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[abracadavers]

I'd like to invite any of the Quest Fellows (and the rest of Adventure Society) to join the Adventure Society Knowledge Department for trivia this Tuesday. It's an opportunity for us all to get to know eachother better outside of this building -- a different, probably less bloody kind of sparring, if any of you are game.


[KNOWLEDGE DEPARTMENT]

Good Morning everyone. You may have already seen the newest addition to our lounge - a suspicious gift from the Administration* to help facilitate "better comradery and culture, my dudes." I am hoping it makes our lounge a more welcoming place for you all. You're all brilliant with a lot to share with eachother...and frankly us nerds need to stick together. [...] I've already been made aware that the cushions are incredible deep and fluffy, and that one intern has already disappeared into it and had to be retrieved. Please be careful.

Some reminders and announcements:

• Departmental Meetings will be occurring once a month on Wednesdays. We'll try the next one in the conversation pit if no one is swallowed by it, but otherwise, they'll continue to be held in the employee lounge. Knowledge Department Heads will still be meeting weekly on Mondays.


• Ainslie Grey will be my new assistant. Please include her on any e-mails to me related to the Department.


• We're incredibly lucky to have Barbie join the Library staff as the newest Night Librarian - welcome Barbie! As the library spellwork begins to settle, we will be looking to hire more librarians.


• The Departmental field trip to the grand opening of Godzilla: King Of Monsters at the ROMM (Royal Ontario Museum of Magic) is later this month. If anyone has suggestions of somewhere to go for dinner and drinks after, just let Ainslie know.

(* pretend this is way bigger and 10x more comfortable and fluffier)

[SNOOP TROOP* open to anyone to become part of]

I've been speaking with Elliot, the Head Librarian for Quest Fellowship, and he was incredibly helpful with answering some of the questions we've had [ooc: pretend that Broderick is sharing this as a compiled list of information]

In particular he's shared these safety guidelines (ooc: we don't have guidelines so just assume reasonable typical workplace safety ones) for all authorized Questing Associations, guidelines he says Scantlebury was expelled for when the Society members went missing. As you can see, there's also considerable personal animosity. Has anyone learned anything else? I'm still trying to meet with Baudelaire - was anyone more successful with that?

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[abracadavers]

Not yours, the one in the Knowledge Department lounge. They can't know I'm a hypocrite, it'll undermine my authority.

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[geminids]

you kinda give off that vibe th d'you want me to ask why ainslie cares about your sex life in the first place or d'you want me to point out that it's you who keeps endin our public convos with a cute lil DM.

Broken (a little later)

[abracadavers]

Ainslie cares about my sex life because she's my "personal assistant" and therefore is entrusted with my personal affairs. That, and she's basically a younger sister at this point.

[...] Yeah alright, it's my fault.

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[geminids]

younger sisters should just be happy older brothers're gettin some cause it means they ain't around as much to give em bullshit or noogies.

[...] is my bein it actually botherin you

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[abracadavers]

Honestly, it's nice. I miss Bethany, Ainslie and her would get on like a house on fire.

No. Do I want people to respect my authority and not gossip about my personal life, yes. But it doesn't actually bother me. We're going to be giving them a lot to talk about anyway.

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[geminids]

you saw her when you went last week right

that so??

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[abracadavers]

I did, and she knows all about you because Byron is a shithead. [...] I was 14 when she was born, I feel like I raised her more than I was ever her brother. What about you and your younger siblings?

You give me the impression that this Gala is going to be a bit of a show.

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[geminids]

wait what'd he say???? [...] our folks waited to have any more til our first shifts to have any more. so we could learn how to raise a pack. seven of us altogether, oldest'd be [...] 36 this year


only as much as you wanna sign on for, i ain't about to make any scenes

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[abracadavers]

That I reek of cowboy. [...] Your siblings were like a...starter pack for you both? That must have been difficult to be separated from them.

I'm showing you off, aren't I?

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[geminids]

then what'd SHE say.
they were. it was. but can we talk about em another time, i can't do it sandwiched between happy shit.

well you said you would n so you'd better make good on that.

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[abracadavers]

She's tried to find you on social media, which may drive her to madness, but expect some sort of belligerent outreach at some point. She tried to take my phone, which as we both know, would have been fucking disastrous - though she would have deserved it. She thinks you're too good for me on the basis of you being both a werewolf and a cowboy, and she wants to know if it's a struggle to stay awake when I won't shut up.

Of course.

I will. But don't get any ideas when I end our public messages with "thank you, trusted colleague."

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[geminids]

oh she can have my insta handle if she wants it's mostly thirst traps n animals. [...] but y'all glossed over too much if she thinks i'm too good for you staying awake's

gonna read it like "thank you, trusted colleague for chokin on my dick when i got all worked up about that interdepartmental memo. all trusted colleagues should be more like you."

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[abracadavers]

She has that. And the Minnesota videos. You've become her favourite research project, I'm just warning you now. And shut up, you're just fine, she just can't fathom me landing someone like you.

I just thought a simple thank you would be more efficient.

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[geminids]

[...] she can't fathom the genius wizard with a phd n tenure n a family n a house landing the outcast wolf with a 30-year-old truck

Broken (a little later)

[abracadavers]

Don't talk that way about yourself. She can't fathom someone that "fit" and obviously "cool" wanting anything to do with how incredibly mundane my life is.

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[geminids]

did you point out that's a lil shallow of her

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[abracadavers]

Of course, and she rolled her eyes. She's just teasing, Bracken. She does want to meet you, and so does Bowen actually. I think the two of you would get along.

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[geminids]

[...] oh that's [...] cool

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[abracadavers]

You don't have to.

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[geminids]

[...] i'll meet em if you want i just

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[abracadavers]

It's not really about me, and this isn't like a [...] I come as a very packaged deal and my siblings know everyone I'm close to or care about. That's all. They know you've been helping Byron too, they want to meet all of you. If you don't want to, that's fine.

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[geminids]

it IS ab ain't that i don't wanna. i just know what big families get like. [...] they're a lot.

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[abracadavers]

Well, yes. Mine is a lot, very loud. [...] What are you worried about?

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[geminids]

[...] forget about it. doesn't matter.

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[abracadavers]

Bracken, it does matter. What's going on?