[Video]

[symmetriphiliac]

[Perhaps you have wondered why there has been a lack of symmetry on your network lately (though probably not). It's hard to imagine that a god of death could completely fall off the radar while on an alien planet, but Kid has been pretty scarce.

The video feed shows him looking rather proud of himself, measuring tape in hand, standing in front of one of Alpha Trion's bookshelves. The books have been completely reorganized, their heights aligned in a way to make them completely identical on both sides.]

To show my appreciation Alpha Trion, I taken the time to organize the books in your library. They are now arranged to be completely symmetrical, much like the exquisite doors you showed me upon my arrival.

[That's right. He's been gone for... weeks, at least. And he's organized a single bookshelf.

In an entire library.

But it looks perfect, right?]

Comments

Action is okay?

[raceme]

[Blurr happened to be in the library, looking for books about human customs and how to organize b-day parties. He notices the small human and approaches him.]

Hello. [He smiles down at the boy to show that he's not a treat. Some humans are jumpy.] That's really neat but they're not in alphabetical order. How are we going to FIND anything?

Definitely. :>

[symmetriphiliac]

[If Kid is phased, he doesn't show it. He'd sensed the presence of another long before that point, but paid it little heed. There was organizing to be done.

But the Cybertronian had raised a valid point. It had taken him ages finding books that were identical in height just to sort it that way.]

They're organized by height and colour. If you know what the book looks like, it shouldn't be an issue.

Yay

[raceme]

I'm quite sure only Alpha Trion knows all the books and even then he might not have memorized its sizes.

[Blurr's not if Alpha Trion will appreciate having his books reorganized without his permission. However, he can tell the kid worked hard the project.] You did a good job.

/late forever ;-; Sorry.

[symmetriphiliac]

[The comment had still deflated him a little, and he was looking at the books again. Had he made it even less organized than before?]

... I could update the catalogue with the new order, but...

[This wasn't good.

This was wrong. In trying to perfect it, he'd somehow made it worse, even if was aesthetically pleasing.]

[eternallove]

[She doesn't think that libraries work that way, but more power to you.]

...That's very nice of you to do Mister Kid.

[symmetriphiliac]

Thank you. Alpha Trion seems to share my aesthetic taste, so I'm sure he will appreciate it.

KER-PINGED LIKE A ROBOT HAMMER TO THE ROBOT FACE BY AN EVEN BIGGER ROBOT

[songofmypeople]

Tell me more about this library.

[symmetriphiliac]

It belongs to Alpha Trion. You would be best to ask him, if you are looking for specific details.

[songofmypeople]

Your location is enough.

[Grabbing coordinates from the video, Tarn disconnects.]

[Approximately 2.5 hours later and Death might hear the sound of heavy metal footsteps taking no care to disguise themselves.]

[symmetriphiliac]

[Kid sensed the presence of another soul before he heard the footsteps. It wasn't a conscious read so much as an awareness that Tarn was there, though having never meant him before, he didn't connect an identity with its energy.

Instead of looking, he continued sorting through a small stack of books, trying to sort them into piles that matched.]

[originaldragoon]

That is not really practical organization for a library...

[symmetriphiliac]

[So he has been told. It is a valid point, however.]

I will be adjusting the catalogue once I have finished reorganizing them. That should fix the problem and make the library far tidier looking.

[originaldragoon]

Have you at least kept in sections? Like mystery novels in one section, history in another and so on?

[symmetriphiliac]

Of course. I've just made sure that the shelves were arranged in an aesthetically pleasing way.

[Shelf, Kid. You haven't gotten that far.]

[video]

[sword_redemption]

....he let you do that?

[Because...yeah.]

[symmetriphiliac]

He didn't ask me to specifically - But I'm sure he'll appreciate it.

[sword_redemption]

I'm...sure he will.

[He's not sure at all.]

I know he'll appreciate the thoughtfulness, though.

[symmetriphiliac]

It is still organized. I'll update the catalogue to reflect the new order once I've finished.

[trionicpolarity]

I had a suspicion that you were working on that shelf.

[He'd passed it a few times while it was in progress, and had been perplexed until he considered it.]

Wherever did you find a text to match 'In the Wild Grey Wires?'

[That had been a particularly unique volume.]

[symmetriphiliac]

[Kid is positively beaming. A fellow connoisseur of symmetry! Surely he will appreciate his efforts.]

It wouldn't do to have those uneven books in such a magnificent symmetrical library! It's a crime against all that is perfect and beautiful!

[He crossed his arms, closing his eyes with a knowing smile. He had a talent for making things balanced, even when no one else would care make an effort.]

I had to search every shelf - but there was one hidden in one of the back corners.

[trionicpolarity]

My acolytes do have their work cut out from them, cleaning up after me.

[He chuckles.] I do what I can, though. It is only when everything is in order that one can obtain the knowledge they need, quickly.

[Which....wait.]

Did you make sure to change each books entry in the database so it can still be found?

[laharl]

Couldn't you have found something that took a little less time to show your appreciation?

[symmetriphiliac]

If it's not worth taking the time to do properly, then it's clearly not worth doing at all!

[laharl]

But why not just make someone else do it for you?

[symmetriphiliac]

Because I want to do it.