Welcome Log ⬡ 02

[liburuzaina]

	Welcome to The Library! Welcome, everyone, to the Library! As you wander your way in, wake up at a desk, or descend an elevator, the library's ambiance is, well... the same as it always is. Comforting-but-not. Warm-but-cold. Empty-but-populated. And, as always, there are certain things going on that just might make settling in a little easier. Information Desk ⬡ Maps At the Information Desk, there will be a large stack of looseleaf graph paper and a surplus of pencils, to more easily enable anyone who wishes to draw their own map of the library. The pencils will only be able to write on blank paper given to characters by library activities, and not on any of the books. ⬡ Stationery Next to the graph paper, there will be a stack of blank notebooks and a haphazard pile of pens. The pens will only be able to write in the notebooks, on characters' personal belongings, and on skin. All three of these items are semi-limited; somehow characters will only be able to make one stack of items as tall as they are once they've been removed from the desk. Notebooks and pens will be provided in assorted colors in shades of blue, purple, white (and grey) and teal. Cafe Menu ⬡ Seasonal Menu ⬡ Slow-cooked Mac and Cheese ⬡ Butter Chicken ⬡ Apricot and Brie Stuffed Chicken Breast With Roasted Potatoes ⬡ Rainbow Vegetarian Pad Thai With Peanuts and Basil ⬡ Chocolate Cream Pie ⬡ Classic Cheesecake ⬡ Champagne Cupcakes ⬡ Moscato Cupcakes ⬡ Champagne ⬡ Mulled Wine ⬡ Irish Coffee ⬡ Chestnut Praline Latte ⬡ Usual Menu The Cafe menu will also showcase more typical cafe fare, from teas and coffees, to standard hot chocolates, to pastries, donuts, and sandwiches. The Search Bar will also bring up whatever else characters could possibly want. Sunrise Room ⬡ Seasonal Showings As always, movies playing at any given time are randomized, but this month there is a higher chance of movies playing with themes of new beginnings. First Floor Restrooms ⬡ Seasonal Showers This month, all complimentary toiletries will be either vanilla, blueberry pancake, or cedar scented. Ocean Floor 4 ⬡ Room 4575 Located in room 4575 on Ocean Floor 4 will be a large table with an inordinate amount of self-help books, revolving around themes of "New Year, New You" and "New Year’s Resolution Ideas And How To Achieve Each Of Them." Alongside the books will be a stack of worksheets, asking questions about characters' goals and "resolutions" - all appearing to be photocopied haphazardly from a different book entirely. It would appear as though the intent was for there to be a somewhat therapeutic book club meeting, focused on improving oneself. In practice, the room itself somehow has taken on a somewhat oppressive air, as though there's someone staring at you and judging your life choices, even if you're alone in the room.

Comments

[victorytune]

The yakuza isn't supposed to be like that... But yeah. A lot of guys lose their way when they start carin' more about money and power.

[ This... makes Ichiban suddenly rather mellow and tender. Obviously some Shit went down. ]

A lot of the yakuza families got together after the war, when a lot of people had nowhere to go and... no one to really be. People still need that, but the world is different now too. There's other options.

[ A faint little smile. He knows Vidar didn't really ask, but there you go. ]

[spalten]

Oh, really? I've never heard of that before about the yakuza.

But I suppose it makes sense.

[ the turbines work that way, after all. though in vidar's opinion - and something he won't tell ichi - people who need families are the easiest to guide down to a path of misery and arrogant nihilism in tight-knit groups. his experience on that, time and time again, makes him a bit cynical about everything else. ]

[victorytune]

I was pretty ignorant about it myself, but it turned out to matter a lot.

[ Vidar doesn't really have to say it either. Ichi knows, and has dedicated himself to being a more positive leader. He didn't really set out to be a leader, it just kind of turned out that way. ]

It gets further and further away as all the old patriarchs... pass on. It's a shame, some of them were really incredible guys. I was lucky enough to get raised by one of them though.

[ The smile is big, but it's easily a smile one could wear with tears in their eyes. ]

[spalten]

I think you can get away with just being a 'group' instead of calling yourself part of it, if you're doing your best to distinguish yourself from what they are.

The Yakuza don't exactly have a good reputation, after all. At the end of the day you can all just be friends.

[ he'll just pat him on the back considering he's about to cry again. what a crybaby this man is. ]

yakuza 7 spoilers

[victorytune]

[ He! Is just very emotional, Vidar! ]

Actually they, uh... Dissolved the whole clan. And the Omi Alliance. So now there's just a bunch of ex-yakuza drifting around.

[ He laughs a little. ]

That's the new problem everyone is trying to figure out. The old timers are starting a security company out of Tokyo. I thought I'd do my own thing to help out in Yokohama instead.

[ So really, it is just like Vidar has described. Something distinct from yakuza, but sympathetic to the plights people are facing. ]

I think people take for granted how much just... communities are.