Library

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LIBRARY

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This a double carriage. On the bottom floor there is a corridor running along one side, with a door to enter the carriage itself in the middle of the corridor. Up the stairs on either end of the carriage, the space is open, relatively.

Downstairs appears similar to a public library. The walls are painted brightly and lined with shelves, most of which are empty. Labels indicate that fiction books should be stored here. The wall facing the door is alternating windows looking out into the Void, and posters that seem to be large, blown-up book covers for the more popular fiction books in the train.

Four tables with linked chairs are spaced throughout the car, each one painted one of the team colours, and beanbag chairs similar to those found in the Games carriage can also be seen scattered in a pile in one corner.

A little wooden train with shelves built into it winds its way through the tables, its shelves filled with all of the previously-purchased Merry Little Void Train literature and the first book of several of the encountered but unpurchased MLVT series, including several colouring books. There's room on its shelves for far more than it currently contains. Kheli the rabbit is painted leaning out of the engine window, waving.

Along the far wall to the right are two scanning machines, which can do the following: register new books - as a helpful tutorial on the screen will inform you; provide summaries of books if given a specific title; or check books out if presented with a valid ticket. Passengers can have up to eight books checked out at a time; if someone walks out of the carriage carrying a book not checked out by them, the ICP speakers in that carriage will beep obnoxiously for ten seconds.

Upstairs resembles an academic library. The wall next to the stairs is a similar bank of windows as downstairs, although lacking the colourful posters, instead dotted with landscape paintings of previously visited worlds and unknown worlds both. Rows of shelves divide the space into six smaller workspaces, each with a single-person desk with lamp and bookstand and another window above, bracketed by shelves on either side. The bookshelves muffle sound, creating semi-private spaces around each desk.

The shelves are empty, with labels on each shelf indicating that non-fiction books belong up here.

We will not OOCly be tracking books being checked in and out. If a book is not being returned, please reply to that book's comment to let people know that it isn't available.

Please comment below with any books your character is registering with the library computers, using the following form, to either the fiction or non-fiction top level and under the correct genre or subsection with the book's title as the subject header:

<b>Donor:</b> <b>Description:</b>

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BOOK SEARCHES ~ FICTION ~ NON-FICTION
FICTION: Merry Little Voidtrain ~ Action/Adventure ~ Crime ~ War/Epic ~ Drama/Slice Of Life ~ Horror
NON-FICTION: Void ~ Historical/Travel ~ Educational ~ Entertainment ~ Arts/Sports ~ Philosophy/Religion ~ Health
OTHER: Recipes ~ Passenger Documents

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Comments

NON-FICTION

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Please register your book in the slot below.

VOID

[voidtreckernpcs]

Everything to do with the void, from the void itself, voidcrafts, Void Ministry, etc.

Creatures of the Void

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Webmind

Description: Is a 'myths and legends' types book. It states that there is no scientific proof of anything living in the void. But despite that as long as void travel has existed travellers have reported seeing things in the colours.

There are many many stories about spirits or ghosts, void treckers unable to get home, wandering lost. Some say that it is their cries that make the music.

Others claim the music is made from a form of void whale.

There are many monsters imagined. The most common being large void worms that eat ships whole. There are stories of void craft going missing.

There are many theories on the music. From shifting void particles to angel choirs and everything in between.

Nothing is known though. According to the science the void is devoid of life but it is, according to the book, fun to theorise.

Voidspace: What You Need to Know

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Webmind

Description: (Link) This is a simple book, written by 'The Ministry of Voidtravel'.

It is a short pamphlet book and is quite dry. It is written for void active worlds and explains that to travel through void space you need to be registered with a Void Travel Company or be part of a Void Mission, you must undertake void training and have a full health screening. Tourists need specific insurance for void travel (there is a whole chapter on insurance forms, 45a for short journeys, 76b if planning to visit more than two worlds, 82x if going to a non void active world).

Most of the book is given over to explaining how to apply for different visas and travel permits. It does mention that those on Void Missions are automatically entitled to a full Void pass.

Communication Points: A Basic Overview

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Webmind

Description: This is a quite dry book about different communication methods that are usable in the void. It seems to be a guide for those choosing on communication methods for void craft. It recommends closed networks within a void craft but lists the pros and cons of a few different makes.

How It Works: Void Engines

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Webmind

Description: This is again for children and is very basic. But it explains that a void engine can phase through a world into the void (which is explained as the space between worlds, out of time and space).

It speaks how a voidcraft is 'solid and yet not' which allows them move through realities. It reassures the reader that nowadays Void travel is safe but young people shouldn't do it for long periods of time without rest.

My thrilling career as a Void Trecker. The Best Seller By Art Divino.

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Nita Callahan (and yes, it'll list her full name as Juanita Louise Callahan, for those checking the records...)

Description: This is half a memoir and half a how to novel about voidtrecking, meeting new cultures and being a hero.

Except it will be clear to anyone who has spent any time in the void, and especially to those who have done missions in the past, that Art Divino has never been a voidtrecker. Has no idea of the void of how the void works and their idea of alien cultures and peoples are strange at best.

However one thing is clear and that is that Art Divino believes their own hype.

History of the Void

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Donor: Webmind

Description: History of the Void is basically another retelling of the story of Bhifve and Pru. It paints Bhifve in a more heroic light than the biography.

Voidtrecker: A Photo Essay

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Nita Callahan

Description: A photo essay of different worlds and differing shots of the Voidtrecker. Some are close up, some are far away. Some seem to be taken from inside the train to the outside (there are no photos of void). There are no people and no words, but each photograph is obviously carefully taken and the book tells a story of a journey, if in a strange medium.

Filling A Void

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Donor: Nita Callahan

Description: Is a collection of recruitment posters. Both for the Void Ministry and for various void mission services (it is notable that there is not one for Voidtrecker Express).

They are different in tone and content. Some are 'your world needs you' type and some focus on the skills that an individual can gain.

Void mission recruitment speaks about seeing new worlds, helping people and disaster relief. Some paint it as a big, worthwhile life experience. Others are more blunt and speak about hard work and discipline.

A vast array of people are shown, many different alien species. Sometimes there are no pictures, other times no words. Each have dates and seem to be in chronological order, though it is hard to tell as the dates seem to be the date on their origin world and bare no resemblance to each other.

Be Safe! Safety Control Apparatus

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Nita Callahan

Description: This seems to be a simple pamphlet aimed at tourists. It explains that all Void travellers will have a safety device, most often called Safety Control Apparatus.

It explains that the main purpose is to act as a 'tether' to the void craft and to allow people to survive in places where they would otherwise struggle. It explains that most of SCA's, even those on tourist craft will have an evacuation function.

It goes on to explain about how different worlds have different air and chemical components in the air and the SCA allows survival in not idea atmospheres. They also give some protection against pressure, extreme heat and cold. However there is a warning that such things are still harmful and void explorers should always maintain common sense and be careful.

There are other uses of the SCA depending on what void company is travelled with. Including maps and communications.

Bhifve: A Biography

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Nita Callahan

Description: ~ Bhifve was born on what would become known as System #3. One of the first six void-active worlds.
~ His world knew about the void but no attempts of entering it had been successful.
~ He was the son of two scientists and grew up in a wealthy learning-rich environment.
~ This led to him becoming a scientist himself.
~ When he was seventeen his mother thought she had succeeded in voidtravel. She set off on a journey and though her ship left into the void, her body remained on her world.
~ The loss of his mother hit Bhifve hard and he threw himself into his work. He quickly became known as a mad scientist.
~ It was his life's work and he perused it with very dubious ethics. He often was quoted saying that if he did not achieve void travel then his mother had died in vain.
~ He was 56 years old when he figured he had cracked it. He could find no one to willingly travel in his experimental craft and this led to him bribing a corrupt official to give him a prisoner who was slated for execution.
~ His initial meeting with Pru was a disaster and she told him that if he forced her into the void she would do everything within her power to ruin his experiment.
~ He offered her half his fortune if she survived and a full pardon for her crimes. She agreed and the rest, as they say, is history.
~ His relationship with Pru improved when she returned successful and they worked together for many years.
~ Despite all his work he only voidtravelled himself once- he was one hundred and three years old and bed bound. Pru took him into the void and to her favourite world- one with crystal cliffs that sung with the wind. He died under a rich golden sky and Pru returned back to system #3 to bury him.

Leaving the Void Active Worlds

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Donor: Nita Callahan

Description: This is a travel guide, it contains information about travelling to non void-active worlds and is mostly filled with tips about blending in and not mentioning void travel.

It has some suggestions of ways to learn about different cultures, without revealing you are from another world and some other tips and hints about cross world manners and etiquette.

There is also some information on the breach of void secrecy reporting procedure. This mostly seems to involve a lot of paperwork.

Worst Void Criminals

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Nita Callahan

Description: This is a very sensationalist 'true' crime book about the worst five criminals in void history. It is sparse on actual facts but rich in gore and detail.

The Captain of the Voidtrain known only as V

Leader of the scourge of the void. So little is known of this captain. Who they were, where they came from or even if they were the same person for the entirety of the voidtrain's reign of terror.

Tar

A serial killer who left a trail of blood across a series of non void-active worlds before she was finally brought to justice.

J, J & H

The three criminals behind the annihilation of system #901. Con artists who used the void to pull off 'perfect' heists and inadvertently set off a chain of events that led to the destruction of a fifty-planet strong system and the loss of countless lives.

Queen Nvurtsfa of Ghri

A warrior queen who ruled her entire world with an iron fist. When void travel was discovered she sent her armies out into the void and subjugated three hundred worlds before she was finally stopped.

Joi Nurl

A seemingly normal office worker from system #34253 who moved illegal money and was heavily involved behind the scenes of an inter world drug trade. He was responsible for introducing the addictive drug 'Roze' to many worlds. Roze's main problem was though it was a addictive but mostly relaxing drug for those of system #34253 it could cause many medical complications in other worlds.

(Nita was very tempted to sort this and Art Divino's book into 'fiction', but she did not go through with it. :( )

Where It All Began: Voidcraft

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Nita Callahan

Description: This is a children's information book about the first void travel. It does feature a short piece on Jifti and Byin and their doomed voyage but the bulk of it focuses on Bhifve and Pru.

It glosses over a lot of the facts of Bhifve's life and work and indeed many of the parts of Pru's. It does mention that she was in jail and they made a deal that she would work for him.

It has a picture of the two of them - they were blue-skinned humanoids - and a basic sketch of the void-craft.

Destination Voidspace (Magazine)

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Nita Callahan

Description: A glossy travel brochure by the Void Ministry. This issue features System #88888 a world of rugged icy mountains, occupied only by giant flying creatures. The creatures are not a threat, it is quick to reassure readers, and the world is a fascinating nature retreat.

It advertises void-tours. One offers a one week stay in luxury log cabins. Another is for the more adventurous- a mountain trail hike, camping along the way. A third is a quicker tour- part of a five world adventure cruise.

Missing Worlds

[voidtreckernpcs]

Donor: Nita Callahan

Description: A book on various worlds that have gone 'missing' or been destroyed. It is very vague actually because they are 'unexplained' occurrences.

There have been, according to the author an uptick in destroyed worlds in the recent years. Rumours of a mysterious enemy, a world eater. There is a list of worlds that they suspect were destroyed in this way. (The world they evacuated from is not on it).

Frankly it reads like some crazy conspiracy theory book.

HISTORICAL/TRAVEL

[voidtreckernpcs]

Has more to do with specific worlds than void information.

EDUCATIONAL

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ARTS/SPORTS

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PHILOSOPHY/RELIGION

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HEALTH/MEDICINE/THERAPY

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Dinosaur Origami

[hotheadwarmheart]

Donor: Lea

Description: A glossy, square instructional book on how to fold paper to resemble various dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Generally follows Earth-type dinosaurs, although the names don't match and the colours depicted are far brighter. Most of the sets are complex or fiddly.

Comparative Mythologies

[hotheadwarmheart]

Donor: Lea

Description: A thick, academic book that contains dense chapters exploring the mythologies, genesis stories and pantheons of the various peoples of the Derathaa system. Something is lost in translation, but the analyses are respectful and intelligent.