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

Harry the Skull l The Baths

[harrys_skull]

Bob sat on the shelves above the baths and watching everyone relax. Something was nagging at him. He didn't want to scan people's auras without asking, but he wasn't happy which was a rare thing for Bob. "Something is weird at the Library," he mutters to himself, "and not the normal kind of weird either."

[alec_lightwood]

"It's always weird at the Library." But usually not the type of weird that Alec has seen lately. It's been... unsettling. Which is something to worry about when he lived with a warlock and hunted demons. The fact that he's naked at a bath and still carrying one of his daggers is telling. "But something's going on that isn't normal for the Library."

[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.

[braveheart_clara]

Okay, she was exploring at the moment, and checking out this new place. She was not changed to join in with the baths, but there wasn't really a lot going on here at the moment, and she was exploring the new place.

When she hears the comment she turns to see a handsome skull sitting on a shelf. She put both hands on her hips and grinned. "Beautiful Bob, what are you doing in here?" Though she had heard his comment. "Are you hiding in here because of the weird going on out there?" Because she was noticing it too.

[harrys_skull]

"Sassy Clara," Bob says but there is still an edge of worry to his cheerfulness, "nah I'm not hiding. Just keeping an eye on things. You notice weird stuff going on too? I don't like it it worries me."

[braveheart_clara]

She leaned her shoulder to the shelf he was on, tilting her head a bit to be near, but looking out at the place. "I'm not too keen on it myself. I sometimes feel like there is something there, at the corner of my eye. But when I look I don't see anything."

[harrys_skull]

"And the whispers," Bob says wishing he could shake his head, "something nasty is brewing and I'm not even sure where to start looking for a leak."

[braveheart_clara]

"Whispers are never good, I've found." They always mean something weird is about to happen. "Maybe if we start looking through the outer edges of the library?" She'd gladly give him a lift, if he needed it. But... wait... She squinted at him for a moment and just HAD to ask. "Hey, how do you get around the Library anyhow?"

[harrys_skull]

"Oh that's a gift thanks to the Librarians. I can pop anywhere in the Library I want just by thinking about it," Bob says, "the Cat is my buddy. If you can't find me just look for him and he'll figure out where I'm hiding."

[braveheart_clara]

"HUh. They think of everything here, don't they." She said with a smile to him. "I don't think I've properly met the Cat yet, but I've heard a lot about him. For some reason I'm not surprised that you're friends with him."

[harrys_skull]

Bob chuckles. "He's a bit of a crab sometimes, but he's a good kitty," the skull replies, "great sense of humor and common sense up the tail. Reminds me of my boss back home."