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 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:05 am
While hauling rocks at Castle Chronos had certainly been a lot of fun (not), Regina was entirely positive that her talents, as special as they were, would be better put to use elsewhere for the day. She'd somehow managed to part ways from both Amy and Joce, enjoying her quiet as she walked along the rainbow road between posts... And enjoying it even more when she finally made it to Aquarius.
There had been talk, here and there, when they'd all been given a choice as to where they should be staying; information given about each of the Outposts to help their decision making. Nothing, nothing at all, had prepared Regina for all of the incredible finds within the Aquarian Outpost. Wide eyes and wonder had taken her so far before she'd finally stumbled into one of the areas filled with... Books. Mountains upon mountains of books all just waiting to be sorted through and re-shelved.
This... This was like a crazy dream come true. Oh, the things she could learn about the aliens and their cultures if only she had the time to read them all. But no, couldn't slack, not yet. Now she was going to start putting them away, pondering if there was a method to how it should be done in order to make sure it was done right the first time.
Did they even use the decimal system in space?
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:22 am
Camelot was exploring almost as much as the civilians were, as he had never been to space before, either. He certainly had never been to the Surrounding, and he was interested in learning more about it. He also wanted to help as much as he could, so he went around looking for how to do that.
When he found the Aquarius outpost, it was very much like going home.
It was strange to find something so familiar way out here, in a world that should have felt completely foreign. But it didn't, in any way, and the books and archives that he found now didn't change that feeling of familiarity. The librarian in him jumped for joy at the work that needed to be done here.
This he could do in his sleep, and still be effective at it. Twelve years in the Destiny City Central Library had prepared him for it.
He saw a girl looking around the place as well and he smiled, moving over to the civilian to say hello. He was trying to keep them at ease, imagining this was difficult for them. He had experience being dragged into places that were far from home, and not knowing how to get home. But both times he had, and he was sure the same would be true for them.
"Do you need some help?" he asked, motioning to the books and assuming she was there to sort them. Or maybe it was just instinct, as if he could help her find something she was looking for despite this not being his library and lacking a computer sorting system.
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:32 am
Regina snapped the book that she had been reading shut, face flooding with a wash of crimson at being caught reading (flipping through a book, really, not reading in depth...) when she should have been working. The look on her face was likely something close to the look that Camelot, in his other line of work, saw on the faces of students caught reading a comic while they were supposed to be doing research for an important paper.
The look didn't last long, though. The embarrassment shifted to a sheepish look of sorts before heading right on to awe as she realized that she was in the presence of a knight; an honest to goodness, walked out of a story, knight. Did this make her a damsel, then, if he was offering to help her? Did she even need help? Did...
Wait. Her brow furrowed for a moment as she cut her mental monologue short, taking a bit to rationalize her thought for a moment before finally answering. "Do you have any idea how they classify books in space? I'm afraid I don't have much practice with anything outside of the decimal system... I probably could have asked the others working in the other room, but..." She shrugged her shoulders lightly. It was much easier to investigate on your own without asking others questions.
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:01 am
Camelot grinned. He knew that expression very well, but he didn't call her on it. He pretended not to notice that she had been reading, or that it was out of place. Chances were good that if he saw something with a familiar name on it, or with something that might teach him more, he would take a look at it, as well.
He couldn't really blame her for something he would likely do as well.
Her second look caught him more off guard, and he shifted awkwardly.
"Well, I have an idea of how to classify books on Earth. I imagine space isn't much different. I should hope not, anyway." He laughed, shaking his head slowly. He didn't want to make an even bigger mess of things by changing the whole classification system to only something he would know. That wouldn't help once he was gone.
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:12 am
"So, despite the get-up and all, you're not one of them? One of the Zodiacs, at least?" Her brow lofted slightly as she tried to size the attractive, older gentleman up for a moment before looking away, stooping down to try and organize the pile at her feet into something that made a bit more sense... Or at least would be easier to shelf from a neat stack than a cluttered pile.
"Or are you?" She peered back over her shoulder, unable, really, to link this man to any of her hair-brained conspiracies just yet. "Not... That it would be bad if you were, or anything; they've all been kind enough to us, but... If you were I'd think you would know a bit more about..." Her hand gestured to the books all around them for a moment before she drew it back, nudging her glasses firmly up into place.
"My name's Regina. Regina Faith. Joce says I ramble too much... Sorry."
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:11 pm
Camelot shook his head.
"No, no. Just a visitor from Earth, like you. Though a little less like you. Ah. Close to a senshi, I suppose. I'm... well. I'm a knight." Not his best explanation to date of what he was, and he frowned thoughtfully at his pointlessly wordy efforts there.
"So I'm afraid I don't know much more than you guys do, save that I knew some of the Zodiac soldiers before I came here, and I came here of my own free will."
He moved to help her, looking at the books and noticing that they did, at least, seem to be organized in some general way. The topics here were all similar, and he felt that the classic alphabetize method would be the best bet, as long as they kept things sorted by topic as well. Otherwise, it would be a far too ridiculous goal to try and get all the A's together, and then the rest of the letters in order after.
"My name is Camelot. I'm sure you don't ramble too much. And if you do, we're in trouble, as I can be pretty rambly as well. I'm not sure we'll get much work done."
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Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:42 am
"Camelot..." The way she said his name was almost dreamy; more a sign that she was thinking about the romanticized place of Arthurian legend than as addressing him by name. She seemed to stand there dazed for a moment before shaking her head, face heating slightly as she glanced back to the knight, sheepish.
"I thought all of this was just some crazy conspiracy before I wound up here... Well. Not the Rainbow Road and the Zodiacs, because I didn't know a bit about who they were, or what it was, but... The senshi thing. All of the craziness around town. Reeked of something government related and all." Her nose wrinkled at that. She was going to have to re-write some of her articles now...
"I started sifting through this pile here a bit. Seems like it'd make more sense to start in one corner and work your way around than try to tackle it all at once. It'd be easier if we had some of those carts, like the ones you see at libraries, though, don't you think?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:39 am
"I know what you mean. Before I actually, you know. Uh. Well. I guess you don't. But believe me, there was a time when I had to wonder if the news was right, and had to try and figure out and rationalize all the strange things that happened in town. It wasn't really possible, just accepting everything for what it was being told as, or even what I saw."
He sighed. Sometimes he still couldn't believe the things that happened to him, or around him.
He nodded his head, looking wistful for a moment.
"Yes, a cart would be nice." He could just imagine them, sitting in the work room at his library, just waiting to be used and hoping to be helpful in their silent, dependable way. He suddenly felt like he had been taking advantage of them: he never really appreciated how helpful they were until now, when he didn't have one. It was a sad state of things.
He shook his head, bringing himself from his reverie. He was more upset about his carts then he was the whole senshi conspiracy thing.
"But you're right, breaking it down into sections is the easiest way. Each shelf should have a set purpose, and the books dictate that. We make manageable piles of the books, and the shelving follows easily after that. Some people like to start throwing books up right away, and usually they end up in a confused mess, and have to keep moving things. We'll work on the floor for now." He smiled.
This was his element. He liked books, trusted them, and felt more confident saving them then he did saving people.
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