You sure have a mild image of hell, if that's the case.
["It could be worse" would just be asking for it, but... it could get so much worse. There is the rest of December, after all.
He lets her go, patiently waiting in front of the librarian's desk. No fidgeting or wandering hands to flick through the pages of the latest novel. Oni only clasps them behind his back, idly noting anything of interest that might be kept there: the desk arrangement, any personal items, whatever the other patrons have borrowed out lately etc. until she returns.]
Vampires? The third instalment of a Christmas racing romance? A mystery between a close-knit group of friends?
[That smile is still in place, as he lowers the latest of her chosen titles.]
I'd request to put them on hold, but it's unlikely someone would want to borrow any of these.
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["It could be worse" would just be asking for it, but... it could get so much worse. There is the rest of December, after all.
He lets her go, patiently waiting in front of the librarian's desk. No fidgeting or wandering hands to flick through the pages of the latest novel. Oni only clasps them behind his back, idly noting anything of interest that might be kept there: the desk arrangement, any personal items, whatever the other patrons have borrowed out lately etc. until she returns.]
Vampires? The third instalment of a Christmas racing romance? A mystery between a close-knit group of friends?
[That smile is still in place, as he lowers the latest of her chosen titles.]
I'd request to put them on hold, but it's unlikely someone would want to borrow any of these.
[even if 'tis the season.]