Your Way for a Day

[Mystic Mina]

"Hello there, stranger! Listen to what I have to say! If you do, you just might have your way for a day! You see, in my hand here I hold an artifact crafted by an ancient king who desired great power and wealth! Using arcane magic and exotic materials, he created for himself a powerful amulet that gave him everything and anything he wanted!.... But just for a single day. The king, struck with grief over the fact that he would never achieve such amazing greatness ever again in his lifetime, threw the amulet into the deepest depths of the earth and took his own life, sealing the secrets behind the amulet forever. For centuries, it laid in the shadows, watching, waiting, and now it can be yours!

.... For a mere twenty five dollars! Please buy it! Please! I need food!" A dirty hobo, dressed in rotting rags that smell of old bananas, shouts to you as you pass by him on the street. In his hands he holds a golden amulet with what seems to be a detailed face of a young wman etched onto the front, though it's difficult to tell since there's a lot of dirt smudged on it. It certainly doesn't look like it's worth twenty five dollars....

[Harri-chan]

Maxine was on her way to work at the library. She was a short, slightly plump young woman in her late twenties, with masses of red curly hair, a freckled face, and thick-framed glasses over her green eyes. Most of her clothing was covered with a thick, green winter coat, and she had a red scarf wrapped about her neck, and matching red gloves. There was a little glimpse of her stocking-covered legs below the coat, and a pair of grey heels were slipped over her feet, and a grey leather purse hung from her shoulder.

Usually, the hobos frightened her a little, and she tended to keep away from them, but the amulet had caught her eye. Biting her lip, she approached the man, her nose wrinkling at the smell, and dips a hand into her purse.

"I'll give you twenty dollars for it... ".

[Mystic Mina]

"Twenty dollars.... That should be enough for a steak! Take it!" The moment Maxine pulls the money out of her purse, the hobo grabs the cash, tosses the amulet into the woman's hands, and hastily runs off into dark alley from whence he came. "Hee hee! FINALLY, A WARM MEAL FOR BREAKFAST! AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!"

The golden amulet feels abnormally warm to the touch, though it may just be the cold morning air getting to Maxine.

[Harri-chan]

Maxine was rather glad she was wearing gloves as she caught the dirty amulet, and held it out infront of her to inspect it after the hobo had run off into the alley. She glances around, and then heads on towards the library where she worked, still holding the thing in her hand, not wanting to put it in her purse and get everything dirty.

"This needs a wash... ", she muttered as her heels clicked up the steps of the building, and she slipped inside, and went straight into the women's bathroom. Setting the amulet into the sink, she turned on the hot water, and then pulled off her red gloves as she watched the water splash down onto her new possession.

[Mystic Mina]

With all of the grime cleaned away, Maxine can see a beautiful young woman of Middle Eastern descent depicted on the front of amulet. She seems to be happy, but there's a look in her curved, accented eyes that indicates that there's something terribly sinister behind that deceptive smile.

The amulet feels even warmer now, though that may be because Maxine just rinsed it underneath some hot water. Still, the feeling is unsettling.... Yet, at the same time, strangely exciting.

[Harri-chan]

Turning off the hot water, Maxine reaches down, picking up the amulet and giving it a little shake to flick the water from it, and then takes a closer look, adjusting her glasses with one finger. Her head tilts slightly at the strange feeling she got when looking down upon the smile of the beautiful woman, and her thumb brushes it's curves as she felt the warmth coming from it.

Maxine was a shy, quiet young woman. She didn't really have any friends, and seemed to spend more time in the world of books than the real world, so had a little bit of imagination to say the least... and part of it wanted the hobo's little story to be true.

"Maybe it's like a genie in a lamp... ", she murmured, and started to rub the amulet against her coat.

[Mystic Mina]

The rubbing doesn't seem to have any effect besides making her look silly. She's a grown woman standing in the middle of a bathroom rubbing some trinket she bought from some crazy homeless guy. That's sad.

[Harri-chan]

After a moment or two, she decided that wasn't going to work. Maybe it was just a worthless trinket... but she wasn't going to give up hope that easily. Removing her red scarf, she slips the amulet over her head, pulling her curly hair through and letting it settle around her neck. Gathering her gloves, she left the bathroom, and headed across to the reception desk, removing her coat and leaving her winter clothes hanging up, revealing the green sleeveless sweater and skirt, along with a white blouse beneath, the amulet resting just against her chest as she moved off towards the computer area, and settled down at one of them.

Turning it on, she opened up a search engine, and begin to type in some words from the hobo's story.

Ancient King

Great power and wealth

Single day

She bit her lip and eyed the words before clicking 'search'.

[Mystic Mina]

Her search, unsurprisingly enough, turns up with no results. It seems that the hobo's story about kings and magic really is just a load of bunk....

Meanwhile, Maxine can hear some kids shouting behind her. They appear to be playing a computer game of some sort on one of the library computers, and it doesn't look like they're going to quiet themselves any time soon.

[Harri-chan]

A great sense of disappointment swelled up inside her, staring at the lack of results from her search and letting out a sight before the raised voices broke the silence. She frowned and turned in her chair, before quickly rising from it as she saw what was on their screens, "These computers are not for games... ", she said, her heels clicking across the floor as she marched over and pointed to a sign that said just that.

Leaning over, she pushed a button on the keyboard to close down their game and then motioned with her hand across the room. "Now, you either go find a nice book to read in the children's section, or I'm afraid I'll have to ask you all to leave".

[Nosnits]

Darren, a university student in his early twenties, dressed in a pale blue tee-shirt and just as pale jeans, AND a jacket, walks into the library withthe simple goal of seeing if the new Mercedies Lackey book is in. He walks over to the computer section, taking only a slight glance at the woman getting mad at the kids, and sits himself down at the computer and starts searching for his books.

(Yup, I did manage to do that all in two run off asentances >.<)

[Mystic Mina]

Maxine recognizes the three highschool kids at the computer. Robert, Brandon, and Josh.... These three teenagers have always been harassing her ever since they've decided to make the library their new "hangout." No matter how many times she chased them out, they'd always be back by the next day with more insults and even more ludicrous behavior.

"The kid's section? I think we're a bit too old for that, fat lumps." Robert, the leader of the group, said to Maxine as he rose up from his chair, towering over the shy little librarian. "I've got a better idea. You leave us alone, and I won't force you to waddle around for the rest of the day like a gimped duck."

[Harri-chan]

It reminded her of being back in high school herself, and she went a bright red when one of the boys rose to tower above her, mocking her and threatening her. "You might get your own way with that kind of behaviour at school, but not here... ", she said, trying to sound confident, but it was hard to keep the nerves from her voice.

"I'll ask you nicely one more time... please behave, or please leave the library".

[Marky]

Jack, a 20-year-old university student, walks into the library, bringing his computer in for a nice place to study, quietly, as he had an exam in the morning. His roommate was too busy playing the new Call of Duty game, and he couldn't get any peace and quiet because of it. Sitting down, Jack glances over at Maxine and the three highschool kids, as well as Darren, before taking out his computer and booting it up.

[Zoey]

Kyle a 21 year old arrives at the library with a bag filled with papers. He was there to conduct some research for an article on a science magazine. His rugged clothing shows he's been doing some field reasearch aswell. He goes to the geology section and starts seaching for a book. He can hear the sound of people talking as he searches, but that doesnt seem to bother him in the least.