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Honestly, this whole week is such fucking bullshit. You'd think they'd fucking cancel finals when there's giant fucking hands wandering around? I had to kill one of these assholes so I could get to my History final, and then I had to fight off a group of freshmen that were all clinging to me and getting snot all over my clothes afterwards, and then my History teacher told me I couldn't actually bring Shiranui into the classroom with me as if I'm gonna cheat off a damn sword or something.

Shoulda just skipped the whole damn thing. If there's another one of these things hanging around when I show up for my math final tomorrow I'm just gonna turn around and go home no matter how many ickle freshies it has cornered.

My child this morning:

"Why couldn't the hand go on the carnival ride? Because it said it had to be five feet and it was only five fingers."

Camping at Dinosaur Island was AMAZING! Seriously one of the best weekends of my entire life. Thanks for setting it up and making sure none of us got ourselves eaten by being dumbasses, Atreus. You rule.

[Filtered to Outlander High Schoolers]
Hey. So we have a bunch of cool nerds here, and I figure most of us aren't getting invited to other people's end of the year cookouts and whatever. Do you guys want to try having our own? The people at my house would probably let us host, if there's any interest in it. (I haven't asked yet. I wanted to see if the response was more "yeah, let's hang out" or "shut up you dumbfuck" before I bothered.) It could double as a graduation party for the people getting out this year.
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[Filtered to Starfarers gaming group]
I GOT MINIATURES! Not as many as I wanted, but enough that all the NPCs aren't going to be played by paperclips this week. If anybody wants to help me and El paint them, we'll be working on them after school.
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[Filtered to El]
Hey, since I actually have money to go places now: wanna go on a real date? Dinner and a movie?
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[Filtered to Hawkins House, after getting a few responses]
Hey, is it okay if we host a cookout to celebrate the end of the school year here at the house? I was thinking either evening on the last day of school, or afternoon the day after the last day. So Friday the 16th or Saturday the 17th.

Hey, does anyone who knows anything about plants mind answering some questions?

If a plant that didn't useta have leaves starts growing leaves, does that like... uh.. mean something?

[Filtered to The Mage, The Bard, The Banished, Bat-Man, The Band Geek, My Sister, and My Girlfriend's Dad*]
Guys, I think something's wrong with me. I got stung by a plant with pretty flowers that smell good and now I can't remember the right names for things. Or for people. I don't even know if this filter is going to work. Do I need to go to the magic doctor?


*if one of these labels could also apply to you, feel free to decide you can see this filter

So in between the time traveling and turning into a child again, I was working on Dino Island, and making things a little more secure there for visitors. I had some help this weekend (thank you guys!!) Long-term goals are to work on the hotel and use magic to ward it off and get it back up to how it was so people can do the occasional overnight visit, but we're not there yet.

But I'd like to do a less fancy trial run, 3-night thing, in June? If Vallo cooperates! Starting on the 2nd and coming back on the morning of the 5th, we'll stay on the island and make a full camping and dinosaur education experience out of it! There's two secure sleeping options and we're going to try both, one's a tall outpost that's kind of like a fancy treehouse, and one's a secure bunker deep in the woods. The bunker has bunk beds and can sleep 20, there's a generator, running water, and two bathrooms there!

The treehouse outpost sleeps... ehhh probably about the same if people don't mind sleeping bags squeezed in. Probably about 12-16 if we want a little walking room. We'll be bringing water and food, and there's a warded outhouse. It has the best views, and the high chance of waking up to the herd of sauropods coming through and grazing!

You don't have to pay anything for this, just sign up early so we know how much food to bring! I let Miss Paliviana from the Crossed Quills know what we're doing and her nephew wants to come and she offered to load up a big cooler of food for us.

Disclaimers: The sleeping areas are secure but there are a lot of large dinosaurs that live there in as much freedom as I can offer them and we're going to be in their homes, so I can't say it's danger-free, but I can promise to keep everyone safe as long as they follow the rules and protocols in place. There's no age range in place but I can only handle one toddler at a time so uhhh anyone under 12?? needs an adult with them. Anyone who doesn't follow the rules will be brought back to the mainland and not be given the opportunity to return.

What to bring: You have to be able to carry it yourself and I suggest keeping it to one bag a person. Sleeping bag, pillow, clothes for a few days, that sort of thing. I know they sell magical options that are light and small, if you want to go that route!

So yeah! Questions and signups here, thanks!

With school almost out, I'm curious what this place has in the way of summer camps this year. It's up to the kids, but if I have to be in this house with a bunch of wound up teenagers in need of entertainment the next few months, I might drink too much need more hobbies of my own.

Maybe I'll get a motorcycle.

I GOT A JOB!!

AT THE GAMES STORE!!

LIFE DREAM ACHIEVED!!

So yeah, friends, come see me after school at Wicked Games, where they pay me money to be, because I am employable! Goodbye being broke because I have no job, hello being broke because I'm gonna spend my whole paycheck at work!

I fucked up and fell into a stupid goddamn trap and now they took Eleven and brought her to that bastard. She's a thrall now. Please watch out for her. We can finish this and we can save her, but if she hurts any of us, she might never forgive herself. I'm going to do everything I can to lock her down tomorrow so just. Run if you see her. Use any mind protection you know. Stay behind cover. Distract her.

Just don't kill my kid please, I can't Anybody with good mental shields that can help me out, let me know.

Dear Vallo: anything but larger than life fucking cicadas. I wouldn't mind a giant bunny if you had to but seriously? Cicadas??

Not normally phobic of bugs in general but I think a new fear has unlocked.

And I know this is a little late in the day but, uh.. heads up. Don't go into the forest unless you have strong enough weapons and a stomach of steel.

[Filtered to Nancy]
Hey.

You're not allowed to make fun of me for this, because I'm just saying it because I know there's a world where I never get to. This is serious apocalypse shit and you have to be chill about it.

You're cool, and I love you.
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[Filtered to Dustin]
Hey. Looks like I'm dead in the future, and probably it never crossed my dumbass mind to tell people what they mean to me. So I just wanted to say, I love you, man. You're a good friend, and I'm glad I have you.
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[Filtered to El]
So apparently I'm dead in the future. Bummer, huh? And I know I tell you all the time now, but I'm gonna say it one more time anyway: I love you. And I'm going to get serious about learning to fight now, so even if everything still goes bad, you're not going to have to be the lady who's sad about me. Not ever. Okay?
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[Filtered to Eddie]
You're a kickass DM, and I just wanted you to know that. And the coolest guy I know. Thanks for being yourself, and for taking me and my dumbass bunch of freshman friends into your group.
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[Added Later: Filtered to Hawkins 2023]
Hey. El from the Future has given us a quest. We need to find the Nina Project Bunker. She says it's important in the future and they need it a lot. She can't tell us exactly where it is, though, because she's worried about security.

So, who's in for forming a party to find it and secure it?
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[STRANGER HOUSE]

Hey fuckheads. I need my Marty McFly vest, where they fuck is it?

Filter: Blue, El, Hopper, Joyce, Sydney, Stiles

I'm going out of my fucking mind not knowing who is going to show up and half expecting certain people but also feeling like I'm not ready. Of course, I could solve the problem by just looking at or asking about the list of people but...

I'm not ready. Definitely not ready.

Hi, everyone. Just a quick reminder as things pick up to continue to use our codenames in the field, just like Morgan brought up today with network security, it's good practice to have an extra level of protection should communication somehow be intercepted. If you need a reminder, don't worry, I have a list*.

Also because I'm freaking out about my dads hurtling through time and space and I have to feel like I'm doing something to help and I'm pretty sure he was going to ask anyway. Maybe? with the upcoming mission I thought I'd take one thing of of my dads' plates and compile a list here of people's requests from the past.

Things to note:

1. We have no real guarantee of what can and cannot come back, these are simply suggestions/requests.
2. We also have to keep in mind how long they'll be traveling for and the logistics of getting back here. If you want a milkshake, it may become...soup by the time it gets here.
3. There are only so many people who can bring so many things. A helicopter would be amazing, but again, logistics.
4. Tree Swallow reserves the right to say yea or nay to any and all requests.

Everyone minus the Dads

Kiri wants to throw a sort of like, 'hey, before things get crazy' party on Monday night not a coincidence. And at first I told her no, but then she called me a buzzkill and threatened to change my codename to Lame Duck and Buzzkill, so. I caved. We'll have Luka, I know many of you have kids too, so we can wait until everyone goes to bed, or start early on and have the kids come too, and then restart when they go to bed.

If you think this is a terrible idea, please take it up with my sister and then you too can be Lame Duck and Buzzkill and Kiri can make quacking noises at you for hours.

Dads

Tatíneks, what do you need? How can I help? What can I do? I already packed your bags with supplies, I already know what to do with Luka for his bedtime routine.

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I have never wanted or worked on being a valedictorian for my old school, so of course I didn't bring that energy to Vallo. Which means I don't have competition here. One of the professors in this school who absolutely loves me seems to hate the idea that I'm up against this girl named Nicasia, and is not at all getting a thrill out of me having the competition. The girl in question is also not snooping around me and definitely not asking me invasive probing questions about my grades.

It's completely welcoming, and she's not annoying me at all.



I totally meant to type all of that.

So there's a slow pitch softball beer league here in Vallo. Basically you play on Thursday nights for fun, drink a round or two, nothing serious.

Anyone interested either in playing or sponsoring?

I was waiting in line for coffee and then I just felt the need to share how much I love Prue Halliwell. I love her so much it's almost terrifying with my ability to screw up my relationships but she's amazing. Absolutely amazing.


I also love this coffee. The pixie is so grumpy but so great at what she does and it's entertaining exchanging remarks with her in the morning. I love this coffee a lot. Like goddamn it is good this morning.