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My life would have been way fucking different in Exandria if I'd just been given money all the gods damned time for no reason. This place is a pain in the ass, but fuck. That's nice as hell.

I'm parking myself at Taste of Tal'Dorei to eat and drink Winter's Crest themed shit while watching """theater""" and people should join me if you're bored. My fucking treat.

BELLS HELLS

Also I'm going to get you all not shitty gifts now that I am rolling in it. Get ready.

Well, hi. Fancy being stuck here with all of you.

Any chance people know where I could find some board games or kid books? I thought I saw some in one of the lobbies, but stuff has been shuffled around with all of us here and I know my sister is going to get sick of my presence in the evenings when there isn't as much for her to do eventually and I thought maybe some distractions could delay the inevitable.

Or anyone else here with kids that an eleven-year-old could hang with?

SHAUN - can be viewed by Vallo onlookers

I don't know if it's okay for me to reach out or not or if you'd rather I just leave you be, but I

Hey, good morning. Is it still morning? I don't know. Not important, Vax

I am under stern orders to tell you that my mother says hello.

The camera pans to the exterior of a charming, warm, and heavily decorated Christmas goods store

Text to: Vax
--Hello, darling, Velora's found her way to the shop. She's fine, don't worry. She's currently examining tinsel offerings and knows she should stay put for you.
--I didn't know you were in town
--Why are you
--Ah, wait perhaps you deleted


--This is Shaun Gilmore by the way.
--That sound that could be heard for miles was my pride promptly leaving my person, how droll.
--Let us just thrust salt upon the wound shall we
--Do you remember where the store is?

Group text to: Caleb and Essek
--Darlings, surely you are aware of the esteem I hold you both in. Brilliant scholars, superb fathers, tremendous friends.
--I am well aware that I am asking for a lot but I am hopeful that the esteem you in turn hold me in may be sufficient to rally you in my moment of need.
--When one's ex has made a reappearance after five years.


--It's fine, this is fine!
--I'm fine.
--Pretend as though this entire experience has been but a blip of humor for your day.

Just a reminder to reach out to us at the Youth Center, if you're interested in including anything in the silent auction for our New Years charity event!

FRIENDS & FAMILY (feel free to assume; if you've talked to Vax, you're in)

It's obviously coming up on winter holidays and I'll admit that I'm having some mixed feelings about them because it's going to be my first time experiencing them without my sister, so I was hoping to put something together to distract, but still enjoy them. This is both for myself, but also for Velora, since I know it's probably hard for her, too.

Winter's Crest falls on the last month of the year on the 20th, so I thought to just continue that trend and get together that evening for a bit. Maybe at Greyskull to actually use it? It feels right to be in an Exandrian place on an Exandrian holiday. Just bring a dish to pass for that kind of dinner, joke/funny gifts for a random exchange? That sort of thing.

Anyway, if you're free, consider yourself invited: December 20th, Greyskull Keep, food and friends and goofy gifts. (I couldn't think of a proper word that started with F to keep that alliteration going, forgive me.)

GODDAMNIT, VALLO. I WANT TO BURN SOMETHING TO THE GROUND.

I fucking get it now, it doesn't want me to be happy. Fuck you too, Vallo!

Dear all of Vallo from a world that celebrates winter holidays but are not native to this one,

It's going to be my first year celebrating here which, you know, is great for all the new friends I've made here, but not so great when I'm thinking of my family back home and also realizing it'll be the first time I don't even celebrate the Chinese New Year with them, and it's making me feel some type of way.

How the hell do you cope or manage to get through it without a breakdown?

Before anyone suggests "a new hairdo", done and done. Abi and I found a place that did magical hair growth and all and I got longer hair! I debuted it during the wedding even.

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

Right so. From what I gather, Evie and I were turned into templar twats. Sorry about that. Kellach, you've got free beer on me for a month, mate. Anyone else I was a prick to, well come on down. You can have a free punch if it makes you feel better. If I'm not here, it's because I'm out looking for wherever that prat hid the 200 year old goblin whiskey I was saving for a special occasion.

[SEREFIN]

I saw you wincing just now. Stop pushing it and take a rest, will you?

DIEGO, LILA, SEREFIN

How are you doing, Serefin?

Also, what the fuck is going on? This have to do with everyone being all off, I'm guessing?

Now that my reign of tyranny has come to an end and things feel a bit more normal at home even though it's still, I'm here to do the work thing I was supposed to do days ago. As the kids may or may not say: my bad.

Last year we did a silent auction fundraiser benefiting the Youth Center on New Years Eve. It was a wild success and something that we're now doing again, because why not. I understand this is quite some time out before the holiday hits, but time moves quickly this time of year, or so I've noticed, so here I am. It will still be the optionally fancy affair, but this time we're doing a masquerade for full dramatic effect.

That being said, what I'm really here for is to once again look for donations from individuals and businesses alike to go toward the silent auction. Gift baskets, certificates, experiences, and so on. All of the proceeds do go back to the youth center, to fund facilities and programs. Our hope is to expand to add some additional classrooms and general space eventually.

Anyway. You can reach out at vvessar@vcyc.org or by approaching one of us at the youth center, if you're interested in contributing. Otherwise, clear your schedules and all that. It'll be a good night.

[OOC - You can find a spreadsheet here to put any items you'd like to include for the auction! I'll do another reminder closer to the event.]

I'm not entirely s If three pre-teens on the street terrorized you, I apologize. We had sticky fingers and a desire to show off for Wanda as we taught her things.

In my possession, I have:
- a curved dagger with a braided hilt
- 7 gold coins that aren't your standard change.
- an embroidered handkerchief
- A very nice fountain pen that I'd like to keep.
- A black and gold pocket watch.
- Leon Orcot, I have your entire wallet.

If any of these belong to you, I'll return them immediately. I'm fairly certain we spent any cash found, but as I don't know the exact amounts and I don't trust half of you to tell the truth, I will offer a blanket flat fee to anyone who was a victim of our terror.

Wanda, I hope you had fun, I know we did.

[CHAOS CREW]

I don't typically I There are I need help packing the flat and I'd rather not hire someone.

And I have to disarm all of the traps first.

I woke up to a post it note from my older self saying I owe the kids brunch for being "what THEY would say an embarrassment, but don't listen to them".

So come get your waffles and bacon I guess?

So, if no future children appeared for some of us does that mean we don't have children in the future?

This is my current thought and I would like to hear what people think.

[FILTERED TO EVIE]

Fine don't answer the phone. Just tell me where you are.

[FILTERED TO FRIENDS OF EVIE (I changed my mind she CAN see this)]

If anyone spots her before me, you better bloody say something.

First, a big thank you to everyone who was able to help in tracking down exactly what's going on with this singing and dancing situation. Hopefully everyone is doing alright--I know there were some injuries, so please make sure you're going to the clinic for treatment, if it's bad enough to warrant it.

That said, there is a warehouse that all of this seems to be originating from. The theory right now is there's some sort of artifact there that's causing it, but unfortunately there are a lot of things in the warehouse, because it's all done up for a party for the upcoming holiday. I'm told the whole place seems pretty doused in magic, so figuring out which thing is causing the issues isn't going to be as straightforward as it looks. The magic itself isn't being dispelled, so we're going back to basics.

Here's the pretty simple plan: we go in and just start breaking things until one does the trick. This is a big job given how large and just how packed the warehouse is, so anyone that's willing to help would be appreciated. The warehouse is located at [coordinates] and a portal is being set up in the DOA offices to help people jump, whichever is easier.

Thank you in advance to everyone that can help out.

CRITICAL ROLE PEOPLE, FUTURE & PRESENT

Sorry to tack this on at the end here, but it's been on my mind and I just haven't had much of a second to bring it up with everything going on. I was thinking that it would be nice to have a meal or something this weekend, hopefully all of the above being settled by then. I know some of you have gone through this time stuff before, but it feels like a unique opportunity to just get together with so many of us.

I don't know if it would be easier to host something at one of our houses or taking over a restaurant? I hadn't thought that far ahead, I'll admit, I just wanted to throw the idea out there.

I'm making an observation.

Dads, I may need you both to run interference with Kiri.

That moment when you get unceremoniously dumped into the past and you text the love of your life to find out what's up and you get "FUNNY STORY..."

Anyways I need 2K.

For as much as I love and appreciate the state of my family in my time, the chance to carry (and be able to carry; I am a weak wizard, please understand) sleeping children to bed has been a delight to get to do once more. I seem to have forgotten how to do some of the key voices during bedtime stories, though. The reviews have been harsh, but understandable.

Anyway, I would request to forgive the sap, but I have grown out of that with time and growth. This is what age does to a man.