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Elenwë shakes with excitement, showing the missive to Yvrien to confirm this was indeed a great idea. @STBNL

A letter finds its way to the author of the post, stamped with the insignia of Hefrumm. It is rather peremptorily written. What are the degenerate arts you refer to the forest dwarves practicing? Are the degenerate arts in the room with us? -Mirjana Blackroot

That teddy is so cute omg

Gwen of Balamena, mother of the Duchess of Adria, fills with a sense of unease upon hearing of this. But there was nothing she could immediately do but wait.

1000000%! I say this as someone who agrees with you, but I think it's also an institutional problem. After a certain point, human RP (at least in the noble courtly sphere) kind of plateaus and encourages you to just recycle for a younger character that can participate in things like social season etc.

Gwen of Balamena and Charles of Verbant send a basket of chinchilla-themed memorabilia for the newest Alstion babe. Her heart swells at the news from her nephew.

Rosado would steal a fragment of my soul and then make me stir fry as a conciliatory gesture. Red would banter with me as we enjoy moussaka and other Greek foods. The rest of my characters? Shit, I'd get scammed by them at best, eaten at worst.

“De Savin has been extinct for centuries. I wonder who these posers are,” cackles an Akritian.

Hey, I don't know you but I wanted to say I'm proud. Moving across an ocean to a whole new country at any age is intimidating at best and terrifying at worst, let alone when you are still a kid or teen. Mishaps and struggles aside, you seem to really have adapted well to your surroundings even if it took a while to reach that point. I say this as someone who moved to a different continent as a young adult, all alone. I can't imagine how difficult it would have been if I was even younger, having to start afresh in so many ways. You've done really well for yourself. I joined LOTC when I was a kid and played sporadically over the years, and now I'm soon to start as a postgraduate researcher. Time really flies. I don't have the time I used to have to play LOTC, but I still hop on when it suits, because I have never lost my love for roleplaying and storytelling. If it's not fun for you, there's no shame in taking a break. I've had several years-long breaks at this point, being an old head now. Sounds cheesy as hell, but you will cherish these memories. Let me know if you ever want to talk music. I was a classically-trained musician headed toward attending a conservatoire before pivoting to academics, so I know a thing or two.

Mirjana lights up when she sees the missive, albeit with great delay.