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Library, Thursday, 8/17

Angela comes in early and strangely alert for her next-to-last time in the library alone, at least until the new librarian starts.

And depending on who the next librarian is, it may be her next-to-last time, period. Because she's pretty much decided that if the next librarian is another one with fur, she's going to take it as a bad sign and quit before Special Collections eats her.

But today? She's mostly sorting through some new books that have come in over the summer and twirling on her stool while she waits for people to have bookish needs.

[OOC: Open, no OCD\.]

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"See? That's something that the encyclopedia totally missed," Jamie said shaking his head. "You would think that the editors of this tome of knowledge would have caught something like that."

Angela glanced over the desk at the book. "You aren't at the p's yet," she said. "That's, um, the problem."

"See that's the problem by reading this in order. For instance under Brigands? It says 'See Pirates'. It's quite frustrating," Jamie said as he picked up volumes D & E of the encyclopedia."

"Sounds it," Angela said sympathetically. "But you probably know a whole lot about badgers, huh?"

"All eight species," Jamie replied. "Seven if you don't count the Asiatic stink badgers which recently were found to be genetically related to skunks than badgers. And yet nothing on how they used to keep pirates company during their long missions of plundering and rum drinking."

"It's because the encyclopedias are written from a maintream point of view," Angela said, biting the inside of her mouth to keep from laughing. "You might need to read books by pirates to really get to know about the badger thing."

She paused. "They kept pet lobsters, too."

Jamie gave Angela a dubious look. "Now you're just playing with my head."

"I would so never do that," Angela protested, trying to look innocent.

And probably failing.

Jamie continues with the dubious look. "So how did the pirates keep them as pets. Were there leashe involved?"

"For the lobsters or the badgers?"

"Both of course," Jamie said leaning on his hand eager to learn more about the days of yore with swashbuckling badgers and lobsters.

Angela blinked. "Um, the badgers were on leashes, I guess, and the lobsters lived in tanks. But they'd tie ribbons to them to take them for walks."

She was very proud of this last bit of improvisation.

"Were there any famous pirate pets?" Jamie asked looking enthralled b y the conversation.

"Um ... Larry. Larry was Blackbeard's lobster," Angela said. "And of course Barjossakin had three badgers. He dyed them green in honor of his wife, Jade Flower."

Angela hoped Jamie had never heard of Angelica Desmesnes.

"Barjossakin?" Jamie said scratching his head. "Wow. That name sounds reeeeeaaaaaall familiar."

"There's a Barbossa in town," Angela said. "He runs the radio station. Maybe that's why?"

"Wasn't there a book about him and Jade flower? Wasn't she a ninja or something?" Jamie said looking perplexed. "I thought it was fiction."

"Fictionalized," Angela lied. "Heavily based on fact."

"Really? Who was the author?" Jamie asked. "I may have to look that book up. Do you have it here?"

"It's by Angelica Desmesnes," Angela said. "They're over in fiction, but they're really popular. It might be checked out."

Jamie went over and pulled out what looked to be the right book and returned to the counter.

"It doesn't say anything here about it being based on historical events," Jamie said looking at the blurb on the cover.

Meep.

"They ... left it off to increas sales?" she said. A little desperately.

"Yeeaaaaah. Right," Jamie said crossing his arms trying to act indignant. "You know it's not nice to tease people about their lack of badger knowledge."

"But it was fun," Angela said, looking rather embarassed. "Sorry."

"So are you checking out the encyclopedia?"

Jamie burst out laughing. "It's okay. I should have known something was up when lobsters were mentioned. I think I'll take the 'D' and 'E' volumes this time."

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