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[eldest_hatter]

Who? Sophie and Lemony
What? Sophie and Lemony perform some experiments in the library
Where? The library
When? In the afternoon
Rating/Warnings G-PG. I can't imagine anything bad would happen.

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[mysilenceknot]

Lemony had been flipping through one of the books on libraries at the front desk when he heard her speak. He looked up and allowed himself a small smile as he closed the book.

"Ah, hello Mrs. Jenkins. As well as can be expected. I trust nothing too horrid has happend to you since we last spoke."

[eldest_hatter]

"No, nothing terrible. Though I have somehow managed to acquire a new husband and two daughters in the time," she said, frowning somewhat. It wasn't that any of them were a bother to have around, but being forced into a family was anything but comforting.

[mysilenceknot]

"That is rather odd, though I'm sure it must be more pleasent then a houseful of those drone creatures."

He tries to keep smiling, but it is oh so strained.

[eldest_hatter]

"Yes, quite an improvement," she nods. "Now. How are we to go about with this experiment of yours? Should I just select a book from the shelves?"

[mysilenceknot]

"Yes that would work. Just make sure to pick a book that you don't believe would be possible for me to find on my own."

He nodds over to the shelves.

"They seem to have left the dewey decimel system intact if that's any help to you."

[eldest_hatter]

Not having the slightest idea what the dewey decimal system was Sophie nodded again wandered over to the shelves. She eyed several books without title or subject, and she suspected that she would find nothing within them. Silently she wondered just what type of things she would read about.

Then she came across a section of books which caught her eyes. There were several about gardening, and then towards the end of the shelf quite a few books on how to make hats. She smiled as if seeing and old friend again and slid one of the books off of the shelf. After flipping through the pages to see there was actually content within it, she carried to book back to Mr. Snicket. "I seem to have found one."

[mysilenceknot]

"Oh good." He held out his hand for the book. "I'll just check it out for you then and we'll see if I'm able to read it."

[eldest_hatter]

"Here you go."

Sophie happily handed the book over, waiting to see the results.

[mysilenceknot]

He took it from her hand, well he could see the title, that was a good sign.

In a few minute he'd checked the book out-the old fashined check out was rather quant-and opened it up and flipped through the pages

"Hmmm...Well, unless I am somehow able to see books on hat making myself.."

He glanced over at her. "It is on hat making, isn't it?"

[eldest_hatter]

"Yes!" Sophie said as her face lit up. "It is. Well it looks like we've found a bit of a loophole."

[mysilenceknot]

"It seems so." He paused and glanced to the side where he had a small pile of books. He picked up one of the books on libraries he'd finished with and handed it to her.
"Take this one home with you. This way we can make sure it dosn't just have something to do with the library building itself."

[eldest_hatter]

She reached out and took the book. "I will. And why don't you take that one there home with you?" she said, indicating to the hat book. "I know quite a bit about making hats, so I don't really need a book on it for the moment."

[mysilenceknot]

"I'll do that." He placed the book in his pile, then looked back at her curiously.

"You know about making hats already. A hobby?"

[eldest_hatter]

"I suppose you could say that. My family owned a hat shop back home. For a time I thought it would be the only thing I'd ever do with my life," she explained, remember those days when she sat in the back of the shop, talking to hats.

[mysilenceknot]

"A hat shop? That sounds pleasent. Why did you stop working there, if you don't mind me asking."

[He's rather hoping it doesn't have something to do with a fire. He hates fires.]

[eldest_hatter]

"I don't mind, but it cane be a bit of a long story. I suppose the best summary is that I was cursed, turned into an 80-year-old woman, and so I had to leave me family so they wouldn't find out."