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I suppose I should officially introduce myself on this Network now that I'm all settled in and have received my requisite hour of incomprehensible Edwin Courcey explanation. Though I suppose neither I nor anyone trying to make some sort of immersive illusion could have managed to make that feel quite so authentic. I swear, he's the only man I know who could make "space-time continuum" and "travelling to an alternate dimension" put me to sleep.

In any case, my name is Violet Debenham. I see we're all very open about ~*~magic~*~ here, so I may as well get it out of the way that I'm a magician, and an actress. And I suppose this might be a nice vacation from real life, at least for a little while even if Edwin said he's been here for nearly two yea

( Filtered away from Nikolai; spoilers for A Power Unbound )

Please tell me I'm not the only one who woke up with an issue this morning. Who the hell is LAUREN

Usually I avoid the vulgarity of ranting online, but today is a special case.

In Special Collections, we have rules for handling books. Each book has its own particular rules, which I very clearly communicate to patrons when they request their reading material. These rules are not arbitrary. Each one exists either to protect the books or to protect the patrons. When they are followed, they work.

This morning I had a patron who thought rules about books did not apply to him. He's a wizard, you see, and he knows what he's doing, and he doesn't like authority, so he doesn't need to listen to the librarian telling him what will happen if he mishandles the book he's requested. Hardly a spell can touch him, he says, just give him the book and get on with it.

"Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."

Now a priceless antique copy of Secret Worlds is covered in blood and will require a specialist to clean and restore. We can only hope that they'll be successful in doing so; this sort of damage is very difficult to repair. And I suppose we must also hope that medical personnel are successful in reattaching the wizard's fingers.

I went to Soups Soups Soups Soups for breakfast soup this morning, only to find that they are closed due to vandalism and damage done to the interior and exterior overnight. It looked fairly extensive, with windows broken and the dining and kitchen areas in full disarray.

This is vexing for a number of reasons and I would like to know who would do such a thing, immediately.

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

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Projecting Tucker & Dale vs. Evil on the side of a barn if you've got nothing better to do. Doubt we'll get much more time with this one There's a fire pit and a bounce house and leftover cake that looks like an icing bomb went off but tastes pretty damn good. Insult it and get your ass kicked off my farm.


And, fuck. I don't know. I guess I just wanted to say I'm glad to be alive. It's nice to say that and actually fucking mean it. Didn't know it was possible for a long time there. Anyway, it wouldn't be true without you assholes so. Thanks.

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ALL RIGHT.

I'm here.

This is the first time I've come this far back. How very vintage this 2023 is. Though thank you for always dropping us in fall, powers that be; an extreme way to get a PSL off season, but I'm not going to complain all that much.

Anyway, hi. Allison Martin-Stilinski here, if anyone wants to claim me. (Side bar: you do, Mom and Dad. I'm kind of awesome.)

Group Text: Knights of the Round Table ((aka friends and second generation family))

--Okay I'm about to say something weird.
--I'm at the Library--which is not the weird part, of course. Actually, I found a really interesting book about secret societies and codes and I think I lost track of time.
--I think my young dad is here.
--I'm so excited to show him everything, but also, as my nearest and dearest, no one tell him about the pixies last week.
--We can all agree that that was a simple misunderstanding and that we all learned something new from it.

Text to: Mom

--Hi, really sorry but I think we're going to have to be a little late to the Save the Grey Buckeye protest.
--You'll understand in a minute.

Text to: Dad
--Hi
--Look up.

Fucking just broke my toe with this goddamn pallet of cheese somebody tell me this shit isn't real right the fuck now PARRISH PICK UP YOUR GODDAMN PHONE.

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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.

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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.

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Hi. I'm back.

I guess things are still completely fucking lunatic here.




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Thanks for making sure Darlington didn't suffocate in his nautical-themed sweater vests or whatever while I was out.

Because I had absolutely no signal on our honeymoon (it was planned that way) I just want to say thank you to everyone who made it to our wedding last Saturday. You all looked fabulous by staying on theme. Now that we've been back for a little over 24-hours-ish, I have pictures. You're all stuck having to look at them because my husband (I know I said I would never be this person, but marriage changes you and I am a changed woman) looked good.

( This is an OOC cut. )

I'm still managing the rest of the week off from Nino's so don't come looking for me there if you want pizza or good customer service. Nothing exploded while we were gone? I feel like I would have sixth-sensed it from our getaway, but worth asking anyway.

Filtered to DOA and Library Staff:

A book was stolen from the Great Library’s Special Collections section about twenty minutes ago. I made an attempt at apprehending the thief but was unsuccessful in doing so. I am hereby requesting an investigation by the DOA, as I suspect this is part of a pattern.

Additional relevant information:
- the stolen volume is The Art of Control, a study in mind magic that is forbidden in nearly every world where it exists
- the thief was dressed in ancient Assyrian style, Neo-Assyrian Empire period
- the thief seemed to disappear in the alley behind the library

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