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[furgood]

Meulin Leijon
7752 Sweet Tea Alley
1334 Pound Cake Lane

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mailbox note

[devoutish]

Miss Leijon,

I hope to hear you've been settling in well. Please drop by for tea, if you like.

Cordially,

A. Solomons
1108 Sweet Cream Street

mailbox note

[furgood]

[An actual note? How interesting. And so formal! ]

Thank you very much for the invitation. Is there a best time to drop by? I'm finding myself without a normal sort of schedule to go by.

Meulin Leijon

[devoutish]

M.L.,

Why not tomorrow mid-afternoon?

A.S.

[furgood]

A.S.,

That sounds purrfect to me!

Meulin

[devoutish]

["Purrfect" is a little perplexing, and definitely something he'll ask about later.

When she arrives the next day, both Alfie and Royce will be in. Alfie will be making tea and lunch - roast rabbit - in the kitchen, and probably trying to chase Royce off of sitting on the counters.]

[xanthous]

[WELCOME TO WINTER TIME, MEULIN. Snow's coming in a few weeks, and that means knit presents from your not-so-friendly neighborhood psychic!

Meulin will find a packaged labelled "ML" on her doorstep containing a few knit things. A scarf, a pair of mittens, and a simple knit headband that will act as convenient earmuffs. They were all knit with the same, variegated yarn in shades of blue and green.]

IIt'2 goiing to get much, much colder very, very 2oon. Hopefully thii2 help2.

-Xanthou2

[furgood]

[ Meulin is thoroughly charmed by the impromptu gift and spends ages figuring out what to send in reply. It takes a few trips to the jungle so this gift probably doesn't end up in Xan' s mailbox for a week.

It's a simple wreath of jungle flowers.]

These won't last nearly as long or keep you warm but it's nice to have a bit of summer during all that cold. Thank you!

[telecosmetic]

[Eliza leaves a drawing in Meulin's mailbox on the night of Christmas Eve. It's Meulin sitting on the beach looking at the ocean. She's tried her best to capture the movements of the water with colored pencil, and added plenty of shells and colorful stones to the beach. It's signed with Eliza's name and has a "Merry Christmas!" note attached.]

March 31

[voiceinthephone]

[On this day, Meulin will get a small red box with a white ribbon, telltale sign that this was the magic cupcake she had requested. Inside is a ginger cupcake decorated with cat ears made from fondant as well as a fish tail stuck to the back. The note reads:]

To Meulin,

Happy April Fool's Day!

This cupcake was made specially in celebration of a fun day! And with that comes special rules:

1. Before consuming this cupcake you must be in a large body of water, preferably the beach. You will have ten seconds to get in.
2. You might experience something called instinct overload, as your new animal instincts and senses will take a few moments to adjust.
3. You will experience no discomfort in your transformation, even the gills.
4. This spell will last 3 days, so enjoy!

- PG

a few days before the event

[devoutish]

[Knock knock, here comes Alfie rapping at Meulin's front door! He's dressed for the fall weather, in a sweater and scarf, and is carrying a box in his hands and an old tablecloth under one arm.]

Re: a few days before the event

[furgood]

[Meulin comes to the door after a minute or so, a pen poking from the hair behind her ear. She's didn't èxpect company so she's casual in an oversized sweater and a pair of comfy jeans.]

Oh! Sorry, I was writing and noises are still--[She waves her hands to dismiss it and gestures to him ] What's all this?

[devoutish]

Well, I was gonna steal you away for a bit, but if you're writing - shall I come back later?

[furgood]

Oh, no, I should get out. I've been holed up in here for like two days. Not-- you know what I mean?

letter

[devoutish]

Come for lunch today?

- A.S.

[furgood]

[Rather than reply, she just shows up. Knock knock.]

[devoutish]

[He opens the door for her, leaning in to give her a quick peck.]

Things are quieter here.

[He says, sounding about as heavy as he looks.]

Emily's gone off - home, I suppose.

[furgood]

Oh--oh I'm sorry. I didn't even know. You can't tell when houses don't disappear...

[devoutish]

[The next time that Meulin comes across Bear in town, she'll come across something surprising: namely, a ratty envelope attached to his collar that has her name on it. Inside, she'll find a simple note in Alfie's handwriting.]

Come for lunch? I've got things to catch you up on.

[Or he assumes so, anyway, but for all he knows, the news of his injury has spread to her already - especially since that note has been on Bear's collar for over one full day. Alfie could have asked Royce to deliver the message for him, or dropped it off himself on one of his short, strength-building walks, but where's the fun in that?]

[furgood]

[Okay as far as invitations to lunch go, a note on Bear's collar is kind of cute. Meulin is very unsure when the invitation was actually sent and how late or early she is for said lunch. Maybe he expected her yesterday, maybe he doesn't think Bear will wander into her path until tomorrow. It's kind of adorable.

Whichever, she shows up around lunchtime, note in hand. Knock knock.]

I found your messenger.

[devoutish]

Ah, I sent that off with him yesterday.

[Alfie says, but he steps back to usher her in. Apparently today is just as good.]

I haven't trained him so well that I can tell him your name and send him off to you immediately, so I suppose it's a wonder you're here at all, eh?

[furgood]

Should I be on the lookout for him more often? Is this your new messaging system. Not as reliable as messenger birds.

[She steps in, smiling]

Should I wish you up a messenger bird?

Sent via network

[obeir]

                                                                                        
                                                                                        
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[ There's no real purpose behind the message — K just remembers that Meulin has an affinity for cats. ]

Re: Sent via network

[furgood]

omg

(^・o・^) so cuuute

[obeir]

I thought you'd like that.

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[furgood]

(=^・o・^=) you have so many of them!!!

(=^ω^=) so cute