On Moving
The library is a building with rooms. You move between them by walking.
> walk east wing
You are now in the East Wing. The library tells you where you are and what it feels like:
You are in the East Wing — Technical Collection.
The air is cooler here. The shelves are metal.
Every room has a feeling. The east wing is cool and technical. The west wing is warm and personal. The basement is heavy and locked. These are not decorations — they are classifications. The temperature of a room tells you what kind of knowledge lives there.
Commands
| Command | Effect |
|---|---|
walk east wing | Go to the east wing |
walk stacks | Go to stacks (if visible) |
walk correspondence | Finds it anywhere in the library |
walk back | Previous room |
walk lobby | Entrance hall |
where | Where am I? |
You don't need exact names. "east wing" and "east-wing" both work. The library searches for what you mean — first the current room, then the entrance hall, then every room in the building.
The floor plan
Entrance Hall
├── east-wing/ Technical collection
│ ├── stacks/ The main shelves
│ ├── processes/ Living documents
│ ├── devices/ Building infrastructure
│ ├── utilities/ Reader-built tools
│ └── networking/ Connections to other libraries
├── west-wing/ Letters & ephemera
│ ├── correspondence/ Letters
│ ├── drafts/ Work in progress
│ ├── journal/ The library's diary
│ └── ephemera/ Temporary documents
├── basement/ Restricted (as-archivist)
│ ├── fundament/ The building itself
│ ├── blueprints/ Configuration
│ └── vault/ Archivist's private collection
├── acquisitions/ Newly arrived
├── reading-room/ Active sessions
└── other-libraries/ External storage
The basement
One room requires permission:
> walk basement
The basement door is locked.
> as-archivist walk basement
You are in the Basement (restricted).
as-archivist is not a password. It is a role. You are declaring responsibility for what you find there.