[ The video opens with Lydia clearly adjusting her camera phone. She is sitting in her bedroom, which is completely bedecked in pink. I mean. Pink walls. Pink comforter. Pink pillows. Her lamp even has a pink-tinted lightbulb, to give the whole thing a warm, pink glow.

Lydia is... looking a little worse for wear. Smeared makeup, bags under her eyes, hair's a little fussed... She's obviously hungover. ]

So I just got a lecture from Vicks on how I ought to "grow up". [ she makes air quotes as she says this ] WELL, as if I haven't heard THAT one before, you may not have had the balls to use those exact words but I know what you're thinking.

So, Vicks thinks he's such an adult, huh? Some kinda big man who makes perfect choices all the time and never acts like a child? WELL, let me tell YOU that he is being a completely totes childish IDIOT right now.

So like I kinda got arrested for like drunken disorderly conduct or like some BS. WhatEVER, that Beifong is totes harsh. She's prob a lesbo.

[ She scrunches up her face, realizing she's gone off topic. She clears her throat. ]

That's not the point, though. The POINT, is that Vicks is being a CHILD and calling ME a CHILD which is RIDICULOSITY since HE is the one who is refusing to have a rational conversation with me. So yeah, fine, if you are going to be an IDIOT CHILD about this then I will be my usual energetic, crazy, flirty self! SO THERE.

[ The sound of a phone buzzing on the nightstand can be heard. ]

Hold on, got a text.

[ Lydia leans back to reach for her phone, and starts unlocking and tapping and clicking, and making faces as she reads. She looks up, making a particularly disgusted face at the camera. ]

UGH!!!!

[ She reaches for the camera, and the feed ends. ]

Hey Conrad! Thanks SO MUCH for calling the cops on my girlfriend last night! I know she outweighs you by about 20 pounds (not calling her fat, calling you pitifully skinny) but that was SERIOUSLY the only way you know how to handle a drunk customer? In a bar?? It never occurred to you to call your friend ie me who was there earlier, and could come back and get her if it saved him the bail money of BUSTING HER OUT OF JAIL. What the hell!

Messed up. Maybe I'll take my business to Lau's. Also why do you have so many pinche guys at your bar??


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Right, so. Let me see if I understand everything here.

My life, my entire being was nothing more than someone's cooked up, crack pipe idea. That who I am and everything else about me wasn't real, but now I'm real. Like the damned puppet from that story. Could never really stand it, even as a kid.

Heh, great. Really that's just fucking great. I don't have to worry about anything more, right? That's supposed to be the beauty in having this 'clean slate' here, ain't it?

You know what, don't answer that. Just leave me the hell alone.

So, you all might've heard, but the New Brew recently reopened. Or is reopening? One of the two. Either way, Tim's in charge and he let it loose that he's looking for a new costume. Well, I've got a couple suggestions, thanks to the leader of the Joui. Now that he's a part of that, it's about time he started representing.

But which one does he go with? I present to you: a poll.

( Poll under cut! This is VERY important. )

[For a change, Sirius actually looks happy as he puts up a new post. This can be attributed to a single fact.]

I've been working on it with Kaylee for a long time and recently I actually managed to fix her up completely. Not quite the same I used to have, but close enough.

[With that he tilts the watch a bit and holds his arm out so a motorcycle he's currently sitting on comes into view.]

She already made it through some rides, so no worries there. Just one question and I'm sure at least one esteemed expert is watching my every move as always anyway and can answer: Are there any air traffic rules for this place?

[Actual pictures after the cut. This is forever how I can justify this PB choice.]

( Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Sirius Fucking Black! )

Look, I'm not hiding anybody from anybody!

Lydia, meet Nico and Karolina. They're my teammates from back home. Nico and Karolina, this is Lydia. She's my girlfriend.

See, now everybody knows everybody.

Um, setting aside the super weird multiverse talk thing, not to mention all the pamphlets! They just gave me this phone, so how come I have like twenty five unread texts?

Dr. Aurelius would be happy to know I've finally found the definitive answer to "real, or not real?" thanks to the staff at the hospital. I appreciate the firm touch, and I'm sorry if I broke anything expensive.

Well, anything too expensive.

They went over some other points that seem slightly different from the way of things back home. So, if, say, I might be surprised to see you--It's okay. I get it. Now's the time to say hello, though.

Unless you want me to be more than surprised later.

Aside from the bunny fiasco, this has been a pretty decent week. I haven't had to bail my sister out of jail yet, found a nice cafe that serves excellent tea, started job searching... all in all, not bad.

The bunnies were adorable, by the way. There's one hanging around my room, but I'm not sure what to name it yet. I'll think of something not to terribly cliche, like Roger or Jessica, or Bugs or something. [She shrugs.] At this point I'm just hoping my new roommate doesn't hunt it down for food.

Speaking of roommates, like I said, new one. I would love to introduce you guys to Sif. [Is that Lizzie ducking out of frame? You bet. A moment later she comes back up, wearing a bed sheet tied around her shoulders and a very badly put together hat that kind of matches Sif's headgear. Lizzie, stahp.]

Do not fear, Midgardian! The magical box that your food is in stands no chance against me!

[And Lizzie mimics stabbing something. A moment later she's dressed normally.]

No lie, she tried to stab the microwave. I'm sorry Sif, but we're going to have to discuss some of the modern technology we have here. Crash course.

Kitty Bennet loves the BUNNIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! She's totes excited for all of her new friendsssss

thanks for the help soujster

Okay, seriously, someone needs to come take these fucking rabbits away from me.

[If anyone has to ask why, well... let's just say ignorance is bliss.]

Thneed guy-- [Wait, what are thneeds made of anyway?

...] Jack? Anyone?

Lydia, there's no way we're going to Burrito Chime. If you want actual mexican food, I told you I can cook some.

...Who thought it was a good idea to do the whole rabbit infestation thing? Especially in our apartment?

This is going to end in blood.

We're going to need a lot of carrots.

I'm bored. Take me somewhere.

Also, you're friends with that Alisha girl, right? Why didn't you tell me you had cool friends?