The Library - Tuesday

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With all the freaky shit going on with the island today, Barry decided it would be a good idea to make sure the library was open today for any researchers to do some researching.

He was even nice enough to have coffee brought in from the perk. Normal coffee. Nothing that may have been brewed with acorns or anything.

For his part Barry was behind the main desk doing his own research by remotely accessing his lab via his tablet but would be available for anyone if they had questions.

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Research - Morning

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Before a certain revelation is made....

Re: Research - Morning

[gavegoodface]

Face had brought in caf of his own to drink while searching, because he currently wasn't trusting coffee that Barry had been anywhere near.

Re: Research - Morning

[bitten_notshy]

Jack had retrieved Emma from New York, but so far he wasn't having any better luck getting her to wake up than Candy had. Out of frustration, he went to the library and started thumbing through a thick volume on unusual diseases.

Re: Research - Morning

[nookiepowered]

Bo wasn't the best at hitting the books which is why she's not actually on the research team, she's just here finding nothing -- she much preferred to solve problems by hitting things that could respond by saying ow -- but she was here with a stack of them in front of her anyway, looking for anything she could find on the subject of Shiny New Invisibility And/Or Insanity Powers and How They May Or May Not Relate To Underwear Kleptomania.

So far she'd ruled out Possessed By Ghosts because it had already happened within the last year and she gave Fandom credit for a bit more variety than that, Bitten by a Radioactive Wallaby because Kenzi's hair didn't seem any shorter or longer than usual during the times Bo had actually been able to see her this week, and Just Really Thought Bo Had Great Taste In Thongs because that was clearly true all the time so why would their house only get invaded by a hot crazy panty thief now?

Wait, what if it was a ghost wallaby? Were all bets off? Did the library even have any books on ghost wallabies? Maybe there was something in this one about the care and feeding of undead marsupials.

...Really, book? You needed a leatherbound cover for two illustrated pages containing the words "Shoot them" and "Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaains?"

Important news before Noon!

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"Okay, SO." Kenzi staggered in, looking like the fourth day of a three-day bender, and people who'd been in Vegas with her would recognize that. "Hey Bo. Hey people. Leland Gaunt is evil, he sold me a cursed ring, it exploded, I feel lots better but still feel like shit, and... yeah. Lying down now." On top of one of the tables.

Re: Important news before Noon!

[bitten_notshy]

"Wait, what?" Jack was there with the important questions. "What happened? Leland Gaunt -- is he the one from the new store?"

Re: Important news before Noon!

[nookiepowered]

Bo would let other people ask the questions about who-how-why-what-the-hell, but only to a point. The possibly-about-to-pass-out point.

Class, delicacy, and school-appropriate language, thy name is Ysabeau. "You look like shit. Are you gonna be okay?"

Re: Important news before Noon!

[nuclear_snide]

Bob stood over Kenzi, frowning down at her. "What sort of cursed ring?"

Re: Research - Morning

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Everything was wrong. The island was dying, and she had possibly broken up with her boyfriend (http://fly-so-serious.livejournal.com/7211.html) just shy of their one-year anniversary -- and for no clear reason that she could discern, either, unless he really thought she didn't want him to get better!? How could he possibly --

She wasn't going to think about that. She had curled up in her room and tried not to think about that, but failed. It was worse when she'd picked up the phone to call him, and he hadn't answered. That ... said fairly clearly that he didn't want anything to do with her, didn't it?

She was going to sit in the library and pretend to be helpful and look through books and wish she cared about the island dying.

(before kenzi, obvs!)

Re: Research - Morning

[likethegun]

Sam had been planning on visiting Zoe and Grace, and when Zoe told him not to come to the island, and then told him why she didn't want him to come to the island, Sam had pushed his portal up by a few days because he was just that kind of willfully disobedient. Seriously, he wouldn't have been able to live with himself if he'd stayed in New York and ignored terrible things happening in Fandom. He wasn't sure what he was looking for yet, but he was still hoping to be helpful.

Re: Research - Morning

[nuclear_snide]

Bob was here...well, less "again" and more "still". Perks of never needing sleep. He hadn't found anything yet, but he was determined to keep going until he did.

Research - Afternoon

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After a revelation is made....

Re: Research - Afternoon

[suitably_heroic]

Sometime post-nap, Atton had the admittedly brilliant idea to stop by the library. Not to do research - not really his style - but to check in and see if any progress had been made.

Look, he was taking an educated guess here that people would pile into the library. It happened. He'd do a sweep of the room, then head back out. Hopefully with more of a lead.

Re: Research - Afternoon

[nuclear_snide]

Bob eyed the door at the new arrival. "Oh, it's you. Hello. Come to help?"

Things were Happening and he was busy; distracted almost-dismissive was the most snark he could work up at the moment.

Re: Research - Afternoon

[wildandbrave]

The fog had rolled in by the time Cosette made it to the library, and her mouth was set in a line that was determined, if less cheerful than her usual demeanor.

She'd leave the research up to everyone else, but if anyone needed coffee, or a second opinion, or had some books that needed to go back, she'd be more than happy to help.

Re: Research - Afternoon

[nuclear_snide]

Well, if she was just going to be hanging around...

"Excuse me, do you think you could give me a hand?"

Re: Research - Afternoon

[talentforlying]

After the goth-punk's revelation, John had gone back into his office. People outside might have heard a wide range of swearing in a number of languages - living and dead - and shit breaking for about a half hour.

Eventually, he resurfaced from the office. A silk top-hat under one arm, a fire extinguisher under the other. The hat got tossed on the floor, and the fire extinguisher thrown at whatever corporeal being was closest in case things went wrong.

"Sorry, Zee." John closed his eyes. "Sunla draeilí, gaminn yfir á fubak. Eitthmig is íklae á nyttvao."

The hat burst into flames, and Constantine jerked back like he'd been kicked in the gut, falling to his knees. "Ow," he coughed, spitting blood off to the side. "That fucking hurt.

Re: Research - Afternoon

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Barry watched the whole hat thing with a weird look on his face and the look stayed with him as he putout the flames with the extinguisher.

"You all right?"

Re: Research - Afternoon

[talentforlying]

After he'd burned the hat out of spite and paranoia, Constantine hit the books. And the tomes. And scolls.

He was on his second pack of smokes when he started swearing again, throwing things to the side as he referenced and cross-referenced and became deeply deeply unhappy.

"We got ourselves a problem, mates," he announced, rolling up his shirtsleeves. "Or at least the Etruscans say we do. and came to us a traveler, with all a heart desired upon his cart. For days he traded, one treasure for another, until his truth was known. Long story short, shit got burned, he got chased out of town, and everyone went back to their lives except those who kept their treasures and died from 'plague of heart and soul.'"

Re: Research - Afternoon

[nuclear_snide]

Bob joined Constantine to read over his shoulder. "So we've got to get everything back from the people who bought it. Wait, when was this? How powerful a being are we facing here?"

Talk to Barry

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He's happy to help! Mostly.

Librarian's Office

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If he's there. If he is there he might be staring at a hat.

OOC

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I want cake.

Re: OOC

[nuclear_snide]

Me too!