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[seanced]

Who: Winnie Davids
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: S.S. Bishop
When: now!

[the face that greets the network looks a little relieved to have figured out the communicator, and her eyes light up, albeit briefly, before she looks around. She mutters as she brushes the confetti out of her hair]

They don't really warn you when you're going to be moved, do they . . .

[she clears her throat and turns her attention back to the screen]

Um, h-hi, I'm Winnie and - okay, being in space is kind of really cool, but - could someone answer a few questions for me? A-And tell me how I can go back home? I really can't stay here, I was kind of - busy.

[what an understatement. She looks around again, then turns the camera to the pudding desserts]

And if anyone wants some of these, I'm on the - Bishop? I don't, uh - I'm not really hungry.

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[seanced]

Ah - yeah, a lot of Earth's history is like that. You - um, you have to read all the different accounts of something to really understand what went on. Otherwise you only get the one side and . . . it's usually skewed in their favor.

[she tilts her head] It's - really important, I agree. Do you get to learn a lot of new spells? Or - have you read a lot of interesting folktales?

[arcanepower]

I wish I had access to those other things. Maybe I can dig something up while I'm here.

[So far he hasn't quite been able to, though.]

I trained myself through books, yes. -- As for folktales, I read one a few planets back that had to do with two goddesses whose love made the universe. That was interesting.

[seanced]

If I come across anything I'll show you . . . is there a library here?

[the most important question she'll ever ask, let's be honest]

You trained yourself? That's - that's really cool. [she tilts her head] Was that - a story from this world?

[arcanepower]

There is. It used to be here on the Bishop, but it got too big. It's on the Iskaulit now.

[He misses it sometimes. He used to literally sleep on the books. Under books. Under the beanbag. It was so, so comforting.

(He's weird tho.)]

I think it was from a planet we haven't visited yet.

[seanced]

[that's not weird that's completely normal]

Oh. That's - good. I mean, that there's a library - um, what's the Iskaulit? Another ship?

[arcanepower]

Yes, it's the really big one in the back. It has a much different shape than the Marsiva and-- everything else in the Fleet.

[bless Winnie for understanding]

[seanced]

[book nerds unite]

And we can just - visit it? If we want to?

[arcanepower]

Of course! If the library were not public-- well, I would steal all the books and put them somewhere that was.

[Belth no.]

[seanced]

[Belth yes]

I think you would get in trouble for that . . .

[arcanepower]

If it's for the sake of spreading knowledge, it's worth it.

[seanced]

Mm, I can't argue there.