Library Nerd Tiiiiime

[sunshinethroughgrey]

FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Bethany Darton nee Hawke
RECIPIENT: All of Skyhold
WHAT: Book geeking.
WHEN: Middle of Justinian
WHERE: The Gallows
NOTES: It's time to get the GEEK ON.

Hello everyone!

[So cheerful, so very cheerful. Why is she so cheerful all the time? What is in that darkspawn blood anyways?]

So I wanted to let everyone know who was interested in helping me with the Kirkwall Library project that we are good to go, and we can start immediately. I myself am going to head down in about an hour, so anyone who still wants to go and do some really fascinating research in the old basements of the Kirkwall Library? Are welcome to join me.

Just drop me a line and I'll put you on the list.

Comments

[circleprodigy]

I remain interested, of course.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Well I had a feeling you would be.

[circleprodigy]

I'll bring the tea, as promised. And Garahel deserves some playtime, to properly wear him down.

[Cue eager barking.]

[lyriumcarved]

I wouldn't mind joining you, Bethany.

[It's a good opportunity to continue with his reading practice, he figures.]

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Oh, Fenris, that would be wonderful! Thank you ever so much.

[lyriumcarved]

You’re welcome… I’ve admittedly been too preoccupied lately to continue much lately, but I would like to resume where we last left off.

[bookish_lioness]

What exactly does this project entail? Just general research, or is there a specific goal?

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Well my particular research project has to do with looking into more information for Corypheus. But if other people find information they are looking for?

[bookish_lioness]

I tend to study the rifts when I can, but there aren't exactly a large store of books on the subject. But researching Corypheus is every bit as important, perhaps more so, depending on who you speak to. So if you need another pair of eyes, I'd be happy to help.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Well there's the thing, we're not even really sure what we are going to find down there. It's a mystery, no one has gone down there in years. So we might even find something on the Veil, even if it is not the Rifts.

[bookish_lioness]

Is there a reason no one's gone there in so long? Especially given the state of the Veil here and the effect a bit of research could have on potentially strengthening it?

[There is, she's sure of it, and as is the case with the rest of Kirkwall, it's likely not a reason she wants to hear.]

[sunshinethroughgrey]

From what I understood from Val - it's because of all the trouble that's come through Kirkwall in the last ten years. New books would come in, old books were sent to the basement vaults, and no one bothered to really go through them. I cannot promise we'll find anything -- but we'll see.

[bookish_lioness]

... that sounds chaotic! I understand that there were more pressing matters to see to, but if new books could keep coming in, then surely there had to be an archivist of sorts that could keep a record of the books that were being locked away!

[And then, because of course the thought strikes her:]

I can do that. I'll make a list of all the books by title and author, and make it available to whoever is in charge of the library. I can even organize them by topic and shelve them together to make them easier to sort through. It's worth knowing so another group won't have to spend days combing through it all in the vague hope of finding something they might need.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Well I am fairly certain that they do have ...

[Uhm, Well.]

I'm certain that Val, the man in charge of our research projects, would be glad for the assistance in cataloging the volumes we have with the Inquisition. It would be good to preserve what we have, and keep it as long as we can.

[bookish_lioness]

I'm familiar with him. I technically work under his leadership, though we've only had one proper conversation. I'll speak to him about it, since there's no point in doing double work in the event that he's already assigned someone to work on that. I can at least assist that person, whoever they might be.

But as for this particular project, if you still need someone else to help you pore over books, I'll be glad to help. As a rifter self-taught in your written language, perhaps I'll pick up on something that others may have missed, or at least ask after something that might make you look at it in a different light.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Oh! I do as well! Well that is marvelous - hello, fellow scholar!

[Bethany adores meeting new people. Even if they are people she just hasn't run across yet.]

I absolutely do. Do you know how to get to the Viscount's Palace?

[bookish_lioness]

Hello. I'm sorry, I just burst in without properly introducing myself. I'm Hermione. I've been in Thedas a little over a year, so I'm almost sure we must have crossed paths at some point.

It sounds like the sort of place I can find relatively easily, with minimal help from strangers.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Oh! Hermione, yes, I've heard of you but no I don't think we've met properly. I'm Bethany, and it's a pleasure to meet you!

[All the dimples in her voice.]

Oh yes!

[bookish_lioness]

Oh! You must be a friend of Anders. He'd told me about you, a while back. He said we might get on. It's nice to finally meet you... or your voice, at any rate.

We'll meet properly soon, then. I just find an unused notebook or some parchment and be on my way.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Yes that's how I know you ... marvelous! We'll see you soon!

[failedfirst]

I am of course still interested.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Oh Velanna thank you so much! I'll make sure your name gets written on the list.

[samahl]

Would it be weird for you if we could track down Varric's books?

[sunshinethroughgrey]

I. Well. No! But I thought all his books were in print?

[samahl]

Well, that's true. But if we had them in our library then people could potentially be reading about you, couldn't they?

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Yes, but they have been? For awhile now. Of course now they just all ask me about Marian so that's more sad then amusing these days.

[sans_harmony]

I'd be interested in any reason to explore parts of the library I haven't seen.

[And, more importantly, to prove his usefulness when it comes to books written in the language he can sorta-kinda read now. But he's not going to say that in so many words.]

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Well then please feel free to meet us in front of the Viscount's palace, and you can come and explore with the rest of us.

[Beaming smile all the way through the crystal.]