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This is an official communication on behalf of the Department of Outlander Affairs:

I am dismayed to report that the Amulet of Ashurbanipal, the magical item which allowed him to move between worlds and attack our library, has been stolen from the custody of Prigany Coven. The coven has submitted to outside investigation, and the Vallo police department currently believes that the members of Prigany are victims of a crime, not perpetrators of one.

The amulet is a quite large golden locket, oval-shaped and set with a iridescent green gemstone at its center. It was badly damaged in the fight with the necromancer king, but should it be repaired it will once again be a very powerful magical artifact.

The thief is as yet unknown, and attempts to magically track the location of the amulet have failed. Anyone with information that could lead to the recovery of the amulet and the apprehension of the thief should report that information to the Vallo police department.

Thank you,
Lan Xichen
DOA Coven Liaison

I hope Halloween is as fun as an adult as it is as a child. I'm a little disappointed I didn't get to wear my lady bug costume. However, judging by this sack of candy I found hidden under my bunk, I think I had fun regardless.

[Filtered to Edwin and Nikolai]
Thank you for letting my younger self stay at Sutton Cottage again. This is starting to become a habit and I can't tell you how much I appreciate you giving her/me a safe place to stay.

[Filtered to Zoro and Sanji]

I wanted to let you both now that I'm back to my normal age and am back on board the Merry. I also want to apologize for anything my younger self may have said or done.

Still don't understand Halloween, but thanks for the candy?

[ FILTERED TO EDWIN, SANJI, & ROBIN ]
Hey. Robin back to normal yet or is she still tiny?

I'm staking claim to that ship if she's still tiny, so tell her to hurry up and get fixed soon.

[OOC: Posted to the main network because 8-year-old Robin doesn't understand the concept of filters or text messages]

Edwin! Where are you? I'm on a ship and I don't know how I got here! There's a scary man on board. He has three swords and I think he wants to collect my bounty! I'm scared!

What the hell? I’m right here.

Edwin Courcey & Nico Robin

WHAT: Dinner
WHERE: On Robin's houseboat
WHEN: Early August; prior to the Flood
WARNING: Some light angst
STATUS: Complete!
"Welcome aboard. I can't tell you how happy I am that you're here"

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It's my first autumn in Vallo. On a scale from 1 to 10, how intense is Halloween here? Does shit get wild or what? I've noticed the uptick in pumpkin stuff and now there's search engine crap (getting ahead of this now: I will not be shamed for my fanfic prefs) but I didn't know if it got worse as the month went on or what.

So by now ah- most of you are aware we had a situation at the Library. We still don't have all of the details - I don't know if we ever will, but what we do know is this:

Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, approached the library this morning, and challenged King Noctis in an attempt to rule Vallo? Unaware that Noctis is not the King of Vallo.

He threatened Nancy, and the Library wards went defensive, one of the skeletons was killed in the mess, and the King took that as a challenge.

The library went into lockdown mode, and there was a fight. I do believe they underestimated a whole group of librarians.

Nancy was able to knock the amulet off of the King's neck, and that was when the skeletons all disappeared? We have it now, but the amulet is damaged, and the king is gone. I put it in a protected vault for the moment but we'd feel more comfortable if one of the covens takes it, so we're going to reach out to them later for that.

We do have some casualties and people are being taken to the clinic now, but I don't think anything was fatal. Mike, Darlington took Nancy there just a few minutes ago and you may want to visit.

Full disclosure that I am also on my way there now, but I was told by triage that it "should be an easy heal". I didn't even realize I just had a

If anyone has any other information to share, we'd love to hear it at the library, since we'll be documenting this in its entirety.

Tags: !: network post, critical role: orym, stranger things: mike wheeler, the last binding: edwin courcey, the raven cycle: blue sargent, the raven cycle: matthew lynch, the raven cycle: richard campbell gansey, the raven cycle: ronan lynch, voltron: keith kogane, ₴ inactive: alex stern, ₴ inactive: brigitte lindholm, ₴ inactive: darlington, ₴ inactive: joshua rosfield, ₴ inactive: nikolai lantsov (2), ₴ inactive: noctis lucis caelum (2), ₴ inactive: prompto argentum (2), ₴ inactive: tex kogane

In war, I'd prefer a dishonest man to a man who was unreliably honest. Predictability goes a long way in tactics: you can't control the players, but you could rely on what you believe them most likely to do in the situation they're in. Which is one reason why Vallo is so maddening to me: the arrivals and departures don't make sense. They aren't predictable. No amount of logic, big brain, cunning or forethought can predict what will happen in the day-to-day, which makes for lousy endings. Heartbreak. Broken relationships. But Vallo gives you just enough to keep you hopeful. Because for some, there is hope. The waiting, the not knowing - it makes everything sharper. Brighter.

Which is all to say: I was gone for four months, taken to some strange world where I worked in a bar called the Mos Eisley Cantina. Luckily, I was the prettiest one there (save Earl, Earl had these gorgeous magenta fronds you would not believe), and I learned how to fly a spaceship and things were mostly fine, save how very much I missed the lot of you. And then one day, right when I was beginning to think I might never make my way back, I came back to this place just in time to see more departures.

See? Maddening.




But I am very glad to be back.

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Important reminder for all the nerds: 4 PM tomorrow, Enki Coven is hosting Physics and Transfiguration Magic, a lecture by Vallo University Professor Marcus Islington. There's a half-hour Q&A at the end of the lecture, so it's a great opportunity to learn what you've always wanted to know about how magic and science play nicely together here in Vallo. There's also a reception to follow the lecture, if you're a college student looking for some free snacks. (No shame, everyone in academia's done it at some point.)

[Filtered to Brigitte]
You free for lunch today? I'm craving sushi.
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It feels odd to say, but I am a little relieved to see that this problem with the magic is more widespread. I had worried for a time that something had happened at Sutton Cottage while I wasn't on the grounds that had turned the magic bad. I hope the problem will be resolved swiftly.

[Private to Robin]

Robin,

When I left for work this morning, Briar seemed to be feeling poorly. If you have a chance at some point today, will you go and check on him?

Thank you.

After a few delays and false starts, I finally went through with it and bought a houseboat! I’ll be slowly moving my things from my apartment onto the boat over the next few days. I’ve missed living on the water so much!

Now I just need a name. I was thinking “Remember Yesterday” or “Still Waters”

I don’t know, though. I’m not very good at naming things.

Private Message to Edwin Courcey

If you are up for it, I would like to have you over for dinner on my new boat.

Private Message to Briar Moss

Hello, Briar! Would you like to come see my new boat?

Do people like riddles? I know MANY riddles. Here's one to start: what word of five letters has only one left when two letters are removed?

I would also like to try some in return, thank you! They help keep my brain sharp, because my d guardians are very smart! Kiri is also VERY smart so, it's important that I keep up!

Talon to Night Owl and Eagle Eye

I have a very important question and the question is this: what are the rules about keeping...not pets but maybe something LIKE a pet?

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[Filtered to Richard Gansey, Blue Sargent, Ronan Lynch, Adam Lynch, Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley, Edwin Courcey, and Rosalind Walker]

Daniel Arlington V and Sabrina Spellman request the honor of your presence at a dinner party to be held at Black Elm on Saturday, the 12th of August, 2023 at 7 in the evening. This celebrates no particular occasion and is primarily an excuse for the hosts to practice being human again.

RSVP by network with regrets or acceptance at your convenience.

Today I discovered that the Great Library holds not only the fragments of Sappho that I've read, but two entire collections of her poetry. Some days I can't help but love this place.

[Filtered to Sabrina]
I'd like to hold a dinner party at Black Elm. Could you be talked into hosting it with me? I could use someone else at the other end of the table. I would be inviting some of the library staff (Edwin, Gansey and his girlfriend, Nancy and her girlfriend), and of course if you agree to co-host you'd be free to add a name or two to the guest list. The dining table seats fourteen total.