#15 Special character bios - Bron, Sylvia & Goldie

It may be some time before the library system comes back up (uncontrollable, these things), so let's take another reprieve from the storyline to look at some more of the characters. Thistime we have three women who were assigned names purely because I like cycles and side-references. In no particular order - though Olympic medallists beg to differ - I present to you Bron, Sylvia and Goldie.



BRON
Bronwyn (40) is the Community Liaison Librarian an also the most reasonable person working in the library. She speaks several languages and single-handed governs the Community Languages section. She has many hobbies which span just about every subject under the sun, and then some. Bron is moderate in the extreme, never expressing a one-sided opinion. Her ability to see every side of an argument makes her the ultimate mediator, although it also means she doesn't hold strong opinions and may appear apathetic on occasions. She sees the library as a meeting place for peope from all wals of life, where they can seek out all kinds of information. Not that she believes this too strongly, mind you.



SYLVIA
The library's resident goth/emo/techno chick, Sylvia (25) is the library tech in charge of all Av material. She enjoys listening to heavy metal music, dressing-up for Cosplay and practising Wicca in her spare time. Sylvia's typical attire involves heavy make-up, radical dresses (she likes the black leather one best) and dyed hair that spikes out every which way. While growing up in Japan Sylvia became obsessed with the striking female leads in anime shows and movies, and has adopted "dress to impress" as her personal motto. She loves working in a public library because she loves watching movies without having to pay for them. The fact that she has never read a book in her life doesn't seem to really bother her at all.



GOLDIE
Goldie (55) is a mother of four from a devout Christian background, and also the Acqusitions Librarian. She likes everything to be neat and tidy; her desk is so spotless you could eat your dinner off it (though she would remind you that no food is permitted in the library, thank you very much). Her jewellery makes her radiate in the right light, and she wears it proudly. Those who are on her good side can bathe in the warmth of her luminescent glow, while those on her bad side can burn to a cinder. Goldie holds the belief that the library should be kept in strict order for easy use, and will go to any lengths necessary to maintain that order.



***All characters in this story have been given their names for a reason. The shelvers - Jay and Talia (and Shannon) - are all named after former real-life shelvers, while the rest of the staff all derive their names from somethign relating to their personality.

-The author