<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/ELh6kfQ.jpg)</div>OOC<br/>Location: Mary's Books and More.<br/>People: Ryan, Mary Sr., Little Mary<br/><br/>Eliza's Hit the Streets=12<br/><br/><hr/>The address Fiona was given brings them to a small bookshop on the street. Someone has defaced the bookstore. There was a hole in a plate glass window, with a piece of cardboard taped over it. Someone has spray-painted a crude Red Dog on the sidewalk in front of the shop. Someone else had tried to remove the graffiti, but there was still a faint outline.<br/><br/>The door opened into the center of the building. To the left were shelves of books and a small counter with a register. A grey-haired woman sat behind the counter. To the right was a small coffee shop complete with tables and chairs. Behind the counter in the coffee shop was a young androgynous figure with short red hair, wearing a leather jacket over a T-shirt and jeans. The T-shirt sported a rainbow, and the saying life is better under the rainbow.<br/><br/>The pair paused momentarily, but the figure behind the counter vaulted over the counter and called out,<strong>"Mary, please take my spot."</strong>and a young blonde woman who had been bussing table replied,<strong>"Sure thing."</strong><br/><br/>The young person approached Danielle and Fiona,<strong>"You two must be here to see the Archivist. Right this way."</strong>The person led the duo through a staff-only door and then back towards the rear of the store. Leading the way, they opened a small closet that appeared to be a storeroom for janitorial supplies. However, the room began to descend when the door closed - a small silent elevator.<br/><br/>The figure looked at them and smiled,<strong>"I'd tell you that all Wizards hide their lair, but the truth is, I was inspired by the old TV show Get Smart."</strong><br/><br/>At the bottom, the Elevator opened onto a massive room with concrete pillars. The open space was sectioned off with rolling tables, shelves, and drawers. One section was devoted to alchemy and another to woodworking with a lathe. One corner even seemed to have a bedroom - sans wall. There was a bed and end tables and several rolling wardrobes. Even the bathroom was without walls, although it boasted a rainforest shower and a hot tub.<br/><br/>The figure, the Archivist, led the two to a section that seemed to be a kitchen.<strong>"I keep the good stuff down here. Are you coffee or tea, people? I grew up with English tea and hate it, but I keep a selection of the more delicate oriental teas."</strong>The Archivist looked the two over. The Archivist might have a young body, but they say that the eyes are the window to the soul, and the Archivist appeared to have a fairly old and tortured soul.