#singularisstarter

[arrietty-oconnor]

Arrietty had been focusing on reshelving a cart of books. Most of the time it was something that she would have left to the volunteers, but she had just finished writing a grant proposal and she just wanted to hide a little before she got into planning the next library event. She wasn’t feeling well (she really hadn’t been for days, which she knew was coming) and for a moment she decided to rest her head against the bookshelf, only to hear someone clear their throat and startle her - causing her to drop the few books she had been holding in the process. “Oh...sorry,” Arrietty said, immediately kneeling down to pick them up, “Do you need some help finding something?” 

[liqvid-gold]

[Open]

Ionna looks up as she wipes down the bar top, setting out napkins with her spare hand as she goes. “Good to see some new faces, but let me be clear since you likely didn’t read the signs when you walked in. This is a neutral bar. Check your bullshit at the door, and that includes your crime and your prejudice. Failure to do so may not end well for you the next time we see you. DDs get free soda, water, and tea, and we can open a tab for you, card-only, and we hold the card until you close out for the night. And if you need help, ask.”

Three heavy shot glasses find their marks, and a lithe hand hovers over the collection of glassware, and she sucks in a breath. “Now that that’s out of the way, what can I get you?”

[fledglingthieves]

“Oh my god --” A frown deepened on Simon’s face. “You can smell that too, can’t you? I’m not going crazy?” His hand covered both his mouth and nose as he began to look around for the source of the smell. “It’s like...a dead animal or something.”