Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=96409&page=31#301 Author: Larkian Time Posted: 4/2/2021 at 12:01 AM (Perhaps, perhaps xP) (Also, here's a sort of tip: not everything out of the ordinary necessarily has to do directly with the main point of the RPG. In some cases, yeah, some things might lead to you learning more about it in a roundabout way if you figure out more about them, but realistically, not everything will be relevant- especially considering this is a fantasy world, plus most things aren't affected by the reset at all. So don't be immediately assume anything you find/people you meet hold clues to what's going on, I could be throwing them your way to distract you, or just to be realistic xP) (For example, the book you just found? It could have just happened to be left by someone who was researching 'undead deer' and have nothing to do the end of the world at all. Not confirming or denying anything, though!) (Then again, you could just be being humorous/that's your character's approach, and it's completely flying over my head because I'm an idiot. If so, um, oops xD) The cookbook, shockingly, does not contain any indication of undead deer, unless the one or two recipes for venison dishes actually resurrect the deer rather than cooking them. Looking for an undead deer yourself seems like it could be (possibly extremely) dangerous, if the notes of the book's previous owner are anything to go by, but it's up to you. You hear the heavy library door swing open at the other end of the room, and you catch a glimpse of a man with a long nose - at least, that's what you think you saw- walk in, though you can't see anything else, as he's quickly blocked from your vision by the librarian's desk.

(I'm both having fun and that's my character's approach. Rule of Funny :) )

I sigh and put down the cookbook. It was worth a shot. But, then, I see the man with a long nose enter the library and disappear from my sight from behind the desk. Oh well, what the uryy. Might as well see what's going on. Maybe try and explain my situation to him? Grabbing both books I had, I walk towards the desk to see if he is still around. I really hope I'm not doing anything stupid.

(Nah, not sued. I just live in the odd corners of the interwebs. :P)

(Also, ping for self (sorry, Lark, I had to respond before the explanation went away) so I can answer while making a coffee chicken in Stardew Valley after supper.)

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=96409&page=31#307 Author: Larkian Time Posted: 4/3/2021 at 2:36 PM (I had to look up the Rule of Funny, I should be sued) He's still there, talking to the librarian, he'd just been blocked from your previous point of view. As you approach, you catch a bit of his conversation with the librarian. "-I do hope you have it, wouldn't want it to be missing." His voice can only be described as oily and perhaps a little sly, though with an undertone of something like admonition. The librarian looks like she's not sure whether to act charmed or be intimidated. "Well, I can't promise anything, but can you give me, er, a description of it?" "Of course, I'm sure it would be easily confused, seeing as this entire place is full of books," he chuckles, then frowns for a split second like he's trying to remember something. "It should be quite a bit more old than some of the ones in this, ah, collection. Quite simple, too, no embellishments, enchantments on covers are quite easily disrupted, after all-" he breaks off when he catches sight of you. (Except with like a Pinocchio nose because that's all the rage these days, and dressed fancier)

Oh, the book I have. I looked at the worn cover, the not at all embellished spine, the heft of it and the cookbook combine.

Should I give it back though? I mean, it's best thing to do, but what if the undead deer was useful? What if it knew how to fix the end? I swallow my spit and walk up to the man. "Uh, hi, were you looking for this?" I showed him the book. "I found it and the librarian said I could keep it, but you appear to be missing it, so you should have it back."

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=96409&page=31#302 Author: Larkian Time Posted: 4/2/2021 at 2:15 PM "Don't say I'm here- oh, gumdrops," mutters the girl, except she says something a lot worse than 'gumdrops'. "We've received a report that someone has been-" the officer glances at a scroll in his hand- "disrupting order by forcefully attacking and threatening library staff with heavy books, as well as vandalizing and damaging library material- wait, what did you say about a friend?" The girl rolls her eyes and slowly backs away from the officers, who still can't see her, although she doesn't seem as fazed as one might expect. "You feel like being arrested today or nah?"

"Hey, I like keeping things orderly. I'd never damage library porperty on purpose, I"m not that rich anyways and I would never be able to pay it off. I was helping a friend find some books for some research we're doing and they fell on the floor when we were getting stuff off the lower shelves. Now can I go back to helping her? This research project of ours isn't getting done on it's own and I'd like to have it mostly done sometime today." The lies slip off Eleni's tougnue, and she prays to high heaven that they buy it. Rule #1 of forming a good story on the spot: Roll with it and don't backtrack.