Library, Thursday 3/17

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"I didn't know we had this many books with green covers," Belle said to herself when she entered the library. The library did have that many green books though, at least at the moment, or else they wouldn't be scattered all over the place.

The books weren't the problem. Belle was happy to peruse them while occasionally trying to round up and shelve some. The problem was that sometimes, out of nowhere, screams could be heard.

Were the screams coming from the books? From gremlins? From some sort of interdimensional portal? Belle had no idea. She just knew that she jumped every time she heard one of the screams and that she grew very, very tired of hearing them very, very quickly.

The library was open. It was just inexplicably full of screams.

Comments

Re: Talk to Belle

[apocalypsehow]

"Why is there screaming?" Five demanded, raising his voice to be heard over them.

Re: Talk to Belle

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"I wish I knew," Belle told him. Someone needed to introduce her to the wonders of noise-canceling headphones.

"I thought it might be a book but none of them seem to be open. It stops occasionally." But not for long enough. Never for long enough.

Re: Talk to Belle

[apocalypsehow]

Five paused to listen for it to stop before shaking his head in confusion. "Here I thought libraries were meant to be quiet."

Re: Talk to Belle

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"This is not a normal library." And not just due to the random unexplained screams.

"I always thought they were meant to be quiet as well."

Re: Talk to Belle

[apocalypsehow]

"This place as a whole isn't normal," he agreed with a little mutter of annoyance. Because he was still mad about the coffee and alcohol thing.

Re: Talk to Belle

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"It is not," Belle agreed.

She still wasn't sure she wanted to ask if he'd turned to murder to deal with the lack of his other vices.

"Though I don't mind most of it."

Re: Talk to Belle

[apocalypsehow]

Five huffed and watched her out of the corner of his eye for a moment. "What parts?"

Re: Talk to Belle

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"You made an adorable cat," Belle told him brightly.

Someday she would turn into something and be rather less enthusiastic about the whole thing.

"And it's been very interesting meeting so many people from so many different worlds."

Re: Talk to Belle

[apocalypsehow]

Five definitely made a face at being reminded of being a cat for a bit there. "And not nearly getting yourself killed by trolls?"

Re: Talk to Belle

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"I wasn't nearly killed!"

Belle had never been in any real danger. On account of someone being right there to whisk her away to safety when necessary.

"I didn't much enjoy turning into an ogre at the one dance," she admitted.

Re: Talk to Belle

[apocalypsehow]

"Best to skip that in the future," Five agreed with a smug little nod.

Re: Talk to Belle

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"It was hardly something I did on purpose!"

Whereas when he turned into a cat it had been just to vex her. Obviously.

"I liked all of the little things at the end of the year. The sugar snow and such."