Pulp 004

January 4, 2021

[7:32 PM] Theo: So last we left, you guys were hanging out in Alan Swan's library. Ke had done a little safecracking, Joe was organizing the archives, and Sandy was being Sandy.

[7:36 PM] Sandy: ((Accurate))

[7:37 PM] Theo: I think Ke was helping Joe out.

[7:37 PM] Ke: ((Yes))

[7:37 PM] Joseph: keeps doing that.

[7:37 PM] Ke: will keep putting things where Joe indicates

[7:38 PM] Sandy: turns to Ke and Joe.

[7:39 PM] Sandy: "...what happened to you guys...you know...when it happened?"

[7:39 PM] Joseph: shrugs.

[7:40 PM] Ke: Nothing

[7:40 PM] Sandy: "....ok then."

[7:41 PM] Sandy: "....there's so much here.  ...I wonder how they move it."

[7:41 PM] Joseph: The shelves themselves are portable.

[7:42 PM] Theo: Alan:  We employ such arcane means as boxes and trucks.

[7:42 PM] Theo: Alan:  It's not a fun process, but it's effective.

[7:42 PM] Joseph: Eldritch.

[7:42 PM] Sandy: "How'd you do so without being noticed?"

[7:42 PM] Ke: Traceable though

[7:44 PM] Theo: Alan:  Because they're trucks. How many go by you unnoticed? And interest in the contents of this library are pretty niche, you have to admit.

[7:45 PM] Sandy: nods.

[7:45 PM] Joseph: I'm not sure I'd go that far.

[7:46 PM] Ke: Some of the artifacts would definitely be for more than a niche audience.

[7:47 PM] Theo: Alan:  The reason no one notices the archives is because no one's looking for it.

[7:47 PM] Sandy: "Except those Nazis."

[7:48 PM] Theo: Alan:  They're not looking for these archives. Just occult artifacts and texts in general.

[7:49 PM] Theo: Alan:  The Aeon Society operates under a general veil of secrecy.

[7:49 PM] Sandy: "...guess it's hard to fight against the Aeon Society if you don't know they exist."

[7:49 PM] Sandy: "...some of these texts...are they manuals?  Like...engineering specs?"

[7:50 PM] Joseph: rubs his forehead.

[7:50 PM] Theo: Alan:  Not really, I'm afraid. Esoteric knowledge, magical texts, impossible atlases, that sort of thing.

[7:50 PM] Theo: Alan:  Mind you, I don't think the Society is going to be able to remain in the shadows for much longer.

[7:50 PM] Joseph: No?

[7:51 PM] Sandy: "Why?"

[7:52 PM] Theo: Joe, for what it's worth, you've now shelved at at least three different Atlases of the Hollow Earth, one set of very detailed hand-drawn topographical maps of the moon, including the dark side, and  one copy of an original edition of Unspeakable Cults, which is pretty much a book unicorn.

[7:52 PM] Theo: Alan:  Eventually the Thule will realize who it is that's messing with their plans.

[7:52 PM] Ke: If they haven’t already

[7:53 PM] Joseph: goes back to Unspeakable Cults and touches the spine, but then leaves it there.

[7:54 PM] Joseph: And come for you? Probably.

[7:54 PM] Joseph: ... I think I had better ask for that swim now, because if I pick up that book I'm honestly not sure I could put it back until I've read it.

[7:54 PM] Sandy: "...he can probably fit in one of your old suits."

[7:56 PM] Theo: Alan:  Sure, come on, I'll get you set up.

[7:57 PM] Theo: He leads you all out of the archives not moving until everyone is out so he can lock the door behind him.

[7:57 PM] Sandy: "If you want a swim, Ke, I am sure we have some spare women's suits as well.  Alan's had many guests in need of one."

[7:59 PM] Sandy: "...so...will I get a key to library now?"

[8:00 PM] Theo: Alan:  You just want in because it's locked. There are at least three other libraries here that are open.

[8:00 PM] Theo: Alan:  And you never went into those unless I made you.

[8:01 PM] Sandy: "Far as you know."

[8:01 PM] Joseph: I don't suppose you happen to have a brick.

[8:01 PM] Theo: Alan:  A brick?

[8:02 PM] Joseph: Yes, you know. A brick. Cubish, baked clay, often. They make houses of them?

[8:03 PM] Theo: Alan: Droll. What do you want a brick for? Or is this a general inquiry about our brick stockpile?

[8:04 PM] Joseph: Makes it easier to sit on the bottom of the pool.

[8:04 PM] Sandy: "...you want to sit on the bottom of the pool?"

[8:05 PM] Joseph: ... yes?

[8:05 PM] Joseph: Is there a rule against that in America?

[8:05 PM] Theo: Alan:  Not that I'm aware of.

[8:05 PM] Sandy: "I thought you wanted to swim."

[8:06 PM] Joseph: I do.

[8:06 PM] Sandy: "...ok, I feel like I'm missing something.  I hate that.  I don't want to miss anything.

[8:07 PM] Joseph: ... it helps me think.

[8:07 PM] Sandy: "...ok...if you start drowning blub twice so we can rescue you."

[8:08 PM] Joseph: I'm not going to start drowning.

[8:08 PM] Ke: A brick doesn’t seem like the best material to hold you down.

[8:08 PM] Theo: Alan:  Relax, he seems to know what he's doing.

[8:08 PM] Joseph: I'm not the sort of person to die of drowning.

[8:09 PM] Theo: He takes you downstairs in the large house to a couple of changing rooms, one for the gents and one for the ladies.

[8:09 PM] Sandy: "An attitude I'm sure no one who's drowned has ever had."

[8:09 PM] Theo: Alan:  You'll find clean things inside.(edited)

[8:09 PM] Sandy: "...thanks, Alan."

[8:09 PM] Joseph: I do appreciate it.

[8:10 PM] Joseph: heads in there, gets changed, and goes to inspect the pool.

[8:11 PM] Sandy: goes and changes in the ladies room.

[8:13 PM] Sandy: ((Is Ke swimming too?))

[8:14 PM] Ke: will wait till Sandy has changed then enter the ladies changing room find a suit leaving the card from the safe under her folded outfit, then enter the pool.

[8:14 PM] Theo: There's a door at the back of the changing rooms that leads to the indoor pool. Alan is there, and holds a large cinder block with one hand out to Joe.

[8:15 PM] Joseph: Ah, perfect.

[8:15 PM] Joseph: surveys the pool.

[8:15 PM] Joseph: How deep is it?

[8:15 PM] Theo: It's a nice pool.

[8:16 PM] Theo: Alan:  Ten feet at the deepest.

[8:16 PM] Theo: (I don't know anything about how deep pools should be.)

[8:16 PM] Sandy: "...you ever implement those specs we discussed for the water jets?  Think they could be good in one of the smaller pools."

[8:16 PM] Joseph: ((Depends on a lot of things, including if there's a diving board. 10 feet is pretty decent.))

[8:16 PM] Joseph: ... water jets?

[8:17 PM] Joseph: ... sounds more like a propulsion system to me.

[8:17 PM] Joseph: takes the brick and steps into the deep end with it.

[8:18 PM] Sandy: "I mean, I have attempted to transmogrify it into a propulsion system for the bike to reduce its gas dependency, but the initial design was much less powerful.  I saw it more as a massage in a pool."

[8:19 PM] Joseph: does just sit down in the deep end, holding the brick.

[8:20 PM] Sandy: "...and he's underwater and can't hear me.  ...this'll be fun."

[8:20 PM] Theo: Alan:  I have the water jets in the smaller thereaupetic bath.

[8:20 PM] Sandy: nods.

[8:21 PM] Sandy: "...I didn't leave because of you, Alan.  ...that's...not how I wanted you to see it."

[8:24 PM] Theo: Alan:  You certainly made it seem that way.

[8:24 PM] Sandy: "I wanted my own place.  My own spot to do my things."

[8:25 PM] Sandy: "Thought you'd get that."

[8:25 PM] Joseph: goes to the surface, takes a breath, and then swims back down to the brick.

[8:26 PM] Sandy: "...he thinks a lot.  ...gotta admit, not what I expected from him."

[8:28 PM] Ke: shrugs

[8:30 PM] Sandy: "...well...I have more refined purposes for this pool."

[8:30 PM] Sandy: gets a running start and... "CANNONBALL!"

[8:31 PM] Ke: will find a chair and sit down just watching the pool

[8:31 PM] Sandy: emerges after the splash. "Jump in, Ke!  Water's fine!"

[8:32 PM] Ke: I am fine with staying dry for now.

[8:33 PM] Sandy: "...hey Ke, those martial arts and stuff...could you always do that or was that something the planet gave you?"

[8:33 PM] Joseph: comes back up, with the brick, and sets it on the side of the pool. Then he starts swimming laps.

[8:35 PM] Ke: Skills from my youth and lots of practice for the most part.

[8:35 PM] Sandy: "...can you teach me?"

[8:37 PM] Theo: Alan:  I get it. I just figured it was a few years off.

[8:38 PM] Ke: It takes a long time but I could start you on some simple techniques

[8:39 PM] Sandy: turns to Alan. "...well...it felt like now or never to me.  ...but it was a me thing...not on you.  ...even if you can be a controlling ass sometimes."

[8:41 PM] Sandy: "And I would appreciate that, Ke.  Guns are great inventions, but I've never really been great with them."

[8:43 PM] Ke: I saw

[8:43 PM] Theo: Alan:  Mm, I'm aware.

[8:43 PM] Sandy: "Hey!  It hit him!"

[8:45 PM] Ke: you weren’t confident in your shot, it worked this time

[8:45 PM] Ke: Next time it could get you killed

[8:46 PM] Joseph: It didn't this time.

[8:46 PM] Sandy: "I had back up plans."

[8:47 PM] Sandy: "...guns are, admittedly, more August's thing than mine."

[8:48 PM] Ke: I prefer blades or close combat but guns are a good alternative.

[8:49 PM] Joseph: I prefer a good swim, personally.

[8:49 PM] Ke: You’ve never had a good spar then

[8:49 PM] Sandy: "I like to be adaptable.  Build the jetpack once you're out of the plane."

[8:50 PM] Ke: Or don’t get in the plane to begin with

[8:50 PM] Sandy: "....not sure if you've noticed, but we're totally in the plane now."

[8:51 PM] Ke: will stand up and start doing stretches

[8:51 PM] Sandy: will look around, grab Joe's brick and sink.

[8:52 PM] Sandy: almost immediately comes back up and abandons the brick. "God, that's heavy."

[8:52 PM] Ke: I think that’s the point

[8:52 PM] Joseph: Exactly! Helps build some muscle to bring it back up over and over, though.

[8:57 PM] Joseph: swims to the side, lazily.

[8:57 PM] Sandy: "...well...I'll try again later."

[8:57 PM] Sandy: sneaks a peek at Joseph and his shirtless torso.

[8:58 PM] Joseph: is not a werewolf and has some hair on his chest.

[8:58 PM] Theo: It's the 30s, he's probably not shirtless.

[8:58 PM] Ke: will stop stretching and start running through some light katas

[8:59 PM] Sandy: ((I thought swim trunks were a thing by now. They were by the 40s, at least.))

[8:59 PM] Joseph: ((They are, but it kind of varies whether people wear them or not, IIRC.))

[9:00 PM] Joseph: ((Often there will be a shirt, but not always.))

[9:01 PM] Theo: most of Alan's stuff is in very good condition and very clean but still trends older styled.

[9:02 PM] Sandy: ((That does make sense.))

[9:02 PM] Sandy: looks at Joseph in his tight, striped full body swimsuit.

[9:03 PM] Joseph: ... what?

[9:03 PM] Sandy: "What what?  Nothing."

[9:03 PM] Sandy: "So...what do you plan to do now?"

[9:04 PM] Joseph: Who, me?

[9:04 PM] Sandy: "Either of you.  With this whole secret society thing."

[9:05 PM] Theo: Alan:  That is the million dollar question, isn't it?

[9:05 PM] Sandy: "I'm joining obviously.  Figure out if I like it from there."

[9:06 PM] Joseph: ... I already said I'd join.

[9:06 PM] Ke: I think we all did that’s how we got into the library

[9:06 PM] Sandy: "...right.  So...is there like...an initiation process or something?"

[9:08 PM] Ke: The I assume they are going to try and find out about who we are before they actually let us join

[9:09 PM] Joseph: I am an open book.

[9:09 PM] Sandy: "I probably know at least a couple of them."

[9:10 PM] Theo: Voice:  Funny you should bring that up.

[9:12 PM] Theo: There's a booming male voice from one of the doors that opens from the outside, and in walks a bear that kinda looks like like a guy. The long furry coat doesn't help.

[9:13 PM] Joseph: blinks.

[9:14 PM] Sandy: ((...I am imaging John Rhys Davies. ))

[9:15 PM] Theo: Man:  There is a matter of initiation.

[9:15 PM] Sandy: ((Do I know him?))

[9:16 PM] Theo: ((Not personally.))

[9:17 PM] Ke: And what is the initiation?

[9:18 PM] Joseph: Is it the kind that involves spanking, or reciting the Greek alphabet backwards with a lit match in your hand?

[9:19 PM] Theo: Man:  If it were up to me? You'd have to go wrestle a yeti. Hunt a basilisk. Lead a hollow earth expedition.

[9:19 PM] Theo: Man:  That's the way it used to be.

[9:20 PM] Sandy: "So, if not that...then what?"

[9:20 PM] Sandy: "Also, who are you?"

[9:20 PM] Joseph: Do yetis enjoy wrestling?

[9:20 PM] Joseph: And why hunt a basilisk? What do they do?

[9:21 PM] Sandy: "Turn people to stone."

[9:22 PM] Theo: Man:  Don't be silly. They do like to dig up graves and chew on the remains of the dearly departed.

[9:23 PM] Joseph: ... yetis or basilisks?

[9:23 PM] Theo: Man:  Yetis are fine people who enjoy the finer things. Drinking and wrestling.

[9:23 PM] Theo: Alan:  This is Wild Jack Perry.

[9:24 PM] Theo: ((Sandy, you know the name as a friend of Alan that you've never met. Joe, you know the name by reputation.))

[9:24 PM] Joseph: Really.

[9:24 PM] Sandy: exits the pool and goes to put on a robe.

[9:25 PM] Theo: Jack:  Wild Jack. I didn't have my name legally changed to be called 'Jack Perry'.

[9:25 PM] Sandy: goes to shake his hand. "Well, Alan talks about you a lot.  You also 200 years old?"

[9:27 PM] Theo: Jack takes your hand and almost accidentally pops your arm out of the socket.

[9:28 PM] Joseph: also hops out of the pool, and uses a towel to dry off, before offering a hand to the new guy.

[9:29 PM] Theo: He has a powerful handshake.

[9:31 PM] Sandy: "...I'm gonna guess you wrestled a yeti."

[9:31 PM] Joseph: Perhaps he is a yeti.

[9:32 PM] Joseph: takes a hand at getting his hand squished half to death and winces.

[9:33 PM] Ke: I think we are getting sidetracked from the initiation

[9:33 PM] Sandy: "Yeah, what are we gonna be expected to do?"

[9:34 PM] Theo: Wild Jack:  Only honorarily.

[9:34 PM] Joseph: visibly winces upon handshaking.

[9:34 PM] Joseph: Does it involve dancing?

[9:37 PM] Sandy: "...does it have to involve dancing?"

[9:37 PM] Theo: Alan:  That's decided among all of us. We'll figure out a particular initiation.

[9:37 PM] Theo: Wild Jack:  Yetis also love dancing.

[9:38 PM] Joseph: ... they do sound like fun.

[9:38 PM] Joseph: ... if you'll excuse me, I am feeling a bit underdressed.

[9:38 PM] Sandy: "...how many is all of us?"

[9:38 PM] Joseph: heads back into the changing room.

[9:40 PM] Sandy: "...yeah, I guess clothes would be good."

[9:40 PM] Sandy: will go change too.

[9:42 PM] Ke: goes as well again waits for Sandy to exit before entering

[9:42 PM] Theo: Wild Jack:  Nemo is getting your bike settled in the garage, little lady. Started chatting up the young man messing with his car in there.

[9:42 PM] Sandy: "Sandy."

[9:42 PM] Sandy: "Not little lady, thanks."

[9:43 PM] Sandy: "Also, betting August is teaching him a bit."

9:43 PM] Theo: Jack:  Her.

[9:43 PM] Sandy: "Oh...sorry."

[9:43 PM] Sandy: "Nemo is the librarian?"

[9:44 PM] Theo: He nods.

[9:45 PM] Theo: Alan:  Well, current librarian. She doesn't really like the job.

[9:45 PM] Joseph: returns, only slightly damp around the edges, with his same slightly rumpled suit on.

[9:45 PM] Joseph: Why not?

[9:45 PM] Theo: Alan:  To be honest, we kind of elected her to it while she was out of the room.

[9:46 PM] Sandy: "No one else wanted the job, either I guess?"

[9:46 PM] Theo: Alan:  Not particularly.

[9:46 PM] Sandy: "Why not?  You like books."

[9:47 PM] Joseph: Doesn't everyone?

[9:47 PM] Sandy: ".....eh.  I'm more book neutral."

[9:47 PM] Theo: Alan:  I like 'em fine, but organizing em doesn't strike me as terribly entertaining.

[9:48 PM] Sandy: "Gets in the way of globetrotting?"

[9:48 PM] Theo: Alan:  Pretty much.

[9:49 PM] Ke: Don’t do much with books myself

[9:49 PM] Joseph: Some of those things need some better preservation techniques.

[9:49 PM] Sandy: "What's Nemo like?"

[9:53 PM] Theo: Wild Jack:  Smart. Weird.

[9:54 PM] Sandy: "Pretty?"

[9:55 PM] Theo: Wild Jack:  Doesn't like wrestling yetis that much, but okay.

[9:55 PM] Joseph: raises an eyebrow at Sandy.

[9:55 PM] Theo: Wild Jack doesn't seem to understand what you mean by 'pretty'.

[9:56 PM] Sandy: "...just the first thing men seem to notice in a lady."

[9:56 PM] Theo: Wild Jack:  Shoulder breadth.

[9:56 PM] Sandy: "Shoulder breadth?"

[9:57 PM] Joseph: Well, you can't very well gauge somebody by kidney function on first glance.

[9:58 PM] Theo: Wild Jack:  Also how well they take a punch to the gut.

[9:59 PM] Joseph: ... I hope you don't test that on first meeting them.

[9:59 PM] Ke: Good way of judging someone

[9:59 PM] Theo: Alan:  We don't let him do that anymore.

[10:00 PM] Sandy: "Maybe the test will be something simple.  Like dismantling and rebuilding a 1932 Hudson A special rotor engine."

[10:00 PM] Ke: ...simple?

[10:01 PM] Theo: Alan:  Well, that would be easy for you, wouldn't it? That definitely sounds like me.

[10:01 PM] Joseph: Well, I'm doomed.

[10:01 PM] Joseph: I suppose it's up to you, really. Do you want me to fuss over the library or not?

[10:02 PM] Sandy: "You'd make a good librarian."

[10:03 PM] Joseph: I rather doubt it, but we may have the opportunity to see. But I won't be able to do it if they kick me out.

[10:03 PM] Theo: Alan:  I don't see why not. Once you're initiated we can make it official.

[10:03 PM] Ke: And when will the initiation be?

[10:04 PM] Sandy: "Another good question."

[10:05 PM] Joseph: Should we adjourn back to the library?

[10:06 PM] Sandy: "Will August and Nemo be joining us too.  Wanna make sure my friend's included."

[10:06 PM] Theo: Alan:  Good idea. Why don't you go retrieve Nemo and August?

[10:06 PM] Sandy: nods and goes to the garage.

[10:06 PM] Sandy: ((Do the others come?))

[10:07 PM] Joseph: shrugs, and follows Sandy.

[10:09 PM] Ke: will go with them

[10:12 PM] Sandy: "...this has gone better than I expected, honestly."

[10:12 PM] Joseph: What did you expect?

[10:13 PM] Theo: You find August in there, with his car, Joe's car, Sandy's bike, and a young woman with round glasses looking over his car critically.

[10:13 PM] Sandy: "I don't know.  Him to freeze me out.  Or make plans for me to move back in."

[10:13 PM] Sandy: "THERE SHE IS!"

[10:13 PM] Sandy: runs over to the bike and inspects it. "Ah, not a scratch on her."

[10:13 PM] Joseph: ((How young?))

[10:13 PM] Theo: ((hard to tell, but more your age than Alan and Jack.))

[10:14 PM] Joseph: ... you were that concerned?

[10:14 PM] Ke: Apparently she was

[10:14 PM] Sandy: "...you Nemo?"

[10:15 PM] Sandy: "....Alan wasn't happy when I left.  ...wasn't sure how he'd be now."

[10:15 PM] Theo: Nemo:  Probably. Mnemosyne Crafter.

[10:16 PM] Joseph: Joseph Blackwell. It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Crafter.

[10:16 PM] Joseph: ... something wrong with the car?

[10:16 PM] Sandy: "Same.  I'm Sandy.  Alan's...apprentice, I guess."

[10:16 PM] Theo: Nemo:  No, there are some very interesting modifications.

[10:17 PM] Joseph: What sort?

[10:19 PM] Theo: Nemo starts listing off the modifications that August has made, down to a tee.(edited)

[10:21 PM] Joseph: eyes Sandy. "And you're wasting your time as a waitress and not running a mechanic's shop?"

[10:21 PM] Sandy: "...you think we didn't try a mechanic's shop?  How many folks you think want a woman and a darky fixing up their precious hot rods?"

[10:22 PM] Theo: August:  I prefer 'Injun' myself.

[10:22 PM] Sandy: "Right, sorry.  We white devils get you all confused."

[10:22 PM] Sandy: smiles

[10:22 PM] Joseph: ... well, I would, for one.

[10:24 PM] Sandy: "Well, just needed to keep the money up while we worked on stuff to get our name out."

[10:24 PM] Sandy: "....but Ms. Crafter...you're looking at the wrong project."

[10:25 PM] Joseph: I can give you a bit of work myself. ... don't waste time with that, though, it isn't worth the effort.

[10:25 PM] Joseph: gestures vaguely to his own car.

[10:25 PM] Sandy: will flip a switch on the bike, extending the seat out and pull forth two new exhausts for the nitro. "August's car has a wide chassis that's good for practicing stuff on...but this is my baby."

[10:26 PM] Sandy: goes to inspect Joe's car. "...this new?"

[10:26 PM] Theo: Nemo looks over the bike.

[10:27 PM] Joseph: Yes, but it's also the car I drive when I'm trying not to be flashy.

[10:28 PM] Theo: August:  How does it work?

[10:28 PM] Sandy: ((Who is August talking to there?))

[10:28 PM] Theo: (Joe)

[10:29 PM] Joseph: Trying not to be too flashy? I don't know, really.

[10:29 PM] Joseph: People don't stop and stare much anymore.

[10:30 PM] Joseph: Driving a tedious car is the price one pays.

[10:31 PM] Sandy: "Tedious?  This engine's got enough horsepower to put a Mercedes to shame.  Who built this?"

[10:32 PM] Joseph: I can't remember. Pedigree's in the glove box.

[10:32 PM] Joseph: Miss Crafter, I hear you're the local archivist.

[10:33 PM] Theo: Nemo:  Not by my hcoice.

[10:34 PM] Joseph: I have also heard that. I am willing to take up the mantle if you find it agreeable.

[10:34 PM] Theo: Nemo:  Please do. Who are you?

[10:35 PM] Ke: New initiates apparently.

[10:35 PM] Joseph: Joseph Blackwell.

[10:36 PM] Sandy: "What do you do when you get a choice, Nemo?"

[10:37 PM] Theo: Nemo:  Magic.

[10:38 PM] Joseph: They did mention something about that. How did you come to learn magic?

[10:39 PM] Sandy: "....like...magic magic?"

[10:41 PM] Theo: Nemo:  ... is there another kind? I've been doing it since I was a kid.

[10:42 PM] Sandy: "Like...occult magic or like...'pick a card' magic?"

[10:42 PM] Theo: Nemo:  The pick a card kind isn't actually magic.

[10:43 PM] Sandy: "I know.  ...it's still cool, though.  It's incredible what some of them build and do to make the sleight of hand work."

[10:44 PM] Joseph: I'm very curious, why not use the Aarne-Thompson index for the archive, since a lot of the material falls under the folklore umbrella?

[10:46 PM] Theo: Nemo:  ....I'll be honest, I just organized it in a way that made sense to me.

[10:46 PM] Sandy: "Joe knows this stuff.  He'd be good at it."

[10:47 PM] Theo: Nemo:  He's welcome to it. I see the necessity of the archives but organization is not a strong suit.

[10:47 PM] Joseph: It does make sense as it is, mind you. ... perhaps not to everyone, but it is certainly creative.

[10:48 PM] Sandy: "...is it?"

[10:50 PM] Joseph: The classification system? Yes. Beautiful and intuitive, but unfortunate, likely unintelligible and unappreciated by the general readers.

[10:50 PM] Ke: Don’t know that a private collection would have many general readers

[10:52 PM] Joseph: An excellent point. Perhaps it's best left as it is.

[10:52 PM] Theo: Nemo:  Well, thank you, that's the nicest thing anyone's said about my organization system.

[10:52 PM] Joseph: What do they usually say?

[10:53 PM] Theo: Nemo:  "Don't you know the alphabet?"

[10:53 PM] Theo: Nemo:  ... I know, like, eleven.

[10:54 PM] Sandy: "Dicks."

[10:54 PM] Joseph: That must make it difficult to spell.

[10:56 PM] Ke: I believe we were supposed to meet up back in the library.

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