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Library, Thursday 1/29

It was cold and Belle was rather over it. Bundled up warmly and with a very hot tea in hand she entered the library to find...

A kiddie pool. A palm tree. A small sandbox. And the heat was cranked up. Presumably fit the gremlins lounging in the sand.

"Well, that's better," she said. And then she noticed all the books set out that took place in typical climates.

"Much better!"

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Enjoy the warmth!

Caleb was relatively certain that weather like this wasn't supposed to happen anywhere south of Alaska. But at least the dorms weren't far from the school proper so he didn't have to deal with it for long to get to classes or the library.

And speaking of...

He eyed the Gremlins cautiously but they seemed much less agitated this time.

"Hello," he greeted Belle when he tore his attention away from their set-up.

"Hello!" Belle said cheerfully, setting aside her book about a delightful beach romance.

"They seem content today. Not too likely to bite."

Unless that was just what the gremlins wanted everyone to think. You never knew.

"What are they?" He eyed them with new suspicion, at the mentioning of biting. They didn't look like any sort of boogers he'd heard tell of back home. "I'm Caleb by the way, nice to meet you."

"Gremlins," Belle said. "They're native to the island as far as I know. They bite, sometimes. Their venom is, ah, hallucinogenic, so best not to antagonize them."

She'd been Brave Sir Robin once. It had been a time.

"Good to meet you as well, Caleb." She offered a bright smile. "You're new this session, aren't you?"

If Caleb had left his time a few years later he might have heard some of the stories of Gremlins. As it was he wondered if any of the Granny Witches back home would've had use for Gremlin Venom. Probably best not to speculate too much about that.

"I am. I'm from Earth, quite a few decades in the past. I've been doin' my best to catch up." Oh wait, "You're in the movie class aren't you?"

Surely someone somewhere had a use for gremlin venom.

"I am! Not much occasion for socializing there though, is there? Are you enjoying your time here?"

"The films they've shown us so far have left me too confused t' even formulate a conversation about 'em so far. But I am enjoyin' myself, as bewilderin' as it can be. Th' weather's currently leavin' much t' be desired though. I'm not entirely opposed t' snow but the cold discourages one from enjoyin' it."

"There are many other films available," Belle said. "Hopefully you'll see some more to your liking. And I do agree with you about the cold. It makes going outdoors so unpleasant. I hope it warms up soon. Or at least that the school takes us all on a trip somewhere warm next month."

"I been tryin' t' ease my way into modern cinema on my own, so far watchin' films from th' 30's an' 40's so far.

"The information I got before I came mentioned travel opportunities, but sort o' like how the brochure didn't mention I'd be time travelin' it was kinda vague on where such travel might be to. Have they ever sponsored trips t' places not on Earth?"

"Well, one trip a resort from space crashed into the resort we were staying at? I suppose that counts."

"Crashed? Like, fell out of space and hit the Earth?" That sounded horrific.

"The hotel was quite ruined but I don't believe there were any serious injuries," Belle said as if this were all ordinary. Maybe she'd been in Fandom too long. Or maybe it came from living in a fairytale world before.

"It was all terribly exciting."

"I would imagine it was. I'm havin' a hard time picturin' it t' be honest but I'm glad no one was hurt. Does that sorta thing happen a lot? By which I mean...I don't know what I mean. Somethin' incredibly disastrous resultin' in, no harm done, maybe." Oh sure the damage to property was no doubt terrible but as long as no one was hurt...

"Strange things happen often here," Belle said. "Though not nearly so often on the trips and things have been quieter recently than when I first arrived on the island."

Or enjoy the warmth over here. By yourself.

If he's about.

My library is NOT warm i am wearing a winter hat right now.

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