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[mariannethree]

Does anyone know what a manticore is?

It seems everything in the city outside the Library is connected to it. And now I seem to have a card with a protection spell from 'Manticore Street'.

I assume it is some kind of magical monster, but does anyone have more information? I would like to know what I might face should I venture out of the Library.

Marianne Zahman-
Under Assistant,
The Library
Chaos: 640 Order: 814

Comments

[dual_wield_hax]

Looking it up on Wikipedia, you get the description of a Manticore but I'm not too sure how much this pertains to your situation.

[mariannethree]

What is this "wikipedia"? Finding similar information took me days in the Library!

Thank you!

[dual_wield_hax]

Wikipedia is a online user-inputted encyclopedia. It's become a staple of information and is hosted the world over, even in my time.

You're welcome.

[mariannethree]

How useful! Its like a card-catalogue and library all in one! I wish I had access to that here; it would make organizing this place so much easier.

[dual_wield_hax]

It's being updated almost every day, so there's always something new. From games to videos and movies and books and literature it's all being cataloged. Mind you it's not quite as good as a official source since sometimes the entries can be scarce.

[mariannethree]

What kind of magic runs it? Is there any way I can access it from my book?

[dual_wield_hax]

It's an internet thing. Since you're connected to the Community try writing www.wikipedia.com and see if that works out. You might be able to access Wikipedia from there.

[no_armistice]

"A shape with lion body and the head of a man," I believe.

Though there's also a scorpion's tail involved.

[mariannethree]

Lets see...

www.wikipedia.com

Hmm, no, writing it in blue ink doesn't seem to be working.

Oh! Maybe if I underline it.

www.wikipedia.com

No, that didn't work either.

[mariannethree]

That sound very dangerous. If there's a creature like that out there maybe I shouldn't leave after all.

[dual_wield_hax]

Maybe it's because you're using a book you said? That might be an issue there. And it would prevent you from doing any internet searches without a keyboard and interface.

[mariannethree]

Oh. That's...unfortunate, but not surprising.

Its been a while since I've used punch-card's anyways. Typing out my requests and entering them into this book would be quite a challenge!

[dual_wield_hax]

If only one could get you a laptop or something, but I don't think you have outlets do you? For electricity?

written;

[entreats]

So you're saying there's a whole street of those things out there?

[ Although Ange always assumed they didn't exist, Maria did talk about stuff like that all the time and it turned out some of the stuff she said was actually true, so this news doesn't even surprise her anymore.. ]

[mariannethree]

I...I don't know. Its possible, though I'm hoping its just the street name. But given how strange this place is, it really wouldn't surprise me.

1/2

[mariannethree]

You know, I never thought about that...

2/2 [some time later]

[mariannethree]

How strange. We have lamps and lights, but no outlets. I wonder what powers everything, if it isn't electricity?

Re: 2/2 [some time later]

[dual_wield_hax]

I'm leaning towards either "magic" or "some kind of internal wiring that isn't clearly visible to give the illusion of there being a wireless system in place.

[mariannethree]

That, or libraries have lamps, and so we have lamps. I suppose that could be called "magic", but I would think of it as one of the laws of this place.

[dual_wield_hax]

Each world I noticed seems to have some kind of law of the world. For good or bad. It's kind of like the world I'm in, or game as it were.

[mariannethree]

Yes. Those laws are rather strong here. Its why I can't leave the library.

What rules do you live under?

[dual_wield_hax]

That makes sense.

Well lets see... Can't Player Kill in a sanctuary which is a town, food dissolves as soon as you drop it, enemies have HP Bars and you must whittle them down to 0 to succeed. That sort of thing.

[mariannethree]

Oh. Interesting.

What are HP Bars? Are they some kind of armor?

And how is a Player different than anyone else?

[dual_wield_hax]

HP Bars are short for Health Point Bars. They measure out a players life. Where I am, if it drops to 0 we die.

A Player is a human player that is stuck playing our game, or in most cases outside of my own situation voluntarily. We're different from the Non-Player characters as we're not computer controlled.

[mariannethree]

How does that work? How can you tell when someone's life is getting low?

Computer? You mean, there is a world inside a computer? Are you trapped in it like I am in the Library.