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(Bird squawking and whistling in the background, with human laughter heard as well. There's some excitable barking and angry hissing from the various pets of the apartment, with Noct shouting, "Bass, no!" Gladio's voice can be heard saying, "Not what I was thinking when I was talking about riding you. Now I KNOW I'll crush you." Followed quickly by Iggy reprimanding Prom with a "Prompto, no pecking his legs, even if that joke was awful. Come on, I have some snacks for you." Small chocobo feet noises can be heard walking away. Then the recording abruptly cuts out.)

[Filtered to Arcane Crew, after this]

The hexcore is here.

Good morning, fellow Outlanders!

You are all invited to participate in this year's Outlanders and Animals calendar! Be your best sexy sexy self in a photoshoot with all the cutest and coolest animals at the Vallo Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary and the Vallo City Animal Shelter, and help us to repeat the incredible success of last year's effort.

[Wei Wuxian's favorite photo from last year's calendar, which involves much male nudity and bunnies]

We are also seeking volunteer photographers, makeup artists, stylists, set dressers, and others who are skilled artisans/artists comfortable with and respectful toward a variety of people and animals in varying states of undress.

Please express your interest as a volunteer model or artist in the comments here, and I will follow up with you accordingly.

My thanks and respect,
Lan Xichen
Acting Director of The Art of Expression

[ARCANE CREW + BRIGITTE]

I got My cry You know the magic crystal by which all of Hextech was fou Did any of you g I got offered a contract here by two major local hospitals for backup generator technology. Four larger ones, two for each hospital, and then a whole set of smaller portable ones for each room.

Viktor and Brigitte, I'm forwarding you both the contract details. It feels like a lucrative good opportunity.

Also, Mel's in Moulin Rouge next weekend. I got tickets for me and Viktor to go and support her two of the nights, you guys should all go see it too. We're going on Thursday and Friday if you'd like to sit with us. Vik, you can ignore this until Thursday, but you are not getting out of it.

[WANDA MAXIMOFF]

Hello, I know we aren't close and I'm not the same person you talked to, but I just wanted to thank you? I don't remember everything, but I think meeting you put him at ease when he was here.

If you ever have need of anything, I'm here and happy to repay the favor.

We're making great progress on our app for connecting minor Unfinished Business cases with people willing to help. If you're interested in being part of the beta test (launching in May), let me know here. We'll need people with varied skills and backgrounds, as the needs of our ghost clients span a pretty wide range.

[Filtered to Victor]
Hey, got word you might be interested in partnering with MageNet R&D on some of the Green Initiative work. Wanna chat?
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[Filtered to Murderbot]
Mei and I officially have the apartment visitor-ready. Would you care to join us for an inaugural movie-watching evening tonight?
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Okay, what the hell is going on now? Raylan woke up claiming his name is "Joel", and I'm almost positive he's having a mental breakdown.

A query: What environmental concerns do you have about your life here in Vallo?

I ask because I'm working with the Enki coven's Green Initiative... and I ask because I'm nosy. But mostly: the Green Initiative. Obviously we have greater resources here - through technology and magical aptitude - that have provided us with a beautiful and appropriate living space. But nothing is perfect, and I trust that those of you who have lived here longer than me may be able to give me insight into where there is opportunity.

Nothing may come of this; I am ah--- having a brain storm! Thank you.

Does anyone have any sort of advice, or tips for keeping plants alive? Or even ah, charms or spells? I had heard that it was difficult to kill succulents and purchased one for the lab, but it's droopy and disappointed with me. Help?? (Yes I watered it.)

[ Filtered to Jayce ]

This chainsaw prototype you mentioned. What was its intended use when you designed it?

[ /Filter ]

Would you rather have arms that:

• Shoot lasers.
  
• Throw grenades.
  
• Emit poison gas.
  
• Detach and become missiles.
  
• Other (please explain, but it must be murder).

Call this self-improvement.

I came down the ladder this morning to find The Divine Ferocia and Captain Hopper II sitting proudly by their latest kill deposited at my office door. However, instead of the usual mouse or vole carcass, I have been presented with a pile of brass and gears. It looks like it might have been a dragonfly before they detached its wings.

Is this Vallo-usual, or should I be concerned?

[ Filtered to Arcane Crew + Mei + Brigitte ]

[ Posted at 12:40am ] I've been working on an idea for an advanced and adaptable filtration system to mitigate the effects of foreign metals in the rainwater... Mei, this might be for the green initiative you mentioned to me when I first arrived. What is the current filtration approach? We should have coffee. Obviously when I write "foreign" here, it's doing a lot of heavy lifting but as much debris and dust gets into the air with the various monthly destructions I'm certain that there is an opportunity to ensure that the--

[ Posted at 1:23am ] I had a thought and I had to write it down before I forgot it. Jayce has been working on deploying shields - have you seen them? They're very impressive. I understand that Brigitte has a deployable healing pack as well, yes? Thinking along these lines, perhaps some kind of portable flare system might be applicable for those who are living their day when something attacks... something to draw the attention of the DOA on patrol or other citizens. Maybe it can even link up with the security systems to create a record with coordinates of where they are located? Let me see if I can--

[ Posted at 3:14am ] I think I built a robot. Hmm.

[ Posted at 3:25am ] Okay I'm going to bed now but please be nice to the robot; he is in the kitchen and he promises to be quiet. His name is Blitzcrank. He is too small and his processing system is simple so I will be upgrading him and determining how he can be utilized from here.

[ Posted at 3:55am ] I should probably be more healthy now that I'm not actively dying. I'll get a trainer.

[ Filtered to Diego Hargreeves (3:58am)]

Hello, my name is Viktor. I have been given a clearance to work on simple strengthening routines but I confess I don't know where to start. Your name was given when I requested someone who could assist me without unnecessary treacle. I have several "exciting" spinal issues that I will need to talk to you about but currently most of my problems are a result of muscle imbalance, and I would require a routine to mitigate this circumstance. I also require someone who could adequately yell at me when I inevitably ignore my routine because of my work. Would this be something you could assist me with?

[ /Filter ]

[ Filtered to Arcane Crew + Mei + Brigitte, posted at 4:02am ] I got a trainer. Maybe? We'll see. Goodnight, see you tomorrow. Today. Don't yell at me. It's too late. I will sleep tomorrow. Today? Goodbye.

I've taken a liaison position at the DOA. My goal will be to ensure Outlanders always get the resources they need to thrive, as well as assist in any political quagmire you find yourselves in. I've introduced myself to local authorities in a variety of mundane and magical positions of power and I'll continue to network until I am confident I have all the connections necessary to serve your best interests efficiently. If you find yourself in need of an official go-between, or just someone to do a bit of social maneuvering for you, please don't hesitate to seek me out. I enjoy verbal sparring much more than the physical kind.

[FILTERED TO CAITLYN]

Any chance you have your mother's impeccable taste in interior decorating? I need to pick up a few things to make my office less sterile and I would like a chance to take you to lunch.

[FILTERED TO JAYCE AND VIKTOR]

Would you two mind if I put up an easel near the balcony windows? The light in the afternoon is really spectacular. It might get a little messy but I've seen your lab when you're in the middle of a breakthrough.

VIKTOR & JAYCE [+Cait and Mel]

Hey. I got those gauntlets, guess I won a Vallo Prize. Only problem is that one of them's a little broken. Just a bit. That happened back home, not here, fighting some of Silco's problems. What kind of bribe do you need to see about fixing it? They'd come in handy around here on patrols.

And maybe next time we fight a giant frog I won't fucking suck so much.

I always wanted to do something big and meaningful with my life. Got a problem? Throw me at it. Fought in the war, stayed in the military working science bullshit (I was the guinea pig, not the scientist), eventually joined up with the AEON motherfuckers...

I don't know man. I'm tired. I just got a job working at that Italian place in the void. Sofia's. I don't think you Vallo-types call it the void, but that's what it reminds me of, so that's what I'm calling it. It's just lugging pasta around, taking orders, but it's solid and it keeps my mind off the kind of shit that keeps me up at night.

And lifting all those heavy trays? Mmmmhmm gotta get me on that dating app thing I keep hearing about. My favor to you.

I don't plan on staying at Sofia's forever - and I mean, I don't know if I can; the bartender had some kinda weird monologue about how the longer I worked there the more I belonged which... nahhhhh - but when I get my feet up from under me maybe I'll go back to something working with the community. I worked in security for a good long time. Maybe with time I'll be feeling all kinds of inspired.

Anyone else fancy and important who are happy doing menial shit for the time being?

Does anyone claim this - ah, extremely picturesque cottage in the forest? I swear we've been through this route several times, and I know the forest shifts but I've never seen anything quite like this before. It's very pretty. With a maze? One I've got no interest in trying to solve thanks to our latest experience.

Also uninhabited, so please let me know if it belongs to someone before Vi makes the threat of 'finders keepers' a reality. I don't think she's ready to be responsible for this much landscape.

Well, I don't know how much of this I believe, but the alternative was looking grim so this is considerably more organized than I would expect of such a situation. If people started coming through the hexgate from other worlds, the council would assume it was an attempted coup. I would spend the next six months assuring them that any interruption of trade was negligible and unavoidable. It's not like you can schedule these things.

Anyway, hello. My name is Mel Medarda. I would appreciate direction to the best wine in this strange city and a recommendation for a tailor. I don't know how far this foreign money will spend but I intend to make the best of it.

[ Filtered to Friends + Healer/Medics Who Have Helped Him; Feel Free to Assume]

It has been two weeks since many of you have offered and begun providing me with help. While I am not able to champion our immediate and complete success, I would like to state that your help has had me sleeping and feeling better in recent days. The coughing in particular has significantly improved, which I understand to be greatly encouraging because I really like breathing as a hobby.

I will also add that a few days ago, Sabrina gave me a magic apple. I think from a box on the ground? An apple of mysterious provenance. Anyway, naturally I ate it. I waited a bit to tell you all about it on the off-chance that it would kill me but all appears to be fine, so thank you Sabrina for your thoughtful gift. I was able to help Jayce move some of his belongings into my apartment yesterday and that would not have been possible before.

For those of you with other magic foods, I also like parsnips. :)

Thank you once again for your assistance.

[ /Filter ]

It's not Christmas and it's not my birthday, so I'm going to call it an early Valentine's present. Someone CLEARLY loves me. Or my work. OR BOTH!? I stepped outside of the shop this morning for some fresh air before getting to work on some new ideas for self-repairing armor and there is this giant, new, beautiful state of the art forge attached to the shop that wasn't there last night. Gear-based bellows, a magnificent (barely used) anvil, pull chains for controlled heating.

Whoever you are, thaaaaaaank you. This will really expand the work I can do here.


[ooc | editor's note, this is Jayce Talis' family forge and redemption request, sorry Brigitte]