Library, Wednesday

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Peridot had a library job! Her excitement by this was pretty clear as she made her way in for her first shift today, made her way over to the returns desk, and...

...

Okay, the excitement faded fairly quickly as she looked up, and up, and up at the pile of books that needed to be checked back in and re-shelved, situated precariously overhead. This was a disaster waiting to happen. Or, at the very least, a poofing. She couldn't afford a poofing on her first day!

It would be at least an hour before she realized that step ladders were a thing. Bear with her.

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Re: Talk to Peridot!

[crimson_sister]

After a brief pause, Lucille said: "That might be best. But perhaps you can find something of importance in the poem without knowing the specific species?"

Re: Talk to Peridot!

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Peridot gave a thoughtful frown, then looked again at the poem before because my last link did something weird, reading it aloud.

When have I last looked on
The round green eyes and the long wavering bodies
Of the dark leopards of the moon?
All the wild witches, those most noble ladies,
For all their broom-sticks and their tears,
Their angry tears, are gone.
The holy centaurs of the hills are banished;
I have nothing but the harsh sun;
Heroic mother moon has vanished,
And now that I have come to fifty years
I must endure the timid sun.

She frowned at the book, then looked back up at Lucille.

"I think... I think it seems to me like he's lost something he thought was beautiful, and doesn't see any point in looking at what's left." She furrowed her brow slightly. "Or maybe he's just not a morning person."

Re: Talk to Peridot!

[crimson_sister]

"You see! It can make sense to you anyway," Lucille said, and added encouragingly: "I think you have a natural talent for understanding poetry."

Considering how Peridot didn't always understand very basic human things, Lucille was quite impressed.

Re: Talk to Peridot!

[era_two_triangle]

It was strange how Gems seemed to have a sort of... sense for song. Or maybe Peridot could actually kind of relate to this one. Either way, she was smiling and preening a little, encouraged by the praise.

"I might have to start taking all of my lessons about humanity in poetry form," she decided. "Maybe I'll pick up on more."

Re: Talk to Peridot!

[crimson_sister]

"Oh, I think that is a very good idea," Lucille said approvingly, quite pleased that this was going so well. "I will show you the poetry section and then you can find your own favorites."

Re: Talk to Peridot!

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"Yessss." Peridot did a little jog in place, clearly excited at the prospect. "All of Earth's knowledge will be at my disposal!"

Peridot, you worked in a library with connections to the far reaches of the multiverse. It more or less already was.

Re: Talk to Peridot!

[crimson_sister]

Lucille smiled. "I will leave you to explore for yourself, after checking out some books."

This had gone better than she had expected.