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I've fallen into that part of the internet: I'm taking Buzzfeed quizzes. So far, my atavism should be fruit salad making (I'm not certain how this is an atavism); my Disney atavist animal sidekick is Pascal; I'm actually 5'3".

This is going to be a long day.

[Project: Ascension]
Just a friendly reminder that annual psych evals are right around the corner. Dr Mizuno's and my schedules are up to date, so if you have a preference on when your eval is, please claim the slot. For anyone who chooses not to pre-schedule, you'll get an appointment confirmation by January 5th.

To bypass the annual deluge of questions: yes, you have to. Yes, it is mandatory. Yes, trainees are subject to this. No, you can't skip it. No, we can't just pass you without seeing you. No, not even if you bribe us.

[Friends]
Is there anyone staying here over Christmas who can check in on Catalina for us while we're gone?

[Matt]
What do you think the chances are that if I 'forget' to pack an ugly sweater, my mother will have one waiting for me?

If you haven't done so already, it's probably a good idea to make any social media accounts you may have private. It seems like less than scrupulous reporters are trying to find people through Facebook and Instagram to try to get some sort of story out of them, and a few of my baseline friends have been contacted for 'comments.'

[MATT]
I feel like I should be used to these kinds of messes by now, and yet.

[RUBY]
I've never been so happy to have already told my parents than I am right now.

[TANCY]
Hey. You okay?

[...]

[GARRET]
Hi.

[P:A]
In case anyone's missed it, it appears that Senator Sanford has been named Secretary of Atavist Affairs.

[LEV]
Congratulations to your father.

[MATT]
This is [...] surprising.

In the wake of what happened in Times Square and the aftermath of it, Tancy and I just wanted to let everyone know that if they're in need of someone to talk to, we're offering our services for free. We would have announced this sooner, but we've both been working with the clean up efforts, and this is really the first chance either of us have had to catch our breaths.

For those who are concerned, this is not Project sponsored — this is just one of the best ways that she and I know how to help. So if you need someone to talk to, please let one of us know.

( Filters for P:A Leadership + Dora, Matt, and Olly's friends )

Cursed Child is premiering in spring, and I'm trying to decide how dedicated to the Harry Potter world I am and whether I should sign up for the ticket alerts.

[P:A LEADERSHIP + MATEO + HECTOR]

I just [...] wanted to inform you that my [...] powers have ... I think the phrase being used is 'powered up.'

[RUBY]

I told him. And them. Good luck figuring all of that out.

[GARRET]

How did things go with Rachel?

Anyone interested in doing the Blacklight 5k with me in September? I feel like a fun, no pressure race, and this one looks like it could be fun.

[Tancy]
Have you seen my Kingdom Hearts Mickey Pop? I swear he was on the desk before I went to refill my water bottle.

[Morality Seminar Students]
Just a friendly reminder your final papers are due Friday, no later than 11:59pm EST.

[P:A Leadership + Azure]
Where did we end up with the AMA Azure suggested? I can put it up and facilitate if necessary. And block Dio and Rachel if

( Left on Nero's desk this afternoon )

Mindless movie recommendations, go. Nothing too heavy, nothing that requires rapt attention to understand the plot. Just. Mindless.

[ KSENIA ]
Hey. How did your audition last weekend go?

[ ALPHIE ]
Working late and probably staying on the island again. Just an fyi. In case you wanted to [...] have anyone over. And [...] I'm 90% sure I'm not going to be able to make your gala next week. Not if work keeps up the way it has been.

[ MATT ]
Do you think the paperwork and caseload multiplies when we're not looking at it? Or is my mind playing tricks on me and trying to make me think it's getting smaller when in fact it's really not? [...] I might be on my seventh cup of coffee in the last two hours. That could be part of it.

[ GARRET ]
Hey.

1) How's your head?
2) Have you had anything to eat?
3) Even if you have, if you're on the island, go with me to get something to eat.

P:A
Has anyone seen today's edition of The New York Post? Odds that this is simply a prank gone wrong and the perpetrators are trying to cash in on their fifteen minutes of fame?

TO: LEV
FROM: OLLY

[1] Hi.
[2] Are you okay?

TO: DESMOND
FROM: OLLY

[1] Hi.
[2] How are you?

I've fallen into Cinema Sins and animated short films.

And someone took my Baymax pop while I was on vacation.

[....] It's been an odd couple of weeks.

Is there any interest in an atavist intramural basketball league?

CARMEN
[...] I just wanted to apologize for [...] what happened last week. And thank you for making sure I was taken care of.

GARRET
I

[P:A] during this
What do we know about this purported cure? I'm en route to the clinic with someone who took it and she maintains her couch was mocking her.

[Ruby]
Lunch before I leave on Saturday?

[Reda]
Hey. I've got a favor to ask.

If you were stranded in the mountains, what five things would you take with you?

[Friends]
Barring some disaster, game night is still on at my place tomorrow. I was thinking we could just order pizza and everyone can bring their own drinks. I've got beer and I think there's some vodka in the freezer. I'm probably going to lock Catalina in my room depending on how many people are planning on coming, just because she's tiny, but also because her claws are tiny daggers.

[Garret]
[...] Hey.

[Alphie]
Are you staying for game night tomorrow? You're more than welcome to.

[Nero]
[........]

[............] I'm going to start training with Bibi in addition to Mateo when I get back from vacation.

Has anyone invented clothes that don't stick to you in heat and humidity? Asking for a friend.

P:A

Atagram has been up and running for three weeks, so far. We've been tracking usage, and we've currently got 55 active users. There's been a total of 52 posts. The most used # has been #firstpost.



We're starting our Agent of the Month feature next week. Are there any other features anyone can think of that we should start?

SOLEDAD

Hey. Still up to be the first? If you're not, I can get someone else. I know things are [...] rough right now. Just let me know.

P:A LEADERSHIP

Requesting 7/17-21/2017 off to go back home. Paperwork is already in.

FRIENDS apply liberally

Sorry for canceling the game night last minute. Reschedule for the 8th?

Planta Clause has returned. This time, with potted plants with puns. Who wants 'Kale Caesar' and an 'Itty Bitty Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Zucchini'?

[Project: Ascension]
A couple of things:

1) I'm out of town this weekend. Reda, if you want my powers (for Saturday, at least), they're all yours.
2) Since atagram seems to be doing well, did we want to start doing the agent of the week/every other week/month/whatever interval have you? I was thinking we could start it in July. Voluntary basis, of course. So we'd need a volunteer for July.

Good luck to everyone playing tomorrow. :)

[Alphie]
How do you feel about kittens? Since I think I've decided on getting one.

[Noelle]
Still up to go kitten hunting with me?

[Friends]
Who all is still interested in game night next weekend?

[ALPHIE]
I'm staying at Matt's tonight, so you've got the place to yourself. :)

How do you feel about getting the locks changed? Also, I'm going to invite some friends over on the 24th for a game night. You're free to join us if you want. It'll be all atavists.

[FRIENDS] apply liberally
Friendly reminder that tapering begins on the 4th for my Ironman, so I apologize in advance for being short tempered for the next two weeks.

Also, anyone interested in a game night? I was thinking the 24th. A graphic designer friend of mine made me a special Cards Against Humanity expansion pack for atavism. I also have Superhero Fight. BYOG and BYOB. I figure we can order pizza or something to make food easy. +1s are cool to bring.

And for everyone who doesn't know yet, I've got a roommate now, so please be nice? cordial?.

[P:A LEADERSHIP + SHELBY + REDA + GEORGE + DORA]
I'm reaching out to Martin Baum and Mia Kruger to talk about their powers. Did we come to consensus on questions to ask? And is there anything new that we've gleaned from the tapes that we need to keep in mind?

[MARTIN]
Hey. You got a sec?

[MIA]
Hello, Ms Kruger. My name is Oliver. I was hoping to ask you a few questions in relation to your powers.

[RAVI]
You looked good at Cole's party. Did you manage to get the glitter off?

[GARRET]
You are a fucking ch
What the h
Do you even remember la
I hope you have a terrible han
FUCK YO

[RUBY]
Why did I sign up for this Ironman?

My triathlon is in less than a month. I'm pretty sure I'm going to drown. Anyone want to commit to texting me to ask if I've swum lately?

[COLONEL HARPER + AZURE]

Ma'am, Azure and I were wondering if it would be possible to allocate some resources towards some applications aimed at social media for atavists. Currently, we have the network, which has decent adoption rates, but we think that an atavist-centric app, similar to Instagram, would go a long way towards earning some goodwill among the community by providing them with an easy to use platform to share photos and videos as it's currently a bit cumbersome to do on the network without basic html knowledge. (No offense, Dora - We think you do a terrific job!)

In addition, we think it could be a friendlier way conduct outreach, as well as humanize the Project. We floated a few ideas around and there seemed to be a consensus regarding a regular 'Agent of the Month' type of thing. We could also use it to promote events, such as outreach days and classes.

We worked with a developer and created a mockup here for you to view. We're happy to help get this off the ground, as well.

[AZURE]
Did I miss anything?

Fiday morning question: Corgi or chocolate lab? Persian or calico?

[Anders]
Have to cancel lunch. Sorry that it's last minute.

[Alphie]
How do you feel about pets? I'm thinking one might be nice.

[P:A]
Janet and I are bringing in a new atavist. She's injured. Not a MAL encounter: she broke some aerial rigging with her powers and smashed her shoulder.

[Matt]
Are we still on for tonight? We can reschedule if you need to.

One of the therapists at my practice now has a therapy dog to help our patients who feel highly anxious during sessions. She's been sitting in my office, her head in my lap, staring at me, for the last twenty minutes. Every time I try to move, she whines and looks at me like I'm the worst person ever for wanting to leave her. I think she thinks I'm anxious a patient.

The kids like her, though.

I might see if I can borrow her for some of the classes.

[Ruby]
So, my new roommate wants to get a houseplant. I did the moral and ethical thing of warning him that plants die when exposed to me.

[Garret]
Just a heads up. I have a roommate now. If you stop by and there's a man with an accent sitting in the living room, please don't set him on fire.

[Dora]
Hey. Are you going to be on the island today? I need to drop your birthday present off, and I've got something for Data, too.

[Azure]
I think I've got a mock up for the atavist instagram thing ready. How did we want to present it to Col. Harper?

Anyone else get pre-race jitters? Or maybe it's anticipation for bottomless mimosas.

[P:A]
Hector and I spoke with Thomas this afternoon. He dropped a flash drive with the information about the suits during a meeting at Greenwich House. There was no specific contact that he was handing it off to, so we can only presume that it was someone who attended the meeting with him. From the snippet of conversation, it appeared to be a support group. He refused to give details about which meeting he attended, but there were [...] some faces I didn't recognize, but one of them I did: Lana Lyon. Recently atavized in early March. If I see the faces again, I'll know it.

George, I'll get with you to give you descriptions so we can run them through your files.

He didn't really know a whole lot of details: nothing about where they're based, or who is involved aside from the ones that are already known to us.

[P:A LEADERSHIP + HECTOR]
Thomas said that his contacts within the MAL were [...] Barone and Vaziri.

[LEV]
How was your week?

[DESMOND]
How was your week?

I need a new pair of running shoes. Don't ask. Anyone want to go shopping with me tomorrow? Normally, I'd order them online, but with the race next weekend, I'd rather just get them and start breaking them in quickly.

[P:A]
Edna Mae Baker is in custody. Azure and I managed to apprehend her without much incident.

[...] Christian, I'm coming to see you.

[Superpowers & Morality Seminar Students]
Here are two interesting articles on ethics and morality. We'll go over the main points in class, but it's worth a read. Feel free to bounce ideas around and discuss.

eta
Her are a few other articles: Superheroes problematize morality, The Case for the Right Thing, Do Superheroes Need Moral Codes, Superhero Villains and their Struggle with Morality, and Are Superheros Bad Role Models?

[Baseline Worthy Excuses Students]
What is the worst cover up you can think of? And what would have made it more plausible? Feel free to bounce ideas around here, but we'll discuss in further depth in class.

In planning my races for the next six months, I came across this. Anyone interested in doing a 10K with me on the 29th? $50 gets you a race and brunch plus mimosas for the 21+ crowd. Or Shackmeister Ale, apparently. There's a 5k option, too.

[Ruby]
Did you sign up for any of the classes being offered?

[P:A Agents + Leadership] - after this
I ran into the other MAL operative that was present when Colby and I went to meet with Violet Marin this afternoon. She told me her name was 'Nina.' She didn't seem entirely comfortable, and while I'm sure her name isn't a real one, I don't know that she didn't give something close to it.

Has anyone seen the new Power Rangers movie? Is it worth the nostalgia factor?

[Mateo]
I'm checking out a tip on a new atavist in the Bronx this morning. [...] Want to come with me?


ooc: please pretend this went up early morning

Before I call someone and pay an exorbitant amount, does anyone know anyone who can fix my fridge? The lights work, but it's not cooling.

[KAYA]
Hey. How're you doing?

Thank you, Hollywood, for continuing to perpetuate coulrophobia. The trailer alone has netted me three new clients. Although, I suppose if I'm fair, it's less the trailer and more the excitement bred and nurtured by nostalgia that drives parents to show their young children the original.

Which, in turns, encourages said young children to have nightmares about a killer clown hanging out in the sewers trying to lure you to your untimely death.

Somewhat related to murderous clowns, there will be balloons - some of them red, even - at this afternoon's P:A outreach event, but Pennywise couldn't make it.

[PROJECT: ASCENSION]
Azure had a good suggestion, which might help humanize the Project. A lot of the concerns that we've seen bubbling up aside from unavoidable conflicts resulting in collateral damage seem to deal with the necessary secrecy. We have the outreach event every year, which is great, but that's an isolated annual event.

Maybe if we did something with social media - weekly, biweekly, monthly, the cadence is somewhat irrelevant as long it's regular - it could help improve our image?

We just wanted to to run it by everyone, see what thoughts were.

[P:A]
Anyone else feel like we can't do anything right? Between the two hospital incidents, and now Ms Yang's accusations, it's starting to feel a little stale saying that those are outliers. Or is that just me? I'll admit I'm a bit skewed on the pessimistic scale the last few days.

[Ruby]
Hey.

[Theodore]
How was your marathon?

[Garret]
Hey. How are you doing?

[Lev]
So that you don't have to wait until Tuesday, I survived the wedding.

Topic: Food that actually helps with hangovers.

And go.

Unrelated, someone is going around my building and dropping off plants at doors and just leaving them there. I now have a cactus, a fern, two pots of mini roses, something I think is an orchid, and some tiny tree thing that looks like it might be a bonsai, but they all just look like my latest murder victims since I can't keep even fake plants alive.

Topic 2: do hangovers cause melancholy?

Discuss.

FILTER TO: P:A LEADERSHIP + COLBY after this

Ran into a problem when trying to make contact with Marin. Sabrina Kendall and at least one other MAL operative was there. Colby's injured - I'm bringing him in.

FILTER TO: GARRET

Hey. Can I get you to run an errand for me?

added later

FILTER TO: MATEO

It was suggested I check in with you post-mission.

FILTER TO: DORA

Hey. Favor to ask.

No day can be bad when you get a hug from Loubie. So, all in all, it was a decent day.

[MARIA RAMOS]
Hey Maria. Nero wanted me to check in with you and see if we could maybe go through your memories of the fight on Friday. He's hoping we can pick up something about the girls that you guys saw. Whenever works best for you - I've been keeping my regular job schedule light lately.

In the continuing saga of someone at work turning my Pops collection around, today they added googly eyes to the backs of all of their heads. So that was fun to come into. But they brought me a new one, so I'm not sure if this is something I should consider a win, or if I should be somewhat concerned. Considering the one they brought me was a dementor and I work with kids, I'm torn.

[ P:A ]
I've got two extra Cirque du Soleil Paramour tickets for Friday @ 8p if anyone wants to go with me.