Larceny

“I hope you enjoyed visiting the animals last week,” Stark said once everyone had arrived back in the usual classroom. “I did. And I’m sure the animals enjoyed the attention. They’d enjoy future visits as well, I’m sure. Should any of you feel inclined to do that. It benefits everyone, really, if you’re someone who likes spending time with animals. I’d be happy to go back there another week if anyone likes. Or see about bringing a dog or two here for an outing.”

They could take dogs to the park! Or if the weather was terrible maybe to the Danger Shop for a nice fake park!

“Sometimes, this time of year, in this place, people do more to help others than they might otherwise. And they think about things they are thankful for. That can be helpful, sometimes.”

He sighed, a little, maybe wishing there was a dog to pet right now.

“It can be hard to remember, when you're hurt or grieving, that there are still things in your life that aren't terrible. Maybe because the things that hurt hurt too much or maybe too many things hurt or maybe you just can't see past the hurt for a time. It can be helpful to remind people that not everything is terrible. Just so long as you do it carefully. Do not just tell people ‘cheer up’ or ‘other people have it worse.’”

No, really. Never do that.

“But you can gently remind people. Or show them. That some things aren't terrible. That you're still their friend. Things like that. This can tie into what we've said before, about doing small or large things to help others. That's a good reminder but sometimes it helps to hear it spoken, too. I have a friend who is very good at reminding others that she cares and that other people care. And reminding me, particularly, that there were still good things in my life even when I was hurting very much.”

“So…I suppose, let's try to think of ways to remind others that not everything is terrible even if it seems that way?”

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The bar had gone from looking like Halloween threw up to looking like Christmas was about to up at the same time. The tree was up, there was some kind of white snowflake garland all around, it smelled weirdly of peppermint in here.

Kitty was... just gonna let it happen. Pick your battles. She'd still be in a fall mood, with a bowl of extra candy out on the bar because Lexi's haul had been ridiculous. And she was mostly excited about the potato (??) she'd gotten.

[Open!]

afraid_of_marshmallows posting in

What up island? It's me, ya girl Arden Finch, bringing you the news from yesterday which was the second of November and how the hell is it already November?

*chittering*

I do not sound like I'm in my forties asking like that! It's a legitimate question! Err, not that there's anything wrong with being in your forties, I'm just saying I'm not and--you know what? Let's just get to the notes.

School started with Flight and Flying letting us play around in zero-G and that was pretty baller, actually. Stop looking at me like that, yes Gen Zers say 'baller' too, shut up. Cryptozoology learned about the--okay, that's not the real name. Who took this note? Jimothy? You've gotta come up with a better fake name than 'the Pope Lick Monster,' my guy. What did he really--

*indignant chittering*

Wait, for real? And y'all are vouching for it? Hmm, I'm still not entirely convinced but in an effort to stave off getting any impassioned speeches about journalistic integrity by a bunch of rodents, I'mma just go along with it. So, yeah, Cryptozoology talked about the Pope Lick Monster and its obsession with...trains? Sure. Why not? And How Not To Drown had a pool noodle fight because Officer McGarrett is--whoa!

*CRASH*

Oooookay then. Apparent we have a note from the Dorms today, and the porg was so excited that it ran into me full force and knocked me over. And now it's furiously going through the notes because it dropped that one and now can't find it. It sure would be a lesson in not slamming into people if it didn't and the Dorms notes couldn't get read on-air. Oh? You found it? The second floor common room had Billie blasting Mozart - oh! That's who that was! - which, of course, summoned a Charlie. Hi Charlie! And they talked about all the famous dead musicians Billie's met.

And lastly, we've got Town. At Magpie Emporium, Vi was enjoying candy and leaving the Halloween decorations up, while at Pizza Planet, Raiden was arguing with the staff about not putting decorations up. It's too soon for Christmas. Sorry Gray, but that's just facts. Anyway, at the Clinic, Professor James Stark had pumpkin spice for the nurses while Stabby filmed a video.

Anyway, that's all my notes! This is ya girl, Arden Finch, signing off. But not before I leave you with this absolute bop, Inferior by Shiyui.

solo_sword posting in

The Danger Shop today looked... different. It looked as if they were in a tunnel with both sides closed, with different buttons and levers on the walls, and a bolted down table, with snacks and plastic silverware on it, with bolted down chairs around it.

"We're doing a different kind of flying today," Jaina told the class. "On Earth, astronauts have to train in zero gravity before they go up into space and get away from the planet's gravitational pull. They have to figure out how to move around, have to account for how to do basic things you take for granted. Thats what you get to play in today. I'm going to turn off the gravity, and you'll get to float around. Try to do things. Figure out how to eat. Play around and see what it feels like. Race each other. Have fun."

And with that, Jaina turned the gravity off. Wheeee!

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fandom_clinic

"He's making a video to invite the lobsters to Homecoming."

Stark hadn't even had a chance to ask about Stabby or the lights shining on his tank.

"To the dance?" Stark asked. "I didn't know the lobsters danced. Or maybe i did and I forgot. Or maybe they don't... I suppose it doesn't really matter. Anyway. I have coffees."

It might be the last of the PSL. It was going to disappear one of these days.

The clinic was open, the crab was busy, and the alien was in.

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"Today we're covering the Pope Lick Monster." Jon held up a hand to forestall questions. "So named because it apparently lives on the Pope Lick Creek. I have no idea why the creek is called 'pope lick', and I am desperately doing my best not to think about it too hard, lest I find out."

Please don't tell him, Beholding.

"The monster in question is said to be a kind of man-goat-sheep hybrid. Its purported origins include an actual hybrid - presumably that one was proposed by someone unaware of how biology works - a circus freak, and a reincarnated Satanic farmer. Presumably that one was proposed by someone unaware of how Christianity works. In any event, it either leaps down on cars from its railway trestle, attacks nearby people with an axe, or uses hypnosis or mimicry to lure people to it. Some accounts say the sight of it is enough to prompt people to jump off the trestle. Honestly, if anybody came at me with an axe, cryptid or not, I would be tempted."

Jon was in a salty mood today.

"While no deaths are reliably attributed to the monster by legend, a number of deaths have been reliably attributed to people attempting to view it and being caught by trains or falling off the trestle.

"Before we discuss this one, I thought we could watch the short film made about it. Apparently the railway operators insisted a disclaimer be read when it was initially aired that people should under no circumstances attempt to cross the trestle, because it is still in heavy use, so please do keep that in mind."

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fandomhighdorms

Billie had a class today, and she'd probably make it there! But at the party last week, too many people hadn't known who Mozart was and she simply could not let that continue to be true.

So she'd pulled some of her massive stereo system out into the common room as was currently blasting Eine Kleine Nachtmusik while pretending to conduct.

You know, just normal college student stuff.

She'd at least been wise enough to purchase a veritable mountain of ~~moddable~~ baked goods, in return for probably waking at least one poor person up when shit inevitably got loud.

[omg, I remembered we have a dorms comm. Open!]

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"No," Raiden said firmly when he saw the boxes the staff were hauling out at Pizza Planet. "Absolutely not. No Christmas until after Thanksgiving." He was going to have enough to do with fending off Gray over at Over Easy; he didn't need to be waging the real war on Christmas on two fronts. "Come on, guys, give me a break here--no, we're not putting a peppermint mocha pizza on the specials board? What is wrong with you?" In more than one way.

Specials
Pizza Capricciosa
Spicy Korean Kimchi Pizza
Apple Crisp Pizza

Pizza Planet is open!

solo_sword posting in

Good morning, everyone. This is Jaina, who only just now realized the date, am wondering where time went since May, and now you should, too.

Not a lot of notes again. Gregorith was at the museum checking out portraits of former students- Questions about that- before reporting home, and Steven came in to bring food and answer some questions about things. And at Stark's, Rey was dealing with what the notes call "Christmas creep," but Grandfather invited her to Thanksgiving so at least he's got the order of holidays right.

And that's all. See you next week, and enjoy probably drowning in Halloween candy.

sith_happened posting in

"Commander McGarrett is away in London on some sort of assignment right now," Anakin said, "so you only have me today."

He gestured at all the pool noodles and grinned. "Therefore, he can't see us playing noodle jousting. Everyone grab two noodles, one to sit on and one to hit each other with. The last one not knocked into the water wins."

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The Halloween decorations were still up, because they were too cool to take down right away, especially with Little Bot still showing off his glow-in-the-dark paintjob.

Besides, Vi had an equally important holiday to observe. Half-price candy week.

suitably_heroic

The last couple of days had been... weird. A tension in the air, that wasn't really Jack's to break, but that no one else wanted to break either. So he was glad when they finished their last show and piled up into the van. Relieved.

Many hours later, having been forcibly talked out of the driver's seat yet again, he found himself in the back seat. Still tense. Not sleeping.

Everyone else was silent. There was rain ticking against the windows of Trent's van. And he reached for his phone, and turned it on to the new Yellow Eyes album. Let himself get lost for a while, then.

( It had stopped raining by the time they pulled into the Waffle House parking lot. )

[[ nfb, nfi, unless you're dying to call him at 3 AM ]]

imafuturist posting in

Oh, c'mon. I helped out yesterday!

*chittering*

The party notes were at least half Liliana's fault too, you know. Just because you're afraid she'll make you squirrel zombies or something... Just. Just give those and we can get this over with quickly. We had Riri taking advantage of the elusive Waffle House with Erasmus while discussing future holidays here. Raiden, unsurprisingly, also took advantage of the Waffle House. Steve and I took a morning to recover from the party. All the better to be ready for the week ahead.

And that's all there seems to be. Hopefully everyone is just in a pleasant candy coma.

thatwaslucky posting in

All right, this week Rey was in the right mindset to get a lot of things accomplished, which meant catching up on anything from last week that had gone unfinished.

Despite the Mariah Carey song that was playing occasionally at random from somewhere that Rey couldn't determine. And with a pumpkin spice latte because the gremlins had warned her the winter drinks were coming.

Happy holidays, apparently!

[Open!]

apologizeswithpie posting in

Today, in between helping any visitors what needed it, Gregorith was spending most of his time up in the art gallery. Partly he was seeing if he could match any of the paintings, photos and sculptures with events that had exhibits downstairs, and partly he was looking for inspiration for his own creative endeavors.

And then one of the plaques caught his eye. Two portraits of former students, on loan from a museum in another version of Faerie it seemed. The sign said they were Momoko and Karla. Apparently they were good friends of the last queen of Faerie, Leda Danan.

That had been the name of one of the ambassadors he'd met some years ago back home. He'd have to look it up later.

In the meantime he went to the desk to grab his sketchbook.

(Museum is open, portraits used with players' permission.)

Current Music: Mummer's Dance by Loreena McKennit

grenadesandohana

"I'm not saying that Grace shouldn't be punished for sneaking out and going to a Halloween party," Steve said, a conversation that clearly started a while ago. "I'm just saying that I definitely did the same thing when I was a teenager."

He glanced along the street, looking for an intersection. "I think we're close to where Harry told us to meet him."

imafuturist

Well, the one too many outfits that Tony may or may not have ordered for Steve after getting free reign at the party last night had arrived. The wonders of shipping when you were in a multiversal nexus point. Also rich. Being rich helped a lot.

So, he was carefully just hiding it all away before Steve could realize just how much it was. Just so, so much.

[for the husband]

mindofageneration posting in

There was a brunch place in town, yes. And it was even a really great brunch place at that! But sometimes it wasn't really in your budget. And sometimes you just wanted the comfort food of a really shitty 24 hour chain of restaurants where the servers will throw hands.

And that was where Riri was this morning, still in the pumpkin onesie, blissfully enjoying these overly greasy potatoes and overcooked eggs.

Life was good!

[open, of course!]

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