Am I crazy, Doc?

[im_a_librarian]

Dawn double-checked the piece of paper and confirmed the address.   Even by Greenwich Village standards, the building was an art deco nightmare come to life.  But this was the place.  The address had been given to her by Sophia Strange following the demon invasion, along with an offer to help sort out whatever she might be dealing with.

Dawn had put off going, for a variety of reasons, some of them life related, some of them fear related.  Whatever was going on with her wasn't going away, no matter how hard she tried to ignore it.  Dreams nearly every night, instincts at war with each other, and, perhaps worst of all, the strangest feeling of impending dread whenever she looked at certain people, as though something terrible was going to happen to them.

Considering what had happened, she probably wasn't insane.  Which, in its way, was a good thing.  On the other hand, it meant that whatever was happening to her was far more real and probably far more terrible.

Either option was far from good.

She used the ominous door knocker to knock and hoped she knew what she was getting herself into.

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[im_a_librarian]

She shook her head, even as she took the book. "I'm no warrior. I'm a librarian."

[sorceress_supreme]

"I know," Sofia said. "Which, by the way, if you ever have the time? This place could use some serious librarian-ing up," she grinned. "Having said that though? Yes, you're smart, wise, all of that good stuff. Which is a good thing for a host of a Valkyrie. I mean, you're not an Amazon, all blood and brawn and breasts. You're of nobler stock, wise, worthy enough to see and perhaps even choose who might die and live. You're not just built for war and slaughter. There's a lot more to it than that."

[im_a_librarian]

The librarian-ing up perked Dawn up just a little bit. Because books? Those were her thing.

"Wait... Amazons are real?"

[sorceress_supreme]

"Amazons, sirens, rakshasa, kitsunetsuki, all of that and more actually exist," Sofia said in a tone similar to that of someone reading off a grocery list containing bread, milk, eggs, and butter. "The world isn't quite what everyone thinks it is, even with all of us who run around in colourful costumes."

[im_a_librarian]

Dawn felt her left eye start to twitch. "...Everything but the kitchen sink, huh?"

[sorceress_supreme]

"Actually, those old Victorian-style homes? Be careful. The original kitchen sinks aren't all you'd like them to be."

[im_a_librarian]

"...Okay, now I know you're joking."

[sorceress_supreme]

Sofia just grinned at Dawn. "Am I?"

[im_a_librarian]

"I really hope so. Or else a lot of houses in the city are turning into something out of Ghostbusters."