[ yeah, he approaches her and her brain goes right to missing home, for a second. it's probably bad that she assumes she's always talking to someone about the same age as her or a little younger, like a camper, but she does. she was absolutely expecting to be meeting up with a kid. luckily! the assumption of kid never comes with the idea of treating someone like a kid - if anything she's fallen into the habit of knowing to never underestimate someone by their age or appearance. you never know what someone's capable of, and she's always more than optimistic about getting to know people and finding out for herself.
so she gives him a friendly nod, and her first instinct is to hUG HIM BECAUSE FRIENDSHIP IS GREAT but no okay they're in a library and they've only texted so far so she'll hold off on the enthusiastic greeting.
she can be cool. she can. ]
Sup? [ THE COOLEST ] Margie said we could take the board room for a while instead of a little study room, and that she'd make sure nobody bugs us back there. Isn't that right? [ Margie, who is 8,000 years old and the sweetest old lady librarian on the planet, nods and ] And that's why you're the best, Margie! We'll be quiet, I promise. [ ends up laughing and shaking her head like she always does when Rachel is being ridiculous. and yes, she does know what "pound it" means, which is why she raises her hand when Rachel holds her fist out over the desk to meet her half way ] C'mon.
[ she leads the way, heading towards the back of the big library, where the meeting rooms are ]
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[ yeah, he approaches her and her brain goes right to missing home, for a second. it's probably bad that she assumes she's always talking to someone about the same age as her or a little younger, like a camper, but she does. she was absolutely expecting to be meeting up with a kid. luckily! the assumption of kid never comes with the idea of treating someone like a kid - if anything she's fallen into the habit of knowing to never underestimate someone by their age or appearance. you never know what someone's capable of, and she's always more than optimistic about getting to know people and finding out for herself.
so she gives him a friendly nod, and her first instinct is to hUG HIM BECAUSE FRIENDSHIP IS GREAT but no okay they're in a library and they've only texted so far so she'll hold off on the enthusiastic greeting.
she can be cool. she can. ]
Sup? [ THE COOLEST ] Margie said we could take the board room for a while instead of a little study room, and that she'd make sure nobody bugs us back there. Isn't that right? [ Margie, who is 8,000 years old and the sweetest old lady librarian on the planet, nods and ] And that's why you're the best, Margie! We'll be quiet, I promise. [ ends up laughing and shaking her head like she always does when Rachel is being ridiculous. and yes, she does know what "pound it" means, which is why she raises her hand when Rachel holds her fist out over the desk to meet her half way ] C'mon.
[ she leads the way, heading towards the back of the big library, where the meeting rooms are ]