The 9th Hour... (Phase 1: Sept-Oct Event)

[central_librarymods]

The cold presence is seeping in through the dark shadows. The darkness is reaching further, brushing the minds of the patrons and opening doors to dimensions that should not be open. Something wants in. But in the Central Library, there are ways to get through without crossing entirely… through your dreams. Among other things.

Pick one of the options below and make a post for other patrons to join you in the events. You may make up your own, but keep it matching the event at hand as the different phases of the event will progressively get worse.

1. Your dreams are getting dangerous, violent even. When you wake up, there are bruises and injuries that shouldn’t be there. What is going on? Why are your dreams becoming a reality little by little? And why is it getting so hard to wake up?


2. Things are shifting in the Library. The shadows are moving and the temperatures are starting to drop. There are cold spots that sometimes get colder and sometimes it feels like if you turn around, you’ll find someone right behind you.


3. The monsters are looking a bit more frantic and daring to come closer to the center of the Library where they normally will not tread. It seems you aren’t the only ones scared of the dark recesses any longer.


4. The Market is now a lovely little faire of the early Renaissance with all sorts of fresh grain, fruits and vegetables! It is a brilliant sight, but it seems the ominous plague masks they don still gives a foreboding feeling of the miasma that killed over two-thirds of the world’s population… Perhaps you shouldn’t wander very far.


5. New areas are now opened up. A blacksmith and workshop for the tinkers has been created. You might want to look or contribute... You might also want to stop in the new bath area. The large pool has a Grecian feel and all of the walls are made of crystalline glass where the stars are always shining with a different universe in constant succession.


6. Wild Card: Make up your own scenario. Just remember that all of the things above are happening. Things are getting foreboding and growing stronger by the day. Sleep will be a luxury you might not have… You may not see what’s coming, not yet. But you know it’s coming.

Comments

[harrys_skull]

"Something dark," Bob agrees with Alec, "believe me I know my dark magic and there is something truly nasty brewing. But this seems darker then our normal ghost stories, so I'm not sure what section we should be checking."

[alec_lightwood]

"But not demonic. Not yet at least." Shadowhunters didn't have a 'sixth sense' about demons but he'd been on enough hunts to know the signs of a demon being around. "It doesn't feel like it's Downworlders or magic like Magnus'. Shouldn't all the supernatural be kept in one area of the Library?"

[harrys_skull]

"Witches and spells and ghosts are in one section, ghost stories are in another, and cultural magic is in another. See the problem," Bob says, "not to mention faeries and magic tricks are mixed in there too. We need to narrow down what this is before we start digging for more information."

[alec_lightwood]

"We could get some of the patrons that understand those types of Downworlders and magic together and have them check those areas." Magnus wouldn't like the idea of splitting up but Alec was getting used to patrolling alone. "We might not figure out what it is but we might be able to narrow down the possibilities."

[harrys_skull]

"That's a smart idea," Bob agrees, "I also don't like these new areas popping up all the sudden. It's almost like the Library is trying to sooth us into being okay with whatever is going on. Or I could just be a nervous Nellie."

[alec_lightwood]

"I don't know if it's meant to distract us or if it's because we're helping." It could be either. Without knowing more about the Library, Alec couldn't be sure which was more likely. "Have you seen the Librarians lately? The Cat should be around. He's usually busy snarking with you when you're out and about.