The Curse of Kowhai Mall - BOOKSHELVES - COMPLETED

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The Curse of Kowhai Mall

Room:

Bookshelf

Present

Noone

You are still in the Eatery and may still post there. This thread is for anyone that approaches the bookshelf. As you are out in the open, comments and actions here will be able to read by anyone who approaches.

Merrick the Salesman is here to offer you to part with your hard earned cash.

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Michigan arrives at the bookstand

[Morning Tweet]

Hmm.. let's see... 'Animals', 'How To', 'Psychology'.. various.. junk..

Hey mate, how are ya? Mind if I grab one of these pens..

Take a pen

Check the table of contents in the "How To" book

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There are a number of How to Books in the How To Section. How to drive out demons, how to make a burger, how to operate on an uncooperative cat, how to eat metal, how to get a guiness book of records record. In fact, there are so many topics here, you may have to be specific. Merrick should be able to help you find what you need, if you have anything in mind.

You pocket a

red pen.

[Morning Tweet]

Oh my, this is quite the collection, isn't it?

Merrick, I know this is a bit out there, but do you have any books on self-defense or tips on surviving armed assailants? Especially those with guns or knives. I'm studying martial arts, you see.

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Merrick offers you "

Surviving Armed Assailants

" for Twenty Dollars. You look at the book, and conclude that it's waffly, but it's too hard to tell if it's useful without buying it and spending some time with it.

[Morning Tweet]

Dang, Merrick, you're killin' me here. I'm a bit tight on pocket money. I'll have to get back to you on that one.

What's available in the clearance, I wonder..

Check the junk section for anything combat, money, or Kowhai Mall-related.

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Junk

A badge with a double cross pattern, for the ultra religious. Five bucks
A copy of the Strategy Tile Placing Game Equinox. Five Bucks
A copy of the Word game Kiitos. Five Bucks
A magnifying glass. Five bucks.
A stack of pamphlets on how to make pentagrams. Free

A wooden stake. Five bucks

SOLD
An empty wine bottle in the shape of Mother Mary. Five Bucks.
An ugly hand painted Ace of Spades. Five bucks.
Application Form for V.C.S, whoever and whatever they are. Five bucks
Batteries (AAA x 3). Five Bucks
Blueprints for a horrible circular looking bedroom. Free
Garfield Phone. Five Bucks.
Name tags for people, such as Maia, Aia, Tia Maria, but nothing common
Ninja Turtle Toy. Five Bucks.
Pencil Sharpener. Blunt. Free.
Plastic Nun-chucks Kids toy. Five Bucks.
Refill of Monopoly Money. About 200,000 worth of worthless cash. Five bucks
Some children's comics from the 1980s. Free.
Some kind of herb in a jar. Smells like Peppermint. Ten Bucks
Wanted poster. Some rock collector is looking for blue and red crystals. Will pay. Call 555-3939 if you have suitable crystals

[Morning Tweet]

Do you know what V.C.S is, Merrick?

Take a free pentagram pamphlet

Gauge how sharp the wooden stake is

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The wooden stake looks to be about the length of a keyboard. It seems quite pointy and dangerous.

You take a pamphlet.

Merrick says he has no idea what it stands for, but they were put here by someone who is regularly around. Must be a mall employee, but he doesnt know them personally.

[Morning Tweet]

Can never be too careful.

Purchase the wooden stake

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Merrick takes your five dollars and hands you a wooden stake. For more detail on the stake, check out your private thread.

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Charlie (Primate) walks up to the stands. He seems to be thinking about something.

[Primate]

*Waves idly at Michigan and Merrick.*

Looks at history section

[Morning Tweet]

Hey, there, Chuck! I take it customer service was about as useful as one may expect.

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The history section contains history books about various wars, countries, people, the dcMonalds franchise and the trademark battles it keeps having with some obscure burger joint, and a book about the history of kowhai mall. Shrink wrapped, and you got it, a 20.00 price tag. This place sure charges for books.

[Primate]

"I, uh don't really want to talk about it. No offence meant, but, uh, yeah. You a reader then Michigan?"

Look at crosswords section

[Morning Tweet]

Hm, it would perhaps be more apt to describe me as broke and curious. The mall interests me greatly, but if these book prices are any indicator, I'm not sure I have many choices for shopping.

Anything on the shelves catch your eye yet?

Idly look through the church history section

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The crosswords section contains crossword books, solver aids, dictionaries and other fun puzzles for the keen. The church history section contains a history of religion across the last two thousand years, and an autobiography of Father Jack Solitaire, whoever that is.

[Primate]

"Apparently there's some kind of meteor storm going on outside tonight? Was looking for info about that. Mostly I'm just browsing until they can get the front doors back open."

Go to Merrick

"Hi man, do you have any books about tonight's meteor storm? Astronomy, astrology, that kind of shit."

[Morning Tweet]

Really? This is the first I'm hearing about that. That's pretty wild.

Hope they can get the doors open soon. I'd love to see that for myself.

Look through Psychology

[Primate]

"I know right? that's what I said to the woman at the desk, but she thought I was coming on to her."

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Merrick:

"Say yes, that thar meteor storm. She's an annual event! We have Draconid AND Orionid meteors occuring together even as we speak right now, but they peak later tonight. It always puts on a decent display. Not sure I have any books on the topic, but I'll root around later on and see what I can come up with. I would imagine it will be pretty visible from the carpark, or perhaps even the graveyard across the road. Not a place I'd hang out in the dark mind you, haha. There's probably some good viewing points even from inside the mall, where its nice and warm.
... Oh I see you met our local feminist there! Just ignore her. She finds a way to be personally offended by everything. We even bought her a cake with sprinkles once and she got offended that the proportion of pink was inferior to the blue. Crazy girl if ya ask me. She does her job well though."



The psychology books talk about all kinds of aspects of psychology. Schizophrenia, Multiple Personality disorder, Treatments for depression. Perhaps if you had something specific you were after Merrick could make some suggestions.

[Primate]

"Oh, that's a weight off my mind. I thought I'd really fucked up. I should probably stop by and apologise later though."

"Why do you have a whole section on Church history, anyway, this a devout town?"

"And what'd be the price of one of these crossword books?"

[Morning Tweet]

"Anything out of the ordinary ever happen during the meteor storm?"

"There wouldn't be any cults that come out and worship it, or perhaps crime sprees that happen spontaneously while everyone watches the storm, would there?"

Check the reference section for books related to the mall or the local town/area