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Carnival of Wonders is legitimately the best story concept I have ever seen for a MUX. It's the kind of thing I have wished more or less forever was a full time MUX!

If folks are on the fence about peeking in, this would be a grand time, especially if you're keen on mythology, myth-making, and similar. The general concept is a mashup of Carnivale and American Gods. Yeah, y'all read that right. @Botulism is seriously underselling herself here on how amazing this one is, (and she is for coming up with it, because goddamn).

If your inner story geek just got a case of the vapors? Definitely pop in!

@insomnia The remake would make for a more lethal drinking game than the forum one even if the only rule was 'take a drink every time someone mentions the phrase "two hundred years".' And it only lasted a single season!

@Botulism I humbly suggest 'Vincent van Coque'. Just for the extra-ness.

@ganymede Must agree.

I still bawled like I have never ever bawled when we had to let Ancient Cat go -- and it was going to happen within 24-48 hours whether we took her in or not.

It did not help that she kept putting her paws up on my collarbones and trying to hide in my cleavage or in my hair like she did every time we went to the vet (and the first day we spotted her at a pet store; there were grabby children, and when she was randomly handed off to me, she burrowed into my shirt to hide and peek out to see if it was safe or not yet, so there was no not bringing the baby home; dammit, sniffles again... ). This was extra adorkable when she was a full-grown fluffy pudge-butt.

It's a hard moment. A necessary one, but it is hard.

ETA: Apologies if I'm coming off extra mopey or bitchy on this one. Ancient Cat passed due to multiple tumors in her chest (not in areas they would have been visible) that were ultimately crushing her lungs and her heart. Within the past two weeks, a good friend of mine in the hobby went from 'a cough' to... multiple cancerous tumors in his chest that are impacting his lungs and his heart. This has had... some prominence in mind over the holidays.

@Ghost And this is why I keep telling you:

I'm just going to leave this here.

@auspice Clearly, a classy lady. Not like those trashy gals who put out at a Denny's, as if!!!

@cobaltasaurus OMG, I needed that laugh, that was priceless.

I save the 'fucking with callers' for the Microsoft 'Virus!!!' scammers. I consider them my intermittent refresher workout of improv skills.

@auspice Or 'you bastards are making me hungry, dammit'.

This feels apt for this thread.

That would be good comfort food.

@mietze Trader Joe's has mini-bries. Full wheels, each just wee and tiny and adorable and round with rind, so they're complete for baking (or toasting in a pan, etc.). So you could make a mini-brie for everyone coming. I did that as my contribution to Xmas dinner, but I know my family, so like... it was more like 3-4 mini-bries each. (They are very wee.)

@zobi They made some quality stuff, too. I kept some of it for a long time until I had to sell off a bunch of old stuff because it was just so well made I would still, as a costume geek adult, pull it out of its little box to make happy squeaky noises at it.

...they actually constructed shoulder pads in those tiny little Jem outfits!!! (Hey, it was the 80s... ) That was a level of detail that nobody was doing commercially at the time, and it always stood out to me as impressive as hell.

@sockmonkey That is wonderful news, and OMFG FLOUFY FACE! Floufy faces are extra always.

@derp Bonus: I am just a... second cousin (my cousins all have kids, I have no siblings) so none of the therapy bills will ever end up on my account.