Aziraphale's Rare Books, Thursday.

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Kiki opens the shop in the morning.

In her down time, Kiki is still assiduously studying a spell book.

Finally, rubbing her hands together, she nervously faces the picture window at the front of the shop and concentrates, muttering under her breath. She grins widely when a festive evergreen garland materializes slowly, twining decoratively around the window.

Kiki frowns. Instead of the sprigs of cheery red hollyberries she had intended to have created, sprinkled tastefully throughout the garland, there hangs instead several glaringly chartreuse and purple avocados. And that hanging from the corner is definitely a cantaloupe. Having not yet mastered the more tricky reversal of the spell, Kiki sighs, hands on her hips, then pulls over a chair, climbs up on it, and starts pulling down the avocados. Mundane clean-up will have to do.

"I hope Mr. Aziraphale and Mr. Crowley like guacamole," she mutters to herself. "So much for festive holiday decor."

EDIT: Mr. Aziraphale is decidedly better at getting rid of abnormally-colored avocados than Kiki is. There are no more avocados appearing from nowhere, but there might be the odd one or two still rolling about.

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Lounge: Tea and Scones. Maybe even books, too.

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

Eat, drink and be merry.

Re: Lounge: Tea and Scones. Maybe even books, too.

[demonbelthazor]

Bel took a seat in the lounge and waited for Aziraphale to return. He felt something against his back and shifted forward in the chair, looking behind him. How did an avocado get there? He could've sworn it wasn't there when he sat down. Picking it up, he turned to set it on the table...and saw a pair of avocados there that hadn't been there before. Huh. Weird.

Re: Lounge: Tea and Scones. Maybe even books, too.

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

After a quick detour to the kitchen, Aziraphale steps into the reading lounge and sets the tray on the table, next to four green and purple avocados. He raises an eyebrow at them, and sits down.

Reaching across to pour for Bel, he makes a little exasperated 'huff' at the eight avocados on the table, which promptly vanish. "Tea, my dear? Or would prefer something else?"

Re: Lounge: Tea and Scones. Maybe even books, too.

[demonbelthazor]

"Just water is fine, thank you," Bel said, noticing three avocados on the floor next to his foot.

Re: Lounge: Tea and Scones. Maybe even books, too.

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Aziraphale eyes the six avocados on the floor next to Bel, and spots another pair trio under the coffee table.

"Oh, for Heaven's sake!" he mutters, waving a hand irritably at nothing in particular. The avocados, however, take this as a sign to remove themselves to their natural plane of existance, or ring of hell, or wherever it is that oddly-colored multiplying avocados come from.

The angel hands a teacup glass of water to Bel. "Scone?"

Re: Lounge: Tea and Scones. Maybe even books, too.

[demonbelthazor]

Idly wondering where the avocados have gone (and relieved as well), Bel nodded. "Thank you," he said, accepting a scone.

He took a sip of water, then asked, "Is it okay if I ask you a kinda personal question?"

Re: Lounge: Tea and Scones. Maybe even books, too.

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Hurrah for the wild rampaging avacados!]

Angels and Demons

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Talk to Aziraphale or Crowley, if they are present.

Or read Dan Brown. Take your pick.

Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

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*Gasp* You mean, people actually buy stuff here?

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

[demonbelthazor]

Happy that Marty wasn't working for a change, Belthazor wandered into the store and approached the counter. "Hey, you're a witch, right?" he asked Kiki.

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

Glancing at the piles of hideously-colored avacados about the place, Kiki answers, "Well, I try to be one, anyway."

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

[demonbelthazor]

"My girlfriend's a witch, kind of a beginner though," Belthazor said. "I've been poking around for a good book for her on magical components for potions and spells. Herbs, gemstones, stuff like that. Can you recommend one? It's going to be a Yule present for her." He smiled charmingly.

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

"We do have some books on that," Kiki says, "We keep them locked in the cupboard here," Kiki points. "I don't have a key to it myself, but I can give you a list of some of the books in there that might br what you're looking for. Mr. Aziraphale will have to unlock it for you to select the one you want."

Kiki starts flipping through the inventory book to a special section in the back. "Let's see... there's Eye of Newt, Toe of Frog: A Selection of Spells, plus its sequel, Wool of Bat, Tongue of Dog and 101 Vermicious Knid Recipies...um, ew, perhaps not that one. Here's Mineralia, A Guide to Magical Geology and Gems, Basic Herbology, A Practical Field Guide to Toadstools and Their Uses, and also The Witching Hour: Spells For Any Time of Day." Kiki looks up from the ledger. "I've never looked through any of these myself, however. I'm working from this," Kiki holds up a battered book that reads simply, Basic Spells, Volume 1: First Order Conjuration, Charms, and Illusions.

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

[demonbelthazor]

Bel took note of the titles. "Thanks for your help," he said. "Guess I'll have to wait to buy one though if only Aziraphale has the key. I'll hang out for awhile to see if he shows up." He looked at Kiki's book. "How's that one working out for you?"

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

Han's in a really foul mood as he stomps his way around campus and town this short afternoon. He realizes he's never been in the bookstore and so wanders in.

"Hi, Kiki. Is this where you've been keeping yourself?"

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

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[ooc: Ok if this is after the bulk of the Great Avacado Fiasco?]

"Hi, Han!" Kiki smiles as he walks in. "Ehr...don't mind the avacados. I think I've got them under control now. Pretty sure, anyway"

The shop seems to have a number of purple and chartreuse avacados nestled about the bookcases, under chairs, nuzzling the unused telephone, piled on the counter, or hiding in the corners. This is decidedly not the usual decor. Kiki is busy gathering them up and clearing them away.

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

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[ooc: Aziraphale modded with permission.]

With an amused smile, Aziraphale looks over to where Kiki is piling stray avacados. Winking, they vanish.

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

"Looks like you're busy rounding up the fruit." The coloring on the avocados doesn't phase him. "I just stopped in to warm up."

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

"Yeah...they were supposed to be holly berries, but something obviously didn't exactly work quite right," Kiki says, smiling lop-sidedly. "As long as you're here, feel free to look around," she invites. "There's a reading lounge in the back if you find something that sparks your interest. Or," Kiki adds, picking up three more avocados, "you can just hang out. This is a sort of haven for the professional loiterer. Barring the two clowns down at the Kwik Stop, that is."

Re: Shop or distract Kiki from shelving books

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

"Thanks, doll." Han wanders thtough, stuill amazed by paper books. he likes them. likes the feel and smell of them. But they're such anachronisms.

[gotcanewillpoke.livejournal.com]

Hoping the exercise of the walk would do his leg more good than harm, House made his way to the book shop. It took a while, his steps slow and not as well paced as he would have liked, and he almost wished he'd picked up the crutches instead of the cane.

He was grateful for the warmth of the shop when he stepped inside, eyes scanning the area he could see, looking for Aziraphale. He'd be annoyed if Phale wasn't around, but it would be his own fault since he hadn't called first.

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Luckily, there's no reason for House to be annoyed because Aziraphale is indeed in the shop. At the moment he appears to be happily shelving books, humming a little under his breath.

[gotcanewillpoke.livejournal.com]

He's used to approaching people and getting in their faces, maybe waving the cane around or at least drawing attention to it to get what he wants. Somehow, he doesn't think that would be the wisest approach with Arizaphale, and not just because he knew Wilson would disapprove.

Seeing the familiar figure stocking the shwelves, House stands at the end of the row and taps his cane on his shoe. "Would probably be a cop out to say Wilson sent me."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"Except that I suspect he did, my dear," Aziraphale answers cheerily, setting the remaining books in an empty space at the end of the shelf and turning to look at House. "I'm glad he's finally decided to be sensible. Would you like to sit and have some tea with me? I think the reading lounge is empty right now."

[gotcanewillpoke.livejournal.com]

House nodded. He was so very unused to this asking for help thing. And even though he hadn't ask, and really didn't need to ask, per se, it weighed heavy on him.

"Tea would be wonderful." He admitted, almost eagerly. Tea was a close second to coffee on ihs list of small comforts.