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fandomhigh2015-09-13 10:41 pm
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Creative Inspirations | Monday, period one
When today's class had been asked to meet on the Causeway, there had been no special instructions, no strange vehicle in wait for them to take them somewhere strange and exotic and dangerous. Just Jonothon and Hannibal, waiting near an open portal, like so many classes before this one, back in the summer sessions.
Jono, at least, was looking pretty pleased about all of this. He liked today's inspiration of choice.
//Morning, class,// he greeted, giving the students a nod. //Today, we're going to be taking in another man-made wonder, and one that's rather close to my heart.// Please nobody mention how his heart had been left behind in bits and pieces all over a coat room in London somewhere, thank you. //Today, we're going to the library.//
Hannibal looked equally pleased with today's jaunt, though his content expression was somewhat marred by a still-healing black eye and bruised jaw. He was in a very nice suit and looking as suave as possible to compensate. Or at least to avoid looking like an unsavory character. "Specifically, we're going to the Abbey Library of Saint Gall, in Switzerland. It's one of the oldest and most beautiful in Europe, so I'm told. There is evidence of a library there as early as 820, and its collection has become renowned over the years; it has been declared a World Heritage site."
//If you have any sense of appreciation for beautiful things that persevere, you might find yourself awed by the architecture and the books alike,// Jono added. //But please, be respectful of both. Much of what you'll see is very literally priceless, and libraries deserve respect.//
"If you have any questions, please let us know." Hannibal nodded at Cosette. "Most of the staff will speak French, and some will know English as well," he told the others, "although if you know German, that will be easiest." Hannibal knew them all, naturally.
After making certain there were no questions, he waved them through the portal.
Jono, at least, was looking pretty pleased about all of this. He liked today's inspiration of choice.
//Morning, class,// he greeted, giving the students a nod. //Today, we're going to be taking in another man-made wonder, and one that's rather close to my heart.// Please nobody mention how his heart had been left behind in bits and pieces all over a coat room in London somewhere, thank you. //Today, we're going to the library.//
Hannibal looked equally pleased with today's jaunt, though his content expression was somewhat marred by a still-healing black eye and bruised jaw. He was in a very nice suit and looking as suave as possible to compensate. Or at least to avoid looking like an unsavory character. "Specifically, we're going to the Abbey Library of Saint Gall, in Switzerland. It's one of the oldest and most beautiful in Europe, so I'm told. There is evidence of a library there as early as 820, and its collection has become renowned over the years; it has been declared a World Heritage site."
//If you have any sense of appreciation for beautiful things that persevere, you might find yourself awed by the architecture and the books alike,// Jono added. //But please, be respectful of both. Much of what you'll see is very literally priceless, and libraries deserve respect.//
"If you have any questions, please let us know." Hannibal nodded at Cosette. "Most of the staff will speak French, and some will know English as well," he told the others, "although if you know German, that will be easiest." Hannibal knew them all, naturally.
After making certain there were no questions, he waved them through the portal.
Re: Talk to the teachers!
//Well, then it's doubly good to know that she's fine with you being a princess,// he decided. //I think you'd be a perfectly lovely princess, at that.//
Re: Talk to the teachers!
"I want to be a princess," she said. "And Sholeh said I could even be a fairy princess!"
Because added glitter and wings would only be more fun, yes? Yes!
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Damn, this weekend had been too busy, and he'd completely missed the chance to touch base with some of his old students.
//I hope she's doing well, though that's a bloody brilliant idea, at that. Would you like to go costume shopping sometime soon, then? We can get you wings, and a dress, and a crown... and... other... fairy princess things.//
Jono had never been a fairy princess. That was about as far as his knowledge went, in that regard.
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Alluka hadn't really figured out the whole 'visiting for a weekend bit' despite being told. She'd had important princess stuff to think about instead.
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He wasn't going to hold his breath, for reasons besides the obvious. But he always liked an excuse to stop by anyway.
//So, a dress, a crown, some wings, and a wand. Sounds like a lovely costume. We can pick a day, make our way to the clothing shop, and get you something that'll suit a fairy princess right and proper.//
Or make big sad eyes at whoever worked there for some assistance, because like hell Jono knew about fairy princesses.
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"Yes!" she cheered. "And then candy after all of that!"
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What a pushover.
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Alluka squeezed him again and then let go to dance backwards and do a spin.
"I'll be the very best princess ever!"
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Probably by melting a little.
//Love you too, Sunshine,// he replied, because aaauugh, baby girl. Aauuuugh. //And I have no doubt that you will be.//
Could he adopt her? Could that be a thing that happened?