"Have you ever been to the Library of Selena?"
"I can't say I have."
Idle chatter. Two young men walk side by side on a route familiar to them. At least, it's familiar to Iollan--it's the path to the place that he's been talking about for days now, a place that he is also familiar with. 
"It's the branch library in...Tranquility?" the other young man asks an obvious question, at least to him, with an obvious answer. 
Iollan smiles. "You're good at guessing, Hitan. Or are you just fond of geography?"
"The name makes it rather obvious. I wouldn't be surprised if most buildings in that city were named after the same class of words." As if mimicking a nod, the angel raises his head. 
...it seems their surroundings have changed. He certainly doesn't recall seeing this sort of architecture a few moments ago. No, the sky wasn't supposed to have faded away this quickly, was it?  
"Iollan," he says, reaching out to the other as he would toward a child, or perhaps as if a child reaching out toward someone else. But they are already in the building, and his companion is a few steps ahead of him.

Anyway, all that is to say that Iollan just watched a lady smack a dude lying down on the floor with a broom, and the inhabitants inside the library just saw two people manifest out of literal nowhere. How fun.

Iollan just stands there for a moment. Thinking. Processing. Flabbergasted. Or maybe not totally on the third point--he's always been good at handling surprises. 
His gaze is first on Arete, and then it shifts to the guy on the floor when he speaks. And then it goes back up when said guy passes out.
"...may I ask where we are?" he asks.

Hitan merely comments, "I can't imagine it's very comfortable to sleep here. Does the library perhaps have a resting area he could utilize?"
Iollan kind of just nods along for the time being. 

"Oh, I meant a small room of sorts where he can lay on a carpet or napping pad of some sort," Hitan elaborates, wholly unperturbed. He's used to kids who like sleeping on the floor more than they like sleeping on actual soft things. He can't relate much, but he's not going to judge. "Perhaps one of the reading rooms, if you have one?"
"It'd be horrible if someone stepped on him," Iollan adds. "Like us, or one of us."  

Arete thinks and gives a slight nod, saying, "Perhaps that would be a rather fine investment to make, mm-hm!" She seems to like the idea.

She isn't startled by the newcomer, and she smiles at the joke, giving a soft, pretty laugh.

"Yes, we are open. It's a 24/7 library."


With that, Echo suddenly stands up, energized. He looks around, confused by the sight of strangers, but nevertheless going on to say, "Art! Where is our schedule at?"

"Behind the desk, as always, sir."

"Perfect!" Echo grins widely as he shambles over to behind the desk, going through papers. It's unclear if he really has any idea of what he's doing, especially because he's beginning to fall asleep while standing.

"Oh, splendid!" The small man smiles brightly. He looks over at Hitan.

"I arrived shortly after you did, if only to see you walk in." He starts browsing the shelves, still carrying on the conversation. "I'm not surprised you didn't notice me, that tends to happen quite often." He removes a few books from the shelves, tucking them under his arm.

Hitan merely remarks to the apparently tiny man, "I am quite unobservant." 
Looking at the books seems like not a half-bad idea to him at this point. Well, it's almost never a bad idea.
"I'm assuming you either intended to come here or are simply winging it?"
...at this point, that could be considered a pun of his own. 

On his part, Iollan doesn't seem bothered by the guy darting to and back from places at a strangely fast pace. He just returns his hand and arm to his side, though his gaze does follow the way the deity goes.  It's hard to tell how someone can look so cheerful but mildly concerned at the same time.

Iollan really hopes that wasn't anything related to one of those schedules that was being talked about, but he usually accepts gifts graciously. This time doesn't seem to be an exception. He just takes it with a grin. "Okay, thanks!"
"Say," he immediately follows, "are you narcoleptic? Or are you just super tired today? Bit rude of me to ask, but I'm quite concerned that you'll fall over onto the shelf and bang your head." 

"Oh-kay." The brunette takes a moment to process that, but it doesn't take too long.
"Then, would you like to sit down somewhere nearby? I reckon it'll be a lot safer than you falling over. Someone could catch you, but it'd be quite a bit more dangerous for you and for them whether that works or not." He handles the crane with both hands as he talks. "Maybe against a shelf...over there? It looks quite sturdy." 

Iollan does a little fist pump in response, but the gesture is limited much more by the relief that follows when...that happens. 
I'm so glad I said something. 
And: I sure hope he remembers that next time. 
Though with that, his attention is free to go back toward Arete, and sure enough, he's quick to speak up.
"Oh, and ma'am, about when we came in earlier..."
It's sort of hard to take someone seriously when he's cupping a paper crane in his hands. 

"I apologize if we startled you, but I do think there might have been a more productive way to relocate..." Iollan realizes he doesn't know any names, "...the gentleman over there compared to using the broom. Is anyone else working in this library as well?" 

"Unfortunately, as of current, it is only I and him who work here."

She realizes that she never introduced herself.

"Oh! My deepest apologies, I completely forgot to introduce myself. My name is Arete, but you may call me Art."

She gives a curtsy before standing straight again and gesturing towards Echo.

"That man is my boss, Echo. We run the library together."

She seems a bit suprised, just slightly. It's evident in how her eyebrows twitch upwards. She blinks, and then gives a warm smile.

"Your advice is noted. Please do not worry about him."

She looks over to the sleeping Echo in thought.

"I've known him for quite some time. The sleepiness is more of a recent issue."

A soft sigh.

"Although, it means he will have a period of energy, and he will be much more aware. I do hope it will be soon."

"Ah, um..."

She seems awkward now, playing with her hair a little as she looks away.


"Actually, I am unsure of what our budget is. Echo usually handles that, as well as he is picky on who he hires, which is why I am the only employee currently."