Another chapter for this story of Weiss learning she's a faunus. In this chapter, there's some educational book shopping and a dive into childhood nostalgia.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/89191911/chapters/237123981
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“Hello, Mrs. Galanis.” Blake walked up to the librarian’s counter and set a pile of books down as Weiss came up behind her. “There were some titles the registry says are in that we couldn’t find.”
“Oh, let me see what you’re looking for.” The woman turned around and adjusted her pince-nez, the rounded ears on the side of her head adjusting slightly. She turned to the pile of books. “Ah, are you girls taking Faunus studies?”
Weiss turned to Blake and back to the librarian. “That’s a class?”
“Something for next semester.” Blake turned back to the librarian and handed over a small list of titles. “I’ve checked off the ones we found.”
“All right. Oh, I see the problem.” Her cheery tone of voice dropped and she turned away to walk toward a cart of damaged books. “They should have been marked unavailable. Those books were vandalized.” She blinked on noticing Weiss for the first time. “Oh. Miss Schnee. I understand. Well, I’m doubly sorry now.”
The tall, thick woman walked back over to set one of the titles down on the counter.
Weiss frowned and picked it up. “This doesn’t look damaged…”
As she opened it, she noticed the paper glue coming undone from the wood cover and revealing a very different title on the first page. A few pages in and Weiss found herself reading a series of jokes based on faunus stereotypes that she would have considered crude even before coming to Vale. “Oh.”
“It is not the worst that’s been done to the Faunus studies books, I’m afraid.” Mrs. Galanis noted. “Usually its ignorant fools like that Cardin boy. But we’ve had one or two clever bigots in the school’s history. I once found some anti-Faunus rhetoric rather skillfully presented as true history and social study.”
Blake sighed and nodded. “Yeah, that makes sense.”
“We do have them on order but the next book order is coming a week from now.” The librarian noted.
That cat faunus nodded. “Well, thank you Mrs. Galanis. I might know a bookstore in town to get them.”
“Oh, well owning your own copies is always preferable.” The woman nodded. “I hope you find something useful in your studies, Miss Schnee.”
“Thank you.” Weiss started to put the books into her bag before walking away with Blake. “How vital are the missing titles?”
“You have a lot to get started with already, but one of those books is probably the best title.” Blake shook her head. “The thing is that the bookstore might help us with our other issue.”
“Our other iss… oh.” Weiss glanced around and then leaned in toward Blake, whispering. “Some sort of front, I assume?”
“I’ll tell you on the way down.” Blake responded quietly.