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[TWO MINUTES AFTER POSTING, FILTERED away from Ignis]
Does anyone know how to remove smoke residue from a ceiling?

Or know how to get cake-flavored charcoal out of the bottom of an oven?

Asking for a friend, obviously, everything is totally fine here.

[FILTERED TO CHOCOBROS]

Prom says I can talk to you this way. I'm not sure I believe him. This is probably all in my head and I'm still being toyed with But just in case this is real, I have to try.

Uh. Hi?

[FILTERED TO VALLO PRIME, FLIPPED REBELS (THAT INCLUDES YOU ELI), & RESCUERS]

Testing, testing. Are you getting this? We're using my connection to the Black Lion and the quintessence tech in my arm to form a bridge between the networks. Basically, we're playing telephone through a giant sentient spaceship. Stop by and thank him for me? I'm sure he's stressed by all of this.

Anyway, assuming someone is reading this, on the other side of the portal is a parallel Vallo. We've made contact with a group of Outlanders here and confirmed that they are alternate versions of some of our lost people. Most of them have lived here for years and some have different memories of their home worlds. They've formed a rebellion against another group, made up of more of our lost people. They call themselves the Court of Revenants and they're the reason this message is filtered as best as I can get it.

Please be aware that Council members might look like someone you've lost, but they have apparently taken control of this Vallo through force and terror. There is a stalemate between the Council and the Rebels because any physical violence here creates what they call Echoes - spectral enemies that attack anyone close by and only stop when the fighting stops.

Now I'm sure you're wondering where our Outlanders are. I've been told the people here suffered a violent headache and a flash of memories that then faded when the portal opened on this side. It can't be a coincidence. I suspect our people are tangled up metaphysically with their counterparts. I have no idea how to separate them. If you have any theories, please don't be shy.

As for the rescue team, everyone is accounted for and safe. Our focus right now is planning a recovery mission. A few rebels were taken captive just before we arrived. Keith is We will get them back. In the meantime, please feel free to use this post to brainstorm and reconnect. Since I know it'll be a question on your minds, here is the list of the captured:

• Ashton Greymoore
• Dorian Storm
• Keith Kogane
• Luffy
• Nancy Wheeler
• Noctis Lucis Caelum

And a list of the Council and their allies:

• Caleb Widogast
• William Laurence
• Henry Townshend
• Kellach Donnallen
• Ostyia Rabalska
• Teddy Kaplan-Altman
• Billy Kaplan
• Abigail Blyg
• Lan Xichen
• Lee Thompkins
• Joshua Rosfield
• Julian Blackthorn
• Ronan Lynch
• Serefin Meleski
• Silas

Anyone not on either of these lists should be able to see and respond to this post. Okay, enough rambling. Time to see if this actually works.

So we've got quite a few of the Flerkens who didn't decide to adopt a human for the moment over at the Castle-ship. I've set up a livestream from the cameras going here [link]. Very much recommended viewing if you need a pick me up. Or just because.

If you run into any more just give a heads up to Carol and we can get them reunited with their friends here.

[ they're contained in very large space that is basically a cat's dream with lots of places to run, jump, climb, etc. the stream itself will toggle between various viewpoints and cameras with the option to view just one specific camera if wanted ]

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

Does anyone have any toddler-friendly ideas for Christmas or Solstice celebrations? We've only been able to do things at home or with Julian and Emma in the past few years, because we've had to keep a low profile, but that isn't as much of a problem here and I'd like to take the opportunity for us to go a little overboard this year as a family.

Also any tips to get a "cool" teenager to wear a matching "decidedly uncool" family sweater.

FILTERED AWAY FROM TSC:

Has anyone experienced having ah- two spouses, here, from two separate times?

To explain a little further; Will and Jem were connected and shadowhunter partners before I met them. I had a connection with both of them, and ultimately became engaged to Jem. Circumstances out of our control separated us, but with his blessing, I later married Will. This was a hundred and fifty years ago. We had a full and happy and wonderful marriage with him, until he passed.

I'm immortal, so I continued on as I am now, but grieving. It took decades, but Jem was healed and we were able to be together again, we married a few years ago and now we have Mina.

They are both here, and I am very lucky, make no mistake, to be lucky enough to have them. Will is from the early days of our marriage, and Jem is from our current time - they're both very happy to be with each other again, as we've always loved all of each other, bonded as family. But it is becoming a little awkward and I haven't figured out how to breach the "who am I married to" topic in terms of intimacy with them.

I know this place is strange so if anyone has any advice, I welcome it.

Has anyone who's suffered memory loss woken up with things restored as of yet? It seems I need a timeline of how long before this might be fixed, and when Vallo will right itself.

[FILTERED AWAY FROM GLADIOLUS & PROMPTO]
I am on vacation for the next two weeks starting tomorrow. We are getting married in exactly 5 days, Thursday is our rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. I am finalizing the menu with the caterer today, and the headcounts. Our wedding attire is at least finished with its final fittings.

Prompto and Gladio have both been hit with whatever this is. I don't have details yet, because Prompto spent twenty minutes hiding in the bathroom until Noctis just barged in and then he finally came out for breakfast. Gladio clarified a bit, but the best I've determined is that things are a far cry from our usual relationship.

I haven't the faintest if they've written their vows. Or if they'll be turned back by Saturday. Or if they'll remember any of this.

Vallo once again proves that it is nigh impossible to plan things and that all future engagements should be of the utmost chaos and done without previous planning. We should have eloped.

If you made it this far into my stress rants, please feel free to send alcohol.

( Sent to friends and family of Noctis, Ignis, Gladio & Prompto in black velvet envelopes with a gold seal )

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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?

Uh, not sure what's going on here and I'm figuring someone fucked up with magic somewhere along the line, but...

( Does this belong to someone? )

[ooc; The baby in hand is much younger and Asian, but same vibes! Posted right after this and breakfast.]

[OOC: after this]

[TEXTS TO CHOCOBROS]

» I'm here
» I don't know why it said I left
» sorry I didn't see all of this until just now

Are you fucking kidding me, Vallo? Do you just take anyone I get close to here? Am I supposed to just 'stick to my world?' Because that's what it feels like. Fucking place, fucking disappearances, fucking everything.

If anyone feels the need to respond to this, I won't guarantee fast answers. Me and pizza and alcohol are going to go rage on the beach.

I guess these skeletons have a very specific idea of what a king should be like and sprinkled in cheeto dust before noon is not it. Anybody heard of a King Ashurbanipal?

Note to self: When the little piece of paper in the geocache box tells you, "don't put the ring on, it's cursed" - don't put the ring on, it's cursed. Sure, it's the curse of a thousand hives and not something terrible (like death) but still. Make better choices, Kate of the Future.

But thanks, Adam! Geocaching was fun, let's do it again.

FILTERED TO NATASHA ROMANOFF:

I miss you. 🥺

So, those of you with more experience with this, what's the usual reaction when Vallo takes away your spiky-haired best friend who is also your only employee? Is it stress eating? Because I'm stress eating.

filtered to abi & abi's friends
Abi's birthday is coming up here on the 15th and we'll be having a get together at the house here. Swing by around 7. The birthday girl has requested costumes.

Is it fixed yet? I'm tired of feeling like this. I haven't had a cold since I was a pre-teen. Uuuuuuugh.

[Filtered to Kaitlyn]
I'm going to need you to be very sticky. Like super sticky. Just stick to Vallo like glue, okay?
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[Filtered to Chocobro House]
Thanks for putting up with me being clingy today. You guys are the best.

I wanted to ask something - if she shares my room, could Kaitlyn come live with us? It's okay if the answer is no, I haven't said anything to her yet. She might not even want to. But I'd like having her where I can see her more.
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The staff down at the Wiz's asked me to pass along that they're hosting some races on the 23rd this month.

There will 3 races - an A and B Pool and then a fun run. A and B are based on skill so if you've had experience riding chocobos, or just a similar animal, A pool is probably for you. B if you're new to the whole thing. The fun run is for anyone, silly outfits are required.



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