chapter 002 | [video]

[bibliophilism]

[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!]

Comments

[bibliophilism]

They get peppered with bullets, or obliterated in explosions, or too worn for any decent use.

[handelaar]

... they can cut through rock, but you can shoot 'em.

[bibliophilism]

Well, yes. It can be quite tiring to maintain the paper, and sometimes you have to focus on more important things, like offense.

[handelaar]

Uh... huh.

[The sound of Not Really Getting It.]

So it. Drains ya, I guess.

[bibliophilism]

If you try something very big for too long, and you're beset on all sides, yes.

[Michelle is getting a lot of Not Really Getting It lately.]

And we haven't figured out how to make our papers waterproof.

[handelaar]

Shellac. Or laquer. Hafta make the weapons first, though.

[bibliophilism]

That would take some time, and make it harder for me to quickly change the weapon into something else if I need to.

[handelaar]

[Wait wait wait wait waaaait.]

You can change 'em.

[Yes, Nederland, that is what she said.]

That's - [actually he's not sure how he feels about that] - huh.

[bibliophilism]

[This is how a lot of people feel about her, that is okay.]

Yes. That's part of my power.

[handelaar]

Anythin' else? You didn't mention, I mean.

[bibliophilism]

I can track people, open paper packages, create decorations and make shields and walls.

[She makes it all sound like it's so very normal.]

[handelaar]

Track people.

[Anything else she said after that? White noise.]

[bibliophilism]

I just have to be able to slip a piece of paper into someone's pocket or clothes.