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Fandom Library, Wednesday, September 16th

Hey there Fandom. It's ya girl, Arden Finch, hitting you up this lovely Tuesday morning with everything you missed - or didn't - from yesterday!

School started with Flight and Flying where we flew X-Wings and tried to shoot down other ships and we don't need to keep track of who crashed how many times, thanks squirrels ANYWAY MOVING ON. Cryptozoology learned about Bigfoot which somehow led to Charlie - hi, Charlie! - talking about fae playing basketball.

*long pause*

Yeah, we're just gonna move on to How Not To Drown, where people practiced treading water in the deep end of the pool and Rey and Dean Skywalker discussed...eggbeaters. Eggbeaters? Yeah, okay, the squirrels insist eggbeaters.

No Dorms, except for the pool kinda pulling double duty, so to Town we go! Professor Vess had...an angry bear trap at the Infinite Consortium and I'm really starting to think the squirrels are [BLEEP]ing with me. Dr. Blake dropped by to talk to her about a favor she wanted to ask of him, swapping classes at some point. Pizza Planet got extra avocados, which Ray had to turn into a bunch of pizza toppings because you've got maybe three days to use an avocado before it's gross. Stabby was missing from the Clinic, but the nurses assured Professor James Stark that he was probably on vacation. The Trooper Station got a call about a body that turned up in the hotel--what???! Somebody found a body?!

...Oh. In Hawaii. Way to BURY THE [BLEEP]ING LEDE, Jimothy! Body found on the literal other side of the country, all is well. Well, not for the body. But the island.

Vi somehow got all the glitter in the Magpie Emporium contained to specific places and I'm assuming magic was involved somehow. And Mr. Northman was practicing making various True Blood cocktails at The Devil's Nest. Professor James Stark was surprised to see Mr. Northman bartending, but felt better when he explained he was experimenting and not serving. Ms. Solo-Fel started texting and there's something scribbled out here. Something about, hang on lemme see if I can make it out...vampire emo--

*panicked squeaking and tearing paper*

Ooookaaaaaaaaay. Apparently the squirrels are afraid that Mr. Northman might eat them if whatever was written was announced on air, so I'm just gonna take this opportunity to head out.

Have a great rest of your day, Fandom, and this is ya girl, Arden Finch, signing off, and leaving you with Ellise's Bubblegum Brain. Bye!

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flight and flying

Flight and Flying- Monday, 1st period

The class was in the flight shed today, where Jaina was waiting.

"Today we're using a ship from my galaxy," she began. "This is the E-wing starfighter. It's used by the military about as much as the X-wings that I know a couple of you have experience with. It's flown with the help of an astromech droid that plugs into a socket on the ship to help with navigation and repairs when things get dicey. It's got heavy armor shielding, laser cannons, and proton torpedoes, so it's well-equipped to survive a firefight. It's just not as cool as the X-wing."

It was true.

"I'm going to give you a demonstration and get you used to things a bit, and then you're going to get some target practice in."

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The Devil's Nest, Monday Night

Eric was still looking a bit smirky from his time at Three Minute Dates and Tiny was not asking.

Taking several bottles of True Blood from behind the bar, Eric busied himself coming up with new drinks for beings with special dietary needs. Tiny would still have to serve them, of course, but Eric was enjoying the creative process.

True Blood and elderflower liqueur was disgusting, for the record.

The Devil's Nest was open!

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The Magpie Emporium, Monday [15/09]

It had taken the better part of a week, but most of the glitter was finally either gone or at least corralled to around the painting tables.

Which meant that the group preparing minis for their all-ranger game were going to end up with some very sparkly animal familiars...

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Trooper Station, Monday, Sept 15, 2025

Steve was feeling a little more settled in his own skin after a class period spent swimming, and then Troopers were relieved that they were missing out on another run around the island (especially since a few were nursing bruises from banana-related falls and none of them wanted to explain that. They suspected Steve would not be sympathetic).

He picked up his cell phone as it rang with Chin's ringtone. "McGarrett," he said with a smile in his voice. He quickly sobered as Chin relayed what was happening back in Honolulu. "A body?" he repeated. "Left in the lobby? How'd they even get access?"

He listened as Chin told him what they knew so far.

"Okay, let me know what forensics tells you about this. Danny and I will catch the next available portal back."

The Trooper Station actually had a case!

Fandom Clinic, Monday

Stabby's tank was dark and empty when Stark arrived. Well, empty in that it was currently unoccupied not empty in that everything had been removed.

"He went on vacation," a nurse said. "With all those sequined costumes. I'm guessing visiting the lobsters but you just never know with that one."

Stark just nodded and then shrugged. "All right. I'm sure he'll be back soon enough."

The clinic was open, the crab was on walkabout, and the alien was in.

And there was still glitter.

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Pizza Planet, Monday

Today at Pizza Planet, Raiden could be found trying to chase down the delivery guy.

"Hey! Hey, I think you meant to take these to El Burrito Loco!"

The delivery guy just kept going, so Raiden sent a runner to El Burrito Loco to let them know they had their avocados. However, El Burrito Loco also had their avocados, so...

"Fine. Fine, I can work with this."

Specials
Charred Corn & Avocado Pizza
Guacamole Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Avocado Toast Pizza

Pizza Planet is open, and possibly committing crimes against both pizza and avocados.

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swimming

How Not to Drown, Monday, September 15, Period 3

Everyone would probably be thrilled to be back in the pool today. Well, at least happy not to be dealing with squishy mud and fish?

"Today we'll begin to work on treading water," Anakin said, "and floating. It's a good thing to know if you accidentally end up in the water and are not confident enough in your swimming to move from the spot you've landed."

Steve nodded. "It's very important to learn how to control your initial panicked reaction," he said. "Treading water, especially in something like a pool where you aren't working against tides or currents, should be something you can do almost indefinitely."

Some of them weren't also Navy SEALS, Steve.

"You keep your head and chin above water," he said, getting into the correct position. "Don't work to keep your chest up--it's just wasting energy--and move your legs like an eggbeater."

He looked at Lydia and Henry. "Do you know what an eggbeater is?"

Anakin, still on the side of the pool, demonstrated with his legs as they stayed out of the water. "Kick the water downward with your heel," he said. "Like riding an underwater bicycle."

Steve nodded. "We'll hold you up with pool noodles until you get the legs right, then we'll add the arms," he said. "And remember to relax. Tensing up just makes everything harder."

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cryptozoology

Cryptozoology, Monday period 2

Jon nodded to the students as they settled in, then gestured to the image on the whiteboard.

"Bigfoot. Also known as sasquatch. Originating in North American forests, particularly the Pacific Northwest. Generally considered to have the appearance of an upright ape-like creature, larger than human, and incredibly hairy. Also presumably with very large feet. Depending on who you believe," if anyone, "the hair may be black, brown, or red, it may be anywhere from two to five meters tall - six to fifteen feet, if you prefer, and its eyes may shine. It also may smell."

He sighed. "Chances are, it's largely based in folklore, misidentification of things like bears and other humans, and the occasional hoax. The name 'Sasquatch' is probably a terrible Anglicization of 'sasq'ets', a term meaning 'hairy man' in a Native American language, which actually referred to a tribe of people, but that's what you get when people mistranslate things.

"The name 'Bigfoot' was coined by a group of men at a logging company who claimed to see a number of large footprints near where they were working, and even made a cast of one of them. In 2002, it was revealed that one man had wooden carvings of large feet and was making the impressions himself. He was inspired by a different hoax from earlier in the twentieth century."

Honestly, people, did you have to do these things? Jon shook his head.

"The leading logical explanation is bears. Both black bears and grizzly bears have been known to walk upright, and when you see them from a distance or the lighting is bad or there's a lot of foliage in the way, they can look more human or ape-like. Also, actual humans have occasionally been misidentified as Bigfoot, including several which were shot. As a note, if you must use a gun, please do not shoot if you do not know for certain what you are shooting at." He was looking at you, Americans. "Even most believers in the existence of Bigfoot acknowledge that most of the reported sightings are errors.

"As for non-logical explanations, they range from feral tribes of humans, to extraterrestrials," again, "to the supernatural. Of course. So - let's discuss."

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Infinite Consortium, Monday

Liliana looked at the packing slip in her hand, and then down at the artifact in the crate, then back to her hand. Her packing slip stated state Bear-Trap, One (1): Condition - Used. Inside the crate was, in fact, Bear-Trap, One (1): Condition - Used, but she was fairly certain it wasn't supposed to be growling. But, she was pretty sure that was a growling noise she'd heard and that it was coming from the crate. Visually, however, the trap just sat there on the bottom of the crate, yawning wide, waiting for her to come pick it up. "Mmmhmm. I wasn't born yesterday." She could feel the black mana radiating from it, accompanied by a kind of lurking malevolence.

On the (incredibly unlikely) chance she was wrong, she went and fetched the pushbroom from the utilities closet, lowering the handle towards the center of the trap. The tip hadn't even poked the plate before the trap was snapping shut again, over and over until she was able to whack it against the side of the crate hard enough to make it let go. Ruse destroyed, the trap sat there gnashed its metal teeth at her, promising violence.

"An ambush chair is amusing, an ambush bear trap, less so," Liliana informed it. "So no, I don't think so." The clanging started in earnest as she replaced the top on the crate and retreated to her desk to figure out what to do with it. It wasn't a creature, so she couldn't kill it, and she couldn't disenchant the damn thing. That was white mana. "Of all the days to not be my younger self," she muttered, ignoring the muffled clanging from the crate.

Right, she was going to reply to the text from Nikodemus asking a few more clarifying questions about the Chain Veil...and also asking if he wanted an enchanted, semi-sentient, murderous bear trap. Who knew? Maybe he would!

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jaina solo

Fandom Radio- Monday, September 15

Good morning, everyone. Hopefully you all had fun on the dates, and I'm not going to say anything like "maybe that's why it's so quiet today," myself, but the squirrels did in fact write that down.

Just a couple notes, with Pam doing some weeding in the garden at Pick Your Poison, and Stark doing some birdwatching at the park.

And that's it. At least I got the squirrels to come to me this time. Hopefully they do the same next week, with more notes.

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@park,
stark

The Park, Sunday Afternoon

It was a good day to be outside. The island wasn't doing anything outrageous. The weather was lovely. There was no one Stark needed to hide from or avoid, that he knew of.

So he'd gone for a walk around stopped off for an iced coffee and a snack and then gone to a bench in the park to watch the birds at the pond and whatever else he might see.

It would have been a good day, he thought, for walking with a dog. He ought to go and see Prompto again soon at the shelter.

For now he had his own thoughts for company. That would be enough if no one else ended up in the park today but he hoped for someone to talk to who wasn't himself.

[open park is, of course, open]

Fandom Radio - Sunday (9/14)

You'd think the squirrels would let me sleep in after yesterday night, but no. Of course not. At least I have a coffee for this.

There was the usual level of professionalism at Over Easy about the strange things that happen here. The big event of yesterday was, of course, Three Minute Dates. And hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves. After the events at the bar, people could meet up for more conversation. Like Ignis and Liliana who of course flirted once they were together again. Arden and Erasmus talked about Beaker before he had to leave after not feeling so well. Hopefully he's better now. Lana and Jaina talked about politics back home, comparing them. Rey and Adrian shared a drink as well as what drink orders would hopefully get them out of a bad date quickly.

Hopefully everyone at the very least had some fun even if there weren't any new dates to follow. Have a good one, I'm getting back to bed.

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Pick Your Poison, Sunday

The pain came in waves. Sometimes she'd spend most of a day feeling nothing; the next, she'd find herself in Harley's bed for hours longer than she anticipated.

It was frustrating. It made her angry. And with that anger came the urge to defy it-- and so Pam found herself back here again on a Sunday, her side stinging harshly. Weeding the Pick Your Poison garden.

She'd even opened the door, even though she intended to spend much of the day upstairs in the lab.

[[ open ]]

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Caritas- Saturday night after 8:15 pm

The dates were over, the glitter was still there, the glitter lived with you now, and the night was still young. So maybe people wanted to hang at the bar for a little while. Maybe you wanted to take the date further, or maybe you just wanted to gossip or catch up with people you weren't matched with!

Either way the specials still told a story.

SPECIALS
French Kiss
Love Potion
New Friend
Panties Unleashed
Love Blossoms mocktail

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$over easy,
raiden

Over Easy, Saturday

Well, most of the glitter was gone. Raiden would take it.

"Let's keep it nice and calm today, folks. Nothing dramatic."

"No giant gummy bears made out of mayo," one of the kitchen staff muttered, and a waiter protested,

"I thought we agreed not to ever mention that again."

Specials
Quiche Lorraine
Goat Cheese Scrambled Eggs with Pesto Veggies
Pumpkin Shortcakes with Cinnamon Apples & Maple Whipped Cream

That last one was definitely someone trying to manifest Full Autumn.

Over Easy is open!

Fandom Radio, Saturday, September 13

Good morning, everyone! It is I, Miss Lydia Bennet, fresh off a whole week of not having hooves or being chased by some horrible thing and here to bring you the news!

We will begin with the school, where Driver's Education practised in 'bumper cars,' whatever those are, whilst Weather & Storms learned about the small things that can have greater effects on our weather.

I've no notes for the dormitory, but a few for the town. Let's see...ah! There was an issue with banana peels at the Trooper Station, which led to Mr. Grant slipping when he brought Detective Watts his luncheon. The squirrels report he is uninjured. Miss Eleanor was consulting the cards at Plant Parenthood, and Needful Things remains reopen for business, and Dr. Quinn was learning to juggle with spoons. I must stop by there sometime to see what sort of lovely things they have.

And that is the end of my notes, so with that, dear listeners, I shall leave you and be off for a cup of tea. Farewell!

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Three Minute Dates- Caritas- Saturday before 8:15 pm

Were you tired of glitter yet? Because the banner above the stage reading "WELCOME TO THREE MINUTE DATES" was covered in it. Which meant the stage was covered in a fine mist of them. Which meant there was probably some of the tables. And the bar. Not the drinks, though, they kept up with standards.

And a few minutes before 8:00, Kitty took to the stage.

"Welcome again to Three Minute Dates!" she greeted them. "If you haven't done this before, the tiles are simple. Every three minutes, we'll read off pairs of names. You sit down with them, get to know them for three minutes, and when the gong bongs, you'll move on to your next march. After five dates, if you want to talk to anyone more, hang around and chat for a while. Ready? You've got a couple minutes to sign up, then we're gonna get going."

[OCD is up! Post dates bar post will go up in the morning!
Before the dates | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Round Four | Round Five | OOC | Post dates bar]

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Needful Things; Friday

The WE ARE RE-OPEN !!! sign remained in the Needful Things window. Odds were great it would still be there in the following week, unless it happened to fall off on its own, but at least it was still sort of relevant for now.

Also, Harley was inside, trying to juggle with antique spoons.

Don't ask.

(open! I remember what day it is, I swear)

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steve rogers

Fandom Radio, Friday, September 12, 2025

Good morning, everyone, Steve Rogers here with the news of yesterday. In classes, Tony and I re-learned how much easier baking is when you have thumbs. Our students made cookies! Raiden's Food Adventures explored New Orleans. Arden presented Erarmus with a sweet tea snoball and a rundown on school trips before they confused each other talking about djinn, which I'm definitely pronouncing incorrectly, and Illyana wanted to know if Arden needed to-go bags for hauling souvenirs back to Fandom. Liliana did introductions now that no one looked like a pony, then did short term and long-term planning for zombie invasions. Liliana then held office hours, with Erasmus coming by to get her phone number so that his father could call--sounds dire--and Ignis coming by with lunch from New Orleans, which sounds delicious.

In town, the museum was open and so was the Photo Hut and Pixie Dust. The Devil's Nest was featuring cyser, and Supper Club went out for German, but the conversations mostly revolved around how great it was to have thumbs.

And that's everything! Enjoy your weekend, especially if you're doing the Three Minute Dates tomorrow night.