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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.

[Filtered to Zack | He's not even trying with this filter]

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

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[Space is something he knows nothing about.]

Different planets? You mean like the stars in the sky? It's actually possible ta travel to 'em?

That's what Doctor McCoy said. He said he'd been to different planets on a spaceship. I'm not really sure how they work, but they sound exciting!

[HE WANTS TO RIDE ON ONE TOO.]

I didn't even know somethin' like that was possible! Just how far away are planets anyway?

I never thought to ask him that part...

[He suddenly feels like all that hope went away again.]

How do spaceships work?

I'm not really sure... I've read a little about them in books, but none of the books I had explained how they work. I do know that you have to launch them first, though.

[This is all very interesting stuff.]

So there's books in the library that talk about them? Maybe I should consider droppin' by sometime, I can also check that people are keepin' it in a good state like Estelle would've wanted.

Not sure what ya mean by launchin' though, like a boat from dock?

Yeah, you can find books in the library on just about anything! You just have to look around for them, but you can also ask one of the librarians if you don't know where to start. I'm sure they'd be happy to help you.

Kind of like that, I guess, but I think you'd have to launch it into the sky somehow. Or maybe you launch it off a cliff?

[He'll make a mental note to check that out sometime then.]

If ya launched somethin' on a cliff then wouldn't it just drop down instead of go up? Maybe ya'd need some kind of catapult?

Or maybe you need to put it on a ramp...

[He is thinking very hard about this!]

What if ya stuck a load of fireworks underneath it? That'd launch it into the sky at least!

But wouldn't that also make the rocket explode?

Would it? I didn't think space rockets would be made outta paper or wood, they'd be made out of metal, right?

Yeah, they are, but if you put enough fireworks under it to launch it into the air, that could still damage it even if it didn't make it explode.

Alright then, how do you suppose ya launch something up into the sky? If it's gotta carry people then it's bound ta be heavy!

... what about a giant trampoline at the bottom of a cliff?

Wouldn't the trampoline break under the weight? I've never seen one myself but they don't sound like they could support a rocket.

Maybe you're right. Either that or it would need to be a really giant trampoline.