Nyasuki came over and looked at the hawk-nosed old lady. Her eyes weren't quite focusing on Omo, instead sort of hovering between him and Naoko.
"I think she's Gwen's boss. Excuse me, miss, is Gwen around?"
The old woman looked at her with a tilt of her head.
"Gwen? Oh, she's over there."
She turned and, contrary to all librarian stereotypes, yelled across the library.
"GWEN! SOME FRIENDS OF YOURS AT THE FRONT DESK!"
There was the sound of tumbling books as the young lady stacking books stumbled over her box. The rest of the libraries denizens reacted in a similar manner: the twins ran hurriedly after their sister out of the front door, the hulking man ducked his head and the bowler hat vanished below the top of the bookshelves.
"I think she's Gwen's boss. Excuse me, miss, is Gwen around?"
The old woman looked at her with a tilt of her head.
"Gwen? Oh, she's over there."
She turned and, contrary to all librarian stereotypes, yelled across the library.
"GWEN! SOME FRIENDS OF YOURS AT THE FRONT DESK!"
There was the sound of tumbling books as the young lady stacking books stumbled over her box. The rest of the libraries denizens reacted in a similar manner: the twins ran hurriedly after their sister out of the front door, the hulking man ducked his head and the bowler hat vanished below the top of the bookshelves.