Suggestion 2013/05/17(Fri)01:49 No. 511306 ID: 5a5dd4
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Despite your panicked efforts, the bookshelf seems far too heavy for you to topple by yourself.

Suggestion 2013/05/17(Fri)01:50 No. 511307 ID: 5a5dd4
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Fortunately, the beast decides that you've crawled far enough and heaves to pull you towards it. You feel like every joint and tendon in your body is going to give out, but you manage to hold onto the shelves.

They tip dangerously.

Suggestion 2013/05/17(Fri)01:50 No. 511308 ID: 5a5dd4
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BONK

Suggestion 2013/05/17(Fri)01:51 No. 511310 ID: 5a5dd4
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You aren't dead.

Your leg is free and you can still feel your foot, which would probably be a good thing if it didn't hurt like fuck. The same could be said for the rest of you, though to a somewhat lesser extent.

You are also still hungry.

The beast seems to be stunned, or perhaps even unconscious.

The bookshelf is angled up on the beast enough that you aren't really pinned by it, but you don't exactly have a ton of room to work with.

here's an idea: get the fuck out of there.

>>511310
Just sortof crawl out. We gotta get away from that thing.

Don't forget your hat. Also... there's something on the desk by the beast- if it's a weapon we could try using it. If it's just some paper or something ignore that shit and get out of this room immediately.

>>511310
that little bit of timber isn't going to hold FF for long. get the fuck out and find the librarians to report a disturbance in the library, let them handle it.

is your leg okay?

Get the fuck out. And btw, that thing in the wall is a door.

Hay, what happened to the fuck's wings? Even if it folded them back, with this much of it inside the room, you think we'd see them. Can it shapeshift?

>what do
Crawl out from under there, try not to put any weight on your injured leg. Grab your hat, get through that door, and slam and lock it behind you.

Once on the other side, if there's any easy way to barricade the door, or leave a warning that there's a monster in the room and it should not be opened, do so.

Hmm. Distressing that the outside thing could come right in like that. You're really hoping that doesn't mean the Outside is going to keep coming. ...although the possibility that as long as you're here monsters from the outside might crawl out looking for you is bad enough.

try and keep off your bad leg as much as possable and crawl out of there. Grab your hat as you crawl out if you can and make sure to sweep away the what's left of the glass vase so you don't cut yourself on it. Then go though the door and and maybe fly if the hallway is big enough far away from that room, maybe tell someone about it is you see anyone on your way out.

Remember to pick up your stylish hat.

Suggestion 2013/05/19(Sun)03:29 No. 511658 ID: 5a5dd4
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You grab your hat and crawl out from under the shelf.

The FLYING FUCK doesn't appear to be moving. It also does not appear to have wings anymore, and its Outside-y aura thing is gone.

The items on the desk are, in fact, useless papers.

The door is locked from this side. You unlock it and exit the room.

Suggestion 2013/05/19(Sun)03:30 No. 511659 ID: 5a5dd4
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You're in a hall. There are many doors, but you suspect most will be locked much like room you just left.

The halls look to be a bit of a maze, but you can try to navigate to one of the following places:

Down into the library proper, where you will likely find librarians.
Up to the roof, where the smaller garden is located.
Over to the main spire, out of the library.

Or you could explore the floor you're on and hope you find something helpful, or even just find a window and glide down to somewhere else in the lands.



Your entire body hurts, and your foot especially so. You are hungry and thirsty. You feel lightheaded and a little nauseous. You are tired.

You are in fairly dire need of first aid, food, and a place to sleep pass out. Things will only get worse the longer it takes you to find these things.

I wish we could kill that thing before we left. As long as its alive its a threat. However we lack even the most basic of weapons.

Alright lets start heading upstairs towards the garden. Open the doors that are unlocked to glace around as you go. It'll slow things down but hopefully we'll find something to bandage up, water or feed you with.

Sleep will have to wait until those needs are taken care of.

Go down into the library proper and find these librarians and get some help from them.
Or maybe we will bump into someone else entirely, we can't bee the only one who though about escaping here.

Take a left. There were other windows, and right now we want to lose pursuit. You're leaving a trail of blood so the best choice is to fly out and down to a different window.

I say go down and land on the balcony that had the open door. Easy landing, and you can close the door after you. But I want to see what's in the next room first.

go to the closest place where you think there will be people. you need medical aid.

If this is the kind of door where you can do so, flip the switch on the knob back to locked before you shut it, so it can't be opened from this side.

If you know some kind of rune or symbol for 'danger' or 'do not enter' scratch it on the door. ...or write it in blood, you seem to be dripping enough of that.

>what do?
On the one hand, the closest place with people and possible help seems appealing. Plus, if you go to the librarians, you can tell/warn them about the monster unconscious upstairs instead of leaving it there for someone to stumble over later.

But... these aren't regular people. They're Librarians. Think back to the accounts you've read of visits to this place. Is bleeding on their nice clean floor, or risking exposure of the books to bodily fluids the kind of thing they skin people for? Or, even if they're not hostile, will they even care if you're hurt? Have they ever cared for mortal concerns like "I'm hungry", "I'm thirsty", "I'm tired", or "I'm bleeding" before? Maybe they'll just shoo you outside where you won't bleed on anything important while they get to restoring order.

If there's anything you've read that would make you think the librarians wouldn't help (or might be hostile) in this situation, we'd have to go somewhere else (the garden will have water, at least. Probably fruit, plant life to bind your wounds with. Probably a relatively safe place to crash, too.). If you have no such doubts, limp down to see them. Remember to tell them about the monster before you pass out.

Tear a strip from your tabard to bind your foot.

well if we need help I say try and find an open window or something and glide back down to the cathedral as that is were help most likely will be, maybe even food, water, and medical supplies if the ruins below this whole building are as dangerous as you say they are. and at the very least it will have a place for you to sleep.

Suggestion 2013/05/19(Sun)19:57 No. 511728 ID: 5a5dd4
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You could lock the door behind you, but anyone trying to get into the room would likely have the key anyways, and the door probably wouldn't stop the FLYING FUCK if it tried to follow you. The door is just a normal wooden door, and the beast didn't seem to have too much trouble breaking through the wall to get inside.

The nearest door is locked.


You make your way around the corner, and sure enough, the windows you saw from outside are here.

You aren't able to rip your shirt with just one foot and your tongue. Your clothes aren't exactly of the highest craftsmership, but they're still durable enough that you'd need a knife or something sharp to cut or tear them.

You don't think you'll be able to fly so much as fall or glide with a bit of control, as you think you might have pulled something in your shoulder when you pulled the shelf over. Regardless, even with the luxury of not being chased, the landing will probably be the biggest problem, seeing as you only have one good foot. You also aren't sure how long it will be before you'll be in good enough shape to fly back up from wherever you land.

Depending on what you consider to be a 'person', the librarians would likely be the closest. That said, you aren't sure how helpful they'll be. Sure, they'll go to whatever lengths to make sure you know and understand their rules, and at the very least they should be able to tell you where supplies are located, but if they'll do anything beyond that and if they'll be happy about you bleeding on their floors is another matter entirely.

The books you've read about this place weren't exactly common literature. If any other survivors have made it here, they'll likely only know that the areas above the cathedral are supposed to be off limits, so they'd probably be somewhere down below that, where mortal visitors are supposed to be.

You are not certain how easily you'll be able to find medical supplies up in the garden.

I count two votes library(by two different means of travel), one vote gardens, one vote for gardens or library dependent on what is known about the librarians, and one for flying to the cathedral. And a couple of 'go for whatever you think is best'.

This is a fairly major choice, so I'm not just going randomly pick or roll for a decision. I want at least two people to agree on a course of action. So like, same destination, same method of travel, and whether or not you take time to explore along the way.

Try to find some stairs that will lead into the library, no need to aggravate our injuries with more crashing. The librarians just might know what to do about the Flying Fuck too. The gardens seem a little too open air for hiding from the Flying Fuck with no visible senses.

i say head for the librarians to tattle tale on the FLYING FUCK.tell them it broke the rules and your foot.

Ok, librarians sounds like a good idea.

>>511728
If the landing is going to be that difficult, and you can't really reduce speed by flapping, we'd have to make a crash landing. That's only an option if we have water or something similar to fall into, so let's not glide out unless we have to. Visit the librarians first, assuming we can get there in the next 15 minutes or so. Just walk there- I'm assuming this place we're in is actually part of the library?

>major choice
>no consensus
Well, yeah. That's what happens when there are serious consequences and we're deciding something in mostly ignorance.

>what do
Uh. So collapsing in the garden is kind of a risk. As is falling and crashing down lower and hoping you don't hurt yourself worse and someone is even there to help you.

Let's chance the librarians. At least you know they're there, and they can probably direct you to supplies, which are probably nearby, even if they might not care to help.

You might be able to curry some favor if you play it as if you came to them because you wanted to report the fuck upstairs- you're trying to protect the library before it can do any (more) damage (and well, because part of me feels it's very irresponsible to just leave a monster laying about that we lead here). You might also be able to get them to act more than they usually might because of why you're here. Part of the librarians' mission is to preserve the library right? They can't do that if the outside closes in, or sends monsters to harass them. You're here to try and find a way to stop the outside. If they help you, they're helping themselves.

...and if everything goes horribly wrong you can always fall back on plan jump out a window and hope you don't crash and die and do better bellow.

...say, can you just wrap your hat around your injury, using its straps to bind it? Do that right after leaving a trail of blood to the window and we can make the FLYING FUCK think we flew out, if it comes after us.

It looks like the best course of action now would be to head down and ask the librarians for aid. As long as you don't bleed on their precious books they'll at least tell you where to get what you're looking for, if not provide it themselves. Plus, they should be warned about the FLYING FUCK before it causes even more damage.

Lean against the wall to support yourself as you hop-hobble along. Check any doors you can easily reach along the way, but don't go out of your way to check them unless it's obviously something good. Just keep moving to the area between the huge windows, since that's where it's most likely there'll be a staircase down.

When you were coming in for your landing, did you get a good look through those huge windows? If you did, did it look like there were multiple levels sharing the same huge window, or was it one big open area behind them? Because if it was the latter, once you get down enough levels you should start looking for doors that would open out into that big open area. If you can find a balcony or catwalk over the Library stacks, then you could shout down to the librarians for directions on how to get down there, or even glide-fall down if you're desperate enough.

>>511734
Yes, it would be good to warn the librarians about the FLYING FUCK, but DO NOT let on that you led it here. There's a good chance the librarians would be quite angry at you for leading it into their library when you could have led it to someplace that wouldn't threaten their books that had people who could deal with that thing. Best to lie and say that you were focusing on landing on the roof when this creature came out of nowhere and bit your foot, sending you off course to crash through the open window. That way the librarians won't blame you nearly as much for the FLYING FUCK being in their Library.

>>511735
Yeah, this sounds alright, but only if your hat could be bound around your wound well enough to staunch the bleeding. Otherwise just slip it back on your head.

Suggestion 2013/05/23(Thu)01:43 No. 512134 ID: 5a5dd4
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You tie your hat around your leg.

It's not exactly the greatest bandage, but it should keep your blood off the floor.

Suggestion 2013/05/23(Thu)01:44 No. 512135 ID: 5a5dd4
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As you hobble down to the library, you mentally review what you remember of the library rules.

Be quiet. You're allowed to talk to the librarians to ask questions, but anything above a quiet whisper is not advised. It also isn’t recommended to talk to anything that isn’t a librarian.

Don’t bother the librarians. A question or two is fine, but don't push it.

No running, flying, or swimming in the library. You're not sure how 'no swimming' managed to become a rule.

Put books back exactly where you got them from, or on a book return cart thing. If you aren't sure, do not put it back on a shelf. Disorganization is serious business.

Do not damage the books. No folding pages, no licking pages, no licking fingers then flipping pages, no leaving books open face down, don't drop them, blah blah blah. You’ve read books for most of your life, you know how to take care of them.

Do not remove books from the library without properly borrowing them.

Uh.

No eating or drinking in the library.
No vomiting in the library.
No fighting in the library, even if fighting quietly.
No pets in the library.
No mounts, familiars, or other non-pet animals in the library.
No magic in the library.
No dancing in the library.
No fires in the library.
No revolutions in the library.
No sleeping in the library.
No mining in the library.
No spitting in the library.
No whistling, no jousting, no football (traditional or harpy rules), no assassinations, and absolutely no taxidermy in the library.

Generally just don't make a mess in the library. Or break anything.

There are a lot of rules in the library, but common sense covers most of them. Punishments for transgressions can be severe, but for the most part they'll just throw you out of the library unless you cause serious trouble.

All of the rooms you've come across are either locked or empty.

Suggestion 2013/05/23(Thu)01:44 No. 512137 ID: 5a5dd4
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A half hour of hobbling and four floors later, you've arrived at the top floor of the library proper. The library is silent save for the gentle turning of pages and the soft rasp books being placed on shelves echoing in the distance.

You quickly locate a librarian. It works quietly.

How do you approach it, and what do you say to it?

'Where can I be healed, and who should I ask for?'

Tell it that you wish directions to food and supplies if it isn't too much trouble.

Also tell it you saw a non-pet animal upstairs. It was trying to enter the library and had gotten stuck. It seemed wild and had already knocked over a shelf.

start with an "excuse me" and wait for it to acknowledge you.
then
>>512139
what he said

No eating, no drinking, no sleeping. This was a bad idea. If these librarians are too formal about their rules you won't be able to get any of your immediate needs met. Unless you can eat books. That isn't against the rules (yet).

>>512141
none of that in the library no, but the librarians problaby know where the guest quarters or the kitchens are.

If they don't we can ask for a map of the place.

>>512139
>>512140
This is totally the approach to take. Logically, if the librarians don't want you eating or sleeping in the library, they should be able to direct you to areas where it is acceptable. ...or at least be able to direct you to a map.

And reporting the fuck (although you should probably avoid using obscenity when talking with a librarian) as an animal that got in is great.

>>512141
Unless she can eat books without damaging them, or removing them from the library, it's against the rules.

>>512137
Speak in a quiet whisper.

Ask where you can go to get first aid supplies and food. That location is probably a safe place to sleep too, so don't ask about that.

Do mention the flying fuck.

That's it. One question, and one statement.

well keep it simple as one of the rules were not to bother the librarian with to many questions. Oh and if you do tell it about the FF do you think it would be a good or bad idea to tell them it's from the outside.?

try "excuse me sir I am bleeding because some huge flying thing bit my leg also it crashed through the wall into the building what do I do"

Suggestion 2013/05/25(Sat)03:07 No. 512428 ID: 5a5dd4
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You take a step forward and quietly apologize in advance for bothering the librarian.

The librarian looks up from its work.

It says nothing.

You ask it where you might find food, water, and a proper place to sleep.

Suggestion 2013/05/25(Sat)03:08 No. 512429 ID: 5a5dd4
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It stares at you wordlessly.

A moment passes and it shows no intention of answering your question.

You inform it that an animal has broken in through a window, knocked over some shelves, and has generally made a mess upstairs.

Suggestion 2013/05/25(Sat)03:08 No. 512431 ID: 5a5dd4
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It continues to stare silently for a moment, but then it nods, places the books back onto its cart, and begins to walk away, gesturing for you to follow.

You obviously aren’t very familiar with the layout of the library, but the librarian does not appear to be heading towards the FLYING FUCK.

well it doesn't seem to be angry or anything. so i think following is safe.

he's not heading towards the giant carnivorous thing made out of magic that breaks walls and flies faster than the wind? good. that means he isn't batshit insane.

>>512431
Creepy. Uh.

Well, it's probably answering your first question by leading you somewhere safe. So. Follow it and stay silent, but uh, keep an eye out.

Poor guy has a serious eye condition. Do they all have staples like that? Doesn't look particularly pleasant. Is it cosmetic, or is it supposed to make him eternally vigilant or something?

Huh. Hexagonal pupils and its eyes are stitched open. So it can't miss anything? Creepy.

You might as well follow. Hopefully its leading you somewhere useful, and if it were going to hurt or punish you, it probably would have done so already. Besides, it's not as if you know where to go without it, or that you're in any shape to escape anything.

Keep an eye out for a map or something posted on the walls as you go, though.

I'd say follow but keep enough distance between you and the librarian so that if he does try something you will have a little bit more time to act but don't say so far behind that you risk loosing him every time he goes around a corner.

Follow but be Polite and mind his Personal Space Bubble.

>>512431
The stitched/bandaged look, unusual limb count, and delicate features might mean the librarian was custom tailored to do exactly what he's doing, which means he's probably about to dump your problem in someone else's lap.

Possibly guards given the fact that you're a tresspasser and you mentioned a dangerous creature. You don't look like you're in any shape to run, fly, or fight, so sharpen those wits and hope they listen.

Or maybe he's going to lead you to the library's front door and toss you out for talking.

Actually, wait, the fact that the librarian appears to be bandaged might be a good thing. That means that they have bandages. You could use some bandages.

Suggestion 2013/05/26(Sun)01:47 No. 512617 ID: 5a5dd4
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You follow the librarian at a polite distance. It leads you out of the main library and back into the maze of hallways.

You had read that all of the librarians wore masks, but you had not expected this. It looks like a leather mask has been stitched and stapled over the librarian's face, covering all of its features except for one eye. The flesh around the exposed eye looks ... wrong, somehow.

You think you saw it blink once, but you may have just imagined it.

Suggestion 2013/05/26(Sun)01:48 No. 512618 ID: 5a5dd4
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You follow the librarian for quite some time.

It stops abruptly in the middle of the hall and turns to look at you. You aren’t sure, but it almost looks confused.

A long silence follows.

Eventually, it nods and begins to lead you in a different direction.

keep on following. ask it where it's taking you. don't be surprised if there is no answer.

stay silent. it seems to know what it is doing.

Keep the location it stopped at in your mind. You asked for three things and I doubt they all were at the same place after all.

>>512621
Good thought. And don't say anything more.

or it could be lost, this place is pretty big after all. Still you got nothing better to do then follow it so unless you leg is becoming unbearable keep on keeping on I guess

Oh. The librarian doesn't know what it's doing? That's not good.

First concern- how are you holding up? How much longer can you afford to indulge this thing?

>middle of the hall
You reached the center? Could you see the path to the main exit/entrance (the one that uses doors), or a map or directory posted on the wall? Libraries tend to have those.

>librarian, wrong
...could it be this wasn't always a librarian? Maybe, this was someone who broke the rules, and this was their punishment?

Maybe it was confused because what it was looking for wasn't there anymore? The FUCK is an Outside thing, it could be eating pieces of existence.

Or maybe librarians have like, a hivemind and one of his bros was all "don't bring anything messy to this section, I'm cleaning over here" or something.

Still, Something seems WRONG about the librarian. What with the staring an' shit. But until we have proof of malevolence, Best to follow and stay cautious.

for all we know feeling incredibly offputting is completely normal for the things.

>>512618
Maybe the librarian hasn't had to leave the library since before the Gods departed. It may have no idea what has happened outside of that one, massive library in all this time.

It could be trying to lead you to people that simply aren't there anymore. :(

>>512980
Oh jeez. Maybe it stared so much because it hasn't seen a person in centuries. I mean, from what we've heard, mortals don't usually go up here, right?

Ask if it can speak.

Suggestion 2013/06/01(Sat)02:19 No. 513792 ID: 5a5dd4
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You remain silent and continue to follow the librarian.

You have a number of ideas about why the librarian changed directions and why it's creepy and stare-ey in general, but you are far too tired to properly sort anything out.

Suggestion 2013/06/01(Sat)02:20 No. 513793 ID: 5a5dd4
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You eventually arrive at a small room that looks like it might be an office of some sort.

The librarian gestures at the couch. You gladly accept the seat. You don't think you'd have been able to walk much farther.

Suggestion 2013/06/01(Sat)02:20 No. 513794 ID: 5a5dd4
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The librarian makes for the door. Just before it exits, it stops. After a moment, it nods and heads back for the cupboard.

Suggestion 2013/06/01(Sat)02:21 No. 513795 ID: 5a5dd4
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Another librarian enters the room, holding a lidded tray.

The librarians do not appear to acknowledge each other.

Suggestion 2013/06/01(Sat)02:21 No. 513796 ID: 5a5dd4
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The second librarian places the tray on the desk and leaves.

A moment later, the first librarian returns with bandages in its hands.

Before you can so much as think of protesting, it removes your hat-bandage and the shredded pant-scraps in your wound and begins to properly bandage your leg. Its grip is significantly stronger than its spindly limbs would suggest, and while it applies the bandages skillfully, it is not gentle.

It works quickly. Having treated your leg, it places the bandages back into the cupboard and leaves the room.

Suggestion 2013/06/01(Sat)02:22 No. 513797 ID: 5a5dd4
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You aren't sure what to make of this.

>>513797
I get it. They're getting instructions from some central person/location. When that first one stopped in the hallway it must've gotten incorrect orders or something. I bet their masks are what link them to central command.

I suspect that letter is from their central command. Read it, while eating.

read letter, then open tray.

catch your breath for a few minutes. if nobody comes for the letter, open it yourself.

wait a minute or two then open the tray and read the letter.

Huh. You've been brought to an office and treated. Interesting- you didn't mention anything you read saying they'd offered medical attention to injured guest of the library. What did you do differently? ...did they see you knocking out and reporting the Fuck as defending the library?

I wouldn't open the letter just yet. If it's intended for whoever's desk that is, and not you, you could get in trouble. If no one comes, maybe check who it's addressed to? If it's addressed to you, or the envelope is not sealed, you could open it.

...does this room count as part of the library? Is it permissible to sleep here? That does look like a therapist's couch, made for laying down on.

Weird thought. Both librarians we've seen are bandaged. And I'm not convinced they're even the same species. They're not... making you into one of them, are they?

The outside seems like it's right outside that window. If you're not right about this place being safe, you don't have much time left. Has it stopped?

>masks or something linking them to a remote command
...that would explain the sudden pauses or changes in behavior. The librarian wasn't being forgetful or spacey, it was receiving new orders. Definitely a possibility.

>>513815
>The outside seems like it's right outside that window.
FUCK

Suggestion 2013/06/03(Mon)00:53 No. 514217 ID: 5a5dd4
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The outside hasn't moved much closer since you landed, you think. A quick glance out the window confirms that there's just a wide band of static along where the horizon should be. It's a little disconcerting, but it shouldn't pose any immediate threat.

The two librarians did not look to be of the same species. In fact, the fluffy mane on the first one looked like it would be more at home on a Dwarf, while the ears on the second looked like they might belong to a Mer. That said, Dwarves don't normally have eyes and Mer don't usually have manes. And, counting wings as arms, the races of men only ever have two arms.

If you remember correctly, the vast majority of servants and guards within the lands of the Gods are constructs, which puts them somewhere between mortal and immortal on the deific scale. "Construct" is a bit of a misnomer, though, as it pretty much applies to anything that could be construed as 'living' that was created by magical means. So, a tree planted from a magically-created seed is as much of a construct as a golem wrought from metal and fire and animated with sacred rites.

The main thing that sets constructs apart from mortals is that they are magically sustained; they require magical energy to exist, but with a proper supply they can endure forever.

Suggestion 2013/06/03(Mon)00:53 No. 514218 ID: 5a5dd4
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You wait around for a minute or two before your curiosity gets the better of you and you check the letter.

It's at a pretty awkward height though. Most desks are kind of shit like that; your wings aren't dexterous enough for grabbing, and items atop desks are too high to reach comfortably with your feet and are often things you don't want to lick. If your foot wasn't messed up you'd just jump onto the desk and use your feet, but you'd probably hurt yourself if you tried that now.

After a moment of indecision you elect to just tongue the letter and be done with it. If anyone else wants it, they can deal with it being slightly damp.

It reads:


Dear Mortal, You have brought to me a wonderful gift. We will discuss it in person once you have rested. For the moment, this room shall be yours to use as you please. Welcome to my library.

Suggestion 2013/06/03(Mon)00:54 No. 514219 ID: 5a5dd4
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As this room is apparently now yours, you take a seat at the desk before you open the tray.

It takes a bit of tongue and wing-work, and the lid ends up on the floor, but the reward is well worth the effort.

The tray contains:

A plate of cured meats, olives, and cheeses.

Bread and a waterskin.

A cheese knife and a bread knife.

A library rules pamphlet, blank requisition forms for a 'library card', and directions to the nearest bathroom.

A quill and ink.

A light blanket, a poncho, and pants.

Eat first, then fill out the form. You'll want a library card to borrow books. If you don't feel up to slicing the bread and cheese just eat them seperately.

As for the 'gift' My guess is that the Flying Fuck is something new and the The Librarian wants to a) study it. b) disect it. c) study it then disect it. Gotta lova researchers.

>>514219
cry from happiness, eat, drink and sleep. fill up the card when you wake up. then eat some more.
take whats left before you leave.

It seems this castle has a curator that welcomes you.

I think you should meet them. They seem to have control of the constructs running this place. Maybe this abandoned home in the heavens is free from the apocalypse below.

>>514221

my guess is that the letter is from who- or whatever it is that controls these librarians. I wouldn't be too surprised if they were some kind of flesh golem.

eat. drink. be merry.

Holy crap, best possible outcome. They're glad you brought the fuck to them. And apparently the rules about not eating don't apply to this room, or they wouldn't have brought you food!

(...double check the rules mention this exemption before eating).

Also, the fact that whoever is running this place is interested in studying something from the outside is very good news indeed- that pretty strongly suggests they're studying the problem of the outside and might be helpful or willing to help in doing something about it.

Anyways, eat drink, and rest. Double check the rules, change into clean clothes, and fill out the form after.

>>514219
Hmm. Could you push back the chair, sit on it and recline to use your feet to handle the task of writing, or could you sit on the back of the chair itself so that the desk is right at your feet?

Anyway, read the rules pamphlet before doing anything else. Seeing as how this is your room, I am going to assume the rules don't apply while you are inside it. It is no longer part of the Library.

May as well take stock of what's in the cabinet, too.

double check the rules to make sure you wouldn't brake any of them and if you're in the clear eat and drink. After that see what you have in the room to work with and then hit the hay. When you wake up change into the new clothes and then I guess we get to see the head librarian.

I... hope this place doesn't count as library proper. Make sure you eat the food well inside the office, I guess.

Obviously, the fluffy mane came from a dwarf and the ears came from a Mer. Just because a construct can grow itself doesn't mean it isn't made from parts! Plus the eye had stitches. You thought it was stitched open, but maybe it's just literally stitched into place!

...hopefully the dwarf and mer were dead before their body parts were harvested.

On second thought, after you've eaten, it might be a good idea to fill out the library card request form before resting, if you're up to it. That way, maybe your card will be ready when you wake up.

>>514299
Possibly! If rulebreakers have their skin used for book leather, maybe the leftover parts are used for other thing! Or the gods build their librarians out of spare parts after creating the other races?

>>514306

Did gods create the other races out of parts too? Then how do they make babies without more parts to make them with?

Eat and read then investigate the room, those unopened drawers call out to you.

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Mortals are not constructs, and were created by different means. You don't know much more than that, as creation was an incredibly long time ago, and there weren't exactly a ton of mortals around that were willing or able to write things down. And obviously, the gods have kept the secrets of creating reproducing life to themselves.

You read through the library rules. There aren’t any rules that you weren’t already aware of.

You figure they wouldn't have given you food if it were against the rules to eat, so you eat. You're too tired to really enjoy it, but the food is alright.

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Filling out the forms, checking all the drawers and cupboards, or changing clothes would require more effort than you have in reserve, so you grab the blanket, limp across to the couch, and go the fuck to sleep.

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Forsaken Chapter 1 END

Sleep tight then. Rest your weary eyes, all four of them. The forms and clothes will be there in the morning. (Assuming there is one).

Looking forward to chapter 2! Really enjoying this one.

>>514457
Agreed; get some sleep, you adorable four-eyed being, you.
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OH MY GOSH, IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME

DID WE EVER FIND OUT WHAT HER NAME IS??

AAAA WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

her name is Robert Paulson