ataraxion | chapter 002

[Michelle is in the library as usual; people who frequent it have most likely encountered this beautiful blonde bibliophile taking stack after stack of digital literary records from the shelves, parking herself at a table, and just sitting there doing nothing but reading.

That was what she was doing until she started this transmission. So if you'll excuse her, she will push aside a towering stack of records before smiling widely; for someone who was pining for her sisters several days ago, she's exceedingly chipper. And today, she is wearing her ship uniform; paper clothes can be uncomfortable, after all.]

Hello again! I've been thinking - do we give newcomers a tour of the ship? I think it would be very useful to have one, since this is a very, very big ship.

[She glances at the console not far from her, rests her chin on her hand, and pinches her cheek with her free hand. The smile is replaced by a look of longing.]

Oh, and if any of you have real books with actual covers and paper pages, may I please borrow them? I miss real books. I miss turning pages, the smell of new books, actually holding one in your hand... [Michelle lets go of her cheek, raises her head, and looks at her stack.]

I promise I'll return them, but I might borrow them again.

[OOC: Again, fourth wall permissions post for book characters!]

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So I've heard. If it's that bad, we could always keep the newcomers to the safer places, and then leave investigating the worse parts to the experts.

Do you have any books?

I think the rule of thumb is "if the lights are on, it's safe." I mean, it's not like the lights ever turn off so we should be alright. Well, unless a black out happens again.

Not exactly. I've got a really good memory so they're all in my head but if I can put them on paper I can share them.

I guess that makes sense. Don't we have backup power, or possibly a supply of flashlights?

And that's a very useful skill! It must be something else to be able to remember everything you read, down to the punctuation marks.

We do, that's what came on during the black out but it was also red and creepy. Also, you still don't want to go out into the dark, even with a flashlight. I heard someone went crazy once when they came back.

Yeah, it's pretty neat. I read a lot back home so I can just close my eyes and reread it here.

You're a bibliophile too? That's great!

[Book talk first, crazy talk later.]

I've never... actually referenced myself like that but hey, sure.

I've read a lot back home too. In fact, we used to have so many books in our apartment in Hong Kong that if you opened the door, you might get a bookslide.

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[ why does this feel vaguely like she's bragging ]

That is a lot of books. I mean, a lot. I just put mine in storage or sell them when I'm done with them.

[Because she is. Even if that bookslide buried her youngest sister.]

You must have a lot of storage space! But I don't think I can bear to sell any of my books. I might read them again.

[But you can bear to use all of them for a giant paper bird that will help land an airplane and save an author's life, Michelle. Theeeeen again that's completely different.]

[ LE SIGH ]

I rent it. I usually don't have to since I can just reread them in my head? It's what I do here but I never really expected... having to actually reread them in my head. I only really forget if they weren't particularly memorable and I read them years and years ago but otherwise they stick.

That's convenient, but you wouldn't have the feeling of turning pages, or actually holding the book in your hand.

. . . We're trapped in space. We are either going to die or somehow, by the miracle of fate, be sent home. I think I can miss out on a few creature comforts.

[ sheesh!! stop taking this lightly, people ]

But I've never gone so long without an actual book...

Besides, I'm very sure we can face whatever we encounter in space, as long as we work together and believe in what we can do. And I won't let anyone here die.

[Priorities, Michelle has them.]

Too late and too naive, people die here all the time. We're all going to die here.

Not if we stick together. And I'll just have to protect everyone still here.

[ he's kind of just going to frysquint.jpg at this message and then just let the conversation die by not replying to it because that gross optimism is pissing him off. ]

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