#pi:agate

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•｡ ✩ All it took was for the young man to rest against the trunk of a tree - blanketed by its shade in the midst of the waning summer - to fall asleep and awaken when the shade that covered him was replaced by vast darkness. Rock stretched on the grass and gazed up through the leaves of the tree to see the stars twinkling above him. He laid there for a few moments until he remembered that he was simply taking a break from walking at the zoo when he accidentally took a nap, and if it was such a late hour already, then the place must be closing soon. If that were the case, then he could be considered trespassing unto private property - but what was more of a crime was just how relaxed he was.

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Alex loved animals. There was nothing more he wanted than to adopt a big, active dog and take it to the park, on runs or on mountain hikes every day. But with his current living situation, that wouldn’t be possible for a while. So to sate his desire for a pet, he decided to go to the zoo instead. 

He headed straight to the big cat exhibit first. House cats, he wasn’t really too bothered with. They didn’t do much other than sleep or attack. But lions, tigers, panthers, they were cool. He wandered around for a while, reading the signs and snapping a couple of pictures before moving on.

On his way to the next exhibit, he spotted a familiar face. Waving to get her attention, he called out, “Agate! Hey!”

[1,000G] for delivery of flowers @forte-days-and-knights

1 yellow and 1 orange to @gourmaid

1 yellow and 1 orange to @angoraexpert

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✒It was quite fortunate to just happen upon a sparring partner in the woods and a competent one at that. Agate was throwing shurikens at a tree stump when Kasumi stumbled upon her. The idea came naturally as Kasumi was preparing to practice her aim as well, however in archery.

They began meeting up where they first met to practice hand-to hand combat. At their first meeting, Kasumi wasn’t sure what to wear. For most martial arts she tended to wear the traditional aikidogi, so it only made sense for these training sessions. Aikido was her preferred form of combat, after all. 

As she began her stretches, Kasumi thought about how she would have to get the grass stains out of her hakama. Agate would be here any minute. Kasumi arrived early, being the punctual person she is, but perhaps she arrived too early. It was then that she heard the rustling of grass behind her.

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Well, there went Georgia’s holiday bonus.

Begrudgingly, but with certainty in his heart, Vaughn enclosed 5,000G each in four separate envelopes. 

The Pelago Wildlife Rehabilitation Center was in its infancy. It was a repurposed winery, and shaping something like that into what it was now had been a lot of work. But it was up and running, and their little cast of injured animals was slowly growing, all the while being given the utmost in care and compassion. 

He was proud. This was the most important thing he had ever done. 

Without these people, he wouldn’t be doing it. They were something special. They were people he, despite his taciturn demeanor, would call his allies, without a moment’s thought. Maybe someday they’d even be his friends.

With these sentiments, he could bear to give up a bit of money, if it helped them live a little better. He wished he could give more but the man wasn’t made of money. 

Thanks for working with me. We’re doing good things here.

Happy holidays.

- Vaughn Ellery

He hand-delivered most of the envelopes; after all, half of his employees lived in the same apartments as him. But he would have to pay to mail Agate’s envelope out to her. Every G he had to part with stung.

Now he’d have to try to save up some money. It was about time he got out of these shithole apartments...

paid 1000G to Pelago Express ; @mistresstrupin 

Walking the streets at night is the first thing that springs to mind. The strong scent of petrichor, coupled with liberating silence and the reflection of lamp lights in puddles, it made for a quiet evening and therapeutic time to himself.

“I think painting is an underrated past-time. You’d make an awfully cute muse.”

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☾✭☽  Barney’s circus was looking a bit...bare. Mimi didn’t have money for much more than what she already had. After paying for the circus, she wasn’t left with much money. If she could get more acts, then more people would come...but how..?

When she first arrived at Pelago, Mimi picked up a map. Central Park Zoo immediately caught her eye, but it was put out of her mind by other things. Now, as she was sitting on her cot thinking, she saw the map peaking out from under her bed. When she pulled it out, her eyes immediately landed on the zoo and she knew what she had to do.

Mimi looked around the zoo with twinkling eyes. Such majestic creatures! She could definitely see these animals performing at her circus. Hopefully the zookeeper would too. A deep breath in through her nose reminded her of one of the less glamorous parts of having animals. Maybe she could just spritz the place with some perfume.

After asking around a bit, Mimi found who she believed to be the owner. Mimi was surprised to see a young woman where the owner supposedly was. What an amazing girl she must be, being in charge of a whole zoo! 

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Billy knew his shoelace on his right foot was untied. He just didn’t care. It could wait until her got home. His arms were full of groceries that he had been putting off getting anyway. Some things could wait like shampoo and hand soap (he was getting the remaining contents out of the containers by filling them with water), but other things like toilet paper and instant ramen noodles couldn’t. He knew where his priorities lied.