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[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

The door simply opens and shuts, letting a young woman, primly dressed, enter. The business jacket and modest skirt are both navy blue, with a school crest blazoned on the lapel. Her hair is pulled back into a neat twist- but no, no glasses. The lady can see well enough without any such thing, thank you.

Under one arm is a book. Gilt-topped pages, bound in blind-stamped morocco, that exudes the aura of rare first edition. Old and well-kept, but it's not hers.

As Athena glances around the bar, the person said book belongs to, from whom she borrowed it quite a few years ago, is nowhere to be seen. Well, that should have been expected.

With an exceedingly faint shrug, she starts over toward the bar.



(New mun with a char that's been played here before- but I am starting her over with a fresh slate. Thank you!)

(And, the mun is off for sleep. Post is open for tags for the next couple of days for slowtimes!)

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[morethanprops]

Moist is at the Bar with his drink, he's still not quite sure what to think of this place but it could be good for business.

When the rather beautiful young woman enters he nods to her from his seat where he's shuffling cards.

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

It doesn't take long for her to leave the book at the bar, and in exchange get a receieve a glass of wine. When she turns back-

Aha. Athena raises an eyebrow, and carefully returns the nod.

[morethanprops]

"Good evening."

His smile is open and sincere, because she seems like someone who will know things.

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

"Good evening to you as well, sir." Her tone is clear, and voice easily carries without having to raise it.

"And how are you doing on this day?"

[morethanprops]

"I'd say quite well for finding an unexpected tavern. How are you, my dear lady?"

With a quick motion, he tucks the deck of cards into his suit.

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

"I'm doing quite well, thank you." A faint incline of her head. "Though if you found this place unexpectedly, I'd gather that this is your first visit here?"

She sets the glass down on the table, but as of yet, makes no move to take a seat herself.

[morethanprops]

"Yes, I'm trying to not be too obvious about it, but its hard to figure out what's normal here."

Which Moist finds strange, he's not sure how to really blend in here.

[mogget_cat]

Don't mind the Bright Shiner at the bar. He's just trying to get a good look at that book.

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

The title- now the title is the only part of the book that is slightly worn. Once gilt itself, the gold has rubbed off, leaving behind only the impression of the letters on the spine-

And the angle of light is wrong to try to catch them, at least at the moment.

[mogget_cat]

How irritating, for one possessed of boundless curiosity.

"Excuse me," the albino speaks up with a slight smile, not shy in the least. "What book is that?"

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

She can appretiate curiousity. And directness, as well. With a bemused glance at Yrael, Athena opens up the book so he can read the title page.

[mogget_cat]

White eyebrows rise slightly. "I hadn't seen such an early edition."

Even if the book had been rebound; it's a nice binding.

"I'd be curious to see if there are any major discrepancies between the earlier printings and the later. They always change things; details are forgotten, or are altered to make a better story."

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

"There were a few changes made to the second edition, which is the one I have." She closes the book. "I took extensive notes as to what did get changed, to have on hand for reference. This one, unfortunately, isn't mine."

Athena rests her hand on the front cover, before setting the book on the bar. "I borrowed years ago from another patron. Quite some time, I know, but previous items lent back and forth were often gone for longer."

[tragic_mask]

Melpomene's by the bar, with a short glass of whiskey.

She's really concentrating on that rich taste.

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

Athena does have a book to deliver, but that should only take but a moment. So, a minute or two later, glass of wine in hand, she sits down a couple bar stools away. Close enough for conversation, far enough for distance-

Because she understands all too well wanting to go somewhere to get away from Family.

[tragic_mask]

Melpomene looks over, with a small, ironic smile.

"Well, this is unexpected."

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

She'll answer that ironic smile with a slightly raised eyebrow.

"Unexpected in what way, exactly?"

[tragic_mask]

She shrugs, lightly.

"Didn't think you were the bar-at-the-end-of-the-universe type, that's all."

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

An answering shrug in return.

"This place has its benefits. Drawbacks as well, but they fade from the mind more easily with time."

[uquars_gadget]

At the Bar she gets glanced at by a fifteen year old girl woman with her hair braided tightly back--then a second, longer look is given to the book in her hands.

Helen curls her right hand around her coffee pot (her left still left at her side).

"What book is that?" she asks, when the woman is close enough to speak to.

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

"One that I borrowed from a friend, here." Carefully, Athena opens the book so that Helen can see the title page, as the gilt letters on the spine have faded into obscurity.

"We tend to lend things back and forth, but it was high time I returned this."

[uquars_gadget]

"You do not have a Bounds that goes here? A consistent door, I mean."

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

"I do have a consisten door here, yes." She shuts the book, and places it carefully on the bar.

"However, there were more pressing concerns to deal with, before I could take the notes I wished, and thus return the book." Athena turns back to Helen.

"Thankfully, we've never set any particular deadlines for when items need to be returned."

[uquars_gadget]

"Ah," Helen says, after a moment. "I would have assumed military strategy tomes would be missed, usually. But likely they have got copies."

[clear-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

"He has a few other editions of it, as to I. But there were some changes made to the later editions, from the original. The differences is what I took notes on- particularly since I've not had any luck in obtaining a first edition copy for myself." A rueful shake of her head.