fandomtownies | Book Haven: Thursday [5-15-08]

Upon entering the store, Murdock paused and listened to the singing. He went looking for the source. "Hi," he smiled warmly once he'd found Millie, "you do that well."

Millie beamed. "Why thank you!" she said warmly. [Oh yes!]

"I don't think I'm familiar with those tunes. What are they from?"

"Oh, just songs we used to sing in the temple," Millie said cheerfully. "Series Ten if that means anything to you."

[No worries. Work was just insane today.]

"Temple? Are you some sort of nun?" He shook his head, "Naw, that doesn't ring any bells for me, sorry."

"Me? A nun?" Millie laughed happily. "Oh dear, no! I used to be a goddess!"

"Really? That's cool. I used to be an old west gunslinger. One of the good guys of course. And then I was a superhero. Drove a cab. Now I'm just a teacher." He smirked, "That just about requires super skills, don't it?"

"Goddess," Millie said with a smile. "That is most wonderful! And yes, certainly teaching requires great skill. And much patience."

She giggled a little. "Or so my teachers always told me."

Oh hey! She'd didn't get all 'weird looks at the apparent crazy guy' at the mention of the superhero and gunslinger. This could be interesting. "I reckon it takes skill, all I'm doin' is just tryin' to teach what I know. Kind of passin' along a bit of knowledge, like." He grinned, "I hope I have enough patience. Otherwise, I could wind up one frazzled guy in no time flat."

"Teachers always tell you all kinds of things. Mostly to try to keep kids outta trouble. But that don't mean they're always right," he winked.

"Oh, I can assure you," Millie said with a mischievous grin. "I did indeed try my teacher's patience."

"And what do you teach?"

"Gee, thanks," he mocked, "That makes me feel so much better. Now I'm gonna wonder how often my students are goin' to try to trip me up."

"Flight and flyin'," his eyes lit up, "I love flyin'."

"Truly?" Millie said. She sighed happily. "I have always wished to know what it would be like to fly."

"I have been flyin' for years. I can't stand bein' on the ground too long, ya know?" He smiled, "I can arrange that for ya. If you're interested, that is."

"You could?" Her eyes shone. "Oh yes! That would be most wonderful!"

He smiled at her reaction. He enjoyed introducing people to the big, wide open sky. "There's the simulated version, where I'll be teaching most of my classes out of. Not real ships, but it does an impressive job of makin' it seem like they are."

"Or I could rustle us up the real thing," he grinned.

"Oh, any, either, would be marvelous!" She beamed up at him again. "Oh, it is wonderful for you to offer!"

He couldn't stop grinning. She was just so eager to go flying that it was making him giddy. Flying was always best when you were doing it with someone who enjoyed it. "Then how 'bout both? We could do a run in the simulator, just to get you used to it and then go for the real thing."

He smiled back, "Aw, it ain't nothin'. Just bein' friendly like."

"Oh!" She clasped her hands together excitedly. "Oh, yes, I would like that very much!"

Murdock smiled down at her. She was just so happy about it all, it was rather catching. "Then consider it done, my lady," he bowed slightly with a bit fanfare, "Whensth thou havest free time, I shall take thee."

She laughed delightedly. "I am free almost any day but Thursdays."

"Hey, that works out real well," he grinned. "I got class on Thursday afternoons so I'm all busy then. Nothin' else I got planned at the moment." His face scrunched up a bit as he thought, "Of course, for the simulator, another teacher may need it, so it might be best to shoot for a weekend day or in the evening."

"How 'bout tomorrow night or Sunday?"

"Tomorrow night would be lovely," she said with a bright smile.

"Sweet!" he grinned back. "I'll get somethin' real nice worked out for ya. It'll be awesome!"

"You are most kind," Millie said cheerfully. "Oh, but was there something you came in here for? May I find you a book or offer you a cup of tea or coffee?"

"Coffee would be to die for right about now," he winked. "And maybe a book. You got anything on spacecraft? I think I might need to read up on that subject."

"Oh, of course," she said, leading the way over to where the coffee and pastries were set out. "I have many books on spacecraft. Some fictional and some from worlds or times where they are real."

She poured out a cup of coffee. "Cream or sugar?"

"I think I'll start with the ones that are real. I'll get into theorotical ones sometime later."

"Usually I just drink it black."

She handed him the cup with a smile and walked over to the books he was looking for. "I think these might be right for you."

Cup in hand, he followed her. Looking them over, he grinned. "Oh yah, baby! I think those will be perfect. Should help me out with my class planning greatly."

He smiled at her, "Thanks. You've been an awesomely great help."

"Oh, you are most welcome, Mr. - " She looked surprised for a moment. "Oh Goddess, I don't believe we introduced ourselves. I am Millie and I am most pleased to meet you."

He looked rather surprised as well. "We didn't? Oh, shoot. I'm HM Murdock. Most folks just call me Murdock, though."

"All fixed now. Guess we got so caught up in flyin' we kinda forgot the intros," he grinned. "And it is definitly a pleasure to meet you, Millie."

"Murdock," she said thoughtfully. "Yes, I like that. And I agree. it is quite a pleasure to meet you as well."

She might even have blushed a little.

Little or not, the blush was noticeable. It made her look so durn cute too. And didn’t she just say that it was nice to meet him? He chuckled a little. “Nice to know we agree on somethin’ already.”

It was then his watch rudely beeped at him. “Oh dangit, I can’t believe it got so late already.” He smiled sheepishly, “I gotta get runnin’, darlin’. Otherwise, I’ll be late for my own durn class.”

“But I’ll be seein’ you tomorrow (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/2793787.html). And here, he may have reddened just a little.

"I look forward to it," Millie said still blushing a bit. "Good luck with your class."

Book Haven: Thursday [5-15-08]

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