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[nighttemplar]

You've reached Alessandro. Be a good chap and leave a message with my man, Floote
I assure you, your message will be answered in due time

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un: thearchivist; text

[compellingstatement]

Is this Alessandro?

Re: un: Tarabotti; text

[nighttemplar]

Yes. This is he.

text; un: flower

[the_fairest_flower]

Hello Alessandro, I hear you have a shitty valet.

Re: text; un: Tarabotti

[nighttemplar]

That's such a strong word. I'd say it's more that he's lacking any sort of training in such things

[Translation: omfg he's so shitty. He's the worst valet ever. What have I done!?]

( text | un: m.blackwood )

[buffeted]

Jon is a Christmas baby!

private UN: Tarabotti

[nighttemplar]

Is he now? I never would have guessed. We'll have to prepare something for him, now won't we? And we've a good while to plan.

un: thearchivist; text

[compellingstatement]

[Alessandro will receive a text on the 23rd with the following message:]

Your new motorbike is in the driveway at home.
I've left a note on the refrigerator with the keys and information on who to contact about lessons for it.
Please don't make me regret this.

[And out in the driveway is, indeed, a steampunk-esque motorcycle. It was more than a pretty penny considering how customized it is, but Alessandro certainly seems to have more money at his disposal than Jon.

He chooses not to ask why that is.]

[nighttemplar]

[Just saying that it takes a LOT of self-control not to find Jon and SNOG him breathless for the bike.

Also good. Don't ask questions you really don't want to know the answers to. He'll just say "business is good"]

[ettersberg]

[ he dreamt about alessandro. he dreamt about alessandro asking him to be with him forever, about agreeing, about being impossibly, utterly happy. about jazz and love and joy. he dreamt about those things and he'd woken up first glad and then progressively less so on account of it having been merely a dream.

(if it reminded him of david and things he never could have had, things that society's bigotry and then the war had taken from him, well. that's neither here nor there.)

he wouldn't have contacted alessandro at all, despite his certainty that the dream had not been only his, if not for the fact that recent events make him think back to the war, make him worry about people losing their lives again.

he would much rather not see anyone lose theirs, much less someone he cared about in a dream (cares about, for all that he doesn't know the man, not really), if there's something he could be doing about it. hence, a message. ]

Mr Tarabatti.

[ this feels terribly awkward. but he's started now, hasn't he? ]

Apologies for contacting you so unexpectedly.

[nighttemplar]

[Oh. It's him. He remembers. He remembers because his life has held so little in the way of true happiness. To have felt such Joy, such powerful devotion and love...it stays with him. Dream or not, it's a reminder of how far he's come since he managed to break from the Templars.]

Mr Nightengale. Never apologize. It's a pleasure to hear from you again. Is this about the spells you were planning on casting at me. With the goings on, I'm afraid experimentation will have to wait.

un: thearchivist; text (10/7)

[compellingstatement]

Martin was murdered by the Creator's people.
I've joined Nissen's side in the fight.
Someone's stolen his body from my office.
If you see him around the hospitals or morgues, let me know.

Perma-private

[nighttemplar]

I'll keep an eye out for him.

And while I know you'll want a piece of whoever did this, know that you have my help. I'll be more than happy to add a few bodies to the pile.

belated Christmas gift

[compellingstatement]

[The gift arrives after the new year. Alessandro will find a handsome and bright new outfit lying on his bed to find. Examining the attire, he'll find multiple hidden pockets where he might store his weapons all throughout. There's also a note, one of the few Jon's actually left.]

I.O.U. one day of shopping. I will purchase what you'd like for you or for me.

-Jon

( text )

[sathan]

Be very careful.

Re: ( text ) Private

[nighttemplar]

Lilith? I am always careful. You know this. But should I be carrying more weapons for some reason you don't wish to share with me?

text; un:prince

[rosebyanyother]

Hello there.
I was wondering if you might be interested in helping me with a matter of fashion.

Re: text; un:tarabotti

[nighttemplar]

A matter of fashion, you say? My dear man, I would be delighted to help you in such a manner. What can I do for you?

( text | un: m.blackwood )

[buffeted]

Would you mind terribly if I took over the gardens?

text un: scholar

[mysireskeeper]

You do not know me but I ask you to trust me. Wherever you are, what ever you are doing please return to Dominant's side. URGENTLY.

[ooc: threadjacks are welcome! David will get out when either Lyall and/or Sandy show up.]

gift delivery

[compellingstatement]

[Alessandro's gift this year is a very small 3D printer. It's left on his bed one day when he returns from work.]

I thought you might enjoy trying to understand this machine and possibly use it for your shop. It can print objects. You just have to give it the right dimensions and material to make whatever you want.
-Jon

Xmas Gift

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

Tim will leave Alessandro's gift behind after work for the man to find in the basement. It's multiple large scrolls of paper which when unfurled will show off plans for a lot of different gadgetry and robotics from Tim's world.

It will have Tim's notes on there about how a lot of this can't be built without a huge amount of money and he'll point out what elements or resources can't even be found in this world but that he thought Alessandro would be interested in seeing them regardless

Invitation

[shavedaway]

[ An envelope addressed to Mr. Alessandro Tarabatti is delivered, with a handwritten letter on nice stationery inside. ]


[ OOC note: Invitations have been sent to anyone Jopson and Stephen would have invited. There is, of course, no obligation to participate. An open log will be made and organized within the next week. Please find me on pondicusrex for logistics! ]

Delivery

[chrisisofaith]

[Left in a conveniently noticeable place is a small container of Lavender honey cookies. A note sealed with silver wax and the press of a signet ring with two crossed feathers and a cluster of three stars accompanies it.]

In the tradition of my home, the Moonsea, may I share my bounty with you that you have plenty of your own for this new year.

Happy turn of the page and may the words on the next one be happier.
-C.S.

p.s. Hopefully we can get to know each other better in this next year

[Along with the package is a set of black lambskin gloves.]

[delivery on 12/25]

[compellingstatement]

[On Christmas Day, Alessandro will find in his mail a gift certificate that will entitle him to two custom-made suits from one of the boutique clothing shops in Duplicity. The envelope also contains a pair of peppermint stick and is addressed to him with no return address or note to indicate who the gift is from. If he recalls much of his time in Duplicity at this point, though, he's likely to recognize Jon's handwriting.]

private text backdated to the event XD

[the_real_mccoy]

I know we ain't always seen eye ta eye, but I'd like ta share at least one last drink or meal. Ya up for that?

Re: private text backdated to the event XD

[nighttemplar]

I am there. One last hurrah before we all go back to what waits for us