[ BULLETIN BOARD - MARCH 7TH ] ; turn the page and start to write

[hyperlit]

[Now that things have...settled down somewhat, the Drifter finally has the time and bodily autonomy to remember to put up this little announcement/call for help:]

LIBRARY
NEXT TO DENNY

HAS
2 SHELVES
1 DESK
4 CHAIRS
BLANK BOOKS
WRITING UTENSILS

NEEDS
LIBRARY SIGN
MORE BOOKS
MORE UTENSILS
MORE SHELVES
WAYS TO WATERPROOF BOOKS ?
WAYS TO CARE FOR BOOKS

WHAT BOOKS DO YOU NEED
PLEASE REQUEST
AND WILL DO THE BEST I CAN

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[That's a small smiley face drawn beneath - an attempt at being friendly, perhaps. Too bad they didn't actually sign the message. Maybe the stilted speech and all caps will make it obvious enough to anyone who knows them.]

[ ooc: you may write your requests below. be warned that if you're not very specific, the Drifter won't be specific in their request either, so if you want something specific be sure to be specific (or don't, to maximize Comedy Hijinks should the storyteller read the request wrong). there is a top-level to pool stories below but the Drifter has A Lot so don't feel like you have to chip in if you wanna save up for something else! ]

Comments

POOL FOR STORIES

[hyperlit]

[If you want to kick some stories in for when the Drifter eventually requests what everyone wants, you can do so here. Again, this isn't strictly necessary given the the Drifter has a LOT of stories already, but if you want to pitch in, you can!]

[catpiper]

[she'll donate three stories to the cause. get some children's books 2k19!!]

[forwearemany]

(They'll offer 4 stories.)

[crosslaced]

[3 stories for bookshelves and waterproof book protectors. What I'm imagining is something like this but I don't think Laurent will be specifying, he will only insist that whatever they get has to be able to protect the book from humidity and rats and all that.

Alternative book protector designs??

Laurent will ICly make his own request just so he can regale the Storyteller about the importance of proper book storage.]

[vagabone]

[Three stories for 'books a ten year old will like'!]

[onegreeneye]

[ginko will offer three stories for medical books!]

[lightlessfuture]

[ FIVE STORIES, LET'S GET THESE BOOKS ]

[savedbyasong]

Offering five stories for all and any books!

[shatteredlenses]

[Offering 4 stories for some books in braille. He's not going to request specific books aside from asking that a couple teach how to read it.]

[mamaterasu]

[Ammy will donate three stories for scrolls and/or books about gods and mythos. Maybe a few Japanese ghost stories thrown in, too.]

LIST - DO NOT REPLY

[hyperlit]

[The Drifter's personal record of whatever people are requesting. To be edited as needed.]

◆ books on crafting and construction
◆ books on agriculture and farming
◆ books about medicinal plants
◆ books about livestock
◆ books about scavengers/monkeys
◆ waterproof plastic bags
◆ books for children
◆ soldier purrbeasts books
◆ books about stars
◆ books with stories in them
◆ books about bugs
◆ cook books
◆ shakespeare books
◆ charles dickens books
◆ william blake books
◆ geoffery chaucer books
◆ george eliot books
◆ john milton books
◆ george orwell books
◆ harold pinter books
◆ samuel coleridg books
◆ fashion magazines
◆ books with makeup tutorials
◆ comic books
◆ lots of wax

[forwearemany]

We are interested in books on crafting and construction.

We are willing assist with physical labor, should it be necessary. We are also able to provide stories.

[hyperlit]

OK
WILL ADD BOOKS TO LIST

[And so they do. Books on crafting and construction.]

[crosslaced]

You only have blank books

No written books? 0?



:(

[hyperlit]

NONE YET
WILL ASK FOR SOME
NEED BOOKS?

[barberian]

I could help to build a shelf if you need a few more
Do you have enough materials?

(And right down the bottom of the message she leaves behind her own smiley face, because everybody else seems to be doing it. Maybe it's polite.)

[hyperlit]

[Oh!!! That's very nice of you!]

UNKNOWN
HAVE NOT GATHERED MATERIALS YET

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[She seems to favor the smiley face, so??? they'll just??? keep putting one down!]

[petrifiedshadow]

[ A Library! Starflight could have jumped for joy, until reading the inventory that is. ]

Anything on the local floral and fauna would be extremely helpful, especially what sorts of dangers there are to avoid. Medicinal plants would be a good topic, too, not to mention farming or agriculture and I guess anything on raising prey animals. Do you have any maps, or can you get some? Those would be pretty useful. Also I personally would find books on scavengers really helpful.

[ He could keep going, honestly, but being new he feels he should probably not overstep. He also fails to clarify that when he says "scavenger" he means humans. Woops. ]

Also, if you need any help getting the library in order, organizing, writing things, making a catalog, or anything really I would love to help!

[hyperlit]

[Hmm, hmm. All good points. The Drifter adds several of those points to their list, then writes a response just beneath:]

CAN FASHION MAPS

WILL ASK FOR BOOKS:
AGRICULTURE
FARMING
MEDICINE
LIVESTOCK

SCAVENGERS?

WILL NEED HELP THANK YOU
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[vagabone]

[Yeah, humidity is a pain in the tailbone. Even moreso here, where mold actually grows and there are bugs and other wildlife that aren't alebrijes. Blech.]

Could ask for plastic bags to keep the books in. Since we're already using stories. Seems like the easiest way.

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[Hey, if everyone else is doing the happy face!]

[hyperlit]

[It seems like a foolproof suggestion to them!]

WILL ASK
WATERPROOF BAGS

c:

[onegreeneye]

agreed that any medical information would be useful. there are a lot of kids here, so we should probably get some books for them, too.

i can provide stories, and help with recording and organizing information.

[hyperlit]

BOOKS FOR KIDS

[Adding that to their list!]

HAVE LOTS OF STORIES
WELCOME ASSISTANCE IN CARING FOR BOOKS

[hurricane_clown]

[Painstakingly legible but definitely clumsy letters, from someone who doesn't often write:]

SOLDIER PURRBEASTS

[hyperlit]

BOOKS?

[They need to be sure that they're asking for books and not actual animals here :/ ]

[triggerhappytraitor]

[[Tachibana, rather than writing anything like a normal person, has just been kinda. Watching. The mixed parade of people writing on it on and off for a while, trying to figure out who the person who requested the library even was.

..that it seems to be that annoying person from earlier doesn't make him especially happy, but he approaches anyway.]]

You're the one who's starting the library?

[hyperlit]

[The Drifter finally catches someone in real time, which is slightly easier than talking to them over a rock. The effect is rather the same where they're concerned, however - just faster.]

[They blink at him once, seemingly nonplussed.]

requested building
it has been there
have not had time

[And now they do!]

[lightlessfuture]

books about stars
books with stories in them
books about bugs

thank you

[ they mean 'fiction books' for that middle one but words are hard ]

[hyperlit]

WILL ADD TO LIST

c:

[Books with stories in them...well, perhaps these will be stories with happy endings. They think that all of them have earned that.]

[savedbyasong]

Books on plants and growing food would be useful also books on cooking? I know we mostly muddle through but there might be some ideas that we have missed, ways of doing things easier.

Fictional books of any kind, like Shakespeare. I can offer stories to help you and also... I know a little bit about maintaining a library so I can help you organise if you want the help...

Shion [There's even a smiley face drawing of his own.]

[hyperlit]

WILL ADD TO LIST

COOK BOOKS
SHAKESPEARE BOOKS

[They don't know what a shakespeare is, but if someone asked for it, they're happy to oblige.]

THANK YOU
c:

[jelliclerats]

[ Nezumi doesn't realize Shion has already added to the list, and he doesn't sigh his own name, but he does enjoy books. ]

Plays. Books by William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, William Blake, Geoffrey Chaucer, George Eliot, John Milton, George Orwell, Harold Pinter, and Samuel Coleridg.

You can care for books by keeping the library as free of moisture as possible. Moisture warps paper. [ He's only helping because he thinks that more people should read. ] Plastic coverings would be annoying when it comes to browsing a book, but it'll keep the paper dry if another flood hits.

[hyperlit]

[Oh, excellent! Specific names means that the Drifter is less likely to screw things up when they inevitably request things in the vaguest terms possible.]

ADDING ALL TO LIST

KEEP FREE OF MOISTURE HOW

THANK YOU FOR HELP
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[ladytakamaki]

Can we get some fashion magazines? Even books with makeup tutorials? :)
And comic books!

[hyperlit]

WILL ADD TO LIST

FASHION MAGAZINES
MAKEUP TUTORIALS
COMIC BOOKS

THANK YOU
c:

[want_to_belong]

Oh, oh!

Aska and the Space Princess Wars
Assassin's Ballad
Cosmic Maid
Jet Riders
Oracle of the Twilight
Roboboy
The Dragon's Treasure
Air Warrior


[All made up names. All comic books. All incredibly necessary reading material.]

[lightlessfuture]

[ Dutifully recorded. ]

will add all of them to list

thank you for submitting

[lesbeau]

you need wax
once you write on them you wax the pages to stop them from getting soaked
and make sure no one folds the paper

[She'd offer to help more if she knew who this was, but this will suffice for just some rando.]

[hyperlit]

WILL WAX TO LIST

AND SIGN TO NOT FOLD PAPER
THANK YOU

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