Story time with the librarian

[thewindsinger]

"Hello everyone!' The green one smiled and clasped their front feet together, "welcome to the hopefully soon-to-be-maybe-often afternoon read! Now, I have absolutely no idea what sort of stores you all like, so if you all could find a hopefully readable tale for us, we can begin by voting upon which adventure to read first!" they looked at the gathered beings sitting before them in a semi-circle. They frowned when none of them moved. "Well go on, don't be so shy, the books won't eat you," the green one urged, "well, at least I think they won't." their brow furrowed slightly.

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[thewindsinger]

"Indeed we were," the librarian nods at the astronomer, "and I think I have an idea of where we could begin our search." They gracefully rise to hover a few feet above the floor, and glide towards a section of shelves that hold books with colorful spines of many hues of the rainbow.

[starmap]

Also gifted with the ability of flight, the astronomer follows suit. When he arrives at their destination, he turns towards the librarian. "These books are quite vibrant in hue," he says, reaching out to gently run his claws along the spines of several of them. "I do believe they remind me of something I have witnessed, though I seem to be drawing a hefty blank."

[thewindsinger]

The green one's expression turns sad. "I have that same feeling when I come to this place," they say softly, "it's like I am suddenly missing a small part of my consciousness and being. Ah well, I'm sure we will find our tale here in this place!" They begin to hum and pull out many titles, trying to see if they are legible.

[starmap]

He almost laughs at the way the librarian seems to jump between solemnity and joviality. How curious! He sets aside the thought and joins them in looking through books, one after the other. "I do wonder how this library is organized. Which wing contains which books, and such. I suppose it would be easier to discern were all but a few of the books legible, yes?"

[thewindsinger]

"I have started to recognize them by whatever color their spines are. The more colorful they are, the higher chance the have of being legible. The more somber the cover, the less likely." They peer at the words upon the spine of a novel and pull it out. "Ah!" they exclaim happily, "I have found one! The Hunters Three. It seems that this will be sutible until I can find some time to set aside some other legible tales." They then pause for a moment and study the illustration upon the cover more closely. "Just checking for any hidden enchantments," they explain, "you never know with the books in here."