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What up island? It's me, ya girl Arden Finch, bringing you the news from yesterday which was the second of November and how the hell is it already November?

*chittering*

I do not sound like I'm in my forties asking like that! It's a legitimate question! Err, not that there's anything wrong with being in your forties, I'm just saying I'm not and--you know what? Let's just get to the notes.

School started with Flight and Flying letting us play around in zero-G and that was pretty baller, actually. Stop looking at me like that, yes Gen Zers say 'baller' too, shut up. Cryptozoology learned about the--okay, that's not the real name. Who took this note? Jimothy? You've gotta come up with a better fake name than 'the Pope Lick Monster,' my guy. What did he really--

*indignant chittering*

Wait, for real? And y'all are vouching for it? Hmm, I'm still not entirely convinced but in an effort to stave off getting any impassioned speeches about journalistic integrity by a bunch of rodents, I'mma just go along with it. So, yeah, Cryptozoology talked about the Pope Lick Monster and its obsession with...trains? Sure. Why not? And How Not To Drown had a pool noodle fight because Officer McGarrett is--whoa!

*CRASH*

Oooookay then. Apparent we have a note from the Dorms today, and the porg was so excited that it ran into me full force and knocked me over. And now it's furiously going through the notes because it dropped that one and now can't find it. It sure would be a lesson in not slamming into people if it didn't and the Dorms notes couldn't get read on-air. Oh? You found it? The second floor common room had Billie blasting Mozart - oh! That's who that was! - which, of course, summoned a Charlie. Hi Charlie! And they talked about all the famous dead musicians Billie's met.

And lastly, we've got Town. At Magpie Emporium, Vi was enjoying candy and leaving the Halloween decorations up, while at Pizza Planet, Raiden was arguing with the staff about not putting decorations up. It's too soon for Christmas. Sorry Gray, but that's just facts. Anyway, at the Clinic, Professor James Stark had pumpkin spice for the nurses while Stabby filmed a video.

Anyway, that's all my notes! This is ya girl, Arden Finch, signing off. But not before I leave you with this absolute bop, Inferior by Shiyui.

The Danger Shop today looked... different. It looked as if they were in a tunnel with both sides closed, with different buttons and levers on the walls, and a bolted down table, with snacks and plastic silverware on it, with bolted down chairs around it.

"We're doing a different kind of flying today," Jaina told the class. "On Earth, astronauts have to train in zero gravity before they go up into space and get away from the planet's gravitational pull. They have to figure out how to move around, have to account for how to do basic things you take for granted. Thats what you get to play in today. I'm going to turn off the gravity, and you'll get to float around. Try to do things. Figure out how to eat. Play around and see what it feels like. Race each other. Have fun."

And with that, Jaina turned the gravity off. Wheeee!

"He's making a video to invite the lobsters to Homecoming."

Stark hadn't even had a chance to ask about Stabby or the lights shining on his tank.

"To the dance?" Stark asked. "I didn't know the lobsters danced. Or maybe i did and I forgot. Or maybe they don't... I suppose it doesn't really matter. Anyway. I have coffees."

It might be the last of the PSL. It was going to disappear one of these days.

The clinic was open, the crab was busy, and the alien was in.

"Today we're covering the Pope Lick Monster." Jon held up a hand to forestall questions. "So named because it apparently lives on the Pope Lick Creek. I have no idea why the creek is called 'pope lick', and I am desperately doing my best not to think about it too hard, lest I find out."

Please don't tell him, Beholding.

"The monster in question is said to be a kind of man-goat-sheep hybrid. Its purported origins include an actual hybrid - presumably that one was proposed by someone unaware of how biology works - a circus freak, and a reincarnated Satanic farmer. Presumably that one was proposed by someone unaware of how Christianity works. In any event, it either leaps down on cars from its railway trestle, attacks nearby people with an axe, or uses hypnosis or mimicry to lure people to it. Some accounts say the sight of it is enough to prompt people to jump off the trestle. Honestly, if anybody came at me with an axe, cryptid or not, I would be tempted."

Jon was in a salty mood today.

"While no deaths are reliably attributed to the monster by legend, a number of deaths have been reliably attributed to people attempting to view it and being caught by trains or falling off the trestle.

"Before we discuss this one, I thought we could watch the short film made about it. Apparently the railway operators insisted a disclaimer be read when it was initially aired that people should under no circumstances attempt to cross the trestle, because it is still in heavy use, so please do keep that in mind."

Billie had a class today, and she'd probably make it there! But at the party last week, too many people hadn't known who Mozart was and she simply could not let that continue to be true.

So she'd pulled some of her massive stereo system out into the common room as was currently blasting Eine Kleine Nachtmusik while pretending to conduct.

You know, just normal college student stuff.

She'd at least been wise enough to purchase a veritable mountain of ~~moddable~~ baked goods, in return for probably waking at least one poor person up when shit inevitably got loud.

[omg, I remembered we have a dorms comm. Open!]

"No," Raiden said firmly when he saw the boxes the staff were hauling out at Pizza Planet. "Absolutely not. No Christmas until after Thanksgiving." He was going to have enough to do with fending off Gray over at Over Easy; he didn't need to be waging the real war on Christmas on two fronts. "Come on, guys, give me a break here--no, we're not putting a peppermint mocha pizza on the specials board? What is wrong with you?" In more than one way.

Specials
Pizza Capricciosa
Spicy Korean Kimchi Pizza
Apple Crisp Pizza

Pizza Planet is open!

Good morning, everyone. This is Jaina, who only just now realized the date, am wondering where time went since May, and now you should, too.

Not a lot of notes again. Gregorith was at the museum checking out portraits of former students- Questions about that- before reporting home, and Steven came in to bring food and answer some questions about things. And at Stark's, Rey was dealing with what the notes call "Christmas creep," but Grandfather invited her to Thanksgiving so at least he's got the order of holidays right.

And that's all. See you next week, and enjoy probably drowning in Halloween candy.

"Commander McGarrett is away in London on some sort of assignment right now," Anakin said, "so you only have me today."

He gestured at all the pool noodles and grinned. "Therefore, he can't see us playing noodle jousting. Everyone grab two noodles, one to sit on and one to hit each other with. The last one not knocked into the water wins."

The Halloween decorations were still up, because they were too cool to take down right away, especially with Little Bot still showing off his glow-in-the-dark paintjob.

Besides, Vi had an equally important holiday to observe. Half-price candy week.

The last couple of days had been... weird. A tension in the air, that wasn't really Jack's to break, but that no one else wanted to break either. So he was glad when they finished their last show and piled up into the van. Relieved.

Many hours later, having been forcibly talked out of the driver's seat yet again, he found himself in the back seat. Still tense. Not sleeping.

Everyone else was silent. There was rain ticking against the windows of Trent's van. And he reached for his phone, and turned it on to the new Yellow Eyes album. Let himself get lost for a while, then.

( It had stopped raining by the time they pulled into the Waffle House parking lot. )

[[ nfb, nfi, unless you're dying to call him at 3 AM ]]

Oh, c'mon. I helped out yesterday!

*chittering*

The party notes were at least half Liliana's fault too, you know. Just because you're afraid she'll make you squirrel zombies or something... Just. Just give those and we can get this over with quickly. We had Riri taking advantage of the elusive Waffle House with Erasmus while discussing future holidays here. Raiden, unsurprisingly, also took advantage of the Waffle House. Steve and I took a morning to recover from the party. All the better to be ready for the week ahead.

And that's all there seems to be. Hopefully everyone is just in a pleasant candy coma.

All right, this week Rey was in the right mindset to get a lot of things accomplished, which meant catching up on anything from last week that had gone unfinished.

Despite the Mariah Carey song that was playing occasionally at random from somewhere that Rey couldn't determine. And with a pumpkin spice latte because the gremlins had warned her the winter drinks were coming.

Happy holidays, apparently!

[Open!]

Today, in between helping any visitors what needed it, Gregorith was spending most of his time up in the art gallery. Partly he was seeing if he could match any of the paintings, photos and sculptures with events that had exhibits downstairs, and partly he was looking for inspiration for his own creative endeavors.

And then one of the plaques caught his eye. Two portraits of former students, on loan from a museum in another version of Faerie it seemed. The sign said they were Momoko and Karla. Apparently they were good friends of the last queen of Faerie, Leda Danan.

That had been the name of one of the ambassadors he'd met some years ago back home. He'd have to look it up later.

In the meantime he went to the desk to grab his sketchbook.

(Museum is open, portraits used with players' permission.)

Current Music: Mummer's Dance by Loreena McKennit

Well, the one too many outfits that Tony may or may not have ordered for Steve after getting free reign at the party last night had arrived. The wonders of shipping when you were in a multiversal nexus point. Also rich. Being rich helped a lot.

So, he was carefully just hiding it all away before Steve could realize just how much it was. Just so, so much.

[for the husband]

There was a brunch place in town, yes. And it was even a really great brunch place at that! But sometimes it wasn't really in your budget. And sometimes you just wanted the comfort food of a really shitty 24 hour chain of restaurants where the servers will throw hands.

And that was where Riri was this morning, still in the pumpkin onesie, blissfully enjoying these overly greasy potatoes and overcooked eggs.

Life was good!

[open, of course!]

Lydia: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to November! My, the year is flying along, isn't it? I hope no one celebrated overmuch last night, but if you did, fear not, I am here to tell you what you have forgotten.

( It's a dead man's party... )

Would Henry learn what Halloween was this year? Too early to tell.

As it was, he was back at the forge, thinking about the conversation he'd had with Adrian and-- well. No one seemed to have yelled at him for getting the fire going last time.

So there he was again, slaving away by the roaring fire, trying to remember some of the things his father taught him about forging tools.

[[ open ]]

Thor was not dressed in his usual armor today, but rather in a surgeon costume of such pitiful quality that he was regretting not just buying a pair of scrubs in his size. He wasn't sure if this fabric, and he was being generous in calling it that, was going to survive the day.

"Today is All Hallow's Eve, or Samhain, or Halloween, depending on where you are and how you celebrate. It is, they say, the day when the veils between worlds thin, and spirits and monsters come to play...and be appeased with candy, of course. I thought today we could learn about a sort of atmospheric phenomenon, rather than a particular weather event, that is tied to the holiday.

"Will=o'-the-wisps are strange lights that dance in bogs and marshlands, leading travelers, who think they are seeing another traveler's torch, or perhaps light in a house, astray. Throughout history, these were believed to be spirits, perhaps the fae, causing mischief and leading travelers to their doom, but in modern times we know that the lights are caused by natural phenomena, such as the releasing of certain gases caused by the decay of organic matter in the swamps...or are they?

After letting that sit for a moment, Thor added, "Will-o'-the-wisp sightings are relatively rare in the modern era, perhaps due to the draining of large swathes of wetlands. They have many names in many different cultures, but one of them is jack-o'-lantern. For anyone who may be unaware, the carved, lit pumpkins set out for Halloween, meant to frighten malicious spirits away, are also jack-o'-lanterns. The same name for a spirit and the ward against its kind. Interesting, no? Happy Halloween, and be sure to take some candy from the bowl on your way out." He had tried to make sure to provide an assortment of the popular sorts.

*chittering*

No, I'm not putting on a costume yet. I'm waiting for Liliana and Tony's party.

*chittering*

Of course I was going to mention your costumes! I didn't know they made Trooper outfits this small!

*chittering*

...I do not want to know how you got access to a 3-D printer.

*suspicious silence*

Right. This is Steve Rogers with the news of yesterday. In classes, Liliana's class played hide and seek with zombies while their supplies dwindled, and then she held office hours that were mostly devoted to last-minute party prep. Raiden took his class to Paris, Tony and I pretended we were still in the Maldives with a tropical fruit-themed baking week, and the library was hosting craft day for the gremlins.

In town, Luma was sorting through last-minute costumes at Pixie Dust, Liz worked on month-end spreadsheets, Thor leaned into Halloween-themed drinks at the Devil's Nest, and the Supper Club went to a tavern in Baltimore that was an ode to Edgar Allan Poe, but I don't think any of the participants would immediately know who Poe was.

*chittering*

If I see them at the party, I'll ask. And that's everything for yesterday! I'll see you all at the party!

Harley had gone AWOL for a few days after the vacation. Why and where were none of anyone else's concern, and anyway, she'd come back for the real important bit!

The WE GOT HAUNTED STUFF! sign was still in the Needful Things window, but it had been joined - among all the vintage decorations - by a bigger sign:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Yes, all of those exclamation points were important. Every! last! one!

Also, Bruce was in the store with Harley, and he was wearing a Halloween headband with kitty ears on it. Or at least he would be until he'd eventually decide to shake it off and destroy it. Which would probably be within the first five minutes, but Harley had already gotten a picture so it was fine!

(open!)

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Fandom Radio, Tuesday, November 3rd

Flight and Flying- Monday- 1st period

Fandom Clinic, Monday 11/3

Cryptozoology, Monday period 2

2nd floor common room, Monday morning

Pizza Planet, Monday

Fandom Radio- Monday, November 3

How Not to Drown, Monday, November 3, Period 3

The Magpie Emporium, Monday [03/11]

A Waffle House Somewhere In The Middle of Pennsylvania, Who Knows O'Clock, Sunday Night

Fandom Radio - Sunday (11/2)

Stark Industries- Sunday

Fandom Museum, Sunday November 2

Penthouse Apartment of the Baby Stark Tower - Saturday Morning

Waffle House, Saturday Morning

Fandom Radio, Saturday, November 1

Blackstone Forge & Foundry, Friday

Weather & Storms, Friday, Second Period

Fandom Radio, Friday, October 31, 2025

Needful Things; Friday

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