Library, Thursday

[genesishero]

The last thing Evan had really been expected upon coming into the library were the puddles on the floor from yesterday's spontaneous bursts of water.

... Okay, no, that was a lie. Puddles on the floor weren't all that weird, not after going to his last school. The last thing Evan had expected was to come in to find the books, all dressed up in plastic waterproof sleeves and yellow galoshes, actually splashing around in them.

"How are you even wearing boots? None of you have feet!"

It was going to be a mystery for the ages.

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[genesishero]

Mind the puddles!

Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

He'll be spending the rest of his day alternating between shelving books, and using a mop.

Re: Talk to Evan

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

After a brief argument with Sholeh, Zhahar had managed to convince her little sister that it wouldn't hurt anyone or anything if she came into view a bit today. She was Evan's friend, too, and since Sholeh was getting to spend time with him tomorrow, it was only fair that she get to wish him an early birthday today.

"I hear someone has a birthday tomorrow," Zhahar called, coming into the library with a casserole dish stolen from the sixth floor. There was a bow on it which suggested present, no?

[Please refer to her as 'Zhari' for the broadcast, squirrels.]

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

"Zhari!" More exciting than the casserole dish was, of course, the person carrying it. Evan hadn't seen her in forever! "Is word really getting around? You must have been listening to the radio! Hi!"

A beat.

"Careful for the puddles! I think I got most of them, but there are still some slippery spots!"

Yeah, she totally wouldn't know about those.

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[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

...Yeah, funny how she hadn't been around for awhile. Heh heh, hoo boy...

Zhahar thought she could be forgiven the sour face at the floor. She was still quite grumpy at it from yesterday. No love, library, no love.

"It looks mostly dry from here!" she said, totally not wondering where Evan had gotten the mop from. They hadn't found a mop yesterday! "But, err, yes! I heard the radio mention that your birthday was coming up and I wanted to make sure you had something yummy for it."

Because if anyone deserved a homemade meal, it was Evan.

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

Evan was a shapeshifter, Zhari. He didn't need to go looking for a mop. He was also very useful in those situations where all you really wanted was a corkscrew. Or a toothpick.

"Really?" See the way his expression lit up at that? See it? "Oh, you didn't have to do that!"

That was not, of course, stopping him from leaning over to investigate that casserole dish.

"Thank you!"

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[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"I didn't know what you liked, so I went with something basic," Zhahar said, pulling off the cover to show him a dish full of triple cream mac and cheese (http://babble.com/best-recipes/triple-cream-mac-cheese-with-bacon/). With bacon! "I know I didn't have to, but that's what friends do, right?"

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

It was pretty much impossible to go wrong with cheese. And bacon. Seriously. Evan's eyes went wide as he looked at the dish, making an 'o' with his mouth.

"That looks amazing," he breathed, and then looked back up at Zhahar with a broad smile on his face. "Thank you so much! It's been a long time since I've seen macaroni that looks... it looks decadent."

Yes, he was going to break out the vocabulary for this one. That was how awesome it was.

Re: Talk to Evan

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Aww, yeah. Busting out the SAT word-prep for this. That's how Zhahar knew she'd done good. By the time the sisters were done feeding Evan, he'd need his morphing powers just to fit in his pants again.

"You're welcome," she said, giving him a smile that was a touch smug. She hadn't said anything (and never would!), but hearing Sholeh get all the credit for the brownies on Wednesday had been a little hurtful. It had been a joint effort! "I wanted to make sure you had a great birthday is all."

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

"It's really starting to look like it's going to be," he admitted, still maybe just a touch awestruck as he looked up from the dish to the girl who had brought it. "Have I ever mentioned how great everyone here is? Because they are. Great, I mean."

And then he was incoming for a hug, ready or not.

"Thank you, Zhari."

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[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Awww. Evan hugs were the best. "You're welcome," Zhahar said, hugging him right back. "I just hope you like it. And you know you're one of the great ones, too, right? Because you are. Great, I mean."

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

"I'm okay, at least," Evan replied with a little smile as he gave her one more squeeze and then stepped back again. "It helps that I'm surrounded by good friends."

Not family, so much. He missed family so much it hurt, some days. But friends, definitely.

Re: Talk to Evan

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

And Zhahar couldn't even sympathize about leaving family behind; she had her sisters with her always. She couldn't imagine what it would be like without them. Granted, she could claim that she did, since having her sisters with her wasn't exactly common knowledge.

Butsaying so felt...wrong. Like sympathizing with him that way would cheapen what he felt. So she didn't.

"I'm glad to be one of them," she said, offering a warm smile instead. "You're a good person to be a good friend to."

Re: Talk to Evan

[arsenicmauls]

Gert's Googling last night hadn't gotten her anywhere, so -- here she was, at the library.

"Hey," she said, making her way over to the desk. "Where can I find books on dinosaur health?"

Oh, Fandom.

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

"That's an oddly specific topic," Evan replied, offering the girl a bit of a wry smile. "But we should have something with the prehistoric veterinary science books, down with all of the other biology stuff. Is this for a school project, or do you have a sick dinosaur that needs some help?"

This was, oddly enough, not actually a question that was weird for him to ask even if he hadn't been on the island for months, now.

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[arsenicmauls]

"She's got a cold or something," Gert confirmed. "The problem is she's from the eighty-seventh century, so not so much with the prehistoric."

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

Huh. Okay, that one was new.

"But she's got the same basic genetic makeup as a dinosaur, right?"

Either she was a dinosaur, or she wasn't. Wasn't she?

"What kind of dinosaur is she?"

Re: Talk to Evan

[arsenicmauls]

"A deinonychus," Gert replied. "Kind of like a velociraptor. But from the future and genetically-engineered by a bunch of people who are dead now. It doesn't exactly make taking care of her the easiest thing in the world."

She shrugged, glancing toward the shelves Evan had indicated. "I'm Gert, by the way."

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

"I'm Evan," came his reply, as he thoughtfully pulled himself to his feet and nodded for her to follow him toward the stacks. "And... I've never met a deinonychus," yet, "but if it really is a cold, maybe changing her diet up some will help?"

It seemed like a fair assumption, anyhow.

"I wonder if looking up stuff about bird and reptile veterinary science will help at all. Birds are kind of like living remnants of dinosaurs, after all."

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[arsenicmauls]

"Her diet is pretty much 'large animals in the preserve,'" Gert clarified, "and her being a carnivore and all, the other option doesn't sound that pleasant."

The other option, of course, being people.

"Ornithology might help," she mused. "Where's that section?"

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

"Actually really close to the stuff about dinosaurs," Evan offered, leading the way down the aisle with all of the biology books in it. "There'll probably be stuff about... I don't know... calcium intake and all of that. I'm not sure if your dinosaur will be big on crunching on seashells the same way a pet parrot might, but it could help."

Evan had never had a pet parrot. But his family had kept a lot of chickens. Did that count?

Re: Talk to Evan

[arsenicmauls]

"I didn't think of that," Gert admitted, looking mildly impressed. "That might actually work. Especially if I cover the seashells in bits of burger or something. Thanks."

Ever consider a career in veterinary...ness, Evan?

Re: Talk to Evan

[genesishero]

Evan's veterinary prowess truly knew no bounds.

"Anytime," he replied, smiling a little. "You could probably also... I don't know, actually call up a zoo veterinarian, or one of those people that owns exotic reptile shows, and see what they suggest for sick alligators and stuff like that? Crocodilians are practically prehistoric in their own right. Right?"

A beat.

"And... checking out what sort of climate your dinosaur would have been used to might help, too. I mean, it is January out there, and if she's hunting outside, it might be the cold that's bringing her down."

... Evan read a lot of books.

Talk to the Librarian

[genesishero]

If he's in!

OOC

[genesishero]

Availability is going to be spotty through the day with a chance of ninja pinging while I work on some scenes that were handed to me very last-minute. I'll be around in the evening, if you need Evan!