dunhaven; ic community.

I have an idea. And maybe the first part of the idea is to admit to you that I'm sharing memories with someone I thought was fictional. Lily Evans Potter lives in my head. I think by now it's probably a reality that most of us on the network (and maybe in the town?) have these memories. It isn't up to me to understand why. That's not my thing.

What I'd like to do is give you a spot to tell your story. I'm a writer -- honestly, I'm just a really bad unpublished poet -- but I spend my day taking care of my parents. We've got a really big living room. There's space out back. What I'm proposing is something akin to a writer's salon. You could come over, no questions asked. We'd have set times where we could gather.

You can talk to people? But most of all, you can write down your experiences. We can collect them physically or on GoogleDocs. I'm a democratic soul and am happy to take a straight up vote. But what I really want to get down to is by telling our stories, we might help other people. We might make it easier for them to live with these memories and emotions inside them. What I'm thinking (and hoping) is that this is meant to connect us. So, instead of living with trauma and I don't know ... shame? We can work it out together.

Would anyone be interested? Or should I shut up forever?

EDITED TO ADD:
Anonymous thoughts and commenters welcome!

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[Thea Perkins]

Because I know how the Dunhaven rumor mill works, and I'd rather you hear it from me, you should know that I passed out at work today. I'm totally, 100%, completely fine, though. I promise.

One of my clients had some kind of [...] powers manifest during their appointment. Whatever it is, it was touch-activated, and [...] short-circuited me, for lack of a better term. I wasn't out for more than two or three minutes, though, and there's no lasting harm done.

I did take the rest of the afternoon off work, but that was just because it seemed like a good excuse to have half a Monday off, not because I needed it for medical reasons. Honest.

So uh [...] Any chance any of those people who were talking about having weird powers on that anon post a few weeks ago might want to talk to me about their powers? You can stay anon, that's cool. And, you know, not saying I'm having anything like that happening or whatever. Just [...] asking for a friend.

Hey, Dunhaven, what are some shows you'd like to see performed at the community theater?

ABBY

What are your plans this weekend? There are tickets to Wicked waiting for us if you're interested in a weekend trip to see it on Saturday.

Happy birthday to Thea who will, no matter how old she gets, always be my baby sister. Love you, T. 🖤

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WHO: Gareth Stone → Akos Kereseth
WHEN: March 12, 2019 (Tomorrow!)
WHERE: Gareth's Apartment
SUMMARY: One of Gareth's dreams leaves him feeling less sympathetic toward Akos.
WARNINGS: Reference to causing injury to others, but nothing overt.
BINGO PROMPT: Caught In The Rain

( ''You’re starting to sound kind of cocky, for someone I routinely beat up.'' )

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My own dreams have made me particularly introspective recently, so I decided it's time for another anonymous post. This one isn't for any academic purpose (though each post is inherently good data for academic purposes despite their individual intentions), but it seems that a lot of us have found them cathartic. So, as usual, feel free to comment below--you will be anonymous unless you choose to be unmasked.

What lesson(s) have you learned from yourself the person you've been dreaming about?

My greatest lesson has been learning to truly value the people in my life who care about me. I already did, but there's something to be said for consciously recognizing that value each time I think of them.

Hey Eve, I found something that you should, maybe, consider:

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What do you think? Yes/very much yes?

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It's been one week, and that time has flown by all too quickly. We've been home for a few days, but taking some time to ourselves.

Astrid Hope Stone, you are every perfect dream come true.

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Guess who has four interviews this week? If your guess was Thea Perkins, you would be correct.

RHYS/LYLLIA'S FRIENDS & FAMILY

Just wanted to let you all know that Lyllia was just admitted into the hospital and it looks like the newest Stone will arrive in the near future. We're at the hospital here in town and I'll give updates as things progress!

WHO:  Gareth Stone & Thea Perkins
WHEN: Thursday, February 7, 2019; Evening
WHERE:  Thea's Apartment (Pine Ridge)
SUMMARY: Gareth finds Thea's eviction notice, asks her again to move in with him, and she resists.
WARNINGS: None
BINGO PROMPT(S):  Terrible Pick-Up Lines

( You see moving in with me as a loss, as a failure. That's no kind of ground to build a foundation on. )

GARETH

You said her name was Cyra, right? Cyra Noavek.

LIAM

Looks like you're no longer the only Perkins with dreams, as it turns out.

WHO: Gareth Stone → Akos
WHEN: 2014
WHERE: Miss Belle's Salon & Spa
SUMMARY: Gareth's first dream/memory.
WARNINGS: References to death/torture/murder/pain. Typical VRoth stuff. 😂

( ''What are we supposed to do, hold hands everywhere we go?'' )