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[drewthetower]

WHO: August and the network
WHERE: The Network
WHEN: May 16th (so Monday)
WHAT: Many Announcements
WARNINGS: August Swears (tm)

[Hi everyone have one exhausted half-demon on your screen. His cards are laid out in front of him and behind him is his suitcase, still mostly packed. He only just got back.]

So. Some bullshit happened. Let's see what bullshit is coming at us next month and just move right the fuck along from the bullshit that came at us this month. Spoilers: we got no fuckin' clue but it's fucking weird as fuck!

[He is so tired. But he pulls up something on his phone.]

Right, this time we have a soundtrack because surprise there might be more seers! A bad recorder version of "My Heart Will Go On" but no clue if it's the "bad recorder" or "song" part that's relevant here...sheep, we saw a sheep...a fur--anthropomorphic animal suit or just an anthro character either/or, and possibly a hand with an eye? That one we're not sure about, but that's what the actual seers saw.

[He holds up the Fool card, upright.]

Meanwhile, I got this. For those of who you never touched that one series with the tarot themeing, this guy is the Fool. It is the start of the hero's journey! It means lots of things like beginnings and spontaneity and all that jazz! It tells me fuck all about the bullshit, however, but it is absolutely gonna be relevant so like. I'unno. Beware babies?

[Moving on. August will end this feed and start a new one]



PRIVATE TO ALL KNOWN ADULTS (18+ sorry you responsible 16/17 year olds)

[August takes a deep, deep breath.]

Apparently some of the younger kids got involved in that fucking soccer game and...no. Just no. Obviously Zodiac doesn't give a rat's ass about these kids so if everyone's cool with this, I wanna get a list of the younger ones or at least get all the other adults on this fuckin' app working together to try and keep them from getting hurt. I know we can't stop them from doing reckless shit like. In general, they're fucking kids kids do that, but if we at least know who to watch out for maybe what happened this month doesn't happen again.

[A sigh.]

The freshman--fourteen and fifteen year olds--and younger are the biggest concern right now, I think. The older ones are still kids but some of them are responsible enough to help even if I wouldn't put them in charge. That's just my opinion, and if anyone has any better ideas than a fucking list please share. It's just all I got right now.

Comments

[wedonttalkabout]

He's okay. He's...a quirky kid but he's a good one. I'm trying to make sure he's okay.

[How to put this, hmmm.]

Something about her rings alarm bells. It's...she's so scared of crossing her mom. Or...well, crossing isn't the right word, I don't think. Literally doing anything her mom wouldn't approve of. It's...worrying.

--> private to just Bruno

[drewthetower]

Yeah, there is nothing good going on over there. Fun.

[A quick privacy filter change so it's just to Bruno.]

Hey, how do you get your visions?

extra private woo!

[wedonttalkabout]

Uhhh, well they kinda come in two flavours. There's the ones that just happen with no warning at any time which are great, best time ever. Or if I want to look into a specific thing or person, I need a big, open space like my vision cave. I've got-

[A whole OCD-fulled behaviour to try and ease the crushing anxiety of looking into the future that happens every time.]

A ritual to help me focus on it. It gets really windy and the vision kinda just...appears, in the sand.

[drewthetower]

Can other people see the visions? I don't think Arthur can share his, but if you can, that might help us to figure what the fuck is going on. Two head are better than one blah blah blah.

[wedonttalkabout]

Oh yeah, I can do that. I just need someone else to be with me in my vision cave. You hold my hands a 'lil bit and boom, you too can have the super fun vision experience.

[drewthetower]

Mind if I sit in on the next one?

[wedonttalkabout]

[There's a small pause, because Bruno really doesn't like his visions as they are and dragging other people into them never ends well. But August knows about his discomfort and has made a lot of steps to help him get through it here. There aren't a lot of people in the city Bruno would trust to come sit in on a vision with him, but August is definitely one of them.]

Sure thing, but I warn you, you're gonna be picking sand out of your hair for weeks after.

[drewthetower]

Eh, can't be worst than last summer. I fell asleep on the beach and Jun decided to make a sand sculpture around me. Sand everywhere.

[wedonttalkabout]

...You know, I can see him doing that. Did you get out before the tide came in?

[drewthetower]

Yeah, he got me out after taking a fuckton of photos. One of these days I will throw him off the pier I swear.

[wedonttalkabout]

Thaaaaat also doesn't surprise me. Make sure you get the photos back before you do. He might put them all over the city as an act of revenge.

[drewthetower]

Unfortunately: cloud saving. Our friendship is one of trolling and stupid shit, it's fine.

[wedonttalkabout]

Ahhh, the modern technologies work against us again!

[He still only has the VAGUEST of understanding what the cloud is and at this point, he's afraid to ask.]

But hey, that's nice. That it's...consensual trolling?

[drewthetower]

If it wasn't, someone would've died already.

[A beat.]

Probably me.

[wedonttalkabout]

...

Yeah, probably you. I mean, sorry, you're a great guy.

But yeah. Probably you.

[drewthetower]

I am a squishy nerd and I have long since accepted this.

[wedonttalkabout]

I'm so proud of you for knowing your limitations.

[drewthetower]

[He just laughs.]

Glad I could make you proud, tío Bruno.

[August does speak Spanish, he just doesn't as often compared to French. So.]

[wedonttalkabout]

[Holy shit, he's just gonna have an emotion about that, give him a second. He wasn't expecting it and joking as it is, it's still a welcome sentiment. ]

Hah- hah.

[He's fine, he's totally fine.]

Yooou're welcome! Glad to be bringing the pride.