[blushing furiously, francel steps behind the loans desk, putting some distance between himself and zephirin; perhaps this makes him feel comfortable enough to chastise the upperclassman with all the mock-severity of a playful swat to his shoulder. quickly, francel scans the bar codes on zephirin's haul of books, then swipes his proffered student ID card. when all is said and done, he lays his card atop the stack of books, and then presents all of it to zephirin.]
Just sign here and here, please. The books are yours until next week.
[he hesitates, and then adds something he doesn't usually say:]
no subject
[blushing furiously, francel steps behind the loans desk, putting some distance between himself and zephirin; perhaps this makes him feel comfortable enough to chastise the upperclassman with all the mock-severity of a playful swat to his shoulder. quickly, francel scans the bar codes on zephirin's haul of books, then swipes his proffered student ID card. when all is said and done, he lays his card atop the stack of books, and then presents all of it to zephirin.]
Just sign here and here, please. The books are yours until next week.
[he hesitates, and then adds something he doesn't usually say:]
And, um... come again...