Setting
Reference books cannot be taken out, but feel free to photocopy or sit in the library and take notes.
Research books/Journals can be taken out for a maximum of a week, and cannot be renewed over again for multiple weeks.
Every other book can be taken out for a maxximum of three weeks, and if there is no reserve on the book for others wanting it, it may be renewed for up to a maximum of 6 times.
Please remember that this is a public library so respect the other users by being quiet at all times. Mobile phones have to be on silent and answered outside of the library, and food and drink can only be used in the designated and signed areas, not near any of our books.
At the back of the library there are several desks and a wifi area for you to use your own laptops and to sit with books.
Enjoy your stay.
Soon they'd reach Sol Avenue.
It wasn't just that she hated libraries, but that something else entirely was going wrong.
Well, that wasn't entirely true. As crass and rude as she was, David had to admit that Fei had at the very least, helped him learn a few tricks...although he still knew for a fact she enjoyed beating the hell out of him with her magic....
"Uuuuugh. David, are you done yet? Jesus, I mean, I don't believe in him but if he can get you doin' something other than reading then I think I might be willing to give some faith!"
Ah, there it is. David pulled a book off the shelf and placed it under his arms with the others before making his way back to the table.
And right onto David's shoulders, sitting there comfortably.
"You know, experience is the best teacher. Really. I'll just take care of them right before they kill you if you screw up."
"And I do have my pride after all. So for now I am going to study, no one is saying you have to stay here. If you want to go to Gambits and get hit on by some drunk idiot then by all means go on ahead."
David then pulled a book off his little stack and opened up in front of him, trying to find a spot where he could read comfortably with her weight on his shoulders.
"Don't talk to me like that when I'm offering you a favor, fucktard." she hissed, grabbing a handful of his hair to arch it backwards. Never mind she was pulling his head back onto her stomach.
Fei...funnily enough, looking into his eyes, looked worried. She was never worried.
"Because I need help too."
One thing he'd learned was this girl never needed help. She had more pride than every man in existence and was more stubborn than a boulder.
This had to be something pretty serious....and honestly...it kind of scared him.
Her face was red, both from anger and embarrassment. She had half a mind to just break his nose for the look he was giving her.
"I kind of...killed a human by accident yesterday...so..." She grit her teeth. Oh, she could not go on!
"So...tell me what happened." David finally said, letting his body wind down and relaxing his head in her hold.
She braced her feet against the edge of the table, grunting. "I'm...being...put on suspension tomorrow." She cringed, trying to summon some strength to say the next few words.
"Magic suspension."
"Wait....who else knows about this?" From what she told him...Fei had a lot of enemies, unsurprisingly enough, and if they found out about this...
"Well...um...they all know I'm being punished but they don't know what...only you and my grandparents know..."
She really hated admitting something like this. Really. Really. Hated it. "And they're not taking me in because Leilani is mad..."
Dammit.
"And, well, you're...the only...ah..." She pursed her lips. "Good acquaintance..."
"Oh, you want me to convince you, do ya?" she hissed between her teeth, "Oh, I can do that easy!" Her fingernails began to sink into his shoulders.
"After all, I haven't lost my magic yet, David!"
"Dammit..."
Well, there were other ways to convince someone. Ways that Leilani herself had taught the young witch. Fei let her clamp on the man's shoulders go, closed her eyes, then took a very slow, seething breath.
Her hands came from his shoulders, tenderly running up the skin on his neck before her hand cupped his chin. With the other, she cleared away the hair on his forehead, then opened her eyes. Her expression was not one of scorn, but a seductive gaze.
"Oh, well, I guess you're right." she said, leaning further over him, eyes trained into his as she did so. "But I don't think you'll find you won't regret my stay, David."
As confident as he was trying to sound, David was really nervous, downright scared. Forget the fact he was dealing with a woman with the fuse of a fire cracker and the explosive yield of a nuke, this was just something he really wasnt used to. Back home, all he really did was go to school, hang out with friends and play games. He never really was good at talking with girls, well, not in this kind of sense. The lack of experience was intimidating....and he knew if she found him out he'd never hear the end of it.
"Alright, buddy, if that ain't gonna work..." Her legs tightened around his throat, pushing his chin upward, "Listen here, David, I tried asking nice, but that don't achieve shit. I may not have anywhere to stay, but that doesn't mean I don't have connections. If you don't help me then I'll just have to beat your ass so bad you'll be in the hospital the whole time I'm on suspension!"
Well...it was worth a shot. But in the end, he just wasn't cut out for that kind of thing, there was really no point in trying otherwise.
"Thought so." She nodded once, then slipped from his shoulders and onto the ground. "Well, I've got to report to the, ah...well, lets call it a council." she told him, lacing her fingers and placing them on the back of her head.
"Tomorrow, okay? Meet me in front of Gambit's at noon! That's when it starts!"