Library [05/31]

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Rory, whose hair was already starting to frizz and curl due to humidity, opened up the library Wednesday and plunked herself behind the desk with a book.

She made a mental note to see about getting a fan in there, too. Because gah.

['Tis summer, so no OCD, yays!]

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[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Zero's birthday is on Saturday," Peter said. "So if you have any gifts you want me to haul over there, let me know."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I knew that," she said, smacking her forehead. "I'll have something for you to pass onto her, yeah. Are you staying with her family, then?"

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"I'll be more than happy to bring that stuff along." Not looking at all worried, Peter said, "Yeah, staying with her family. Meeting her parents for the first time, too."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Nervous?" she asked with a raised brow.

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Slightly," Peter said. "The good news is that I have powers that can help me dodge if they really don't like me."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"That'll go well. 'Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Hopeless-Savage. Please allow me to climb this wall to get away now,'" Rory laughed.

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"I don't think she's told them that I have powers, so that would be a really big shock for them," Peter said, laughing a little.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Maybe they'd think it's an illusion," Rory suggested. "One of my friends back home thought that when she met Anakin and he levitated a salt shaker."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure how exactly leaping to the ceiling and not coming down could be considered an illusion, but I suppose that's possible," Peter said. "Hopefully things will go smoothly and nobody will try to hit me with a frying pan or anything so I don't have to worry about it."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Zero doesn't seem like the offspring of frying pan-wiedlers," Rory mused. "I mean, she has the mallet. I'd think they'd choose a more stylish weapon."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Great. Now I'm walking into a house filled with punk rockers with sophisticated weaponry," Peter sighed. "That makes me feel better. Thanks."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"But you get to see Zero," she pointed out. "That outweighs the 'eep' factor."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"True," Peter said, smiling just enough to almost hide the fear on his face.

"Anyway, I need books. Stuff to distract me so I don't think about this far too much over the next couple days. Please point me towards good books."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"...can I interest you in our pirate/ninja romance selection?" Rory asked.

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"No," Peter said. "I've made a half-hearted effort with those books in the past. No more for me."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"That's very sad," Rory said woefully. "Okay. What do you want to read? Fiction? Non?"

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"I've been on a non-fiction kick," Peter said. "It helps make up for the lack of regular education at the moment."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Okay - sciencey stuff? Biographies? We have a really good book on like, the Spartans," Rory supplied. "I thought it was interesting and I'm Little Miss Fiction."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Ooh. Spartans," Peter said. "I think I'll go with that, yes. Thank you!"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

With a few keystrokes, Rory called up the info on the book and scribbled it down neatly on a slip of paper, which she handed to Peter.

"Over that way," she said, pointing to a section. "And call me if you need help, blah blah, you know the routine."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Peter said. "And I'm leaving Friday morning, so if you can get me whatever for Zero by then."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Will do, Peter," Rory promised. "I'll track you down with it at some point."