fandomhigh | Library, 4/26

Putting the final touches on her personal theme song for Music. She doesn't understand why she's writing her own theme song. Awesome Man never got to write his theme song.

Xander should by rights be in Magical Theory right about now, but having been given the hour as a free library period, he thought...maybejustmaaaaybe he should actually visit the library and use that pass to Special Collections. This time without getting lost. Also there was something he'd sort of neglected to do for... awhile...

He approached the reference desk and waved. "Hey."

"Hey yourself," Zero said, looking up from her musical notation. "How can I help you?"

Xander coughed and looked a bit sheepish. A distinct aura of mutton, yes. "I've got a pas to Special Collections and the desire to never, ever stray off the beaten path in there again," he said, laying the pass on the counter. "Aaaaand... probably I should applyforalibrarycardwhileI'matitsinceIneverdid..."

"All right," Zero said with a sigh. She pulled out a form and slapped it down on the desk with a black pen. "Fill this out and I'll rush process it while you wander around and hopefully don't get eaten or something. C'mon, I'll unlock SC for you."

Xander filled the application out quickly, blinking over a few of the questions -- No, I've...never done that with a book, and really never thought anybody would want to... -- and left it on the desk to follow Zero.

Zero led Xander to the door to Special Collections and presented him with a pair of dragon-hide gloves. "Wear these at all times, and good luck. We'll come in after you if you're not out by the end of the day. Maybe."

"Dude. Ette. You do not need to tell me twice." Xander slid the gloves on and peered nervously at the doorway, just in case there were dragons or... huh, now where did that quick mental flash of a bear in a hat come from? "Not taking a step off the straight and narrow in there, trust me."

"Swerval." Zero opened the door. "Go with God. Or whatever."

...

......Forty-five minutes later, Xander emerged from that same doorway, a notebook in hand and a rather stunned look on his face. Not 'I ended up two libraries away with somebody throwing office supplies at me' stunned. Just the information overload kind.

"Well oh...kay, then," he said, blinking and looking back over his shoulder.

He didn't actually take the gloves off until he was back up at the counter and ready to hand them over. Just in case.

"Did you get what you needed?" Zero asked as she handed him his brand new library card. Just in time for graduation, too!

"Thanks." Xander pocketed the card and glanced back towards the door to Special Collections. "This library has a strange sense of humor. Which is to say yes, I think so."

"You're not wrong. I'll be glad to be done with it."

Xander tilted his head. "Are you not gonna be a library aide next year? That'll be...okay, that would be weird if I were gonna be here to be weirded out by it."

"My contract expires, so I am outta here. We actually need to start letting people apply to be aides soon," she mused. "That is, if Mr. Wagner wants new ones. I don't know."

"Is it even up to him?" Xander looked around the library nervously. "This place kinda has a mind of its own."

Zero shrugged. "Dunno. It should be. He is the librarian, after all."

"Point." Xander nodded. "Just if it comes down to a fight between the librarian and the library? I'm kinda glad I'm not gonna be here to watch it."

"I'd be hiding under the desk."

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