The Bookmobile
"Well, hello there," says the scruffy man standing in the window of the bookmobile.
"I've got a lot of wonderful books! So many wonderful books! In fact, this week, I've got thousands of copies of Eldritch Intellect: Journey into a Mind of Horror, it's a lovely little exploration of time, space, horror, pain, disgust, love, envy, peace, faith, panic, and understanding."
"People keep buying copies, so the supply is dwindling. For you the price is X Meat, act fast! I'm heading out [in Y days / tomorrow night / tonight]."
| Buy a Copy |
"You're going to love this book!"
 | You lose X Meat. |
 | You acquire an item: Eldritch Intellect: Journey into a Mind of Horror |
- During second appearance:
"Well, hello there," says the scruffy man standing in the window of the bookmobile.
"I've got a lot of wonderful books! So many wonderful books! In fact, this week, I've got [number] copies of Celsius 233. The council doesn't want you to read this book, so get it while it's hot. "
"I want to get rid of these, so I'm going to keep lowering the price as people buy them. For you the price is X Meat! I'm heading out [in Y days / tomorrow night / tonight]."
| Buy a Copy |
"You're going to love this book!"
| You lose X Meat. |
 | You acquire an item: Celsius 233 |
- During third appearance:
"Well, hello there," says the scruffy man standing in the window of the bookmobile.
"I've got a lot of wonderful books! So many wonderful books! In fact, this week, I've got quite a few copies of The Nose Knows, A Guide to Smells. You are going to want you[sic] to read this book, so get it while it's fresh. "
"They are going fast, so I'm going to keep raising the price as people buy them. For you the price is X Meat! I'm heading out in [in Y days / tomorrow night / tonight]."
| Buy a Copy |
"You're going to love this book!"
| You lose X Meat. |
 | You acquire an item: The Nose Knows, A Guide to Smells |
- During fourth appearance:
"Well, hello there," says the scruffy man standing in the window of the bookmobile.
"I've got a lot of wonderful books! So many wonderful books! In fact, this week, I've got quite a few copies of the Pocket Guide to Mild Evil. You are going to want you to read this book, so get it before I come to my senses. "
"I want to get rid of these, so I'm going to keep lowering the price as people buy them. It's a sound economic principle. For you the price is X Meat! I'm heading out in Y days or whenever these books are gone."
| Buy a Copy |
"You're going to be disturbed by this book!"
| You lose X Meat. |
 | You acquire an item: Pocket Guide to Mild Evil |
- During fifth appearance:
"Well, hello there," says the scruffy man standing in the window of the bookmobile.
"I've got a lot of wonderful books! So many wonderful books! In fact, this week, I've got quite a few copies of the Too Cold to Hold: How to Be Cool - A Memoir. You will want to pick one of these up while they are cold!"
"I want these to stay cool, so don't buy them. I'm going to start the price at 10,000,000 Meat and lower the price 250 Meat every second until someone buys one, and then reset the price. It's weird, but it's coooooool. The current price is a cool X Meat."
I'll probably be moving on in Y days.
A sheet is tacked up on the side, labeled, "Recent Sales":
| Buy a Copy |
"You're going to love this book!"
| You lose X Meat. |
| You acquire an item: Too Cold to Hold: How to Be Cool - A Memoir |
- Without enough meat:
- How embarrassing, you don't have X meat.
- Attempting to buy a book with none remaining:
- Looks like the books are all gone.
| No Thanks |
- After the bookmobile has left:
- The bookmobile guy is gone. Why are you hanging around in market square where he used to be?
Occurred in Market Square.
Notes
- The bookmobile first appeared on October 12th, 2016, and remained until rollover on the night of October 18th, 2016.
- The price started at 100k meat and increased by 1k per book bought. In a flurry of initial buying, the price rose to approximately 4 million by the end of the first day, then slowed considerably. The price was a little over 6 million by the end of the final day.
- Its second appearance occurred from June 8th, 2017 to June 10th, 2017.
- This time, the price started at 6 million and decreased by 1k with each book bought, but only 5.900 books were available. Its inventory of books was exhausted about fifteen minutes before its departure at rollover on the night of June 10th.
- Its third appearance occurred from August 21st, 2021 to August 27th, 2021.
- The price started at 100k meat and increased by 1k per book bought. The price was a little over 4.7 million by the end of the final day.
- Its fourth appearance occurred from July 13th, 2023 to July 23rd, 2023.
- The price started at 12 million and decreased by 2k with each book bought, but only 5.900 books were available. Its inventory of books was exhausted about twelve hours before its departure at rollover on the night of July 23rd.
- Its fifth appearance occurred from August 26th, 2024 to September ?th, 2024.
- The "Recent Sales" sheet tracked the most recent 30 players to buy, and the price each paid.
