Current mood:

awake

Don't Fall Asleep To Dream.
Of course I can't sleep now that I've decided to spend another night here in Vegas. Truth be told, this city gives me the creeps. I must have read too much Stephen King as a child. The Stand has forever soured me on Sin City, I suppose. Silly, as I know that much scarier things exist outside the world of fiction, but still.

Luckily my extremely overpriced room here at the Excalibur has internet access. There were a surprising number of hits on my search on Searchlight, Nevada. For a forgotten little mining town, there are certainly a lot of people talking abou the place lately. I was able to find a listing fora newspaper, and in the classified ads there was a listing for a house rental that I had to find out more about. Three bedrooms, two bath, two car garage and only $950 a month. I can swing that on my own for a few months but I'll have to find a room mate sooner or later. Given the sudden influx of people, I'm sure it won't be too difficult.

The ad said call anytime, so I did, and arranged to move in tomorrow. It's funny. The man on the line didn't even care to see a reference or even meet me before allowing me to rent this house. I'm meeting him there at noon. He said to look for the dark blue two-story on Hill Street off of Lincoln. He'll be waiting on the porch.

With this sudden insomnia keeping me up, I've had ample time to research my new hometown and try to think of what I will be doing to earn my keep, so to speak. I had an e-mail from Crystal that I wondered about for a while before I realized what she was trying to tell me.


Subj: Your New Home
Date: 7/26/04 8:04:31 PM Central Daylight Time
From: crystalclear@pandorasbox.net
To: emmy@wicked-angels.com

Dear Emmeline,
With you gone away to Searchlight, even these few days, my dealings in books have begun to falter. You know I never much cared for dealing with books. You had a better head for it, and that was why I hired you.
I've thought it best to just completely liquidate my entire stock. You know I have a few hundred volumes in the store and many more at my storage unit in Addison. I think perhaps I will find someone to buy them at cost. It is quite a collection and would be a lovely start for an obscure antiquarian bookstore - especially in an area like Searchlight, where these books will soon be in great demand by any newcomers like yourself.
Do get back to me as soon as you can.

Regards,
Crystal


The idea certainly appeals to me. And if what Crystal thinks is correct, as I suspect it is, just given the few characters I've seen passing through the casinos here, Searchlight will soon be crawling with the exact sort of people who might be needing books like the Everburning Codex or Blood Rites and Sacrifices.

For the first time since I made the decision to leave Chicago, I feel like I'm actually doing the right thing.