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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.

[ VALLO PRIME, RESCUERS, & REBELS ]
Got what we were looking and more. No surprises, but we'll do a full debrief after dinner for anyone that wants it.

Magic types, you're going to be needed asap though. Meet you at the command room.

[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?

Soooo... if anyone wants to come help round up some of these tentacle cats at Boyd's that'd be great. I counted at least eight, possibly more. Five for sure have run off somewhere in the shop with various tools which I'd love to get back to, you know, do work. Menaces. Completely adorable, but menaces still the same.

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 ]

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.

I'm fond of the holiday desserts I've discovered here so far. Maybe a little too fond. Luffy, come eat the rest of this chocolate pecan pie before I make myself sick.

A question for the rest of you, if you're bored and want to help a man out. What dessert would you recommend I try if you only had one pick? I have a soft spot for chocolate and citrus, but I'm willing to try anything once.

[FILTERED TO ZORO]

How long are you going to keep this up? Just give me an estimate.

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.

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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.

Now that I've returned to work and have caught up on many, many correspondences, our menu at Galdin Quay has been updated to reflect the holiday season. It might still be warm on the water, but we're happy to provide a holiday feast.

We will also be offering four-course experiences until the end of the year - limited availability each night and reservations are recommended.

After the new year, I plan on hosting another dinner party and tasting event at our house to help practice for the upcoming spring menu. New year, new ideas, and I am already crafting recipes to stretch the imagination - if you want to attend, you have to have an open mind, an empty stomach, and the ability to offer constructive feedback.

A question for the masses: What's the strangest thing you've eaten and enjoyed?

Apparently I worked at the Underground as a trainer and didn't know about that until I was walking by the place and it triggered a memory. So I went in, got to talking to management, and I'm starting up sessions again at the Underground a couple of days a week. Group sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays, individual sessions on an as need basis. If you're looking to sharpen up whatever skills you do have or are looking to learn self defense, come find me or message me.

I'll be focused on knife fighting, boxing, Taekwondo, and Krav Maga. Open to other martial arts and hand to hand.

And if you have a problem with a baby watching me kick your ass into shape, do not take this class. This is part of her training.

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.

TEXTS TO NOCTIS:
» Traditionally I think you're supposed to have some kind of rager to celebrate your upcoming wedding and/or celebrate your last bout of freedom.
» But rager doesn't seem your style, and I don't really think any of you are viewing a loss of freedom here, so... beers? Fishing?

When all you wanna do is take a walk to run some ERRANDS and Hi, warning: we have a lot of violent activity centered around the Crossed Quills and the village around it. We got monsters, we got portals (??? why), and everything is breaking. I think And I don't know if it's because I got thrown into a damn tree too hard, but I think these things aren't swiping at any of the locals?

That awkward moment when you wake up in a field with a toddler because your house hasn't been built yet. Never change, Vallo.

( 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?

Before I landed in this world, I was stuck on a summer camp with some scary ass shit chasing me and my friends, with barely any signal or way to communicate with the outside world. Yes, I know, it's the most tropiest slasher/horror situation ever. But we all survived, no Final Girls here, but my usual horror stuff I used to like just doesn't do anything when you kind of went through some shit like that, you know?

That being said, I'm still planning on enjoying my Halloween the typical way with classic Halloween movies like Hocus Pocus but ALSO, looking for some recommendations.

So, Vallo-ites, if that's what you call yourself, IDK. What was the scariest movie you first watched? Or ever watched?

And yes, future babes could chime in too, maybe you'll suggest something that came out this year or will come out next year and I'll add it to my To Be Watched.

Filter: Abi

I'm thinking of getting extensions.

I am Harrow the First, the Reverend Daughter of Drearburh, Ninth Saint to serve the King Undying, you cannot keep me in a b I am Harrowhark Nonagesimus of the Ninth House. I appreciate the bed but I shall not need it any longer as I am recovered from my [...] previous ailment.

Just how many of you are dead? This place reeks of it and the thanergenic levels are higher than I would have expected with how much thalergy is here as well.

Is it always this bright?

I had never thought of the complexities of living with both a ferret and a wolf dog before, but my cabin has been chaos ever since Gilly showed up. Maybe I'll be lucky and he'll learn to stop stealing Nighteyes' meat before the two of them manage to smash all my crockery.

All the commotion seems to have attracted yet another fellow. He says seems to be looking for his master. Does anyone recognize him?

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[Daud]
Do you care much for brandy? I've managed to acquire some blackberry brandy that is really quite good and I thought I'd repay you the favour of your whiskey while I still have some drinking glasses.