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This is such a wonderful gadget, I can't wait to see what all I can do with it. But it's primarily for communication? Fine, someone please tell CALEB WIDOGAST that his teleportation spell did not work correctly and I am not supposed to be here.

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EXANDRIAN FAM (INCLUDES FUTURE KIDDOS)

I think that we would be remiss not to take advantage of a situation like this and have a family dinner, of sorts. I know not everyone has been hit by the distortions in time (that I am still utterly fascinated by and it is a miracle I am writing this and not doing experiments), but it is always good to have an excuse and this is a particularly nice one.

There are a lot of us, so perhaps your tower would suit, Caleb?

CALEB, GILMORE, VAX, LUKA, JAI

I also am fairly certain that it is customary to "meet the parents", as it were, and I recognize this situation is unique given existing living arrangements and friendships, but I nevertheless think it would be nice to have the six of us sit down together while we.

This is a very odd dream that I am going to entertain for a moment as being reality, despite that it's so clearly a very odd dream.

Mum? Are you actually here?

Hey, calling in from Enki offices. We're getting that weird magi-tech signal from the Void like we did last spring - chat feed and video, same as before. Please check for missing persons and report them to the DOA.

Chat feed is here for anyone who wants or needs to monitor it. Working on getting the video up.

UPDATE: Got the video feed up. Looks like a different place than last time.

UPDATE 2: Things just got worse for them. They're connected to at least two other places. One is Talos I, my old space station. The other is...I don't even know. It looks like a carnival of guns.

fuck this place, drinking for three tonight

That was one hell of a wedding yesterday, thanks to everyone that showed up - because we literally couldn't have done it without you. That beast was Uk'atoa, someone who's been hunting me at home for some time now. I had hoped he wouldn't find me here, but I guess Vallo has a great sense of humor. I'm glad no one was killed and we got rid of him, hopefully permanently. I meant it when I said everyone was family at this point - especially after this.

I hope you all remembered to take home your golden dick party favors.


- Fjord Lavorre

( The Weekend Wedding Details! )

( BUT THEN THINGS HAPPEN! )

[FRIENDS OF FJORD AND JESTER (AND THEM TOO)]

Hey so yeah. I know this is late notice but everything got dumb and I got distracted so deal, I guess. I'm throwing a party for Fjord and Jester on Friday night. A last hurrah before they're officially married and obnoxious. (They're already obnoxious but we love them anyway.) The party's at Freewheelin's because I thought it would make Jester happy and Fjord is happy if Jester is happy? So strap on those skate things and let's go. Oh and be prepared to sneak in booze. I'll buy but I only have so many pockets.

[Jester]

I know I should be asking this in person, but I'm up here at Boyd's hearing about all the crazy shit happening around Vallo right now and it's not even the usual crazy, there's a lot of really intense stuff happening right now. Evil clones, evil spires - Jes, it's nightmare fuel out there right now. Could've sworn I saw Uk'atoa itself out in the ocean this morning.

And the wedding is less than 10 days away. Do we need to consider postponing? Or make it kind of a last-minute pop-up when Vallo gives us a few quiet days? Not even just for us, but all our guests recovering from the trauma of all this mess. Or maybe it'll be a welcome respite? You'd know best.

Good afternoon, my new friends! I have only been in your world a very short time (such a shock this morning--do you know how truly unfair it is to be lounging oh so comfortably on the coast in sunny Feolinn with a glass of their very best diamond plum wine only to be deposited unceremoniously in a forest of all places? I cannot), but I have made the most wonderous discovery and it is gelato. I am currently eating it with the tiniest of spoons and it is as delicious as it is wonderous and I suggest you all try it immediately.

That out of the way, hello, good day, it is lovely to meet you all.

Now, I can't help but notice that I am rather stuck here. I have been informed that not even the most fair and advantageous (for both parties, obviously) deal made with a hapless group of adventurers can create for me a little doorway to hop back to the Menagerie Coast and my glass of wine, so I have decided to view this as a grand opportunity for growth and excitement and I am beginning to bore myself, so I'm going to just let this paragraph come to an end now.

Ah, and of course: I have been told there is a blue tiefling about. I would so very much like to be reunited with her, should someone be able to point me in her direction.

All right, who took my boots?

Vex'ahlia?

Diego?

Who the hell sends an envelope full of glitter.

This might be a weird question and I might actually be hallucinating but did the moon look odd to anyone else last night?

Now you've all seen the impressive wedding invitation that Jester created for us, whether you through a reply to her or not. Guess what, we don't need RSVPs, because catering and all that is a non-issue. I just want to reiterate that anyone who wants to come is welcome to attend. No gifts necessary, this island just makes us all basically family under the same circumstances and that means you're all invited. If we've battled together, drank together, healed up together, saved the day together, got stuck in a giant frog's mouth together, ended up in a murder mansion together, partied together, fished together -- whatever, we're friends. So please, come join us on our special day. We'd love to see you there.


[ooc | I am writing up a large monster attack plot for this event, so if you'd like your character to be involved in the monster attack - this is the best way to preemptively get involved, FYI!!]

I have never looked forward to a summer of free time more than I am right now. I have no doubt that I will change my tune in a couple of weeks, when I get through my pile of books I've been putting off and realize I need additional hobbies.

EXANDRIANS

I have been so wrapped up with the end of the semester that I just know I've missed the arrival of a good number of people from home, so I wanted to both apologize and rectify that as well as I can. I'm Cassandra de Rolo and I'm from Tal'Dorei, specifically Whitestone. I've spent more or less all of my life there, though my brother and Vex had been nudging me into doing more travel for myself--I think that they meant somewhere like Marquet, not an entirely different world.

That said, given that there is such a population of us, I thought that we might be overdue an opportunity for getting to know one another in person so I am suggesting: potluck dinner at the Xhorhaus (apologies to my housemates; I promise to do the cleaning afterward) on this coming Friday, May 20?

My thanks to all who have already volunteered to assist with the Outlanders and Animals Calendar project. The window to volunteer is not yet closed. If you wish to participate in any capacity, please use the sign-up sheet at The Art of Expression.

[Filtered to Volunteer Photographers, Designers, Dressers, Managers, etc. for the Outlander Calendar Project]
Good morning, all. Thank you for your interest in this project, and for your willingness to meet with me, show your very impressive portfolios, and begin the process of this great undertaking.

I would like to bring all of us together for a design meeting as soon as possible. Would you be so kind as to indicate your availability over the coming week for a discussion of artistic concepts?

For your future reference, here is the current list of animal models who will be joining our people; I have transcribed notes on names and descriptions where I have them.

[Identical list to the one for the Models below]
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[Filtered to Volunteer Models for the Outlander Calendar Project]
Good morning, all. Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. I have received the final list of animal models from the Sanctuary and the Shelter, and I would like to offer you all the opportunity to make special requests to be paired with specific animals. I cannot guarantee that these requests will be honored, especially if more than one person expresses an interest in a particular animal, but I will do my best.

Also, as we have had a great deal of interest in modeling, please drop by the sign-up sheet at The Art of Expression to indicate if you would be willing to be paired with another human model for your shoot.

( Animal Models )
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[Filtered to Lan Wangji]
Will has invited me to live with him and A-Xiang at the Dragon Covert. I have not yet had the opportunity to ask A-Xiang for his formal permission to court Will.
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Good morning, fellow Outlanders!

You are all invited to participate in this year's Outlanders and Animals calendar! Be your best sexy sexy self in a photoshoot with all the cutest and coolest animals at the Vallo Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary and the Vallo City Animal Shelter, and help us to repeat the incredible success of last year's effort.

[Wei Wuxian's favorite photo from last year's calendar, which involves much male nudity and bunnies]

We are also seeking volunteer photographers, makeup artists, stylists, set dressers, and others who are skilled artisans/artists comfortable with and respectful toward a variety of people and animals in varying states of undress.

Please express your interest as a volunteer model or artist in the comments here, and I will follow up with you accordingly.

My thanks and respect,
Lan Xichen
Acting Director of The Art of Expression

Okay.

So like we were totes just practicing my illusion class homework and supposed to make ourselves look like someone else, but not be someone else. But I think Mr. Thor and I screwed up because him and Mr. Jake and apparently a lot of other people still look like they should but are not like they should be.

Help?!?!?!

Okay, what the hell is going on now? Raylan woke up claiming his name is "Joel", and I'm almost positive he's having a mental breakdown.

So totally serious question.

How much does it cost to buy or make a pirate ship? And how much interest would there be in an all-ladies crew?

Hypothetically, of course.

Also, I suppose it's been a while so here is a Mango check-in for all of her fans out in Vallo. The shaking of tiny maracas is basically all Leon and James here at home.