Tapping of pencils and flipping of books ~ Joshua]

Tapping of pencils and flipping of books ~ Joshua] Apr 8, 2012 22:50:02 GMT -5

Post by dragonola on Apr 8, 2012 22:50:02 GMT -5

Viola tapped the pen lightly to her chin and brought the big dusty book closer to her face. She squinted her eyes to get a better glimpse of the smeared words and scribbled something frantically onto a piece of notebook paper. She gave up and sat the book neatly back onto the table, closed. She got up, grabbing the book by its spine and carefully placed it back where she had gotten it from. Viola sighed and walked a bit farther down the aisles of books, away from her humble little table accompanied by no one, like usual. She brought herself to read the title of a book, " Trigonometry and Algebra at its best: by Christina Maguar. Another sigh and Viola had plucked it from the surrounding books. It wasn't that she didn't like reading... she enjoyed it very much, but she had spent all last night catching up on some much needed studying. It was interesting how she had been a bit more lenient on her classes than usual, but managed to keep them at a straight A level as of current. She glanced sideways all the slightest but discovered nothing but the sound of pages being flipped. It was so quiet and peaceful in a library, one of the favorite things about a library to Viola is the smell of old books. She was just really tired.

Viola paced to the very end of the aisle and searched the cataloged numbers on the shelves, skimming a few before coming across a book with a big blue cover but was distracted when she saw the librarian hurry by, "Er, miss? Could you please point out where the eleventh grade textbooks are?" Viola's voice seemed merely but a whisper. The librarian rushed to her and uttered some words and pointed across an open space occupied by a few students already. Viola didn't hear a word she said, she was very distracted today and just nodded and replied, " O-Oh thank you," and hurried in that direction, but finding no luck as to what she was studying in her classes. Viola returned to her seat in a big clump and rubbed her hand on the side of her face in exhaustion a couple times and groaned. It really was boring though when you couldn't find a book you want. She convinced herself to keep searching, there were books from astrology all the way to chemical compounds, Viola decided that subject was her weakness.

She bobbed her head up and down, looking through each book and found one interesting book that caught her eye, " Alchemy and otherworldly powers." She shuffled a few pages past her fingertips and revealed nothing about her talent for bending water. She sighed again, revealing no further interest in the book and placed it carefully back. Maybe she would leave soon, it was getting to be late in the afternoon anyway, or she could just read one of her more fictional stories. She took the pen and scribbled some key points out of the book she had picked up earlier, and continued that way for quite a while...it was a big book.

OOC: I hope this is O.K? First I.C post I have made in a while so I may/may not be a little rusty XD Once you introduce Joshua though I think I can regain some RPing momentum. :3

Tapping of pencils and flipping of books ~ Joshua] Apr 9, 2012 3:32:21 GMT -5

Post by JOSHUA DONOVAN DALE on Apr 9, 2012 3:32:21 GMT -5

College felt both freeing and exhausting at the same time. He was glad that there was not as much pressure to learn a certain, specific skill with his fire but he often found himself swamped by a load of research, papers, and stacks of books to read for the many classes in both his majors. He did not regret taking on a double major but it was a taxing experience all the same. He was up in the library again that evening, books weighing down the bag slung over his shoulder and a tall cup of black coffee in his hand. Adding extra sugar too it made him drink it much too fast and he'd become jittery. As Josh relied on caffiene to help him study, it took a lot to really affect him, but sugary coffee was like an addiction. He liked sweet things too much, he knew that himself. Instead of putting the sugar in his coffee, therefore, his candy addiction was assuaged by the bag of M&Ms that currently nestled between two thick history textbooks. He made a beeline for the reference section upon reaching the library, putting back two books he'd borrowed earlier. He'd returned them to the librarian but offered to shelve them himself, knowing that (as she worked alone) it was probably a hassle for her to run around cleaning up after the students, handling the checkouts, and putting the books away. Sometimes he'd help out if he had some free time but today was definitely not one of those days. He knew the moment he looked at his calendar, which contained helpful information about due dates and classes, that it was going to be one hell of a busy day. Let's get cracking, then.

He had not quite been expecting someone to be sitting at the table he usually occupied, though Joshua took it in stride. He paused, wondering whether or not he should disrupt her in her studying by sitting down or merely go and find another table. He was fond of this spot, though, both for its close proximity to his favourite section (history) and the sunlight that poured in through the large, arching windows. Deciding that he'd sit at the table but remain silent if she wished, he dropped his bag down beside a chair and offered her a twitch of his lips in greeting. "Mind if I sit here? I'll try not to disrupt you." He was a quiet person, a relaxed person by nature (provided you could avoid his monster of a temper problem). He was not obnoxious, never one for shouting, not the overly excitable type when it came to conversation. He did not know the girl's element and hoped she didn't know his in case she was Thunder or worse, a Fire like himself. Their kind hated him. "Josh, by the way. What are you studying?" He gestured to the book, a mild glint of curiosity in his eyes. Alright, he'd promised not to disrupt her, but books were his weakness. He'd already pulled out a biology textbook and he gestured to it. "I'm researching molecular biology for a class, nothing too exciting." It excited him, of course, but... it wasn't for everyone. Josh understood that.

[Sorry if it's a bit short <3]