Library, Sunday

[genesishero]

Getting into the spirit of the weekend, Evan was passing his shift today in the children's section, just browsing the titles and every now and again pulling out one that caught his attention. There was one about a little kid who, mad at his parents, had gone off to be king of the monsters. And another one about an old couple who had come across an inordinate number of cats. He even flipped through one about a caterpillar with an impressive appetite, and was smiling a big, silly smile when, by the end of the book, the caterpillar had become a big, beautiful butterfly.

And if any kids were to wander in today, he'd even offer to read for them. Because... why not? He liked reading, and he liked sharing the books he was enjoying, and even if the kids would be grownups again tomorrow, introducing them to the joy of books today still seemed to him like an excellent thing to be doing.

The library was open!

[Open!]

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Re: Talk to Evan!

[arsenicmauls]

"Yuh-huh." Gertrude nodded. "They go on an adventure together and they learn not to be prejudiced or be bullies. Which, actually, if you say girl dinosaurs are the coolest, that's a little like prejudice, kinda."

Oh boy.

Re: Talk to Evan!

[genesishero]

Evan could not possibly have predicted this turn of events. He was pretty certain that if this conversation was a sporting event, he'd be losing it, and losing it badly.

"I guess it is, isn't it?" He even looked a little shamefaced at that. The tiny clone of the crazy sort-of-god of mutant supremacy really should have known better than that. "Then clearly I'm wrong. All dinosaurs are equally awesome."

Re: Talk to Evan!

[arsenicmauls]

"Yeah," Gertrude agreed, nodding decisively just the way her older self did. "But mine's a girl."

All that circumlocution for that, Gert? Well then.

She had the decency to look cheeky, at least.

"What kind of dog do you have?"

Re: Talk to Evan!

[genesishero]

Well played, tiny Gert. Well played.

"He's a mix," Evan shared. "Half husky, and half corgi. So... he mostly just looks like a husky on really stubby legs."

And he was hyperactive. And smart. A dangerous combination.

Re: Talk to Evan!

[arsenicmauls]

Gertrude actually gasped. "Can I come over and meet him sometime?" she pleaded. "He sounds really cute."

Re: Talk to Evan!

[genesishero]

"He's adorable, and he loves meeting people," Evan replied, laughing. "You can stop by to visit him any time, okay?"

Evan liked having the company, too! It worked out nicely that way.