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First off: In the next few days I'm going to take all the watches in Felicitas that aren't digital. Eunmi got me my watch repair kit from home and I'm itching to use it, but I'd like everyone to at least go check and make sure that I'm not grabbing anyone's family heirlooms that they don't want touched. I know TPTB has a habit of putting personal items there, so please double check.

Though, if anyone does find a family timepiece, or really any jewelry down there that's not silver, and they want it cleaned or repaired, I'd be happy to do that for you.

But the real reason I'm making this post:

To my wizards and warlocks, barbarians and bards...

Hi. Maya got me a giant gaming table and I need to use it, and I know some other D&D stuff was gifted that also needs to be used. So let's get serious about our escapism or our escape, but I'd take both and set up something.

You'll have to excuse me if we've discussed this before, but since we haven't started anything yet, let's cover everything.

Has anyone DMed before, or would you be willing to here? I'll admit that I had been hoping somebody else would, but now that I have a big pretty table that I can hide behind and surprise everyone with monsters with, I'm coming around to the idea.

Since we don't have jobs aside from clinic shifts, stress cooking, and surprise challenges, nor do we even know what day of the week it is, do you prefer playing earlier or later in the day?

What class and race were you interested in playing? You don't need to stick with this when it comes to making a character sheet if something else comes to mind, I'm just curious for now.

Have you played before, or is this your first time? Newcomers are welcome; again, we have basically nothing else to do here but learn new things.

I'm sure I'm forgetting things, so please feel free to just tell me anything else regarding getting a game together. The time has come.

Oh, and even if your gift was not one of the ones mentioned in this post, I do just want to thank everybody from the bottom of my heart for the gifts. Everything was so kind, and it made a tough day better seeing how generous everybody was feeling. I know I gave out some strange gifts, but I put effort into making sure that if TPTB was going to spend money on gifts we requested, that some of that money would go towards helping artists and small businesses, so if I did get you something that makes you scratch your head, please know that it was purchased from someone who put effort into making a thing.

They somehow got hold of one of the drafts of my mom's cookbook and put it in my computer. So get ready for some Brazillian style food on the regular, because the portions in this whole book are all family-sized and I'm not in the mood to do math about it. This means sharing!

PS: I am actually kind of a trained chef (or the daughter of one) so it'll be good, trust me.

Kind of a weird question, but would someone who was thinking of getting me something but doesn't know what, or someone who wasn't planning on it but would be willing to maybe do some kind of present trade where I get them something specific in return be willing to PM me? I have an idea in mind but it's sort of a layered request and I don't want to mess up anyone's plans by asking specific people.

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I know it's a weird way to put it. Bear with me.

Edit: Request filled!


[PM to Gwen]
Hey, would you be up for doing me a favor regarding the gift-giving bonanza?

Well, it is the season of giving, ja? If there are things you need, put them here. Perhaps together we can get all of them for you.

[PM to Cal]
I am not certain how to go about this, but [...] Ram is interested in [...] us.

Do you
Are you

What do you think about [...] this?

Anyone else starting to get their eyes back?

Anyone dead? Or hurt?

Or was this really just another exercise in bullshit inconvenience?

[Shay]
I'm assuming this means you'll have yours back sometime tonight. If you're not busy, I'd like to work on that thing we talked about.

[Poe]
I'm gonna come around and tidy up with lunch once I get done here. Being blind is messy business.

Is this thing working? Is it this button? I think it's this one. I think I've got it. Wait do I have to say periods? Wait, is it writing now? Uh. Hmm. Delete delete delete delete delete delete delete. That's probably enough. Wait, did that? Um, delete delete delete delete. Okay. Period? Hello, this is Edwin, period. It sounds like I am not the only one who is blind, period. I'm going to turn into a wolf just to see if shifting triggers a healing. Thing. No. Delete delete delete. Supernatural healing. Period. I just want to let people know that if you're walking around and stumble across a big dog, it's just me, I'm not feral, and I won't hurt you, period. If my vision comes back, I'll even lead you around. Like a big fluffy guide wolf. I think I missed a period. Enter? New line? Enter. I won't be able to talk to use this thing again once I'm a wolf, so oh god damn it, should I have been doing commas too? No, delete delete delete delete delete delete uh delete delete delete? Jesus. Okay. This is going bad so I just wanted to assure people that if you crash into me before your sight comes back I'm not going to hurt you. Period. Fingers crossed this works. All of this is terrible. And send? I hate every part of this. Off, device. This button? Just talk?

Well, that put my rewatch of the Unsolved Mysteries episode in a totally new perspective.

Okay, let's try this again. There are a bunch of people still unaccounted for, at least in a public sense, so maybe check in this time? Maybe? Please? Look, here's even a list of people that I didn't hear about, so if you're on the list or have seen someone on the list, please say so.

Arlo
Ravi
Simone
Morgan
Maya
Nathan
Birdie
Leya
Bastien
Hunter
Royal
Hiroki



Then there are some weres, who couldn't check in but should probably check in now? I know where a few of you were but please check in:
Poe
Oliver
Edwin
Winter


And finally, Sabina you checked in but please check in again <3


[PM to Ravi]
I heard you had a rough night, though I don't know the details. Is there anything I can bring you?

So much for putting together a breakfast feast for people

Hope people are enjoying the all you can eat pancakes. What are your thoughts on gingerbread houses?

Just a note to all the weres, yesterday I made a metric ton of pasta dishes, so if part of your full moon process is filling up and then being tired later like mine is, help yourself to as much as you need, because that's what it's there for.

Everyone else, I know it's come up but once again, if you could please stay in the tower after maybe 4:30 today, I think we'll all be happier for it. There are wards set in place (thank you again to the participating witches) but let's all still make good choices tonight, because we don't know what's going to go wrong.

If anyone has any questions or concerns, go for it. I think we've got things figured out at this point, though.

At the risk of sounding like Anna from Frozen, does anyone want to go out and build a snowman? It looks really pretty and I haven't played in the snow in forever. I just want to be outside.

Yesterday, we revealed that two of your own had set an uncontrolled fire in town, potentially endangering the entire building. Several of you expressed displeasure with this, calling it thoughtless and irresponsible. Our question today is: should Ford and Maya be punished for their actions? Why or why not?

It can be argued that many of us have put others in danger for oen reason or another. I don't think they would have been quite so careless to let a fire burn attended if they knew the impact it would have had. I don't want them punished. I don't want anyone punished.

Who else do you feel deserves to be punished and why?
This is a terrible question.

Ow.

Stop that.

I know you want me to suggest someone I've argued with in the past, but they don't even deserve whatever you may have planned for them. So nobody. Isn't being here punishment enough?

Who do you feel deserves to be rewarded and why?
The real reward would be to let us all go, but we all know you're not going to do that.

Rude.

People who help out without ever being asked. Birdie, Sabina, Linds, and Ravi.

Can I ask you for a favor? You can tell Yasiel. After you say no I just feel weird asking in front of him. I shouldn't ask at all, but what if I DON'T ask? You should have the chance to say no, I shouldn't say no for you.

I'm glad to be finally warm again.

[PM to Yasiel]
Is it true you're back? I don't know why they'd lie, but

[PM to Ram]
Are you okay? We haven't seen you around and I want to check in.

My head's a little foggy still, I think I'm coming out of the other side of the plague, but this should still be a conversation that we need to have now.

Full moon's coming up fast. The weres have started plans, but since TPTB can make this a public problem if they want, and we need magic help anyway, we need to talk plans. I think we know where we can hide away on the night of, but I feel like everyone else should have plans for that night for their own safety.

Can I wrangle a few witches for wards for that day? Can everyone else set up a buddy system? Should we all talk about this?

EDIT: I'm going to take a walk out into town to check on all the hidey-holes we were looking at and make sure they're still viable after the fire. If any of the witches or weres want to come see those spots so we know what we're dealing with, you're welcome to it. Otherwise I might be able to draw up some kind of map.

Also, I know that in our last chat, some weres were looking for ways to be sedated. If that's you, don't forget to work out how you're going to get sedated before the day of.

Has anyone seen Ram?

[Birdie]
I'm sorry. I know you're probably busy, but I don't know who else to ask.

I'm cold.

Not like I'm chilly and I need to put a sweater on. I have like three on right now. But it's like a deep, bone-chilling cold. I know I can get chilled easily during the winter, but nothing like this. My joints hurt and no matter what I try, I can't get warm.

Do you have any idea what might be causing this? And how I could warm up?

[Private]
To Whoever Might Be Reading This:

Fuck You. Stop taking the ones I care about.

Elías
Sasha
Daisy
Dietre
Julie
Alexis
Yasiel

Or, preferably, let us all go home. But we both know you won't do that.

[Weres]
We're about a week from the full moon. I think, by now, we understand that we don't know what could happen. It might be worth starting to put together a plan for this month to make sure everyone is as safe and comfortable as possible.

I'm open to discussing it here, or we can meet and discuss it over coffee or something.

[Yasiel and Ford]
Would you be up for a Christmas movie night? Ford, have you ever seen Elf?

Pleas

Has anyone seen Y

Did they give Yasiel a new room

Yasiel's stuff is gone

Everything is fucking g

Waht the fuck doI do

What teh fuck

please just give him back. whatever the fuck you want



[10:12am; Group PM to Shay, Poe, Gable & Birdie]

Yasiel's g

[.......]

Yas

fuck

am I missing someone I feel like I'm missing someone

the fuck do I do

Yasiel's [........] stuff is gone.

I don't know what to do what do I do

We don't have a doctor and Cecilia is gone and I don't know what to do if any shit goes down or about fucking anything

I don't know what to do and if wtell people theyr'e going to treat it lik some big fucking relief and I cantfucking do that right now but we cant just not tell them Ya teh doctor id gone



[10:33am; Private]

Please just tell me he's okay

Royal.

I sincerely hope that if he were removed, he would return home, safe and unharmed, if at all possible.