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Hello and good evening to you! It's Rogier Caria, this time neither actively dying nor writing in what I now know to be "haiku" form (that was a bit of a bear, wasn't it?). As it appears as if I'll be staying here rather than returning to The Lands Between (for the best, as much as I'll miss people), I've been trying to learn what I need to in order to live a productive life here. I'm sure I'm not the first person to come from a very different realm.

So for those of you who have been here a little while, I request one thing: one hint, one tip, one lesson, one bit of advice that might make someone who is wildly out of his depths (and frankly, a little homesick) have an easier go of it?

For example, yesterday someone taught me about hot chocolate and marshmallows, and that was rather lovely. Granted, I made my hot chocolate over the fire in the fireplace, but one bit of technology at a time. I'll get there eventually.

Happy to report
that the Death Blight curse is gone
and I'm cured and cute.

My gratitude to
Sydney, Gilmore and of course
Blue for their research and help.

Good riddance to my
Inevitable demise.
(Those thorns were the worst.)

I've left the clinic,
am seeing my new flat and
Require a job.

I was a spellblade
at home, but I'd rather be
in research or teach.

...Was I cursed anew?
Of all the rotten luck, I'm
now doing... this. Damn.

So if everything I've been told is true, I've managed to find myself in a completely alternate realm than the Lands Between, along with the rest of you. ...I confess, I didn't see this twist coming. Perhaps Grace hasn't cast me off entirely.

Name's Rogier. Sorcerer. You'd probably have guessed it if you'd seen the hat (I very much like hats. Large ones. Otherwise what's the point?). Got here a few days back; having a bit of a bad week but I believe I might have gotten a good chance at help. A rousing thank you to Adam, who got me out of the forest and into civilization; believe I might've talked his ear off in a bid to stay conscious. Anyhow, I was told I'd need to pop in here, and say hello - what a wild system this is; they said it wasn't magic but I promise, the network looks like magic to this dolt. I like libraries, clean fights, being a cautionary tale told over campfires, and never saying never. Who are you lot? Tell me some good stories; I think I'm stuck here at this healing facility for a little while so I'm not going anywhere quickly.

[ Filtered to Sydney Clarke, Shaun Gilmore, and Blue Sargent ]
Hello there; they said that you'd already been contacted re: my thorny little situation (I'm not sorry; this is the kind of nonsense you're going to have to expect from here on out). At any rate, I hope this message isn't a surprise. But if it is: I've run into a little death curse, and I was rather hoping that some of you might be able to assist me with ridding myself of it. The sooner the better; it's unpleasant and I don't get to wear my fanciest trousers.

tw: discussion of pregnancy in comments

Things I didn't miss:

Nearly burning down the house trying to make a Thanksgiving dinner.

Things I am missing:

Black Friday. I need new boots and do not want to pay full retail thank you very much.

((pls to ignore the tag dump on this))