"Problems" in the library

[mizarchivist]

I'm working the front desk every morning this week, as we are ridiculously short-staffed with one person at a conference and another on vacation. So, I'm here, doing my thing as best I can, and helping patrons.

I got an email from a fellow who's coming in today first thing, apologizing that he'd not written sooner, but giving me a list of books he's looking for with all the relevant information. Since he passed the "give me the correct info" hurdle, I fill out the call slips for him and have the books waiting for him when he arrives.

He arrives.
My eyes may well have bugged out because JESUS H CHRIST HE IS PRETTY in the perfectly preppy, want to get you a little dirty way:

• dark hair, trimmed lately and stylishly short


• sparkly eyes


• dimples. Symmetrical dimples.


• full lips


• clean shaven


• button-down shirt tucked into


• slim pants and belt match


• he has a pocket knife. HE IS PREPARED!

I thought that was enough to end me, between that and the clearly competant/knows how this library works, the final slaying thing: He has tortoise framed glasses.  Please excuse me while I try to remain calm and professional over here.

Comments

[drwex]

Dude has no idea what's coming for him, does he?

[mizarchivist]

Snf. I am a professional, sir. A professional! I will quietly lust after him in a way that does not make him feel unsafe in my work.

The basis of a romance novel that I will try to convince Asciikitty to write later, though, will melt paint.

[drwex]

You could at least give him your number, in case he has other questions...

[mizarchivist]

Putting the B in suBtle?

[drwex]

and the H in helping! That's me!

[zzbottom.livejournal.com]

I think you need to have a bunk built at work so you can go "be in it".

[mizarchivist]

Well, yes. I've thought so for years.

[veek.livejournal.com]

There's a[t least one] gentleman at my institution who matches that description perfectly. It's not out of the realm of possibility that he'd be coming to your library. Hmmmmmm.

[minkrose]

IS THIS THE PERSON I AM PROBABLY THINKING OF

(and try not to think of??? because we are all Professionals??)

[veek.livejournal.com]

We've established that this person is not from our institution. The person I'm thinking of is also not from your school, nor the one next door. :)

[minkrose]

Yeah, I figured it was mostly unlikely that the person I was thinking of would be at Jess's library, but you'd know better than I would what he is up to. :-) But it sounds like you've got someone else entirely in mind!

Clearly we should actually schedule those post-work drinks we were talking about before...

[mizarchivist]

agreed