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fandomhigh2022-12-06 11:57 am
intheeyeofthebeholding) wrote in fandomhigh2022-12-06 11:57 am
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Libraries and Books: Highlights and Dangers, Tuesday
Class was in the Danger Shop today, and the instructor looked...less than good. He was not going to skip this one, though.
"Um, hello. We're in here today because real books are too dangerous. So we're going to have fake ones. He squinted at the console that he thankfully had programmed earlier and turned it on, revealing a library with one prominently displayed shelf of books. He waved at it.
"These are...well, some of the books I know of. Not all of them. And as you'll see, they're very different. Just...I thought this way you might get a feel for when something is off. Magical books can be deadly. Or...or worse."
If you looked closely, you could see a couple of the books smoking faintly. One seemed a little wet. Some seemed completely innocuous. Others were cold.
"A lot of the time, these books are...once you start reading them, you can't stop. Or you might be able to force yourself to. These ones aren't...they aren't really dangerous. They'll just, um. Tell you what would happen if you read the real thing. And hopefully give you a feel for what to look out for."
Did that make sense? Jon hoped so.
"Um, hello. We're in here today because real books are too dangerous. So we're going to have fake ones. He squinted at the console that he thankfully had programmed earlier and turned it on, revealing a library with one prominently displayed shelf of books. He waved at it.
"These are...well, some of the books I know of. Not all of them. And as you'll see, they're very different. Just...I thought this way you might get a feel for when something is off. Magical books can be deadly. Or...or worse."
If you looked closely, you could see a couple of the books smoking faintly. One seemed a little wet. Some seemed completely innocuous. Others were cold.
"A lot of the time, these books are...once you start reading them, you can't stop. Or you might be able to force yourself to. These ones aren't...they aren't really dangerous. They'll just, um. Tell you what would happen if you read the real thing. And hopefully give you a feel for what to look out for."
Did that make sense? Jon hoped so.