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It was a pity that nobody could control the re-entry point of forced passages back to the Library from alternate worlds. All you knew was that you’d end up in the Library—although there were horror stories about people who’d spent years finding their way back up from some of the catacombs where the really
A terrible system
At least nobody had figured out how to spam the Library computer system yet.
That was random
She deleted a plaintive begging letter looking for suggestions on how to improve penicillin usage in Dark Age–era alternates.
Phhhhbttthh saving lives is for losers
also choose an adjective dmmit
But when she’d signed up for eternity,
Wait
This looked like something that had been prepared ahead of time.
Ha relatable
rapid shifts
Wait they can get through the library faster
His eyebrows were the same shade, like lines of ink on his face, and his cheek-bones could have been used to cut diamonds,
Japanese Kai not Danish Kai
Irene sat back and frowned at the screen. She was no conspiracy theorist, but if she had been, she could have constructed whole volumes based on that paragraph.
Sound like she is lol just speculate away why not? Otherwise it sounds like irene is trying to be stupid on purpose
“Fairy tales, I imagine.”
Durrrrr
“I’m not well up on the European stuff.
She should probably try to find out at some point.)
She cant be that arsed about anything
Maybe even centuries.
sodding
How does he not know European stuff if he sounds exactly like spike
Irene turned to look at him, surprised at the warmth in his voice.
Lol she does seem weirdly unemotional herself
Finally Kai said, “Can I ask some questions?”
Exposition time!
She couldn’t help thinking how much easier it would have made things. “You
You and me both
was more heavy on real-world stuff, like physical combat, martial arts, things like that.”
Wow that's clunky
If a magically active world was quarantined, that meant it had been corrupted by chaotic forces.
Yes we got that
She considered running her hands through her hair, having a hysterical fit, and sitting down and not doing anything for the next few hours while she tried to figure out a way to avoid the job.
We need to make turning this job down look as silly as possible so the reader wont figure out turning it down might actualy be smart. And that most of the protags actions are following orders
though there was a side-note that recent ‘innovative advances’ had been made.
Vampires, werewolves, faerie, mutations, superheroes, impossible devices .
Wouldn't Most of these be normal from their own point of view?
She could cope with some spirits and magic, where both operated by a set of rules and were natural phenomena within their worlds.
Making my point for me. The book keeps doing this weird thing where they do a worldbuilding and then explain that it doesnnt work the way they just said it did
Even if it did make for good literature.
Maybe the library is secretly fueling chaos lol
announced statements
Stated
Irene resolved to apologize later—well, to some extent—and
I will be waiting
it’s an original of Keats’s Lamia, though I’m not sure what it’s doing in Classical Manuscripts in that case—”
Maybe it's what Keats based the poem on
Irene leaned against the edge of the desk, making an effort not to look condemnatory, judgemental, or recriminatory. However much she might feel it.
Girl y so angry calm down. You are a nice face hiding simmering rage and i dont know why
though, to be fair, leaving his head impaled on the railings outside the front door, where all his party guests could see it, could be considered a little extreme.”
Nah its very in the spirit of vlad the impaler
Irene glanced at Kai. He was wearing an expression combining acute interest with admiring attention.
Why cant we be in his head. He actually wants things and is having a good time
“I do apologize,” she said hastily to Dominic.
Uh wrong person
And I’m damned if I’m going to let Bradamant manage this instead of me.
Would Be funny if Brad is somewhere like "lol tricked Irene into worst job ever"
The vocab is all fairly generic. A vampire’s a vampire as you’d expect,
Are these alternate worlds or books
The world itself seems so much more logical and plausible. There’s a feeling that everything makes sense,
“You do rate yourself highly,” Irene said, trying not to feel irritated.
Why does she constantly wage war on her own emotions where is this coming from? Is this agent training? It doesnt appear to be effective because rather than the correct response being instinctual she's constantly grumpy at the basic job requirements
You remember
Oh god MORE EXPOSITION
and it would then reach the stage where things tend to fall into narrative patterns.
So they are looking for books but the worlds they gol to can also turn into books
Kai coughed. “Just like we aren’t interested in talking to them about how we do what we do?” Irene turned to look at him. Witheringly, she hoped. “Do you think you’re the first person to have made that argument?”
Girl calm the fuck down. Y u so mad at a normal conversation. "how very dare he have a correct opinion and express it."
wait is the constant anger to hide from the fact that most of her lines are exposition and most of her actions are doing as she's told?
She saw him glance away. “Oh,
Phhhhbt boring
He discussed the poems in the scroll. He complimented me on my taste.
We never hear what kind of poems or why ir liked them
“Why should I be grateful?” Kai asked,
Dick
There was a crash from the street and the sound of screaming. She
Nope u gotta wait for ur expostions
That was the sort of thing Bradamant would do, she reminded herself.
tried to ignore her slight feelings of disquiet.
Pesky emotions ugh
both already lit up against the afternoon dimness.
Guess It's winter
They had the sad, untouched air of literature paraded for display purposes but never actually used.
Thick crimson curtains matched the thick crimson carpet
could open them later if she had to. A
Y not now
but it was barely visible,
Someone didn't want us to know he was murdered on the carpet?
silver and lavender,
Fey
They liked complicated relationships. It didn’t matter if they were loved or hated, as long as the other person had strong feelings towards them.
