It's outta here
Jan. 28th, 2005 11:30 amDRAGON'S TEETH now braves the slings and arrows of the USPS. A little bit to remember it by....
(Hey, "fantasy" can have computer hacker characters, too.)
Gary nodded sideways at a set of blank double doors, leading off one end of the hall. "Storerooms, offices, workshops, a couple of conservation labs. In places like this, over ninety percent of the collection is in storage. Caroline didn't think her little dolly would be on display. It isn't 'pretty.' Next move, we search the catalog. Not by names, by descriptions. Odds are, it's called something else. Mislabeled, like you said."
She grinned back at him, eyes narrowed like a stalking cat. "Don't tell me, let me guess. The catalog's electronic, right? Searchable database, but you need a username and password so only the anthro-geeks can play with it?" She licked purple lips. "Sounds like a soft target. Forget the dance or dorm room. How'd you like to come over to my apartment and meet my pet computer?"
(Hey, "fantasy" can have computer hacker characters, too.)
Gary nodded sideways at a set of blank double doors, leading off one end of the hall. "Storerooms, offices, workshops, a couple of conservation labs. In places like this, over ninety percent of the collection is in storage. Caroline didn't think her little dolly would be on display. It isn't 'pretty.' Next move, we search the catalog. Not by names, by descriptions. Odds are, it's called something else. Mislabeled, like you said."
She grinned back at him, eyes narrowed like a stalking cat. "Don't tell me, let me guess. The catalog's electronic, right? Searchable database, but you need a username and password so only the anthro-geeks can play with it?" She licked purple lips. "Sounds like a soft target. Forget the dance or dorm room. How'd you like to come over to my apartment and meet my pet computer?"