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Seriously?! Fitz is gone. Just like that?? No goodbye, see you later, or whatever? Just poof and gone!!

Fuck this.

I've been here in Vallo for a little over three years and I haven't once gotten memories from home. I've seen friends for brief amounts of time, which has been nice and painful, but, but never memories.

Anyway, I guess that changed last night and it's really kind of disorienting to be freshly twenty and suddenly remembering things from my junior year in high school. None too shocking that everything was incredibly stressful and the world needs saving by a bunch of teenagers for the fourth time, but sure. I miss

Also, Caleb: thank you for never expecting me to buy ten barrels of diamonds or a sphinx's egg or a golden bow crafted by an archfey in order to learn magic.

Right then! Just wanted to pop on now that I've got a bit more of a handle on things, and say a heartfelt cheers and thanks to those that helped me during my quite ghastly arrival. Even those of you that laughed at me - hope to have brought some humor for your day.

I never got to make proper introductions, all said. I'm Si Robin Blyth, I come from the same ah- time? place? world? These things go over my head - as Edw Ms. Violet Debenham, and Mr. Edwin Courcey, but! If you hadn't guessed by my previous blundering, I am not lucky enough to be as gifted as they are with magic, just stumbled into it by accident and then ended up with unexpected psychic abilities! Though, I've learned that having foresight really isn't that helpful at all, in the end, especially not when they couldn't even warn me I'd be walking into a but apparently I'm not the only one of my kind here?

It is nice being able to say that part to the general public! So far I've heard of the same-sex marriages, the fact that women have far more freedom, and experienced now the indoor plumbing and hot showers on command. Tell me of more wonders? What am I missing? I've become acquainted with several bars and taverns since my arrival so that part is covered now do your worst.

Hello.

I am very itchy and sad and grumpy and tired all over and I would like to stop scratching, please.






And my feathers are falling out.

I think this is a problem.

( I think I've mostly been forgiven for being gone )

Totes recommend farm animals as therapy, it's good stuff. :)))))))))))))))) (talking to someone is important too!!!)

It's Adaine's birthday!! And my SUPER amazing and co-worker and all around GREAT friend requested ice cream for it, so it's time for a very low-key but still celebratory but also low stress and not making too much of a big deal but a big enough deal because birthdays are important but again like, as long as everyone is having fun ice cream crawl! Please join us for as much as you want tonight at the following locations in order:

--Creameri (here I recommend the hot fudge sundae, no cherries, extra whipped cream)
--Honeice (they're vegan but they're SO nice, you guys and it's pretty good!! I get the sorbet and that is top notch and it's real fruit so Gansey doesn't make a face at me for the day)
--Scooplicity (you pick your own add-ins and they mix it in front of you, mine is usually brownies, Sour Patch Kids, and Golden Oreos with cheesecake ice cream)
--Frost and Fizz (root beer floats are the BEST but don't sleep on the orange or grape soda or the ginger ale!!!)
--Gelato Glitz (true story the owner is related to the pixie who owns the coffee shop which is very cool and there's literally edible glitter in EVERYTHING, sometimes they'll add in extra effects too, my Pop Rocks scoop had sparkles flying around it it was super cool)
--Barsar's (ask him about his bocce ball league, also, get the homemade waffle cone)

It's a LOT of ice cream so prepare yourself!

[ooc - posted shortly after portal closed]

Well, a week has passed and I have no memory of it, so... I'm assuming people went somewhere again?

Is everyone okay?

Kit and I were barely out of the forest when a violent head-ache struck us both simultaneously. Has anyone else been struck with this affliction? We are safely home now, the pain in the past and the mission complete, but it seemed wise to inquire.

A lot of strange things have happened to me lately but magical kidnapping is definitely new.

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Listen, I know this is probably only interesting to me but did you all realize that the average bipedal takes over two hundred million steps in their lifetime? And that people actually track the number of steps they take every day? Some cool store clerk in the city was telling me all about it and they showed me this watch thing you wear on your arm that somehow knows what your feet are doing and how often. I bought four. I'm wearing every single one of them.

ALSO, new discoveries that make having legs literally the best ever:

Rollerblading (Am very bad at it. My butt hurts. It's amazing.)
Dancing (It's almost like having a fin but on land?? You just wiggle a lot and I love it.)
Climbing trees (See commentary on rollerblading)
Sitting on the floor (how did I never know you could sort of tie your legs in a knot??)
Being barefoot (Ummmmmm, why do we even wear shoes up here?)

Non-leg things I'm loving:
All of the art I can do up here that I couldn't do in Atlantis🥲

Uh Hello! Hi.

It looks like this odd power switching thing is pretty widespread so I'm assuming someone has my own abilities? I don't really know how to narrow that down, but I'm a wizard and oracle by trade, so--magic? Specifically magic that involves seeing the future and having visions in an oracle/psychic sort of way. But I wanted to ask a favor of whoever this person might be that if you have any visions can you write them down? They are usually fairly mundane, but I keep a journal of them for tracking purposes and so I can see if there is any correlation between them, make sure they came true, that sort of thing. They aren't always straightforward to interpret, so I've been collecting data over the years to get better. It is like a dream journal, except I don't really dream because I don't really sleep.

Anyway, I apologize. This is a lot of rambling.



Also I'm unsure whose abilities I now have, but the cats are really chatty in this house.

Okay so I was going to say something about dirt cake Oreos but instead I think it's more important to say that I saw that portal beast in the city?? It wasn't doing anything but I think it was scared worried afraid confused? Like it didn't know where it was? Or maybe it was the noise?

I think it's sad and I think I want to hug it


Oh wait hold on, it disappeared now? Like it--disappeared and came back and disappeared and came back and then I think it went through another portal? I can't tell if there's anything left behind. I don't think there is?


(also in case anyone IS wondering about the dirt cake Oreos, they're pretty good but the sprinkles are really hard to see and have no flavor so they're just there as a gummy worm homage, and there's dual creme which is nice even if I think crushed up Oreos in Oreo creme is a little like eating a chicken omelet lololololol look they're delicious because I love Oreos BUT maybe not the most clever)

TEXTS TO ADAINE

>> HI
>> This is Kai
>> Erikson
>> Kai Erikson
>> Any chance you'd want to venture out and try pizza?
>> I mean, I know you've tried pizza before, I'm not saying you have to try pizza or anything
>> But you can! If you want to try something less boring?
>> Not that your pizza is boring! You just said that it was, so why not go crazy and try something different?
>> Wow, I am really making an awesome impression here
>> Let me try this again?
>> Hey! It's Kai. Pizza????

Hi! So I'm Kai, and it seems like introductions are next on my list of things to do? I may have met some of you before if you've ever ventured down to Atlantis or but ✨surprise✨ I live here now! You know, I'd never been to Downtown Vallo before? There is so much to see and do, and so much food we didn't have in Atlantis. Only sort of judging all of you eating at the seafood place (sort of, but not really, I'm not judgy by nature to be honest), but spaghetti? I could eat it literally every day. 10/10 would recommend.

Anyway, I'm rambling and nervous but but I'm currently taking recommendations for what to check out next. What does Vallo have that Atlantis could never compete with?

Who wants to go see some weird art with me?

Warning: it's going to be very weird. Vallo City's performance art scene is pretty wild, and WEPT (World's End Puppet Theater) is maybe the wildest of them all. They have made puppets do things that legitimately disturbed me. BUT, their puppetry actually is amazing, both for construction and performance, and it's worth going to see even if "what even was that?" isn't usually what you like to come out of a theater thinking.

It's just $5, and it's at the Odditorium at 9 p.m. on Friday before the drag show, which I'll probably stay for if anybody else is up for coming along. (If you don't know drag show etiquette, I'm happy to fill you in before showtime. Mainly just make sure you bring cash to tip the queens.)

So who's in? (Kaitlyn and Iris, you can answer but I'm dragging you with me no matter what you say.)

Let me preface this post by saying I know what I'm discussing here will make people uncomfortable. Trust me when I say it's necessary information, and I am not letting any command withhold any more vital information.

Captain Alarie has been found on his ship. Unfortunately, he's long dead - I'd guess for weeks - and covered in slime. We've also confirmed via this morning's autopsy that Daud's body was filled with slime. Between this and the intel we've received from other Vallo, I think it's safe to assume the slime Saferra has been working with may be responsible for V.A.L.L.O.'s troubles this week.

Whatever measures we may take to deal with this problem, I'd advise finding a buddy. Don't let your close ones out of your sight.

Uh What do you say when you are seeing if another world can see what you're writi

Hello, this is Orym of the Air Asha Beketh Squadron, Communications. I know that there is a lot going on around the ship and everything is confusing and bad, but there might be a bit of good news for you new folks.

With our comms back up, we almost immediately received a signal that was first theorized and then confirmed to be coming from your side of things. It's gotten stronger as we've drifted closer to the proximity of the assumed portal. Long story short, I've been told that they should be able to see this and you lot should be able to communicate with one another now.

So uh if anyone not currently on the V.A.L.L.O. could confirm that, that would be super helpful. I'm sure your people will be relieved to hear from you.

Eat some Oreos, take care of yourself, and tell people you love them. It doesn't solve anything, but I think it helps a little.

Gangsey

I'm going to go get some of my things and the cat, and then I'm going for a walk. I might sit out with the cows for awhile too.

Love you.

[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.

Um hey. I probably should have said this yesterday, but I just kind of woke up and I'm doing this quick before I get my phone confiscated.

Anyone else notice the big creature come out of the portal? It was kind of near the end and I might have been bleeding everywhere distracted, but I swear it looked like the one that created it in the first place.

And I hope everyone's doing okay. Yesterday was a lot.