Aereopagitica, 26 September

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Giles ambled down to the store, opened up on time, and was sat at the counter for exactly three minutes before he took his Matthew Paris photocopies, his Latin dictionaries, and other various references and set up a card table outside, and started working on the translation.


[OOC: Wait for OCD, please... Open for business!]

[OOC2: Now in the right place, even. *facepalm*]

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Morning...

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Giles is rereading part of the editor's preface, written in 1866, on Henry VIII's destruction of the monastic libraries:

The general dispersion of the monastic libraries which took place not long afterwards, and the destruction of considerable protions of them, have been often and loudly lamented, but by no one more than by John Bale, who himself witnessed the spoilation... . "Let one noble man bring fourth one noble author, and an other emprinte an other, to the conservacion of Englandes antiquitites. In lyke case lete one ryche merchante brynge one worthye worke of an auncyent writer to lyght, and an other put fourth an other... .

Giles may also be muttering something about bloodly great obese bullies...

Re: Morning...

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Janice had several freshly-delivered crateloads of new artifacts back at the house, ready for cataloguing, and a mandate from Mel to "get down to that bookstore and find me some useful references" still ringing in her ears.

In an effort to get rid of said ringing, she made her way down to Aereopagitica, stepped through the doorway -- and promptly went into what she would never admit (probably because the phrase wasn't one she knew) was a speechless fit of sheer geek joy.

Re: Morning...

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Giles followed the lady into the shop and nearly ran right into her back when she stopped stock still.

"Yes? Is there something I can help you with?"

Re: Morning...

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"Probably carrying things home when I'm done here," Janice said, still staring, and now sporting a grin of the variety usually described in vulgar terms as well. She hadn't yet budged from her spot.

Yeah, this'd get Mel off her back for weeks, at least.

Oh, right. "What have you got in the way of reference books on translating classical languages?"

Re: Morning...

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Giles gave her a wry grin and gestured to the four or five bookcases filled top to bottom with dictionaries and reference works.

"Certainly. Which languages would you be interested in?"

Re: Morning...

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"Ancient Greek, Linear A and B if you've got them, hell, I could use some dictionaries and grammar guides for Hebrew and Sanskrit too."

The look on Janice's face was actually a mild variation on the maniacal expression she'd be wearing if she stepped into a tomb filled with gold. That, in itself, was scary enough.

[OOC: Argh, sorry -- work ate my head for a while there. And then LJ ate my comment.]

Lunchtime

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Still outside, with a plate of rewarmed bangers and mash, still engrossed in the Paris.

Interea, mortuo rege Eduuardo, Haroldus sibi regnum, ut injurias cumularet amplores, usurpavit, diadema sibi sine ecclesiastica auctoritate imponendo; unde papam Alexandrum et omnes Angliae praelatos sibi creavit inimicos.

He's still muttering under his breath, "In the meantime, with the death of King Edward, Harold himself usurped the kingship..."

Re: Lunchtime

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Walter came in on his way down to Cafe Fina to open for lunch. He looked around with that obviously lost expression of someone who doesn't know where to start.

Re: Lunchtime

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Giles followed Walter into the shop. He cleared his throat to warn Walter of his presence behind him.

"Yes, can I help you find something?"

Re: Lunchtime

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"Yes, thank you," Walter said as he turned to address Giles. "Do you have any information on people being drawn into mirrors? It happened to my best friend yesterday and I'd like to get her out."

[ooc: Sorry about that unexpected delay.]

Re: Lunchtime

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"Hmm. An interesting problem."

Giles went upstairs briefly and came back down with a plain brown leather bound book. The title was "Mirror Magic," by Lilith de Tempescire.

"This might help. How did she get sucked in?"

Re: Lunchtime

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Walter leaned over to have a look at the book and shrugged. "We noticed that it was reflecting something that wasn't in the room. She hung it on the wall and leaned on it and fell right through."

Afternoon

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Yep. Still at it...

Rex Willelmus regis Scotorum homagium cepit.

"In his dreams King William recieved the homage of the king of the Scots..."

Re: Afternoon

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"Ohhhh." Evie wandered in happily, and was immediately ensnared by several shelves of Arabic poetry. "Oooo. Rumai. Yes. And Al-Rashid, yay. And oooo, perhaps some Burton, but I don't know, perhaps the Rumai wouldn't like it...."

You could be excused for thinking she was asking the books' opinion on the question.

Re: Afternoon

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Giles had watched the young woman wander into the store. He quite enjoyed seeing people commune with the books. He kept an eye on her, in case she needed help at any point.

Re: Afternoon

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After painfully limiting herself to three books for fun, Evie finally surface about half an hour later, and looked around, wondering if there was someone she could ask a question of. In looking around, she didn't look where she was going, and tripped over the edge of the carpet, knocking into a plantstand, a bookcase, and a wall before hitting the floor. "Ow! Bother."

Re: Afternoon

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Years of Willow-spotting helped Giles to catch the young woman's elbow as she went into the wall.

"Careful, there! Is there something I can help you with?"

Re: Afternoon

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"Oh! Thank you. Hullo. Are you Mr. Giles?" Evie rearranged her books, and bounced on her heels. "Lana and Rory both mentioned your store, and of course I recognized the name of it and thought it quite clever, and I was hoping-- do you have any books on the Island? Or any primers for Greek? And I love your shop!" One book slid out from under her arm as she was talking, and Evie made a grab for it, barely missing. "Drat."

Early Evening

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With the sun going down, Giles has moved his project inside. There's a pot of tea on the counter, right next to all the books.

Tandem amicorum intermeantium solertia diligentissima, qui ipsis dixerunt, "Absit, ne Franci franernas acies, alternaque regna profanis decertata odiis, derideant subsannantes," elaboratum est, ut in talem concordiam convenierent, anno tamen illo fere elapso: resignatis castris et quiete clamatis, quae rex cerat et dux obsederat, iterato redderentur ipsi regi, idemque rex efficaciter juvaert fraterno affectu ipsum ducem ad omnia quae pater ejus habuerat, pareter Angliam, conquirenda.

And of course, more muttering commentary.

"Yes, Robert, and if you believe that, there's going to be a bridge built in about 800 years that William would like to talk to you about..."

Re: Early Evening

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River opened the door and entered. "You're back!" She said, a wide grin on her face.

Having gone for a walk in the town she had caught sight of Giles through the window.

Re: Early Evening

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Giles face split into a huge smile.

"River! Yes, I'm back. It's so good to see you. How are things?"

Re: Early Evening

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"Good. They were bad, but now they're good again. How are you?"

Out of respect she tried not to read his mind if there were things he didn't want to tell her.

Re: Early Evening

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"So, the usual." Giles was still smiling. "I'm glad things are good again. How's school going?"

OOC, of course

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La la la...

Re: OOC, of course

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So. What weekend is Zombie!Pirate weekend? Cuz... I'd LOVE to sit back and watch the crack of Evey cursing Fandom with zombie pirate mummies. :D