I learned why dragons don't take mail over the ocean.

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Vohu is depetrifying the Undertow this afternoon

Get your ass to the church ASAP I'll meet you in the main hall

[She's been actually considering it pretty hard for the last few days since visiting Duncan. Still really haven't made a decision. Might as well take this public.

The title of the post is as above.]

I want to join a guild, but I'm not entirely sure what guild to join. If it doesn't bother anyone, I would like any guild members to sell me on joining their guild. I would ask my best friend, but apparently clerics don't have a sense of humor.

Any takers?

[E-mail: Duncan, Lindsey, Malachai Brampton]

[It's who he knows knew Jordan. He doesn't know how close anyone was to her, but it sounds wrong to let them stumble on the information later.]

I apologize for bringing bad news. Jordan is dead.
It happened outside of our war camps, but I don't have any other details on exactly when, where, or how. I'm sorry.

If anyone knows how to get in contact with her family, please send it my way. I'd like them to be informed.

[E-mail: Gabe]

Sorry. About before.
[He means how he behaved after news of Jordan, but way to be vague, Rhys.]

Thanks for helping with Aerveas' body. I know that wasn't pleasant.

[E-mail: Sardonyx]

Are you all right?

I tried to check on your construct after the battle, but it was broken. I guess you were the first to know that, though.

I don't know enough about them to know what I should or shouldn't touch, so I've asked everyone to leave it alone for now. I'll help you with any heavy lifting if you can salvage it.

[Takes place...monday??]

Just seeing how you're doing.

Is it just or did all this craziness not even put a dent in the level of traffic this city gets during the day?

The mail dragons started reading Marx!

[Dragonmail: Lindsey Stern]

[the jewelry given to him by Jordan is mailed back to Lindsey here. he wonders about the money and tablet too, but decides to keep them in an emergency pack for Sam.]

As I hope you have heard, your son, Sam, is being sheltered in the Undertow. A berserker by the name of Ia the Watcher has taken to being his full time guardian. We are providing what we can for him here.

Please let us know if there's something you need. Both worlds seem able to connect to the same internet now. I should be able to help him set up video chat with you, if you would like.

[all signed The Ahura yaay]

I heard about the attack.

I'm sorry.

Alessia is dead. I don't know who else to ask. Did you rescue a young boy-- 6 or 7-- blonde-- named Sam?


[ Dragonmail: Lindsey Stern ]
Sam is in the Undertow with the Ahura. I gave him the tablet and jewelry you sent to me.


[ after her exchange with rhys... ]
[ Dragonmail: Ezra Amos ]
Last day of the solstice. Half a bottle of ber'shteh.

Y/N

J

[ saturday ]

I'm trying to reach the former player of Acher Ostendramm.
Jordan


[ Dragonmail: Lindsey Stern ]

He's alive, but inaccessible.

Jordan, I know I'm asking you for a bit much, but I need you to find a warp mage that would be willing for a quick warp in and warp out of Bastan. I can send everything that I can find for a price. Maybe a tablet, do you think he can accept that?

Just, find someone to get Sam and the others out of there. Please. [Have her tablet and a sack of gold and earther coins that she could find around the house. Even some jewelry. :(]

[hey guess who had her phone with her when she crossed over! and hasn't turned it on until now to save the last bit of battery life!]

[this is posted near the beginning of the assault on Bastan]

bastan undr atk

help

So, I know our friendship is loose at best, but is there a reason why you didn't tell me you're stuck in Zenderael?

[There were plenty of clues. Lindsey was just busy with other things to finally notice.]

IN CASE ANYONE WAS WONDERING, YES THE FIRST DAY BACK AT SCHOOL WAS AWFUL.

THEY EVEN COLLECTED LAST MONTH'S HOMEWORK.

[I'm too lazy to look up who all that entails. If Missie didn't alert them but it makes sense for Duncan to include them just confirm it with me.]

[Sent Sunday morning.]

I'm alive. Sorry for making everyone worry.


[E-mail: Theresa]

How are you doing?

[Friday 4/22, in a long series of Missie panic]

Is Duncan with you today?
I missed him coming back from work.

You know those numbers Blaine gave us?

They are definitely years.

[People on this mailing list currently include: Gunnar, Jordan, Lindsey, Malachai, Nadir. (And a bunch of NPCs ofc.) If you want to be added, e-mail the mods. People can see who else is on the list and may reply all or reply only to a select few.]


Many of you wrote to me seeking answers. Regrettably, I cannot answer every question I was asked, but I can tell you what I do know.

Some of you expressed worry about communication methods. Allow me to reassure you that X-DAV is not intercepting your phone calls or e-mails. They can only observe what you post to their forums or discuss through the game. This conversation is secure.

X-DAV is trying to merge Earth with Zenderael. To what ends, I don't know, but those of us in Fall City have seen firsthand the damage caused by this. They will take any measures necessary to ensure this happens. Simply for disagreeing with them, their berserkers killed my mother, and their assassins killed my father.

They don't care that people are getting hurt or killed. All they care about is ensuring their merge.

Characters have been crossing from the game into real life. If you find your character suddenly deleted without warning, it means there's a good chance they're here now. If X-DAV finds them, they will employ them. Your own characters will be used against you.

Real people have also been dragged into the game. The number of missing persons reports has skyrocketed in the last week, and I have reason to believe the majority of them are now inside Zenderael.

I'd like to offer protection to those within the game. If you know somebody who's gone missing, please provide a name and description. We can work together to find them and ensure they're protected. It is my goal to bring every one of these people home, but that requires more information than I have. Making this happen will be our top priority.

I also intend on sending any people from Zenderael back home as well. For the alts that have crossed, but were wise enough not to trust X-DAV, I ask you to please give me the opportunity to prove I can be trusted. I want to stop this merge and put everyone back where they belong, to separate our two worlds again.

I realize many of you have been digging on your own and may know things I don't. I'd like to ask for any information you may have, however small, whether you think I must know already or not. Knowledge is power in this fight, and sharing what we know will make planning our course that much smoother.

Thank you for your time,
Victoria Hutchins

Hey, I'm sorry I didn't believe you about the demon. I was kind of a shitty friend about it.

[Wednesday morning, 3/30. Yes, morning. He is home sick, aka skipping classes because of a hangover.]

So, remember how whenever people asked what an acird's elemental weakness was, I always said "base"?

Because ha ha chemistry jokes?

[Photo of a large pile of what looks to be large-grain salt, with a white ivory feather on the floor beside it, and an empty bottle of window cleaner above that. If you've ever been in an FCU dorm, it's apparent that's where the picture was taken.]

Not a joke, apparently. Throw ammonia at an acird and it goes right down.