Bibliography IV

[frostedflame]

Ben isn't going to be a librarian, is he?

From the sounds of it Ben doesn't approve of the way the Lidrarians do things. Even though he sees them as an important part of protection for Tiltstone. Ben might not become a Libarian he might become a WBW weilder who fights ink dealers

P.S how is ink made anyway

[blackjack217]

no one knows

[SlyGuyMcFly]

no one knows

But we can guess! I'm gonna say kicked puppies and orphan tears.

[blackjack217]

But we can guess! I'm gonna say kicked puppies and orphan tears.

No its the blood of a virgin... which they get from the red cross's blood banks.

[EternalMelon]

But we can guess! I'm gonna say kicked puppies and orphan tears.

So THATS why they killed Eves dad and possibly mother...

What will Ben do when he realizes his not-girlfriend/platonic-life-partner is a massive supplier of ink?

[Tono]

In a more serious note I assumed Ink was made out of old books that had no pages. I just assumed thats why the gang leader wanted them.

[fizzybobnewt]

I think the kick kind of loses it's impact if you're going to make the puppy into a drug afterward.

[Crafty Cultist]

I think ink is a kind of relic (devices powered by aura) that reacts to the aura of the page it's injected into.

[HalfTangible]

In a more serious note I assumed Ink was made out of old codices that had no pages. I just assumed that's why the gang leader wanted them.

Fixed that for you.

I got that impression too, which makes me think it's NOT that, and Elagune's planning on throwing us a curveball. In addition, the Monocle guy mentioned that it was better that Raoul was now a title page. Which strikes me as odd, if the codice needs to have no pages for Ink to be extracted.

It's possible that we're assuming too much of Monocle guy, and he simply wants to add as many powerful pages to the gang as possible for something that doesn't even have to do with Ink. And judging from the fact Raoul already knows a spell (Dammit chekov, PULL THE TRIGGER!) and the harpy who's name i forget expressed jealousy towards charlie, title pages get lots of power from their codex.

Tabula Rasa strikes me as a Chekov's gun (for lack of a better phrase) which will reshow itself partway through this story as the real supplier/maker of Ink. Or something similarly sinister.

I think ink is a kind of relic (devices powered by aura) that reacts to the aura of the page it's injected into.

A minor matter of semantics here - i think you mean whatever produces Ink. Or perhaps Ink is extracted from Relics.

[memnarch]

For those who haven't noticed, Elagune put another comic up.

[Elagune]

For those who haven't noticed, Elagune put another comic up.

I'll one up you on that. Last page of the chapter up!

After the title page, it's back to drawing drafts again. Here goes!

[Yorrin]

I'll one up you on that. Last page of the chapter up!

After the title page, it's back to drawing drafts again. Here goes!

An admirable chapter in that you brought together an extended action scene and a good degree of emotional depth. And showing of Fong's amazing skills doesnt hurt either

[CrimsonAngel]

How long until we get a book?

[Fayd]

Ooh! A new title page! Shiny! Young Ben is cute!

[Elagune]

Ooh! A new title page! Shiny! Young Ben is cute!

Fayd found it before I did.

As for the book, it depends. I'm hoping to finish it off sometime this year.

[HypoSoc]

From the sounds of it Ben doesn't approve of the way the Lidrarians do things. Even though he sees them as an important part of protection for Tiltstone. Ben might not become a Libarian he might become a WBW weilder who fights ink dealers

P.S how is ink made anyway

Epileptic Tree go!

The process of creating ink caused by the death of abyssals. Their reversion to normal is actually the Librarians draining the substance from their bodies so that it can be used to create more abyssals. The Librarians, being the only beings able to control the abyssals stay in power as the police force, and the Pages are unable to reject their leadership for fear of over-powered monsters that used to be their friends, families, and allies, taking over the area.

Eve's dad was close to finding the truth, so he was forcibly injected and then killed to keep him quiet. Fong learned the truth sometime after the war and does not approve, but they have someone (his wife?) hostage, forcing the war hero to use his power for the corrupt organization. He does not want them to know of Ben's relation to him so they have even more hostage power over him.

Meanwhile, certain rebel factions of pages are joining together as gangs to take control from the Librarians, not caring about the possible abyssal storm without their presence. Rival gangs form to stop them from gaining power so they can remain under the corrupt, but stable rule of Librarians. The scene we witnessed with the Codex being stolen was one gang trying to force power in their favor by recruiting an albeit empty codex.

Now that I have ruined Elagune's underlying plot, watch as he struggles to devise a new one.

[Kunoichi777]

Yay, new title page! :D Looks great, Elagune.

Do you draw the title pages for a chapter after it's completed or before you start it? Just wondering.

[HalfTangible]

Epileptic Tree go!

The process of creating ink caused by the death of abyssals. Their reversion to normal is actually the Librarians draining the substance from their bodies so that it can be used to create more abyssals. The Librarians, being the only beings able to control the abyssals stay in power as the police force, and the Pages are unable to reject their leadership for fear of over-powered monsters that used to be their friends, families, and allies, taking over the area.

Eve's dad was close to finding the truth, so he was forcibly injected and then killed to keep him quiet. Fong learned the truth sometime after the war and does not approve, but they have someone (his wife?) hostage, forcing the war hero to use his power for the corrupt organization. He does not want them to know of Ben's relation to him so they have even more hostage power over him.

Meanwhile, certain rebel factions of pages are joining together as gangs to take control from the Librarians, not caring about the possible abyssal storm without their presence. Rival gangs form to stop them from gaining power so they can remain under the corrupt, but stable rule of Librarians. The scene we witnessed with the Codex being stolen was one gang trying to force power in their favor by recruiting an albeit empty codex.

Now that I have ruined Elagune's underlying plot, watch as he struggles to devise a new one.

What is this i don't even...

To start with, CHAPTERS rule the page world, the Librarians just police it... it's like the difference between the Legislature (which makes laws) and the Exectuive Branch (which enforces them)

And it makes little sense for the body of Roy to be examined for Ink BY the librarians if they controlled Ink distribution...

I'm sure there's more but i'm too hungry to think straight.

[Fayd]

What is this i don't even...

To start with, CHAPTERS rule the page world, the Librarians just police it... it's like the difference between the Legislature (which makes laws) and the Exectuive Branch (which enforces them)

And it makes little sense for the body of Roy to be examined for Ink BY the librarians if they controlled Ink distribution...

I'm sure there's more but i'm too hungry to think straight.

Ah, but you're not thinking like a conspiracy theorist. Roy's Inking may have been an experiment. The evil Librarians might not have known, exactly, how quickly their new hue of ink worked. What's more, they need to keep up appearances.

Regarding the comparison to the branches of the government: which one does the general American populace THINK has more power and control? The executive branch. However, I don't want to take this much further than that, because that's delving into real-world politics and that's not something we want to do.

[CrimsonAngel]

Oh my gosh tiny Ben

Wh- there's really going to be a book?

[HalfTangible]

Ah, but you're not thinking like a conspiracy theorist. Roy's Inking may have been an experiment. The evil Librarians might not have known, exactly, how quickly their new hue of ink worked. What's more, they need to keep up appearances.

With each other?

Oh my gosh tiny Ben

Wh- there's really going to be a book?

Gainjin Manga's representative whose name escapes me implied in an earlier thread that they were considering making Bibliography into a book available for online purchase/bookstores. So yes

[Kageru]

With each other?

Well, yes you never know which librarian is an spion for the chapters.

[Gez]

All of them are in on the conspiracy. All the librarians, all of them.

None of them know the others are, too. Their only contact with the conspiracy is by a variety of long-distance communication, with obfuscation systems to hide each conspirator's identity.

To protect their cover, librarians are expected to prove their zeal to the cause by denouncing any mole. Since they don't know they all are moles, they do so by forging evidence against random other librarians.

[SlyGuyMcFly]

All of them are in on the conspiracy. All the librarians, all of them.

None of them know the others are, too. Their only contact with the conspiracy is by a variety of long-distance communication, with obfuscation systems to hide each conspirator's identity.

To protect their cover, librarians are expected to prove their zeal to the cause by denouncing any mole. Since they don't know they all are moles, they do so by forging evidence against random other librarians.

Friend Computer? That you?

[HalfTangible]

All of them are in on the conspiracy. All the librarians, all of them.

None of them know the others are, too. Their only contact with the conspiracy is by a variety of long-distance communication, with obfuscation systems to hide each conspirator's identity.

To protect their cover, librarians are expected to prove their zeal to the cause by denouncing any mole. Since they don't know they all are moles, they do so by forging evidence against random other librarians.

This reminds me greatly of a very specific XKCD comic...

[fizzybobnewt]

Which? This post could be a scone.

[HalfTangible]

Which? This post could be a scone.

'Whatever this PEN Fifteen club is... I'm IN it...

[Lix Lorn]

Which? This post could be a scone.

This one.
One in six are.

[HalfTangible]

This one.
One in six are.

Thank you Lixxie. I owe you six yards of rope.

[frostedflame]

Thank you Lixxie. I owe you six yards of rope.

Halftang you made one mistake.... You took my hat I like that hat