swerval_zero | Barnes & Noble in Alexandria, Saturday Afternoon (NFB due to distance)

Barnes & Noble in Alexandria, Saturday Afternoon (NFB due to distance)

As the group entered the store, they were greeted by a crowd of women, all waiting to meet Angelica Demesnes. Large tables held copies of all her books for those who hadn't brought their own, including the brand-new Crown Diamond. Zero gleefully snatched up a copy of her very own.

((Due to Parker's connection woes, there will be no travel post. Come one, come all!))

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While waiting to meet Ms. Demesnes, perhaps you might like to look at some of the store's other offerings?

The world-famous author behind The Jade Flower and The Pearl Blade sat behind a folding table. She looked nothing like the photo on the back of her books. In fact, she was a plump, middle-aged woman with blonde hair, dressed entirely in black leather and sipping margaritas supplied by her harried-looking personal assistant.

But I'm sure she's perfectly nice.

Parker's skimming through the next book, and chortling. "Under the dessert table, during the ball?"

"Shhh!" Zero protested. "I want to be surprised!" Then, after a moment, she said, "Really??" and leaned over to try to look at Parker's copy of the book.

"Page 126. Late in the book for her, but..."

Getting booted from the dance marathon a few hours early meant that Isabel was able to grab a few hours of sleep. It didn't help much with her achy feet. Sill she was there, searching through the romance shelves looking for some light reading.

Parker leaned against one of the bookshelves and said, "When did you guys go out? The whole thing was a blur after five a.m. or so."

"Hour twenty one," she said, yawning widely. "I was a bit disappointed, but that lasted only until I hit by bed. Then I was grateful for the chance to rest."

"Ah. We went out only an hour later. I was pretty zonked by then." Parker yawned back at her. "Looking for an alternative to Angelica?"

Jack was very eager to meet Ms Demesnes. He had a lot of questions he wanted to ask her. But before that he intended to take advantage of being in a bookstore, to find things that certain people might like.

With a wary glance at the crowd, who seemed a little too gleeful and hyper, he headed for the reference books, eyes lighting up at the size of both the Science and History sections.

"Possibly," Isabel shrugged. "I've re-read her stuff enough that I have parts of it memorized."

Parker grinned. "The bits in the hammock, or the bits in the jungle, or the bits on the beach?"

Parker grinned and slowly wandered over to talk to him. 'Cause feet, ow. "Whatcha doin'?" she sing-songed.

Isabel blushed lightly. "I'm taking the fifth. Although according to Jack some of those are physically impossible. So that's part of the reason I'm looking for a new author, hopefully someone that's a little more reality based."

"Hiding from the scary women." Jack pointed back towards the milling crowd. "And looking for a couple of books. Which is a pretty strange thing to be doing in a bookstore," he laughed. "How are the feet?"

"Owwwwchie. But at least I'm not sleep-deprived any more." Parker made a face. "And they are a little scary, but that's why they're funny. Heh. I want to watch them as much as the author when she starts talking."

"Hmmm. Satan wore Versace? Sweet Savage Surrender? Hot Sauce and Saffron?" Parker looked at that last one again, wondering if she was in the cooking section. "Oh, okay. Chef and restaurant owner. Sounds like your kind of thing."

"It should be very entertaining. And I hope I get as chance to talk to her. And I need to grab a copy of the Pirate-Ninja hammock sex book for Sam." Jack held up a hand. "Don't ask, please," he said quickly, before she could. "You and Izzy can lean on me while we wait. I imagine you're both pretty sore."

Z had cleverly brought along some of her cache of money, and was now putting it to good use, browsing the 'on sale' section for anything that looked good.

She reached over and pulled a second copy off the shelf. "Hmmmm, a fiesty owner with a hot tempered and equally hot chef. That does have possibilities. I think I'll take it. You can read it when I'm done."

"Well, she had to get all that pesky political intrigue out of the way...y'know, they're really not being quiet enough to go unnoticed."

Tired, Isabel wandered away from the crowd, took a seat on a comfy chair and started to read Hot Sauce and Saffron.

"You would think? Maybe -- ohh, the orchestra's playing." Parker looked up from the book. "The second the band goes on break, they're gonna be in trouble."

Jack leaned over her shoulder, reading quietly. "Okay, see, that's just a bad idea. If you've been handling chillies, you have to wash your hands before you do that," and he pointed at the page, "or it's going to hurt."

Alanna had money. Alanna would probably need a lot more money soon. Faithful was napping in her bag.

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