Closed RP: Chance and Henry in the library

[h-m-winter.livejournal.com]

Henry, in a frame of mind unusually thoughtful even for him, had made his way to the library on something close to auto-pilot. Next to his and Camilla's room, the library was a kind of sanctuary, whether he had any specific aim in mind or not.

It wasn't often that he did not, and today was no exception. He had spoken to a Dr. Chance Silvey about Caketown, which, so she said, was somehow connected with King Leonidas of Sparta. His own curiosity now piqued, he was determined to add his own research to hers--whatever this 'Caketown' and 'Candy Mountain' were, he had a feeling their connection to ancient Sparta would be...interesting, whatever else might be said of it.

He laid claim to an entire table, thumbing through the card catalogues and hunting up anything and everything that might have any bearing at all on his triumvirate of subjects. He'd brought an array of parchment and straight pens, determined to stay here until at least dinner.

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[chance-silvey.livejournal.com]

Chance doesn't generally have a problem being punctual. She arrives just when she said she would, finding Henry Winter easily enough given that he's taken over a whole table. She's hit the jackpot, she hopes -- he definitely seems to know his stuff when it comes to Sparta. Or at least he knows how to use a card catalog.

"Hey. Thanks for coming." For her part, Chance only has a couple of books. "The library doesn't have a whole lot about this type of liopleurodon, or about the place names mentioned in conjunction with it. What I do have I mostly found by accident at Flourish and Blotts, with some help from Dr. Brennan (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/1346962.html?thread=68258962&style=mine#t68258962) -- Billy, if you've met him." She hoists her copies of Cavities and Sea Oddities: The Liopleurodon/Candy Mountain Connection and The Rise and Fall of Spartan Soufflé: A History of Ancient Greek Pastries. "They don't exactly read like scholarly work, either. More like your average Nessie-hunter's tabloid stuff. But there is also this." She sets down the first two books, and holds out a third to Henry: The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times. (http://press.princeton.edu/titles/6811.html) "It's not perfect (http://palaeo-electronica.org/2000_2/books/hunter.htm) but it's definitely interesting. Especially in conjunction with this kind of work. Liopleurodon magicus is one elusive plesiosaur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liopleurodon)", she concludes ruefully, and takes a seat next to Henry.

[chance-silvey.livejournal.com]

"Hey, I'm really glad you could stop by." Genuine gratitude in Chance's voice, and nothing but the utmost respect for her friend the centuries-old space commander, the holder of many advanced degrees and a scary-ass sharp pointy weapon. "Henry, this is Professor Jadzia Dax, who teaches Astronomy here and knows a lot about the Kandy dynasty. Dax, this is Henry Winter, whom I've kind of dragooned into this research on Sparta and Caketown. I'm wondering whether King Kandy and King Leonidas of Sparta might not be connected in some way. Henry thinks maybe something mythological? I was just saying there might be some mystery cult involved, if this book is anything to go by." She points to Cavities and Sea Oddities. "Stuff about shunning the nonbelievers, and the magical liopleurodon showing the way."