Awful’s Beauty

By: Reeves

Difficulty: **

In this world...there're many books.

Timeless classics. Mediocre books. ...Self-help and cooking books. You get it.

But there's also the truly terrible books! How I treasure them!

If you find any, please bring them to me!

Ant Palace, Library

Reeves: A Bee, a Beetle and a Moth? You must be explorers to enter this library.

Leif: Says the Wasp. We saw your request.

Kabbu: You're, um, searching for terrible books. Correct?

Reeves: That's right.

Vi: But why? Aren't they like, bad?

Reeves: ...Yes. But there's some sort of...angry comfort in witnessing their poorly composed narratives.

Leif: We're not here to judge, so... Any leads on these books?

Reeves: Not really. I reckon other cultured bugs with a collection have bad books lying around.

Reeves: They usually let bugs take them for free.

Vi: Yikes, you can't even sell those books…

Kabbu: We must do this job, team! This fellow is the only one who'll give them a good home!

(minibubble) Leif: Calm down.

Reeves: I've made this library my den. I'll be here if you find something.

[talk again]

Reeves: That sad glimmer in your eye... You've found a bad book?

[first]

Reeves: Hmph. "Tragedy on the Hills".

Reeves: This was supposed to be a murder mystery!

Reeves: The REAL mystery is how this got published! UGH!

Leif: Uh, are you sure you want this?

Reeves: ...Yes. It's going straight into my collection. Here's your reward.

Reeves: Two more should sate my urges...Let me know if you find more.

[second]

Reeves: Tch. "Our Twisted Summer".

Reeves: Why was so much time spent setting up all those characters!?

Reeves: There are AT LEAST three characters not mentioned post page 75. This includes the main character!!!

Vi: Uh...So it's like good bad?

Reeves: It's atrocious and disgusting. Perfect for my bookshelf. Here's your reward.

Reeves: One more should sate my urges...Let me know if you find more.

[third]

Reeves: That...THAT COVER… "Axis Invert"...!

Reeves: NO! THIS ONE'S TOO AWFUL!

Kabbu: Sir, please remain calm. This is a library!

Reeves: This book was perfect. Such a beautiful story…

Reeves: Incredible prose! Tight pacing! Amazing characters!

Leif: ...And it's a bad book?

Reeves: IT WAS ALL A DREAM! AND THEN A ROCK CRUSHES THE MAIN CHARACTER!!!

Vi: Yikes…

Reeves: This is too much, even for me. I'll destroy it later…

Reeves: Thank you for everything, explorers. Here's my last reward.

Vi: Uh, hope you enjoyed them…

Reeves: Let's say I did, shall we? I'll see you around.

[talk again]

Reeves: I've completely decimated every trace of that Axis Invert book. It's for the best...