video | what this library needs is a book club

[weifinder]

( This is a video message brought to you by Wei Wuxian, who just learned about video in the last week or so, and definitely knows nothing about making a video well. So congratulations, he's holding his recording tablet in one hand, in selfie mode, and grinning at the camera. He tips his head toward it, since bowing... won't work with him holding his tablet, and begins. )

This whole moving images film-creating concept is fantastic! Wei Ying, courtesy name Wei Wuxian, greeting all the others swept into this library and out of their proper homes with a simple suggestion for the sake of entertainment: a reading group. I even have a starting novel for the adult audience!

( He looks offscreen to pick up a novel and showcase its simple bound red front with lovely golden writing visible: Resentment of Chunshan. This is porn. It is very raunchy, very fantasy-not-reality gay porn written by a woman from ancient fantasy China. It is also, hopefully, an amusing read? )

This one promises to be absolutely scandalous! Then for the people who are more inclined toward having a sense of any other taste, well, I have recommendations. I've leafed through many, many books this last week and then some, if it's been a week, or any, or who knows? Time here is rather... stagnant. Either way, speak up here, or find me in person, I'm hanging around the third level with all the lounging space.

( ... then the tablet shakes as he tucks the book under an arm and taps at the screen to end the video. )

[ ooc note: novel found with permission from Shen Qingqiu's player! ]

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[deitritus]

[ this is perhaps one of the many, many moments in xie lian's life when he would probably benefit from keeping his mouth shut and his nose out of matters not his own but. but. if this man has already found one scandalous book, who is to say he wouldn't find any of the others, particularly those that may or may not star him and his demon husband? and the fact he's going around advertising them?? encouraging others to read along and discuss them?? no no no, this sort of thing surely must come to an end, and soon— ]

Wei Wuxian!

[ yes, hello, fellow cultivator who is still figure out how this tablet works, so only half his face is visible sorry about it. ]

What a great idea! Wonderful way to pass up the time!

[ why does he already sound so breathless? he's also on his way to the third floor, but he figured the sooner he speaks to wei wuxian the better... ]

Though — I wonder if maybe we couldn't choose another title? Something... more general, perhaps? After all, there are many ages here...

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[299z]

[This is what Wei Wuxian decided to do with knowledge of video recording. Unexpected, but Yoichi approves. The return video message is a steady image, because he's propped the tablet up on a table in the cafe.]

A scandalous book for an adult audience? Is there a porn section?

[The library has gotten less boring if so.]

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[youcanyouup]

[ Fuck!!! Shen Qingqiu had been SO preoccupied with freaking out about Proud Immortal Demon Way being on the shelves here that he completely fucking forgot about about Resentment of Chunshan! Of course someone must have written the damn thing down! He is absolutely not recording a video or audio response to this, but he pulls up the touchscreen keyboard to furiously tap out a reply: ]

Why did you think this was appropriate to post publicly, there are children here?? If you have to share porn at least pick something that won't damage their views so horribly, do you know what kind of thing this work contains? 'Scandalous' my ass, I've read scandalous, that book is inexcusable. If you have any self-respect you'll burn it.

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[xiaoxiaojiu]

[This picture is upside-down because Shen Jiu has his pad lying on the floor and is leaning over it, hi.]

What do you wanna start a reading group for? There's books everywhere, everyone can just read whatever on their own, can't they?

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[deadvotion]

( and it's only audio because he has the camera covered by something. not on purpose, but whatever. )

So, this is the sort of thing you're into?

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[killful]

[ Piles of random books land on the coffee table with a thunderous crash. It's Yan Qing, and he stands in front of Wei Wuxian with a innocent smile. ]

I wanna be part of the reading group.

[ Maybe if he looks cute long enough, Wei Wuxian will let him in. But Yan Qing's plan is founded in the misguided notion that he'll be rejected to begin with. ]

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[purport]

[ Time to be greeted by a squinting face, assuredly not the first. Nevertheless, his consternation is, at the least, so pointed as to be a challenge to take seriously. ]

Are you certain you ought to lead with "scandal", of all things?

[ Not that he's familiar with book clubs as a concept, but it's easy enough to gather what it means. ]

Video; hope you don't mind late taggers?

[inlikethebrume]

...how scandalous are you talking about?

[Oh Mira loves a good book but do tell her more. Perhaps the man's pitch has helped?]