knowitowl | Chapter Two - And the Owl Came Back~ [Video/Action]

Entry tags:

Chapter Two - And the Owl Came Back~ [Video/Action]

[The video feed will come on with a figure that most everyone in Luceti is probably familiar with by now. The large owl towering over the journal and an overcast sky above him as it rains lightly.]

Greetings citizens of Luceti, I am Wan Shi Tong, he who knows ten thousand things.

[Sound familiar?]

In my world I am the spirit of knowledge and I have my own library for the betterment of mankind. As such, I believe my services here would be most valuable to you.

However, it would seem that for some reason I am unable to enter your library. I would appreciate an explanation or perhaps some assistance in this matter.

[The feed will then cut off. And in the mean time, the owl will be sitting outside the library. In the rain. He's getting wet out here.]

[OOC: Feel free to either respond or run into Wan Shi Tong getting wet outside the library!]

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

Yeah... The future! That makes sense. And it means we can meet each other all over again! [With less attempted murder this time.]

Oh? No interests beyond literature?

Tell me... is it possible they have altered your memories as well?

Indeed. Perhaps you can tell me what it is I am missing from my memory.

I am a spirit of knowledge. I am interested in learning all things. Though my greatest love is indeed literature.

Just until we can settle things to find out why you couldn't go inside. [If she could, she'd walk him right in, really. But since she can't, this will have to do.]

Very well. I will wait.

And I can at least keep the books dry on the way there. Shall I go bring some?

[By 'some' she means 'a reasonable amount'; of course, by 'a reasonable amount' she means 'a reasonable amount for Mizuno Ami who is almost never seen without a book nearby'. So Wan Shi Tong will be served well.]

What, like there was that whole argument people were having with you about the books.

I, um...

[Maybe it's better if he just gets straight to the point. Taking his backpack off, he sets it down on the ground and then opens it to retrieve the books he was carrying inside, which he then holds out to the owl.]

I borrowed these from the library a while ago and didn't finish them until just recently. Since you said you can't get into the library anymore, I thought you might like to read them before I took them back.

[Some of which splashes onto her, though other than a small shudder at the suddenness of it she's okay.]

Though it won't be the same as the real thing, I believe you can create something like your own library in that dome. I haven't tried it though, so I don't know how it works nor if it feels as real as you'd want it to. That may ease your reluctance.

The Malnosso have a deep and abiding interest in making playthings of their beloved prisoners' minds... if that is what you mean.

[Though the delivery is calm, there's a predatory fierceness to his pale eyes that makes no secret of his intent. It's an implacable look, one that promises that they will suffer as he has suffered and more, so much more. He's still waiting so very patiently for the day to come, whetting his many blades in anticipation. And they are thirsty.]

Oh.

[...]

What is a library?

It is a collection of knowledge. Usually in the form of literature such as books.

I was referring to the memory lapses you said you were having as well.

[He can see that look in his eyes, and Wan Shi Tong can't say that he likes it. Though, after what's been said, he can't say he doesn't feel some anger as well.]

Perhaps. I will consider this.

[Though as she said, it wouldn't be the same.]

[When Emil pulls out the books, he looks down at them in silence for a moment.]

That is a most kind offer.

I do not have any memory of being here, nor of any argument.

Yes, I would enjoy that.

[He will have no arguments over the amount of books she decides to bring.]

I understand. I have no interest in books. I am unable to read. [She doesn't seemed to fussed about it. She pulls her Luceti journal out of her back pocket. Wan Shi Tong may not be too pleased to see that not only has it been rolled up and bent to better fit in her pocket, but it is also very dirty and very soggy. The pages smashed together and crumpled up with her name fading away from misuse.] Unless they can speak as this book does.

[With a polite goodbye, Ami heads inside the library, which seems to give her no trouble. When she comes out awhile later, she's carrying a pile of books just shy of too tall for her to see over. She has them carefully balanced so they don't seem to be giving her too much trouble.]

These I have suffered on several occasions in the two years I have been trapped in this cage.

[And it's not untrue, given the nature of so many shifts he has endured.]

They're fiction, so they probably won't have much knowledge for you, but... at least they'd be something to read.

That is most unfortunate. If you ever wish to learn, I could tutor you.

[It's an offer, nothing more. He certainly has no intention of condemning her for not learning to read.

Though the condition of her journal is a bit... distressing. He says nothing about it.]

[And Wan Shi Tong waits. He's still there when she reappears. His Knowledge Seeker will also be following her out with another book in his mouth. He bobs and turns his head owlishly as he watches her carrying the stack.]

Do you need assistance?

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

Page 7 of 9

Chapter Two - And the Owl Came Back~ [Video/Action]

[Action]

[Action]

video [filtered]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action - Library]

[Action - Library]

[Action - Library]

[ Voice ]

[Action]

action

video [filtered]

[Action]

[Action]

video [filtered]

action

[Action]

[ Voice ]

[Action - Library]

[Action]

[Action - Library]

video [filtered]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action - Library]