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[ ooc; hi, everyone! roman and emil will be on a hiatus. take care and i’ll see everyone soon! 💗 ]

That sounds awful, sweetheart. I’m so sorry your meal was...I was going to say ruined but perhaps one slice was spice racked? I hope that’s the case. 

I hear that. It sounds trite, but often, as the saying goes, there’s no place like home. Sometime soon I’m planning to head home myself... when I can find the time. 

Flattery gets me everywhere and my ticket’s already paid for? Luck’s smiling on me, no doubt. Can’t wait to see what else is out there. You’re the sweetest, though, just saying. 

Daaaamn! Congrats on the windfall!

Awesome attitude to have about the new year, and I agree with your sentiment. ‘23 has begun pretty well for me too. Hoping these vibes continue. 

I should have admitted that I was distracted by you too. No shine and shimmer can compete with you. We had a nice time before we returned to our new year’s retreat. Plus, we had some tantalizing eats, aha. 

You too, man. Hope it’s a great one for you.

No one like cutting the unjuns in my crew, that’s instinctively my job now. Suppose when my parents decide when to visit next year, I’ll have to make with the jazzy moves in kitchen to really send the message that I was watching my mom whip up meals like she hosted her own cooking show. You are special, sweetheart, and I’m pleased my meal prepping skills haven’t gone unnoticed. 

It’s a Top Secret Project, shhhh! Naw, I’m messing with you. It’s a list of objectives for next year’s round of WWE’s NIL recruit events.

That’s good thinking. If you see something on sale throughout the year, you can snag it and cross that off the list making that one less thing you have to make a dash for when the temps drop. Sounds like your brood’s going to have the merriest Christmas!

Real talk, I appreciate the reminder to slow down around the holiday. I can report that I am, I did, and I will. Needless to say, I’m ready for the influx of food and merriment coming my way, aha. How about you? 

Whenever I wanna help out in the kitchen during family dinner, someone safely places a knife inside my grip and asks me to chop onions. One of these days, I’ll cook for my whole fam. You’re the only person who has explicit knowledge that I can throw down in the kitchen. 

Wish I could’ve been there with you, but I’ve got deadlines to meet by the 31st and I’m doubling up so my Christmas holiday’s free. And since I re-brought up the holiday, aha, you know I want to spend time with The Perfect Ten for Christmas. I finally put up some decorations, the APT’s looking festive. Oh, and this is kind of an old photo now, but I meant to show you the Food City Starbucks in Big Stone Gap. Shortest line I’ve ever waited in.

Yooo, thanks, bro! I got that it was a currency of some sort, but I couldn’t get with the “why” of it. Naw, you’re a good explainer, don’t even worry. I guess it’s a fun thing to do, no harm done, I suppose, but I read a blurb about it in the New York Times and every time I try to avoid anything involving TikTok, I get pulled back in.