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Hey. Everyone's exhausted and it's been A Monday for me (whoever took my boba at BIAO is on my list now, so watch out), but if anyone wants to come hang out on the roof of Morningside, I'm having another movie night around 9 PM tonight. We're watching Fear Street Part One and the haunted popcorn machine will be back. BYOB, I'm providing the taco bar.

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You good, hero?

I know the forest moves, but I've come across a part of it that is missing. As in there's nothing there - just gone. I can still see across to where things look normal again but it's like a whole section has just been removed.

Sorry about being naked at the ice cream shop. And the pub. And by the bagel cart. And on main street. Working on stashing more clothes around the city since that seems to be a good compromise. The wolf thing is just going to happen so clothes, sure, why not.

Anyway wanted to ALSO apologize for showing up all ready to fight last week. I didn't leave home in such a good place and thought this was another trick or mind-game. My name's Rhys Zarrin. We currently have some sort of strange fish woman at our house making us do things with her stupid hypnotic voice. It's not great! But she doesn't seem to be here, so.

I'm trying to figure out what I can do here - I was off school back home. Summer and all. I suppose I'd better figure out something to eat that isn't forest things, which means money.

UGH.

I think that's all the apologies I've got for n-- wait, no, sorry to whoever I growled at when they got too close at the park. Even though it was your fault. Fine. I'm not sorry at all actually.

So um… Was just wandering through the forest on my way to pay Catra a visit and I stumbled upon what’s either a giant nasty dumping grounds with larger —yes, larger than what we’ve already seen, Cicadas…

I’m no biologist but I’d like to say from the smell, look, and deafness in my ears it’s a nest? Or dumping grounds. It’s nasty enough to be either or. If anyone has a RAID bomb the size of semi truck I think we can dump that in there and wait the good ‘ole 3-24 hours?

update: { coordinates to the location }

I did not wish to go from unexpected hair to large annoying insects. I have already slain more than I can count this morning and there are still plenty to deal with. This appears to be an infestation. If you have not left your homes this morning and have a fear of bugs, perhaps it is a good time to stay inside while others deal with the situation.

I do not I require assistance. I arrived days ago, but this morning there was a strange occurrence I had only wished peace and quiet for a few moments and my two companions left me for an exploration of the island.

They answer to Rai and Arashi but they have never been separated from my soul me. I have not seen them, but there was one report that they were getting into trouble in the city.

They I do not feel comp If you happen to run into them, I would appreciate a direction to go.

[OOC: Noodle Dragons! They are like dog-sized curious spiritual beings of mischief, feel free to say your character spotted them getting into minor amounts of trouble anywhere in the forest or city! Moving someone's prized dagger, closing a book a person was reading in the park, etc etc. ]

[ FILTERED TO MURDERBOT. MORGAN YU, BRIGITTE, HANK MCCOY, & ALOY ]
Hello! I know all of you lead fairly busy lives with murder, app development, running small businesses, headmastering schools, or just figuring out Vallo, but would any of you be interested in working with Jaeger tech? You will be compensated monetarily, you'll get to work with unique tech, and the goal will be to build a one person Jaeger, so the neural load of working the tech doesn't have to be shared with a partner.

Basically, I need a team good with mechanical engineering, brain stuff, coding, and ethics. And you're all it.

Hey, guys? They said you're on here so I figured I'd try it because I sent Veth a message and she didn't respond. Did anyone lose one of those Luxon beacons? I found it when I was getting a free bagel and it seemed weird that it was just sitting out.

You should all really try the chipotle roasted cricket spread, it was really good.

Ah I'm I feel a bit ridiculous asking this, but nevertheless: has anyone by any chance seen an object that looks like this: ( Cut for image! )

It is called a Luxon beacon, is about the size of a cannon ball, and has a soft glow to it. Right now this is still only theory, but I believe it could be related to everything happening with people experiencing odd gravity and time related sensations. The magic that these beacons are centered around focus on those fields and while I've never seen a beacon behave in such a widespread way, I think we all know that Vallo can cause some unpredictability.

So, uh If you happen across an object like this, please let me (Essek Thelyss, hello) know.

XHORHAUS

I don't know for certain if this is actually the case, but it just seems too coincidental not to explore as a possibility and the more eyes looking, the quicker it can be found and locked away so things can go back to normal.

Happy New Moon, assholes. This one's in Gemini during a Mercury retrograde, so fuck us, I guess (I took several astrology classes at my fancy magic school to break up the monotony of all the "don't eat your fellow students" classes).

...that's assuming the moon here is like the moon back home, which, fuck if I know.

So I woke up, and the mandrake leaf I've been holding in my mouth for the past two weeks is gone. Like, one hundred percent nowhere to be found.

...How bad do we think this is to accidentally ingest? Scale of one to ten?

It's hard to believe it's almost been a month that I've been here. I will admit that while I've done quite a bit of exploring in the forest I haven't seen much of the city. Any recommendations for things to check out?

Soooooo is the giant gothic fuck off castle gone or does it have a vacancy? Asking for a me.

[ Filtered to Queer Women Who Could Stab Things if Needed ]

Broadened up the scope of the club; while sword fighting obviously is the best option, if you want to stab with itty bitty knives or axes or just have idk razor nails or mind powers, fine, you're in (SWORD SUPREMACY). I thought we might enjoy a little get together this weekend given the BS that just came our way. You know, chat, drink, practice our stabbing, not talk about it.

Anyone game??

filtered to defence and those on team take down maleficent
A few of us had an encounter last night. Spotted her trying to take some more locals. Can't say we were very successful taking her down sadly, but I'll upload the location information in case that is of any use.

[ pls to assume coordinates are here ]

AGAINST MALEFICENT.

I understand everyone's desire to take down the Mistress of Evil. I get it. It would be appreciated if everyone didn't start splintering off and trying to take matters into their own hands. A coordinated approach is going to be more effective and safe.

We don't know how to kill her yet.
We don't don't know how to get to her yet. No one has found a way into the castle.
She has hostages, and they are not expendable. We don't know what's already happened to them, or what she'll do to them.

We need more intel.

I don't have the authority to stop you (unless you're on the defense teams and want to stay there), but for the love of whatever you believe in don't do anything that's going to put us at more of a disadvantage.

Hey so did anyone lose a castle? I was out in the forest being bullied by squirrels into building them an obstacle course while I was out looking for the missing people (there's uh, a fair number of them now, if anyone wants to volunteer to help look? We could use more hands if you're comfortable with being in the forest) and I saw some movement and then-- big evil looking castle.

I poked around a little and it was all warded or locked up. So if you were missing a castle or have one from home you've been waiting to show up, this might be it? Kinda hoping not because it's creepy as I might've

OR it could be involved in the missing person's but I don't want to jump to conclusions without proof so I'm just going to keep watching it, if no one claims it.

Hennessy. Stuck here until this place sends you back, no one knows how or why, sorry shit outta luck, here's some cash and a place to crash about sums it up, yeah?

Lynch filled me in on the rest of the fuckery, but he's too busy being a plant dad to tell me where the real fun is. Best clubs? Dr Bars? Art museums? Active nightlife in the city?

Anyone got any outdoors store or survivalist crap place that isn't weird and hardcore Libertarian to recommend? Planning on taking my chances with woods monsters in the name of Communing with Nature.

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Yo boss, can I take off Thurs/Fri of next week? I wanna be where the people aren't.

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Hey Vallo, I sort of need some help. Seems my jaeger has shown up. (Yes, Ezekiel, you can see it.) But unless there happens to be someone here who knows how to pilot a jaeger and wants to check drift compatibility, I'm going to need to find a way to move it off the beach and find a place to store it. As has been told to me by the authorities who somehow managed to track it to me.

Anyone have any ideas?

[Kady]
I have a pack of birthday cake Oreos here with your name on it. I had another pack before, but then you disappeared so I ate them. They may be my favorite in my taste testing so far. Double chocolate is sort of hard to beat though.

Well, this is - different.

I was told typing messages on this device would post them to other Outlanders kind of like a big focus network -. Convenient. Are you able to send an image of yourself as well, or just text?

I'm Aloy.