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For your own mental health and the mental health of others including mine, please keep your plants out of any place where you want absolute privacy or at least out of earshot of any information you want kept secret. I know too much and they won't shut up.


FILTERED TO TALCOTT AND MATTHEW.

The plants keep asking me to ask you when you're going to have another sleepover? I'm assuming you've had more than one. And when

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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Wow, look, I once again just found some random stuff in my stuff this morning when I woke up, how very strange and coincidental:

- a set of dice, I think? One of them looks like a dice, but the rest are interestingly shaped *
- a marker that says COPIC on it *
- an eyepatch *
- just a fuck ton of daggers that I'm pretty sure are your make, Fen *
- a little friendship looking bracelet *
- a book that I think might be in Zemnian, Caleb *
- several sets of keys that can probably be identified by keychain *
- two different chapsticks, both vanilla latte flavored
- a black bucket hat that says "Raccoon Whisperer" on it
- a nearly empty pot of what I assume is body glitter (this is becoming tradition and makes me think younger me should have had more access back home)
- one black fingerless glove
- jar of crunchy peanut butter that might just be from our kitchen, now that I think about it
- a sewing kit with all the black thread missing, apologies
- a rainbow scrunchie
- two empty flasks this year, oh ho
- a belt that isn't one of my many belts

There also are a number of items here that I recognize from a certain shop. I will return them to you, my glorious fiance, when I bring you lunch.

Anyway, I do apologize--my fingers were incredibly sticky as a teenager due to a slew of father-based issues that we don't have to get into right now. If any of the above sounds like it belongs to you, let me know and I'll get it to you, alongside my deepest apologies and an offer for a round somewhere, because wow.

[ooc note - if an item is marked by * then it has been volunteered by someone, otherwise feel free to claim any of the other items! also poke me if you'd like to add anything to the list.]

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.

I awakened this morning to discover that my husband is thirteen years older and has no recollection of Vallo. Is anyone experiencing similar difficulties?

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.

FRIENDS

I know that a lot has been going on and we've all had a lot on our minds, but I was wondering if anyone might be available tonight for possibly some pizza, ice cream, maybe games or watching something together? Um I'm 19 as of a couple days ago, so I thought maybe it would be nice to spend time with you all, especially after all that just happened.

Anyway, I also understand if you're still recovering from everything, but if you're up for it and free?

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Hi.

For those of you new who haven't heard it a million times already (Rogier, I'm looking at you, can you feel the side eye from here, I sure hope so):

The chocobos have a treat schedule. Please do not fuck with the schedule.

I am aware they are cute, and that they have the please give me treats look on lock down at this point, but I promise you all they will live if you don't give into it. If anything they will be happier, more productive chocobos and not full of food that they love but isn't the best for them. You do not know what it was like before the schedule but trust me when I say it was madness.

If you'd like to get on the rotation to give treats during the designated treats time let me or Prompto know.

That is all.

Does anyone else just really, really hate being here with no idea how things are going in the future?

Which of you fuckers has the good moonshine Just want it on the record that I hate this plan. Now who wants an end of the world, we'll probably all be dead in a week tattoo? Don't be a wuss, step up.

FILTERED TO TEENS + CHETNEY (MINUS WEDNESDAY):

Hi friends! I have A TOTALLY HYPOTHETICAL situation and I would LOVE to hear your advice. 💗 SO LIKE say you go out with a friend to a musical! And ahead of time you don't specify it's a "date", you're just out with your friend having a good time!

AND THEN at the end, they call it a "date". And you internally have a little spasm and freak out but don't say anything because maybe they just mean "date" like, friend-date, right? 🤔

But then like, you still continue to do regular things together! Occasionally go shopping! Mani/pedis! Hang out all the time! Go out for dinner! And the occasional handholding!👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏼But no kissing. No other moves! VERy mixed signals.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Should I the person on the confused end make a move?? Hypothetically?? Should they just ask? But what if they ask and then the person was like "Relationships and feelings are meaningless." and then they get utterly heartbroken and have no one to talk to after that?? Does this feel like FRIENDS or something MORE?

FILTERED TO WEDNESDAY:

Hi did you know there are like TWO death covens in Vallo? 💀💀 I scored us an invite to the Ankou celebrations this Saturday to kick off the magical thing or whatnot and I wanted to know if you wanted to come with me?

Back home, there was this really lovely man named Basrar. He owned an ice cream shop, because he had been cursed to only be able to use his magic to grant ice cream related wishes; he was an ice djinn, hence the wish-based magic. I was able to free him from his curse and the process ended up being a highly graded final paper for school, but the important part was that he was free to do as he wished--which happened to be to continue owning an ice cream shop, just because he wanted to, rather than because he had to.

All of this to say, I just saw the shop. It's in the city and while Basrar isn't there, everything else looks the same. This was a very unexpected visit from home, but also a very welcome and timely one as I was feeling a bit homesick. Though, there seemed to be leprechauns (I think they were leprechauns?) swarming it and I didn't have time to wait in line before work, but at least it's getting good business? I hope they were doing business. Oh boy.

Anyway, all this to say: Matthew and El, it might not be a theme park or animal rescue, but I think we should probably check it some time and try too many items on the menu.

The Ides of March are upon us. And while I'm as stab-happy as the next person, and Caesar probably deserved it by at least one of those senators because men, we're not celebrating the death of a Roman dictator but the birthday of Henry Cheng, who would only appreciate if we did it in style.

Mandatory: wearing a toga. Not mandatory: owning your own toga because sheets will be provided if you wimp out. Location: Monmouth. Gansey pulled the pool table out and bought unnecessary Roman-style chaises. I'm not going to stop anyone from wanting to be historically accurate either, but I draw the line at not wearing undergarments. Those are required to be on for entry.

Lion Heart is here!!!



Any one up for a morning at the gun range? Absolutely nothing productive will get done and there will be trickshots galore. I'll pack snacks! (Matthew, what are your best gun range snack recommendations? Talcott! I need you to take pictures of me looking badass.)

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Uh, hi! So I was thinking of maybe having like, a standing first-Sunday-get-together thing? Nothing too crazy, just like, bring games, bring yourself, bring equipment (please god someone play a sport, any sport with me), bring your art supplies, whatever. I’ll provide snacks and the couch and the yard. Teens and adults welcome, I don’t think there’s gonna be crazy drinking or whatever, but also this isn’t a babysitting service so like make good decisions?? I just thought it might be fun to have an official hang together now that Abi and I aren’t traumatized and hiding full-time.

LMK!

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And yeah the full moon is the seventh so it’s coming up but I think - think?? - I’ve got the bitchiness under control at this point. I’m just regular levels of bitchy. Promise. Think it’s okay?

Also I’ll be making that chocolate abomination you like so much.

Oh yes oh OH I like this one. Or wait what's this one? Oh that's very nice too. BOLD. Dramatic! Very good.


Right sorry, don't mind me! Just having a bit of hwyl with all this brilliant technology. Miss Frye was most helpful and charming. Especially for an Englishwoman! Oh bugger where are my manners? My name is Owain Glyndŵr. I've been assured no one wants me dead here and she even said that with a straight face, so I've now put my true identity in your hands, good people of Vallo! I suppose it doesn't really matter anyway as I am most definitely dead. I think. The spell certainly felt like a dud. That's what I get for trusting Artemus with the sleep spell. Not the most reliable chap in my inner circle. Excellent at turning into a tree though! Really, just incredible.

What was I going to say? Oh! Does anyone want to take an old man for a ride in one of those automobile things? It looks exciting! Actually any other suggestions for exciting things to do would be appreciated!

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Hey uh. It's Ignis's birthday. Be nice to him. Not as nice as us obviously but still. I got us tickets for that musical about bread but they're not until Friday so today will just have to be some old-fashioned spoiling.

Grab some gloves, Prompto. You're helping me clean the kitchen.