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Celebrating the Holidays

More of the holiday spirit has crept into the Library. Evergreens and fairy lights decorate the main rooms. The sound of carols can occasionally be heard if a patron is quiet and waits long enough. The atmosphere of the Library is filled with goodwill and hope but that doesn't mean that things will be quiet in the Library. Again, potential patrons will be allowed to visit the Library to see if they wish to stay and help the Librarians with their duties. Current patrons will be enjoying the holidays and the unique situations presented by a festive Library.

Let the Festivities Begin

(Note: The second part of the December Event will be a test drive to help bring in potential cast members. As with all events, no one is required to participate but points will be awarded to patrons who welcome new arrivals. New arrivals participating in the event will have a simplified application process.)

enlightenedfeline

The Main Reception area was filled with the sound of barking and meowing. Occasionally there was a crash followed by a long suffering sigh from the Non-Fiction Librarian. The Cat stalked along the edge of the desk, trilling occasionally to keep the animals from being too energetic with the precious books and to keep them from wandering too far from where the patrons might find them. Each one would eventually choose the patron best suited to his or her personality. They would find homes where they would be welcomed and cared for. Until then, the Cat would wait at his post, keeping an eye on their guests until everyone who wanted a companion had found the one meant for them.

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Instead of getting better, the world of the Central Library beyond the main entry hall has been getting darker. Things are starting to get colder and darker. The lights barely seem to break through the darkness even when they shine at their brightest.

Phase two has started, make your choice…

1. The nightmares are getting worse. They have gone from just leaving marks from injuries and dirt from wherever you went, but now… now people are being pulled into your dreams with you. They will have to live out the nightmare with you and the stakes are higher. You can die.

2. Ghosts are wandering the halls of the Library. They seem to be talking to someone, maybe from their life. Maybe you know them. Whatever the case is, the ghostly echoes of their voices send a chill down your spine. Listen carefully… it may be a warning. Maybe a message for a past long gone. Just be careful to know the friendly ghosts from the ones that want you to die…

3. Most of the ghosts that wander the shelves are only talking, but those that want to wreak their pain on others exist. Doors are appearing in strange places. They are dilapidated and ornate in ways you can’t even imagine. They have a Japanese feel to them and you might be curious to enter the rooms beyond… the floors are broken where once beautiful wood floors and tatami mats once were. It’s dark and desperately cold… and there will always be a ghost waiting to make you suffer their pain within. You can’t kill them… but if you have the right tool…

4. People that have lost people and feel guilty for surviving (they must feel guilty!) are noticing that tattoos are spreading on their skin. There has been a tattoo maiden that has managed to touch you at some point in your dreams and now you are seeing her in random places in dreams and when awake. In fact… she’s following you… and it might be wise to not let her touch you again.

5. Crimson butterflies are starting to flutter about the library, leaving trails of sparkling embers. You don’t know why they are there, but they seem to be following some people about, specifically ghosts or twins. They leave behind an ominous feeling and should one touch you, you are hit with vivid scenes of twins being forced to strangle the eldest of the set… and in one, darkness swallows the world because the sacrifice failed…

6. One door seems to remain, dark and ominous branching off from the shadowy aisle of folklore. Should you walk through, you may see one of a few scenes… Little girls are running in a game of demon tag… but the moment the last is caught the scene melts away. A dark room is replaced with a girl screaming in fear. She’s tied to a chair before a noh mask with spikes in the eye is shoved onto her face. The screaming is unreal… And even with the girl dies and blood drips to the floor, people fade away with cries of ‘my eyes!’ echoing in the darkness. Be still. Be silent. Maybe she won’t find you.

7. Wild Card: remember it is Fatal Frame styled, but you are free to bring in your own demons... anything bad can happen. The shadows are taking definitive shape.

(PLEASE ASK IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS! Also, you need the Camera Obscura to kill ghosts, there are FIVE hidden all over the Library. If you want to be a candidate for the carrier of the camera... speak up in Plurk when this link is posted!)

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.

wearebothangry

Who: Bruce and YOU
What: Bruce is reading in the Market
When: Monday
Where: The Market
Warnings: None yet

Bruce found that the Market was becoming his favorite place in the Library. It bustled in a way that wasn't too distracting and yet he liked that there were quiet places in it too. He was currently sitting at a table reading a non dangerous book and sipping a cup of tea. For once things were quiet and he was enjoying the down time, though he was sure the quiet wouldn't last for too much longer.

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It is the year 2015 AD on a fog laden day during the fall. Stonehenge is a monolith of ancient mystery and history to the people of England and all around the world. Tourists pour in from all corners of the globe to see this historic location… but in the mists of dawn, the light pierces the grayness and soon objects can be seen moving.

A man with frazzled hair and a large top hat directs in a long table and various creatures sneak in. The March Hare is in attendance, as is the Door Mouse and the Cheshire Cat. If you look closely enough a few strange animals waddle in along with the White Rabbit, arms laden with tea cups and pots that clatter noisily in the once silent world.

“We must hurry, yes, hurry!” The Rabbit taps his watch as they all scurry, laughing merrily to set up the table and find any chair they can. Yes, the tea part is starting, but the sun is also rising. Tourists will be coming soon. And to find such a sight?

The Head Librarian has cloaked the Mad Tea Party to seem as no more than a group of unruly teenagers throwing a party and singing drunkenly in Wiltshire, England this day… But even that will not stop them from being arrested for disturbing the peace. The clock is ticking… don’t be late.

Your team will enter through the blue white portal and step out into the damp early hours of the morning… catch them. Bring them back. Do not hurt them. They are simply looking for a bit of fun and the perfect place for tea! Careful… their madness is contagious.

[OOC: This is for Team: Protesting the Mad Tea Party only. You will play out your ‘chaos’ and adventures in collecting the Wonderland citizens and returning them home. This is ONLY for team work and getting things done. If you have questions, you can call for Bob the Skull or The Cat to help you. Bob will be running communications. Once you finish the event (or at the same time if you will), patrons may use this time to use portals to enter Modern day Wiltshire and go shopping in a private log. But not in the team log.]

Update! To help the event conclude, options are being provided to help organize the groups. These can be tagged meme style to help give more structure to the tasks. Current threads can be completed and new ones started.

Options

1. Reasoning with Madness. Maybe the patrons can convince the party goers to find a new place to have tea?

2. Out of Refreshments! Now's the time to nab the teapot or the jam and make a break for it! Maybe the Mad Hatter will be too worried about the china to remember that they were supposed to be having a party.

3. Don't get Arrested! Keep the party goers from going to jail! The police are getting impatient with this group of 'teens'. Maybe a patron or two can keep them from trying to arrest the citizens of Wonderland?

4. Clean Up Crew! The Mad Hatter's parties are always messy. Make sure that none of the cutlery wanders off and keep the locals from trying one of those interesting Wonderland cakes!

msromanoff

Who:Natasha and YOU
What: Natasha's sneaky arrival
When: August 5th
Where: the main library, the marketplace... anywhere really
Warnings: some swearing maybe (probably)
Notes: none

( Do not go gentle into that good night )

central_librarymods

The main hall had been, for lack of a better word, taken over. It shined more than usual and everything was cleared from the floors to make room for the elegant décor of a royal ball. How, no one knows, the invitations were posted throughout the library, inviting all to attend the Ball in honor of the ‘prince’ seeking his future bride.

How or why this came to pass without even a slight questioning, no one even knows. But the feeling, the presence of the restless characters infecting those inhabiting the library is getting stronger. Just like Cinderella can’t stay past midnight, your time is winding down. If you do not return your stowaway personality by midnight…. You may be stuck with the dual personality forever.

The ball is starting soon… how will you arrive? Everyone is invited.

[OOC: This is phase two of the event, a ball thrown by Magnus. You can either have your thread start before the ball starts or during. But it's time to start getting your tag-alongs home. This ends on July 31st. Please enjoy!]

wearebothangry

Who: Bruce Banner aka the Beast and [OPEN]
What: Bruce's Library Arrival goes a bit pear shaped
When: July 12th
Where: Nonfiction around the flower and plants section
Warnings:
Notes:

( Love and be loved in return )

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