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It's been more than a decade since the last time I went to Disneyland (me and D took my kid brother once one afternoon, even if D just complained the whole time), but my folks used to take me a lot when I was a kid, given the fact that we only lived about 45 minutes from the park.

Kind of a nice treat to wake up to after everything, even if I could have passed on the actual wake-up call we ended up getting.

Everyone wish my delightful younger sister Julia a very happy birthday for tomorrow. If you don't know her, she's a skilled bartender at Imperial, she loves pancakes, and is the best Cheeto aunt I could ever ask for. Or be stuck with. Since I am stuck with her and remember that when she was very small I put her in a trash can to see if she would fit. Unsurprisingly, I was scolded for that.

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Here's to another trip 'round the sun, Jules. Hopefully we'll find something more fun to do for your birthday than try to settle the Coke vs Pepsi argument with sticks. I love you to the moon and back, a few times over.



And I will always give you the fuller cup. Probably.

Just putting it out there that this weekend is the opening weekend for Carpe Noctem. Hopefully we'll see you there. 18+ only. I will have wards up to keep anyone younger out. I also reserve the right to tell you to fuck off if you make my staff uncomfortable.

fucking stupid thing I am certain Nandor has already contracted 10 different curses on this electronic device and WHERE WILL WE GET THE EMAILS FROM

HELLO yes, I am called Nadja! I am a HUMAN WOMAN of a certain HUMAN age who has experienced HUMAN WOMAN things like Sex and the City (should be called Not Enough Sex Too Much City am I right?), talking to BOSS BABE HUNS (tic and tac and taco symbol livingmywhy), and dealing with societal pressures of being the perfect wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend all in one while working on the hustle and grind (misleading) but not too much working so that the cookies can be baking for a bake sale tomorrow all while earning 82 cents to the dollar!

I have been pretending so well to be a human and it is EXHAUSTING why would anyone be this???????????

HELLO yes, I am looking for my FELLOW HUMANS Laszlo (perhaps you know him as Jackie Daytona, a bartender from Pennsylvania) and Nandor The Relentless.





Also yes alright or our familiar bodyguard Gizmo Buillermo. OH AND THE DOCUMENTARY CREW please tell me they have made it!!!!

[Filtered to James' friends (not including James)]

Hey everyone. So, James' birthday's coming up on Friday (shit, where the time gone?), and I thought it might be nice to throw him a bit of a dinner or something and has hoping you guys could come out.

I think James would probably get a kick out of that weird-ass cat restaurant I keep hearing about, so maybe a bunch of us could meet there Friday at around 7, unless someone has a better idea?< I don't know, I haven't done anything like this before. He knows I'm planning a dinner so you don't have to keep this to yourself or anything, though I'd rather keep some of the details a surprise.

Maybe let me know if you're planning on coming so I can give them some sort of number for the reservation.

I mostly prefer to read all of your exploits rather than post on here directly (and it's been awhile since I have) but - I come on behalf of Asetenarra, whom I officially joined in December. Nothing too long (I'm not very wordy with these) but if you're looking for something to do up to and on Valentine's Day, they'll be hosting a bonfire that I think has been called a 'Boyfriend Bonfire' elsewhere but you don't necessarily have to have a boyfriend - it's merely a 'ritual' wherein you put tokens into a box and, uh, burn it. All in symbolism of leaving a past relationship behind and moving on. It can be any relationship, doesn't have to be romantic.

Dinner will be a part of it too and if you're interested in their very goth recipe please check it out. The cheese is made by them. Looks a bit questionable but tastes delicious - going goth for Valentine's Day is also very Asetenarra. Softly.

But anyway, I suppose I should also note that my office is still downtown, located in the city hospital - when things get insane I tend to pitch in at the ER but I'm currently taking new patients as well. Or just appointments for anything you might need, on the psychiatry front.


( private message - marina )

Hi, situation at the Aviary. The rest of Enki and employees are holed up at MageNet and the Skyline and can't get to me right now because they're holding off the creepy fuckers in both places.

Some of my colleagues and I are stuck up on one of the nests at the Aviary, trying to get the top part of the dome open. I can't fly with a broken leg, so any assistance would be appreciated for a rescue and to get the dome open.

Thank you!

tl;dr rescue at the Aviary needed, ty! [Location]

Hi! I know sometimes learning about new technologies and about popular culture is difficult and hard to understand on your first few tries. But please do not take it out on the poor Kennys, they're only here to help. 😭

[ FILTERED TO MAKO MORI ]
I'm sor- I saw the notifi- Do you want t-

We're birthing the new batch of birds of prey AIs this afternoon, if you want to come participate. Or if you need time off, I can talk to Kumar and Jaziri for you.

I need tips on how to survive acc acclimate?? assimilate into WORDS do well in school.

I am looking for help with:
- Organizing binders
- How to handle bullies (I don't think I'm allowed to make them pee themselves but I am checking just in case)
- Slang
- Is cafeteria food safe?
- Are there a lot of old vampires that pretend to be teenagers to go to school?
- Gym sports and what to expect
- Best way to study

If anyone can think if anything else please let me know. I watched Mean Girls and I don't know if what happens there is true. Twilight didn't make sense either.

Didn't actually expect to start caring about Eadwulf as more of a friend than a roommate, but, well.. it happened. This place is a bitch.

And I don't want to stay in this place alone anymore without him. Anyone have an extra room for a former assassin who makes a lot of mac and cheese and the cutest bird alive?

[Texts to Julia Barlow]
Sent this afternoon, marked "Urgent"

>> HELP!!
>> 🆘🆘

So as December hits, I'm reminded of the fact that there is a SMALL POSSIBILITY that, um, we're all getting thrown into a winter holiday Hallmark movie. Or, as it stands to reason given past instances, several winter holiday Hallmark movies.

What the fuck, you may ask?

Well, there's a reality altering witch among us (Hi, not you Wanda! ♥ There's others!) that's been looking for her special someone for the past few decades. She occasionally finds her wintertime beau and we'll get a couple of years of relative peace during this time of year. Since the Outlanders have arrived, we haven't experienced this phenomenon. However, sources (read: witchy gossip among the Ankou grannies) have told me that Ms. Hallmark just broke up with her bff of the last three years and so we might be in for it this year.

So what are we in for?

A town called Serendipity Hills appears for a few days. Some of us locals get pulled into it to live out fairly cheesy holiday movie tropes, while Ms. Hallmark tries to find her new Mr. Hallmark. Other than living out a few days of gazebo dates, winter bake offs, log cabin snowstorms, and fireplace romances, not much else happens. Serendipity Hills also shows up on our televisions as a show so we can catch the latest romances as they're happening. And from all past experience, everything that happens is something our inner selves want to have happen, it's just a little holiday love magic setting the mood. The locals that do get pulled in sometimes have new names and backstories, but at their core, are still themselves.

We've also found that the people that get pulled in want to get pulled in at some level, so it's become tradition to let it run its course. I got a girlfriend out of it a few years back. Ask me about my Hallmark persona. Also, trying to pull anyone out never works, so we simply don't try anymore. Does Ms. Hallmark need therapy? Probably. But I'm not the one to tell the reality altering witch what to do.

So head's up, weird shit might happen this month (as always), but it's fairly harmless. Do I have anymore answers than what I wrote here? No. Are there whole viewing parties dedicated to Serendipity Hills? Yes. Hit me up, I'll send you a list of the best ones if this does go down.

EDIT: Hallmark definition for the uninitiated.

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I thought one of the perks to not having D around here was that I wouldn't have to deal with shit like swarms of man-eating rabbits. I'm pretty sure these are the same breed he sold to the Haywoods back when I first started investigating them. Just try to avoid any areas where there's a big concentration of rabbits, and if you feed them cookies and candies or something maybe we'll get lucky and they'll die in a few generations.

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[ Filtered to James, Julia + Leon ]
Now that we all have clean bills of health, I presume there's no need for any follow-up house calls? Let me know if that changes. The Clinic is always open, regardless, if any of you should obtain less shady injuries.

[ Filtered to Brigitte ]
I am very sorry about your friend departing. I know you're busy seeing to his partner, but please remember to take care of yourself as well.

[ Untamed Crew + Friends]
I'm confused on this next upcoming glut of holidays - there's Solstice, some sort of gratitude holidays, Christmas (that one I remember), and the ending of the year, correct? Am I forgetting any opportunity for people to hurt themselves?

[PRIVATE TO MARGO HANSON]

Uh. I have a quasi-date tonight and I don't really want Eliot to find out, so... yay, me?

[PRIVATE TO JULIA BARLOW]

Hey.

So.

I'm an asshole and I'm going to have to cancel tonight. I'm really sorry.

So you Outlanders really know how to party and make things extra weird with future shenanigans! I'm honestly surprised anyone has a functioning liver and that's a compliment, promise.

I'm hoping to get more members of Enki introduced to you guys and so I was wondering if we could put together a list of social medias that you might have so they can become your friends? I was thinking socials like Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram could be exchanged. If this is something you're interested in participating in, hit up my comment on this post with your usernames and maybe what kind of content your account might offer?

Additionally, Mage Net is offering introductory level courses for those not used to the internet, social media, and pop culture. Free of charge, in the spirit of fostering community relations. Please see Kenny to sign up: [contact info for Kenny].

[ FILTERED TO JAMES BARLOW ]
Hi, please kill me. Just end my suffering, thank you. 😩

[PHYSICAL KID'S COTTAGE]

I feel like the last week or so has kind of been chaotic on a few different fronts, so I'm buying dinner and drinks tonight. What do you guys want?

[JULIA BARLOW]

How's your schedule looking this next week?