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who: Alec Lightwood and You
what: Monthly Catch-All
when: Month of January
where: Various
warnings: Will update as needed

Bookstore and Music Store

Their library was extensive, but Alec missed the fantasy novels that he'd read as a boy. When the urge to read his old favorites became too much, he headed out to a few bookstores, looking for something similar to the sword and sorcery books he'd snuck into the Institute when he was a kid.

After the bookstores, Alec could be found in different record stores and music shops, looking for anything new that he'd never heard before or a few classics on vinyl that Magnus or Izzy might consider dancing to.

Hospital

After speaking with McCoy, Alec had spent more time than he expected thinking about subjects that were forbidden by Clave Law. None of the Shadowhunters were supposed to discuss their differences to Mundanes and he wouldn't mention Magnus' parentage unless it was absolutely necessary. But after losing Max, hopefully to a better life in a reality that Alec didn't remember, he knew that he had to tell someone about their physiology just in case something terrible happened. If they had been living truly Mundane lives it wouldn't worry him, but there was a chance that they could go on missions again that could turn out dangerous. With that possibility lingering over his head, Alec knew he couldn't keep secrets anymore. Anyway, since Max and Jace had arrived with serious injuries, someone had to suspect there was something different about them. Eventually Alec headed to the hospital, looking around the facility and asking for Dr. McCoy, occasionally studying any being who looked vaguely familiar to try to remember where he might have seen them.

The Park

Occasionally Alec needed to get away and clear his mind. Sometimes that meant a run through the park near Lux, making enough laps around the pathways that anyone who paid attention might wonder over how long he'd been running. Other times he found a quiet spot, folded himself into Lotus pose with more grace than someone his height should have, and either watched the other visitors or stared up at the bare tree branches, meditating as much as possible while away from the places he considered 'safe'.

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Occasionally Marinette visited the Bookstore to see if any new books came in on different fashion styles - and some simple sewing patterns since she'd be teaching someone how to sew soon.

She's got one or two tucked under her arm, which would be suitable, which has led her to wander over towards the fantasy section for some recreational reading. Which is where Alec might find Marinette, standing on a step stool and reaaaaaaching up to try and get a book off the shelf. Though from her posture, she's more likely to knock the boooks off the shelf -and- the books she had in her arms if she klutzes out -- which is a pretty good possibility.

Alec looked up from reading the summary on the back of one of the books he was considering in time to notice the customer standing nearby. Before he can really think through whether or not she'd appreciate the help - some beings seemed annoyed when he used his height as a helpful advantage - he moved to her side. "Here, let me."

It was a stretch even for him, fingers brushing against the spine without finding purchase before he managed to catch hold of the book. Pulling it from the shelf, he smiled and offered it to her. "Was this the one that you wanted?"

Lucky for Alec, Marinette was not one of those beings to be annoyed by someone offering a little help. Actually she looked relieved for the assistance, and smiles appreciatively to him, carefully stepping down from the step stool. "Yeah, that's the one, thanks!" she grinned, taking the book from his hands. "Someone recommended this particular title to me - I'm glad it was in. I haven't had a chance to do some recreational reading in a while."

Alec fought back a smile at how relieved she looked at having him help her. Most of his family complained about him being taller, still grousing even if his extra height meant that things were easier for them. "You're welcome." Glancing at the title as Marinette took the book, he tried to remember if that had been one of the ones that he'd been told was similar to the books he'd read with Jace. "I haven't heard of that one. I've been trying to find books like the ones I read in New York."

Did she know about New York?

Looking up, he scanned the titles, then looked down at Marinette. "Are there any others up there that you were looking for?"

She laughed a little, "I think I can manage the others - they're lower on the shelf than this one was." She did seem to have recognition of the name though, "New York is in America, right? I've never been there, but I hear it's pretty impressive."

"It is. At least the one I'm from is." There could be others that weren't in America. Alec's heard of so many different types of worlds that it wouldn't surprise him if there was one where New York was somewhere else or in another country. "It is. Where were you from before you came here?"

"Paris, France." Marinette answered, with a broad grin. ANd oh how proud she was of being from there. "I haven't met too many people that seem to be from Earth - or from A earth at least." Buut she also hasn't exactly asked - it just wasn't as important to ask about when she found it more interesting to ask about other people's worlds. There was Keith but he was from years and years and YEARS into her parallel Earth's future, she supposed.

"I've been to Paris." Alec knew those memories were real. They were too vivid to be ones that had been tinkered with before they arrived in Quarantine. "It was beautiful. Sometimes I couldn't believe that it was real." It made it easy to understand why she was so proud of the city, and her world. It'd also be easy to geek over the history and art that he'd seen on the trip. Which she probably wouldn't want to hear about since she was from Paris. "I've met a few from different versions of Earth. It seems like every one has some odd detail to make it different. I'm Alec."

She grinned broadly at that, "Marinette," she offered a hand - after shuffling the book under an arm so she wouldn't drop it. "Nice to meet you! And it's nice to be able to meet someone who's actually been to France." She nods though, "It's kind of strange to know there's a lot of different versions of the same world you grew up on, don't you think?"

Alec watched the books, ready to catch them if they fell. If he moved too quickly, Marinette probably wouldn't even realize it was strange since there were beings with other, more unusual abilities in the city than having quick reflexes. "It's nice to meet you too. I didn't spend as much time there as I wanted, but we were on a tour so we couldn't see everything. That would probably take years." But Magnus had known the best spots to show an awed Shadowhunter that had rarely traveled anywhere. "It is. I knew that there was different versions of my world, but I didn't realize there were so many."

Fortunately she did not drop the books - though she probably wouldn't have thought anything of it if such a scenario had happened, "Tour? Are you a member of a band or something?" She nods though at the latter, "Yeah, me either." She motions, "Sorry, I kind of interrupted you didn't I? What kind of book were you looking for?"

For a few seconds he considered the idea of Magnus being in a band, and then remembered how truly awful his husband sounded whenever he attempted anything related to music. "No. We were going all over the world on a trip. We went all over Europe for a few weeks. I would have liked to stay longer in France to go to the museums. It'd become one of those special places." It had been the first city they'd gone to where Alec had forgotten his grief and responsibilities and was truly happy.

"You didn't interrupt. I was looking for a new fantasy novel. I used to read them when I was a kid." He smiled at Marinette before noticing one of the books on the top shelf might cause problems and pushed it back into place. "There's books here that I've never heard. Someone told me there's different variations of ones that are classics in most people's worlds, but I haven't looked for them yet."

"Oh! Like some kind of cross country trip or something then. That's cool..! You must have seen a lot." She hms, then rocks back a bit on her heels, "Have you ever been to China?"

She ooohs, "Well, I could help if I know what kind of fantasy you're into. I'm... going to bet it's not unicorns." She grinned. "I had a friend here ..sort of.. a while ago I was talking about books with. He was a ..." He probably wouldn't believe her if she said he was a vampire. There are limits to what's likely here right? "A bit of a vampire buff. Me, not so much."

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