Diamond Bright

There was a turkey in the cells today. Why? Nobody was willing to admit, least of all the turkey. Watts was just going to assume there were shenanigans related to the fact that it had been American Thanksgiving yesterday.

fears_no_one posting in

Why am I here?

*nervous chittering*

You couldn't find anyone else?

*more chittering*

Right. Well, where are the notes?

*MORE nervous chittering*

You brought me here and forgot the notes?

*loooong silence, them slamming door*

That's right, he better run. This has been Captain Flint with an absolute waste of your time.

*click*

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*chittering*

No, I don't think that would be good in the gravy, or the stuffing...or any other dish, I'm a terrible cook and I even can see that.

Not a lot of notes, but that's to be expected this time of year. Let's see, up at the School, Space Pirates, Pirates in Space was cancelled so everyone could ponder their orbs, while Health Education was all about the value of flared bases, and in the Library Arden watched a terrible reddit mistake, which a words that made sense to the squirrels.

The Dorms were quiet, as was Town, with the only thing of note being Adrian on the phone at Pick Your Poison, to his mother and to Rey.

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Adrian was on the phone as he entered the shop. "--I'm sorry, Mom, but Rey's spending the holiday with her own family. Yeah, Connecticut. I know that's not all that far away from the Blackwood, Mom, but I don't think her whole family wants to decamp to a forest for the holiday. No, I--"

While his mother chatted at him over the phone, a headline on the front page of a local newspaper caught his eye: Recycled Plastics Clothing Mogul Found Dead In His Office!

"Mom? Hang on a sec, I'll call you back."

He picked up the paper and read it, confirming that, yup! It was the same guy as the article he'd showed to Pam the other week.

...Surely that was unrelated though, right? A crazy, random coincidence?

Surely.

Hmm.

...He was going to stop trolling Pam with greenwashing articles though, just to be safe.

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Arden had meant to be very productive and get everything tidied up and put away before leaving for California after her shift, but then she'd gotten distracted by some guy's weird bricks supposedly "inspired by the blockchain." Or rather, she'd gotten distracted by everyone in the comments covering their eyes and saying, "Oh no" to every new detail that came out about how this guy was building his house.

Did she know anything about engineering, or construction, or building history? Nope! But she was learning!

"Oh look! His Reddit post..."

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Dr. Donald Blake had been having...a week. A week of doing difficult, important, lifesaving surgery? No. A week that had led to this class.

"Today we're gonna watch an educational film," Don told his students. "On...decorating. And the importance of a flared base. And then you can go. Happy Thanksgiving."

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Good morning, it’s Wednesday again and I’m here again to tell you about yesterday while it’s today so someone else can tell you about today tomorrow.

At the school classes began with Ghanima taking the students in Reclaiming Your Childhood to the cafeteria to bake cookies. Then Anakin and Ahsoka forced Diplomacy students to work a customer service desk and…I think one of the squirrels may have just fainted? Oh, he’s faking. That was very convincing. Well done. And then in Dealing With Other People’s Trauma we discussed how holidays and families could be difficult.

Nothing from the dorms but that’s no surprise. And in the town Kitty crushed Tino’s dreams at Caritas. Doesn’t that happen often? And Lucifer was making purple drinks at The Devil’s Nest including one fancy floral one for Octavia.

That’s all from yesterday.

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There was a sign on the door of the Danger Shop today.

Class cancelled due to upcoming holiday.

HAPPY LIFE DAY! ENJOY YOUR ORBS!

What? What other holiday was Aphra going to celebrating this time of year?

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Today, students had been ~~handwavily~~ summoned to the kitchen area of the cafeteria, where they would find both Ghanima and Trebor waiting for them, and supply stations set-up in the space.

Trebor, for his part, seemed very happy to be back with his mother.

"Holidays often involve baking," Ghanima began cheerfully, Trebor perched on her hip as she held him in one place with one arm. "Many people have fond memories of baking with family when they are young... or the movies have lied to me again."

"Today, we have two baking options: Peanut Butter Blossoms, which I have been informed are fairly easy to make, and a slightly more complex option, the Linzer cookies."

"Even -- especially -- if you do not celebrate any of the upcoming holidays, everyone deserves something sweet."

She gestured with her free hand to the pile of aprons laying on one table, grinning. "Chefs, grab your armor! I have been assured that the cafeteria has faced far more fearsome foes than us, so let's get cooking."

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What up, Fandom? It's me, ya girl Arden Finch, here with the all the best gossip from yesterday, delivered straight to your listening ears. I gotta run from here and continue my packing before I head out for the holidays, so let's get this going!

School! We had it! Cryptozoology talked about a spectral cat from the English moors! How To Not Drown once again used 'tactical floating noodles'! That's never a sentence that will be normal to say!

No Dorms! But Town! And I'm actually pretty tired of exclaiming everything. Huh, that took energy, who knew? Anyway, at Pick Your Poison, Dr. Isley was checking out the stock of shampoos, and at Infinite Consortium, Professor Vess was making plans for later that evening. Raiden was having stressful phone calls about the holiday at Pizza Planet - of course I'm coming home for the holidays, Ray! - and Professor James Stark was just having a stressful day at the Clinic because of random screams coming from the back room? That's horrifying, no thank you. And later, Professor Vess's plans came to fruition at the park, where a group of people settled in to watch the Miss Universe pageant. Or just the National Costume portion? Of course Mr. Scientia was there and they made a bet and discussed stakes, and Lydia was also there looking fabulous in a new cape. Oooh, can't wait to see it, Lydia! Billie didn't know what was happening, but was happy to get into the spirit of things. Mr. Argentum showed up with Little Miss, who was very excited about sparkles. Dr. Lecter showed up with homemade popcorn, and Professor Sims showed up with a belated birthday present. Dr. Isley explained fossil fuels to Professor Vess. Mr. Gregorith, Luma, and Eleanor rounded out the watch party. Sounds like fun!

And that's it for my notes, so this is ya girl, Arden Finch, signing off for the holidays. Have a great rest of your week, Fandom, and enjoy Nikki Vianna's Mambo. Bye!

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“There's a holiday coming up this week,” Stark said. “On Thursday. One that is often spent with families. Some of us don't have families. Others might have difficult families. Others may have trauma about holidays or families or both. So this time of year when there are so many celebrations where people focus on families can be very hard.”

“I made cranberry cupcakes,” he added. “If anyone would like one. Or more than one. That's fine.”

“So, sometimes the holidays are hard because you have no family. Nowhere to go. Maybe you used to have somewhere or used to have family and don't any longer. Or maybe…maybe you were able to be with someone else's family before but that's not possible at this time. Maybe you just can't go home right now. Or ever, maybe. There are many reasons for all of those things.”

“So…are any of you celebrating? I'm not, this year, as far as I know. It's not my holiday but I do enjoy the food. But then none of the holidays here are really mine at all, really. Which can be hard. But I borrow some of them.”

Stark paused then, looking at the cupcakes contemplatively for a long moment.

“It you know someone who has trouble with holidays, are there ways to help, do you think? Invite them to share yours if you celebrate? Do something unrelated together? Simply express that you know things are hard? Try to help them some other way? Take them away somewhere? And what if they have trouble with family? Do you…share your family?”

Stark wasn't sure what the right answer was for him, even, but it could make for a good discussion. Maybe.

"This holiday is about being thankful. At least in part. Maybe one of the best ways to help someone would be simply letting them know you're thankful they are in your life?"

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"It is the most wonderful time of year," Anakin intoned, poking at a Santa hat with barely concealed disdain. "The time when people go shopping and lose their entire kriffing minds."

"A time when the idea of saving a few credits overrides not only good sense, but any consideration they possess for others. Especially others they view as lesser." For example, people working in service roles.

"So you will be working the customer service desk," Anakin said. "Where you will not murder anyone, Flint."

"While staying within the uniform policy." Ahsoka had not picked the uniform.

"It will be fun." Mostly for the teachers.

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"I realize this is a bit you're doing," Lucifer informed Tiny, "But I refuse to entertain it."

Tiny crossed his arms and remained standing in front of his Christmas tree.

"Well, don't come crying to me if Eric eats you," Lucifer sighed, and went back behind the bar to pick-- hm. How about a purple cocktail night? Yes.

Anyone entering the bar would find all purple bottles sitting on the bar. And some police tape around the tree.

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Tino seemed pumped for Wednesday, the day that everyone would pile into the bar for the night before Thanksgiving, to escape the family they were visiting.

"That doesn't happen here," Kitty said. "That's never happened the entire time I've worked here, at least not for that purpose."

Great. Now she'd crushed his dreams.

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fandom_clinic

There were screams coming from one of the exam rooms.

Stark was alarmed by said screams when he arrived with the day's coffees for himself and the nurses but one nurse quickly reassured him that there were no patients in there screaming. "It's empty. No idea what's causing it. And we checked for speakers. Nothing. And Stabby hasn't been anywhere near there."

Stark sighed. "Do we have a ghost? Should I go and check?"

"I'm pretty sure it's the table."

"Tables don't scream."

"Stark." The nurse gave him a disappointed look. "Remember where you live. "

The clinic was open, the crab was probably not responsible for the screams, and the alien was in.

sith_happened posting in

Anakin and Steve were in front of the swimming pool again, glad to see everyone in their proper shapes and sizes, assuming no one had become an animal over the weekend.

"Hello," Anakin said with a smile. "We're back to the tactical floating noodles."

Steve nodded in approval. "Today we will continue to work on your arms for the butterfly stroke. It should look less like you're trying to avoid drowning and more like something you mean to be doing," he added. "Down the length of the pool and back. Focus on precision, not speed. If your shoulders are screaming at you, you're doing it right."

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"Today's cryptid is from a bit closer to home," Jon said. "Well, closer to my home, that is. The Beast of Bodmin Moor supposedly hails from Cornwall, to the southwest of England. It's reputed to be a large, black cat, possibly spectral, possibly real, possibly with glowing eyes. There are upwards of fifty reported sightings, as well as some photographs and video that show a cat several feet long."

He frowned. "There was also a leopard skull found, but it was later determined to have been imported as part of a rug. Which is a different sort of abomination. In the nineties, the government ordered a study which eventually determined there was no evidence of large cats living on the moor, although they were careful to say they couldn't prove they didn't live there, either. Which is probably because you can't prove a negative.

"Various theories include a supernatural cat spirit that guards the moors, elusive native cats that never went extinct as they were thought to have, escaped panthers people were keeping as pets, and large housecats combined with vivid imaginations."

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