Petals & Pages

[pinkmin]

petals & pages
A comfy spot to visit and read. Enjoy paper books, soft couches, and spend time with a friend.

rough interior ❦ rough floorplan




❦ basics
Hours: The doors are unlocked, you are welcome in anytime. 8:00-14:00~ Officially; As long as the lights are on, you’re welcome inside though!
Pricing: $; Perusing the books and using the couches is free! Technically. Use of space only requires you cuddle up with someone-- but no one is gonna enforce that! Came alone? Don’t worry. Vianca will cuddle you.
Location: Shopping district; a quiet spot for when the cafes are just too far away!

P&P is a cozy little spot to relax. Its book shelves are looking a bit sparse at the moment, but book collecting takes time. Visitors are more than welcome to bring their own reading material, or just to drop in for a warm place to sit and spend time together.

Update 2/13/21
The 'shop' is even quieter than usual. The door has been left unlocked, allowing anyone access to the facilities at any time. This includes the office door, revealing the world's smallest bedroom equivalent inside. Perhaps it belonged to the previous owner? The little girl is no where to be seen, but all of her books and belongings are still there. Feel free to stay and read, or do a little gardening. The bonsai on the counter would sure appreciate a little misting and a kind word up until Noct takes her home to his house.



❦ cuddles
There are plenty of couches and loveseats all big enough for at least two people to sit together comfortably on, softer than your couches back home! So many plush blankets, so many pillows, there's even a really cute hand-made Chocobo plush to hang out with. Probably even some familiar faces...! She went shopping when Offworlder plushes were all the rage. You’re more than welcome to take a nap. The only caveat is that you must spend time with someone else, which really only benefits everyone so why wouldn’t you? If you didn’t come with a friend, Vianca is always there to be friend-shaped cuddle pillow you need. (You can, if desired, also make friend-shaped cuddle pillow appointments.)


❦ books
The bookshelves are, as mentioned, a little lonely at the moment. New additions come as they come, but you can help! Get a cuddle in, tell Vianca about your favorite book, maybe donate your own. All of these things are good things and help more than you would think. Vianca politely asks you keep all of her books inside the shop, but if they are on the shelf you are more than welcome to read it.

Current Selection: Here
Book Requests: Here
Book Donations: Here, for updates without Vianca


❦ plants & things
There is a cute bonsai tree sitting prominently on the front counter. A little card tells you that its name is Cameron, and that it enjoys compliments ♥ On the other side of the counter there is a small replicator and a few mugs-- its whole function is coffee and tea. Please help yourself. There is freshly harvested nectar to sweeten your drinks should you desire. There are also a few different cookies available for purchase, courtesy of Affurgato.

There are planters in the windows between some of the cozy daybeds, and a variety of empty shelves that could definitely ~have~ planters on them. She does not have enough seeds to fill everything yet, so one could definitely ask to use some space!

Currently Growing: Nectar Grass, Bacopa in various colors

Comments

Current Book Selection

[pinkmin]

updated: 12-31-20

Barry Cobbler - Books 1-7
- Perhaps this is Harry Potter? .... Except it's not.

Cooking Partner
- Cooking magazine featuring both Japanese and Western recipes. A volume collection of select issues from 1913-1919. Simple recipes for the hip, modern person! (Translated)

The Complete Veterinary Guide for: Chocobos
- Kweh. Its a chocobook. How to care for your big, fluffy bird and Eos-specific bird lore.

The Cosmogony
- A book telling legends of the Astrals and the world of Eos.

The Language of Flowers
- A book detailing the different meanings flowers can take in various cultures and worlds. Not magical, but more comprehensive than just Victorian.

Master of the Bands - Books 1-3
- It's... it's the Lord of the Rings. But not really.

So You Want to be a Gardener
- Self-help/instructional book on the care and upkeep of plants and gardens.

Olimar's Journals
- Captain Olimar's field notes from his mysterious journeys. A compilation of voyage logs, his notes and journals.

Overcoming Timidity
- A self-help book on becoming more outgoing. It rocks.

Book Requests

[pinkmin]

Vianca's old library had a Very Large Selection of books across multiple different canons and real life equivalents. As per these guidelines, she would be able to get more, possibly from your canon! Possibly because your character desires such a thing. This comment is simply to streamline the process if there is something that someone wants to see and gives me a place for easy reference.

Whisper to me your desires and we'll cuddle hard for MORE BOOKS. Reply here with:
<b>Canon:</b> Where is it from! <b>Title:</b> What is it called! <b>Description:</b> Briefly, for my own reference, what is it about? Is it a fictional tale, a reference book, is it non-fiction? What's happenin' in these pages.

Re: Book Requests

[unfavorableinstigation]

Canon: Young Wizards
Title: The So You Want to be a... series (minus the Wizard option, of course)
Description: These are non-fiction books educating people on all sorts of different jobs! Airplane pilots, nurses, gardeners and mechanics are all options here.

(The only books that I could pull specifically from this series are variants of Nita's Manual, which is most definitely off-limits. XD Unless the gods here want their own wizards, I guess?
So these are just some books mentioned during Book 1. THEY'RE THEMATICALLY APPROPRIATE, OKAY?)

[carbungle]

Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Title: The Cosmogony
Description: It's something of a compilation of lore, history, and legend from Eos. A bunch of cryptic prophecies and vague-to-detailed information about the world's past and future.

[scentsitivity]

Canon: -
Title: Ryouri no Tomo
Description: It's a real! It's a series of magazine cookbooks of easy or affordable western cuisine for your every day fellow. It also goes into details of the lifestyle or society of Japan in that era. For reasons, I'm requesting issues that came out from 1913-1919. LEMME KNOW IF THIS IS ALL RIGHT I can try spoofing the name if necessary.

[carbungle]

im combining them but if you want them separate i can do it yo

Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Title: The Silence of Knowledge book series
Description: By author Henruit, a tale in three volumes (red, blue, and green). Basically trashy romance novels with a surprisingly robust plot of political intrigue.

Canon: The Adventure Zone
Title: Uncle John's Elven Bathroom Reader
Description: Like the real one, except for elves. Stupid trivia and stories that may or may not be true...

[kahunanu]

Canon: Pokemon Sun/Moon
Title: The Light of Alola other choice books from Malie Library that are only left to the imagination in so far as what they are actually about are Springing Forth from Alola, Some Myriad Z-Move Notes, When Terrific Tapu Travel, Falling In with the Seafolk
Description: It's a poem about the Light Trio/Legendary Beasts of Alola!

[daikonrose]

Canon: -
Title: Nan of Clean Stables
Description: It's just Anne of Green Gables.

Canon: Skip Beat!
Title: Tsukigomori
Description: An intense drama centered around a rich family full of mostly bad people. Murder! Revenge plots! Horrible parents! Wretched orphans! Inappropriate relationships! THE LINK IS TO THE WIKI PAGE FOR THE TV DRAMA BUT I PROMISE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BASED ON A BOOK, I won't be heartbroken if you skip this though.

[zapdope]

Canon: -
Title: Language of Flowers Encyclopedia
Description: A dictionary of flower meanings from early Victorian age and how to form messages with different combinations of flowers! Actual book, but let's take a spin and have meanings from other languages and certain worlds? Who knows how many pages there are.... are magical books a thing

Re: Book Requests

[carbungle]

Canon: Final Fantasy (technically XV but could be generalized; this is just if it's chocobos from Eos specifically)
Title: The Complete Veterinary Guide for: Chocobos
Description: essentially an older textbook on the art of raising, caring for, and breeding of chocobos. The Eos-specific variant would include a few chapters on the history of Lucian chocobos and the rise of racing them as a national sport :B

Donations

[pinkmin]

If you would like to add books to P&P's shelves on your own, with or without Vianca, you are more than welcome to do so. Simply fill out the below and respond to this comment and the book list will be updated accordingly.

Your donation is very generous and highly appreciated ♥

<b>Canon:</b> Where is it from! <b>Title:</b> What is it called! <b>Description:</b> Briefly, for mine and others' reference, what is it about? Is it a fictional tale, a reference book, is it non-fiction? What's happenin' in these pages.

[21kingpuddings]

Canon: IDOLiSH7
Title: Mahou Shoujo Magical☆Kokona (volumes 1-3 out of ?a lot?)
Description: The first three volumes of the hit manga staring magical girl Kokona! Follow her adventures as she defeats enemies and keeps the earth safe with the power of love and friendship ☆