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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.
newmemorywhodis: (Happy 06)

[personal profile] newmemorywhodis 2026-01-16 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Ah! This is where Link can help.

"I have snacks," he says. And then he starts pulling food out of his pack. Lots of food. Honeyed fruits, meat skewers, veggie rice balls, an entire carrot cake...

Surely, in all of these, he can find something that will help cheer her up.
shakenit: (find your way to the door)

[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-16 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
...After the entire apple pie that was still warm, she's not even surprised.

"Which one is your favorite for recharging after exercise?"
newmemorywhodis: (Pensive 04)

[personal profile] newmemorywhodis 2026-01-16 10:32 am (UTC)(link)
For a moment, Link pauses, looking faintly stumped. Pick a favourite? Just one? Out of everything?

But then he stops and thinking. A favourite for after exercise. She wants something to rebuild her stamina. He can help with that.

Reaching into the pack, he pulls out some enduring steamed mushrooms, and holds them out for her. They'll restore all of the energy she just used. And give her even more, on top of that. It's his go-to meal for when he needs to keep going.
shakenit: (then you look in the mirror)

[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-16 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Favorite foods are hard, she'll grant that.

"Thank you for the food," she says, before digging in.
newmemorywhodis: (Fight 07)

[personal profile] newmemorywhodis 2026-01-17 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
While she digs in, Link eats a good chunk the other food he'd brought out as other options. Hey, it's gotta be eaten sometime. Why not now? By Link, specifically.

He's a quick eater, so he likely finishes before she does. And he's a little restless after the meal, so he gets up and moves to a clear space in the garden. He pulls the sword from his back, and starts moving through a routine of sword forms,.

Link doesn't know gymnastics; so he'll have to practice a different kind of physical activity.
shakenit: (find your way to the door)

[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-18 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, this is delicious!" Sumire says after the first bite. Otherwise, she focuses on eating, and says nothing about the amount Link's packing away. Not like she doesn't understand an active metabolism, after all.

When he opts to start practicing sword forms, she watches with interest.
newmemorywhodis: (Fight 01)

[personal profile] newmemorywhodis 2026-01-18 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
He continues with the sword forms, not talking, for a good while. He's clearly practiced, and confident with the blade; there's no doubt that he knows what he's doing.

If she doesn't interrupt, he'll keep going, at least for a little while.
shakenit: (Default)

[personal profile] shakenit 2026-01-18 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Sumire has no interest in interrupting. She can respect another kind of athleticism, and it's always interesting to see other people doing something they enjoy.
newmemorywhodis: (Neutral 03)

Shall we wrap up here?

[personal profile] newmemorywhodis 2026-01-19 07:07 am (UTC)(link)
Eventually, he'll come to the end of the sequence. Then give her a wave, looking like he's on the verge of running off somewhere else.

It didn't seem like Sumire needed anything else from him. Not more food, or doing more 'gymnastics', or talking about her sister. And Link isn't one to bother someone who wants to be bothered. So unless she tries to stop him, he'll leave her be.