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The Central Library

Test Drive Meme

You are in The Central Library… anything can happen here. In fact, the possible can become actuality while you stay here. Things are always changing. Some for the better, some for the worst… it really all depends on one thing. You.

Take a look around, visit the worlds through the book portals, and slowly bring it back to life. The more you do, the better life will get. But be wary, not everything is a fun story and not everything is harmless. Sometimes you will have your life at stake and others you will simply have to enjoy your stay.

You can use RNG to pick a scenario below… or you can pick your own! Whatever delights your fancy and makes you feel at home within the walls of The Central Library.

1. Arrival – You wake up in the main hall. The reception desk is behind you and you know you heard someone whispering “Save us” in your ear… but where are you? The hall gleams and there are many doors amongst the shelves of books. It is rather huge and a walkway circles a second floor… where are you? Well… you might want to ask.

2. Market Place – The Central Library has turned the large conference room into an open gateway to a market place. It shifts and changes along with the Library, but food is always available to those living there as long as the portal is open. Step into a Parisian market of modern day, an open market of the Dark Ages, or even a trading post in the Old West. Go shopping, take a stroll… your imagination is your only limit.

3. Go Out to Dinner – There aren’t many places to go out to eat in The Central Library, in fact, it is best to keep food to the living quarters. But when you go through portals in events, you experience whole new worlds from every era and every place. Possibly you may sit in at the Mad Tea Party or even dine in the Great Hall at Hogwarts. You pick. You decide…


4. Non-Fiction Immersion – It’s raining. Inside. You’ll find that Non-fiction has a way of ruining your day to day life in the Library. Some book in the Non-fiction section has burst open letting out a monsoon of types that only gets worse as you get to that section. Find it, close it… or we all just might float away.

5. Fiction Invasion – Sometimes things slip through. Little things or big things. After all, monsters do hide in the dark corners and in some sections of the grand structure. But this time… the problem is small, small size that is. Pixies have invaded. They are troublesome things… they love to cause problems and make life a little miserable. You need to catch them before they steal you blind… and possibly cause you too much mischief. You may need a net… but please, try not to kill them.


6. Cleaning is Necessary – You are stuck here, you might want to make it home. Being in such disrepair, it needs a little love and care. I’m sure the janitor’s closets have some tools and no harm in trying to pick up books and shelve them. Just be careful… they are rather testy about where they go.

7. A posse ad esse – Anything is possible. This is your Wild Card. Have fun with it!

This Test Drive is Closed.  A new Test Drive will be posted soon.

Comments

[legacyofiron]

"And you are the one that is going deeper into the storm to jump into torrential waters. So you are the one that needs it far more than me." After all, Steve did make it a point to say without saying that Tony was not useful here. Even if that weren't the case, he couldn't stand Steve not having all the protection he could.

"All an elaborate front! Who wouldn't want CPR from Captain America? Seriously." Snorting, he laughed in spite of the situation before arching a brow at Steve. "Wait..." Did Steve just say he didn't mind if Tony gave him mouth to mouth? Not that he got a chance to consider it for long, because soon he was hugging the shield to him and Steve was hurrying away.

"Oh no, no, no.." He instantly jumped forward following in Steve's wake in determination. "Well, yes, no killing yourself but I'm not leaving you!"

[like_a_gerbil]

"I'm not jumping into torrential waters. There's nothing high enough around here for me to jump from." Steve doubted that Tony would appreciate the humor but he needed to try to deflect his worry. Nothing was going to happen. If he hadn't died in the crash or when he got dropped into the river, then this wouldn't be a problem.

"You didn't." Despite how serious the situation was, the two of them both soaked through, he couldn't help grinning at Tony. "You freaked when you thought that it was even slightly possible." It felt good to tease Tony again, which made Steve realize how much he'd missed it. Telling himself that thought was selfish, he turned away before he asked Tony to come with him. He had to keep Tony safe and that meant Tony keeping his shield and staying out of the storm.

When he heard Tony behind him, his resolve wavered. He wanted Tony with him. The new team was competent and he liked the new group of Avengers, but he'd always fought better with Tony beside him. He should tell Tony no, he really should. "Okay, but you carry the shield. If one of us is going to risk getting struck by lightening, it's going to be me.

[legacyofiron]

"Semantics!" He waved it off with a dramatic sigh. "Diving in, swimming in them, regardless you will be in them." Okay, he was enjoying this. That comfortable slide into humor that he missed terribly. He liked it. That warmth that came from teasing Steve and seeing the slightest changes in the others expressions.

"Well, what if the Hulk tried or god forbid, Thor?" Shivering in put out disgust, he trudged along behind Steve, fingers clutching at the shield, a reality still not dawned on him yet. "I freaked because it is expected of course. If you wanted to give me mouth to mouth, I surely wouldn't argue it." Hell... he had some thoughts from teenage years that could probably make Steve blush, but he isn't supposed to think that way. No thinking that way.

Stopping as Steve looked at him, he angled his head. Steve gave in.

But his eyes suddenly dropped to the shield in his hand and realization hit him. He was holding Steve's shield a bit like clutching the most amazing thing to his chest in all the world. Well, it was to him, but no one needed to know that. "You realize we are standing in water, right? It hits the water and we're both fried, shield or no shield."

[like_a_gerbil]

"There isn't enough water to swim in." Yet. Hopefully that wouldn't be a concern or they'd have more to worry about than just the storm. The Cat hadn't had given Steve plenty of warnings about the dangers of his section of the Library being damaged. "You're being difficult on purpose." An observation that should have sounded annoyed instead of amused.

"You would have been squished if Hulk had tried it. Thor might not have been as bad as you think. Jane raves about him all the time." Somehow he managed to look completely serious as he waited for Tony to mentally flail over that. Which helped cover his own reaction to his friend's suggestion. "You wouldn't be complaining because you wouldn't be breathing. Afterward you'd lock yourself in the workshop and not let me in for a week."

Then Steve realized it didn't really matter if Tony did do something like that. The Tower wasn't home anymore so there wasn't going to be any more time spent watching Tony work while he sketched. Or movie nights or talking about books over take out.

Pushing the thought aside, he reminded himself to focus on the present and enjoy being able to joke with Tony now. Looking over his shoulder, he grinned when he saw how the genius was holding his shield. Tony always seemed to act like he thought it was just as special as Steve did. "I know but you can't be sure it won't help. We never tested that. And I'll make sure that if lightening does strike, it hits me instead of you. Then you won't have to worry about it."