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[Raven blows onto the journal, then wipes it with his hand, flicking through the pages to find out when the last time he bothered to make an entry with it was. He sighs, has it really been that long? Even thinking about how long he's been in Luceti for any extended period of time is depressing enough for him.]

If I didn't know any better I'd say this thing was startin' ta gather dust.

For those that hadn't noticed yet, Estelle was sent back home a few days ago. I don't know when exactly, but all her things are gone
[He pauses for a moment. House 12 is really quiet now compared to how it used to be. Of course he cared about the princess, he cared about everyone from their world, he's just finding it weird to see them all going home after so long whilst leaving him behind.]

Anyway! She used ta work in the library here and left some stuff regardin' it behind, or ta be more specific, she left a set of instructions on how ta sort the books as well as a set of keys. From the look of it I guess she wanted someone to take the care of the place if she ever got sent home, and considerin' she was working there long before I showed up then it must've meant a lot to her. I can pass the stuff over to anyone who's interested, just let me know! It's not gonna go anywhere by itself.

Oh, and if this old man's memory isn't failin' him again, which it does a lot, she also had a book club goin'. Books aren't really my thing though, if someone wants to start that up again then feel free.

That's about it! I got nothin' else worth sayin', wake me up when it's hot enough for the women to break out the swimsuits.

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Considering Yuri's been gone a while now, have ya got any ideas on what ta do with the guild?

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[Raven returns to the living area, carefully placing the notes onto the table before taking a seat.]

Let's see... I know four names including you. I was givin' the original to Helios since he offered to take up the management position. So draft up five of them, then we got one extra since he did say there were a few others.

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Helios? [Hm, someone he should get in touch with later.] Ok then. [He looks over the notes for a moment. Ah, they were simple enough to transfer. He'll just have to watch that his handwriting is readable]

How did you know, Miss Estelle? If you don't mind me asking.

What, can't a guy know a young lady without it bein' suspicious?! [He laughs, he's just joking, kid.]

We're from the same world. Back home we did a fair bit of travellin' together.

I, ah, actually know her approach by memory. We have spent enough time handling things together.

[ Sticking around there feels like a bad idea... there are far too many memories lurking in the hallways of the library at this point, all of them too pleasant to not be painful. Still, Estelle built a legacy and 'tis only right to have it continue. ]

I can teach whoever takes over the head librarian position for her.

Ah, I can't say I understand what you mean unfortunately. A few people have offered to take it over for her, but I think a guy named Helios is the only one who really put himself forward. I'll be passin' the original copy of the notes over ta him and giving the new copies to the other staff. I'm sure there's more to the library than just how ta sort the books, so I'd imagine he'd be pretty grateful!

That's not-...o-oh. I see. [Way to make him flustered there.]

I met her through the book club. I didn't really get to talk with her very much, but she was always very nice when we were.

Yeah, she was very nice wasn't she? [He sounds sincere in that. She did forgive him despite everything that happened.]

Ah, now that you mention it I don't think anyone has offered ta keep runnin' the book club. Looks like you guys are gonna have ta just make do with the library.

Oh...well I guess at least until someone does. [The thought did cross his mind but...he's no leader. He glances at his work for a moment.]

Ah, thank you for letting me use your place to work by the way. I wasn't sure if I should do it here or back home...

Yes, there are matters of keeping catalogs, knowing the genres and making sure everything is returned on time. She had it down to an art, so there is a legacy to maintain.

[ Helios, hm... he knows that name. That is a good thing. ]

I'm sure he'll manage, though.

Wow. I didn't realize how much work she put into the library... I've only visited it a few times. [But he's glad to hear she wasn't doing all that work alone at least.]

He seemed capable enough! I'm sure if something goes wrong then there's enough of you to fix it.

Oh! It's not just my place, Judith lives here too! Besides, it's easier if ya do it here, since then I can pass the master copy on myself. I don't have ta worry about it gettin' lost or anythin' then.

You serious?

[ ahhhhh.. ♥ ]

Well that sure is good incentive to stick around!

Judith? Is she someone else from your world too?

[...damn it. They're dropping like flies around here, aren't they?]

Thank you for letting us know. [And that's really all he plans on saying.]

Actually...

[ He pauses for a while. This is a difficult thing to explain, but it looks like everything is leading toward it. ]

Most of the library's dedicated workers haven't been around for a while. For the last few months, it was only Estelle and whichever regular volunteered to help. [ Beat. ] 'Tis a kind of place where that is enough as long as the head librarian is good.

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So long as I don't have to work at the same time. I don't want to end up pulling double-duty!

Not for me! [It's just his hunch on Rachel. That's all.]

[ she reaches out and offers his elbow a warm, friendly squeeze. ]

And you're looking dapper as ever. [ she continues to tease: ] Like a well-aged cheese.

[ There's a hm over on his end. ] I don't. Not off the top of my head. It must be a key to some sort of safe, perhaps? I-I wouldn't really know what sorts of things one would need to lock up in the library.

[ Aside from powerful spell books and othe dangerous books like that. ] Maybe looking around might prove some useful results...

[This is nice, it's nice to see there are people here who still care about this old fart.]

Old cheese? Is that really what you think of me? Oh, Buffy, I'm hurt~ [Of course he doesn't mean it.]

Well, since ya've offered ta take over the library for Estelle then I guess you can take the key fer yourself and see if it fits anywhere. It might even be in her notes, I can't say I read them through. [He can't imagine it would be for anything vitally important though, otherwise it would be labelled somehow.]

Are you sure ya don't get some kinda kick out of arguing with people? You seem to enjoy it.

I'm sure you can get someone else ta cover for you! Or just bring a load of drinks over to the table and let people help themselves. Not like we have ta pay here.

Yup! There used ta be a load of us here in Luceti, I mean a good nine or ten. Now we're down to three.

There's also the hot springs if you wanna catch a glimpse of ladies with a bit more on show.

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