Sentience in a bottle
smalltownai for Librarian
The librarian is the caretaker of the library that the two main characters find themselves in. She is older than she seems but doesn't sound too old as she found a way to prolong her life, yet she has the hint of confidence in her voice that only comes from years of amassing wisdom.
I see that you have become acquainted with my Apprentice, let's get the formality's out of the way. Hello, I am the Librarian. Who are you two raving loonies? And what do you want with me?
Again I'm sorry but even if I wanted to send you I can't. You see the way back to the surface has been broken and I have to fix it, and before that, I'm not going to waste any precious materials until I have a way to replenish the stock.
*cackling* Heheh, I saw everything! There was so much! Yet so little! *laughing madly* hahaha!