Goblin Trouble at the Library
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Pacing around the library, Fidget collects knowledge, lots and lots of knowledge! She's carrying about 6 books in a precarious pile in front of her, peeking around the pile to pluck one more with a gesture that then drops the book on top of her pile, and there's another pile hovering behind her too. She approaches a large table, planning to set down her burden and get to research.
The top book slips free, and the goblin girl reaches out to catch it, sending the rest of the pile clattering down, one bounces off the floor and into the floating pile, slowly tipping it over while she pleads "No, no, no, no..." while reaching out to steady it, but it's too late for that and she ends up holding a copy of "Of Art and Artifice, a Modern Guide to Enchanting" while several other books fall on her head and on the floor around her.
With a sigh, the purple Gobbo flops down on the carpeted floor, defeated.
Verna has only just entered the confines of the library proper, the shelter from sun and heat is a welcome side-effect of an environment best for the longevity of written works. It is the sudden cascade of motion and the repeated impacts of said works upon the floor that promptly draws her attention with a notable wince. A blinnk follows before she makes her way over with sandaled feet, bright yellow sundress swishing about as she moves. "Are you well?" she inquires of the flopped, surrounded gobber before crouching to retrieve the nearest tome from the floor.
"Yeaaaah." Fidget groans out flopping back onto her back, "But now all my books are on the floor." She rolls back to her feet and hops up, and starts picking up the books a few at a time again, eager to get to setting up on the table so she can get to her research plans. The other books are a broad assortment of topics, from magic lore to creatures and monsters, even a few on Alexandria itself.
"Not all are upon the floor," Verna corrects as she retrieves a second, then a third and rises. "None shall remain so," she adds as others rise of their own accord, "nor do any appear damaged." She steps to a nearby table to set her acquired knowledge down.
"That said, I can assure you that any damage would be noted and certainly draw comment from Lady Octagona. The library is her protectorate and the tomes her charges." She then turns back towards the Gobber. "You seem to hold, or held, quite the broad range of topics for simultaneous consumption. Are you a student of mana, a student of knowledge, both?"
The goblin makes a face at the name of Lady Octagona, "Yeah, she didn't appreciate my questions." Fidget says, piling the last of her books back into the precarious pile once again, and she shuffles over to the table and sits them down - this time without a catastrophe.
"Yeah, a little of one, a lot of the other. I'm studying magic and enchantments, but I also want to get a little bit of everything - it's good to know lots of things, yeah? Especially with so many weird things happening out there that I don't know anything about, evil plants, insane constructs, exploding shitslugs... y'know, lots of things. I'd like to know about that sort of stuff *before* they explode on me." Fidget pauses for a minute, looks at the books in her hands, and says "Don't worry, that was, like, days ago. And I cleaned up right after."
Verna arches a brow as Fidget recounts her recent exploits. "Indeed, there is no shortage of unexpected and/or odd occurrences in the vicinity of this city. More frequently, as of late. Regrettably, the rise of cosmic sources of chaos do not make for peaceful times." She then nods. "Regardless, the quest for, and acquisition of knowledge are always worthy pursuits."
"That's what *I* thought!" Fidget agrees emphatically, "So why'd the put the knowledge in such heavy books so high up on the shelves! The pursuit of knowledge is supposed to be, like, metaphorical. But I'm exhausted! And I haven't even read a page yet. And who knows if any of what I'm looking for is even in here..." the Goblin sounds a little overwhelmed.