FH Library, Thursday

[chasingangela]

Angela believed it was very important she familiarize herself with the contents of the library before any new librarian was hired.

For example, she hadn't spent much time in the A/V room during the school year. And the second season of Vanessa Saturn had just come in on DVD, and Angela really wanted to find out who sank the yacht for the class trip.

So until someone came in to interrupt, Angela was watching a teen-chick-detective marathon on the computer at the counter.

[OOC: Summer = no OCD. SP from me after 12:30 p.m. EDT, gone entirely after 9 p.m.]

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[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Having yet another day free of workshops, Marty decided the best thing he could do was to visit the library and try to expand his mind somewhat.

The fact that his girlfriend is working there today just happens to be a happy coincidence. As is the fact that he's carrying a couple of iced coffee and a refreshing fruit salad filled with said girlfriend's favorite ingredients.

"Hey you," Marty says plopping the coincidental offerings on the library counter. "Hard at work?"

[chasingangela]

Angela paused the DVD with near ninja-like speed and smiled. "Depends," she said, leaning over for a kiss hello. "Does hissing at Donovan for having a baby and generally being a dork count as working?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty snickered and returned the kiss. "Not really but I suspect that since it is summer that it's pretty dead around hear."

[chasingangela]

"It sounded on radio like Rory was pretty busy Tuesday," Angela shrugged. "But yeah, it's been quiet every time I've worked." She finally noticed the food and pointed. "For me?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Yes. Thought you'd like a cool treat to get you through the day," Marty said sliding the drink and food closer. "I didn't know if it got stuffy in here with all the heat going on outside."

[chasingangela]

"It's not too bad, but treats are good," Angela said approvingly. She opened the fruit salad. "Oooh. Lots of melon."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Thought you might like that," Marty said peering around at the monitor. "Is that Vanessa Saturn? I lost track of what happened last season because of my disappearing act last April. Anything good happen?"

[chasingangela]

"I'm completely confused because I missed about half the episodes," Angela said. "So I'm kind of trying to fill in the blanks myself. But you know the obnoxious guy's little brother who gets all sweet with P.C.? I think there's something weird going on with him."

[OOC: And here we try to meta without spoiling....]

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Marty said with his interest perking up. "I may have to check those DVD's out sometime when they're not being officially used for library business."

[chasingangela]

Angela gave him a "don't be a dork" look. "You could come around behind the counter and watch with me."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty looked around the library as if somebody was watching them. "The library police won't bust out and arrest me for stepping behind the counter will they?"

[chasingangela]

"I don't think so?," Angela said. "And if they show up, I'll pretend to be Parker and just glare until they go away."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter came in after Wilderness Survival, making another survival choice about going outside - not doing it.

"Hello, Angela. Can you help me find a couple of different types of books?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Oh yeah? I'd like to see that," Marty replied. "Let me see your glare and see if it is worthy of Parker's."

[chasingangela]

"Hey Walter," Angela said, pausing her DVD again. "I can try. What are you looking for?"

[chasingangela]

Angela imagined Marty was Danielle.

And that she had just read Angela's 9th-grade diary over the loudspeaker while making editorial comments. She was also eating a gloppy chili dog and wearing Angela's favorite dress.

Her eyes narrowed. "How's this?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Books on metallurgy, weapon design, chemistry of things like gunpowder, weaponsmithing, and cryptography."

He smiled when he heard his own list and held up his hands, saying, "I promise I'm not planning some Fandom invasion."

[chasingangela]

"That's more intereasting that the requests we usually get," Angela said, frowning in concentration and tapping into the card catalogue database. "Um. Okay. Those things are all over the place." She handwavily gave Walter the appropriate Dewey Decimal System numbers and pointed out where they would be in the library.

"And it's way, way too hot to invade."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

The look was enough for Marty to take two steps back. "I'd say that's a pretty effective glare. Thank God I haven't annoyed you lately."

[chasingangela]

"Lately," Angela said, holding the glare for a moment longer. Then she started to laugh. "I pretended you were my sister."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"It is too hot to do much of anything but hide in the air conditioning." Walter took note of her directions and headed off into the stacks to find the books he needed, returning with a substantial stack of books that added up to "how to make a gun and write your plans out in a way no one else can read."

"Just some light reading."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"What was she doing? Talking on the phone all the time with her boyfriend or just pestering you to get a reaction," Marty said with a laugh.

[chasingangela]

Maybe butlers had a different idea of light reading. "Usually people who say that raid the Tom Clacy and Nora Roberts shelves," Angela said, preparing to stamp the books out. "You have a card, right?"

[chasingangela]

"It was a little more elaborate than that," Angela admitted though a giggle. "The 'get off the phone now glare is more like this."

She demonstrated a slightly softened look.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter nodded and pulled his library card out of his wallet. "I haven't read either of those, and I was joking about light reading. I don't do a lot of reading for pleasure, these are more work-related."