Library, Monday

[intotheout]

Tip had let her guard down when they'd gotten to Christmas without the usual fall disaster happening, and she was kicking herself for that so hard as she came into the library for work on Monday.

Seriously. How had they all not been on high alert for something like this? It happened every year. Just -- you know. The new kids usually got a chance to settle in, first. Instead of going immediately missing.

She hoped her new sib was okay, wherever they were.

She looked around for any evidence of what people had been looking into yesterday, then went to pick up any books she could find on missing people and bring them out to the center tables. It was going to be a long day in the library, especially if no one found anything. . . .

[minor OCD coming open!]

Comments

Re: Get your research on

[raisedbybooklice]

"Book lice, of course," Elisabeth said, wrinkling her nose. "They're a common pest back in the Great Libraries at home."

And a semi-regular taunt from the other apprentices, but she wasn't getting into that.

"Oh!" she said, unrolling the clothing. "These are gorgeous. Where did - these can't be mine, i haven't anything half so lovely!"

Re: Get your research on

[bookbeltof_love]

"They are yours," Nina said loftily, grinning a bit at that reaction. "Like, don't even try to argue with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Re: Get your research on

[raisedbybooklice]

"These are too nice for an apprentice!" Elisabeth sputtered.

...But clung to them in a mixture of 'pretty' and 'oh god I am naked.'

Re: Get your research on

[bookbeltof_love]

"No, they're not," Nina said earnestly, fibbing just a smidgen. "See how the hems are unadorned and the cut is clean and simple???????????????"

Nina had accounted for Elizabeth's likely protests! The fact that hems were frequently unadorned in this world and clean and simple lines were considered quite stylish were beside the point!

"Besides," she said, "the alternative is going back to the dorms naked…………."