'Balls?'
'What are they again? Oh man. This is gonna be a difficult life, isnt it.' She harrumphed and slumped down on the table, not having the will to stand upright in the light of her failure. She lay there for a very long time.
??~??~??
It was a strange feeling, to be a library. It felt right, like it resonated with her existence itself. But it also felt so wrong, for whatever reason. She honestly had no idea. It was not a reason she would be able to sniff out, she imagined, and it frustrated her to no end.
But oh well. No reason to linger on the impossibles of book-life. She was alive now, and at least she could call herself Liza, even if the stupid blue box thing wouldn't let her.
Her perspective parted from her body as she returned to the perch and looked at the room. This was supposed to be a library, but it didn't look like it. Though Liza had never seen a full-on library before, in her mind, an ideal one looked very little like the one before her. It was honestly the plops. She spent a few minutes simply hovering around the place, practicing moving her book-body - which was rather sleek, she had to say - and just in general moping about.
She was still not over the name thing, and she imagined she never would be.
'Stupid box. You put the color blue to shame.'
Ruminating on it made her want to fly right into the wall. Not that she would ever harm her book, but, you know... figuratively.
As she harrumphed yet again, something which had proven to be something like a personality trait, when she was flashed by yet another rude box popping up right infront of her face.
She yelped, the book falling to the floor from shock.
'NO!!!'
With more force than she frankly meant to use, she darted to the book, trying to pick it up from the floor - only to reallize she didn't have any hands.
Wait. Why would she? She was a library.
'Christ,' She laughed, then paused. 'Who is Christ, anyway? Some guy? Some gal? Is it an it, like I was a few hours ago? Christ. AH!'
She kept going like that for a few minutes before reallizing her prescious body was still on the ground, snapping her out of the endless loop of confusion.
She hefted her admittedly tiny body off the ground, and placed herself back onto the table - neatly and orderly, exactly as it had been when she first saw it. She felt pretty confident that it actually was exactly where she'd seen it, because she had a sense, almost like thee feeling you get from simply moving a limb-
'Whats a- No. Not doing that'
She had a feeling she was rather deacent at organising. It was a light feeling, like there was a natural flow as she placed down the book onto the table. It's excact position. It's exact level of spot-free cleanliness. It was soothing, in a way, to have it just as it was - Proudly displayed, like a direct "Here I am!" to the world. She almost wanted to start recieving visitors immediately, simply so they could marvel at her Glorious Book. She'd wave them away abashedly, saying "Oh, you silly Bookworms~!" and pretend to be embarrassed, but really revel in all the hundreds of compliments she'd get. She could practically already see it happening...
Speaking of visitors...
What's a visitor? Someone like that Christ guy?
Or gal? Christ. AH! NO!
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The book shook itself free of all thoughts, and allowed itself to zen out, organizing itself to be perfectly organized on the table again.
'Phew. Order is restored.'
'Right. Visitors,' She muttered, leasurely looking about, then spotting the blue screen again. 'OH!'
Darting over, she finally took a look at the imposing box, that was at least four times as big as her body was. Maybe even six. She mentally scoffed. The size of her book was the perfect size to read any text from, any bigger than that would be redundant.
She started reading.
[The Living Library]
[Level: 1]
[Vitality: 40/40]
[Stamina: 10/10]
[Magica: 110/110]
[Perseption: 60/60]
[Power: 5]
[Intelligence: 20]
[Resilience: 10]
[Movement: 0]
[Skills: Organization 1, Research 1, Information Extraction 1, Knowledge Distillation 1, Book Creation 1, Book Suffusion 1, System Creation 1, Community Creator 1, Critical Thinking 1, Project Managment 1, Library Hall Manipulation 1, Guidance 1, Adaptabilty 1]
[Improvements: 0]
An mental tear of joy fell down Liza's mental cheek.
'SO MUCH... INFORMATION!!!!! Knowledge!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!'
It took her a full minute of mental breathing exerscizes to center herself, and when she did, she immediately zoned in on the words on the screen. She had to get the juicy details, the knowle- No, she was getting to happy just thinking of the word!
She focused on the first words, her name, but no additional information was offered. That was a given, she supposed. She moved down the list, not getting any feedback. At least, that was until she got to the skills portion of the text.
Organization 1: Effective organization and management are at the heart of librarianship. The Librarian must ensure that all of the library's contents are systematically stored, easy to locate, and accessible to Visitors through a thourough mastering of cataloging principles. Additionally, they must critically evaluate sources for credibility, relevance, and reliability to ensure the Visitors recieve accurate information.
Research 1: The Librarian must be highly adept at uncovering the truth within all the subjects they research. It is The Librarians duty to fill the books within their library with their accumulated knowledge to grow a library worthy of the Visitor.
Information Extraction 1: To be The Librarian is to be eternally bound to the quest for knowledge. To be worthy of the library they cultivate, they must journey beyond their walls and extract information from viable sources to fill their books with.
Knowledge Distillation 1: The Librarian must prioritize purity of truth in all aspects of librarianship. Purify and filter information until you are left with knowledge.
Book Creation 1: It is The Librarian's duty to eternally fill the library with as many books as possible to serve the Visitors. Types of books include: Book of Knowledge, Book of Experience: [Locked], Notebook [Locked], Scroll: [Locked]...
Book Suffusion 1: It is The Librarian's duty to fill their books with the knowledge they attain, making sure the books they create have only relevant and correct knowledge.
System Creation 1: Creates an autonomous system that automatically organizes and manages information and different kinds of books should The Librarian be abscent.
Community Creator 1: Clear and effective communication is a cornerstone of librarianship. The Librarian must convey ideas clearly and persuasively, and handle interpersonal communication in a way that helps in understanding and addressing the Visitor's needs with empathy and precision.
Critical Thinking 1: The Librarian must be highly adapt in all ways of solving problems, evaluating information and discerning biases.
Project Managment 1: The Librarian must be highly adept in planning, coordinating, and executing both their own initiatives and those of their Visitor (where viable) effectively.
Library Hall Manipulation 1: The Librarian must strive to create a library Hall that meets and exceeds the expectation and standard of any Visitor.
Guidance 1: As a paragon of learning, The Librarian must strive to share their knowledge and experiences with the Visitor, and so must be highly adept at guiding the Visitor in a way that facilitates growth.
Adaptabilty 1: The Librarian must be adaptable, embrace change and seek opportunities to learn and grow, staying informed about developments in academic fields, developmental diciplines and Visitor behaviour. Only then can they remain relevant and provide the best service to the most Visitors.
Giddy, bordering on maddening laughter rattled through Liza's mind.
