tenth labyrinth

[lord_wizard]

Who: Felix Harrowgate
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Starstruck, if you want
When: Today-ish

[While he's spent the last few months ignoring the fleet at large for his own interests, he's finally feeling in the mood to make an address - admittedly, again, for his own interests. Though, not entirely.

Sitting in his room on the Starstruck, Felix turns on the camera and greets it with a tiny wave of his free hand.]

I have two topics I'd like to bring up and I will try to be brief.

The first? Magic. [He lets the word hang, waiting for an invisible audience to take notice.] Many of us are not a stranger to such a thing, I know that for certain. Space seems an incongruous place for it, but at least some of the worlds we have been to have not been bereft of it entirely. The last planet seemed particularly strong in it's influence, but it seems to be that this system is the first where magic has such a strong academic presence. I'm not sure what that means, but the trend interests me.

My point is, I know there are more of you out there to whom this topic would interest. If you would like to talk...my door is open. What's more, if you have for some reason not found your way into the graces of the Spirit faction, I might be able to help you, or anyone else, procure any supplies unique to their establishments. I'd be willing to do so in exchange for a small fee or items better acquired in the other sections. Clothing, jewelry...[A pause, before he adds as a somewhat reluctant afterthought]...ship supplies.

Secondly, the library aboard the Iskaulit has not had any substantial donations for quite some time. Unfortunately I cannot curate the entire collection on my own, as much as I would like to [especially not if he keeps buying clothes and wine, but shhh]. There is plenty to occupy us here, but we all know the time drifting needs to spent elsewhere, and the library catalog is still rather limited.

If you would like to donate any books to the cause, you can find me here on the Starstruck, or you may leave them in the library. Please don't try to shelve them yourselves, I will take care of them as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your time. [A bright parting smile seems a good way to go]

Comments

[lord_wizard]

[That seems like quite a feat, but he'll keep hoping]

I could not agree more.

I take it your own studies are going well?

[wolfuncaged]

Yes, they are thank you. The books I have found have been most helpful. There have been far fewer dire tomes here.

[lord_wizard]

[He assumes dire means they contain magic as the subject matter]

There is certainly a wealth of options. I feel like every time we leave a system I'm counting down the time when we'll find the next decent library.

Any favorite subjects so far?

[wolfuncaged]

[He sure does. Trashy romance novels. ]

Um.

Non fiction. I enjoy a good story.

[lord_wizard]

Yes, but what kind?

[Not getting out of this that easy, Fenris]

[wolfuncaged]

[No. This is cheating.]

What most would call fantasy. It is the everyday for me, but it is familiar.

[lord_wizard]

I'm not sure I follow, but then again, I don't read much fiction myself.

[wolfuncaged]

Dragons, magic, elves. These are called fantasy books in many places. Out of the ordinary.

[lord_wizard]

I believe I understand your disquiet. Though...I suppose to us from such places, it must read much like folklore.

[wolfuncaged]

A little. There are some marked differences between worlds, but still. It's somewhat comforting.

[lord_wizard]

There always is...

But now that you mention it...had you found any actual stories from Thedas?

[wolfuncaged]

When all those files were uploaded onto the network, a few appeared then. One of Varric's books is there, as is a story following the life of an important historical figure- a former slave, in fact.

[lord_wizard]

Is that so? Have you read it?

[wolfuncaged]

I have. It was the first book I ever learned to read. It was a gift.