InsaneJournal

It was funny to Mary how this store was billed as some sort of antiques shop when many of the books in it were written after her time. It made her feel like an antique herself, but Mary pushed through it. It was simply so nice to have real books with paper pages again. Reading on the PADD just wasn't the same. After Lucifer had sent her the copy of Pride & Prejudice as a make-up gift, she knew that she would have to visit the store to stock up on more books before they left the base.

Another thing that was odd to her was how much reading she was doing here. Mary did read at home, but it wasn't an incredible passion for her. Maths had always stimulated her more. Perhaps it was simply that there wasn't much for her to do on board. Joining the Traveler Liaison Committee had helped her a bit, but she still needed things to do in her downtime.

She had picked up a copy of The Great Gatsby off of the shelf. It was a book that she had heard a lot about since her arrival, and the fact that it was apparently about the era she lived in fascinated her, even if it was written after her time. Mary was perusing the back cover when movement caught her eye. Oh God. It was Lucifer. She tried to move away around the other side of the bookshelf, but she was sure that he had seen her. Mary was absolutely not looking forward to this conversation.