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[The new iStone clicks on, and with a quick clearing of his throat, Kravitz’ voice comes through crisp and… maybe a bit rehearsed. It’s obvious he’s fumbling with the new text feature, so he’s just going to stick to talking right now.]

Our last few months on these islands have me thinking about a conversation I had a while ago with someone who is unfortunately no longer here. While I know we’ve learned quite a bit in the time some of us have been on this archipelago, very little of it is properly available to new arrivals and we risk the loss of this information when people unexpectedly disappear. In addition, seeing as people can simply vanish at any given time, it’s horribly difficult to figure out how many of us we have running around at all. When half of us were children recently enough we couldn’t have told you the information we had as adults, and if that had been permanent, we’d be, well, rather shit out of luck.

[He sighs, trying to collect himself in a way that isn’t just a frustrated ramble, which is also the technical point of this miniature speech.]

All of that is to say… we have a library with books and paper, and if our purpose here is to be telling a story, I feel we should start recording it. I’d like to invite people to come and write down what you’ve learned here, so we can keep a catalog to inform new arrivals and refresh ourselves before we repeat past mistakes. Anything is relevant and nothing is too small not to be marked, so please don’t be shy in thinking someone else has it covered. I’ll do my best to compile the information into something more organized once we have a fair number of responses. In addition, I’d like to keep some record of us as well- your name and where you live would suffice. If you’re all amenable, I would also like to suggest having point people or trusted contacts for each islet and lived area, so if a catastrophe occurs on our shores we’re able to quickly locate and assist anyone who may be in direct peril.

[There’s a slight pause, before he kind of awkwardly adds--]

This is Kravitz, by the way. Uhm. You may have seen me… around. I’ll be down at the library today recording my own experiences. Please let me know if you have any questions.

[ooc: OOC Info on the library is over here!]

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[Kravitz may struggle with texting, but Taako doesn't, and this is a sink or swim world.]

Yeah I've got a question

Did nobody else write notes for your dumbass baby self.

[That was like the first thing he did once he realized what was going on.]

Anyway, I'm not transporting my shit anywhere so you can come here if you want my notes.

[Why is it phrased like that? OHHHHHHH IDK, HE ONLY HAS A LITERAL CRAZY WALL OF NOTES.]

[Oh for the love of fuck, of course he's doing this, of course. He's going to try exactly once though, and sends back a voice message anyway.]

What, Taako? You're also welcome to just come speak to me.

[dont make him type hes dying]

[It takes him a second to realize who's talking, but thankfully these new stones-- or, tablets or whatever they are now-- are more helpful in that respect.]

Uhm. I mean, I was told a bit, but mostly people were similarly affected.

[There was a lot going on okay. He might regret this, but if Connor's offering he's sure gonna try it.]

May I come see... whatever it is you have?

What, are you also a vampire who needs explicit permission to come in? Being a death cop was bad enough, Cabbages.

[If it wasn't entirely clear who was talking before, it would be now. Is he currently writing a whole bullshit section for his wall about how Kravitz is probably a vampire? Absolutely.

He said Kravitz could come look at his notes. He didn't say he was going to be nice about it.]

I have all the fucking Umui information left, so yeah. You're going to need what I have.

[Please imagine both twins, wherever they are on the island, simultanously reaching for their ~~phones~~ Stones to harass Kravitz.]

Nerd

[Look, if Krav didn't want to be texted, why'd he get a job in the first place? Actions have consequences.]

Yeah so does the librarian gig come with like, an outfit or what

might wanna talk to chara
they've got notes on a lot of people here

[Oh Tim honey no]

what kind of information on this place are you looking for

[why are you goblins both doing this to him. Fine. God. He'll text back. It takes like... a hot minute for the response to come in, though.]

Well excuse me for trying to catalog some things around here.

[This isn't a job! He's volunteering, kind of! He just likes books!!!!

It takes him a while to text back though. He's very slow at this.]

Not especially, no. There are not extra outfits around here to be spoken for, aside from what we have. I have my own manner of dress regardless of the situation.

[Hmmmmmmmmm wait no he'll send one more.]

Why do you ask?

[Oh god why is everyone texting him. His response is incredibly slow, because this is difficult and he's still poking the phone one button at a time with his pointer finger to type.]

I'm not certain Chara wants to talk to me. But if you believe they would be amenable, I promise to keep my questions on topic. As for relevant information, I'm searching for anything important to our survival here or unique information that was learned on this island. I'm attempting to create an archive of what we know, so we can figure out what we are missing.

N-- No, I'm not a vampire, I just didn't know if that counted as an invitation.

['You can come here if you want' isn't an explicit 'yes be in my house'. He's just being formal and doesn't want to be like, shot or something.]

But that is incredibly vital. If you're free now, I'll see you soon at the treehouses.

[Now Taako is the one slow to reply, but it's because there's no emoji to perfectly encapsulate his put-upon sighing.]

You think I'm goin to just hand over my pricelss [sic] wisdom if there's not even a saucy librarian getup??

[A pause, which Krav will never type fast enough to capitalize upon, and Taako Knows This.]

I don't think you're trying at all

[Yeah, he's struggling to type a response something along the lines of "what do you think a librarian looks like" and doesn't even make it half the words before Taako sends that follow up.

So what Taako gets is more like...]

what do you thigndfhkfdln;d

[God help him. A breath, and back to laboriously plunking at this thing.]

Taako do you really want me to get dressed up to have a serious talk about housing ledgers and history.

[A Kravitz keysmash is truly worth its metaphorical weight in gold. Somewhere, Taako is briefly incapacitated.]

I don't not want that

[A beat. This really isn't fair to Kravitz at all.]

You gotta admit that does kinda sound like you though doesn't it

[He's never done this before and is kind of mortified he did. But sadly he hit the enter button and in no way does he know how to delete a message... and Taako certainly already saw it, so what's the fucking point.]

I would say there's a difference between my comfortable dressed up and what you're implying, which is rather

[He struggles with the right word for this next bit.]

Saucy, should I say, for public consumption.

[Cool. Just. Cool.]

I'm wearing clothes now, so.

[.........WAIT]

i mean of crouse iam imnot nakeddidnpublic

[Well that was his attempt at a fast type.]

you don't wanna talk to them fine

thats pretty vague
anything more specific than "literally everything" because some of us have been here from the beginning but i'm not gonna break down the entire 2+ years i've spent here blow for blow

[At last, someone else who doesn't care for texting! Him fingers too big for him keyboard]

I would be happy to be a point of contact, if necessary. I am...not unfamiliar with keeping track of large groups in a crisis.

[He wouldn't have said anything if Toriel were still here. But...it seems she is not.]

I live on the third islet - the one to the southeast.

[Oh this is fucking IT. Put 'I'm wearing clothes now, so' on Taako's tombstone, because he's dying.]

HOly shit you're priceless. still not gonna pay my stone bill but I owe the ST a cake for this

[Not that he's going to actually cough that up either, but that's not the point of Taako-gratitude.]

Anyway I'm p sure the real difference is attitude? but don't quote me on librarian outfits, I can't read

I'm just trying to help with marketing here obvs

[He's dying, please just kill him, he's like face down onto a library table at this point dreading the next time this stone brings more tiny pixel word-based hell into his life. He starts trying to type at least 6 different sentences, before thanking this system for at least giving him some invisible time to get his thoughts in check.]

So your suggestion here is luring people to my cause by making myself look sexy. Thereby inviting attention and getting people to do what I want. Even though my request is, in fact, deliberately not sexy.

Taako if you want me to dress up for you all you have to do is ask.

[Look at that, all sentences and no keysmashing. Kravitz may be dying but at least he's getting better at texting. Physically if not like, spiritually.]

So now I have that in writing which is technically very legally binding

I'm just saying you catch more books with honey

This isn't a contract! Trust me, I know what constitutes a contract, there are no signatures or binding agreements.

Also, I sincerely doubt that everyone on this island is out here desperate for me to put on a revealing outfit.

[Look, he's very precise about his typing, it's just taking a long ass time to type. There's easily 5 minutes between each of these texts as he laboriously jams his fingers against them like a dad.]

I'm so glad you suggested this! I've been thinking about it for a while but I felt like I was too new to really contribute, though I do have some notes. I know Deku has been keeping some also, I'll have to ask if I can borrow them or tell him to come add some of his observations.

I don't know if I should, um, be the person people go to for my islet. Aside from knowing a lot of what is in the library I still don't know a lot about the islands here. Though I am pretty recognizable so maybe it would be ok?

I'll come to the library later, you can let me know where you want to set this stuff up so we can have a dedicated space. It's too bad there's only one desk...

I am simply hesitant due to previous conversations with them. If you would like to ask them if they would be alright speaking with me, I would be happy to oblige. I am simply trying to respect the boundaries they have set.]

[You know, that boundary they shattered and it almost got Chara killed, you know, that one. Haha ha. Ha.]

I am personally interested in information about the gods we have met. I have some of my own to contribute as well. But anything relevant to survival is helpful. I know someone has done a number of very detailed maps, for instance. If we could mark them with resources and leave them here as a reference piece, we won't forget where we can find unique food or shelter.

[Oh thank gods someone isn't typing at him, bless being able to just talk.]

That sounds perfect. I can mark you down, uhm... I should probably determine what order people have been numbering them in. I was going from the mana pool clockwise, but I'm also not out there very much.

[Being one of the few people who actually still lives on Enso- and not even in the monkey compound- means he actually knows very little about the islets other than the farming one. Even better that someone else manages those efforts.]

You said southeast? Is that the one all the way that direction, or uhm... I suppose if we said north, west, southwest, southeast, and east?

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