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[moonsheen]

So yesterday at work a woman gestures at me from one of the gallery benches. I am actually vaguely irked when people do this. Okay, sometimes they're just really tired and don't want to get up before knowing where to go next, but sometimes it comes off a lot like "You! Person who works here! Drop whatever you're doing over there and come over to CATER TO ME." ...guess how this one read.

The place was quiet at the time and uh, it's my job to cater to people, so I went over to see what she needed help with. She was a middle-aged woman, dressed pretty nicely. Her husband was looking at the Rembrandts on the other side of the gallery.

"Yes?"

The woman asks, with PERFECT CONFIDENCE, "Where are the Mona Lisas?"

It took me a second register that she wasn't actually asking that figuratively. "A-ah, excuse me?"

She stares at me for a second like I'd grown a second head. "Your Mona Lisas? Where are they?"

I. Um. Yeah.

Thanks to autophanous I kinda need this icon now: MY MONA LISAS. LET ME SHOW THEM TO YOU.

Comments

[pocky_slash.livejournal.com]

Oh my god. People. What even?

PS: I'm going to be heading in around 4:30, meaning I could show up anywhere between 5:30 and midnight, thanks traffic. I'll give you a call when I'm close. Also, Steven is supposed to meet me toooooo so maybe we should all have dinner or something? I'm trying to convince him to come to the gig but I don't know if it will work.

[moonsheen.livejournal.com]

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

SAD THING IS IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVEN"T BEEN ASKED THAT BEFORE

IT'S JUST THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEEN IN PLURAL

...also, sure thing! I was going to ask about dinner. That works just fine. I'll be out my usual time. Will get back to you on where to meet up.

[pocky_slash.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was going to IM you but I'm going to take a shower and then go to bed now-ish (yes, at nine o'clock-ish, shut up), so... yeah. We'll figure something out.

[yoshitsune.livejournal.com]

Being a big Doctor Who dork, my first reaction was "...COUNTESS SCARLIONI IZZAT YOU?"

And inspired by that Who serial and your post, I made you the icon you asked for:


XD

[satora-chan.livejournal.com]

You work at an art museum? My sister wants to work in one.

Also, wow, that -- that's just really special. How'd you reply?

[officialbizness.livejournal.com]

Seconding the need to know what the devil you could have said to her.

[satora-chan.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry, but it seems you've been misinformed about our galleries. We have none of her work."

I can't be funny.

[officialbizness.livejournal.com]

"Unfortunately, our Mona Lisas are all out de-daVincing."

[arboretum]

Yes, well. Mona Lisas are sort of like Madonna and Childs, you know, everyone does them. XD;;;

[runawayblue.livejournal.com]

Oh my gah--

It's astounding...

[sarisa.livejournal.com]

PLURAL. WOO.

[crysiana.livejournal.com]

"France, ma'am."

Maybe she was thinking of Pieta?

[catsonmars.livejournal.com]

Wow.

Did you answer with "in the Louvres?"

[fuuchan.livejournal.com]

And then you could proceed to direct her how to get to the Louvres.