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i wanted this necklace but it was $65 and the chain was $40. no chance lady i’m not that wasted. though it is so super my style. all bases covered. baby pink, diamond bling, white gold. girly heart. um what happened to me?

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we didn’t bring the tambourine because we didn’t want to be found out. through a portal from the forgotten zone of adventurehouse we wanted to emerge undetected.

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queen in princess disguise. purple, the colour of royalty. melodieval.

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billets de voyage de passage.

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long live the king. this is some lord of the rings next level shit.

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tiny minstrels in the marketplace.

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the gypsy nomad queen of urchins, she is with child and must be sent away to safety. the survival of the kingdom is at stake. like a seahorse, she travels between sex for protection. as king, she reigns impenetrable. there must be an heir.

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ghostbusters portal.

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the people in danger of ruin, must be saved.

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preparations are made. word must be sent.

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deep cover.

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ready now.

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they left their calling card.

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in case of the chance they might never return to their domain again. the people needed to hold on to hope and to understand the laws of which all rules are governed. love. lead with thy heart noble man.

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immersion. this part is crucial. blend in with the commoners.

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travel was grueling and tiresome, kale potato soup over in that stall. rejuvenated.

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contact is made. lord steffan speaketh of sir queen raymi’s past task carried out for palais royale admirably, grants landed immigrancy to lady melodieval and sir queen raymi of this neighbouring kingdom for the night before their great journey the morro.

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many disguises and back stories they tell the people.

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the calm before battle is a magnetic powerful affair. battle’s eve before dawn break. the night is cause for celebration, decadence comes few and far between and must be honoured.

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gypsy medieval royalty.

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somewhat an on olden day celebrity. a character. a scenester. no real defining purpose but admired, appreciated, adored in awe all the same. this was one hat sir queen raymi wore. sir raymalot.

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melodieval village renegade.

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they got around.

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there were moments of duty when knights came to speak of war in villages surrounding the kingdom.

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the castle was a buzz.

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melodieval carved the mighty beast what was slayed. a menace, instilling fear in the hearts and minds of these poor people. they sought to bring them reprieve from their mental hardships.

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libations.

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they celebrated throughout the night doing as they pleased as was natural to them.

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negronis were what they desired. muchos currency was spent. you cannot spend silver pennies when you are slain. the barman set blood oranges aflame to impress the royalty. they tipped him generously.

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much feasting.

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all gathering for support, the empire will not be taken lying down.

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william wallaced the room. motivate the people.

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totally the time i started to fuck with them. ok i’m done that larper speak now how was that?

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i was also a shaman. yes i had shaman potions in that pouch i’m sure you can guess which kind.

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pig on the spit. i stood here and saw an ex-lawyer i had a fling with when i was 17 a few years ago dunig a film fest party. his people have offered me money to shut my mouth about that time if he ever ran for mayor. as if. the arrogance of bay street is impressive.

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so i said ten thousand and they said done.

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wearing a mask makes you feel like a freak but if you go with it it’s a whole dimension that can be pretty trippy if you like that sort of thing. i don’t. but i thought what would noel do? that table behind me was the best. rich annex forest hill types and drunk trying to fuck with us and we fucked with them right back and they didn’t expect it. you kind of always win if you’re dressed like a wizard swathed in fur and pearls and diamonds and a billion years younger.

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i don’t think i’ll ever have an opportunity to dress like this again for awhile. i don’t do two trick ponies. what would you wear at a medieval marketplace at a castle?

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they blasted fleet foxes. i died. my heart melted. it transported me into a thousand places in my head at once. i sang and danced to it the second time they played the entire record and people thought i was part of the show. well, don’t they always? hearing one of your top three bands in every single room of a palace during a period costume party i gotta tell you, it feels amazing. sacred.

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i took this for you dad/grandpa.

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olive oil breadland. i set out not to eat any bread. then i ate a lot of bread pudding. somehow i managed to wake up today with a six pack. not like you trash waking up with six packs of bud light haha. i mean washboard. amazing. i was in bed by twelve too. melodie came in at 2.15 and had a total conversation with me while i laid on my back like a polar bear in my boiling hot tickle trunk grove and i woke up laughing my head off remembering it.

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scary sorceress woman in the attic. she doesn’t like when i make witch references but i’m sorry like how can i not about this photo seriously!?

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GORGEOUS. there we just made up.

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i was being a bit of a brat. premenstrual. mel set me off. we are totally sisters and deserve our own reality show.

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hot. this is the thing i really wanted to wear. good thing i still have my st. pats costume from central. wearing it sorry clem!

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mel found a pic and put it on advhaus tumblr of a knighting and i died laughing at it in burnountington. mission accomplished my lady. i have a lot of photos so i’m making this a two-parter.

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a raymi fan/facebook friend was there and became my personal photographer. thanks andrew! his girlfriend’s father’s photo is in the castle and she hooked us up with a ghost story told to us by a nerd ghost castle employee who i then referred to as GHOST NERD for the rest of the night. guys you would be so proud of me lately i am a super hyper fucking asshole.

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a collaboration.

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wizard medieval times.

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watch your shit yo. how much is that rich guy loving this?

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AND THEN I THREW DOWN A SMOKE DISTRACTION CLOUD CASTING A SPELL TO VANISH MY ASS OUTTA THERE SON Y’ALL BETTA RECANIZE!

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fleet foxes.

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yup i did what i wanted.

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this neighbourhood will be mine. oh yes.

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tales of the medieval disappearing to be continued….

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in bed by midnight. before the pumpkin exploded.

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somehow wicked thin.

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defined.

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