"Away from the Bloom, who even is Delloso de la Rue? I've been so long associated with it, I hardly know where I end and it begins."
✦ ruevealing | Rue | TOP LEVEL LOG "Pray, there's no need to flee - My, how rude." ↪ edalyn | Eda | LOG "Forgive me for being forward, but I'm so captivated by your feathers and your wings." ↪ jumpthegun | Martin | LOG "Pray, you'll leave me behind, Dr. Watson?" ↪ energyfieldgood | McKay | LOG "I shall leave the decision in your capable hands." ↪ aelwyn_aberration | Aelwyn |LOG "So it's an expectation of anyone who doesn't fit into that mold. "
✦ sneakery | Hob | LOG " Everything here is so unfamiliar and odd to me. So when you left, it suddenly made sense that I should follow the one thing I was certain of."
✦ sneakery | Hob | INBOX "But I say all of this, my most darling love, for this one single purpose: I want to know you better than anyone else has ever known you."
✦ edalyn | Eda | INBOX "Though beast in shape, my nature is of something softer. I could not harm another."
✦ energyfieldgood | McKay | INBOX "I do not say this lightly, but I am most in debt to you."
✦ edalyn | Eda | LOG "So you live on the enormous body of some deceased giant? Disgusting!"
✦ thxboss | Sett | LOG "I imagine the two of us could bully him into matching too."
✦ setthetone | Carter | LOG "You aren't speaking falsely just to lure me in closer for another trick, are you?"
✦ rainewhispers | Raine | LOG "When you find your passion, there's so rarely a reason to look back."
✦ sneakery | Hob | LOG "Or would you rather I call you my teacher, just for today?"
✦ graveyounglady | Mercy | LOG "Know that for as long as I remain in this place, you will always have a friend in me. Truly."
✦ lavorreable | Jester | LOG "Pray, why would anyone need to lock the broom closet? Such strangeness, don't you think?"
✦ lowficharm | Martin | LOG "I apologize for my interruption, but I would have left with a mark on my conscience if I hadn't checked to be certain of your well-being."
✦ easilyamused | Adam | NETWORK "As for the rest, well, to put it most plainly, fuck."
✦ sneakery | Hob | INBOX "I did not know that Lord Airavis owned the use of those particular colors."
✦ lowficharm | Martin | LOG "Well, you've certainly crafted a very lovely, homey space. It feels quite welcoming."
✦ edalyn | Eda | INBOX "I know age runs differently for mortals but I must admit I'm a little clueless how it works. One hundred years is quite old for most, yes?"
✦ rainewhispers | Raine | INBOX "Do you have much experience in the matters of the heart?"
✦ sneakery | Hob | INBOX "Your tender words fill me with pride, Knickolas."
✦ ployboy | Tim | INBOX "Well, I shall keep my Monday afternoons free then. If you would ever like to - Ah, catch a game with me, I'd be delighted, Tim."
✦ ruevealing | Rue | TOP LEVEL LOG "What do you suppose this does? I must admit I'm suitably intrigued." ↪ energyfieldgood | McKay | LOG "How truly magnificent, Doctor McKay! And so effortless. " ↪ byeeeeeeeee | Hunter | LOG "What a f-fool I am." ↪ heyunderoos | Peter | LOG "It is glaring, isn't it? Spirits, above all of these cursed items, that thing makes my skin crawl the most. " ↪ ployboy | Tim | LOG "May I take your arm while we walk? Or are you much too grown for that?"
✦ edalyn | Eda | INBOX "I am at your mercy. [...] A prospect that fills me with more delight than fear."
✦ graveyounglady | Mercy | NETWORK "You are a dear friend, Mercy Graves, and I would much rather feel the full force of all that I have hidden myself away from than to let you walk through this alone."
✦ semilethal | Donnie | NETWORK "Perhaps it would behoove you to add a 'please' to that request."
✦ ruevealing | Rue | NETWORK POST "Truth be told, design is a passion of mine, so I'd be delighted to work with all of you to make something to your liking." ↪ friendsfordinner | Hickey | NETWORK "Then how lucky I am to not care what your opinion of me is." ↪ bossyboiler | Kate | NETWORK "But meeting kind people, like you, has certainly made the adjustment easier." ↪ semilethal | Donnie | NETWORK "Oh my dears, modesty in dress is absolutely overrated. If one isn't making a splash with their style, then what's even the point of dressing to begin with?" ↪ demaelition | Mae | NETWORK "I can't even imagine what such a place must be like. To walk around with ease and have things built for my own shape and size." ↪ bloodalwaystells | Jaeger | NETWORK "I am, forgive the pun, a bit of a night owl, so while the world sleeps, I shall enjoy having all of these little projects to devote myself to." ↪ heyunderoos | Peter | NETWORK "If nothing else, everyone of all shapes and sizes and species deserves well-fitted clothing they can feel their best in." ↪ punched_hitler | Steve| NETWORK "Just last month I was shot!" ↪ conning | Neal | NETWORK "I hope that you and your dear partner feel exactly the same way! You both deserve to feel nothing but joy for the rest of your days."
✦ cuttypie | Luka | NETWORK "After sunset and with no one around, it feels quite like we're the only two people in the world."
✦ archonloaf & ployboy | Tim and Urianger | LOG "I hope the both of us can bring such a joyful sense of camaraderie into your life as well."
✦ ruevealing | Rue | TOP LEVEL LOG ↪ semilethal | Donnie | LOG "I'd hate for you to lose a finger to such a savage piece of bark!" ↪ ferriswheelsandfootball | Sheppard | LOG " I do not know the rhyme or reason for how anyone ends up here." ↪ heyunderoos | Peter | LOG " Just know that sharing such struggles with one another does not multiply them, it anything, it eases the burden by dividing it. " ↪ bossyboiler | Kate | LOG "Your words are most kind, but I'm afraid I speak the truth. I am heartbroken and I have no one to blame but myself." ↪ sneakery | Hob | LOG "If you wish to duel, I will not raise a claw to you. Whatever lost honor you seek to regain, you shall have it." ↪ failedpromise | Cortana | LOG "Oh! Dr. Carter did mention another volunteer coming in." ↪ sathan | Lilith | LOG "Your experience is a great boon then."
✦ semilethal | Donnie | LOG "I do not deny his hurt or his anger, but he will understand you are not the one to blame."
✦ thefinalpower | Power | LOG "No bloodletting. Not today at least."
✦ clavesregni | Caitlyn | LOG "Then we must! Think of all of those that we'd be able to help by bringing back supplies!"
✦ conning | Neal | NETWORK "I should love to work with you and make your grand vision come to life."
✦ conning & sneakery| Neal & Hob | NETWORK "Didn't I tell you he was the most handsome man?"
✦ neonleon | Leo | INBOX "You do not have to hold it all inside, Leo. Pray, leave part of it here, with me. I shall hold as much of your fury and hurt as I'm able."
✦ edalyn | Eda | LOG "I thought I was being told a most deep, private secret!"
"If nothing else these last few months, I have learned how precious and important the bonds between all of us are. You do not have to endure these trials alone. Pray, protect yourself and let others help."
✦ ployboy | Tim | INBOX "And try not to stay up all night on the computer. It's quite straining on the eyes!"
✦ graveyounglady | Mercy | INBOX "A compromise then, for nothing could possibly keep me from another chance to work alongside of you."
✦ failedpromise | Cortana | LOG "I feel for every step forward I take with all of this new technology, this still another five I am behind on."
✦ archonloaf | Urianger | INBOX "Forgive the pun, but I do find myself to be quite the night-owl and Knickolas is used to late night patrols."
✦ energyfieldgood | McKay | INBOX "I admit, your words did wound me in the moment, but I know now they were not meant as an insult against my, ah, my beastly shape."
✦ neonleon | Leo | INBOX "It's quite clear your figure and face were meant to be shared with the world."
✦ semilethal | Donnie | INBOX "It is just as you deserve, the stunning suit of your dreams."
✦ cacophonish | Jeff | NETWORK "Dearest Freakscene, that card is positively adorable!"
✦ punched_hitler | Steve | LOG "And considering how rambunctious some of the younger folk are, I could certainly use your level-headedness amongst the crowd for my own sanity."
✦ cacophonish | Jeff | LOG "You don't need to say another word. I'm quite used to feeling, ah, different as well."
✦ conning | Neal | INBOX "And between each participant, I'll have time to fill you in on some new gossip I've heard!"
✦ heyunderoos | Peter | NETWORK "A boyfriend!! Peter, how wonderful! I had no idea!"
✦ heyunderoos | Peter | INBOX "To have someone see through to the real you isn't an insignificant thing."
✦ ruevealing | Rue | TOP LEVEL "...the glamoured owlbear is still floating around from here to there at all times, swooping in to fix any problems they see rise up or to gently set any mischief-makers straight." ↪ friendsfordinner | Hickey | LOG "Though we have not always seen eye-to-eye, I do appreciate your words." ↪ conning | Neal | LOG "No one could ever stand a chance against the two of us, certainly." ↪ archonloaf | Urianger | LOG "Hush, don't you dare brush away my artistic eye. "
✦ lowficharm | Martin | LOG "Speaking from experience as one full-bodied figure to another, I assure you that fashion has nothing to do with being skinny."
✦ graveyounglady | Mercy | LOG "You shine too brilliantly to stay behind in the shadows as support your whole life. You deserve this."
✦ wewillwewill | Elidibus | LOG "For how fast time flows, I find my days are endlessly filled with new things to do and discover. It's quite a delight."
✦ edalyn | Eda | INBOX "I'm terribly offended by the implication I've ever given a bad gift."
✦ ruevealing | Rue | TOP LEVEL "Tell me, do you have any particular wedding traditions from your homeland that stand out as unique?" ↪ bossyboiler | Kate | NETWORK "I have a feeling you would insist no matter what I say." ↪ failedpromise | Cortana | NETWORK "Well, I suppose the furriness is part of the appeal for me. " ↪ abrightboy | Malcolm | NETWORK "Humans stand around and pretend to act like chickens to celebrate the joy of a united couple on their wedding day?" ↪ ferriswheelsandfootball | Sheppard | NETWORK "More centered around the little family we've gathered in this place than tiered cakes or gifts." ↪ heyunderoos | Peter | NETWORK "My Hob is, blessedly, an outlier amongst his kin." ↪ archonloaf | Urianger | NETWORK "It shall be a struggle, certainly, but I'm sure I could bring myself to leave his side for a dance or two. Just for you, my dear." ↪ punched_hitler | Steve | NETWORK "Uncooked rice? I mean, I suppose that is better than the alternative, but still, I can't understand why rice would be thrown in the first place. " ↪ setthetone | Carter | NETWORK "Truly, my heart is singing with all of these kind messages of congratulations from so many." ↪ cacophonish | Jeff | NETWORK "It's the goblin piece that I am finding most difficult to incorporate smoothly. So many of their traditions involve eating live animals or mud wrestling, I hardly know what to include." ↪ neonleon | Leo | NETWORK "Verily, I would be so happy to share such a moment with you, my dear friend, to have you included in such a special day to me." ↪ semilethal | Donnie | NETWORK "And do yours also include this infamous chicken dance I have heard about?" ↪ graveyounglady | Mercy | NETWORK "Knickolas would look darling with ribbons tied into his fur, wouldn't he? "
✦ rainestorms | Raine | LOG "But pray, I promise, whatever would make you more comfortable, I'm willing to do it."
✦ edalyn | Eda | LOG "I suppose that depends on if you're any good."
✦ cacophonish | Jeff | LOG "Truly, it's been such a joy to put this all together with my dearest Mercy, a chance to spread my wings creatively again that I much needed."
✦ bossyboiler | Kate | NETWORK "I presume you are referring to scandalizing me, not to a group orgy."
✦ ployboy | Tim | NETWORK "ut please, dearest Tim, will you be putting yourself in further danger by going? "
✦ ruevealing | Rue | TOP LEVEL "Pray, please accept my apologies, my friend!" ↪ clavesregni | Caitlyn | LOG " It reminds me of the beach in the summer sun." ↪ bossyboiler | Kate | LOG "Kate, would you, perhaps, like to be my maid of honor for the wedding? "
✦ loficharm | Martin | LOG "Breathe, my friend. Please. Inhale deeply."
✦ worthallthis | Winter | LOG "I - I am still getting used to physical contact as well. It's almost overwhelming, isn't it?"
✦ neonleon | Leo | NETWORK "My magic has always manifested through music, though my focus of study has lended more towards enchantment."
✦ ruevealing | Rue | TOP LEVEL ↪ friendsfordinner | Hickey | LOG "And though I am loathe to say it, I am most grateful you were the one to come upon me first. Thank you, Mr. Hickey." ↪ ferriswheelsandfootball | Sheppard | LOG "Somehow I feel that even as a weasel, he shall find a way to lodge a complaint. He is quite proficient at that." ↪ setthetone | Carter | LOG "What is a Buffalo voice?" ↪ rainestorms | Raine | LOG "It does seem like exactly the kind of thing she'd laugh at." ↪ sneakery | Hob | LOG "You always do this, Knickolas. How can you wipe the anxiety and trepidation from me with just a few beautiful words, every single time?" ↪ cacophonish | Jeff | LOG "Thank you, Jeff. I'm - I'm so grateful to see you." ↪ conning | Neal | LOG "Neal, my dear, I do hate to be the one to tell you this, but you are, ah - You're much smaller than normal." ↪ inlieuofadad | Gil | LOG "I'm afraid Tim stepped out just a bit ago, but you are free to come inside and wait for him."
✦ friendsfordinner | Hickey | LOG "I still find myself reaching for a quill to pen a letter before remembering the convenience of electronic messaging."
✦ edalyn | Eda | INBOX "But I think, if I were in Raine's situation and my darling Hob had to stand by and watch a me with no memory of being together with him, I would want to know."
✦ ployboy | Tim | INBOX "I hope that you believe me when I say that my life is so much fuller having known you."
✦ ruevealing | Rue | TOP LEVEL ↪✦ punched_hitler | Steve | LOG "Do not let my husband catch you praising me so enthusiastically, Steve! " ↪✦ conning | Neal | LOG "Oh, are we much too rowdy for you?" ↪✦ setthetone | Carter | LOG "That sounds exactly like you, gifting out boons of good luck all evening to those who need it." ↪✦ semilethal | Donnie | LOG "But to me, someone who has never had family before, I feel as if I have found my own family in this place." ↪✦ clavesregni | Caitlyn | LOG "I will give everything that I can. I must confess, that I have never needed to fight in the past, but I can not leave all of the work in the rest of yours hands." ↪✦ abrightboy | Malcolm | LOG "Besides, all weddings are is a combination of effort and planning, it's the memories that we take with us from them that mean the most." ↪✦ ferriswheelsandfootball | Sheppard | LOG "I know that not everyone in this place is as lucky as I am, but I shall not take such luck for granted. " ↪✦ thefinalpower | Power | LOG "And your horns, they are truly terrifying! How lovely!" ↪✦ ployboy | Tim | LOG " I promise, for as long as I breathe, you shall always be welcomed home with open arms." ↪✦ graveyounglady | Mercy | LOG "I can see you teaching everyone else around you to fly too, to give them back that power to take care of themselves. They would feel so empowered to take to the sky with you." ↪✦ neonleon | Leo | LOG " It has been a pleasure getting to design clothes for you." ↪✦ heyunderoos | Peter | LOG "So much of that magic is due to the friends we have made being here to celebrate with us." ↪✦ cacophonish | Jeff | LOG "I must confess, I am so overwhelmed by all of the kindness we have been shown today."
✦ failedpromise | Cortana | LOG "I suppose I must get him back then!"
✦ sneakery | Hob | LOG "You were most handsome during the ceremony, my Knickolas, I could not take my eyes off of you."
✦ edalyn | Eda | LOG "As against the grain as it may be, I thought everyone leaving with all limbs intact may be quite the treat."
✦ semilethal | Donnie | INBOX "I did and I would do it again!"
✦ ployboy | Tim | NETWORK "I do not care very much for how ADI handles most things, it's true, but if this will help you and your research, Tim, then I would be happy to take whatever discomfort is required."
✦ sneakery | Hob | INBOX "f you will not listen to Delloso your spouse, you must listen to Rue from Human Resources. The standard ADI work-week is meant to only consist of forty-hours of work."
✦ ichoosefight | Steph | LOG "How fortuitous that we have met then! An ally in our fight against the great unknown."
✦ semilethal | Donnie | ? "I wish that I had the prowess to go with you both, but I know I would only be a hindrance in your journey."
✦ ployboy | Tim | INBOX "No one should ever have to hide pieces of themself for anyone else, but especially not with the one who loves them."
✦ november 2022 - january 2023.
✦ february 2023 - april 2023.
✦ april 2023 - june 2023.