Miniver Cheevy (miniver) wrote in utr_logs, @ 2010-06-09 00:02:00 |
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Entry tags: | april foster, kitt 2, miniver cheevy, napalm wartooth |
WHO: Miniver Cheevy, Napalm Wartooth, Kitt, and possibly others at a later time
WHAT: Sort of an intervention.
WHERE: The Sign of the Weasel
WHEN: Tonight!
WARNINGS: The usual crass language and refrences to various forms of debauchery but probably nothing graphic.
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Hong Kong to London is just a portkey ride away, and very shortly after picking him up from the hotel, Miniver leads Kitt down the narrow sidestreet and into his daughter's shop -- The Sign of the Weasel, a ramshackle place with a hand-painted sign above the door showing a ferret, and a front window stocked with piles of old books.
The inside is like a burrow built from books. A wide counter stands in front of the door, staffed by a sort of spacy-looking cowboy who pays little attention to them as they enter. Behind the counter, a stairway leads up to a catwalk that circles half of the main floor, making it two storeys up to the ceiling. The raised walkway is dark, but from where they stand, there can be seen piles of blankets and pillows punctuated by lamps (some lit, some not) and tiny side-tables, some with radios or tiny televisions on them. A series of nests.
The main floor is a labyrinth of shelves. Dead ends contain beanbags or armchairs or cushioned window ledges. A fireplace kept well away from any of the shelves is kept at a low burn even in the summer months. A chickenwire tunnel makes its way from a hole in the ceiling into the stacks and disappears, its purpose not immediately clear. And there are people here -- perhaps two dozen somewhere in the shop, ranging in appearance from heavyset, leather-clad, tattooed men to young students to elderly professors, hippies, goths, a guy with a skateboard... it's a veritable costume party.
Miniver gives Kitt a few moments to look around before speaking. "So. Do you want a tour or would you rather go sit down somewhere? Palm oughta be here somewhere, too..."