♞ 004 | dictated

[fearbringer]

So, that was a loss, was it? And one of the tamer ones, I suppose-- though we were all going a little wild.

[It's strange for him, to be affected by the same things that mortals are affected by. He's not the strongest or the highest being on his own world, but he's still sort of on a separate plane from humans and the like. Here in the castle, though... there's something about the circumstances that makes them all equals, in a way. He's still himself, but he gets the feeling that in the castle's mind (if it has one), there's no difference between him and any other random person.]

I've been searching in the library for books on this place: the castle, the town, or the areas surrounding it. I haven't found anything yet, but if anyone else is aware of any, I would appreciate information on them. I do quite enjoy reading, but as you might imagine, it's not entirely a pleasure pursuit in this case. We've all found ourselves taken from our homes and brought to this place, and it's strange that books about it are so hard to come by.

Speaking of books, people who frequent the library may have noticed that I've been borrowing large quantities of them, mostly of the horror genre. There are books here from all sorts of different worlds, you see, and it's easier to compare them if I have them all right next to me. For each one I take, I replace it with a card giving the title and author. If someone finds themselves interested in one that I haven't yet returned, I urge them to contact me, and I'll pass it on immediately-- after all, the last thing I want to do is to keep horror stories out of the hands of the people here. As much as I like reading them, I enjoy them even more secondhand-- when I'm seeing them through the filter of another's fears.

[And on that creepy note, he closes the journal.

As usual, Pitch can also be found pretty much anywhere in the castle. For those who can see him, he might be lurking in the shadows, or maybe even just walking around like a normal person. For those who can't see him, his presence might be felt in the air: a heightened sense foreboding, or a slight darkening of the room.]

[OOC: Info on what sorts of characters will be able to see/sense him off-journal! Anyone is also free to have had their characters encounter him yesterday.]

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Dictated, (but in the library, so totally open for action, right?)

[toobravehearted]

[The way to give power to a voice - or a thing - is to give it attention. Rather like how a small child tantrums, cooing, coddling or disagreeing makes it worse, and if it is gently led to sit on the bottom step and duly ignored, the tantrum will abate of its own accord, because who wants to be ignored, hmm?

Guess what the Doctor has been doing to Pitch? He's been listening certainly, and reading a lot of this fellow, for hasn't he been prolific, but the Doctor has been biding the time and mentally given Pitch to the naughty step until he starts making sense.

Well, he almost made complete sense this time, up until the last...]

You'll have to watch for those late fees. The fines can be quite frightful.

Dictated, (yup!)

[fearbringer]

[And if the Doctor is able to see him, he's currently in the horror section right now.]

Noted.

Dictated->Action ( \o/ )

[toobravehearted]

[History section. Of course, the Doctor would be here. He pauses as he slips a book back onto the shelf, sensing out the room, feeling for changes and fluctuations, before moving on to the next section: the decimated horror stack.]

Very good. Happy to help. I do highly recommend Poe, by the way, if you find him.

[His head pops around the stack and then the rest of him follows.] Hello! Well, look at you. Wonderful day for reading, don't you think?

Action

[fearbringer]

Poe, of course. Excellent author. I've read all of his, of course. Actually, I've met the ma--

[... And then here's this guy. He recognizes that voice from just a few minutes ago on the PCD, and a little thrill courses through him when the man can see him. That never gets old.]

Fancy seeing you here.

[toobravehearted]

You'd not expect to see me here?

[He thinks the... person is looking particularly pleased anyway. He could say he has that affect on people, but the Doctor isn't quite sure his charm is the cause this time.]

You did? I met him once. Just before he died.

[fearbringer]

Well, met might be a bit of a stretch. Like many people, he used to see me when he was a very young child, but he stopped believing when he was around five.

[toobravehearted]

Did he now. And what exactly might you be that you required the belief of a child?

Dictated

[preformthisneigh]

Maybe there's a secret lever somewhere in the library that leads to a secret library where all the books about Paradisa are kept. I mean, if I wanted to hide a whole lot of somethings in a giant castle, I'd put some secret levers around the place.

Dictated

[fearbringer]

I know you're probably just being an idiot, but that's actually a possibility.

Dictated

[preformthisneigh]

[He pointedly ignores the idiot jab.]

You should look around for any conspicuously placed books or wall torches.

Dictated

[fearbringer]

And yank on them all, just in case?

Dictated

[preformthisneigh]

YEAH! Go nuts!

Dictated

[fearbringer]

Have you tried it?

dictated;

[lord_wizard]

You won't find what you're looking for. Cair Paradisa guards it's secrets.

dictated;

[fearbringer]

Does that mean that the books don't exist, or that they're hidden somewhere?

dictated;

[lord_wizard]

Perhaps both. There was a small note in one of the old reports that mentions some books that disappeared from the library, so if it's true, I suspect the castle prefers to keep us in the dark. [Don't ask why he's being helpful after their last conversation. Maybe he just feels it's his duty, no matter who is asking for the information]

dictated;

[fearbringer]

Reports? Who here makes reports?

dictated;

[lord_wizard]

Myself, to start. Including a few notable figures in the castle's past residency. They would be the most information you can get about the castle, other than through the journals themselves.

You'll want to start with this one [And he draws and arrow to a particular page number. (beware. tl;dr)]

[This is what you get for choosing teenagers as your informants, Pitch]

dictated;

[fearbringer]

... This is the most useful thing I've seen so far.

[HE'S POURING OVER IT RN]

dictated;

[gottaknockhard]

[If Spike needed more proof that he's awake, all he needs is a quick look at the nonsense coming from the journal to remind him of where he is. It's not that he doesn't believe him, it just puts into perspective all those special individuals he used to judge back in the syndicate.]

I was wondering where those went.

dictated;

[fearbringer]

Do you want one? I can also give recommendations.

dictated;

[gottaknockhard]

You get some good ideas from them?

dictated;

[fearbringer]

Oh, no. I've been around for tens of thousands of years, remember; anything that a mortal can come up with is something I've already thought of myself.

Now, if you'd asked whether the authors ever got good ideas from me...

dictated;

[gottaknockhard]

[At least he never has to feel old as long as he's around here.]

Too bad you didn't get them on paper first.

dictated;

[fearbringer]

I like it better this way.