Not quite a poet, or at least I've never written poetry. The work Skalds do is more about preserving knowledge and making sure the Old World isn't lost to time. Most of the time it's just transcribing old books that are close to crumbling away, but sometimes we get to go out and record information ourselves!
[It's clear which part of the job Tuuri likes more.]
But everyone calls us nerds who get buried in books too much. It's not anywhere close to 'cool' or 'mysterious'.
[he smiles at that, he figured tuuri would definitely have read his profile. Because he absolutely would have to. Is it too soon to think that they're similar? Probably, and yet]
It's similar.
"The Bookman are a clan dedicated to recording history in its truest form. For that purpose, the Bookman is sent to observe the parts hidden from the rest of the world." We preserve history from books too, though we also have to see it with our own eyes.
[Tuuri has read ALL the profiles, she wants to know about the others in hell.]
That sounds so much more fun than just copying books down. I wasn't able to go out into the world until just recently. I've been stuck at desks for most of my working life!
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You mentioned that before -- skald means... poet? What kind of reputation do they get?
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[It's clear which part of the job Tuuri likes more.]
But everyone calls us nerds who get buried in books too much. It's not anywhere close to 'cool' or 'mysterious'.
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he IS a skald when she puts it like that...]
Sounds pretty cool to me. History's a part of us all, even if lots of people don't think that way. And not just anyone can preserve it.
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[She is absolutely a nerd, but she likes Lavi more now because he's agreeing with her.]
I figured 'Bookman' was another name for Skald, when I saw your page on the little rectangle device.
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It's similar.
"The Bookman are a clan dedicated to recording history in its truest form. For that purpose, the Bookman is sent to observe the parts hidden from the rest of the world." We preserve history from books too, though we also have to see it with our own eyes.
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That sounds so much more fun than just copying books down. I wasn't able to go out into the world until just recently. I've been stuck at desks for most of my working life!
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Doesn't fit at all -- you with a desk job. M'glad you get to see it all with your own eyes. The good, and even the bad.
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[She trails off there, and she glances away with a gaze that looks a little on the regretful side.]
I just wish I'd had more time to enjoy it.
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Yeah... Me too.
[...then he leans to the side, knocking her shoulder with his,]
That's history for ya. No matter how much we want to be a part of it -- it'll eventually move on, with or without us.
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I suppose it hasn't moved on entirely, since we're all here now. It's just a different history to record, yeah?
[The history of hell...]
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[grinning,]
'Hell, Satan's Parties, and other Events', written by Tuuri and Lavi, an official collaboration between Skald and Bookman. How's that sound?
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[She appreciates it, really.]
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Think you could sniff out the demons for us, Kitty?
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[That might be a yes?]
I'm sure she will. She puffs up in fear every time she smells one.
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Aww, don't worry. They're not that tough for a bunch of demons.
[famous last words]
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Hopefully they won't be a danger to us, so we won't have to rely on Kitty to sense danger.
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[Though Tuuri does think they're kind of weird.]
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[It will indeed bring some notebooks and stationary, so they can get their writing on in week 0.]