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A kitten with no apparent human attached just walked up to my desk in Special Collections to sit on my keyboard and demand pets. What's the protocol on spontaneously appearing animals here? Am I free to take him home and give him a pretentious name, or do I need to clear that with some Vallo authority first?

I don't know about you guys, but I'm kind of pissed about missing Fall entirely. And other things, like a wedding.

Well, that was an experience. Thankfully I have only vague, dreamlike memories of my time as a Christmas elf, for the most part. I do quite clearly remember buying up all the rooms with two beds, however, so you're all welcome for that.

[Filtered to Alex Stern]
I will swear to never address you as Whimsy if you swear to never address me as any variation of Tinsel Merryjingle.

Hey folks! I know the weather has thrown us all for a loop but we at Mushroom Hill want to make your stay as festive and easy as possible! I'm Matthew, I'm a part of organizing the activities here, you'll see Talcott helping me, and together we are going to have SO much Christmas cheer.

You'll find printed schedules with events going on for as long as you're here--I'm personally really looking forward to the gingerbread house demo and have just barely resisted eating the materials so there will be things to build with! Later, we'll have a full on competition, which is going to be SO good, both artists and chefs really get into it! We also have ice skating lessons at the pond, there are firepits that we'll have s'mores and hot chocolate, in the lobby we'll be decorating the tree and singing carols, there are ornament and garland creating stations that will popup, and there's sledding, snowboarding, and skiing for all levels! And! We're super lucky to have yoga practice going on twice in the morning, afternoon, and evening. We'll also have opportunities to give back to the community by making Christmas cards and putting together baskets of goodies, because it's important for everyone to feel seen and cared for at all times. :)

There's so much going on, and it'll happen for as long as the snow sticks around, so don't feel like you're going to miss anything! Of course, you can just explore and discover everything on your own, but if you need an excuse to get to know people, come hang out! :))))))))))))

Elves

Is that Tinsel AND Whimsy here?? Christmas Connections sent two of the best! You guys rock around the Christmas tree. :)))))))))) The Big Guy put me on a mission but if you need anything, even just cookies and cocoa, just say so, I'll be right there!!

Ronan

( Christmas gifs beware )

I could use a gym buddy, but for studying. I've got an exam next week and I know I'm probably not the only one - someone up for keeping me accountable?

Note: guilt doesn't really work on me, but a competitive vibe does. I'll have headphones on. Quiet room in the Library maybe? (Weird to capitalize it. Fucking emphasis. The Library.) If something attacks it we can find a new place.

It's baby dino season on the island, apparently. My last two trips out here have had a few baby encounters, which means they're thriving!

I know that a lot of the kids that loved If there's any interest in doing another education overnight camping trip, let me know and I'll plan one. I can't promise you'll get to see the baby raptors (safety reasons), but I can give you these pics and a [VIDEO] that I took earlier.

( Can I keep them? )

Hello. Please bear with me I am not at my best. I am recording this by voice. Recently I was poisoned with an iron arrow. The arrow is gone but the damage remains. I believe there may be a piece of the arrowhead left behind. Potentially in an organ. That would explain the--nevermind that is unnecessarily graphic. I am looking for someone with the ability to find and remove it without using any metal instruments that may worsen the problem. I am comfortable with magic, but my companion is bound to my life force and he has a bad history with witchcraft so I would just ask for someone who can be considerate of that.

Right. That is it then.

Thank you.

Oh. And I can pay.




I am exhausted now where is my pillow Eliphas.

Ok what the fuck is a fits chivalry. Is that a thing? This rainbow bird fucking talks but like Kiri talks and it won't stop saying fits chivalry like that means something. Chainsaw is awkward as fuck and trying to make friends so I have two birds barking nonsense at each other. Not complaining just saying. It's like that meme of the goth house next to the colorful one only these houses have sharp ass beaks and won't shut up.

So this morning I was working on a project and suddenly burst into a dramatic torch song, complete with ballet choreography? The closest I get to singing and dancing is singing along with all the songs in The Labyrinth, so I'm pretty sure some magic happened.

Is this hitting anybody else, or is it just our house?

Who: Alex Stern, with a brief guest star from Darlington
What: Alex gets hit with the musical bug, and Whit is nostalgic for an early Lorde EP
Where: Main Street and the Library of Alexandria
Song Reference: Love Club by Lorde
Anything else? Fine with anyone seeing this!

( But that's the joke, that's the punchline/You won't expect the floor caving in. )

Alex

Stop by the DOA and we can get you the brochures and stuff for the Vallo equivalent of the GRE. Or just signed up for it if you want.

Astarion

cures vampirism: depends on the vampirism
vampire lords of vallo: Felix Draven, but fair warning, he's a dick.
necromancy of thay: don't know about thay, but Beketh is the coven that specializes in necromancy and there's several Outlanders who specialize in it.

>> It seems obvious that the horn equivalent of a furry would be a horny.

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.

Well, this certainly wasn't on my list of things to do today.

Granted, I've seen some pretty weird crap. This maybe breaks into the top ten. Maybe. I'm still weighing somethings before I finalize the list.

I'll work on the list after I take a shower. And maybe a nap.

Anyway, I might as well introduce myself, since I'm apparently going to be stuck here for awhile. I'm Buffy Summers.

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

WHO: Darlington and Alex Stern
WHAT: A reunion!
WHEN: 8 September
WHERE: The walk from the DOA to Black Elm
WARNINGS: Spoilers for Hell Bent, talk of demonic control

( what's up nerd. come pick me up. )

A new weapon showed up in my apartment today. It's called the Pick Axe of Despair. Yeah, I know, it's Edgelord for days, but I didn't name it and I don't want to know what happens if I don't call it by whatever is etched into the handle.

Anyway, that's not the point. The point is that I am absolute shit using this weapon and would like to learn how to wield it so I don't look like a flailing sideways windmill.

you guys, art class critique is the worst.

it's basically what it sounds like: your whole class gets together and critiques each other's work. half of what people say is artsy bullshit that they think sounds smart, a quarter of it is mean just for the sake of being mean, another twenty percent is completely insane, and then the final five percent is actually useful commentary on the work.

someone told me "i hate that you used paint." IN PAINTING CLASS. another guy commented on the raw sexuality of my painting OF A CAVE. and i didn't even get the worst of it! they made this one girl cry, and like, no, her painting wasn't that good, but it wasn't that bad either.

i need a nap. or maybe half a chocolate cake.

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.

If anyone needs activities for children today, the Great Library will be holding Epic Story Time at 2 p.m. in the main stacks. Our tale of choice this afternoon is the Old English story of Beowulf, as told by Miss Heliotrope Undersea. It does have some scary moments, so today's story time is not recommended for children who don't want to hear about monsters being beaten to death.

[Filtered to Edwin and Nikolai]
Are you two doing well enough with your unexpected child? I don't know the first thing about children, but I can send dinner over this evening.
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