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The store was pretty quiet so Quinn was browsing the aisles. It was one of the big perks of the job, that and the look on people's face when they step into the shop the first time. He knew he had the same look of shock and awe when he first came in... After all it's not every day when you find a store that was covered in themed trinkets for each book section. Quinn found out real fast what each section theme was and now could navigate the surprisingly large store with ease.

He was in the art section reposing the miniature drawing mannequins when he heard the bell over the door chime. He finished the last figure, it was now in a funky dance pose, and headed towards the front door. Quinn quickly came upon a young woman with longish black hair. He smiled and greeted her, "welcome to The Bookwyrm. Can I help you find something?"

“Ok so fiction is a pretty amazing section.” Quinn was more of a non-fiction kind of guy although he did have a bit of a secret fascination with scifi, mainly because the fantastical designs that are described in the books. He led the way, pointing out sections and interesting markers too like the stars hanging above the space area and the plastic food in cooking.

It was an interesting trip to the back corner of the store where the fiction section was in its own little world practically. Taller shelves hid the space mostly from view and help form an informal room just for the section. "After you," he gestured indicating that the young woman proceed him. The space was best seen full force.

Like the rest of the store the little 'room' was themed. The ceiling was painted to look like the sky, there was even a rainbow in one corner. Plastic dragons and Pegasus hung so they looked like they were flying. Book ends were not the typical metal things but figures of princesses and mythical beasts, spaceships and time machines, dolls and stuff animals. Each 'bookend' helped denote a section although some of the lower shelves had gotten a bit mixed up as the kids came in and played with them. "So what have you read lately that you really like?" He said it softly so not to disturb any of her thoughts... It really did tickle him silly to see what people's reaction to Jessie's store was.

Quinn wasn't familiar with the genre but since his boss was he did know of a few authors to suggest. "Well I know my boss likes Tamora Pierce, Jessie has even gone so far to set up calendar dates for her book releases." He shrugged. That much of an extreme seemed pretty out there but Quinn could understand to some degree since he noted the dates of the releases of his favorite singers new CDs. "She also really likes Mercedes Lackey' 500 Kingdoms series" he had indicated the two different shelves for the authors.

Pierce was a young adult author so was closer to the kids books while Lackey was more adult like in its content so was more on the adult side of the shelves. A soft ringing reached Quinn's ears prompting him to excuse himself to get the phone. He made it back up to the front of the store and found that it was Jessie on the other side. After a few moments of talking he returned to the fiction section with a broad smile. "That was the owner and she actually gave me a lot more suggestions for you." He fished out a piece of scrap paper and began to read off it, "Patricia c. Wred's enchanted forest series and thirteenth child series. Nora Roberts' keys of light trilogy and Born in trilogy. She wanted me to mention however that Roberts is romance, atypical romance, but romance none the less. They will actually be on the other side of the shelves" He looked up at the girl and shrugged and indicated the shelves just outside of the fiction 'room'. "There are several other series and books on here but the one she made me star," he showed her the page where one name truly was marked with a star. "It is two series, same universe by Patricia Briggs. She said to stress that both series are supernatural but are 'freaking-fantastic' and at least check out the blurb on the back of the book. The first series is the Mercedes Thompson books and the second is Alpha and Omega."

Quinn internally winced. If the girl was looking for one series to read before moving on lackey was not the best since she had a couple of hundred books under her belt.... Or at least it seemed that way to him. He chose to ignore the fairly archaic way she thanked him, cracking jokes at the customer's expense was normally a way to get fired or at least lose a sale. So instead he focused on the topic at hand.

Quinn shoved the list into his pocket as he walked over to the appropriate shelves. "Lackey is a pretty prolific writer," he gestured to the two full shelves of only her books, "but the ones that I would go for first is the 500 kingdoms books." He quickly pulled The Fairy Godmother from the shelf. Absently mentally blessed Jessie's system of ordering books once it gets down to authors. Unlike traditional methods Jessie had all the books by the same author ordered numerically in a particular series so it was easy to tell which book was first vs which was third. "Each book is basically stand alone with only cameo of previous characters but by reading in order you get a more complete understanding of the series world. Each is a retelling of a twisted fairy tale so that adds an extra amusement trying identify the stories as well as the changes." His mother loved to tell him the classic stories when he was little boy so this was really a series he read and found quite enjoyable.

Quinn hummed uncertainly. This really was a genre he knew little about even if the series is one his mom liked. "The way it was explained to me is, what happens to the people who's life fits a story but their 'prince' just doesn't work. Like if Cinderella's prince was too young or old, a girl or a guy who is into guys... What happens to Cinderella?" He shrugged and added, "I haven't really read it myself. I like more history and architecture books. I only read fiction when I'm looking for ideas for buildings."

Quinn wished he knew what to tell the girl but unlike Jessie he just wasn't terribly familiar with the whole fiction genre. He mentally went through the books he remembered and had a light bulb moment. With a wide smile he quickly extracted a large book from a just a few shelves over. "It's sci-fi but I have read it and I love the descriptions and the whole idea of it. Like Lackey it's a retelling of Cinderella but what if she was a cyborg and it's set seriously far into the future." He held Cinder by Marissa Meyer out to the girl. "This is the first of four and I think the next one will be out soonish." He shrugged and smiled ruefully. He had read the first one and even the second but hadn't yet read the third or the short story that was just published.

Quinn chuckled. For some reason the idea of being called 'the boy from the bookstore' amused him. It was better than some of the things he was called at least. "Nah, I don't really stand on formalities... Unless it squishes them." It was a bad joke and one that very few would even get but his smile showed that he wasn't making fun of her. "The names Quinn. Sadly I'm just a book pusher around here. Got a question about buildings or photos I can help you but fiction just isn't my thing." He shrugged and looked around the bright and colorful space.

"If you really want to know about this section you should come back when the owner is here. Jessie practically lives in this section she knows it that well." And she would totally tell you about every book they had stocked and most they didn't, he mentally added. Quinn loved his boss, he really did, but one of the first things he learned to avoid was to ask what books she would recommend. He sometimes wondered if that lady lived more in the worlds from the books then in real life.

"Nice to meet you too Kalli," Quinn smiled. He treated her question to a few moments of thought before shrugging, "depends on what you're looking for. There's a pretty good dinner a few blocks that way," he gestured towards the back of the store. "It's got a pretty good selection. There is a fantastic sandwich shop off of DCU campus and a really good sushi place down in the city." He bounced around the city for his class as well as his hobby so he had eaten in a lot of small little holes in the wall as well as more typical places.

He heard the bell above the door ring, signaling another customer coming in. "Come on up to the front so we can take care of the books, if you're ready that is." At the mention of her brother Quinn wondered if he had met him.

Quinn wasn't the primary employee but he had been picking up more hours between classes. "What's his name. I might have run into him here. Jessie's been dealing with some personal stuff so she hasn't been around lately." He shrugged, trying to look nonchalant but a flash of worry played over his face. She was a good boss and he would like to say friend so seeing her so withdrawn from her shop did worry him quite a bit.