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Tonight I sat outside of Morningside Manor for hours. I needed to be outside. I haven't gone on my nightly walk since this mushroom business started. I was thinking about home. I miss it. I miss the familiarity even if I would be gone for stretches of time.

Claudia's sketch pads and the doll she slept with showed up in my apartment last week. They were sitting on my bed when I returned home one night. At first I thought I was hallucinating, then I picked them up. I don't know how they got here or why, but they have brought comfort and sadness.

Howdy friends!👋🏻 This is exciting!! Wednesday do you want a bagel? They have 🌈 RAINBOW 🌈 ones omg I'm getting a rainbow one! Going to rub this in my brothers face, he's always wanted to meet a real minotaur and now I'm the first in the pac



Omg does this mean I'm an omega now? 😩 I'm not prepared for that! I was and now I'm not!

Had a lot of kids asking if I was one of Santa's elves, which is wrong on two levels. A. I'm a gnome. 2. I'm my own man. But also, they're kids and they don't mean any harm by it and should believe in magic and all, so I don't care. Made a bunch of these to give out when it happens. Or is that weird? Won't do it if it's weird. But you can see the grain still in 'em, which is good. Gives an appreciation and respect for the wood.

Also we got us a skyship, which is what it sounds like. A ship for the sky. Real nice piece of craftsmanship there. Now let's say I obviously know how to fly it (cause obviously I do) but on the off-chance I may need a refresher, who can help out with that?

I have confirmed that I am all that remains of my family in Vallo. All others from the land of my origin have gone on to other lives. Lotus Pier and the Burial Mounds are gone, but Cloud Recesses remains.

If any friends of Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian, Lan Sizhui, Jiang Cheng, Jiang Yanli, Jin Ling, or George Weasley wish to join me in the traditional prayers for those who have moved on, I will hold the ceremony at the shrine at Cloud Recesses on Sunday, the fourth of December, at 2 in the afternoon.

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I will not be at The Art of Expression again until Monday.
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I know that our faith is not yours, but I would appreciate it if you would join me on Sunday. You may pray to anyone you like for the souls of those who have left us.
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In the mood for some music tonight. Who's up for a karaoke crawl? (Thor, you're coming.)

Heads up, I guess, but if anyone sees a giant pink lion with a curly mane, she's... mine, I guess? Melog's going to show her around the forest and I'm not entirely sure how those two are going to get along or if she's going to cause any mischief like Melog has in the past. But her name's Clawdeen, and she's--




Honestly, I don't even know. She's there. File your complaints to me if she starts anything or if you happen to see those two fight, let me know.

There are giant lizards with super sharp claws that look like icicles and freezing cold breath. Fire's the only way I was able to kill them.

I need to warm up and get some first aid. Where should I go? I can get there quickly. Apparently, I can fly now.

I was outside, using my shine to blow the snow away from some locals that got caught in the blizzard, and the coolest thing happened!  I met a unicorn! She only stuck around for about ten minutes, long enough for me to get close and say hi. She seemed fine too, the cold didn't bother her. Maybe I should call her Elsa if I meet her again.
( Unicorn )

What's something that's happened lately that makes you happy?

GAANG

I went to the store this morning and loaded us up on supplies just in case the storm turns out to be really bad. We may want to make some extra accommodations for all the animals too.

[Jin Ling]

Hey. Remember me? I'm not old any more.

You'd think school where would be more understanding when you spent two weeks being a literal child. How the fuck am I supposed to find the time to do all this back homework and makeup exams?

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Turns out I had a big fucking mouth when I was a kid, so guess there's no sense in ignoring it.

Yeah, my name's Yue. You can call me that if you want to, I guess. Yuu's also fine.

If I hear any cracks about how I've got a girly name, I'll kick your ass and revoke given name privileges.

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[Message to Adam]

Hi, it's me, the brat who looked at cows with you. Though I doubt you even remember

I've been told you do like, tutoring.

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Apparently pizza was an option for lunch today, as my post-lunch class kept attempting to derail my lecture to instead argue over whether or not pizza is a sandwich.

I had a dream last night - Calendars flipping through pages on their own.  Clocks with the hands spinning around quickly.  Hourglasses flipping around.   I think this means this will be over soon and we'll be returned to our right times. 

Or I could have overindulged in Halloween candy.  This is Vallo. Anything's possible. 

Anyone want a ghostface serial killer haunting you for a while? It can't harm you but forewarning, you can't shoot it. Enjoys invading the bathroom while you shower because who doesn't love a good jump scare on Samhain.

I miss the lawman skeleton that tried to arrest me for jaywalking. I still have his skull and lasso.

Guys, I think I'm being stalked by the demon/poltergeist/Tom Hanks?? of Halloween.

I just wanna get off this elevator, that's all.


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Today can quit it anytime now.

I kind of need some magic people who know something about curses on people or object possession or anything like that to come tell me if this teddy bear that David S Pu just showed up is my human best friend and then get him un-fluffed if it is. I swear I'm not crazy, this was a thing we'd turn into back in Blackpoint, or that time in Vallo. But, you know, we could walk and talk those times and this one isn't doing either.

As previously mentioned today, Halloween is almost here! Which means Sabrina's birthday is almost here, which she is choosing to ignore Samhain is almost here.

Looking for something to do that day? Don't forget that Vallo will be busy with Samhain traditions, both public and private (for anyone in a coven or with special invites). If anyone is interested in going around to different Samhain events during the day, before heading out to some clubs for the night, let me know. Sabrina and I are looking to get a group together to adventure for the day.

Sign-ups for the annual pumpkin carving contest here! Carving party at my place next weekend, anyone welcome! I'll post pictures of everything here on the network for admiration/ridicule as needed.

I've been thinking, or overthinking, about Halloween.  It must be the pumpkin spice latte I'm drinking.  It's making me wonder - I haven't been in Vallo long enough to know what happened last Halloween.  Is it cool to wear traditional costumes -  like witches, zombies, aliens, devils?   Or would that be offensive to actual witches, demons, etc?

Don't worry if you happen to see me out there.   It's not really me.  The real me is safe and sound in a brightly lit room.  What you're seeing is a projection of me, one that can fight the daemons with my shine. 

Does anyone want to team up and kick daemon ass together?

Hi. I'm El. I'm not really good at this stuff, on account of growing up in a commune without phones or social media or even running water half the time and then spending the last four years in the void where's there's not much chance of mobile coverage, but whatever, I'll give it a try.

So from what I've been able to work out, there are occasionally monsters and things here, but there are also plenty of wizards people with magic who don't live in constant fear of being eaten by things? As in, it's not a constant threat?

Also I'd like to do some research into how alternate dimensions work, if anyone has any tips, or like, preferably a Dewey Decimal reference or whatever you use here.