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Who: Everyone who likes books! (And everyone else too, deal with it.)
When: IC: 4/12 - 4/16 ; OOC: 11/26 - 12/03
Where: Cerealia's Library
What: Time for some safe, clean, book-related fun!
Rating/Warning: PG-13 for suggestive and dangerous situations. Please inform the mods if the rating needs to go up or if this log should be locked!

//event022.EXE

The library. A place of books. A place of learning. A place that definitely exists here in Cerealia to encourage learning and reading and all of those other good things! In fact, you can get your special Cerealia library card today! Just come on in and they'll upload it right onto your CereVice for you, as easy as can be.

Why did it take so long for you to get a library card? Who knows! But now even you can check out those bright and shiny and in no way technologically advanced books all over the library. They have everything! Fantasy, Action-adventure, that dinosaur erotica you've always wanted to read...

What's that? You're looking for non-fiction? What in the world are you talking about? That's not a real book genre, don't be ridiculous. Books are for entertainment, not information! Just use the internet for that, silly. You must've cooked up something like that in some strange fever dream, tight? How awful. Stop being ridiculous and go read your fiction, okay?

No y e l l i n g in the library.

No r u n n i n g in the library.

Be p o l i t e in the library.

And please do not get blood on the books.

//SCENARIOS.EXE

PHASE I

[ 1000 ] No matter how you feel about reading activities, you’re going to the library today. Whether you accepted that flier and its promise of 1000 credits if you came to experience the joys of reading, or you didn’t and one of the truancy bots grabbed you and dragged you there, kicking and screaming, the fact of the matter is that you’re going to the library. Today.

Now that you're here though, remember to please be quiet while in the library. The librarian will not appreciate it if you’re loud.

In fact, said librarian will gladly hunt you down if you’re loud. She hasn't had lunch yet and you look ever so tasty, after all. If you don't want to be eaten though, apologies and a hefty donation to the library will get her to back down. See how simple that was? And all you had to do was shut your piehole.

Also hey look, all of your friends are here too! You should go read with them. Quietly.

Welcome to the library.

PHASE II

[ 1015 ] And once you’re in the library, well… you may feel drawn to a book. It can be any book. It may not even be the typical sort of book that you’d read. But you’re drawn to it, you pick it up, you read a few pages, and then something happens.

The effects may take hold slowly and worsen over time, or they may immediately grab you by the throat, but either way, you’re no longer acting quite like yourself.

And now that you’ve read a book, you’re allowed to leave the library without a fuss, book now safely in your arms along with your new CERES-issued library card app on your CereVice. The app is handy for things like seeing if a certain book is at the library or checked out, requesting for a specific title to be available, renewing books from the comfort of your home and checking on events happening weekly. (Tuesday Afternoon is the "Romance Lovers Book Club" and it seems to be personally recommended by Mosley himself! Wow!) Look at how handy that is! Of course, you can also try to escape through the windows without a book, but nobody will let you leave until you’ve at least checked out at least one.

Reading is good for you, kids.

PHASE III

[ 100 ] Either way, you’ve escaped the library, right? You’re safe now, even if everyone around the city is acting totally strange. And, for a day or two, everything will just stay that way. Everything will probably be fine, right?

Wrong.

The third night after this disaster began, you’ll find yourself back in the library. You don’t know how you got there or why but you sure are here. One moment you were asleep in your bed, or reading like the night owl you are, and the next you’re in the middle of the library, wearing whatever you wear late at night. No judgment here, you rock those pikachu pajamas. You really do. ... Oh wait, you weren't wearing pikachu pajamas? Oops. You are now.

Anyway, the library is completely dark, and eerily quiet. But there are skitterings of creatures right outside of your field of vision, and no matter how you try, you can’t find a light switch. While nothing is jumping out at you immediately, this is also Cerealia. Who knows what’s lurking out there in the dark? Maybe you should take a swing and see what happens.

Of course, if you do get the zombie skeletons, you should feel bad about it; it seemed they were just trying to sort the books with a lot of enthusiasm. It's not their fault you were in their book-sorting way.

(Or... maybe it’s just your friends. It sure would be bad if you killed them. Please don’t kill them and get blood all over the books.)

PHASE IV

[ 645 ] From the sun shining through the windows, it... seems to be morning. Yayyyy! You survived the night.

But you also made a mess. There are books everywhere, along with (re)dead zombie corpses, and they need to be sorted back into their proper places. You do know the system that Cerealia’s books are sorted by, right? Of course you do.

... What the heck is a Dewey Decimal System?

Well, either way you’d better get to work fast, because if the books aren’t sorted, you will be. If you inspect the corpses, you might notice that there's something off about them. That maybe they weren't there to attack you last night but to... clean up the library. And you stopped them, oh. So now it's your job to sort through this mess and if you don't, a certain giant metal claw will happily grab you and stuff you into a bookshelf regardless of whether or not your limbs fit.

(Also wow, rude, did the claw sort you onto the dinosaur erotica shelf?)

Either way, you can probably leave once the librarian gets here and forget this whole PR stunt ever happened. Thanks for reading with CERES!

BONUS

[ xxxx ] So, remember those book clubs? It seems like they're not doing nearly as well as the library would hope (even with their sponsorship from Mosley!) so the library has decided to do something about that. Sometime during the next week, even if the effects of that book you checked out have worn off, you might be approached by some robots (holy shit are they huge too). They don't look friendly either. They'll have the official Cerealia Library logo on their chest and when they spot you they'll make a beeline right over, so you might want to run.

They're here to collect you and no matter how many times you try and outrun them, they'll just keep coming back. If you finally give in, don't mind the robot as it scoops you up (bridal style, naturally) and carries you straight to the library.

When you get there, everything's less threatening, of course. You'll be dropped right at the circle of chairs with everyone else (maybe you see a friend there too) and given a book to read. Is this... is this dinosaur erotica again? Of course it is. (Or maybe it's the robot western, the zombie noir? All these genres to choose from!)

And it seems like those robots aren't going to let you leave until you've given a detailed, thoughtful account of the main character's struggle either. They want to see tears.

[ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with sensitive or inappropriate material and do let a mod know if your thread careens off into maiming or canoodling so we can lock the log. ]

//RUN.EXE

Welcome to Cerealia's NOVEMBER event! Please visit the OOC information here, and should you have any questions, feel free to ask them here! You can also check the FAQ for more general inquiries. This event will last from 11/26 to 12/03, or IC 4/12 to 4/16. Should this event log hit Captcha, there is an all-purpose overflow here. Thank you!

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[ PHASE 01 ]

[ Okay, he'll admit it, he came here purely for the credits.

Well, nearly for just that. There was an underlying curiosity too, because he had no idea what sort of information he could glean from what the library had to offer. So, luckily for him, he managed to dodge those terrifying truancy bots– some were not in such a great spot. Part of him felt bad for walking straight past anyone who'd been struggling to get away but hey.

They could also not put up a fight?

In any case, he's here, skimming through aisles and looking at titles with seeming disinterest. His frown deepens a bit as he goes on, because who wants to read about dinosaurs when he could be researching robotics?

Murmuring mostly to himself (he'd seen the Librarian, she ??? was also scary), he's complaining. ]

Isn't there anything useful here?

[ PHASE 02 ]

[ He doesn't know why he's suddenly staring at a rack of romance novels. This subject matter is clearly the opposite of what he's trying to find, but here he stands.

One of the covers seems to be familiar for some reason though, and he reaches out to pluck it off the shelf. Huh. Doesn't Cathy read this stuff? Mildly curious, he flips to the back cover, skimming the summary which is about as ridiculous as it gets. Something about a young widow and a gorgeous butler???

What. In disbelief, he pages to the front, eyebrows furrowing a little as he reads the first page. And then the next one. After the third he's too embarrassed to continue– he'll never be able to look at Catherine the same. Unfortunately, he feels like he can't put it down, not when he's seen other people try to leave without a book rather unsuccessfully.

Fine, he'll take it with him, but that absolutely doesn't mean he has to finish reading it right?

What's even stranger, though, is how after he leaves the library with said book, he has the strangest urge to take his shirt off. So he does; sorry to whoever is standing nearby. ]

[ PHASE 04 ]

[ Well, he's not dead. Nor is he in pieces, which is a plus.

However, the same can't be said of the library, which looks like a tornado spun through it, leaving books strewn basically everywhere. Trowa had no problems with books before, but now he's reconsidering his stance. That whole reading things on tablets is way better. Way. Way. Better.

Because he picks up one of the books, trying to decipher where to even start sorting them back into place. What the hell are these digits on the spine? ]

...Where do you even start?

phase ii.

[who doesn't love history? and who doesn't love it when the historical book ends up being a nice, ol' historical erotic? high and mighty king flynn sure enjoyed the literary read! it started off dull, but a few minutes in and his whole attitude changed! not about the silly book, of course. only a simple peasant would be enamored by mere text. what changed was that he realized what pressing matters need attending to most of all! reading is not the best way to spend his time. a king can read any day! literacy and books are a plenty for one of royal blood.

no no, what a king needs most of all is a queen. no, queens. who could possibly settle for one? leaving so many individuals without the pleasure of his company simply feels far too cruel a fate. flynn, a good and just king, will not permit for that!! all are welcome to sit side by sit on the throne with him... or to keep him company in his bedroom chamber.

thus the hunt for queens begins immediately once outside the library. king flynn is not a picky king. man, woman, robot, etc: all make good queens. other kings even make good queens. everyone makes a good queen! his eyes land on you and immediately he starts forward to take your hand in his own and place a kiss on the back of it.]

My fair maiden [guys count, too], your angelic beauty has attracted me from afar. [he lifts his head to so to meet the gaze of this potential queen to be.] Please, do me the honor of ruling this humble empire by my side as my queen.

bonus.

[the door to the book club opens as the library bot brings in yet another member bridal style. no complaints or struggling or resisting comes from the new member. what greets those inside is something far different, far... stranger.]

Are you certain you would not prefer to join me in ruling? You need not be ashamed; I will love you regardless of your metallic nature.

[no dice. the robot, as per the entire trip, so rudely ignores the attempted advances. how tragic. robots possesses every right to rule and are every bit as fine to seduce as humans. they need not hide their feelings!! how terrible a life this poor thing has lead to keep his emotions so firmly hidden.

unfortunately for the king, the bot remains completely disinterested in joining the royal scifo family no matter what gets said and practically slams the blond down into a seat. rude!! flynn pouts upon getting unceremoniously thrown down like... like... LIKE A COMMONER.]

Robot, though a seductive piece of work you may be, even you have no right to treat your king so poorly! [that pout quickly shifts into a seductive smile.] Unless we were to take this elsewhere...

[yes, follow book club members, this is an attempted seduction of a library bot...]

❝ phase ii. ❞

[ Once she takes ahold of the book, the effects get to her immediately and blinks several times, rather baffled by the entirety of the situation. Which is why she tries her best to smile and approach the nearest person with the politest voice, ]

[ Strange... she's being nice. Too nice. But at least Inaba seems to have a reason with it, though she's acting rather confused regardless if she knows them or not. ]

❝ phase iii. ❞

[ Ugh, how annoying. Inaba's slowly learning that everything isn't as it seems in this place. How fun. Cursing under her breath, she fumbles through her outfit to check to see and get her cell phone out, but it's not there at all... ]

Damn it.

[ Because Pikachu pajamas might be nice, but being in the dark is worse. And it's worse when she's reaching out with her hands to feel for somebody. Hopefully that person isn't you! ]

❝ wildcard! ❞

[ Want to play something else? Let me know -- Inaba is affected by selective amnesia and believes that she's from one of the Yochi Random routes! Feel free to hit me up at

endlesseight ]

Edited 2015-11-26 01:20 (UTC)

[ phase I ]

[ Rinne didn't give it a chance. Was it suspicious, yes it was? Was it also 1,000 free credits? Yes it was. So naturally, he immediately raced right over to the library to check things out. It had been a long while since he had read a nice little book anyway. ]

I made it! I finally-- [ And then, he's immediately accosted by the pretty grim looking librarian. That was odd. But, he apologizes profusely and-- gah, he has to leave a tip too? Fine. A net gain of 400 credits was still better than nothing. Right?

Now then. Time to find a book. He doesn't even know where to start... most likely in this little corner, where your character might be headed shortly. ]

[ phase II ]

[ The Crawling Dungeon. A delightful little book about a few intrepid heroes, seeking out the treasure that a dragon left behind in its wake, only to find out it was being possessed by the spirits of the dragon and its closest allies, as well as heroes long past.

What a surprisingly engrossing read. At least, it was for the few pages he started out on, before he started glancing around. In fact, he happens to stare at the person closest to him closely. Wait. Something didn't feel right. Something felt horrible... a curse. A curse?! No, not good!

Once he realizes what had happened, he goes right over to stand in front of this close by beast. ]

What have you done to my body? [ He's completely straightfaced and glaring, as if you've committed the worst type of sacrilege upon him. How dare. ]

[ phase III ]

[ Back in the library, Rinne's unsure of when he got such comfortable feeling pajamas... did he black out after his earlier excursions? Well, whatever. It felt nice!

Still, he's worried. It felt like he was out of options, and nothing seemed to be working the way it should be anymore. The fact that he was stuck back in the library made things worse, as if he was being taunted. But... perhaps, just maybe, what he was really searching for was here.

Of course, he immediately bumps into something, and leaping back a bit, he immediately tries for a spell! And fails. And fails again. And again. Stop him before he actually does hurt himself or get himself thrown out of life, please. ]

[ b-b-b-bonus ]

[ Rinne Rokudo has decided to never go to the library again. Or at least, he did.

Once Rinne had been lifted away to the library once more, he was sat in a chair to get another book. Taming Tyrannos. While others around the group are recounting Tyrannos Aourus's love affairs in a detail that Rinne wished wasn't possible, he's certainly started crying.

--Wait. Is he crying blood? ]

[ PHASE II. ]

(a.)

[ Mary was probably spotted in the library earlier, giving a curious glance through whatever book she just so happened to grab first. But when you see her again... whether you know her or not, something's obviously Not Quite Right with her.

Maybe because somehow she's gotten into a CERES zoo enclosure and is facing down some kind of giant alien giraffe-- and by facing it, we mean running after it, apparently trying to grab its tail. Why? You might want to ask her that. ]

(b.)

[ Oh, look, it's Mary! A Mary who is on the roof of a nearby building and calling down to you, because-- ]

I don't know who you are, but can you move? I need a clear landing spot!

[ She will be saying this whether she actually ought to be acquainted with you by now or not. Huh. (Please don't let her fling herself off the roof.) ]

[ Phase III. ]

[ Look at that, now it's a Marychu. Who doesn't actually care about what she's wearing at the moment, because she has much bigger concerns. Her memories are slow to return, and honestly, she still doesn't recall a lot. Maybe bits and pieces, and those confuse her more than reassure her, but what truly matters about the situation right now is that Mary is in Pikachu pajamas and also at the time of her abduction, she was still wandering around and trying to jog her memory via extreme stunts with clothes hangers.

Sadly, any stunts will have been cut short, but it left her with something important.

Namely, when any loud noise occurs, or you round the corner, you're going to find yourself with one fierce-looking and somehow still shaking medusa pointing a clothes hanger at you. ]

This is dangerous, so stay back!! I-I'm pretty sure it'll hurt!

[ FEAR HER. ]

[ WILDCARD. ]

[ Go wild, homies. ]

[ PHASE I - TENKA & SOUSEI ]

[So whether you're coming into the library for the sake of the credits or just out of curiosity or who knows what, you might find that your way into the entrance is blocked.

By two dumb nerds who have been missing from the colony for three days + 1 robot who is trying to drag them up the stairs. The problem with this is that Tenka's in a wheelchair, and Sousei doesn't seem too pleased by the robot's attempts to yank Tenka right out of said chair. (Also, they've obtained some new scars and Sousei's lost about half of his hair, but who's counting.)

Except they're blocking the entire way. And you might get hit by flailing elbows, or a metal fan, or the sheath of the sword if you come too close. There sure is a lot of yelling though.]

[ PHASE I - TENKA ]

[Anyone who’s familiar with Tenka will probably recognize his awful hairstyle anywhere. That part has stayed the same. New additions, however, include the fact that half of his face is scarred over and… well, he’s in a wheelchair.

(The perceptive will notice that despite his apparent ease with using the wheelchair, he’s only using his right arm to do so.)

At this moment, Tenka is currently zooming his way through the stacks of books – careful not to get run over – and looking more than a little perturbed. He’ll be quickly drawing the attention of the librarian with the way that he’s yelling.]

Guh…!! It’s like I have to be tutored all over again! Dad, is this revenge….?! I was a good student!

[ PHASE III - SOUSEI ]

[Sousei isn't exactly a happy camper either. But then, he's stuck in pajamas he definitely wasn't wearing before, in the library in the middle of the night, and everything is terrible. So if you're being harassed by zombies, a sword will slide right in there to lop off some limbs or heads to save you (but then you might see him in those pajamas, at which point he looks less than intimidating).

Or you can find him...arguing with a robot? It seems Sousei isn't as unaffected as he'd like to believe (or appear to be), because the robot tells him that he can't climb the shelves and Sousei is taking that as a challenge and here he goes, climbing book shelves.

Someone please stop him.

Or laugh at him.]

[Mikleo had picked up a thriller novel. Normally, he'd be attracted to the historical fiction section, but he decided that maybe broadening his scope of genres might be a good thing.

He doesn't immediately regret it at this point in time, considering he has now somehow amassed a small pack of shiba inu CYbuddies. Later, he'll regret everything. For now, though, Mikleo's kind of looking to see if there's anything exciting to do that can get the adrenaline pumping.

The seraph is interrupted by Flynn taking his hand very suddenly. Mikleo is confused, which then turns immediately to embarrassed confusion. What the fresh hell is this??? ~~it is entirely possible that nobody has ever flirted with him before in his life, especially not this terribly~~]

Wait, what? [Hang on, Mikleo's brain is trying to catch up. His pack of shiba inu stare at Flynn and do synchronized tail wagging.] Uh...queen? That's pretty. Forward. Of you, Flynn.

[He has no idea what to say other than that. What do?]

[PHASE II-A: BOOK 'EM

Edgeworth needs no further urging to check out a book, really. He likes books. Even fiction books, and he's looking for a little thrill in his reading life after reading a lot of mysteries. Once he has that book in his hands, he walks away...

...straight toward the nearest window (thankfully it's not one of the really high ones, but it's certainly high enough to raise concern for anyone seeing him exit through the window instead of the front doors), and then perches on the sill, poised to jump.

Someone better stop him, please. Or feel free to watch in horror as he does make the jump.]

[PHASE II-B: THE MAGENTA PIMPERNEL

Maybe you're on a rooftop, or on an adjacent one. Or maybe you're in the gardens. Wherever you are, you'll find Edgeworth either striking a pose at the very edge (did you see what I did there) of the roof or close to one of the bodies of water in the gardens, a cocky smirk that's more daring than his usual smirk, his saber out and at the ready.]

Have you come to challenge me?

[PHASE III: THESE AREN'T THE PAJAMAS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR]

Ouch!

[That was the sound of one (1) Miles Edgeworth, presumably back to normal, stumbling in the dark, followed by a grunt of annoyance and a most astute observation.]

These...aren't my pajamas!

[How could he tell in the dark? His pajamas are expensive silky soft ones, and he doesn't use a night cap, but apparently these pajamas have a hood...with long ears.]

[BONUS: THE LIBRARY POLICE

Auste, don't hit the reply button right away. Geez.

Anyway, after his misadventures and his poor life choices, Edgeworth is backing away from the creepy, giant library robots. He draws his saber and faces them down, the bravado from a few days ago gone and replaced with simple determination to stay alive and evade these robots.

He'll need some help...or, company should he fail and be carted off to the book club.]

Edited 2015-11-26 01:23 (UTC)

[ phase ii ]

[ After being rudely dragged into the library, Gino has half a mind to march right back out. He'd been on his way home from work; all he wanted to do was go home and make lunch. Except, as per usual in this place, he was horribly rerouted by the blasted truancy robots. These things were worse than the drones they used with the MWPSB, honestly.

Grudgingly, lips pressed together in the thinnest of lines, he starts walking around the building, clearly annoyed. Since he'd only been partially paying attention to how far in he'd been going, he finds himself in a weird corner where there's a black curtain blocking the way to the adjoining room. Glancing around, he sees only a sign that says "restricted". Hm. Maybe he's found something useful.

Lifting the curtain, he steps into the smaller section, eyes skimming over the colorful titles and spines. None of these books seem like they're for research, but hey. They do things very different here, right?

At random, he wiggles a book out from between two others– the cover is just pictures of flowers. Agriculture? The backing doesn't have much of a summary and he finds it vague to the highest degree. It's not until he holds the book open to the halfway point, thumbs pushing the corners down that he realizes what he's just picked up.

And he drops it like a hot rock.

(somewhere, his 1000% virginity status dropped to 999.99%)

Flustered beyond reason, he picks the book up (fumbles, drops it, and finally manages to get a good hold), hurriedly shoving it back between the two books he snagged it from. Even faster, he bolts from out behind the curtain, running straight into whoever happens to be there. ]

Ah–

[ phase iii ]

[ Gino is pretty sure the entire city has lost its mind, including himself.

That trip to the library changed him, because for some reason he hasn't been able to get through the day without touching someone affectionately. Or trying not to sit in their lap, against all of his wishes. He's never been good at socializing, but in the past few days, he's been chatty, flirtatious. Some part of him feels like he should be embarrassed but he's starting to stop caring about that. What really matters, as he's found, is the blush that rises in some people's cheeks when he brushes their hair out of their eyes.

(Why this???)

However, right now is peaceful. Or so he thinks. The last thing he remembers is he'd been sitting at his desk, adjusting the pins on his wrist. Did he fall asleep there? He had to have. And this...this is a dream, right?

Because he's in the library without any recollection of how he got there. Doing a quick check, he pats himself down with his good hand and immediately pauses. What is he wearing? These aren't his pajamas. Has he been kidnapped?

(probably)

What draws his attention, though, is a weird sort of shuffling nearby. It's dark and he desperately wishes he had his Dominator on him. Carefully, he steps forward, trying to be as quiet as possible. When he bumps into something, though, his hands go out, shoving whatever it is away from him with a muffled and startled sound. ]

[What the actual fuck.

Leon didn't exactly want to go to the library (he was pretty sure this was some horrible trap in some way or another), but either way Stahn was willing to go which means Leon had to come too. Just to make sure Stahn didn't do anything stupid, you know how it goes with dumb protags.

But somehow along the way (probably while being manhandled by robots), he managed to lose track of Stahn, and while he hasn't touched a single book, that doesn't mean the people around him aren't acting strange.

Which is why he's not quite prepared when Flynn takes his hand, and he freezes up even more when he kisses the back of it because what.]

W-what do you think you're doing?!

[This is the worst thing ever....... but to Leon, it's just rubbing in the fact that people mistake him for a girl, because he fails to realize how open-minded of a king Flynn is.]

Phase 1

[Since William worked at the Library, he would have ended up coming in today, regardless of the flyer. But well, knowing that he was going to be granted 1000 credits for this little promotion was very appealing, even if no one had told him about it. He was going to bring this up to management later in the day.

Of course, that thing that was supposed to be a Librarian wasn't anyone William ever remembered working here and he had been giving it a wide, wide berth and going about his job as necessary, though something seemed off.

But otherwise, William is trying to treat this like a normal day and is attending to patrons as need be. And making sure no one goes near the new guy. Or gal.]

Phase II

[Now that he's done with work for the day, William's decided to actually take advantage of the promotion. He'd picked up a particularly interesting title and had sat down and opened a few pages only to become aware of something he never had before. The technology around him, so completely pervasive and predatory. That CERES used to control and watch their every move...

Setting down the book, William decides he suddenly has to leave, money be damned. Only to stop and think. His house is filled with that same damn technology, down to very door he'll need to open. William swallows and forces himself to breath and remember his rationality.]

No, stop it. You are a man of science. There is nothing to fear.

[He muttered it under his breath, with as much conviction as he could muster. Unfortunately, he wasn't being very convincing for once.]

Wildcard
[OOC: if people want to throw any other prompts at me or take advantage of the fact that William is going to be around the library for the first day, be my quest. Or else we can do something outside the library. He'll be affected by a fear of technology the whole time, so he'll need all the help he can get.]

[While Takeru was use to reading a lot at home, it did take him quite sometime before he eventually found a book he liked. With so many choices, he didn't know which one to pick! There was fantasy, young adult, some horror (although, he knew better than to read that one), and so on! However, after picking out a random book, he thought this might be good enough. It seemed like it was an interesting story about a king so...why not?

Now that he was out of the library, he went along his happy way until...he happened to see a familiar person by the body of water. Although, when one wild Edgeworth dared approach him?]

Excuse me? And just what in the world do you think you're doing in that pose? That's just awful!

Shouldn't you pick a better one?

Phase II

[He's been on the down-low lately but…there's some weird comfort in books. Books don't judge and books don't freak out and he doesn't have to apologize to books, so he's absolutely throwing himself into the library. The bonus credits are just…well, a bonus. It's crowded today but without Baymax and without his armor, it's easier to slip between people and disappear into shelves.

If asked later, he'll never, ever admit why he picked up a young-adult fantasy novel. Ever. That's a secret he's not really ready to unpack yet and instead he's busy hunkering down in a corner with the book to read…

…except it doesn't take him long to come to the conclusion that he has no idea how he got there. He shouldn't be here, he has other things to be doing!

So basically, hello, you might very well find yourself on the opposite end of a ruler that Hiro's convinced is his wand, or maybe he's practicing spells…when did he learn latin? Who knows.

On his way out though (with the book about a boy wizard and his coming-of-age story) tucked under his arm, he might stall right in the doorway and stop anyone else from exiting, pointing directly at the librarian while shielding his newfound companion.]

Don't move. One wrong step and we'll be dragon-bait.

Phase III

[No pikachu pajamas for this kid, but he does wind up in the middle of the library in gray cutoff sweatpants and a white t-shirt. There's that same book in his hand (along with the ruler from before because what kind of a wizard dragon-slayer would he be without his wand?), but the fact that the library's dark troubles him. He can hear everything. He's busy sneaking around dark corners and shelves to get a better look…but if he bumps into you? Prepare for a yelp of surprise and Hiro jumping several feet back.]

Whoa! You gave me a heart attack. [This is all hissed under his breath. Don't wanna draw the attention of…whatever's out there just yet.] ...what do you think they are?

Phase IV

[Are you helping clean up the library? You might find a small teenage boy shoved into a bookshelf right in the middle of a couple of romance novels. Please help him down, this really isn't okay. On the other hand, for anyone who comes across him all they'll receive in response is a half-hearted shrug and a half-assed explanation.]

This really isn't what it looks like. [Ugh. Why couldn't he have been shelved in sci-fi?]

Wildcard

[Something else or a spin-off of one of the phases? Surprise me!]

[That person happens to be Mikleo. Normally, he'd be internally losing his mind while externally trying to calmly talk her down from the roof.]

No, wait, I'll come up and join you, Mary!

[Yeah, this isn't normal behavior for the water seraph. He tells his small back to sit and stay somewhere next to the building before using his water magic to vault him up to the rooftop. He'll even do a flip for style points!

He might also be assuming that Mary simply didn't recognize him from so high up. Oops.]

Okay, so, what are we doing?

[Whatever it is, it seems like it'll be thrilling!]

PHASE I + II
[ FINE, FINE, YATA WILL GO TO THE LIBRARY. he's not a huge fan of books (comics, maybe), so this is all so annoying to him. but hey… if he can get information from the library, then all the better, right?

except there aren't any non-fiction books? the shit! yata wants to leave already, but there's a bot who keeps blocking his way. he's already screamed once in the library (and perhaps you might have even heard it) and was impatiently shushed by the librarian-in-charge and he screamed again.

so now he's broke and is just walking around aimlessly in the library. that is, until he trips and gets an entire shelf of horror novels all over him. he reads what's in front of him and he hears these words in his head: Seven days…

and now he thinks he's going to die. he picks up the book, hoping that the answer is in there somewhere if he continues reading, and dashes out of the mess he created. he doesn't even bother fixing it - but you would be the same if you thought you only had one week left to live! but in his hurry, perhaps he bumps into you…! ]

S- Sorry!

[ please don't be a girl, please don't be a girl. (please be a girl.) ]

PHASE III
[ yata doesn't know why he's back in the library, nor why he's wearing these ugly pyjamas. why this??? but out of sheer terror of dying, he's freaking out and is screaming "HEY! ANYBODY THERE?" and perhaps you might even hear him. please call out to him so he isn't alone.

after all, yata gets easily scared. and with the horror book's effect on him? oh brother. ]

It's only the third day… shit, I'm going to die early!

[ he continues to walk (he doesn't sleep with his skateboard, okay?), his eyes glowing red due to his aura so he can see better. ]

—Aaaah!!!

[ and there's that trademark (???) girlish misaki yata scream when he sees the zombie… christ!!! he can't even hit it without his baseball bat because HE'S JUST SO SCARED. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP HIM. ]

[Seriously? You didn't read the title to know that book was far from an agricultural book? Sure, there's pollination of a metaphorical degree, but.

She was unfortunate in that she happened to walk past at the time, having test-read a few books and was about to check it out. She's not sure why she should, but she thought that if she were to read a book, she might as well finish it. No matter how ridiculous it is.

So here we go, a couple of books spilling at her feet as she tries to regain balance after he walked right into her. It's also cheesy romance books. God this is a shoujo already so I guess these effects count, right, RIGHT? (maybe)]

[God, you two, she hasn't seen you in a while and this is what happens?! But even though they're fighting, there's something more important she has to address.

Coming up from behind--]

What has happened to the both of you?! [Scars? Short hair? A wheelchair?!]

[ -ah, indeed. akane tsunemori makes the same kind of noise, albeit hers is a quieter one, when she bumps into ginoza. and she bows a couple of times after bumping into him and realising that she's probably hurt him from the soft crash. ]

Oh, I'm so sorry! Please forgive me.

[ she bows again.

anybody who actually knows akane would probably think that this isn't like her, at all. but that's mostly because of the young adult novel that's fallen to the floor after bumping into ginoza. it's totally the book's fault. ]

[Edgeworth lowers his sword; he had been holding it up in a typical hero's stance as though expecting to be attacked. He raises an eyebrow and looks down imperiously at Takeru, not flustered but obviously quite offended in a haughty way.]

Oh? And what makes you the leading expert on heroic poses?

( phase ii-a )

[yuri didn't really need to be prompted into picking up the romance novel—any book titled the vigilante's desire was bound to make him want to look at it for a laugh. except... well, do things really ever go as planned around here?

there's a quick-dawning realization that comes with browsing those pages—yuri needs to find that person. the person who can sate his own desires. the one of his dreams. so what better place to start than at the library here? perhaps that person is an intellectual sort, so anyone browsing for a book may find yuri squeezing himself between them and the bookshelf with a sly, flirtatious smile on his lips.]

I know I'm probably interrupting, but I was wondering if you could give me a recommendation. [...except that it's probably pretty obvious that he's not doing this with the intent of reading. this is all about trying to be charming. but hey, at least he's not trying to get into anyone's pants. yet.]

( phase ii-b )

[by the time he makes it outside the library, his shirt has been ripped open (even more than usual) to reveal his six pack and toned physique, and his hair billows in the wind.

fabio would probably be proud.

he's gone from mildly flirtatious to... well. something a little less clothed and a lot more purple-prosey. which is just what most people need in their day, right? passers-by may just end up accosted by yuri by way of grabbing them gently by the hand or wrist to stop them from walking away.]

You can't leave so suddenly. Your eyes, your lips... they're so captivating. [this description can vary based on details— your eyes are bluer than deep oceans; i want to drown in them, or "your lips look as if they'd taste as sweet as strawberries," or just about any other nauseatingly cheesy line that could suit your character.

of course, anyone standing behind him may be hit in the face by his fabulous wind-swept locks, or... rose petals? where did those even come from?

one thing's for sure: yuri lowell is going to hate just about everything when this is all said and done.]

( phase wildcard )

[anything else can go here!]

[Oh no, a girlish scream!!! Someone might be in trouble!

Leon's been spared the Pikachu pajamas by some stroke of luck, but he already wears purple and pink to bed so maybe CERES just decided he already looks girly and silly enough.... either way, he hustles his way towards the scream. He's actually looking for Stahn, but it's not like even he can ignore a scream when it's that clearly distressed.

And then it's a pretty valid scream, since there's a zombie and all. Thankfully Leon's more than familiar with fighting zombies, so he won't hesitate, lunging forward to swing his sword straight through the poor librarian zombie's neck to remove its head.

(Leon does, in fact, sleep with his sword thanks for asking.)

...And then he turns.

........]

Oh. It's you. [Ugh!!]

[ Trowa isn't really opposed to cleaning. In fact, he likes when things are organized and relatively where they're supposed to go. However, he doesn't feel the same satisfaction when he's stuck helping rearrange hundreds of books to their proper place.

There's a stack of books in his arms as he's passing by a familiar face. Who looks incredibly stuck. Warily, Trowa eyes the section he's in– he's been burned by this particular genre recently!!! But hey, Hiro helped him out before, so he might as well return the favor. Setting his stack down, he holds his hands out. ]

I think it's best if there's no judgment, considering everything that's happened.

[In the middle of his search for a book, Takeru didn't know which one to pick! While he didn't mind reading, it was just so different to just pick something out of so many around here!

Although, as he wandered around, he spotted a familiar person nearby!]

Hiro-san? Is that you...?

[But when the boy walked closer, he just gave him a rather curious look. Right now, Takeru saw Hiro just started chanting in some weird language!] Um, what are you doing?

[ Today is a lovely day. The breeze is perfect, blowing through his hair and giving him the ultimate effect of drama. They really should put him on the cover of a book, he thinks. His charm is impossibly high.

Of course, his tall dark and brooding moment is interrupted by a sudden shout. Glancing up, he places a hand over his heart and then dramatically holds it out for the young lady. ]

Sweet miss, don't worry, I'll catch you.

[ He probably will. ]

[ Look the title was something about seeds. He wasn't paying attention!!

And he still isn't as he nearly topples into someone straight out of the curtain. Books go flying, but Gino's immediate instinct is to lean and catch the young lady, hand between her shoulder blades and the other on her hip.

Romantic. ]

My deepest apologies, my lady.

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