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Now that I have unpacked my (admittedly meager) belongings into the (much too large for one person but much better reviewed than the smaller option) flat I've rented out, and considering that I have been gifted a casserole (which seems to be the go-to welcome for America), I've been told that I ought to more properly introduce myself (at least, in such a way that doesn't start off with disbelieving profanity).

If you couldn't tell by the sheer number of parentheticals above, this isn't precisely my strong suit.

My name is Laz. I'm British (and... French and Italian, but raised in the UK), but I'll be living here for the next six months. I'm still working for my firm in the UK while living here, on their business hours, so I expect that I'll become quite well acquainted with the town purveyors of caffeine. Cheers to you, in advance.

And, somewhat inexplicably, I'm dating Laila Khan. What a wonder.

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What the hell is this?

[Texts to Laila]

→ What is going on over there today?
→ Is this the apocalypse?

[Texts to Laila - December 30]

→ I know you won't get these until you land.
→ But let me know when you do, yeah?

→ I sat in the airport car park for 45 minutes convincing myself not to come get on that plane with you.

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[Texts to Laila]

→ As promised, my office view.
→ [Image Attached]
→ But I definitely don't want to be here today.

→ Good morning, by the by.
→ Sleeping Beauty.
→ (Or is it Belle?)

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[Texts to Laila Khan]

→ Lucy sent me a gift certificate for Christmas.

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[Group Texts to Lucy, Emilia, Beau]

→ Right. Well.
→ I think I'm having Dreams.
→ Which I assume you all know about but didn't tell me because it sounds like the most mental thing ever?
→ But I'm supposed to go home on Monday, and-

[Texts to Laila Khan]

→ Still not sure what to think about all of this madness.
→ I don't suppose it'll go away when I go home?
→ Who are you Dreaming about, anyway?

[Texts to Laila Khan]

→ I've got a weird question.
→ And, I suppose, maybe oddly, I don't want to ask my cousins.
→ I was at Java Chip this morning and overheard someone talking about what he called a... memory dream.
→ "It was a real doozy."
→ Have you heard of those? I tried Googling, but no luck.

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WHO: Laila Khan & Laz Delacroix
WHEN: Friday, November 29
WHERE: The Cozy Cottage
SUMMARY: After waking up from some odd dreams, Laz finds an unexpected stranger at his door.
WARNINGS: None!
BINGO: The Kindness of Strangers

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WHO: Laz Delacroix → Lily Evans
WHEN: Friday, November 29, 2019
WHERE: The Cozy Cottage
SUMMARY: Laz gets a whole bunch of wizardly memories. (NB: The dialogue is all JKR's, it's just posted here as references for Lily headspace.)
WARNINGS: References to torture or other dark magic use. Nothing explicit.

( ''It is real, isn't it? It's not a joke?'' )

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