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<p>OI! IT&;S BEEN A WHILE, RIGHT?</p>
<p>Oh wait. Indoor voice, right. Can&;t be screaming at people like that. That&;s rude! Even though I don&;t mean to be rude, I&;m just enthusiastic like that. Born this way, baby!</p>
<p>So, if you don&;t remember me...(pssst, i&;m sure you like, totally remember me. or have heard of me, at least)</p>
<p>Well, my name is Dresden Keith, head of scientific operations for an Aeternali crew! And this year, also the head of our special sweetheart exchange.</p>
<p>So many responsibilities...I am so proud of all of my duties. Well...I just...you know...lost the letters and don&;t know who I should deliver these gifts to!</p>
<p>But, I have the gifts! Really, I do!</p>
<p>So, if you accept to help me...well, all of us, actually, I&;ll be so happy! Will you get me out of this awful, nasty pickle? It&;s a big dill for me!</p>
<p>I sent you a little thank you in advance, just for the bother, but I&;m sure I have plenty of stuff to give you if you help me! The supplies room is full of stuff no one uses.

Gifty fun times? Sign me up!

Looks like fun! :D

I didn't shriek (Because it's early) but I did grip my husband's arm very tightly when I got this gift!

SO VERY EXCITED!

And of course, I'll be happy to help in any way I can!

(Last time, this was so much fun. I talked about it irl so much, when I gripped my husband's arm, and was like "omg this thing" he was like "the time travel space aliens thing?" BECAUSE HE REMEMBERED BECAUSE I TALKED ABOUT IT SO MUCH) (Same gift, same message as )

Dr. Keith! Long time no see. :) I'd definitely be glad to help you out!

I got the same as ! So excited to see this come back. I don't like pickles, Dresden Keith, so I'm totally down for helping you get out of one.

AAAH SO EXCITED FOR THIS

I got the pendant <3

I'm going to pick....

DRESDE2!

Woo! Thank you for the gift ❤ (got the Valentines Fondant Cake like did)! I'm happy to help!

POSTING BECAUSE SOMEONE GOT CONTACTED, SO, GOING TO POST THE MESSAGE SO THAT EVERYONE IS ON EQUAL FOOTING.

you have established communication with balmoral, robin



Yes? Yes? It better be important, I don't even have enough time to think!

Oh. It's you. The aliens. Well, I remember you. How have you been? Good, I hope. Better than me, of course.

Oh, what is going on to annoy me? Nothing special, don't worry. It's the same old, same old. But, why are you contacting me?

That bird? Was a gift from someone. No one important. And, no one you know. Not much to say, they thought they were clever by giving a bird to someone called Robin. Needless to say, they are now an ex-friend.

But I'm pretty sure you didn't contact me to get news. What do you want, exactly?

this is the option for DRESDEN2, by the way.

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<p>YAY! THANKS SO MUCH!</p>
<p>Pretty much, we prepared packages of three things. A drink, a snack and a flower, nothing fancy, but still, a thoughtful little thing. Like, this is what I&;m giving to people!</p>
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<li>A delicious Fizzy Blueberry Drink, straight from the Masquerade shop!</li>
<li>One container of Cappuccino Fudge Get Mugged Pint! Delicious ice cream!</li>
<li>And a Survival Bouquet of Pink Lilies!</li>
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<p>So, you have to ask other people...well, who they are giving. Because I don&;t remember.
There are three ways to go about it</p>
<p>First, you can ask whoever I&;m giving that gift to. However, the risk with that method is that they might suspect something is off and they may not be as willing to share as much information because, it&;s a secret exchange. Especially if they know it comes from me. This is option 1, so if you want to use that option, you just go and say DRESDE1 and you&;ll gain communication with the person I have to gift!</p>
<p>Second and third other ways...how can I explain that. Well, they are more indirect ways, see</p>
<p>Well, you see how I have one of your lifelike pets on my shoulder. A Lain, right. Well, option 2 is to ask the guy who has the other Lain. That way, if you approach it talking about his Lain doll and all, he might be a little more willing to discuss things with you. Like, who they&;re buying gifts for. Duh. That&;s foolproof. Like, if you wanted to do it for me, you&;d have to go and say DRESDE2.</p>
<p>And well, same goes for the color. There is someone else with a Common doll, and it&;s like the specie thing. You just go all HEY, YOU LIKE PLAIN THINGS? I LIKE PLAIN THINGS TOO! and they go and tell you all their secrets in five minutes. You know what to say to communicate with them? DRESDE3.</p>
<p>This is complicated. My head hurts.</p>
<p>Short version, I can communicate with three people here. DRESDE1 to contact whoever I&;m gifting. DRESDE2 to contact the person who has a similar specie doll. And DRESDE3 to contact the person who also has a common doll.</p>
<p>I&;m going to get a nap, now. Or a snack. Explaining makes me hungry

I think I'll choose option 3!

This is option 3 that Squid used.

you have established communication with egan-gary, renaud



Erm? Hi? I remember you. You helped us that one time when we were hunted down by...anyway. You remember that as well, don't you.

Anyway, was there a specific reason you needed to contact me? I mean, we're always busy but we are even busier right now. Space exploration is a pretty big task, and right now, I'm currently recording all of our adventures in our on-board ledgers! Exciting, right?

I can give you a couple minutes of my time, but not much more, sadly. Work, work, work...it's not personal, alright. It's just poor timing!

So, what can I do for you?

Again, normal result. Not bad, but not good either.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN I WONDER?

AAH spoilering it because I'm late (and its the same first message haha)

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OI! IT'S BEEN A WHILE, RIGHT?

Oh wait. Indoor voice, right. Can't be screaming at people like that. That's rude! Even though I don't mean to be rude, I'm just enthusiastic like that. Born this way, baby!

So, if you don't remember me...(pssst, i'm sure you like, totally remember me. or have heard of me, at least)

Well, my name is Dresden Keith, head of scientific operations for an Aeternali crew! And this year, also the head of our special sweetheart exchange.

So many responsibilities...I am so proud of all of my duties. Well...I just...you know...lost the letters and don't know who I should deliver these gifts to!

But, I have the gifts! Really, I do!

So, if you accept to help me...well, all of us, actually, I'll be so happy! Will you get me out of this awful, nasty pickle? It's a big dill for me!

I sent you a little thank you in advance, just for the bother, but I'm sure I have plenty of stuff to give you if you help me! The supplies room is full of stuff no one uses.

I shall try my best to help! (and thanks!) xD glad it's not some pesky imbroglio involving an Aeternali named Valaire tho ahem n_n

....brb loling at the whole lifelike doll thing 8D

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<p>WAIT WHO? Valaire? Who is that? I don&;t get it. Is he a friend of yours?

Ahaha, not really he actually didn't like my face at all! That's an ooold story XD Don't worry about it now, though! I mean, we gotta focus on finding who should be receiving that gift of yours, after all ;) FIRST THINGS FIRST! Oh, and that snack too. Snacks are always great 8D

It's okay I'm late toooooo but yay I was so excited to get this!

THE GOOGLE DOC IS HERE

Also

I'm pretty much going to post the three first Dresden messages here, for reference only. I only mass-sent the first message, but since the other two are also important, I am keeping them here.

I'm pretty much going to post everything important about 1 to 2 hours after originally sending them. Hopefully people don't mind! It will allow people to catch up!

CONVERSATION STATUS : 1/3

Conversation 1 - Kinnon - Positive

Conversation 2 - n/a

Conversation 3 - n/a Characters we got all infos for : Chaka, Renaud, Elodie, Ludovic, Kinnon,

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OI! IT'S BEEN A WHILE, RIGHT?

Oh wait. Indoor voice, right. Can't be screaming at people like that. That's rude! Even though I don't mean to be rude, I'm just enthusiastic like that. Born this way, baby!

So, if you don't remember me...(pssst, i'm sure you like, totally remember me. or have heard of me, at least)

Well, my name is Dresden Keith, head of scientific operations for an Aeternali crew! And this year, also the head of our special sweetheart exchange.

So many responsibilities...I am so proud of all of my duties. Well...I just...you know...lost the letters and don't know who I should deliver these gifts to!

But, I have the gifts! Really, I do!

So, if you accept to help me...well, all of us, actually, I'll be so happy! Will you get me out of this awful, nasty pickle? It's a big dill for me!

I sent you a little thank you in advance, just for the bother, but I'm sure I have plenty of stuff to give you if you help me! The supplies room is full of stuff no one uses.

YAY! THANKS SO MUCH!

Pretty much, we prepared packages of three things. A drink, a snack and a flower, nothing fancy, but still, a thoughtful little thing. Like, this is what I'm giving to people!

- A delicious Fizzy Blueberry Drink, straight from the Masquerade shop!

• One container of Cappuccino Fudge Get Mugged Pint! Delicious ice cream!
  
• And a Survival Bouquet of Pink Lilies!
  
  So, you have to ask other people...well, who they are giving. Because I don't remember.
  There are three ways to go about it
  
  First, you can ask whoever I'm giving that gift to. However, the risk with that method is that they might suspect something is off and they may not be as willing to share as much information because, it's a secret exchange. Especially if they know it comes from me. This is option 1, so if you want to use that option, you just go and say DRESDEN1 and you'll gain communication with the person I have to gift!
  
  Second and third other ways...how can I explain that. Well, they are more indirect ways, see
  
  Well, you see how I have one of your lifelike pets on my shoulder. A Lain, right. Well, option 2 is to ask the guy who has the other Lain. That way, if you approach it talking about his Lain doll and all, he might be a little more willing to discuss things with you. Like, who they're buying gifts for. Duh. That's foolproof. Like, if you wanted to do it for me, you'd have to go and say DRESDEN2.
  
  
  
  And well, same goes for the color. There is someone else with a Common doll, and it's like the specie thing. You just go all HEY, YOU LIKE PLAIN THINGS? I LIKE PLAIN THINGS TOO! and they go and tell you all their secrets in five minutes. You know what to say to communicate with them? DRESDEN3.
  
  
  This is complicated. My head hurts.
  
  Short version, I can communicate with three people here. DRESDEN1 to contact whoever I'm gifting. DRESDEN2 to contact the person who has a similar specie doll. And DRESDEN3 to contact the person who also has a common doll.
  
  I'm going to get a nap, now. Or a snack. Explaining makes me hungry

Well, I know who I gifted! :D But...that really is all I know, really.

So far, your crew has managed to reach both Robin and Renaud but...I don't think anyone asked them anything so far, right? That's the thing, when communicating, you might catch people at a bad moment, so don't be shy to go and ask questions!

Pretty much, if you manage to go and talk to someone who's in the best of moods, I'm pretty sure you can get them to tell you who they are giving from the get-go!

Like me! I can tell you right now I'm gifting Jonas. So, if people dial DRESDEN1, well, they'll reach Jonas!

There are people who are busy right now, but not unwilling to talk. They...are going to share information, if you ask the right questions. Like, Robin and Renaud right now. They can help, it's just...you gotta ask them.

Finally, if you catch someone at the wrong moment, it's BYE BYE, THE END. They'll just cut off communication with you. You might want to go and try someone else.

Oh right! I almost forgot! You can only have three conversations open at once! Right now, you guys have two conversations open! If you try to open a fourth, you'll get denied! I don't know why I forgot to mention that, really!

Alright! All of this conversation will be recorded in the ledger for future reference, so don't worry! Ta-ta, good luck!

Yay! Well looks like now we gotta come up with some questions for these guys xD

I think someone should totally dial too because why not!

Let's see... hahaha let's try this "HEY, YOU LIKE PLAIN THINGS? I LIKE PLAIN THINGS TOO!", that's too amusing to pass up 8D

So I'll go with dialing , which means

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<p>Anyway, was there a specific reason you needed to contact me? I mean, we&;re always busy but we are even busier right now. Space exploration is a pretty big task, and right now, I&;m currently recording all of our adventures in our on-board ledgers! Exciting, right?</p>
<p>I can give you a couple minutes of my time, but not much more, sadly. Work, work, work...it&;s not personal, alright. It&;s just poor timing!</p>
<p>So, what can I do for you?

Actually, there is! But it's kind of a silly reason, you know. I just happened to see this lifelike doll of yours, it's just so cute, basic pets have always been my favorite! I know this is a little nosy, but did you buy it yourself or was it a gift? Around here we have a big celebration in December, everyone exchange gifts... but I got a bit delayed with mines, so yeah, I need to go do some shopping now. x_x Have you been buying gifts for anyone lately? Maybe you could give me some ideas, if I don't happen to buy them for my friends I'll probably buy them for myself since we have such similar tastes! XD

Hello I come bearing a Google Doc for research purposes.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WBRNpkyWfRdl9X2KfbJpRBm1mOkWfMnbyFqCrPnRKRI/edit?usp=sharing

If you're not able to edit it, tell me so that I can adjust it. :)

Can't edit it, but can read it without issues!

I modified the writing options, if you can tell me if it works, it would be appreciated, thanks so much!

Also, before I leave for the night, I will show the conversation gotten from Renaud's neutral option!

I actually won it myself. It's not a gift, but I like it. It's cute, I guess.

We do have a lot of cultural celebrations where we go and gift our peers. Like, right now, we have a cultural thing where ladies give to gentlemen and gentlemen to ladies. Purely platonic, though!

I see you coming, though! I'm pretty sure you want to know who I got, right? Can't tell you that! I'm too scared someone is just gonna go and tell them I picked them!

However, I can tell you what I bought, I guess.

Lemon Jelly Shot
Strawberry Glam Cupcake
Survival Orange Lovely Flower

I personally don't like Jelly Shots or Lovely Flowers, but I personally asked for a Glam Cupcake as well! Except, I went for Pineapple instead. I also asked for a Strawberry Geartini and a Survival Pink Paper Flower!

Gee, I loved talking to you, but I gotta go.

If you wanna move on, I guess you can use the RENAUD2 or RENAUD3 option. No option to contact directly who I'm giving, sorry! I'm pretty serious about the secrecy thing!

Usually, I try to wait longer, but I'm about to log off for tonight, so better do it now than tomorrow morning!

I got to edit things in this time! So it should be working ^-^

Oh I see! Well, -shifty eyes- that could have been helpful! I totally didn't mean to ruin the secret, after all, I'm pretty trustworthy myself, if I must say so! But I understand your concern xP Thanks for sharing your gifts! I'm sure I can make something out of that... bye! c:

-- Now which option to pick... uhhh... I guess I'll go with RENAUD2 for tomorrow? RANDOM CHOICES FTW xD

From now on, you're on your own for the spreadsheet ;)

If you want to track which conversations are active, I suggest you bookmark this link.

I lied, I had time to write that part of the convo too

I just updated the status to show that the link to Renaud is closed, and the link to Chaka is open. I'm going to take care of this during the plot, so don't worry. :) Just nudge me if I forget.

HAHA I SEE HOW IT IS.

Mhm, right...

Haha yeah I guess I am xD Thank you! That helps a lot, I'm sure a little gift exchanging event every once in a while is great for breaking the monotony c: DON'T WORRY, GIFTS ARE ALWAYS EXCITING! I see Robin loves himself some berries xD How about you, do you love berries as well or do you prefer chocolate? OR SUGARY FLAVORS? Talking about Vesnali Cupcakes, I heard the rainbow one is fantastic u