savedtheworld | [Appointments] March 2013-

[Appointments] March 2013-

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I know what you mean. It would be unfair to everyone. [He takes a moment to look around - making sure that neither the owl or his fox is listening in.] And to be fair, I wouldn't say that I completely trust Wan Shi Tong. He can get violent and dangerous when people defy him. That's - that's another reason things can escalate. And why I thought that... playing along would be the safer plan.

I do agree with what you said at the end. The most ideal solution should be starting all over with the library. But the problem is that these two sides are Wan Shi Tong and Loki. How can we get both of them to trust each other, and even more than that, to agree on that plan?

[His lips press together in a grim line as Aang tells him about Wan Shi Tong.] That only makes it more important that we put a stop to this. No one will come out of this looking good if it spirals out of control.

Loki will agree. That's what he wants to happen. It sounds strange for me to be saying this but, his actions aside, I don't believe Loki is the biggest problem right now. Wan Shi Tong is. Someone needs to make him see reason. Possibly someone he already knows and trusts...

You're sure that he'll agree? He didn't seem very agreeable when I tried talking to him. [He looks towards Steve uncertainly. But he can see the point. Loki doesn't seem like the bigger problem right now - Wan Shi Tong is the one feared to retaliate. At the same time, if Loki will act like this whenever any of his freedoms are threatened, what will happen when it's something other than books at stake?]

I... I can try to talk sense into Wan Shi Tong. It'll be hard, because he's an old spirit and he's very set in his ways. And I do think that I might be the closest person here to someone who he trusts, but right now I think I'm still earning that trust back. We did break our trust in him back home, after all.

As long as the library goes back to the way it was, he'll agree. I'm sure of it. [It's the one thing Steve is sure of in this situation.]

Just do the best you can. I think it might be easier to hear from someone he knows. But if it doesn't work, have him talk to me. I think I might be able get him to change his mind if it comes down to that. [This is not something something Steve is sure about. He's getting a better idea of how Wan Shi Tong works, but that's no guarantee that Steve can persuade him. That's why it's a last resort.]

[ Helios has been listening to both of them for a good portion of the conversation. ]

I-I can also try to talk to him as well. I might not know him personally but I have dealt with spirits of his nature before in my world as well. I think the only way to a resolution though is if the two of them stay far away from each other. Their personalities clash far too much and-and in a way it's leading to a rather slippery slope in terms of getting any resolution made. Perhaps one of us can help Wan Shi Tong see reasaon. [ Or at least Helios hopes. ]

[He glances towards Helios.]

You met spirits like him before, too, Helios? [He scrunches up his face in thought.] I agree with a lot of what you said. How much do you think Wan Shi Tong trusts you?

[Steve nods at Helios.]

I think we can all agree that more than one attempt couldn't hurt. And I agree that they should remain separated. I wouldn't trust Loki not to antagonize Wan Shi Tong or the opposite.

I have. Many in fact learn and live at my school through several means of cooperation. I'm n-not sure how much he'll trust a human like myself, but I'm not going to give up and leave him on his own. I was the prior librarian after all. It'd be just terrible if I left the library like that! But I do hope we can do something about this without anyone getting hurt.

I see. [He smiles at Helios.] Between the both of us and maybe Steve, too, maybe we can get Wan Shi Tong to do something reasonable. Katara suggested one really good compromise to me yesterday. We should encourage him to make his own collection of books that are separate from the ones in the library. If he could accept that... then he could still do his duties as the Knowledge Spirit, and we could still read all the books of the library freely.

That sounds like a reasonable idea. If he had his own collection to work with, he wouldn't need to bother with the library books. Do you think he'll agree to it Aang? You would know better than us.

[He closes his eyes in thought.]

Maybe. I... I can't really tell for sure. But I think it's the best compromise we can hope for. It still might be tricky to get him to let go of his attachments to the other books.

Mm I don't know. He might think of it as us trying to push him away by appeasing him while keeping the library open to the public. Something like undermining him as a spirit of knowledge. But there's really no way of knowing how he'll take it.

Whatever his reasons, those books are not his to claim for himself. It's not as if we're insinuating he wouldn't have access to the library should he need it. Just that he can create his own collection if it's really so important he has his own books.

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