[Voice; Nebula 19th, evening]

[salutosinedelectat]

Good evening, fellow passengers,

I hope this message finds you well.

Foremost, you must forgive me in any mistakes I may make in sending this address to you all, as I'm certainly not used to sharing my thoughts in such a way. I'm most definitely more of a fan of the classic handwritten letter.

I was going over the upstairs library collection, so generously donated by other passengers - and you're welcome add to it yourself), when I found myself wondering about the extensive possibilities of literary works to be found in the countless worlds we not only come from, but the ones we visit.

Since there's scarcely a chance to explore such things in the worlds we stop at, wrought with conflict as they tend to be, I figured the easier option would be to simply ask:

What are your favorite literary works from your world? What are they about? Which are considered timeless classics?

I eagerly await your response.

Your curious fellow passenger,
Aziraphale


Oh, also, if anyone's interested in submitting anything to the library, I have provided clean notebooks and writing material in the far right nook in the upper floor of the library. I'm also available to provide custom book binding services.

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[Edit: Edited into a voice post, forgot there aren't text post options.]

Comments

[irrationally]

I..

[ She starts, then stops. There's a tad of awkwardness about her, though she manages to gather herself enough to continue once more a moment later. ]

Isn't it obvious? [ Alice thought it was! ]

[salutosinedelectat]

[ Aziraphale pauses for a moment, and when he speaks again he sounds genuinely confused. ]

I'm afraid I don't follow.

[irrationally]

[ There are people around whom Alice would imagine this sort of thing was being faked.

But she doesn't think Aziraphale would lie about it. And he does sound very genuine, so.. ]

Well, I--.. for one, my old nanny told me that girls can't afford to waste time with fairytales forever. They have to grow up at some point.

don't make aziraphale order some winnie the pooh books

[salutosinedelectat]

Oh. Well, that's silly. Perhaps one shouldn't believe that fairy tales are real, but they're enjoyable at any age.

OH NO.. she would love those so much....

[irrationally]

.. Are they?

[ She sounds unsure of that, though not necessarily because she's sceptical of the angel. It's just that it's something she's considered to be true for so long, that it's strange to think of it not being true. ]

Then why do some people pretend like they aren't?

[salutosinedelectat]

I suppose some people might have heard it from others. But there's no shame in enjoying a good story. Some fairy tales lasted as long as they did in different cultural consciousnesses for a reason.

[irrationally]

Well, then I.. suppose I would like to read some of those.

[ Since he's saying it's okay.

And Alice does put quite some stock in Aziraphale's opinion. ]

Do they have those in the library here?

[salutosinedelectat]

[ The angel thinks. ]

A couple, I should say. It's worth a look.

Tell you what, I'll see if I can find anything and let you know.

[irrationally]

Really?

[ He's even saving her trouble here! Now she won't have to look through the library herself. It sure makes the whole idea more appealing, considering Alice doesn't exactly feel like looking past a bunch of boring books. ]

Thank you. In that case I will wait to see if you find anything.

[salutosinedelectat]

I'll be happy to.

I'll let you know what I find.