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On the scale of 1-10, with 1 being "fuck this fake-ass holiday" and 10 being "I want wine, I want romance, I want a truckload of personalized dildos, I want sweet nothings whispered into my ear" how into Valentines Day are you

asking for a friend

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HEY PEOPLE from other worlds who don't know what Valentines Day is about, it is me, your guide, your guru, Thom or otherwise known as Mhom, who is happy to answer any questions you might have about this unavoidable cultural tradition

Ask me questions

I have answers

Filter me if you're a coward and/or you have really weird kinks you don't want Vallo at large to know about and I will either guide you or judge you

roll the dice

See, this is why I prefer space stations to planets. You never just come across unexpected flora and fauna in a space station, and if you do, congratulations, your shit's fucked (see: Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Ale-- you know what, the whole damn series). But now we're on a planet, and we don't know what all is on it, and then it's just a neverending symphony of "what the shit is thaaaaaaat". Even planets that have been explored for centuries are always turning up new species like the worst game of whack-a-mole ever.

Sigh. Targets acquired. Stay safe, unless you're a capitalist. See you fuckers on the flipside.

I'm mostly done sulking over losing in the first round of Fight Club (seriously Man Dragon, should've had you, but good fight.) Next time I'll know what to expect. Positive thinking and all that.

Two things - any bars or clubs hiring a full-time bouncer? And who has the best tacos? I'm talking the messiest, flavoriest, questionable meatiest tacos. Not some fancy plate of something that requires artistic interpretation.

I have spoken with several of you now but had not introduced myself here.

Lan Mandragoran. I am not used to settling in one place for any long amount of time, but the potential to stay here for months, if not years, so I believe settling might be inevitable. I am a Warder in our world, to Moiraine Sedai, who arrived shortly after I did; if I may be of use to your defense teams, I will put my skills to their use.

May I ask how many of you had to adjust to all of this technology? I still find the phone unwieldy and temperamental.

The next person who tries to throw me into a magical forest, toss me into some unnaturally smooth building like a sack of grain, or explain things to me is getting stabbed. And for the record, I am not happy about this network business, either, I'm only using it because I need to look for people and I haven't any other choice:

Egwene Al'Vere
Rand Al'Thor
Mat Cauthon
Perrin Aybara

If any of the four of you are here, you'd better answer me straightaway. Do not make me come to find you, you will not like the results.

This is dumb.

This will have been my second New Years celebrated in Vallo--a thought that errs on the side of mind-boggling, if I let myself linger on it for too long--and I am always struck by how my people back home would likely appreciate the holiday. There is New Dawn, but given that being a holy day for a god they don't worship, perhaps not. And perhaps not all would line up quite so much for the overindulging on champagne and more bawdy revelry, but I can't help but think that a culture largely built around a cycle of rebirth would find reason to enjoy a holiday focusing on welcoming the ushering of a new beginning, bettering oneself, and so on.

Then again, the powers that be would likely just have decreed standing out in the sun to be part of the merriment, so it may be best left to celebrate by others.

That heretical thought aside, here is to a good new year for all. My resolution, as I am understanding that it is tradition to make one, is to not be displaced into ancient times, be maimed by fowl, or wake up without my magic. If I resolve to not do these things, certainly it will override whatever it is that keeps this place spinning. My logic is sound, surely.

tw: discussion of pregnancy in comments

Things I didn't miss:

Nearly burning down the house trying to make a Thanksgiving dinner.

Things I am missing:

Black Friday. I need new boots and do not want to pay full retail thank you very much.

((pls to ignore the tag dump on this))