( colligo ¬ get collected ) → network.

Okay, this is not funny. Asaph, why the hell did you bring Nightmare here? Seriously, she's a horse, she doesn't need this kind of treatment.

Okay, yes, she's my horse, and happens to be the best breed, most well trained Arabian in the known world, but still...

At least I was nearby when she came, who knows what would have happened in this city if I hadn't claimed her.

I guess it's nice...to have one part of my life back. I'd rather the rest of my costumes...like my summer one, but beggars can't be choosers and she is my best friend. I just...I hope she does okay here.

Okay. Alright. You, Peter Parker, are a strong, uh, smooth individual. More the former than the latter. But that's more a stance on physicality than anything else. So, that probably doesn't count. Alright, I'm just gonna start over. [ the sound of his voice sounds somewhat hollow, and it's implicated this speech is happening in a bathroom ] You, Peter Parker, are a strong-willed ... yeah, that's good, strong-willed individual. You have a decent face and granted, you're a little bit twitchy, but you're a good guy. You can do this. You can admit to everyone that you're - No, you can't. Because you realized a long time ago that you don't need to out yourself to be well-liked. Even if you were kind of a douche and a half to everyone during that weird week, but that's in the past now, and this ...

This is going absolutely nowhere. You know, this would be a lot easier if you weren't talking to yourself in a mirror, Peter. And now I'm referring to myself by name.

Oh my God, was that on? Is this on? ...Motherf-

For anyone who wants to know, I'm out of the rafters now. It sucks, and Morgan Freeman still sucks, and I'm still sad, and if anybody makes me cry I'm going to shoot you with my taser-and-lightning gun. BUT, that's not the point of this. The point of this is that I need to be a grown-up and figure out what's going to happen to Eden now that Crowley's gone since apparently he was even crazier than I thought and left it to me of all people.

#1. The casino is not closing.

#2. No one is losing their job. If you want to quit, you know where the door is. Otherwise, keep coming to work and doing what you do.

#3. For now, at least, I'm going to be running stuff until I can get the guy I'm going to ask to run the casino up to speed. And now I'm looking at you, Nate. Not the cop!Nate because no, but my Nate. If you want the job, it's yours. PLEASE TAKE THE JOB BECAUSE OTHERWISE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO ALL THE PEOPLE.

And I guess that's it. If anybody wants to know something ABOUT THE CASINO AND THINGS PERTAINING TO THIS POST, you can ask and I'll probably answer in a really honest way because I don't have a choice right now.

Ask me something too personal that's not about stuff in this post, and I'm going to tie you to a sand dune in the desert, cover you in honey, and let the sand worms eat you. You've been warned.

Am I cursed or something here? Because it certainly looks like it. Why is it when I start liking some guy he always ends up leaving? Except for Peter, but I don't even know if we're friends anymore.....which sucks too. I'm sick of this, yeah we were just Friends With Benefits but I actually really liked him. That's it, I'm not getting close to anyone anymore, its too depressing now.

I don't care, I'm going out and getting wasted tonight. Anyone want to join me?

It occurred to me today that in a couple of weeks, I've would have been here for a year. And while I've definitely had my ups and downs in the past year, because of all the crap this city throws at us, I really like it here. It beats being dead, for starters. I have great friends, an awesome little sister; pain in the ass that she may be at time, and the best husband in the entire world, no contest. And by March this year, we're going to have the most badass, awesome baby ever. With parents like me and Nate, and its extended family, there's no question in the level of badass awesomeness. I love you, Nate.

I'll probably do something to celebrate my being here a year. Maybe a little party at the Roadhouse?