Never a bad idea [Video]

[librariansheart]

[Video feed clicks on to scan over what looks like what used to be an empty bedroom - given the view out the window, probably on the second story - which appears to have a forest blocking quite a bit of light. An overhead light clicks on and no, it's not trees. It's stacks of books. Not shelves of books. Stacks. Some of them are perfectly

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[wlkingdisaster]

...Are you all right?

[voice]

[librariansheart]

[A bit breathless and shaken from being squashed, but not hiding anything, probably.]

Er... I think so? I should be able to wriggle out all right. I hope I didn't damage any of the books. I hadn't gotten a chance to read all of them yet.

[wlkingdisaster]

Wait, whoa, are you stuck?!

[librariansheart]

[From the sound, she's probably shifting some books around. Smoothing pages maybe?]

Well... sort of? I mean, this has happened before, of course, and in a much greater volume, so this isn't nearly so bad! I made a sort of escape plan... no, that's not it. Um... Not exactly an emergency evacuation procedure, but a list of actions to take in order to extricate myself? It's kind of an escape plan I suppose...

[littlelostwolf]

That didn't look or sound like much fun.

[librariansheart]

[She laughs a little, preoccupied with shifting some things.]

I'm all right, I promise. A little bruised, perhaps, but just fine otherwise. Sorry about the noise.

[thousandlakes]

[ completely oblivious to the sound of the avalanche, ] Hey, I recognize one of those! If you want more books on wars and stuff, I have a few you could borrow.

Some are even in English!

[voice]

[librariansheart]

[Excited!]

Oh, really? That would be wonderful, thank you! Of course, I haven't learned your language, I'm afraid, so I'll have to stick with the ones in English, but that is very kind of you, thank you!

[voice]

[thousandlakes]

That's okay, even Sweden doesn't bother with Finnish, and I lived with him for six hundred years.

You can borrow any ones you like, it's not like I read them very often anyway! I'll see if I can't send Sealand over with them.

[voice]

[librariansheart]

Thank you very, very much! I promise to take very good care of them while they are in my care.

X-D Missing Xander, are we? *laugh*

[dutchmancpt]

Books are always interesting... I hope you are alright though, Miss? And why do you keep all of them? Why not sell them or donate them so someone else can enjoy them?

[voice]

[librariansheart]

Oh, I'm all right, thank you. Just startled.

I love books. They're rather a passion of mine. The smell of them, the feel of them, the different bindings, all that knowledge! It's such a marvelous feeling to hold a book in your hand and know that you're holding something so precious. To both the author and the reader! And it must have meant something to the people of the time, or they wouldn't have published it! I take care of them, and revisit them... They're like old friends, but dearer. Selling them would be... a breaking of trust! Here they'll be respected and loved and well looked after. If I sell them, they'll go to who knows where and most likely be mishandled or damaged... I'll lend them to people, if they'd like to read them, but I couldn't bear to sell them.

[dutchmancpt]

I see. Well, I do love books to. Especially now a days when they are easy to find. I don't keep many of them. There are only so much room on a ship. I make sure my crew gives them where they will be appreciated though.

[librariansheart]

Oh the humidity of being on board a ship would be absolutely horrible for the books. And there's mold, and rats... But I'm glad you find some pleasure in them regardless. And if you can't keep them, at least they're going to people who will love them.

...
Is it... awfully busy, on a ship? I've really only been on one, before, and it was a starship, so I'm not certain if it counts.

[bellstoll]

...Ah, you okay?

What do you need a carpenter for?

[voice]

[librariansheart]

Mmm! I'm all right, thank you! It just caught me by surprise, that's all. I'm almost free now. I was hoping to find a carpenter to build me some more shelves... All the ones I have already are full, and this place doesn't seem to have any built in anywhere.

[bellstoll]

Ah, I could probably do that. I mean, if something simple's okay.

[voice]

[librariansheart]

Really? If it wouldn't be too much to ask, that would be extremely helpful. I would of course pay you for your time and the materials...