Fandom Library, Wednesday

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

You know, it had been a hard and confusing couple of days and Arden was just going to spend her shift reading. Sure, she had stuff she could be doing, but you know what else? She also had a book she could finish and she knew which one was going to be a priority today.

Maybe if anybody saw her, they'd assume it was some kind of class assignment. Or maybe they'd accept that sometimes, a little bit of escapism was what a girl needed. Whichever.

But she wasn't completely shirking her responsibilities! If anyone showed up, she'd be happy to help them. Though maybe people could time their visits to coincide with chapter breaks? That would be dope.

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Re: Talk to the Aide - NFB, please!

[napking]

"I haven't noticed you smelling particularly delicious or anything, if that helps, and...well, I'd love to say our vampires wouldn't do that, but some of them would. Some vampires aren't very nice. Not in Echo Bay, though. Konnar runs a tight ship." And if he didn't get to any vampires that went around draining people first, Gray's family would.

Re: Talk to the Aide - NFB, please!

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"That would be very weird if you did," Arden said, with a laugh, though she definitely did smell like fresh air and petrichor, like a morning after rain. "I know the Detente allows for vampires to drain humans, but there are restrictions on numbers and how to dispose of them and stuff."

The Detente was a very thorough document.

Re: Talk to the Aide - NFB, please!

[napking]

Gray theatrically draped himself over a chair. "You guys have way too many rules. And so many of them are about murder. It's making me sleepy."

Re: Talk to the Aide - NFB, please!

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Most of the rest are about reproduction and property rules," Arden said, laughing. "Those parts are even more boring."

Re: Talk to the Aide - NFB, please!

[napking]

"Noooooooo," Gray moaned. "Not property rules. Do those involve murder, too? They do, don't they?"

Re: Talk to the Aide - NFB, please!

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"...Yeah, actually," she admitted, trying not to laugh too loudly. "About what happens if people encroach on either human territories or other Othersiders."

StAy In YoUr WoRlD wHeRe YoU'lL bE sAfE! That was what you sounded like, Cal.

Re: Talk to the Aide - NFB, please!

[napking]

"Arden, please don't take this the wrong way, but I think your world might suck."

Granted, it did have indoor plumbing.

Re: Talk to the Aide - NFB, please!

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

And...less institutional racism and sexism! That was...something?

"You're not wrong," she said. "I got so, so, so lucky when I ran away. I don't know what would have happened if I hadn't ended up here."

Probably returned back to Callista within a week or two, tail between her legs.