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Remind me not to move ever again. Despite the fact that El and I didn't have a lot of furniture to actually move, it still took all fucking day. You would have thought we moved across town instead of to an apartment in the same building. At least now though, Eliot has his bed back, or will have it to himself once my new bed is delivered this week.

Speaking of Eliot, this is a very rare picture of him looking very un-Eliot because all of his good clothes were packed away. So of course, I have to share it.

( He's going to hate me. Oh well. )

So...a magical entrance exam for a magical school. Even though Margo told me we both went there - I wasn’t quite expecting that when I got there in the Dreams. “Congratulations you get to lie to everyone you know about what you’re doing while learning how to be a Magician.” Or - if you react the way DreamMe did - lie to everyone about where you grew up and where you came from and not worry about your family and friends back home. Sounds almost familiar

How is it that something I grew up knowing here can still come across as such a shock in the Dreams when I find out about it there? Especially with how similar they’ve been to my life here at every step. DreamMe and Sam are apparently getting very serious. We had the family and childhood talk and he told me that he grew up with just his dad and his older brother.

Does anybody have a happier life in their Dreams than they do here? Or know someone who does?

My daughter Eve got herself into some trouble. She went looking for it, returning to the Amazons to stand trial for the crimes she committed when she was Livia of Rome.

I did everything I could to help her, but there was only so much they'd let me do. Even Gabrielle, who'd been made one of their Queens a long time ago, couldn't do anything.

I had to prove to them Ares was manipulating them into an endless war with Rome. Eventually fought a dual with Queen Varia, getting her to the point where she'd have to kill me. Proving my point about Ares to her and the rest of the Amazons.

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I do not remember my school in France doing physical exams, but it is possible Maman’s family could have pulled some strings to allow me to miss them since our personal physician always did mine. But regardless - the school I attend in the Dreams does and of course we have to figure out some way to prevent our newest Hosts secret from getting out. She is supposed to be a boy after all. There is no credible doctor that could make that large a mistake in a physical exam is there?

We tried all sorts of things, including my trying to pose as her, but none of them worked. Finally one of my friends arranged for one of his family’s doctors to come and do her exam and keep her secret. There are benefits to being the child of the head of a medical corporation it would seem.

I also tried to help a father reconcile with his daughter in it. At least I told him how to get to the Public School where he could find his daughter.

In the dreams, Cassie wanted to tell her grandmother about everything, but I told her not to. Apparently I was concerned that they might have us stripped of our powers like our parents were. And Faye didn't know anything about the fact that our parents are dating. Still weird, but also cute. I'm glad he's dating again. He deserves is on account of his being the best dad ever.

Adam and I had dinner. I cooked. It was horrible. I regret everything. But our couple's night got interrupted because of things with the Circle. We showed up in time for Nick to knock Melissa out. Apparently she was possessed by a demon and so we tied her up. Cassie went to get help and came back with her grandmother. In the end, it turned out to be a good idea. Melissa...no, the demon. The demon forced us to do a spell while it had a pair of scissors to Nick's throat.

At some point, the demon left Melissa's body and went into Nick's. Cassie's grandmother used a crystal to find out which of us the demon went into. She told us that the only way to destroy a demon is to drown it or burn it. Nick had already run off. So Adam, Cassie, and Cassie's grandmother set the demons in the suitcase on fire and Faye and I looked after Melissa.

The demon used Nick to call and threaten to set Adam's dad's restaurant on fire if we didn't bring the suitcase. When we showed up, he wasn't there. Nick...he didn't make it. They found him by the water. None of it feels...okay. I don't even know him and I still woke up crying but it's still...a lot. That could have been any of us.

I'm having a hard time sleeping. Too much caffeine with dinner. :(

Anyone have any Netflix recommendations?