Arcana Library time!

[tentacle_seerapist]

[So, if you find yourself exploring the Radiant Plane, you may come across a building that looks quite a bit like a library. If you step inside, you will see high selves and many, many sections to find what you're looking for in particular. If you look around any, you may find the young Rose on a ladder, putting books on the shelves she can't reach.

The catch is, since she can't really conjure up books of many topics, most of them are blank.
Meaning they will only fill in if you are looking for something in particular. Think about whatever you want and the section it should be under and you will find that book.

Another thing is, some of these shelves are completely empty. Feel free to help her fill those empty shelves up and blank books. She'd appreciate it.

She'd also tell you to think of it as a huge community project. Of knowledge.]

[Note: Officially gonna call it Arcana Library :3]

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[avatarofruin]

[Rose may notice a few additions to her shelves. Some she has probably never seen nor heard of before as well as ones that may spark her interests quite well. Or at least, hit home enough for her.

It's only natural that Louis would form many types of books ranging from the occult to science to business but among them are of the eldritch beings she enjoys reading about. He's kept such beings in his castle before as a line of defense so why wouldn't he be able to create a source of information on them?

Louis himself is here, though he is hardly noticeable. He seems to be resting himself against a shelf, quietly flipping through pages of one of the books Rose created. Care to approach him?]

[tentacle_seerapist]

[Yes, but not before she notices these new additions and breathes a sigh of relief.

She climbs down her ladder and finds herself a bit drawn to those books of those eldritch beings she enjoys so much.

As she picks up one of those books, she finally spots Louis and smiles a little. She keeps the book hugged against her chest as she approaches him.]

Hello, Louis. Were you the one who made all these books?

[avatarofruin]

Good evening, Rose.

[He was silently commending her elegant tastes when he noticed the book in her arms. It was obvious she was into the occult so it wasn't exactly a shock to him that she was carrying such an item. There is a small nod from him before he speaks.]

Well, only a few of them really. I could never let a wonderful source of information run low on its resources so I felt it was only the correct thing to do.

[tentacle_seerapist]

That's true and I thank you for it.

[Her knowledge was rather limited so she appreciates it quite a bit.

... Hold on. How does Louis know so much? She doesn't think a human should know this much. Hmm.

She feels a little embarrassed for coming to this conclusion just due to that but, ugh, she might as well as it. Even if it's a silly thing to base her conclusion on.

She's young though. It happens.]

Forgive me for how silly this sounds but, you were never human, were you? You seem to retain more knowledge than any human I had admired so...

[She won't even continue that sentence; she'll just laugh quietly.]

[avatarofruin]

[Given that this girl said she was a seer, he expected as much from her to ask. He's rather pleased with her actually. There is a small chuckle from him now as he speaks.]

Does it matter whether I was or not? What matters is now, what we are as deities.

[Admittedly, he feels no difference power wise. Though now he feels less oppressed, as if a great weight upon him has been lifted.
With that, he returns the book he had been delicately skimming through back onto the shelf.]

This place will be of use to the rest of them as well, should they hold any doubts as to what they should do with their new status.

[tentacle_seerapist]

No, it doesn't really. It'd just be interesting to know.

[Setting that aside, just a little, she smiles at Louis again. She's expecting to see quite a bit of self-help books very soon, you see, so you kind of hit the nail there.]

Yes. I'm expecting quite a few books designated just for that. There's absolutely nothing wrong with cluelessness, however, and most might need it.

I imagine an old 'friend' would say the same, too. Come to think of it, you sound a bit like him...

[Yet you're different from ol' Doc, Louis. She notices that much. Just...how does she keep running into mysterious gentlemen?]

trying not to be punny I swear

[avatarofruin]

Dare I take that as a compliment?

[He seems amused, even chuckling a little again to himself.]

You seem to speak highly of him so I suppose it is safe to do so. I imagine he must have been a sharp man for him to reach the same conclusion as we have. Not to mention place himself in the company of a bright young lady as yourself.

[tentacle_seerapist]

Yes, he was a rather sharp man though he boasted himself for being omniscient. He was helpful to a degree, by which I mean, he lead me to believe that I was destroying something and killing our enemy when in fact, it was the complete opposite.

He once suggested that everything--from my being sidetracked to my black magic--were an unconscious manipulation by the Horrorterrors. They're sort of gods.

Anyways, he had advised me to rely on a Cue Ball for information, rather than them or the trolls, and had encourage me to ask if the Gods were evil.

[Her smile darkens now. This next part isn't exactly a happy time for her, you know.]

And I went Grimdark and I found my friend's Father and my Mother dead. I sought revenge on Jack Noir and was unintelligible to my friend. I...ended up dying to Jack Noir as well.

[jack_of_spades]

[He never exactly was one for libraries, so this is...interesting. There's something he doesn't like about the place though, maybe because he's reminded of Derse a little, maybe because the place is so quiet, maybe because it makes him think.

He decides to look around, scanning the shelves, and thinking how much he'd prefer it if there weren't any books on Derse and Prospit ever.

He does accidentally conjure up a few books on Midnight City though.]

[tentacle_seerapist]

[He probably isn't intending to be spotted but oh, look, Rose spots him.

And will walk up to him.]

I never saw you as the reading type.

[Okay, she may just want to bug him.]

[jack_of_spades]

[He definitely hadn't been planning to be spotted, but he's actually pretty open to her company right now.]

...I ain't. Not really.

[There's a reason he was pretty damn lazy back on Derse. Granted, he endured the reading and management part of running the City, but that had been easy since he had actually liked the City.]

[tentacle_seerapist]

Hmm. I expected that.

What was it like to manage a city?

[She's only saying this because she's noticed the books. Oh and the Midnight Crew thing but, hey...]

[jack_of_spades]

[Well, his managing a city isn't really much of a secret, considering he's currently running a fake city in his space.]

One hell o' a headache, lemme tell ya that.

[A pause, and he suddenly looks wistful.]

It's also one hell of a job. An' I mean that in a good way.

[tentacle_seerapist]

That's good. Did it teach you anything?

[jack_of_spades]

...sure it did.

[He falls oddly silent, as though thinking about this.]

[plushrumpss]

[Bro had stepped into the library not quite sure what he was doing there. Maybe he would search around for some porn, though he suspected that search would be all for naught.

Though he changed his mind about seeking out the raunchy magazines when he spotted Rose. Bugging her would be a much better idea, he decided.]

Hey kiddo. Fancy meeting you here.

[tentacle_seerapist]

Well, in all technicality, I own this little library.

But setting that aside: Hello, Mr. Strider.

[plushrumpss]

Ah, so you're the one who owns this place.

Please, call me Bro. Or dad, that works too.
Mr. Strider sounds way too formal for me kiddo.

[tentacle_seerapist]

I'm a formal lady, Bro.

[plushrumpss]

True, true. How could I forget. So, any reason why this place is so empty?

[He gestured towards the many empty shelves along the library]

[redfiend]

[He's a bit curious about this library and accidentally conjures up books on demon lore... and the Legendary Dark Knight, Sparda.
Not entirely knowing he conjured it up, he'll pick up the book on Sparda and begin flipping through it. How come he never encountered something like this before? Sure would have helped him a lot.]

[tentacle_seerapist]

[Rose seems to take notice of this. She takes a gander at the books Dante has conjured up. Curious... how does he know so much about demons?]

... You have some interesting knowledge.

[redfiend]

... Yeah.

[Man this girl likes sneaking up on people, doesn't she? He'll close the book and turn towards her, leaning against the bookshelf.]

My job was hunting devils, or demons. It wasn't well known, though, and I advertised myself as a jack of all trades. Even then I only took 'special' jobs.

[tentacle_seerapist]

I see.

[She seems to be getting an idea why Dante was given 'God of Humanity' now.]

But wouldn't such a job be difficult for a mere human?

[redfiend]

You'd think, yeah, but I knew a human who had the guts to do it.

[tentacle_seerapist]

Interesting. Though I imagine a human would carry quite a few battle scars. I don't see any on you? Of course they could have healed up well but evidence of them should still be there...

[redfiend]

... You're rather nosy, don't you think?

[tentacle_seerapist]

A little -- I can't help it. I was a Seer before all of this happen. I suppose 'Divination' just makes it slightly worst now, hehe.

But I am curious: You should have some evidence of battle scars but it doesn't look like you do. Are you good at healing wounds, avoiding injury, or is there something else about you that you're not telling me?

[redfiend]

If I tell you, will you shut up about it?

[tentacle_seerapist]

Yes.

[Rude, Dante. You didn't have to say that.]

[redfiend]

I'm part demon. Happy?

[tentacle_seerapist]

Hmm, that explains a lot. and your evasiveness. Sometimes I think you're a bit worst than Slick I wonder if that would still apply to your new status?

[redfiend]

Don't know, don't care. I'm still going to recognize myself as Dante, the half-demon. That's enough for me.

1/2

[tentacle_seerapist]

2/2

[tentacle_seerapist]

That's an admirable quality -- your determination to remember who you are and where you've come from.

[redfiend]

I don't see what's so admirable about it. The way I figure it, why should I let myself get so high and mighty over the deity thing? Demon or God, my humanity is what makes me, you know, me.

[...Wait. Oh. He thinks he's starting to clue in why he is a God of Humanity...]

[tentacle_seerapist]

It's really admirable. I think I know who to turn to if I ever forget who I am or where I came from.

[redfiend]

Heh. Yeah, I guess so.