Ye Rare Old Book Shoppe

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The snow really was coming down hard now and after a quick slog down to the FTEC to check in with Tommy and pick up paperwork, Wilson slogged back up to the shop and helped Phale open it for the day. Neither angel nor mortal were sure if Kiki would be able to fly down in this weather and Aziraphale really hoped that his young employee would be sensible with her safety.

As for the shop itself, the door was unlocked for anyone who might happen by and want to stop in to get warm, have some tea or take shelter from the storm for a bit. Wilson was settled down in the lounge with his laptop and other papers, working diligently on his journal article while getting a hell of a sugar rush from a breakfast that consisted of left over apple pie and butterscotch candies. Aziraphale was somewhere in the shop, busy pulling all the OMGSMUTBOOKS adult reading material off the general shelves to be kept in a safer location.

Pogo stood by the window, his little paws resting on the glass was he watched the snow with a mixture of baby ferret inquisitveness and a hint of Juliet wistfulness as he waited to see if his Romeo master in mischief was going to make it today.

Come in, say hello, get warm, pet Phale's pocketweasle(tmKiki) ferret. It's a perfect day for tea, cocoa, a fire in the fireplace and a good book.

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Buy a Book

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But only if you absolutely have to. You know, lending libraries are a thing of love!

The Lounge

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There's a fire in the hearth, tea, cocoa, left over apple pie, scones and did we mention the warm fire?

Just don't sit on the doctor working on a paper on the couch.

The Angel - Aziraphale

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His Royal High Principality is around somewhere...we think.

Pogo - The Ferret

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Pogo is perched by the window, staring mournfully into the snowy landscape waiting for his handsome prince Master in Mischief, to arrive.

Re: Pogo - The Ferret

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Squeaking forlornly, Pogo presses his wee nose to the glass and watches the snow fall. There's no one in the shop except for yummycookieman, who is busy with his clicky-not-book-thing and doesn't have time to play. No brightpocketman, no warmfurryfriend, not even deadpeanutbutterman.

Sigh. Poor little ferret.

Re: The Lounge

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The door opens, and a gust of wind blows Kiki inside, accompanied by the grumbling and grousing Jiji. She quickly slams the door shut against the cold and starts unwrapping the layers of clothing she'd wrapped around herself.

"Oh Jiji, shush," she admonishes. "I carried you. You didn't even have to walk."

Re: Pogo - The Ferret

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After Kiki deposits him on the floor, Jiji hustles into the lounge and straight to the fire. He's going to warm up a little before he gets to work for the day - work, of course, being (1) playing with his ferret friend, (2) begging for treats, and (3) being cute.

Re: Pogo - The Ferret

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Pogo bounces excitedly away from the window. Warmfurryfriend is here! Which means cookies! And mischief!

Scampering through the lounge, he runs across yummycookieman's feet (just because he can) and skids to a half next to Jiji, chittering happily.

Jijimorning! Coldwetstuffoutside! Cookies?

Re: The Lounge

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Hearing the door open and then Kiki's voice, Wilson craned his head around to look out towards the front of the shop.

"Kiki!" He called out cheerfully. "You made it in. We were worried!"

Re: Pogo - The Ferret

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Good morning, bestest buddy o'mine, Jiji answers, stretching languidly. On these cold days, it's tough to get the ol' motor running.

None yet, but I imagine we can get some soon, Jiji replies. He tugs a piece of toilet paper out from under the couch that Kiki had missed during her clean-up of the lounge following their festivities the day before and drapes it over Pogo's nose with a grin.

Re: Pogo - The Ferret

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Bouncing some more, Pogo decides that toilet paper must be cute, especially when combined with adorable little furry creatures. So he grabs the end of it in his teeth and runs at the couch, clambering up the side and then depositing himself with a thump into the lap of one busily paper-writing doctor.

Cookies?

Re: The Lounge

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"Hi!" she calls back. "I did! Brought the broom, but didn't fly. I'm not sure which is worse - trying to fly in that strong cold wind, or having to slog on foot through this heavy cold stuff."

After hanging up her things, Kiki pauses to check the ledger on the counter to see if there has been any business today - as she had predicted, there has not. She also notes that OMGTHEBOOK has been removed - so she won't be able to smuggle it to Lana, after all. And really, her whole reason for stopping at the counter is to check the ledger, not the OMGBOOKOSMUT. She would be shocked if anyone suggested it.

She comes into the lounge and pours a cup of hot chocolate. "Second one today," she grins, raising the mug.

Re: Pogo - The Ferret

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'At which time you'll want to start a regime of...'

"Oof." Wilson exclaimed as Pogo landed in his lap and he reached down to scritch the baby furball between the ears. Looking over and seeing Jiji nearby, the young doctor smiled at the two cute furry creatures and then eyed the toilet paper in the teeth of the one.

"Ahhhaahh. So *thats* where that roll of TP ended up."

So BUSTED!

Re: The Lounge

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Victor and Pip walked in, brushing snow off before they soaked the store.

Re: The Lounge

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Pressing save on the keyboard, Wilson sat back with a grin, picking up his own cup of tea and raising it in a return salute to the young witch.

"Just so long as you were careful, Kiki. Aziraphale is not going to want you risking your safety."

We will not discuss where the OMGBOOKOSMUT has ended up because it certainly did not end up on the nightstand table upstairs by the bed. Nope, not at all...certainly not and it is in no way laying open to a page. Nupe.

Wilson sipped his tea and then remembered. "Oh! I finally got some pie. Kiki that was absolutely delicious. Thank you so much for baking it."

Re: The Lounge

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"Oh, great!" Kiki answers. "I'd been hoping everyone would."

It is a lucky thing Kiki has never heard of the teen movie "American Tart," because then she would never be able to make or eat an apple pie ever again, especially after glimpsing that OMGBOOKOSMUT which she has firmly put out of her mind. Firmly. "Firm" as in "absolutely and completely," not as in... um. Nevermind.

"I'll probably save myself the trip to and from the school, and just head to Caritas tonight to meet up with the girls - assuming it's still open! It's really astonishing how much snow is coming down."

Taking another sip of her cocoa, she looks over at Wilson's computer. "What are you working on, if you don't mind my asking?"

Re: Pogo - The Ferret

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Since the toilet paper was yesterday... there needs to be something new to make a mess with play with today.

While Pogo is pestering the physician, Jiji unearths a ball of string from somewhere. Ahhh, the possibilities...

Re: The Lounge

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Kiki looks up at the pair - she recognized them, a little, as fellow students at the school, but she couldn't place their names...

"Hello!" she calls. "Welcome to Aziraphale's Rare Books. Can I help you with anything?"

Re: The Lounge

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"Yeah, we're trying to find books on the supernatural," Victor said. "Y'know...vampires, demons, gouls, etcetera. Especially on how to stop them."

Re: The Lounge

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"A girls' night out?" Wilson looked like he might be debating teasing Kiki a little but he was easily distracted by the latter question and he pursed his lips thoughtfully.

"A paper. For a medical journal. I write these sometimes and then give classes on them for the hospital...well, I used to when I worked back at a hospital. This time I'm just doing the paper for the journal."

Re: Pogo - The Ferret

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Though he was being properly distracted by Pogo, Wilson happened to look over towards Jiji and the ball of string.

"Jiji...what are you planning upon doing with that ball of string?" And does it involve my ended up on my arse when I trip over string later?

Re: The Lounge

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"On how to stop them?" Kiki repeats, thinking. "Spells, or less arcane means?"

Re: The Lounge

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Blair opened the door to the shop and shut it quickly behind him, trying to keep out the wind and snow. He was talking but the several layers of wool scarves wrapped around his head muffled most of it.

"...morning...wait...open...isn't it?"

Re: The Lounge

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Victor thought for a moment. "Both would be cool," he replied, nodding. "Basically fighting techniques or items we could use against them or...well, most of them are pretty evil, right? Is there some kind of..I duno...holy magic or something?" he asked, remembering one of his video games.

Re: The Lounge

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"Good luck on that," she answers, adding faithfully, "although I'm sure you won't even need it. And yep, it's a ladies' night on the town. I'm not sure yet who is going - it started as just Jessica, Lana and I... I told Lana that Shep could come -"

Here, Kiki turns bright red again, because, natrually, mention of Lana and Shep most certainly brought to mind the... educational discussions of the day previous, and she hastily continues on. "And then I told Jessica that her roommate Sakura and her friend Chiana were more than welcome - and then I invited Tonks along - I think we're just going to go overwhelm Mr. Lorne. Um, with our... stunning beauty, I mean."