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WHO: Will and everyone else!
WHERE: Network
WHEN: January 20th
WHAT: It's time for everyone's favorite monthly dose of prophecies!
WARNINGS: None so far

[Look at that, it's a rare Will Solace making a post! He seems relaxed and calm as always.]

Hey, everyone. Some of you know me, but I'll introduce myself since we got some new people. I'm Will Solace. I'm taking over making a seer announcement for August this time. Probably next time, too. No, August, I'm not taking no for an answer on that, either. You know exactly what cards I'll play if you protest.

[Don't make him publicly say it this time, August.]

Moving right along, about February... one of us saw blades of grass in a kinda childlike wonder. Another saw a fire, but it was more like a campfire or bonfire. Something warm and positive, you know?

[He thinks for a second.]

August's tarot card was the Lovers reversed. Basically, all the relationship problems you see in romance movies and novels. Lack of communication between partners, lots of arguing, things like that. Oh, terrible choices was one he wanted highlighted, but I think that's almost everyone's everyday.

Lastly, my dream showed me getting attacked in the dark. I couldn't really see if it was dark as in nighttime, or even what attacked me. I just know something will. That said, to clarify, it's not necessarily me, personally, that'll get attacked. It's just that my dreams are always in first person, so it feels like it's me when it might not be.

So, now you know what we know.

Not a magical ballroom peach

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[At some point on the 20th, after the prophecy post goes out, the Zodiac apartments are shaken with a loud KA-BOOM! While the damage to other apartments is minimal at best, one apartment has definitely borne the brunt of it. Pieces of Varian and Fern's place can be found blown outwards and onto the street below. There are a lot of swords and dangerous chemicals strewn about so...maybe be careful if you're gonna go around touching any of them. There's a hissing sound from up high where there seems to be a fire extinguisher being used on putting out the fire up there and a distant "I GOT IT, I GOT IT!"

...They might not, in fact, have got this.]

Network: Video UN:trienemybest/fern

[A few hours after the explosion, the video opens on a still slightly sooty-looking Varian and Fern. They're both looking pretty sheepish after that mess. Varian clears his throat.]

So uh...you might have noticed the explosion earlier in the Zodiac Apartments. Sorry, that was- I was examining one of those peaches we got from the spirit realm. Zodiac seemed so determined to get their hands on one I-I wanted to figure out what they were about. See if I could maybe reverse engineer one to counteract whatever it is Zodiac plans to do with them. But uh-

[He waves his hand, to show that it kind of...went wrong. Obviously. ]

But sometimes junk goes boom. It's the price of doing good science.

[Fern no, that isn't how science works at all, don't play favourites just because Varian was the one who caused it.]

It doesn't look like anyone got hurt. And the explosion was kinda sick! Who knew fruit could do that??

[Varian's kind of casually covering his face with his hands as Fern decidedly plays favourites on their apology tour. He lets out a soft whine, and then looks at the camera again.]

Anyway, Fern's right, I definitely didn't expect it to have...uh explosive properties. I think the damage was largely contained to our place, but if anyone else's apartments were damaged please let us know, we'll come and help fix it up or pay for the damages. Sorry.

[He clears his throat again. He's agreed to sort out the damages for his and Fern's place with Zodiac, but he is NOT gonna voice that right now. He has a chance to figure out what Zodiac are about, maybe even find a way to sabotage what they're doing. But he's no stranger to treason- if he announces to the whole network what he's planning, Zodiac will know in an instant. He hates hiding the truth, it's against what he believes in, but this time it's necessary. ]

So um- important thing to glean from this if you have one? Do not eat the peach. And definitely don't touch the peach juices or breathe in any of the peach dust because that's...bad.

[Aw, Fern is just going to give Varian a reassuring pat on the shoulder. As far as he's concerned it wasn't a huge deal - some stuff got smashed, sure, but his swords survived and the four of them (Fern, Varian, Ruddiger and his new fomantis) are all fine. He wasn't super attached to the apartment, either.

Sorting out the damages with Zodiac is a whole other kettle of fish that he doesn't want to think about right now.]

Yeahhh. Dunno if anyone actually ate the peach, but ever since it exploded in our faces we've both been feeling a lot - man, how do I describe it? - clingier? To areas in the city that have gates. Those're where the spirit veins run, right?

[He doesn't know, he isn't an expert here.]

But it's probably nothing!



[[OOC: Available for action or network, whatever you like! If you choose action, please be aware if your character comes into contact with any peach juice or vapors they will have to deal with the consequences listed here]]