Racing to find a place for my soul ... Or at least a place that&#39;s less familiar

Sairis rushed in a little late, having spent too much time reading during class, but got everything up and running efficiently, and even carefully made a bit of tea.

He had enough charms and things by now that he was confident in offering them up, so he placed a sign in the window:

Charms for sale or barter: fertility, anti-fertility, luck, focus
Others by commission. No curses.

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Your teachers were no where to be found at the time class was scheduled to begin.

Yes, your Ethics teachers were checking to see how long you'd stay.

Yes, they were watching.

[OOC: class delayed on account of worldwide political strife...]

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What up, island? It's me, ya girl Arden Finch, reminding you not only about yesterday's news but also Ms. Pryde-Barton's party tonight at Caritas. I'll be there, who am I gonna see tonight?

But, before we get to tonight, let's talk about yesterday, starting with School. Squirrel! had us napping and, honestly, that's a great start to any school day. Then Beginning Gourmet Cooking Techniques brought us to a butcher shop to learn different cuts of meat. And, of course, Tasks were warned to not open their assignments? And there's something about milk and microwaves? The squirrels aren't giving a lot of detail, but uh. Don't nuke your milk, kids, a little tip from me.

No Dorms, I bet Lydia is making a mint selling y'all privacy charms, but in Town, there were new kittens born at Furnado - awww! - and a ball on display at Infinite Constortium. What kind of ball? Nobody knows? Okay, sure, I'm sorry I asked. The staff at the Clinic was dealing with the time shift the same way we all do: poorly.

But that's all I've got for you today, so good luck and have fun, Fandom! This is ya girl, Arden Finch, signing off and leaving you with a little music to get you in the party mood for tonight: Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO, Lauren Bennett, and GoonRock. Bye for now, Fandom!

okteiviakom

Walks remained an important part of Octavia's daily private island routine. But this morning it was a little... different.

Because Lucifer was with her. And he was not a woods person, so that made the moment a little more special. (Also meant there was unlikely to be any tree hugging. And that Octavia was more likely to keep to the actual paths.)

"You good so far?" she asked, once they'd made it out far enough that the woods had fully enveloped them.

[ooc: NFB due to distance, and for the other guy, this time.]

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Kitty had put a lot of thought into the party tonight, so she'd tried to give people conversation starters for the icebreaker party. So there were random decorative fish hanging from the ceiling. Just a nonsense thing people might comment on. And there were plenty of drinks!

SPECIALS
New Friend
Old Friend
Flirtini
Public Enemy #1

And upon arriving, everyone would be able to grab a pen and a bingo card, which had very simple instructions:

Find people who can check off the squares!
Write their names down, get a bingo!
Person with the most bingos gets their tab cleared for the night!

Come one, come all! Strike up some conversations! Make some friends! At least learn some names!

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Stark had extra strong coffees for everyone at the clinic today on account of the time change. He, after all these years, did not understand the reasoning behind it.

"Extra caffeeine," he said, placing the drinks down. "In case it's needed." His, of course, also had excessive amounts of sugar.

"Everyone doing all right?"

The nurses mostly shrugged in acknowledgement. Stabby smacked his claws against the glass.

"He doesn't have a schedule to keep to and he still hates time changes," one nurse said.

The clinic was open but maybe kind of tired.

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Some days, the store got historical artifacts on incalculable worth, like Kayla's music box or the Thran book. Other days, it got fascinating new magical puzzles and treasures that left her intrigued and mystified. Still other days, it received creepy clockwork dolls or hideous monsters with the heads of baby dolls.

And then there were days like today, when they got something that basically looked like...junk? Or, at least, something you could find at any toyshop in the US.

She stared at the ball, willed it to do anything interesting, and then stuck it in the display window. Perhaps some sports enthusiast would show up and take it off her hands.

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When the students got to their simulations today, they'd each find themselves in a room with a simulated Kitty. Notably, there were also two microwaves set on tables, with a jug of milk atop each, and a task.kitty was holding a timer, which she started when they entered the room.

"You don't want to open the task yet," Kitty told them.

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The class met this week at Portalocity again, this time to head out to a local butcher's shop in a lovely market.

"In future, we will be discussing how to cut meat," Hannibal began, "but there are any number of different meats you may encounter. Different cuts of different animals are useful for different things, and it's important to know how to make the most of them. And even given the overall qualities of a species, the flavor and texture of meat on an animal varies depending upon which part of the body it comes from. Also, different strains of species have different flavors, and their diet can make a very large difference." As did their frame of mind upon death, but that tended to distress people.

He led them toward the butchery to one side of the building. "I have arranged for the butchers to show you the various cuts of beef, pork, and lamb; where on the carcass they come from; and how to acquire them should you be performing your own butchery. Then we'll be moving to the stall next to it, which I have rented temporarily so that I can show you how the various cuts cook up. There won't be time for you to cook yourselves today, but I'll be feeding you. Provided you pay attention while I work." This was still, after all, a class.

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Jon waved tiredly at the class. He'd reserved the Danger Shop for this period, but there was nothing in it so far; he was fiddling with the controls. "I, um. I apologize for last week. I got...well. Distracted." He cleared his throat. "I hope you all enjoyed Greece. That said, one of the things suggested to preserve focus is getting enough sleep. Which Daylight Saving Time does not help with. So."

He finally got it to do what he wanted, and around them appeared a...well, a sort of plush and padded cat tower, if the cats were human-sized. There were tunnels and cubbies and all kinds of places to hide. Or to climb around and play if you were so inclined.

"Today's class is for napping. If you don't feel like doing that, you can use it for exercise, which as we've discussed is also good for focus."

Just don't climb on him, please. He was going to be sleeping.

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The kitten let him give it head scritches this morning, but balked at anything further than that. Caleb thought that might be the highlight of his shift but then he glanced into one of the other cats' cages and noticed a few extra occupants.

"Hey did y'all know this cat was pregnant?"

The vet tech paused in their own morning rounds. "She's pregnant?"

"Well not anymore, unless she ain't done yet."

Caleb had more work to do but was of course distracted by brand new kittens.

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Morning, everybody. I don't know what time it is and it's still dark, so happy time change to us all.

Quiet day yesterday: Gregorith was dealing with a rogue butterfly at the museum, and Rey dropped Anakin's kids off after a trip with all of their limbs attached. Which is nothing I've asked a babysitter about but maybe I should.

That's all I've got. Have caffeine. Come to my party.

thatwaslucky

Rey had taken Juliet and Christopher home this weekend. It gave Anakin a break, and it gave her some opportunity to show them the galaxy, specifically Jedi-related parts of the galaxy. And to teach them some things. She felt like she didn't suck at teaching as much these days? Or maybe she just really didn't want to screw up her Master's kids and was trying harder.

She reached out to let Anakin know when they were back and headed to his house (as if he couldn't tell through the Force) and walked the kids up to the front door.

[For the owner of the house and children.]

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Gregorith went through the latter half of his routine at work without realizing there was a butterfly chilling on one of his horns, apparently unconcerned with it's resting place being so mobile.

It wasn't until he caught his reflection in one of the glass displays that he noticed.

"How long have you been there?"

He took a quick selfie to send back home before heading back to the butterfly room. Fortunately the insect did not make like a cat and make a break for it the second a phone's camera was put into use.

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Good morning, everyone! It is I, Miss Lydia Bennet, here once again with the news of yesterday...today! Let's see what the squirrels bothered to take notice of this week, shall we?

At the school, Overcoming Obstacles was a 'free run' and Combat 101 learned about hitting people with sticks, whilst Cupcakes of the World(s) learned of the cupcakes of France. The French do do sweets particularly well, I shall give them that. In the town, Mrs. Pryde-Barton was posting announcements for a party on Tuesday at Caritas--I shall expect to see you all there!--and at the Trooper Station, Detective Watts found a raccoon under arrest...and thus ends my notes, so I shall away until next week, dear listeners!

my_own_advocate

It was a balmy 20 degrees celsius out here in the tail end of the Chilean summer, and Lucifer, for his part, was making the best of it. He had dragged a nice lounge chair out to the beach as soon as the temperatures started to pick up, as well as a large bottle of wine.

And now he was there, on the beach, absolutely starkers, sipping his wine. The anxieties of the past month forgotten.

Watching the surf, his portable radio spitting Sinatra.

Heaven had nothing on it.

[[ open for them who are there ]]

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Hello, everyone! This is Kitty on a different day, when more things seem to happen than on Sundays. What's up with that.

Anyway, at school, Philosophies of Mana went to somewhere called Kylem to talk about blue and white mana pairings, and Liliana stuck around in class a while before her office hours. And in the library, Belle was inspired by Arden's cleaning to do some herself.

And in town, Steph was at the Magpie Emporium where today was all about a cat rescue game, though Vi had her attention when she came in and they could get their flirt on.

That's all I've got! I'm throwing a party Sunday. You should come. I'll mention it again on Monday. I'll annoy you into it. Till then, bye!

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There was a soggy-looking raccoon in the cells when Watts arrived this morning.

"Drunk and disorderly?" he asked Calvin.

"Mostly the second thing," Calvin confirmed. "Haven't figured out how to tell a drunk raccoon from a sober one, if I'm entirely honest."

You know what? Fair enough.

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