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Moon Knight (giftshopist) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2022-04-13 09:10:00

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maryanne walker (oe), moon knight (mcu)

Hello, excuse me, I don't mean to be a bother but is it okay if I move apartments to one with a window that looks out at the stars? Will anyone mind? And does anyone know where I could get a lot of bookcases? I have a lot of books. And a fishtank.

Thank you, thanks so much.

Steven

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	maryanne_walker 2022-04-13 08:24 am UTC (link)
	You can shop for apartments if you want? As long as someone else isn't already using it, you should be able to just go in and look to see if you like the view. Though it does change with the revolution of the wheel. You can even pick one that gives Gus his own room if you like. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-13 08:40 am UTC (link)
	I know, I like that it changes. As if it wasn't interesting enough, right? I don't know if Gus would be comfortable with his own room, though. Bit big, you know? And he's just a little thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maryanne_walker 2022-04-13 08:58 am UTC (link)
	You do make a good point. I happen to like the view of the gas giant myself. Yeah, I guess you're right. I did try to give Lucky his own room, he just learned how to open the doors so he could sleep with whoever he wanted. Gus doesn't have that big wet nose to help him out. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	brannenford 2022-04-13 09:23 am UTC (link)
	I moved some extra bookcases into the library not long ago. There are still some in the storage room I found them in, if you'd like them. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-13 01:04 pm UTC (link)
	You don't think anyone would mind if I took them? That's very kind of you, thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brannenford 2022-04-14 03:09 am UTC (link)
	I don't think so, they're just sitting gathering dust. They are at [wheel 3 location]. If you need help moving them, I can do that too. They look heavy. It doesn't spook you to look out at the stars? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-14 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	Brilliant, thanks again! No, I think they're amazing. It's not the constellations I'm used to, but that's okay. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	thwipsnquips 2022-04-13 11:52 am UTC (link)
	I say go for it, bud. If you want something with a more scenic view, do it. I move around alot, myself. BTW, Gus is adorable and deserves all the beat. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-13 01:41 pm UTC (link)
	Hi, Peter. Gus is brilliant. He's my little one-finned wonder. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thwipsnquips 2022-04-14 09:46 am UTC (link)
	He's a great little guy. I'm glad you've found your place here. If you need or want any help, just let me know, okay? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wanda_the_witch 2022-04-13 01:18 pm UTC (link)
	I can make you some book cases. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-13 01:41 pm UTC (link)
	Hi, Wanda. That would be aces, thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wanda_the_witch 2022-04-13 03:42 pm UTC (link)
	I can come to yours and I can fit it to your room and taste. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-15 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	Cheers! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	saltpepperbeard 2022-04-14 04:53 am UTC (link)
	how did you get so many books? do you have France money? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-14 06:37 am UTC (link)
	I don't have any euros, mate. Sorry. But they're my books from back home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	saltpepperbeard 2022-04-14 06:39 am UTC (link)
	so you didn't buy them through the magic door thing? Stede didn't get any books (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-14 06:43 am UTC (link)
	No, I haven't gone through the magic door yet. My books filled my flat, first morning I woke up in it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	saltpepperbeard 2022-04-14 06:48 am UTC (link)
	well that's ducking bullship. Stede ~~deserves~~should have gotten his books too (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-14 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	~~Why are you swearing weird?~~ Did he not get any when he moved into a flat? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	saltpepperbeard 2022-04-14 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	What's flat? He didn't move anywhere. We're in a park. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-14 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	A flat's like a little house. I've just asked if I can move to an empty one. Some people call them apartments. And maybe if Stede tries sleeping in one of them, his books will show up? I know it sounds really stupid, but we're here and everyone's from different years and places and if that can happen, why can't people's things just show up? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	saltpepperbeard 2022-04-14 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	~~I didn't read that part.~~ That's dumb. He slept in the park, that should count. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-14 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry, I didn't make the rules. I don't even know if it is a rule, it's just a suggestion. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	stedebonnett 2022-04-14 05:56 am UTC (link)
	Yes, I would love to know how you came to own so many books. My library unfortunately did not make the same journey I was forced into ~~yet~~ and so I find myself without adequate reading materials. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-14 06:41 am UTC (link)
	I bought them all when I was back home. From book shops and charity shops and whenever the nearby libraries had sales. Mine all came here with me, though. I woke up and my flat was full of them. What sort of books do you like reading? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

stedebonnett
2022-04-15 07:37 am UTC (link)

You are wonderfully lucky to have been gifted with your books. I should wager there would be no room for my collection, as broad as it was when I was upon my ship. I hope we can barter for the borrowing of some of your tomes.

I do fancy myself somewhat eclectic in taste, though in truth I am more likely to prefer fiction over non. Though I suppose there are entire worlds of history I have no idea ever existed. What an exciting notion!

Do you have a genre preference, Steven?

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giftshopist
2022-04-15 07:31 pm UTC (link)

Oh yeah, you can borrow some of my books, that ain't a problem.

I love history. But that kinda branches out into all kinds of things as well, so there's mythology and geography and politics all overlapping with history and I'll get interested in one thing and have to go and research that, and then the next thing, and the next. So, I have a lot of books. I don't think I have a lot of fiction, though.

There is the bookshop/library, though. Have you found it yet? It's got all kinds of books, it's aces.

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stedebonnett
2022-04-15 07:58 pm UTC (link)

That's an absolutely splendid thing of you to offer, Steven. You are a brilliant person of kindness.

Fascinating! I shall love to dive into history, or I suppose the future! I do love history and poetry too, and perhaps I could be persuaded to think on geography and politics as worthy of written merit.

There is a library? One could borrow said books? Steven, would you be able to show me???

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	giftshopist 2022-04-15 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	Do you speak French? I know a really good French poet, she's amazing. Well, not personally, but I've read her work. It's beautiful. I can show you the library, yeah, of course. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stedebonnett 2022-04-15 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	Un petit peu! Enough to be able to read most poetry, though I couldn't write a jot of French, that's for certain. Syntax does have a stranglehold on my mind. What is this lady's name? I would love to read her work. Thank you! I feel I have made a true and kind friend in you, Steven. We shall share our love of the written word. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

giftshopist
2022-04-15 08:40 pm UTC (link)

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore. Here's one of her poems.

La fleur renvoyée

Adieu, douce pensée,
image du plaisir!
Mon âme est trop blessée,
tu ne peux la guérir.
L'espérance légère
de mon bonheur
fut douce et passagère,
comme ta fleur.

Rien ne me fait envie,
je ne veux plus te voir.
Je n'aime plus la vie,
qu'ai-je besoin d'espoir?
En ce moment d'alarme
pourquoi t'offrir?
Il ne faut qu'une larme
pour te flétrir.

Par toi, ce que j'adore
avait surpris mon cœur;
par toi, veut-il encore
égarer ma candeur?
Son ivresse est passée;
mais, en retour,
qu' est-ce qu'une pensée
pour tant d'amour?

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	stedebonnett 2022-04-15 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	What a painful, beautiful poem of sadness. She must have gone through a lot of grief and heartbreak to write such beauty. Thank you for sharing her work with me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giftshopist 2022-04-15 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	Her poems were meant to be read and shared. I'm just glad you liked her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stedebonnett 2022-04-15 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	I do; my thanks are immeasurable to you, my new friend. I shall look forward to finding this library with you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Stede saltpepperbeard 2022-04-14 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	He thinks if you sleep inside your books will come too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Ed stedebonnett 2022-04-15 07:32 am UTC (link)
	What a strange logic he has. I do not miss my books as much as I would miss camping under the stars with you, Ed. (Reply to this) (Parent)