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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
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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.
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
You know, you're really making it hard not to punch you right now.

[ He lets out a pathetic little laugh. ]
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Do it. I can take it~
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not going to punch you, stupid....

[ He falls silent again as he tries to calm his breathing again. In and out... in and out.... ]

The moon... really is beautiful.... even if it's so close...
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
I find that the there are certain things you can really only appreciate up close.
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah? LIke what....?
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm... fishing for compliments~?
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Are you fishing for compliments or am I?
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
It's definitely you. No question about it~ But I'll bite. Maybe the moon has an awkward smile. You can't see that from far away.
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
I think what I recall is the moon being told they had a creepy smile.
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe the moon should try to smile its own kind of smile instead of copying someone else.
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe the moon just wants to look as good as their idol the sun.
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, maybe...

[ Wreck frowns thoughtfully. Nice would be better as a sun. He'd make his own brilliant light, instead of just reflecting the light from someone else.... But, this is getting too close to talking about Smile, and so Wreck is a little hesitant to keep the act going. ]

Hey.... Did you read the recommended reading yet?
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't read it myself... I saw someone make a bulletin post about it on the board though. Had a whole list of the faults in the book and everything...
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
Wow~ What a slacker~

[ He laughs and gives Nice's shoulder a squeeze to let him know he's only teasing. ]

I saw that bulletin post. I kind of agreed with it? It was boring and I definitely wasn't the target audience, but I've read worse.
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
You actually read it?

[ Finally after all this time all night, Nice finally lifted his head to look at Wreck with a mixture of emotions. Confusion and a raised eyebrow. ]
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Not like super thoroughly or anything! So don't go quizzing me. It was hard to sleep, so I thought reading a YA novel would bore me enough to help me fall asleep. It kinda worked?
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't end up getting the book. They gave me the movie version of it apparently.
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
What the hell.... That would have been easier to fall asleep to.
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
You want to borrow it? The acting leaves much to be desired.
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
Well when you put it that way... uh... maybe not.
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ Nice snickers the tiniest bits, falling into a more comfortable quiet. ]

... Do you think this thing will ever stop following me?
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[personal profile] awreck 2026-01-15 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure it will once we leave. It'd be weird if it could leave the confines of the garden, after all....
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[personal profile] dovedive 2026-01-15 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
I mean it's weird that it's following me around in the first place, but I get what you mean.