video: un; an.observer

[thisislife]

[the video opens on Lexi, sitting on the couch in her very blue living room, with Orville in his usual place on Lexi's shoulder, snuffling into her hair, and the new addition to the household, Nosferatmew perched on the arm of the couch, her batwings folded on her back]

Hey! Um. I know I don't post that much, but I kind of have an announcement?

And that announcement is, I'm opening a used books and comics store called the Satellite of Love Used Books and Comics! It's in Willful Machine in the green craftsman house and that takes me to my second announcement. Or, uh, request? Maybe that's better. [pause] Yeah, that's better.

Hours will be Monday through Friday from nine am to five pm, closed from noon to one for lunch, along with Saturday and Sunday, eleven am to two pm. Obviously, I can't handle all of that by myself. Right? So I'm looking for a couple of employees.

Interviews for anyone who's interested can be done here and you can choose between store products or trade goods for pay.

So...I guess that's it? I hope to see you there? Oh, and the store mascot will be Nosferatmew. My batcat. She's very well trained to not bite unless you give her permission to.

Okay, now that's it.

Comments

Video; un: asogi

[truerevival]

I have some interest. Both in the opportunity and in your potential wares. I consider myself an avid reader, truth be told.

Though I suppose that's mostly been confined to law books back home and what information I've found in the archives here.

video | un: graham crackers

[possessum]

Oh man, this is awesome! I've been hoping for more stuff like this around here. All the uh, Victorian vibes have been kind of hard to get used to.

( The teenager from 2018 who wears Converse every day of his existence has been having a pretty hard time adjusting to life, here. But something like this...? It feels a lot more like home. This may just become his favourite place, tied with the pizza shop Mike Wheeler's recently set up. )

A batcat? That's too cute... Did you get her here?

video; un: atsushi

[undermoonlight]

A bookstore?

[Atsushi is a bit too surprised by the idea of owning books. He looks at his empty room, daring to imagine a bookshelf.

Then he looks back at the screen.]

Are there going to be fiction books there?

video; un: GoldenFlowers

[the_obedient_servant]

Will you sell manga as well?

[Yes, hello, the tiniest little weeb here.]

text | carcinoGeneticist

[klawful]

ROMANCE. ESPECIALLY OF THE..........LEWD VARIETY. I PREFER COMPLEX ROMANCES WITH LONGWINDED PLOTS BURIED IN THE POLITICS OF A WAR-SAVAGED WORLD. BUT OF COURSE, I WILL NOT DENY THE SIMPLE PLEASURE OF A BLOODTHIRSTY ROMANCE WITH A MEET CUTE AND SWEET KILL. I AM A SIMPLE TROLL.

[imaglyphwitch]

WH AAAA TTT.

[Luz is actually in awe of this amazing and wonderful news. A. Used. Bookstore. WITH COMICS!!

I'm there! Wow! There are some cool places opening up lately!

Aw, only three hours on the weekend? That's a shame, I'd want to stay there for a while!

Video | un: dito

[syncopathic]

What sort of books do you sell? Would I be able to find anything on ancient history and philosophy, for example?

Also what the hell's a "satellite"?

[Forgive him, Lexi-- he comes from a time in which space travel is still nothing but a distant fantasy.]

Video; un: darkness

[survivalthroughhate]

[Oh, this woman had him at the word 'bookstore.']

I have no need for a job but I shall be a frequent customer.

[Maul flips the camera around to reveal his bedside table where a precarious stack of books is wobbling there. And that's just the titles he's been reading this week!]