[A green envelope is left outside of Madison's room addressed to Madison. Inside is a letter that reads as follows..]

Dear Madison,

  I’m sorry that I am doing this by letter and not face to face. I hope you don’t think it makes me a coward but seeing all of you one last time would probably make me stay and there are reasons I can’t. I also apologize that I cannot tell you exactly what those reasons are but know that you had nothing with my decision to leave. Please don’t worry though, I promise I’ll be okay.  

I don’t know if I ever said this to your face or not but, I forgive you for everything that happened. I know you’re a good person. Both you and your brother. And the beach last year, well, I am still grateful for that even if everyone questioned the method. The point was that you gave him back. Anyway, thank you for that and thank you for the stone you gave me. I carry it everywhere and it helps me to be confident, just as intended. I wish we could have gotten to know each other better. Maybe one day. If I see Ben out in the world, I’ll give him your regards.

  -Adam C.

ellnaturae:

Isn’t it? Beary for short. I’m glad I went in there before all heck broke loose. I bet you would’ve done great at the games, too! 

Oh, yeah! Sorry, the acronym wasn’t clicking, I thought it might have been another club or something. I think it’s awesome that they’re doing so well and representing NYADA!

cohentoplaywithmagic:

The missions went well. I mean, it’s work. It’s probably pretty fortunate that I don’t have any major stories to talk about it -- it’s not the kind of job where you want things to be too interesting, otherwise that’s a bad thing! 

Aww, that’s one of my favorite ones! I thought we’d just evolve it to Hunter Clarington, Age 23. 

Sorry, I don’t! Is it even allowed for other people to contribute when it’s a New Age thing? 

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classicallyclarington:

Aww, c’mon. You know you missed us. We’re highly missable.

Hmm. 

I like the concept. People have a right to their own lives, after all. I don’t know that I would’ve pegged you for someone who’s qualified to rehab folks who need it, at least not personally -- I’m assuming you’ll be hiring licensed professionals to actually oversee these therapeutic efforts, right? 

But I have to admit -- something about this seems a little fishy to me. Are people voluntarily checking in, or are they sentenced to their stay here? Who decides how long they need to be there? Are they truly isolated, or are they socialized together? It can be incredibly jarring for someone who’s been alone for a long stretch of time, or given only minimal contact with others, to be thrust back into society at large -- the rules are different, and a lot of the time, the world is different, too. You need to make sure that what you’re doing in an effort to help isn’t actually backfiring on you to be more detrimental in the long run. 

I’d talk to some of the LN on campus, and maybe some of the Witches who grew up in relative isolation, to see what’s actually “troubling” them. I’d bet that a lot of the people who are here at NYADA against their will or who are being surveilled by the Committee are people who don’t have the social skills, knowledge, or, most importantly, desire, to “function” among the world at large. Most of the time, people just want to be left alone to live their lives without us getting all up in their business.  

aquaevans:

Ooh, fun! Was this a working vacation or one for pleasure? Mine’s not bad, just busy, but that’s how I like it! I go a little nuts when I don’t have anything to do. I took a couple classes, went home for a little while, and other than that I’ve been working -- both at Scroll & Ink, and at the “other job.” 

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ellnaturae:

The cows ... broke free? Every piece I hear of this story makes it sound weirder and weirder! I hope they’re okay, poor dears! 

The NAO? 

wingedfabray:

But the key word here is avoided! However narrow, the curse was still not in play, and that’s the important part! 

I’m not! I haven’t ever since the first time I discovered what the “surprise” is. No way am I taking that risk again! I’m just looking out for my fellow students, because no one else should have to suffer like I did. 

In terms of tuna, the Whole Foods actually has some unexpectedly excellent sushi. That’s the real surprise. 

classicallyclarington:

This is not a new thing, Hunter Henry Clarington, Age 23. 

C’mon, you know what my middle name is. And you know it’s not one of those! 

Clearly, I’m perfectly capable of allowing the “meme” to grow right along with you, and I think it’d be pretty swell if everyone else followed suit! There’s no reason for something that’s this much fun to just die off just because you’re another year older, my dude! 

I’m gonna ignore the easy joke with that acronym since it looks like everyone’s already making it and just ask right out ... what exactly is the purpose of this sanctuary? How does it fit in with the practices that are already in place for individuals post-containment? Is it inspected and vetted by the LNPC? I gotta admit I’m intrigued. 

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Geez, I get called home for a couple missions and come back to all this talk about wild cows and feeling like I haven’t seen all y’all in ages. It figures I can’t leave this campus alone for too long without missing a bunch of stuff!

So .... Who wants to catch a girl up on how the summer’s been treating NYADA’s favorite people? What’s new and exciting? What are the new memes? Have we narrowly avoided any curses? Has the cafeteria figured out that the tuna surprise isn’t fooling anyone at all?