]

Who thinks his shorts are dapper, compared to the stuff he grew up wearing on the farm.

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[pulseof_life]

It was, perhaps, rather early in the morning but Yeul didn't have class until later and she felt confident enough to know exactly how much she didn't know that it rather made sense to check out the library.

She hadn't really expected to see someone she'd talked to there but it wasn't a bad thing.

"Hello Evan," she said, offering him a smile.

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[genesishero]

"Yeul," Evan greeted, offering her a little smile as he gathered up the last of an armload of magazines of various descriptions. He wasn't sure how the guys in the motorcycle magazines were an improvement on what he was wearing, but... "Hi! Settling in okay?"

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[pulseof_life]

"I think so," she said thoughtfully. "Though I've discovered that there's a great deal I do not know, which makes things a bit harder to understand."

Animals were going to give her headaches. All of them.

Yeul looked at the magazines he was gathering. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb your work with idle chatter."

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[genesishero]

"Oh, I'm fine with idle chatter," Evan replied, smiling faintly. "The magazines are pretty much all there is for me to take care of right now anyway, and I'll stay late to put them away if I have to. I like it in here, you know?"

It was all full of learning. And education. And such.

"What sort of things aren't you familiar with? I remember you were kind of confused about a lot of the food..."

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[pulseof_life]

"It does have a certain atmosphere," she said agreeably, looking around the library. "And food, yes, is a big one. Animals are another." Which she suspected was partly why the food left her confused.

It didn't mean she wasn't eating, because Yeul was perfectly capable of eating even if she didn't understand what it was she ate, but it was an added layer of confusion.

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[genesishero]

"Well... if you have any questions..." Evan tilted his head. "You did come to the right place to get them answered. I mean, there's a whole section on food, and another one on animals, if you'd like me to show you where they are."

Look! Look he was being helpful! At his job! In the library!

HIS JOB IN THE LIBRARY, EVERYONE.

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[pulseof_life]

She hesitated. "I wouldn't want to bother you," Yeul said apologetically, "but I would appreciate it. I am not sure where to start figuring out what I should learn first."

At least she knew what horses were now? It was progress!

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[genesishero]

Horses were totally progress!

"Here," Evan chirped, happy to put down the judgey, judgey magazines and to lead her into the stacks. "Let's start with animals first, maybe working with the ones that are native to the island before moving on to things you're more likely to find on your plate? That way if you see something out there, you'll know to avoid it, like gremlins and... weird invading things."

He smiled over his shoulder at her as he paused and waited for her to catch up.

"The rule of thumb is mostly that if it's trying to bite you, stay away from it."

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[pulseof_life]

And catch up she had to do, since between his enthusiasm and her general bewilderment coupled with her limp, it took her a few more steps to get to where he was.

"Ace, my assigned big sibling, mentioned gremlins to me," she shared. "It was confusing because we have gremlins at home but they seem to be quite different."

Also her gremlins were edible. These were... probably not.

"I am well acquainted with the stay out of biting-range rule however."

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[genesishero]

"It's a pretty good rule to follow," Evan replied, nodding a little. "We have gremlins where I'm from, too, but the Bamfs are blue instead of green, and they have tails, and if they bite... mostly it just hurts. You don't go crazy from it or anything."

Thank goodness.

"I think everyone has stuff they need to get used to when they come here. Just some more than others, you know?"

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[pulseof_life]

"That seems to be the general feeling of the school," she said agreeably. "My own observations agree with that as well."

Yeul shrugged a little. "There are many monsters in my world. Everyone knows that rule, I think." Unless they were very, very sheltered. "Gremlins at home are silver and white and yellow. They tend to come in groups and use magic on people."

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[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Sholeh had gone to sleep last night content after an excellent first shift at the library. Sholeh had then woken up this morning convinced that there had probably been a ton of things she'd forgotten to do. Had she cleaned up adequately after her and Ulrik's lunch? Had all of the books been put back neatly? The chairs pushed in at the tables?

Should she have dusted?

=Most people get cold feet before their first shift, not after,= Zeela pointed out with an ostentatious yawn.

::I just want to double check that I did it okay!:: Sholeh said, running down the hall to the library. ::I'm just being careful!::

"Oh no!" she said aloud, when she entered the library and saw several magazines strewn on the desk. "I can't believe it!"

Had she actually even had magazines out on her shift? IT DIDN'T MATTER.

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[genesishero]

"Oh no?" Evan peered out from the stacks, his arms finally emptied of the load of magazines that he'd been putting away. He looked at the girl who had just stepped into the library, and then looked in the direction that she was looking. And then he sighed. "Oh nooo. I just put these ones away!"

They were out to get him! Him and his adorable knees!

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[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"There were more?!" Sholeh squeaked. "How many more?"

HOW COULD SHE HAVE OVERLOOKED SO MANY MAGAZINES?

"I swear, I didn't mean to leave them all out! I don't even remember them being there!"

One day on the job and she was going to get fired for leaving everything out.

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[genesishero]

Oh. Oh my, there was a seriously distressed girl and Evan had no idea what to do about it.

"You didn't leave anything out," he said, holding his hands up and trying to sound reassuring. "The desk was clear when I got in... The place looked great!"

HONEST!

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[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"Are you sure?" Sholeh demanded, looking like she might grab him by his necktie and shake him for answers. "I realized this morning that I hadn't dusted and maybe I should have dusted because I've never been a library's aide before and I want to do it right!"

*Sweetie, ease back just a little bit,* Zhahar suggested. *It's okay. He said the place looked great remember?*

Sholeh took a deep breath, and steadied herself. "You sure you're sure?" she asked, looking up at him with big, green eyes. "If I did it wrong, you can tell me."

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[genesishero]

Evan's ice blue eyes were looking right back at her, wide open and looking maybe just a touch intimidated.

He had no idea why Uncle Cluster kept telling him to meet more girls his age. Apparently they were all insane.

"I'm absolutely positive," he swore, daring a blink before his eyeballs could dry out. "The only thing I noticed when I walked in was how quiet this place is before anyone gets here. But... books do get moved around during the day, you know? If there are some on the desk during my shift, there are pretty good odds that they showed up there during my shift, too. You don't have to worry."

Or flail! No flailing!

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[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Sholeh sagged with relief, letting herself fall into a chair. "Oh, good," she said, more to herself than him. "I didn't mess it up."

=Except now this gray kid thinks you're crazy,= Zeela pointed out. =Not sayin' he's wrong, though. Crazy.=

A quick expression almost like a pout crossed Sholeh's face, before it was wiped away by an earnest, rather chagrined smile. "Sorry," she said, acutely embarrassed by her behavior. "I just...it's my first job. In a library. I don't want to ruin everything my very first day. Sorry."

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[genesishero]

"If it helps any, it's my first day?" Evan was smiling, looking maybe a tiny bit uncertain. "And my first job, too. So I really do understand. I'll probably be here way after hours tonight just making certain I leave everything looking good for the next person in here."

And reading things. That too.

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[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"I probably should have done that," Sholeh admitted, looking even more downcast than before. "I kinda, uhh, got distracted."

Her voice trailed off into a mumble. "...Reading."

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[genesishero]

"Oh? Reading what?" Evan was smiling a little more now as he pulled up a seat nearby. "It's really easy to get sidetracked in here, isn't it? There are so many good books just begging to be read!"

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[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"It's my favorite part of the school!" Sholeh agreed, perking up. "The hardest part about leaving last semester was having to say goodbye to the library!"

...Her friends probably wouldn't appreciate knowing that, but it was true.

"I found a book of myths about gods!" she continued. "All sorts of gods, from many, many places. I think it's actually a little kids' book, because the language and vocaburlary are pretty simple, but I'm from a different Landscape and I've never heard of any of this stuff, so I didn't think it would matter much if I started with a little kid book."

OOC!

[genesishero]

The new issue of Uncanny X-Force came out yesterday, and it was all about Evan.

I am simultaneously thrilled and horrified. But I can't say I didn't see it coming. Hooboy.