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Ignis ([personal profile] reigniter) wrote in [community profile] networkinthenight2019-09-04 08:12 am

@Scientia; Entry 01

[Ignis seriously doesn't know the right way to start these entries so- he just types.]

Ignis here.

I visited the Library few days ago (read: Aug28th) to check on the Librarian spirit. The entire incident had left them to feel gloomy and I didn't want us to lose the handful of spirits that still like us.


[Bear with him, he IS going somewhere with this]

As always, after a "cookies & chat" I scour the Library, reading and returning books along the way. I usually never run into anything of importance, asides from books on stars and random biographies (which is a good way to pass time).

That day, however, I ran into a geography book. This is what I found.


[Ignis shares image.jpg- a page in the book of a continent (North America), with scrawlings alongside the margins. It is not the best lit picture ever, but it decently shows that someone has been marking the said continent with numbers from 1 to 12 at the places that are completely blocked out. The word that stands out amidst all of it is "Panem".]

I have never heard of this continent
Nor am I claiming that we are residing on it right now

I have been trying to make some sense of it in the past two days, but without the basics, I'm afraid I can't move past it.
And now, after hearing that bit from Will, keeping it as a puzzle to solve in borning evenings is out of the question.

After reading Will's post, some of my assumptions:
1. If this actually represents the land we are on, the 12 points could be older Beacons
2. They are blocked/scratched off because they fell to the World Eaters in the past
3. There might be some salvageable information there

Amidst all of this I still cannot fit in word "Panem" anywhere, so please take this with a grain of salt. The only solid confirmation that this is the land we're on would be from the Keeper (and I have some doubts she will do it).

Note: You can check out the book by yourself at the Library in the Village

Warning 1: If you visit, do not antagonize the Librarian. They were skittish and uncomfortable even when I opened the book.
Warning 2: Don't go off on your own to check and prove this. Eager you might be, but you'll end up dead without anyone to return your lantern.

What is your take on this?
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[personal profile] pearlstrings 2019-09-10 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think the reason is the most significant part. That someone took the time to redact the information suggests a personal connection of some kind.

Though I suppose the importance of that depends on its place of origin. After all, we've come from different realities. We can't rule out that some of these records have done the same.
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[personal profile] pearlstrings 2019-09-12 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
It isn't so different from all worlds I would imagine. History is filled with stories from explorers in strange lands. Perhaps the process is the purpose.

If enough substance or meaning was found by an earlier group, activating a reset would be counter-intuitive.


I'm from a place called Earth. From a smaller city in a small state in a relatively average sized country. I haven't found anyone yet from my particular reality.
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[personal profile] pearlstrings 2019-09-16 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sorry Ignis he's just.... waves hands]

I wonder at the difference between us then. If we've died as they say, then that implies we too are spirits.

But they don't require lanterns.
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[personal profile] pearlstrings 2019-09-18 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, I've spent some time in the museum already.

I don't suppose you've come across anything resembling topographical notes or zoning records?
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[personal profile] pearlstrings 2019-09-21 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I see.

Well, thank you for your time regardless.