#cassidymay

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1/05/23

Alright. I’m heading out on my first official mission as a Fourth Portal guild member (I’m actually already on it, but I can’t tell you where we are or that I rode here on the back of a dragon). As I said, a lot of stuff in my day-to-day life is going to be classified, so this is going to be my last entry for a while.

Thank you all for reading. Keeping this journal has really helped me center myself and process everything that’s happened the last year, and the fact that I got to share it with some people who enjoyed it makes it all the better.

So thank you, everyone, and if I end up writing again in the future I hope you’ll enjoy reading. Keep an eye out for me in the news.

Love,

Cassidy

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11/04/23

I told Fourth Portal I’m accepting their offer, and I got back home to my apartment today. I’m currently having dinner and drinks with Habit and Douglas and telling them all about the Plane of Ooze. Douglas is very excited to make a sequel to his previous ballad. 

It’s also very nice to have my magic back. I’ve been overusing my cantrips ever since I got to the Plane of Earth.

Habit was telling me about how excited he is for me, but also how he’s going to miss me. I assured him that I’ll come back to visit frequently, but I know it’s not going to be the same. 

Still, I’m excited. I’ll be giving my two week notice at work tomorrow, and announcing it to everyone else.

Cassidy

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04/04/23

I don’t have the energy for a proper entry, but I won’t be able to post it until I get back to the Material Plane anyway so I’ll just write it out tomorrow. Either way, it might be time for me to use the secret the Avatar of Magma gave me.

Cassidy

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26/04/23

It’s my last day, and I have cried three times today. I’m saying goodbye to everyone at work, Habit and the veterinary staff brought me a cake, Jenny took me to say goodbye to all my favorite animals, Pam gave me the most grandmotherly hug I have ever received, and Glenda and Warrick showed up and managed not to drive me crazy (thought that might just be nostalgia). 

I haven’t even made it to Rob and Leroy’s party yet and I’m already a mess. I’m going to miss this place so badly. With all the pressure my parents put on me I never really connected with anybody in highschool or college, and during my bounty hunting days I never stuck with one gig for more than a few months. This is the closest I’ve been to such a large group of people, the first time I’ve felt at home somewhere, and I can’t believe I’m leaving. I know it’s what I’ve always wanted, and that I’m going to have a blast, but I can’t believe I’m leaving the sanctuary.

Cassidy

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03/01/23

The eruption finally ceased, but rescue and evacuation efforts are still ongoing. We’re still pulling people out of extradimensional shelters or magically reinforced homes. It’s been a long couple days, I can’t say I’ve ever been this heavily involved in a mass rescue operation before and I’m getting worn down. I’m running on False Life and caffeine like when I was in college. 

Dealing with the eruption has been top priority, but now that the situation is starting to come under control Fourth Portal is sending a small, elite team to the Plane of Magma to try and stop the ritual. It’s a party of a half-dozen of the best adventunturer’s in the world, so I didn’t quite make the cut but I’ll be going in with the second wave once we finish with rescue and evacuation.

Cassidy

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20/04/23

Leroy told me that he and Rob are putting together a going away party for me on the evening of my last day of work. He also said that it didn’t matter if I had packing to do or had planned to leave or anything, they were throwing the party whether I was coming or not. I told them that of course I would be there, I would never miss one of their parties. There’s always way too many hijinks. 

In other news, Douglas already has a draft of the second part of the ballad, and he swung by the sanctuary to do a demonstration, which got a lot of the tourists very excited. He told me it will be ready to release soon, as he’s been hit with a wave of inspiration.

Cassidy

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27/01/23

I took today to go surfing. Despite having been around water for months I haven’t been surfing since before I left on the Morose. I regret that I didn’t get to go while I was in California, but first there were preparations that needed to be made, then there was a disaster, then tidal waves, and then the beaches were all covered in wreckage until I was back home. 

It was really good to get to go back out on the water and to enjoy the sun. I still miss how close my old apartment was to the beach, but my new landlord is cooler anyway.

Cassidy

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19/04/23

Good ‘ol grick hunting. Gotta love grick hunting.

We got a call to a property outside of town, and when we got there we were astounded to find that the owner had built an elaborate hedge maze where the gricks had set up their nests. We were put at a severe disadvantage because the owner told us not to damage the hedges, a condition to which the gricks did not abide. So we spent the afternoon falling over ourselves in a farcical maze chase until we finally managed to round them all up. I’m still not convinced we got them all, but there’s only so much you can do when you’re searching a maze.

Cassidy