For SRWUG@, (Insert Joke About Books And Covers Here)

[gift_of_magus]

1. [Okay, so you ended up in a weirdly massive bookstore. That's a bit weird. A large, ancient book falling off the shelf, that's perfectly possible. The same book flopping open, turning into a whirlwind of pages, and the figure of a strangely-dressed girl appearing in the middle of the storm-that's doing an acrobatic swan dive off the deep end, and it's the situation you find yourself in now. The girl, for her part, doesn't seem to care.]

Tell me, mortal: What is your name?



2.[That book-girl from earlier is catching up for lost time. That is to say, she's parked herself in the common area of the ship and is watching basically every notable film since 1950 in a marathon session. It's been two days. She shows no signs of stopping, though the popcorns scraps are beginning to pile up.]

Hm. Cinema has advanced quite a bit....


3.[Eibon's been around for a little while now, though you may not have met her before. And today, you get to walk in on the sight of her intensely playing videogames in your room. She's wearing one of your shirts-and nothing else. At least it's a bit big on her. Dare ye discover what game she is partaking in now?]

Comments

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[liberation_maiden]

Shoko Ozora 2nd President of New Japan.

[She says this with confidence.]

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[gift_of_magus]

[Well, that's unexpected. Normally, non-mages flip out at this sort of thing...the page whirlwind calms down, the scraps of paper joining the black-haired girl's figure.]

...Hm. I am The Book of Eibon, the greatest grimoire of Hyperborea, penned by the wizard Eibon and his successor, Cyron of Varaad.

Are children considered heads of state in this era?

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[liberation_maiden]

I'll assure you that my age isn't a concern.

[Well it shouldn't be a surprise that she already has an answer to that question as well.]

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[gift_of_magus]

Of course it isn't.

[Eibon looks around the bookstore.]

Hm. This is unexpected...tell me, where is the White Chalice? My master awaits me there.

[liberation_maiden]

You'll have to pardon me, but I'll need to know what you plan on doing on the Chalice with your master. Just a small precaution.

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[whats_a_paladin]

In a technical way, for sure. But the quality of the stories hasn't necessarily improved over the years.

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[gift_of_magus]

...Yes. But that's true of all media. The works produced just after the printing press...ugh, terrible.

Have you seen this one before?
[What's on now? Psycho.]

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[whats_a_paladin]

Wasn't the Bible the first printed book?

I know this movie, but haven't watched it whole. It's one of those famous ones that most people heard about but few have seen. Like Citizen Kane.

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[gift_of_magus]

Yes. The first run was nice, or as nice as a bible can be. Right afterwards they made a series without illumination, though...they were terribly ugly, compared with what came before and with what came after. I didn't much like the use of German, either...it's bad enough to print that stuff in Latin.

[She noms some popcorn.]

This is a good movie, at least.

[On screen, Norman Bates and Marion Crane are having their very awkward conversation about birds.]

3)

[lastfeather]

You know Eibon, you're not going to do wonders for my reputation with this.

[Ryou sounded mildly perturbed as he sat down next to her.]

So what's this anyway?

Re: 3)

[gift_of_magus]

I thought humans found this sort of thing attractive.

[On the screen, FFVII. In this case, the part where Aeris dies.]

...Hm. I had been meaning to save those phoenix downs...

[lastfeather]

Some do.

[Ryou thinks he remembers this game.]

Don't bother. She stays dead whatever you do, they kinda separated the mechanics from the story.

[gift_of_magus]

...That's annoying.

No chance of getting her back?

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[emorangerpink]

[Where to start? Laura actually steps back outside for a moment to check the room number before returning with a blank expression of confusion. It doesn't help that she's not really so much taller than Eibon that the grimoire can properly use the shirt as she's trying to.]

Wouldn't an empty room have been an easier place to bring the console?

[...Okay, baby steps.]

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[gift_of_magus]

The chairs in here are nicer.

[Up on the screen? Bible Black. Things are happening.]

...I find this game insulting on a variety of levels.

At least the moral is clear.

[emorangerpink]

Oh for god's sake! Is the moral don't break in to people's rooms and dress in their clothes to watch porn?

[Laura's turned aside, cheeks burning, once she gets an eyeful of the screen.]

Half-dress...

[gift_of_magus]

...No, it's 'Don't tamper with ancient tomes'.

This is meant to be pornography?

3

[zetahatsudo]

[... that is indeed a half-naked girl sitting in your room playing video games, Kamille. But what is the game?]

Re: 3

[gift_of_magus]

[Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3. She's currently slaughtering her way through hordes of Zeon soldiers as the God Gundam.]

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[zetahatsudo]

[Oh look at that, it appears that he just arrived on the field as an enemy in the Gundam Mk-II.]

I sound nothing like that.

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[gift_of_magus]

Noted.

[Dodge, dodge, dodge, attack, attack, attack-and there goes the VR Kamille, shot down before he ever got a hit off.]

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[ooh_nya_lets_nya]

[And Nyarlko's just gonna stare at the sight, eyes shining really brightly. Oooh boy was this like hitting the jackpot!]

Eibon... liking my games...

FUCK YES!

Re: 3

[gift_of_magus]

Nyarlathotep...

[Eibon looks around the room a few times, and just chucks the wireless controller at Nylarko. HARD.]

[ooh_nya_lets_nya]

Dontthrowthatyoureonahotstrea-

[BONK! The controller pounds Nyarlko hard and knocks her to the ground.]

Eibon... why...?

[gift_of_magus]

I think you already know why.

[Now controller-less, that sort of leaves Eibon at a loss for what to do.]

...That wasn't your only one, was it?