'Dite's Decadent Delights, Tuesday

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Finally, the inventory was completely filled in. With the new design of the store she even had room to expand the book section, laying in several shelves of pure fiction. Things seemed to be back to what passed for normal in Fandom, and she found herself reading as she waited for Raven, so she could show her all the changes.

Somewhere in the middle of her romance novel she looked up and saw the time: 1:14.

"That's weird. Raven's normally here by now." 'Dite shrugged and kept reading, expecting the door to open at any moment.

It didn't, and the next time she looked up the clock read 1:38.

When it got to two o'clock she began pacing worriedly and glancing at the phone, wondering if she should call.

"What do you have up your sleeve for me now, Fandom?"


(OOC: 'Dite's waiting for word, but the store is open. I'll be gone early afternoon for a few hours, but back after that for the evening.)

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[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

She didn't have to call, since her phone rang shortly after two. Raven had asked Joan to call and Joan had stepped out of the room to give Raven and Andy some privacy.

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"'Dite's Decadent Delights, this is 'Dite, what can I do for you today?"

Even worried, 'Dite could be cheerful; it was a gift.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Uh, hi, 'Dite," Joan said. "This is Joan, Raven's friend."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

'Dite raised an eyebrow. "Hi, Joan. What's going on? Is Raven sick?"

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Not exactly," Joan said. "She got hurt last night. She said that Professor Maximus attacked her in the park. I've been at the clinic with her."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"She said what?" If she'd been mortal her heart would be beating out of her chest. "Attacked her how? Is she okay? Is she still at the clinic?"

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, she's still here," Joan said. "Her neck was bleeding. It looked like a bite."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

'Dite froze. "What do you mean a bite?"

Max was not a vampire, but there was a vampire named Max, off in another timeline. Was that other universe crossing with theirs again?

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Well, it kinda looked like a vampire bite to me," Joan admitted. "But Professor Skywalker is pretty sure that there's no way he wouldn't have known if Professor Maximus was a vampire."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"He --" Sigh. "He's not a vampire. How could he be a vampire? He walks in sunlight, he likes garlic, and he'd be more likely to hurt himself before hurting one of the students!" She took a breath and calmed herself down. "I'm sorry. So, Raven's still at the clinic? Are they keeping her much longer? I'm just wondering if I have time to come down before she heads back to her dorm."

And then she'd be calling Max. The non-vampire Max.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"I don't know," Joan said. "But she remembers running into him in the park and insists that he's the one who hurt her."

She sighed and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "I'm not sure how much longer she'll be here. The lady who was working healed her wound but she's still really tired and weak."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"All right." Stay calm, 'Dite, stay calm. "I'll see if I can get down there before they release her. Thank you for calling, Joan. Hopefully I can thank you in person some day. Take care, and give Raven my love."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"I will. I'm sure she would be happy to see you," she said. "I know she was concerned that you'd be worried."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"I was worried." And now I'm more worried. "But at least I know she's safe now. Thanks again. Bye."

She hung up, and stood staring at the phone for a long moment. Then she started dialing.

"You'd better pick up (http://furious-maximus.livejournal.com/542.html?thread=219934#t219934), Max."