Library, Friday

[selfhelphero]

Billy had a good time getting to the library today - he may have taken an extra long walk through town to see what was outside, and discovered how satisfying electricity vs. zombies could be - but once he got inside, he focused on getting things set up for anyone who might want to come by to continue with researching. There was cocoa and coffee for anyone who promised not to get them on any books!

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Re: Special Collections

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"If you're going, I am too," Sholeh said, looking unaccountably stubborn. "It can be dangerous in there."

Not that Sholeh thought she would be particularly good in danger, but if people were going into Special Collections, at least one library representative should accompany them.

"Special Collections is where we store all the books that are too dangerous to be shelved where just anyone can access them. And I think there are other things, too, but I don't know. We're not supposed to go in there without a teacher's okay."

She squared her shoulders. "But it's been locked for the past week and that wasn't Mr. Constantine's doing, so if it's open now, well, it's either a trap or potentially useful."

Or both. With Special Collections, it could always be both.

Re: Special Collections

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

Dangerous, but potentially useful. Jeff considered the implications, and came up with what was perhaps the strangest question he'd ever asked. "Well... how sentient is the library?" He grimaced and shook his head. "I hate that that's a real, actual question!"

Re: Special Collections

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"I'm pretty sure the whole island is sentient," Sholeh sympathized. "With a stupid sense of humor to boot."

Because even when people weren't mucking about and breaking things, weird stuff happened. All the time.

"Well, the books definitely have a mind of their own," she continued. "And can move around and stuff according to their whims. I don't know if I'd say the whole library is sentient, but if any of it is..." She nodded towards the door that gaped invitingly. "It's Special Collections. It's...tricksy."

Re: Special Collections

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

"Tricksy, huh?" Jeff asked. "Well, all right, then."

He stepped up to the door and called "Hey there!" He didn't expect a response, but the echoes were... interesting. "You, the library! Or the books! Or the collective spirit of knowledge, or whatever entity it was that opened the doors! I -- that is, we -- are assuming that you don't want this library torn apart by rifts in the fabric of reality any more than we do. So... we're coming in to help. No funny business, please?"

Re: Special Collections

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

"I am a teacher," Hannibal pointed out. "The last time, that was where we found the answers." He nodded at Special Collections. "I suspect we may need to do so again."

Also, he was very curious to see what types of books might be in there.