"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"This was originally built to be another feast hall, I think," Sera said. "It was only one floor back then, but Venr's son wanted a place to collect stories and histories, so he had it converted to a library. More books and scrolls kept coming in and eventually the other two floors were added."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Zander nodded. “Any particular subject Gaius has added to it?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"No." She shook her head. "The subjects are fairly broad in category but he's brought in a lot of texts from all over the world, even beyond this continent. And there are always diaries."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Zander nodded, not taking the bait and hoping Ky didn’t, either. If she wanted a shot at them, she needed to keep her mouth shut. Which she recognized. And also didn’t take the bait.
“Is there any particular system to keep track of which texts are already in the collection and which are new?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"They're recorded and then they're part of the library, as far as I can tell. They probably record the date each piece was added but beyond that, I don't think that system exists."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Zander nodded. “I imagine you’ve got a fair number of duplicates, then?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Zander nodded. “Well, his dedication to knowledge is admirable. It’s an under appreciated pursuit.”
“Zander is excellent at choosing books,” Ky added.
He scoffed a bit but smiled, pleased that she remembered his gifts fondly. “It was what I brought you or Petrir’s ledgers. Not exactly fair competition.”
“…fair. However, they were still good books. Gaius said he has them here and I’m going to reread them.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"I suspect he's got everything here," Sara chuckled. "I'll never get through it all."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“I don’t think it’s physically possible to,” Ky commented, glancing around.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Probably not, unless you live for a couple centuries," Tristan chuckled. "Collectively the Librarians have read everything, right?" "Probably," Sara mused.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Oh gods yes!" Tristan nodded fervently. "That's such an important job, and it sounds like loads of fun."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“It really does,” Ky agreed. “Imagine getting paid to read stories!”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
