video broadcast. REAAADING RAAAAINBOW.

[collegedropout]

Who: Sam and you!
Broadcast: video.
Action: if you're someone aboard or visiting the red fish would like, just lemme know!
When: today! Jan. 17th. hurrah.

[Sam has been mostly settling in. Now that the planet's behind them and he's got a hardy collection of salt and a bundle of self-written notes about the icy world they left behind, he's gotten back into learning some sign language (to bug Coil with, of course, though he's obviously not so great yet; sorry Coil). Outside of that, Sam's gotta keep himself busy, okay? Okay.]

And now we're buckled in for this long-winded space roadtrip again, right? At least I'm out of pajamas for this one.

[Small favors. Has it really been a month since he popped up? Feels like just yesterday. It's been a hoot, being in motion. Sort of.]

I'm all for the power of technology, but I'm actually more a fan of physical, paper books. There's just a difference there that's hard to replace with a network device. Anybody have any they'd be willing to let me borrow? Or maybe even trade for, though I'm a little limited on goods, fair warning. Hell, if there's a place around here with an actual library, that'd be great; I wouldn't mind helping out there with extending it however I can, planet to planet. Keeping it updated. After all, there's an eternal stream of history, fiction, poetry — all from different worlds and universes. Why not take advantage of the circumstances and learn about all of that in our spare time?

Anyone who takes there time writing or recording information, let me know. We could maybe include it in whatever we already have, get some cataloging in place, maybe download things digitally into the system as a back-up? If we have the ability to yet.

[Hmm. He sounds amused for a moment when he continues:]

If you guys did have to pick a book or series or something to include in a collection around here, what would it be?

... Chances of finding it in the middle of some random galaxy is kind of low, but I'm pretty sure us being here was one in a million.

[Wait, another thing.]

We have kids on board, too, right? Maybe I'll look for some kids books at the next place. I can only imagine how bored they'll get, sitting around on a ship. It's not like this place is giving younger passengers a lot to do.

[guys he's a fucking nerd what do you expect out of him]

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[experiencepoints]

I record information as best I can.
I do keep that guide for the new people updated, after all.
As for what kind of books, I could use some spellbooks around here.
I do have a children's book from my world on the network, though.
I'm not sure how the Atroma got it and uploaded it, but it's there.

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[collegedropout]

Sounds great. It'd be a horrible to only have a paper copy of anything, so uploading anything is a really good idea. But having tangible copies is also a good idea, in case data gets wiped or the network goes down.

Think we can get someone to transfer that kids book to something paper?

Maybe an artist. Give them something to do, too...

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[experiencepoints]

Do we have any artist types around here?
Or, you know, a way to print them?
Should I send you the file?

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[beardstrokes]

Paper books?

[ He can barely remember those, much less own any. ]

No, I'm afraid I don't know or have any. Most of the knowledge I possess was either passed down orally, from Master to Padawan or remained in the Jedi Archives. And I'm not Master Jocasta.

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[collegedropout]

You've never had any paper book—

[wait wait wait what jedi

man dean is gonna be pissed he didn't get to run into jedi

........... he goes for a quick recovery.]

You said Jedi, huh? I've actually heard of the Jedi. I'm sure you get that a lot.

[child_of_bhaal]

[Did someone say books?]

We have a library. It's on the Iskaulit, now. But I have a small pile I've borrowed, if you want to look at any of those.

[collegedropout]

I'd appreciate that; anything'll do, honestly.

Iskaulit. That's the ship where nobody lives but you can hang out there, right?

action on the red fish;

[sinuosity]

[ Nyssa catches the tail end, waits til he's done to speak. ]

I have acquired a few on various metal alloys.

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[Oh, hey there Nyssa. He puts away the network device to address her fully.

He's been on the planet pretty much the whole time; it's good to see the crew again, even if they're an odd bunch. It's not like Sam isn't used to that.]

Mind a share?

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[sandhate]

I like to collect star charts when they're around. But that isn't always easy. Our last planet had star charts from a lot of different sources, and figuring out which ones are accurate and which are meant for younglings... Let's just say they aren't the most reliable.

You could end up having a lot of uh "paper books" without any useful information.

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[collegedropout]

Useful information isn't the only reason to make a book, but I hear you.

... Star charts sound like they should be maps, though. It must be hard to navigate space without a lot of the more typical details. Like roads. Or signs.

[snerk]

[openhands]

As someone already mentioned, there is a library available and other passengers have their own collections. [Guess who has quite the smutty romance collection but is neither telling nor sharing? That's right. This girl.] In the future, I would look around waystations and planets we visit for shops or anyone interested in making a trade.

[collegedropout]

Stations are definitely on my list of places to investigate.

Know what kind of books you'd find in the library here? Or is it pretty equally mixed?

[forgetyourusedtobe]

It's probably an unpopular opinion, but I really liked a lot of the books I had to read for my English classes in high school.

[Get this girl some classic Earth literature, please and thank you.]

[collegedropout]

You know, I am of the exact same opinion.

It's hard being the nerd of the family. I'm guessing it's going to be a struggle, finding literature from 21st century earth while we're stuck in space.

[mikangirl]

I have some trashy romance novels you can have.

[Flippin through pages here.]

[collegedropout]

... What's your reviews on them?

[He's mostly teasing.

... But we can always add them to the library or something.

Nami you dirty old woman, you.]

[imahologram]

If you do spot some books for children, I know some places they'd come in handy. [Mostly on the Huntress, where everyone is either eleven or acts like they are.]

I'd recommend a collection of Alderaanian poetry for your library, but I don't think we're likely to find any in this galaxy.

[collegedropout]

[We don't talk about the Huntress, it is a silly place.]

Alderaanian...?

[That sounds FAMILIAR.]

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[stefanged]

What do you feel like reading? I've got a few old sci-fi novels, though I lent some to a friend already, and some old Rumi poems I transcribed in a journal.

[He pauses, glancing back behind him; Sam can probably make out a small stack along the wall.]

The library's worth a look, and once you visit enough planets and waystations, you'll get an idea of what's out there. Every planet's got some kind of book. Just maybe not the ones we were hoping for.

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[collegedropout]

Honestly, all of those sound great.

[He's woefully without books; that will change the next change he gets, he swears 2 god.]

How often do you find books you can easily translate?

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[summerschild]

Kids books?

[He can't quite imagine what that entails. He's heard plenty of the old stories derided as being children's tales, because only children are foolish enough to still believe them. Are those the types of tales these books contain?]

Maester Luwin always taught us from history books. I liked the stories with battles, but Old Nan would tell me about monsters instead, and I liked those better.

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[collegedropout]

Kids books. Fairytales, old legends you pass on to your kids, maybe cautionary tales.

Or just ridiculous stories for the sake of humoring a bored kid.

[child please]

I can't tell if that's what your Nan told, though. Were they scary monsters?

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[reconstitution]

[ Now you've done it, Sam. You mentioned books. ]

..I have a few. Two by Agatha Christie. One by Leo Tolstoy.

[ He looks a little hesitant to relinquish them to someone he doesn't really know, though. Maybe he'll warm up a bit- it's not like Sam can hide from him. ]

There is a small library on the Iskaulit..but there isn't a big selection. Before you got here, the Marsiva had any you wanted to read. It was nice.

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[collegedropout]

So I've heard. A small collection is better than none, at least. [Don't worry, Sam won't take your books unless you're willing to part with them first. But he does smile a bit.] Nice choices, though; I read a lot of Agatha Christie on long, long road trips that never seemed to end. Top three picks?