It was supposedly the new librarian's first day, and Anemone (and Gulliver) were morbidly curious to see what sort of sucker person was replacing Professor Jones, even if it wasn't her usual day.
Which is why she was letting herself in slightly before official hours, pie balanced carefully in one hand as she slipped in quietly, Gulliver tagging along at her heels. It wasn't even an exploding pie.
Her people skills were totally improving. Except for the shrieking and throwing of the pie at the man still getting his shirt on. "AHHH! Welcome picnic was last week! Last week! BOYS I SWEAR. GET OUT OF THE LIBRARIAN OFFICE BEFORE I GET THE MOP."
No, it didn't occur to her that he was too old to be a student. Anemone still had problems with figuring out human ages based on appearance.
Great. Now Henry was shirtless, being screamed at, and covered in pie.
... again, not too far from typical.
He licked the filling off his lips before saying, as calmly and professionally as he could manage, "Sorry, this is my office. I'll be ready in a sec. Or -- however long it takes me to wash off the pie filling."
"Oh." She was already hiding her eyes, so Anemone turned around and walked (not ran, thank you) out of the office to stand just off to the side of the door and lean against the wall. "Then I won't hit you with the mop."
"I can tell. It's good pie," Henry said casually. "You bake?"
He decided not to waste running to the bathroom, grabbed a wet-nap from the desk drawer, and sponged off what he could before jerking a worn Ramones t-shirt over his head. When he was done, he popped his head around the office door.
"Hi. I'm Henry. Would you be one of the lovely employees, or merely a guest bearing baked goods?"
"'-pen-yah'," Lex explained. He looked down at the man, and then jumped down off the bookshelf and looked up at him. "It's just slang." He looked around at all the books, still in awe. "Are you the librarian? I'm not sure what I'm looking for -- I've never seen so many books!"
Lex gave the man a wry grin and a shrug. "I can't exactly visit the public library, you know?"
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Which is why she was letting herself in slightly before official hours, pie balanced carefully in one hand as she slipped in quietly, Gulliver tagging along at her heels. It wasn't even an exploding pie.
Her people skills were totally improving. Except for the shrieking and throwing of the pie at the man still getting his shirt on. "AHHH! Welcome picnic was last week! Last week! BOYS I SWEAR. GET OUT OF THE LIBRARIAN OFFICE BEFORE I GET THE MOP."
No, it didn't occur to her that he was too old to be a student. Anemone still had problems with figuring out human ages based on appearance.
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... again, not too far from typical.
He licked the filling off his lips before saying, as calmly and professionally as he could manage, "Sorry, this is my office. I'll be ready in a sec. Or -- however long it takes me to wash off the pie filling."
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"It was banana, so it shouldn't stain."
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He decided not to waste running to the bathroom, grabbed a wet-nap from the desk drawer, and sponged off what he could before jerking a worn Ramones t-shirt over his head. When he was done, he popped his head around the office door.
"Hi. I'm Henry. Would you be one of the lovely employees, or merely a guest bearing baked goods?"
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He scampered across the floor on all fours and climbed up the end of a bookshelf to get a better view. "Jalapeña!"
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Lex gave the man a wry grin and a shrug. "I can't exactly visit the public library, you know?"
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He tried to see the books through the creature's eyes; the collection was impressive. "Would it be terribly rude of me to ask where you're from?"
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