The voice is going to come from ... actually not far below Zim, because table or not, he probably doesn't have that much elevation. The University's library is popular even among non-students, with regular groups of gawkers passing through, which regrettably means it can attract some strange characters. Scowling up at him is one of the librarians, who's pushing up his glasses with an irritated expression on his face.
One of the other librarians at the counter is already quietly calling in campus security to intervene if it becomes necessary, but for now, Lambert's the sacrifice to attempt to talk the kid down. Despite the 'please' and the polite wording, the tone of his voice and the murderous look in his eye really only makes it look like he'd be happy for any excuse to dropkick Zim.
"We also don't usually let people stand on the furniture. Why don't you get down from there and we can talk about--" His smile looks more like he's baring his teeth. "--what you're interested in researching."
[ ooc; Lambert can sometimes-maybe see through glamours with concentration -- let me know if you'd like him to be able to see through Zim's! ]
B, perhaps leading into C if he gets kicked out 8'|
The voice is going to come from ... actually not far below Zim, because table or not, he probably doesn't have that much elevation. The University's library is popular even among non-students, with regular groups of gawkers passing through, which regrettably means it can attract some strange characters. Scowling up at him is one of the librarians, who's pushing up his glasses with an irritated expression on his face.
One of the other librarians at the counter is already quietly calling in campus security to intervene if it becomes necessary, but for now, Lambert's the sacrifice to attempt to talk the kid down. Despite the 'please' and the polite wording, the tone of his voice and the murderous look in his eye really only makes it look like he'd be happy for any excuse to dropkick Zim.
"We also don't usually let people stand on the furniture. Why don't you get down from there and we can talk about--" His smile looks more like he's baring his teeth. "--what you're interested in researching."
[ ooc; Lambert can sometimes-maybe see through glamours with concentration -- let me know if you'd like him to be able to see through Zim's! ]