Space Facts (dp x dc)
Victor takes a minute to curse his stupid teammates for getting him into this. He hadn't even been part of the prank but here he was getting punished anyways. He gives himself one more second before he gets out of the car and walks into the library. He goes up to the help desk and the lady sitting there.
“Hi I’m Victor Stone, I’m here for the community service?”
“You’re early,” says the older woman.
Victor offers a smile to which the lady responds in kind, before standing up and signalling for him to follow her.
“You know the Dewey Decimal system, Victor?”
“Uh, yeah. Sorta,” he says.
“Well, here is a cheat-sheet if you need a refresher,” the lady says as she hands him a bit of paper, before she gestures to a caddie. “You can start with putting these books back.”
Victor hums.
“If you need any help just holler,” the lady says, waiting for his nod before walking back to her desk.
With a sigh, Victor starts picking up books. After a few minutes, he starts losing himself in the task, barely noticing time passing by.
“Who are you?” A voice just besides him sounds making him jump.
“Wha-?” He turns to the side only to find nothing there. It’s only when he looks down that he spots the little boy staring right at him with big baby blues.
“Who are you?”
The kid squints. “I asked you first.”
And well, Victor can’t argue with that. “I’m Victor, I’m a volunteer. What’s your name?”
The kid is still squinting when he answers. “I’m Danny. Are you a ghost?”
“Uh,” Victor starts. “No?”
Danny smiles wide at that, showing his missing front teeth. “Great!” He chirps. “Hey, do you like space?”
“Sure?” Answers the teen, confused by the sharp change of topic.
“Really?” The kids eyes are shinning in excitement and Victor can’t help but smile a little at that.
“Yeah, space is cool,” he says.
“I think so too!” Danny has a giant smile on his face as he takes that as a go-ahead to start rambling. “Do you know that there’s no air in space? And it’s really really cold, like, colder than the North Pole even.”
“Wow, that’s really cold,” Victor says as he turns back to his books, and starts working again.
“Yeah! And why we’re ok is coz we have the oz-cone layer which keeps all the hot inside so-" rambles the kid as Victor continues filling the books.
As the day stretches, Victor thinks he should be annoyed, but it’s surprisingly pleasant. Definitely not the worst way to spend an afternoon.
