The Library, Wednesday

[talentforlying]

John had gone home long enough to get a good three hours of sleep in, shower, and then gotten back up and come into work.

Real coffee was out, you could ask for tea if you wanted it, and the librarian was in-and-out of Special Collections, bringing out the oldest books and scrolls he could find.

Good luck, Fandom. You were going to need it.

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Re: Research -- Morning

[suitably_heroic]

"It's a lot foggy out there, so it's not the easiest to tell," Atton said. He was mulling it over, though. "I tangled with this woman... I think she's a teacher? Heart... something."

Re: Research -- Morning

[spin_kick_snap]

"Professor Heartilly?" Kathy asked. "Dark hair? Young, pretty, may or may not have had big, white wings?"

Re: Research -- Morning

[suitably_heroic]

Atton nodded. "Yeah, that one," he said, "She was real insistent on the whole 'protect mr. Gaunt' thing. Otherwise, I saw a couple of students who aren't in my class, one of the Devil's Nest bartenders, and that crazy lady with the weird teeth who keeps propositioning everyone." Beat. "But I'm not sure if she's involved or just being, you know, her."

He shrugged lightly. "Other than that, the only one I know about for sure is Sparkle," he said, "But we're keeping tabs on him."

Re: Research -- Morning

[spin_kick_snap]

Navaan was hurt, Atton. The crazy lady with weird teeth? The least you could have gone with was 'the crazy lady with nice tits.' Honestly now.

"Sparkle?!" Kathy said, shocked. "Oh...I-I guess I should have known..."

Really, she should have. But she'd been clinging to the belief that she'd been helping him help a friend, when in reality, she'd been helping him steal for Mr. Gaunt.

"I'm glad someone's got their eye on him. Thanks for telling me."

Re: Research -- Morning

[suitably_heroic]

He was talking to a student! He wasn't going to comment on anybody's tits!

"He's locked in his room, last time I checked," Atton added. ... With a nice pizza smear all over his window. Cough. "Shouldn't be too hard to get to him once we figure out how to do to him... whatever you did to you, I guess."

Re: Research -- Morning

[spin_kick_snap]

"A friend pretty much made me realize how terrible I was being," Kathy said, drooping slightly. "And after she left, I shattered the mirror that I'd bought from Mr. Gaunt."

'Bought' with stolen objects.

"It wasn't easy. Even realizing some of what it was making me--what I was choosing to do because of if, I still didn't want to break it. And after I did, I felt even worse. I'm pretty sure this is what mono feels like, if mono was combined with a hangover and both were on steroids."

Re: Research -- Morning

[suitably_heroic]

Atton pulled a face. "Pretty sure Karina's already shaken Sparkle repeatedly. Maybe even stirred," he muttered.

He rubbed his forehead. "Sounds like we've got some leads here, though," he said. "Maybe there's a viable strategy in there somewhere, I don't know. I'm heading out to check on the shop again. I'll be back later to check in, see if there's anything else you guys have figured out."

If they needed a military charge planned, or an elaborate break-in, or a con, he'd be happy to help. Hitting the books, not so much his forté.

Re: Research -- Morning

[spin_kick_snap]

"And I've got a list to draw up and more books to read," Kathy agreed with a little nod. "Good luck, sir."

Re: Research -- Morning

[suitably_heroic]

"Good luck to you, too," Atton said, rolling his shoulders. The electromesh armor was incredibly useful, but it did start to wear on you after a while. "And hey, good job, even if you do feel like poodoo right now."

Positive reinforcement. Teaching!