七十二 [library action post]

[revengeisalie]

[Sometimes, the library gives you very odd things, and other times, very rarely, it gives you just what you need

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[worksmart]

[Finding medical references in this place is a pain. Chase has found himself at what must be the last bookcase in the place, pulling out books at random because it seems as good a system as any.

This time he gets... Kitten Care: An Illustrated Guide.]

Damn it.

[revengeisalie]

[Oh god, was that someone talking she heard? Quickly, Rin gathers her books back up and sits up straight and stiff, trying to look inconspicuous. It isn't really working.]

[worksmart]

[He skirts the edge of the shelf, arriving on her side and dropping the kitten manual on the table beside her without a glance at her books. It's her super-tense panic pose that he actually notices, and frowns at.]

Sorry, am I... in your way?

[revengeisalie]

[Almost unconsciously, she wraps her arms even tighter around her stack of books. If that's even possible. She turns to him with an awkward look on her face.]

No, no! Go right on ahead!

[worksmart]

[She's really not good at diverting attention. Chase leans against the edge of the table, uncertain.]

Are you okay?

[revengeisalie]

[Okay, Rin, time to calm the hell down. She breathes in quietly, batting her lashes down for a moment and then looking at him solemnly.]

I'm perfectly fine. Thank you for your concern.

[worksmart]

[He stares for a moment then smiles, turning to the bookshelves just behind her.]

No problem.

[revengeisalie]

[What a relief! She exhales, but still fixes him with her stare.]

So, uhm, don't be bothered by me.

[worksmart]

I'm... not.

[Although the question makes it seem like he should be. A moment later he turns back, nodding to the stack of books in her arms.]

I can't find anything in this damn place. How did you make it give you what you were looking for?

[revengeisalie]

[In response, she just grips it a little tighter. Yet.]

Uhm... I don't know, really. My guess is as good as yours.