dunhaven; ic community.

if you know me, you know that i am not an all caps kind of person all of the time. i don't even use them for i's and names and starts of sentences. so please know that i do not use them lightly. but

OH MY GOD IDK WHO SENT ME THINGS TODAY BUT YOU'RE THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND FKSDNKJFS

brb not leaving my room for days. i have shiny things to paint and a rose to blush about.

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[Darling Dads - Theo & Leo]

Okay, so, we're doing this.

Holy shit.

That's ... about all I've got, really. But it seemed like I should say something.

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[Kanes - Mo & Maeve]

The two of you are going to be aunts in September.

Keep it quiet for now, please. Including mom. I'll tell her in person eventually. Dottie is under enough public scrutiny without everything this will bring.

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It's almost February 1. Do you know what that means? Valentine's Month. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 And it's a LEAP YEAR which means twenty-nine days of celebrating the best feeling in the world.

OSCAR FORD, added later

Hi! Do you have any fishing trips planned Saturday evening?

Two more days until I get the keys to my new house. 😬😬😬

BETH

Hey, so. Thanks for the invitation the other day. It was pretty cool. I kind of went home and bought a Korean cookbook so we'll see how that goes.

Also [...] could I actually ask you kind of a personal question?

FIONA

Have you settled in yet?

HANNAH, MO, CERYS AND JANE

I hate as I got back from work and a pipe had burst in my apartment at some point this afternoon. Water is turned off now and the church got someone out here but there's an inch of water in my apartment.


I could use some help? Cleaning things up? If you're busy, it's no big deal.

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There is nothing better after an impromptu trip than coming home to my favorite pizza and my favorite people. It's one way to make sure I always come back home.

I made cupcakes today. I think they turned out pretty good, actually.



[Hannah, Drew, Mo, Halie, Aria]

I know I haven't really been myself for the last little while. And I'm trying to work on that. And I appreciate your patience with me, and the reaching out when I've maybe not been very receptive to it.

But I need to say something and it's not really easy for me to say but please listen, okay?

I know I'm the youngest one of us. And it's probably pretty natural for you all to think of me like I'm still just a kid who needs protecting all the time. I know I'm not the sort of person to lash out or to throw the first punch. Or any punches.

But that's how I want to be.

And being that way doesn't mean I need someone else to stand on guard in front of me forever.

Yeah, maybe it leaves me a little more fragile or a little more susceptible to being hurt. But that's my choice. And I'll deal with those consequences.

And if you think you know better than me what I want or need, and act on that without talking to me about it- especially if those actions wind up hurting someone else- that [...] doesn't make you a very good friend. It makes me feel like I can't trust you, and that's now how I want to feel about any of you.

That's all, I guess. Just... think about it, okay?

TEXTS TO MAGGIE

-- I had a panic attack this afternoon while you were out.
-- The room is kind of a mess. I'm so sorry.
-- Are you coming back soon?
-- I did this, Mags. The storm.
-- It's Elsa's powers.

TEXTS TO MO

-- Please let me know when you're home safe.
-- I think I messed up, Mo. I had another dream...a bad one.
-- I was having a panic attack and when I opened up my window all this ice shot out of my hands.
-- This storm is because of me.

GROUP TEXT WITH DUNCAN & DOTTIE

-- Hope you're both safe and warm.
-- Just wanted to check in and make sure you're both okay.

Roads are bad so if anyone is in desperate need of a rescue, shout out - my jeep's basically made for bad terrain. At least before it gets TOO bad.

Don't forget, we're making crowns of holly tonight at Eye of the Goddess. It's not too late to sign up.

ISAIAH, MO, EVE, CHESA, PHOEBE

I did a thing today. I got pre-qualified for a mortgage.

PHOEBE

And I remember the wyverns.

[Roller Derby Team]

I've spoken with everyone involved, as well as emailing WFTDA. (I didn't name names to them.)

The League's guidelines are fairly clear on what counts as unsporting conduct. I'm not asking everyone to be best friends. I'm not even saying that you have to like each other or spend a single second of time together outside of the rink.

But respect is mandatory. If anyone disagrees with that, please speak to me privately.

In that vein, if there are interpersonal issues in the future, I would appreciate that they be brought to me to act as mediator, rather than using the town's network to stir up drama. I don't think I need to elaborate on that any further.

Mo and Lorelei are benched from tomorrow's bootcamp.

Mo will be benched the first two bouts of the season.

Lorelei will be benched for the first bout of the season.

If anyone else has any questions, please bring them to me privately. Otherwise, this matter should be closed, and we can all get back to derby.

[Roller Girls Team - MINUS Tallulah - PLUS Nick, Romy, Foster]

Alright. I've been sitting on this for a few days, but, as it turns out, I can't just let it go.

I know we're not all best friends, and I don't expect us to be. But we are all teammates, and that is supposed to come with a certain level of trust and respect.

Mo attacked Tally last week.

Tally did some things that Mo disagreed with, but, in the end, they had nothing to do with Mo herself. And, regardless of what Mo felt about that, physical retaliation against a teammate is absolutely uncalled for.

Yeah, I'm pissed. But at least I'm using my words.

We don't have to support one another in everything we do off the track. We're individuals. But if we can't at least rely on one another to not physically attack us, what the hell are we even doing pretending to be a team?

[Foster]

Dottie and I have been married for a month today, so, checking in as promised.

Yep, definitely still glad we did it. Especially without all the froufrou in advance. 🤷‍♂️

[Dottie]

One month! 🙌🙌

Mo finally did text me back, by the way. I guess she was [...] upset that I'd taken your name, and hadn't told her about it. Thought that it meant I was disowning her and Maeve? 🤦‍♂️ I think it's all sorted, though. Back to our regularly scheduled ambivalence.

[Darlings + Partners]

I've been texting Mama Darling, and she and I have got Thanksgiving covered this year. I mean, if there's something you have a special desire to cook, yourself, let me know, but otherwise- we'll get the rest. I figure it's the least I can do in thanks for you all accepting me into the family.

I did invite my sisters to join us, though I doubt Mo will. Maeve might, depending on what she might be doing with her school friends. She's much tamer than Mo. Not that that's saying much.

[Mo]

I assume you're sticking with Hannah and Cerys, but if you need (or want) a place to go for Thanksgiving, you're welcome to join the extended Darling group.

MO & CERYS

so the girl that my brother has been dating for, like, a long time now apparently considered them to be casual but never told him, lead him on, and now broke his heart, because he caught feelings.

this is samuel, not drew. we can still not hate aria, i guess.

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