i'm looking for an easy thing [ OPEN MINGLE ]

[hyperlit]

Who: Anyone and everyone! Who wants to look at books?
What: BOOKVALANCHE
When: Let's say from the 25th and onward for simplicity
Where: The Storyteller's Temple, in addition to the library that's finally getting some much-needed attention
Warnings: Mark anything that comes up!



The library is finally getting some renovations! Between some new bookshelves (hope someone here is good at hauling) and a veritable cascade of all sorts of books and supplies, an awful lot needs to be transferred from the Temple to the heretofore unused library, and any help anyone has to offer is much appreciated!

But, of course, there's also so very much to go through for your own perusal. Just look at all this! Coloring books, puzzle books, stories of all sorts, comic books, fashion magazines, all sorts of survival texts...you name it.

This all needs to be put away and stored in those neat little waterproofing book protectors - shelves need to be moved, supplies need to be secured, and someone should probably take inventory. But also...there's a lot of fresh new reading material on an island that previously had none.

Isn't that worth looking over?

Comments

[forwearemany]

Negative. Though we are inorganic and unlikely to need many items, the rest of the population is not. Additionally, without industry or manufacturing, all crafting knowledge is vital.

[journalname]

Hmmm, yes. When my people were banished, handcrafts were still far more common. There were no factories, or whatever they are doing up on the Surface these days.

[so, it was a fucking while ago]

But we still had to recover many arts that were lost.

[forwearemany]

Acknowledged.

(Their headflaps ripple, and they chatter.)

You were present for this?

(Their headflaps lift.)

[journalname]

I was. My particular type of monster can be very long-lived.

[forwearemany]

Acknowledged.

(This is similar to some species in their galaxy.)

Do you recall knowledge from that era?

(Crafting and survival and stuff.)

[journalname]

Some. I was the king in those days, so I did not have very much time to learn a craft myself.

[It was also maybe not really considered appropriate, but he's far too polite to ever imply such a thing. Certainly, it probably would have been more useful than what he ended up doing with the crown.]

Personally, I was most involved in learning how to grow food with the limited sunlight we had.

[forwearemany]

Acknowledged.

(They consider speaking of their own farming experience, but do not.)

[journalname]

And of course, that is not a problem here.

[Goodness, what had they needed to do back then...]

We do not need weavers as much, with the clothing pile, though I suppose it would be nice if there were a tailor. The carpentry shop should come in handy!

[forwearemany]

Affirmative.

(They chatter.)

There are supplies available at the "store", but they are limited. It would be advisable to prioritize crafting that which is not available.

[journalname]

Do we have any masons?

[Stone would be sturdy, which seems to be, uh, good for buildings that are constantly under threat.]

[forwearemany]

Gladio was proficient in construction using primitive mud brick; however, he is no longer present.

(They look down at the floor for a moment.)

[journalname]

...I see.

[He hadn't known that. Asgore looks away for a moment, too.]

[forwearemany]

He was your ally?

(It would not surprise them.)

[journalname]

He was.

[That's not the word Asgore would've chosen, but like sure]

[forwearemany]

Acknowledged.

A common response to such news is apology: we are sorry.

(What they should be sorry for is how bad they are at this.)

[journalname]

I am sorry as well. Gladio was well-liked.

[forwearemany]

Yes.

(They allow themselves a moment of sadness.

Then:)

This topic is not relevant to our current task.

(It is distracting.)

[journalname]

...I suppose not.

[They did get a little off-track.]

An apothecary would be nice to have. Several of us can use magical healing, but it would be good to keep medicines on hand as well.

[forwearemany]

Yes.

(Their headflaps shift, and they chatter.)

Faust-Doctor has been interested in the acquisition of medically useful flora.

[journalname]

I'm afraid I don't know as much about that as I would like. Monsters do not take ill in the same way as humans - I know a few things, but mostly about types of plants I was already growing.

[It was more of a curiosity than a real application in his day, and then afterwards there were rarely any humans at all.]

[forwearemany]

In this situation, it is likely even the most basic knowledge would be of considerable value.

(Right now, the level of knowledge appears to be none.)

[journalname]

I suppose...some of the teas I have are good for sore throats or stomachs?

[None of his knowledge is likely to be life-saving, but you know, if we ever have a common cold event?]

[forwearemany]

Species of flora used to brew them?

(That's the most important bit.)

[journalname]

Chamomile, mint...perhaps bluescythe, though I have not been able to test that. It does seem similar to chamomile.

[forwearemany]

Acknowledged. Thank you.