Suz wrote:

> > Jac whispers, "Mira, why don't you ask the librarian over there
> > about that book Arvitis wants?"
> >
> > He nods toward the restrooms off to the side and says quietly, "I
> > have to excuse myself for a minute."
>
>  She gives him a smile and nods, replying quietly, "I'll speak with
>  the woman, but wait until you're back before wandering off."
>
>  Inside she's quite pleased at the difference from the usual scout
>  minded men she'd become accustomed to. His polite statement was a far
>  cry from 'back in a minute, babe, gotta take a piss'.
>
> > Mira sees the librarian that Jac meant, an older woman seated
> > behind a wooden counter. She hasn't looked up from the terminal
> > where she is studying something intently. There are two placards on
> > the counter next to where she is sitting. One says, "Quiet please"
> > and the other says, "Ask for help here."
>
>  She approaches the woman, waits for her to look up for a moment
>  before saying, quietly, "Excuse me."

The woman at the terminal doesn't respond for a couple of seconds while 
she continues to type then after she's had a chance to save what she was 
working on she looks up.

"Yes?" she blinks at Mira, "May I help you?"

Eris
AKU GM