Erika heart

[dramatispersonae]

You get the sense that you pass through a door, but it shuts immediately behind you. However, when you look back, there is nothing but a dead end wall behind you. There is carpet is lush beneath your feet, and the corners are free of dust. Except for the lack of any actual entrance, it could easily be the entranceway of a lavish mansion.

Any magical or otherwise supernatural abilities you have are disabled.

♫ the great detective knows

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Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

You sign your name in the book.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...tears that page out and starts instead writing a narrative starring the people who entered the heart, wherein Lambdadelta comments that she's seen this library before, misc. extras start complaining that there's nothing but books here, and Lambdadelta counters with the fact that there are known to be various hidden passages in the library that one might be able to find. the characters muse on this until Beatrice notices the suspicious seams on the wall.

plz r&r]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

You successfully write all that!

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[keeps the book in hand before trying to lean against a suspicious wall again]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

Nothing happens.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[dutifully writes this development into her fanfiction before adding that everyone decides to try taking books off the shelf to see if the passages can be opened that way

and going to do that all... herself. not opening the books, just lifting them off of the bookshelf for a bit]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

As soon as you take a book off the shelf it opens regardless of your intentions.

What book are you starting with?

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[WELP

A1!]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

You experience a memory. It's vivid while it lasts, but the moment it's over it starts fading, until it's like you only read it in a book...

Except for the fact that you were there for that, but whatever.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[hmmmmmmm...

glances over at the walls again, then considers for a moment before going to check the index

AFTER REVIEWING THIS, going to try R9 instead]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

You experience climbing on the outside of a building putting duct tape on the windows in a typhoon.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...that is almost inspiring.

going for R10 and R12 also though]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

You should definitely be inspired by R10 and R12.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...

[TAKING A BREAK TO CONTINUE HER STORY: the plan to remove books from the shelves is quickly disrupted as many people, acting simultaneously, realize they are memories; Battler is the unfortunate recipient of R10 and makes his displeasure loudly heard. Beatrice, giving the reasoning that she remembers quite a bit by now and is not easily surprised by unsavory characters, offers to try her hand at personally investigating. Battler argues for a bit because he is overprotective but is eventually convinced to stand back. The other attendees of the heart, not as easily affected, are permitted to keep moving books as they see fit, while Beatrice decides to look for even more alternative methods.

WITH THAT WRITTEN. trying to lift or otherwise move the index]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

The index appears to be securely anchored in place.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[sees fit to record that without any embellishment.

feeling along the sides of the pedestal with the non-book-holding hand]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

You don't feel any hidden mechanisms or anything else suspicious.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...closing the index, and feeling the keyholes on the cover]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

They're depressed a bit into the leather, but it seems to be a normal book cover.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[attempts to stick her key into it anyway??]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

You ineffectually shove your key at a book cover.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[I TRIED HARD

what if I just try going up to the Rokkenjima bookshelf experimentally and feel/look around for anything BUT books]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

There doesn't appear to be anything but books on the bookshelf.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[ok time to regroup man.

updating her story, concluding with all of the characters being puzzled by the passages, and then trying to slide it into the middle of the Aather bookshelf.

THEN, trying to go back upstairs to talk to the murder mystery Erikas]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[dramatispersonae]

You slide your fanfic onto the shelf without fanfare or noticeable effect.

And you can in fact head back upstairs. The alone-effect fades as you ascend.