Chariot's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

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Re: The Villa

[dramatispersonae]

The door opens easily!

You find yourself in one large, open room, lined from ceiling to floor with books of all different sizes. The book covers are a mix of black and white, with white books dominating the room for the most part. In the center of the room is a simple desk with a laptop sitting on it. The screen is glowing faintly.

Re: The Villa

[edgeofjustice]

Memories...?

[grabs the first black book he sees]

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

The book is... completely black. Every page, front to back, is just the same ink black color.

Re: Start Point

[edgeofjustice]

... That doesn't seem good.

[puts that one back and goes for a white one]

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

The cover of the book reads 'Trade Negotiations 203'.

The contents are... what you'd expect from a book about trading negotiations.

Re: Start Point

[edgeofjustice]

Boring...

[tries two more black books and two more white books, further back in the room]

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

The black books remain the same, completely black and unreadable. Among the white books you find 'Advanced Japanese' and 'Bondage of the Whip Variety'.

Re: Start Point

[edgeofjustice]

[... taking a few extra moments to flip through that... and leaving it on his desk as he checks it out for drawers]

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

The desk is sadly drawer-less. No hidden features here except for that laptop.

Re: Start Point

[edgeofjustice]

Huh...

[looking that over, maybe pressing a button if the screen is black]

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

The screen flickers for a moment than a phrase appears.

Green Horse became "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _"

Re: Start Point

[edgeofjustice]

... What did he say his 'cute student' called him...

"buckinghorse"

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

At that final keystroke, every black book in the room changes to a faded gray color.

Re: Start Point

[edgeofjustice]

... Alright then.

[picks up the nearesr grey book]

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

'50 Ways to Hide a Dead Body'

Re: Start Point

[edgeofjustice]

[puts it back and checks out a few more]

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

'Human Organs: Price Variations Dependent on Freshness' and 'Firearm Trade Routes'. Classy.

Re: Start Point

[edgeofjustice]

... Well, now I know to keep my liver fresh if I want to get top dollar.

[looking around the library for anything that stands out]

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

Nothing in particular seems to, aside from a perhaps particularly thick gray book on one of the further shelves.

Re: Start Point

[edgeofjustice]

[okay, I'm curious. Going for it]

Re: Start Point

[dramatispersonae]

Too bad some guy is poking away at the keyboard and all the books immediately change back to black before you can see the cover.