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June 16, 2026 12:24:51  #1


In the Library of Halcyon...

... a kid with a broom is sweeping, whistling an aggressively happy tune. He wears a green hoodie, a mask, baggy pants, and a handkerchief around his neck.

Arete sets a box of paper on a table and says, "Do you like origami, Mr. Ramesh?"

Ramma replies, "I HATE origami, I always end up ripping the paper with my claws... Although I GUESS it's pretty to look at."

Arete smiles and nods, "Noted. Make sure to lower your voice when a client comes in"

"YES MA'AM"

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June 17, 2026 15:32:18  #2


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

Speaking of the devil--or maybe the devils, plural?--the library doors open, and two people walk in.
It's immediately apparent that they couldn't be more different. After all, the first person has a long stride and is holding his hair (orange like the middle of a flame) back for whatever reason, making for quite a comical look. It also looks like he's a wearing a sopping wet coat.
Meanwhile, his companion looks like anyone you could pick off the street. His pace is normal. The length of each step he takes is normal. He isn't doing anything with his hair, which is darkly colored in a very normal way. Oh, and he's completely dry. The only thing peculiar about him is that he's dressed in formal attire, like he's walking into a conference rather than a library. (Well, libraries can host conferences too.) 
So normal.


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calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
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June 17, 2026 17:00:48  #3


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

Ramma's fox tail wags a little as he comes up to the strangers. His voice is a little strangled as he tries to not yell.

"Hello, welcome to the Library of Halcyon! Are you in search of any specific knowledge, or are you here to browse? Either way, feel free to ask for assistance if you need it!"

He looks over to Arete who gives him a thumbs up. His tail wags again.


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June 17, 2026 18:20:58  #4


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

The orange-haired man shows a friendly smile. "Lovely! Do you happen to have paper towels anywhere?" 


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
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June 17, 2026 18:37:25  #5


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

Ramma nods, "In our bathrooms! I'll go grab some"

With that, Ramma hurries to the bathroom and grabs way too many paper towels, bringing them back to the two with pride.


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June 17, 2026 23:32:13  #6


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

"Thank you!"
The orange-haired dude beams, and promptly takes to stacking the paper towels on his head. Yep, he's not even rubbing them against his hair or anything, he's just using them...like sponges.
"Ah, that sentence felt weirdly empty. How do I address people here? 'Dearie'?" he asks his companion.
The other's expression does not change. "Please do not do that." 


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
 

June 18, 2026 01:35:08  #7


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"NO- er, no thank you. Please do not call me dearie," Ramma states, his masks expression changing to: (X_X)

"I personally do not mind, as long as it isn't anything degrading or too frivolous," Arete says, folding a piece of origami paper.

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June 18, 2026 18:05:58  #8


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

"Alright, what about darling or honey?" The orange-haired guy continues on, undeterred, addressing both Ramma and Arete.
"Absolutely not, Eas." His companion is the picture of calm. 
"Cupcake? Pumpkin..." he tilts his head. "...pie?"
Rai stares at his friend for a second. "I'm going to reroute his passwords." He turns and smiles at the library staff members. "On a new topic, do you guys happen to have computers around?" 


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
over and over announcing your place
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June 18, 2026 18:24:54  #9


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

Hearing all of those options, Ramma's mask changes to: (@~@)

Arete continues to fold paper calmly.

Ramma answers Rai's question with a nod, his mask changing back to its neutral look as he says, "Oh! Yes, we have computers and printers. This way-"

He begins to lead Rai over to the computers. Assuming Rai follows, the computers are nice and expensive-looking.


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June 18, 2026 18:26:39  #10


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Rai follows. "How much does it cost to print something here?" 
 


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
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calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
 

June 18, 2026 18:28:59  #11


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"It's free of charge for black and white, and 5 cents for colored prints," Ramma answers.


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June 18, 2026 18:34:32  #12


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

"I hope no one has printed the Bee Movie script using your papers," comments Rai. 
That's the first thing you think of?
Raez is looking around, sort of like a lost little kid in the middle of a supermarket who isn't particularly panicked about it. He really does look silly with the paper towels on his head.


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
 

June 18, 2026 18:40:55  #13


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

Arete says, "Now, that would be quite the sight to see. Fortunately, so far no one has abused the usage of our printers like that."

Ramma states, "I HATE unnecessary waste of materials!"

(Ò-Ó)

... Says the one who brought over way too many paper towels?

Raez can see many books about various topics, including but not limited to magic spells, histories of ancient civilizations, theories of magecraft, and information about common relics found in dungeons.


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June 18, 2026 21:22:40  #14


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

"Wouldn't it?" Rai asks, rhetorically, to Arete. "Now, imagine they mixed pages of that same script into the reference manual that you really needed, making you reprint all the pages. Wouldn't that be quite a creative endeavor?" 
...who hurt you? [Well, the answer is quite obvious.] 

Raez's gaze swivels through the covers. It's not really possible to tell what he thinks about any of the topics, since he doesn't seem to be reacting. 


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
 

June 20, 2026 14:11:19  #15


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

"It would certainly be... creative," Arete... agrees? Comments? Ehh-

Ramma tilts his head and says, "That would take A LOT of time. Why would someone waste time like that? I HATE wasting time."

More books Raez can see: classical fairytales, essays written by various authors ranging multiple subjects, anthropological studies, books about programming computers, books about common monsters in dungeons- tbh every genre is here including things you would find in a non-magical library, the Narrator just likes listing things XD.


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June 20, 2026 22:35:50  #16


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

"I'm not sure, but I am certainly about to waste some time," says Rai. And while the narrator would ordinarily narrate something like 'he said so in a tone much calmer than before', his tone actually hasn't changed at all. His voice is about as level as the dead sea.

Still no reaction from Raez. No wonder he tends to be thought of as be the 100% street smarts type.
"Hmm, I better go into the bathroom to return any towels I don't use," he muses to himself, and then off he goes to do exactly that. 
That's not the right direction, though.
 


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
 

June 21, 2026 20:58:27  #17


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Arete continues to fold origami while Ramma notes Raez going in the wrong direction.

"Oh, hold on, that's the wrong way-" Ramma says, starting to follow Raez.

Can't wait for Rai to get a virus on the library computer/j


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June 21, 2026 21:17:35  #18


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

Raez, who doesn't realize that Ramma is headed his direction rather than Rai's, bangs his head into the shelf, totally unfazed.

It would be wiser for Rai to go and pick up his friend, but he's not going to do that. He just keeps heading toward the computer section. He pulls out a chair, sits down, and...
...
Somehow he's logged into the computer already? W...


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
 

June 22, 2026 18:16:33  #19


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

"Uh- Are you okay?" Ramma asks Raez.


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June 22, 2026 18:38:50  #20


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

Raez gives a thumbs up (in the wrong direction) and keeps walking.
Hey Rai. Hey Rai. Hey Rai.

Rai ignores his narrator and goes about his business doing Rai things on the computer. I guess. 
"Ma'am, it's not against the rules to use a personal flash drive on a public computer or anything, is it?" he asks. 


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
 

June 23, 2026 15:09:41  #21


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

Ramma stares at where Raez is going and his mask changes to: (¿~?)

Arete answers, "As long as you aren't uploading a virus on our computers, it is fine"


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Yesterday 19:29:37  #22


Re: In the Library of Halcyon...

"Now that would be quite amateurish," Rai replies.
You meant immoral, right?
The narrator is ignored again.  
Raez seems to have stopped for some reason, probably so he doesn't walk out of the thread. He doesn't say something, though, just pauses and tilts his head. 


Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting—
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.