007 - [VIDEO] What's that Shadow? Facilier's fallen down the well?

[changeitroundsome]

[Facilier can be found in the library. He's always loved books, and the chance to find so many isn't one he's about to pass up. He's wandering through the stacks, occasionally picking up a few and taking them back to a table, where he has a steadily growing pile, just waiting to be read. The worms are following him, for now, he occasionally bats them away, as Shadow follows uneasily. ]

Ain't ever seen a place like this before. It's like a dream, or a weird painting, or something. [Were he from a different time, he'd liken it to a Dali painting, but he's not, so he won't. He sits himself down, opening a book.]

Wonder if we could get any of these back on the Barge...

[He turns the video off, but anyone who goes into the library will find him there, engrossed in whatever book he's reading, oblivious to the ever increasing flock of worms around him, feeding on his own magic. Shadow, a creature of pure magic in-of-itself, may be seen darting through the bookshelves, trying to both avoid the worms and find someone, anyone, who could help its master.]

Comments

[changeitroundsome]

There's a couple'a maps, but I don't think they're important. [He taps a cover of an especially heavy tome.] Not as much as the books.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Interesting.

Hogwarts has a library like this, only it's not nearly as big.

How many are you going to check out when we leave?

[changeitroundsome]

Yeah? You got a lot of books on magic, I expect.

As many as I can carry.

[whatthewrackspurt]

[A nod, and then Luna holds out her open arms]

I can carry some, too.

[changeitroundsome]

[He grins, depositing a few in those open arms. ]

See, I always knew you were a helper.

[whatthewrackspurt]

[She smiles, pleased she could be of assistance]

It's my pleasure, Doctor.

[changeitroundsome]

How, we gotta find some that'll be useful in our lives on the Barge. Don't want to sacrifice a useless book for somethin' actually handy.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Right, of course. I suggest a book on how to avoid steering into ports on accident.

[changeitroundsome]

[He chuckles. ]

I don't think those are strictly 'accidents'.

[whatthewrackspurt]

You think he crashes the ship on purpose?

Why? For the insurance money?

[changeitroundsome]

No, but I reckon he likes to test us. Ain't none of us going to graduate with a little prodding along the way.

[whatthewrackspurt]

So like a cumulative exam. He wants us to put the skills we learn into practical effect.

[changeitroundsome]

Or he just does it to watch us suffer.

[whatthewrackspurt]

I don't think he's as cruel as you make him sound.

[changeitroundsome]

You'll have to forgive me for findin' it hard to believe otherwise. What with me bein' his prisoner, and all.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Yes, I suppose that might make things awkward between you two. But you still could be friends someday.

[changeitroundsome]

I sincerely doubt that. NOt unless he wants to release me from this cage.

[whatthewrackspurt]

He will. Eventually. One way or another.

[changeitroundsome]

Most likely his way, unless I find my own way out.

[whatthewrackspurt]

You would be the first.

[changeitroundsome]

I ain't got a problem with setting the way.

[whatthewrackspurt]

I could tell you were a trendsetter by the look of your top hat.

[changeitroundsome]

I'm glad you caught that. Man's gotta stick out, sometimes.

[Except when he needs to slink into the shadows. ]

[whatthewrackspurt]

You do. I expect you're the tallest one on the Barge with that hat.

[She turns around at last]

Oh, so that's what your shadow was fussing about.

[changeitroundsome]

I'd reckon I'd be one of the tallest without it, too.

What? [He turns to look, Shadow is still trying to HIDE. ]