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[Filtered to the Ensemble who all took part in the Musical Finale]

Drinks are on me tonight, mates. After that performance, I say we've earned a few.

WHO: Everybody who came out to smash things at the warehouse today, with featured players Darlington, Nancy, Astarion, Tav, Prompto, Nebula, Rocket, Adora, and Kellach
WHAT: Everybody came here to smash things, and then they get roped into one final number.
WHERE: The Warehouse of Horrors
SONG CHOICE: A situationally relevant take on One Day More from Les Miserables

( One Song More! )

So this morning I was working on a project and suddenly burst into a dramatic torch song, complete with ballet choreography? The closest I get to singing and dancing is singing along with all the songs in The Labyrinth, so I'm pretty sure some magic happened.

Is this hitting anybody else, or is it just our house?

Uh, not sure what's going on here and I'm figuring someone fucked up with magic somewhere along the line, but...

( Does this belong to someone? )

[ooc; The baby in hand is much younger and Asian, but same vibes! Posted right after this and breakfast.]

Okay I don't know what the FUCK is going on but I saw some ghost lady literally fucking spider crawl across the ceiling in the hallway and I think somewhere in Exandria Laudna is pissed at me because the hall is now fucked to shit thanks to hammer swings and also I took a chunk out of your door, Chetney, and I'm not sorry because holy shit I was not ready for this today.

Anyway, watch out for ghosts or something.

[OOC: after this]

[TEXTS TO CHOCOBROS]

» I'm here
» I don't know why it said I left
» sorry I didn't see all of this until just now

HELLO THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHATEVER IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW

BLOODY FUCKING MARY WITH HER BLOODY FUCKING CURSE IS UPON US.

ONCE NANDOR RELENTLESS IN HIS STUPIDITY OPENED THE ELECTRONIC MAIL AND RELEASED HER AND NOW SHE HAS RETURNED

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT HILLARY WHO DID NOT FORWARD THE ELETRONIC LETTER AND THEN BLOODY MARY CAME TO HER IN HER PARTY OF SLUMBER AND MURDERED HER IN HER SLEEPING BAG WITH HER EYES TORN OUT AND A MESSAGE ON THE MIRROR THAT SAID 'ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS FORWARD THIS TO TEN PEOPLE'

CURSES ARE NOT TO BE TRIFFLED WITH EVEN FOR ME THE QUEEN OF VALLO VAMPIRES.

i'm posting my recent search history in solidarity, because I feel bad for you guys:

oil painting tips
oil paint history
how to make oil paint
how to stop crying
best coffee in vallo city
lofi beats to study to
vallo aita
is disappearing a breakup
best donuts in vallo city


we're all weird and that's okay.

[filtered to kellach]
i think you can go to college if you want, but you probably can't become the goblin king. also, have you ever seen The Labyrinth?

Ty says you've been helpful and decent to him. So thanks. I'm Julian.



I don't really know what to say. Social media is a Mundane I've never spent much time on the internet. And my girlfriend usually does most of the talking. I don't know how to do this without her I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that Downworlders and M humans are living peacefully together in the open here. Is that really working as well as it seems? If so, could somebody tell me your secret?

Anyway. I guess I'll find an art supply store while I figure out what to do with myself.

[Friends/Family Minus Talcott]

Tomorrow's our little baby boy's birthday. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to set up a cactuar-themed birthday at a bowling alley? (More than I expected, that's the answer.)

So noon to four tomorrow, don't miss it!

So by now ah- most of you are aware we had a situation at the Library. We still don't have all of the details - I don't know if we ever will, but what we do know is this:

Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, approached the library this morning, and challenged King Noctis in an attempt to rule Vallo? Unaware that Noctis is not the King of Vallo.

He threatened Nancy, and the Library wards went defensive, one of the skeletons was killed in the mess, and the King took that as a challenge.

The library went into lockdown mode, and there was a fight. I do believe they underestimated a whole group of librarians.

Nancy was able to knock the amulet off of the King's neck, and that was when the skeletons all disappeared? We have it now, but the amulet is damaged, and the king is gone. I put it in a protected vault for the moment but we'd feel more comfortable if one of the covens takes it, so we're going to reach out to them later for that.

We do have some casualties and people are being taken to the clinic now, but I don't think anything was fatal. Mike, Darlington took Nancy there just a few minutes ago and you may want to visit.

Full disclosure that I am also on my way there now, but I was told by triage that it "should be an easy heal". I didn't even realize I just had a

If anyone has any other information to share, we'd love to hear it at the library, since we'll be documenting this in its entirety.

Tags: !: network post, critical role: orym, stranger things: mike wheeler, the last binding: edwin courcey, the raven cycle: blue sargent, the raven cycle: matthew lynch, the raven cycle: richard campbell gansey, the raven cycle: ronan lynch, voltron: keith kogane, ₴ inactive: alex stern, ₴ inactive: brigitte lindholm, ₴ inactive: darlington, ₴ inactive: joshua rosfield, ₴ inactive: nikolai lantsov (2), ₴ inactive: noctis lucis caelum (2), ₴ inactive: prompto argentum (2), ₴ inactive: tex kogane

I guess these skeletons have a very specific idea of what a king should be like and sprinkled in cheeto dust before noon is not it. Anybody heard of a King Ashurbanipal?

Yesterday I celebrated my third birthday here in Vallo, and was lucky enough to spend the evening in the company of my family. It was a far cry from how I spent my first birthday, a mere month after I'd arrived here.

It surprises me sometimes that I've already spent two years of my life in Vallo, and equally surprising that it has only been two years. So much has changed from those first early weeks, not least of all that I now spend my evenings with my kind, thoughtful husband and can watch Temeraire excel at his studies (even as I regret that I can provide him with very little instrumental help). I've made a good many friends, to whom I'm very grateful, and whom I hope I will never learn to take for granted. And while Vallo's whims have removed a great many people from my life as well, I am glad, very glad, to have known them.

I am not often so sentimental, and I hope you'll none of you hold my sudden loquaciousness against me. I just mean to say that I am filled with gratitude, to the bottom of my heart, that I am fortunate enough to spend my fortieth year here with all of you.

It has been just over a fortnight since I found myself here in Vallo and I must say it has been a rather interesting time. Torgal has been enjoying exploring the woods and fighting the basilisks since his own arrival, though I suspect he very much misses Clive we both do -

It is still strange to try to wrap my head around certain things here. To see people living for the sake of just that, and not constantly just trying to survive. I will admit, despite assurances that somehow we all exist both here and where we come from, I still find myself feeling quite guilty over my presence here. That it is a break from my duties back home that I perhaps do not deserve. I imagine I am not alone in this feeling and that it might be something that may come with time. Though I doubt the feeling would every entirely go away.

I have immensely been enjoying the different foods here, and I am certain I have only scratched the surface on that and would take any recommendations that anyone was inclined to offer.

I know it's spooky season and boy am I here for all of the spooky things (although the skeletons are getting into the mood a little early? Didn't we have Halloween decorations come to life one year??) and cooler weather and s'mores and bonfires and hayrides and all that comes along with it buuuuuuuuuuut it's also a great snack time! Or, you know, "great" depending on your interpretation.

( Here there be snacks of varying degrees of taste )

Also no notes for these friends who I have officially deemed the Baa Boys. Working on a farm is amazing because everything can change in a day or two! All of them have such different personalities too, like, I can tell you EXACTLY which cow is the best listener, which goat will literally try to rip your snack apron off to get to the good stuff, and which alpacas are going to be the goofiest (hint, it's all of them)

I'm really lucky to be a small part of keeping our family farm going. :) Come by and see us at the farmer's market! I have it on good authority all of the animals are super selfie friendly!

Talcott

Hi, school started so now you get daily reminder to stand up and stretch and get some water and a snack. I maaaaybe hid some Nerds clusters in your backpack but that doesn't count. :)

And

So Blue and Gansey's wedding is this weekend and it's going to be amazing and so fun and beautiful!are you Do you want Should we Is it dumb to ask if Were you going to go? Obvs I have to help with the wedding itself and like, walking Blue is already making me emotional thinking about it but after the actual wedding I'm free and maybe we could go? Together?

Why am I dumb

Or if you're not going, that's cool!! Disregard!!! Totally cool!!

Note to self: When the little piece of paper in the geocache box tells you, "don't put the ring on, it's cursed" - don't put the ring on, it's cursed. Sure, it's the curse of a thousand hives and not something terrible (like death) but still. Make better choices, Kate of the Future.

But thanks, Adam! Geocaching was fun, let's do it again.

FILTERED TO NATASHA ROMANOFF:

I miss you. 🥺

I know that flood was hella doozy and all and some cleaning is still going BUT... I am still down for doing an end of the summer group BBQ and bonfire night if anyone is up for it.

Good morning, Outlanders. Well done, yesterday. It's always encouraging to see what can be accomplished by this group of talented folks when we put our minds to it.

That said, recovering from the last handful of days will be a process. If you need aid in clearing out your residence or business or whatever else, please don't hesitate to reach out to the DOA. We've got connections that we can hook you up with to get added support, either magical or not. Hopefully clean up efforts will go quick and smoothly, so life can go back to some shade of pre-kraken normal.

And, of course, if you have magic or skills that might lend to help in those efforts and are willing to lend them to this cause, we'd love to hear from you and get you in touch with the right people.

Though I personally will not be in the office today, because I'm listening to people who know more about medical things than me and will be resting in bed, like I promised--so don't yell at me, those people in particular.

The farm is half under water. Anybody with water powers want to come help us out? I can pay. Or dream you up something if money's not your thing.

[FILTERED TO FRIENDS OF ANY GANGSEY (GANSEY, BLUE, ADAM, RONAN, MATTHEW) & GANGSEY]

Ok look I'm in waders right now but I still need to fucking say this or I'll forget until the night before and Parrish will be bitchy with me. Gansey and Sargent engagement party, this friday night, at the great library. Technically it's a birthday party for the runt too so like, give her a noogie or something. There will be two cakes, so nobody give me any shit.

So, those of you with more experience with this, what's the usual reaction when Vallo takes away your spiky-haired best friend who is also your only employee? Is it stress eating? Because I'm stress eating.