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Things Reborn; Wednesday [ 05/18 ].

Alexander certainly had his work cut out for him today. Unfortunately, none of that work had anything to do with the shop.

It had everything to do with all the scouring of the Alexandria library he had done, inspired as he was by his Try Not To Die!!! workshop. Fandom High's library was certainly impressive, there was no doubt about that, but the same could be said exuberantly for Alexandria's, especially after the less than impressive records of the Vikings. Either way, Alexander had collected many notes, copied out countless maps, and now had them spread out on the counter of Things Reborn. He did not want to waste a single second, when every moment could be used in trying to find some hint of his missing Land of the Green Isles.

It was proving fruitless so far, but who know? Perhaps, just around the next corner of research, there would finally be his key.

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Alexander had come to expect that response, but that didn't make it any less disappointing when he heard it. He sighed, shaking his head. "It's kind of a long story," he said. "The ending of which I fear must come soon for all the futility in finding the place, and yet....I just can't give up. I mustn't."

Simon nodded. "I-- I think I understand." Well, he had a quest of sorts of his own, and it looked overwhelming, and he was doing it anyway. "Have you made any progress at all?"

Alexander gave the other boy a faint smile; somehow, he felt uncertain that he could really understand, but even a little bit of empathy was always comforting.

"None at all," he admitted. "At this point, I seem to uncover nothing more than what I've already discovered, but who knows where something different might be hiding? If there's anything I've learned in my life, it's that you should never just give up."

"Not even when fighting odds not in your favour," Simon agreed with another nod. "It's a very... heroic way to think."

He may have had a soft spot for that kind of thinking.

[Ugh, self, it helps to actually hit send before leaving a tab.]

"Thank you," Alexander felt a little bolstered by that perspective. "I'm far more used to words like delusional in this instance, but it's good to see there's at least a few people who might think otherwise. I'm Alexander, by the way. You're one of the new students, correct? I don't believe I've seen you around before."

"I've only been here for a few weeks, yes," Simon confirmed with a very brief smile. "I'm Simon. Nice to meet you."

"It's nice to meet you as well, Simon," said Alexander, sincerely, and he regarded his maps for a second with a shake of his head. "Perhaps the break would do me well; I've been studying these since yesterday, and I suppose my brain might need a little bit of a rest. I'll show you where we have the clothes in the shop, though I should warn you again, the pickings are somewhat slim."

And if this was coming from Alexander, of all people....well...

"I'll still take a look," Simon assured him. He was trying to save money as best he could, though he did have limits and maybe it'd come to those today. "If I don't find anything I'll try the other shops."

"They're over here," Alexander directed, moving around the counter, "on the other side of all the furniture. We still have an awful lot of sweaters from the holiday season, but there's probably more seasonal attire in there as well. They didn't sell nearly as well as.....whoever sends us all of these items seems to have expected..."

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