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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.

[ooc: This is a voice recording with a lot of chaos in the background. Noct sounds strained but determined. All replies will also be voice recordings.]

Uh so I need back up at 45th and Grand. Spotted a bunch of elementals making the flooding worse and terrorizing a group of trapped people. I backed them off and I'm holding the line but I can't get these people out of here and stop these jerks from doing more damage at the same time.

[There's a crash and Noct makes a pained noise but keeps talking like it didn't happen.]

Some of the people here are injured. I tried to give them the healing potions I had on me but most of them got destroyed. So yeah.

Hurry? Thanks.

filtered to abi & abi's friends
Abi's birthday is coming up here on the 15th and we'll be having a get together at the house here. Swing by around 7. The birthday girl has requested costumes.

Is it fixed yet? I'm tired of feeling like this. I haven't had a cold since I was a pre-teen. Uuuuuuugh.

[Filtered to Kaitlyn]
I'm going to need you to be very sticky. Like super sticky. Just stick to Vallo like glue, okay?
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[Filtered to Chocobro House]
Thanks for putting up with me being clingy today. You guys are the best.

I wanted to ask something - if she shares my room, could Kaitlyn come live with us? It's okay if the answer is no, I haven't said anything to her yet. She might not even want to. But I'd like having her where I can see her more.
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Okay, so! Things I have figured out being here so far:

✨ Emojis. Maybe I should say this phone but I feel like emojis are sort of a crowning achievement for me.

✨ Car doors. Way more complicated than they look. Worse than those circle doors that only turn one way. If you pull on the handle at the wrong time they don't unlock. But also sometimes they just unlock or lock whenever. I didn't even see the driver push the button, but he looked really annoyed when I asked so I just sort of stopped. But I think I got it now.

✨ Microwaves. Not a fan. Does anyone else feel like they're kind of yelling at you if you don't pull out your food in time? Also they're not very good cooks.


Things I am still trying to get a handle on:

✨ Washing machines. I feel like the bathtub works for now, you know?

✨ A job. Right, so I'm a really good cook and if someone would like to enlist my services, I would be really grateful.

✨ Friends. Where do people "hang out"? Is that weird to put "hang out" in quotes? It's just I haven't really had friends until I went on this quest but there's like... I'm also good not questing you know? So


I'm feeling really good about this. Like really good.

The staff down at the Wiz's asked me to pass along that they're hosting some races on the 23rd this month.

There will 3 races - an A and B Pool and then a fun run. A and B are based on skill so if you've had experience riding chocobos, or just a similar animal, A pool is probably for you. B if you're new to the whole thing. The fun run is for anyone, silly outfits are required.



(( sign up sheet here ))

Okay, so I need everybody to come to the Art Fair at Art of Expression on the 15th because...

...holy crap...

I got brave and got myself a booth!!! I'm going to be selling originals and prints of my work for the first time in my life!

So even if you don't buy anything, come by and see me and say hi and tell me it doesn't look like crap!


[OOC note: any artists who want to sell work at the Art Fair, feel free to say you have a booth]

[Filtered to FF House and Hacketeers]
I'm not okay.
Prom's going to take over my classes at AOE today so I can come home and cry.
And probably that's what I'm going to do for the rest of the day, but if anybody wants to give me a hug I would really appreciate it.

I'm gainfully employed and a contributing member of Vallo society, finally. I could only mooch off of Billy for so long, so come out to Galdin Quay and let me be your waiter.

Also, sounds like people really go all out for Pride here, yeah?

BILLY

Let's celebrate.

The job, I mean. Though I'd be up for celebrating being gay this weekend, too.

SOUPS SOUPS ETC IS FULL OF TINY HANDS

THEY ARE ATTACKING PEOPLE

PLEASE HELP

I really am sorry about the hands. Not that they're my fault - they are emphatically not my fault, in fact! But they are from home. You'll want to watch out for the ones that do magic the most. It's a real bugger to get out of their paralysis spell in time to avoid getting whomped.

Speaking from experience, I'm afraid.

Weaknesses include fire and beating the tar out of them. Good luck!!!

Okay, I guess now that I've gotten settled and realized that I'm not actually hallucinating in a coma somewhere or something, and half of you I met in my first day are no longer little babies, I'm redoing this.

I'm Kaitlyn Ka, new to Vallo. Great place, really, even if it's kind of weird surreal. I mean I never thought I'd be in a place where plants can talk to me. I'm a friend of Abi and Nick's, know them from the camp we were counselors at, along with Dylan. Anyone have ideas on how I can pass the time here?

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I know Abi's got the art camp going that we want to check out too but what else do you guys want to do? We can go see the Chocobos, or go down to Galdin?

Guess what! Since we have so many more kids than usual, Art of Expression is launching a special session of ART CAMP!!!

Instead of our usual signups, this time we're just doing show-ups! Starting this morning, kids from 5 to 12 will be with me in The Big Classroom at Cloud Recesses, and we'll have a super great time playing with all kinds of media, including paints and pastels and clay! There's room for all ability and experience levels, so if you want to make art, just come on up the mountain!

If you're bringing a kid, make sure they wear something they can get messy, and pack a lunch. If they need any special accommodations, just let me know and I will make it happen.

And if there are any kids who see this and want to come but don't have an adult yet, just pipe up! We'll find someone to show you the way here and make sure you've got a good lunch.

[Filtered to 15 and up]
Annnnnnnnnd any of our suddenly-teenagers need stuff to do (or our regular teenagers, for that matter), I wouldn't mind an extra hand child-wrangling, so like...hmu if you need extra activities. I already had like a half dozen regular Vallo moms and dads responding that they'd be coming when I sent the message out to our standard mailing list.

[FILTERED TO FRIENDS]

Serious question - is a tableside sushi/book reading/chocobo cuddling engagement party too much?


Oh uh. This is me "officially" announcing the guys and I are getting married. Sorry. Specs probably has fancy announcement cards on the way to the printer.

Hey Talcott! Found something that might interest you.

Out in the parking lot of original building for the Art of Expression. I'll keep an eye on it until you can come get it.

[ooc; We're pretending Prompto is posing in front of the car like this.]

A heads up for those with some younger kiddos that the library is doing a few fairy tale based comedy plays over the weekend. They're at 10:00, 1:00 and 3:00 both Saturday and Sunday in their little auditorium. Snacks will be provided.

I'll be going to Saturday at 3:00 with Lucas if anyone wanted to join us.

On a more business note! The government is offering subsidies and rebates for anyone hit by the recent events and need to do repairs to business and homes. Hit me up if you would be interested and I can get someone in touch with you. If you've already done repairs they are reimbursing as well so get me your receipts and I'll get the process started for you.

Filtered to Friends, please assume! Filtered specifically AWAY from Nadja and Laszlo
Now that things have quieted down a little, I have a question.

How do you turn down an invitation to a vampire orgy without being rude? Do you think I can say "I'm sorry, I have a boyfriend"?

Also, what do I do with a sign that implies I love wine and don't like my husband?

I always thought it would be cool to be friends with vampires, and they do seem nice in their way, but now my main goal is to not get eaten. Is it true that they really like virgins?