glowfic | methods and tools

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methods and tools

The gate opens in an small space. Through a doorway ahead is a mid-sized room, scattered with chairs. One wall, directly across from the doorway to the incoming gates area, is made of some clear material. On the other side of it is another room, with a metallic floor raised slightly above the first one's, with a half-dozen complex diagrams and space for many more.

The way into there appears to be through a decontamination room to the left. There is a door on the right into the rest of the base. Embedded in the wall to the left is the door to the outgoing gate area.

Both rooms are windowless and otherwise minimally decorated.

(Observant guests may note that the gravity is about a third of what they are used to.)

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He shoots the kobold a concerned and confused look.

"Our library does that too; most people don't forget to return their books, though. Why do you need a different person each month? The library needs to be dangerous to protect the books."

Anda catches sight of the kobold, several tentacles on one arm emerge briefly and entwine themselves(this looks like remorse and embarrassment through the comprehension spell). Linsa also catches sight of the kobold and looks similarly unhappy.

"Um...what? What's wrong with that? Um...we usually rotate people in and out of tasks that don't require complicated skills, so nobody gets bored."

(this looks like confusion, and mild alarm)

Edited 2015-07-03 17:30 (UTC)

Huh. Humans aren't usually that expressive. Or that perceptive, for that matter. Did the translation magic change? A closer look at the other people in the room suggests that this might be the case - she relaxes a little, for having noticed that.

Perhaps this will work, then...

To Steve: Those two are alarming. You're safe enough right now, because Cordelia and other powerful people are here, but I will worry about you if you're alone with them.

To Anda and Linsa: I see you. I don't know what the deal is, so I'm not going to start anything, but I'm not going to let a friend go unwarned, either.

An underline appears under 'libraries' and 'were not dangerous'

After the kobold's reaction, another message is appended.

Do you need me? (If you need help in general at any point, shout, someone will be around to help, even if I am busy at the time)

Edited 2015-07-03 18:24 (UTC)

Steve nods acknowledgement to Lurker. After all, he doesn't actually know them that well, just that Anda is a good first responder in a crisis. It's indoors here, and so he can't really know anything for sure.

He reads the message on the screen and nods. He looks for a way to type back to say "I'm fine," but can't find a keyboard, and settles for looking non-alarmed

Then, he turns to address Anda and Linsa. "Okay, so. Your libraries are mostly run by people, and not librarians, and are not at all dangerous? How do people protect the library and its books, then?"

Anda and Linsa notice Lurker's attention and attempt to convey apologeticness and reassurance at a distance (everything is OK, nobody is going to get hurt, sorry)

"Um..librarians are people. Are your librarians not people? And, people don't usually try to break into our library to steal the books. We do get raiders breaking into the Householding, but they are after the people, not the books."

That seems to be enough of an acknowledgement to make the dialogue box disappear. The article changes to one on librarians.

The kobold goes back to watching the room in general, though she keeps an eye on them.

He skims the article and looks extremely puzzled.

"Huh. Your libraries are full of people trying to fulfill librarians' roles, but without their powers? I guess that might generally make a library safer to visit. Anyway, the danger isn't so much the books being stolen as the library being destroyed. Although librarians often also sneak forbidden books into the library, and protect those from being removed."

He bites his lip. "The raids on your Householding, are they organized? Do you know how far in advance they're planned, and are they consistently by the same groups? I might be able to see and warn you if they are. Once I get back to Nexus, I can look if you want?"

"Are there a lot of books that are forbidden, in Eventide?"

"The raids are..sort of organized, I think? Usually it's some nearby towns gathering a posse when the local Pens have supply problems and don't have enough Gens. So of course, they come after us because we don't run out of Gens. Because we don't kill people."

She looks at Linsa fondly, "It's so much better for everyone when we can live together in peace and nobody has to worry about dying of attrition or being killed for selyn". Linsa returns the fond look.

"Anyway I don't know if you'll be able to see anything but you can look if you want, and if you can see something then that would be helpful of you."

Edited 2015-07-04 01:34 (UTC)

Another messagebox appears. (The mike image on one edge that light up a little bit ago flashes as it does).

Libraries are not commonly destroyed, but I can see how the ability to prevent that would be useful.

Please tell Anda and Linsa their her world sounds like a rather problematic place.

-Thorn

"Well, they don't prevent it, usually, they just fix it afterwards. Uh, Anda, Linsa, I'm supposed to tell you your world sounds like a problematic place.

"When I get back to Nexus I will look and let you know what I find. Maybe I'll at least be able to get you some warning ahead of time."

Edited 2015-07-04 02:52 (UTC)

"It is somewhat problematic, yes, we are working on it. We appreciate that people want to help. Thank you."

Edited 2015-07-04 03:03 (UTC)

Steve nods. "I hope I can help."

At that point, their names on the board light up, and they go off to the warding area.

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