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Unfinished Library Mod & NPC Account ([personal profile] libraryassistants) wrote in [community profile] unfinishedlibrary2026-01-09 07:42 pm

for all the world's a stage - LIBRARY LOG

Who: The Editors
What: The Library changes once again...
When: January 9- January 22
Where: The Library
Content warnings: Please put them in the comment headers!

The Assistants have vanished into their backroom once again, leaving only the increasingly unbelievable “Back In 5” sign on the Help Desk, but at least they have attempted to impart some knowledge on the Editors before departing (or… attempted to do anything but, depending who you ask). The customary tea cart with drinks and increasingly stale biscuits is parked in its usual spot, though it seems that the quality of the tea at least has improved some. (Still waiting on coffee improvement.)

There’s a new crafting setup in the Maker Space, a table with an iron and machine for making vinyl designs, along with the instructions on how to use it, and a stack of t-shirts in various sizes. Usually there’s something in the correct size, but, well, mistakes happen. While this addition to clothing is a boon, there is the problem that the t-shirts can’t be taken out of the room until some sort of design is put on them. Get creative! Show off your style! Or maybe just steal one of the shirts that are there for display purposes. It’s fine, the Library can make more.

In the second week as the Library begins to change once more, the Lobby’s wooden floor shines with extra polish. The walls make an odd creaking sound as they shift, warping into brick covered with velvet drapings in a rich, dark red. Gold thread twinkles in the stitches, a sense of opulence woven through. The sound of ballroom music drifts by and, while in the Lobby, characters will be taken by the unusual impulse to dance.

Outside, in the Garden, the day/night cycle has paused firmly on a cloudless night. A full moon hangs in the air - literally. About the size of a basketball, it follows the first person who enters the Garden; hovering a couple of meters above their head. A white aura spreads from them, powered by the moon, and those who are caught in its light will find themselves unable to speak anything but the truth.

When the person to whom the moon is attached leaves the garden, the moon and its aura will leave them; and the moon will attach to the next person to enter instead.

On the circulation desk, there is a sign: “This Week’s Recommended Reading: Twilight!” The accompanying sign up sheet waits next to it for those wishing to check it out- though some will receive the movie instead of the book, with no particular rhyme or reason to it. Periodically someone might also receive something else entirely. Whoops? The Assistants at least will fix that quickly. Richard will be embarrassed, while Phillip will be trying not to cackle.

While not advertised, various iterations of different stories will be available throughout the Library. In particular, someone seems to have left the projector in one of the meeting rooms running, with a variety of different recorded plays. These range from professional productions, to parodies, to what appear to be high schoolers (of which one production features a sixteen year old version of Phillip running around being an absolutely nuisance.
birdchasingecho: (neutral)

[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-14 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mm. Bella does seem to be passing her days in a very similar fog, regardless of Edward." Okay. Let's open this one.

She's not sure she has a full lock on this... but Mei has an idea she's not sure she wants to push into the discussion circle.
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[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-14 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd say she should have more faith in herself, but it would make me a hypocrite."
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-14 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ehhhh, I dunno," Mei says. "Faith's all well and good, confidence ain't a bad thing, but when you look in the mirror and it's all wrong..."
shakenit: (you and no one else)

[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-14 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Sumire sighs. "Not 'all wrong,' but 'never going to measure up,' definitely."
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-14 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not what I mean, but..." She pauses. How much to say...? "As to that, you've kept up with me admirably."
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[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-14 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
The compliment has Sumire blushing (if not as furiously as some other times in her life). "Well, I can only speak to my own experiences, and 'all wrong' is never what I saw in a mirror."
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-14 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"I had a few times of that. Back when I was... Twelve 'r so. Wasn't a great time."
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[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-14 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Twelve is just a weird time generally. The growth spurts certainly didn't do me any favors." Constantly having to re-adjust to a new center of gravity when you're in highly competitive athletic training? Not Fun.

(Not to mention, that's when it became apparent she wasn't keeping up with Kasumi, and could never catch up.)
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-14 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a pause. "Y'said you were from Tokyo, right?"

There's having trouble, and then there's Woke Up As Some Kinda Dragon Syndrome.
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-15 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Mm. All right. Let's just say I lost a week of my summer vacation to a growth spurt because I was that disoriented."
shakenit: (back where you were before)

[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-15 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm... not sure I follow."

Maybe they're not from the same Tokyo...?
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-15 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
They're definitely not from the same Tokyo. For one thing, Mei was born in Kobe and lives in Suita. She's a Kansai girl. But yes. Yes, also-- "Eh, don't worry about it, we're just from different places, I think."
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[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-15 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
Worlds that don't have the same Tokyo, then.

"Maybe so... have you heard of the Phantom Thieves?" She says it like she's referring to a specific, real group, rather than the genre of heist fiction.
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-15 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Eh? ... I know there's a couple of magical girls who've used the gimmick, and I know there's a mystical detective somewhere, but... as a group, just 'The Phantom Thieves'?" She shakes her head.
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[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-15 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Definitely different places, then, unless it's before 2016 for you - and maybe even then. They've been... drawing quite a bit of attention."
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-15 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
"... Maybe, maybe not. I'm from 2021, and there's a lot of weird stuff that happens. You ever heard of 'Tenshi Momo'? Or the Idol All-Star Battle?"
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[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-15 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Sumire shakes her head. "Doesn't ring any bells, no."
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-15 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
"... So. I gotta dumb question: Were you involved with these 'Phantom Thieves'?"
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[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-15 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
"It's not a dumb question when I've met an actual demon already. Not yet, but I am planning to help with their next thing."
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-15 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
"... All right, so you're a sort of... supernatural investigator. Good. Then... May I trouble you, later, for something, if this next thing doesn't resolve it?" Mei pauses. "I can explain, but... With the trying to figure out what we're doing, I want to be sure I'm right before asking for help."
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[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-15 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
"'Investigator' is really a strong term for it. I don't know if I'd be of much help, but I can try."

If it's an investigation, Akechi-san would probably be more useful than Sumire, but she can make an effort, at least.
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-15 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Thank you." She pauses, not sure how to come up with something that won't sound insane. "... Heck with it-- If there's someone that looks like me but they're covered in inky black stuff at their feet, try and find me, okay? Um..."

What's a good way to make sure it's Mei...?
shakenit: (you will end up like always)

[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-15 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
"...All right?"

Sumire doesn't know what to do with that information yet, but it's still not the weirdest thing she's ever heard.
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[personal profile] birdchasingecho 2026-01-15 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a long story. Let's get back to the one we were going to look at?"

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