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Vierapril Day 6 - Dream

Our paths, they did cross, though I cannot say just why We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said goodbye.

"I don't know how to fix what I have broken... Please don't leave me alone..."

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Solace went to the Cracked Cluster tonight with @cadrenebula and @skyysinger. Thank you @loldragoon-ffxiv and @scholarlostintime for hosting, Sol and I had a wonderful time.

Bonus shot of Solace being too short to see over the bar!

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Late night in the Gold Saucer for Ely and Presh, 69/430+ tomestones! Slowly but surely, we're getting there.

@cadrenebula abandoned me for bed a bit ago :P rude. (Sleep well)

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Well, it's that time again! Moogle Tomestones! Ely's going to be living in the Gold Saucer in between fishing and HoH for a while!

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Content warning! Ely has a panic attack stemming from a nightmare-memory in this one and goes selectively mute for a unspecified period of time. Allusions to Canon, and Final Fantasy in general, typical Garlean Scientists and their general lack of Spoken Decency, and Zenos'... everything in Garlemald, but nothing explicit and absolutely no worse than anything we see or read in Stormblood, Shadowbringers and Endwalker. Mind your headspace. Things are disjointed and vague because Ely isn't in the best headspace and time went a little wibbly on her.

Ely shoots upright in bed, her breathing coming in rapid, ragged gasps. The nightmare-memory sits in the forefront of her head like a lead weight -white coats and white gloves and needles and cold eyes and cold voices and white, white, white!- She shudders and struggles to bring her breathing back from the edge of hyperventilation. Her hands ache from the cold outside, the silver shards long ago embedded into them stinging and the scars pulling uncomfortably. 

Dimly, she recognizes that she’s having a panic attack, even as she tries to focus on her breathing. Alright, five things she can see. The woodfire boiler, the heavy wool curtain covering the doorway to the two bedrooms, the tea kettle on the stove, it’s getting ready to start screaming, Simon going to grab it, the window, it’s snowing outside. Ely takes a shuddering breath, four beings she can sense: Quinlie’s downstairs tending the animals, Soraana is with her, gathering the eggs and milking the goats. Iris’s still asleep, but she’s waking up, and she can see Simon so he doesn’t count. One more… Ely’s panic spikes, and she wrenches herself back into the exercise, one more… there! Sahji was still at the Burrow, just a few alleyways down, aether presence worryingly like melting ice but… that was not Ely’s problem. Fen and Ryuu were on it and they had the watch and would hold the line. Sahji would be fine. He would. Ely would not lose another sibling. Three things she can hear - The snow had picked up outside and the wind was howling on the corner of the house nearest her. Quin was tromping up the stairs, footsteps heavy, she probably had a pail of milk to use. Simon had caught the kettle before it could start shrieking. Two things she could smell, The scent of hot water being poured over chai, Simon was making a cup for her, none of the others had ever gotten the taste for chai, and… woodsmoke, from the fireplaces and boilers. One thing she could taste: bile in the back of her throat, from the nightmare. It was disgusting and her mouth felt like something had crawled into it in the night and died. Eaugh. 

Ely takes one last, deep shuddering breath and wipes a hand down her face, not startling at Simon’s, “Here. You back with us?” at her elbow. 

Ely nods and pushes the blankets down the bed and shifts to sit cross legged. She opens her mouth to thank the Elezen but the words get stuck in her throat. She makes a face and instead signs ‘Thanks, Si.’ 

The lines at the corners of Simon’s eyes loosen slightly, “Of course. Want me to wake Iris?” 

Ely shakes her head, ‘No. Let her sleep. She had a bad night too and dropped off at around third bell.’ 

Simon nods and pats Ely’s shoulder once, not moving so slowly as to be obvious, but telegraphing his movements nonetheless, “Sure, washroom’s open if you want it and I could use some help in fending Quin off from ‘helping’ make breakfast.” His voice rose slightly at the end of his sentence, obviously intending to be heard by the short woman who’d just opened the front door. 

Quin makes an ugly face at him, “Asshole.” Ely huffs her amusement, finishes her chai and makes for the washroom, absently itching at her night braids as she went. Outside, Ishgard slowly woke to a new day and a continuing snowstorm. She was still alive and those that haunted her nightmares were not, tempered and sacrificed to a mad nihilist's ambitions. Healing was one step forwards and two steps back and no one here minded that today might be a Quiet Day. It was fine. Ely would live, in spite of scientists and doctors in white and punishments and scores that were never quite high enough to please their impossible standards. Check and mate, assholes. She’d won in the end. 

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Ely went to the Glitter Hall Tonight @nicholerose92 and I even remembered to take pictures! Ty for hosting Bram!

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I can only say for YouTube myself and these are in No Particular Order:

Ophelia Talks Crochet Happyberry Crochet Bella Coco TL Yarncrafts Fiber Spider Hooked by Robin The Secret Yarnery Jayda InStitches Tinna Thorudottir Thorvaldar

All of them do tutorials, most of them have a 'Crochet for the Absolute Beginners' playlist (Or re-Beginner) and have a nice catalogue of projects, but without knowing your personal aesthetic and preferences for crafts I can't say what would appeal among them, sorry.

So this year I'm thi king about getting back into some of the hobbies I was interested in. Anyone got any good recommendations for crochet YouTubers or tumblrs?

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Speak of the Miqo'te and he arrives!

Waiting for our third! I laughed so hard when they did the same pose

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Waiting for our third! I laughed so hard when they did the same pose

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Ely and I are doing Large Leves in HW content to raise some gil today while I ignore Main Story because a character I always want to punch is incoming; I always love it when her Ahriman mounts come out.

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Glitter Hall will be opening! Since the vote was so split I decided I'll open it both nights! Our hosts are Bram, the Glitter King, owner of the venue and his Ishgardian knight husband, Rulian.

Friday January 24, 2025: 5-8 pm CST

Saturday, January 25, 2025: 5-8pm CST

Glitter Hall is located on Crystal, Goblin, Empyreum, Ward 12, Plot 2 (basement)

What is it? Glitter Hall is a light-hearted light RP event that is music, dancing, light flirting, mischief, and lots of glitter. Characters of all sorts are welcome (including npcs/lore-breaking/whatever you want to play that makes you happy). It's a night club/bar setting for adult players/characters but we ask that you keep overly adult situations/commentary to your private chats between friends. This is a place to be silly and dance your cares away for a few hours. We will be streaming music or you can come dance to your own playlist. LGBTQTIA+ characters/players are always safe and welcome here. Please keep dark RP topics out of our venue, this is a venue for light hearted fun. Get your best night club/dancing outfit and come dance with us in the glitter and the lights! While we are not an 'adult' entertainment venue sometimes we do have songs, flirting, or outfits that may not be strictly 'sfw/family friendly' either, so please bear that in mind.

Our glorious dance floor is our main event:

But we also have a small npc-ran bar as well for those who would rather just sit and watch (rp ordering your own drinks from our npc bartender).

Wallflowers, quiet people, respectful non-roleplayers are welcome but please be aware we are very, very friendly here. If you'd like to be involved in the interactions/roleplay please remember to turn your RP sign on (otherwise if we talk to you and you'd rather just hang out quietly all you have to do is say that).

Come join us for some fun!

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Join us this month at the Cracked Cluster for some food and fun!

(Challenge Fennie to a game of darts if you'd like, if it's not too busy!)

When: Sunday, January 19th, 7 -10 PM EST

Where: ICly located in Revenant's Toll, Mor Dhona

OOC: NA - Crystal DC - Mateus - Lavender Beds - Ward 19 - 57 (SE Subdivision aetheryte!)

For more info and menu, click here!

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Just a note that the Cracked Cluster is a venue open to RPers of all skill levels, and respectful non-RPers or curious folk that would just like to observe. We don't have any requirements for mods, but we welcome anyone who enjoys them, and welcome writers of all types! We aim to make the Cracked Cluster a place anyone can come to for some good food and some good fun!

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I'm thinking about re-opening Glitter Hall next week. If you're interesting in attending what day would work better for you?

It would likely be earlier in the evening than I used to hold it, as I go to bed early these days. I'm thinking 5-8 pm CST (I know that makes it really early afternoon for PST but..)

For those new here:

Glitter Hall is a night club type dance venue, I won't say it's SFW but we don't allow overly adult content either as it's meant to just be a silly, fun, relaxing place with mild/light flirting and sometimes missing clothing shenanigans. It is a bar, so adult players/characters expected. It is light hearted roleplay with OOC allowed in brackets. Respectful non-roleplayers are welcome to come dance. I do stream music (if that will still work for me) or you can dance to your own playlist. Please be aware we allow all sorts of characters (including lore-breaking, npcs, whatever makes people happy) and all skills of roleplayers. We ask you do not bring darker RP topics or overly adult ones here as it's a light hearted dance party and we're here to have fun and forget our troubles for a while. LGBTQTIA+ characters and players are always welcome.

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Does your OC prefer the beauty of nature or the bustle of the big city? (For both)

Both Ely and Fen are reasonably comfortable in both environs.

That said, Ely dislikes the cold and so dislikes having to do fieldwork as a mercenary (typically as a merchant caravan guard) past late Tenth Moon, preferring to spend time in the warm taverns and clubs of the cities, in her Goblet apartment or at home in Thavnair. She also loves to sit at a Cafe or a bench and people watch or walk the Markets and smell the heady scent of the spices and herbs and street food vendors.

Fen has long since grown comfortably normalized to the hustle and bustle of larger cities, but he is, in his heart, a bear resistant country bumpkin (positive) and he thrives in the times that the Troupe's caravan is between villages or cities, especially if the air is clean and the sun is warm and there is the scent of wildflowers and petrichor on the wind. It's probably why he enjoys the Brimming Heart in the Goblet so much, it's one of the closest things to a garden he can get in Thanalan without trespassing on someone else's land.

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Tonight is the 15th!!! That means tonight is the Last Night of Heavensturn! Don't forget to get your fortunes and serpent friend!

Don't Forget Friends! Heavensturn ENDS on the 16th of January at 7am PST!!! You have about 3-ish days to finish up.