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Hi Kiara!! 

Thank you so much for working on the front lines during this crazy time that none of us have really experienced before. It’s honestly incredible the amount of work, and dedication I’m sure you’re putting in right now - you’re amazing. Please stay safe and seriously THANK YOU for all that you do <3 

Lauren

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Part two for sweet little Isa. I couldn’t just do one.

<3 Ashley

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Sweet Kiara, I know how much you are working right now to take care of everyone in your hospital as well as everyone in your house. Remember to take care of yourself. We love you so much here and can’t wait to welcome you back with open arms. Thank you so much for everything you’ve done. 

Here’s a little thing for OG Sally and One coming for another sweetheart.

<3 Ashley

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Hey there, Kiara!

Thank you for everything you’re doing - We know it’s not easy at all, and that you put yourself at risk on a daily basis. I know you deserve infinitely more, but I do hope you enjoy these color sketches I made of your pup!!

- Avarick

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Kiara!! You’re on the frontlines of this pandemic and I’m sending you all of the good vibes and best wishes for your heath and safety. I made you a small Isa gif pack for you to use when this is over! You can click here to download the gifs!

- McKala

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Dear Kiara, 

Thank you so so so much for everything you’re doing during this time! The world would be falling to pieces without people like you in it. I can’t imagine what you’re going through right now and hope that you’re taking care of yourself as well as those around you!! 

I couldn’t decide on one of your lovely characters to do something for so I just made one giant aesthetic, one row for each of them. I wish I could do more for you! Again, thank you for being so wonderful! 

Sidney

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Enjoy this cute Isa DND graphic! :)

- McKala

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Kiara, 

Though this is just a small token of my gratitude, and certainly not enough to tell you how much I adore you, I am glad to call you a fellow writer, friend, and someone we can rely upon in such a trying time. We love you, Kiara!

-Sav

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Kiara, without people like you the world would be in even more chaos right now. I can’t begin to tell you how brave and amazing you are for all that you’re doing right now to take care of people. I know we don’t really talk, but I still want you to know that I really appreciate you in this and all of your amazing characters and writing and I hope you’re doing well. 

This is just something small, but it can’t convey how grateful I am for you and your amazing peers. 

- Ginny, <3

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sally, come out and play // a playlist for the seasons 

Marionette’s Scrapbook 

Fill a soul with tinsel and marvellous play-things If there's a hole left unpatched By sentient beings It's only painful because now I know its fulfilling And just for a toy wearing its dust With what I have, I've sure done enough

Heart of the Woods 

In this life We have so much time Just give it time

Secret of the Mad 

I've got a secret for the mad In a little bit of time it won't hurt so bad And I get that I don't get it But you will burn right now but then you won't regret it 

~*~ 

Dead Hearts 

Tell me everything that happened Tell me everything you saw They had lights inside their eyes They had lights inside their eyes 

Panic Attacks 

Where you been? Where you at? Everything I did, I can take it back I can't move on, I can't relax 'Cause when you're gone... panic attacks Thinking of you lying down when I was faking sleep Faking sleep when I was lying down thinking of you 

Lilo

I needed someone to depend upon I was alone, I was emotional Searching for the right emoticon To expand my mental lexicon 

~*~ 

Me and My Dog 

I wanna be emaciated I wanna hear one song without thinking of you I wish I was on a spaceship Just me and my dog and an impossible view I dream about it And I wake up falling 

The Psychiatrist is In 

I was an ace when I was young I learned to dance, I didn't have to learn I was a case when I grew up A case of hope, crashing to the ground

Sick of Losing Soulmates

We will grow old as friends, I've promised that before so what's one more In our grey-haired circle, waiting for the end? Time and hearts will wear us thin So which path will you take, 'cause we both know a break Does exactly what it says on the tin

~*~

So I Thought

All your twisted thoughts free flow To everlasting memories Show soul Kiss the stars with me And dread the wait for Stupid calls returning to us to life We say to those who are in love It can't be true 'cause we're too young I know that's true because so long I was So in love with you So I thought

A year goes by And I can't talk about it

First Love / Late Spring

And I was so young When I behaved Twenty five

Yet now I find I've grown into A tall child

come out and play 

And I know it makes you nervous But I promise you, it's worth it To show 'em everything you kept inside Don't hide, don't hide Too shy to say, but I hope you stay Don't hide away Come out and play

Hi Kiara!

It’s me, Lauryl! I’ve created a playlist for your darling Sally, and I tried to create four distinct movements or “seasons” in Sally’s life. I see the overall arc of the playlist as one that’s moving from a place of isolation to one of community (moving to Swynlake, finding friend) or alternatively, as one from trauma to recovery. I LOVED creating this playlist so much-- it has a lot of my fave songs or types of songs I love, and it’s also very atmospheric. I tried to make it feel like the way you write Sally-- ethereal, beautiful, melancholic. :) I hope you enjoy it!

And of course, the reason we are doing this: thank you SO MUCH for everything you’re doing out there. Please stay as safe as you can, as healthy as you can, and know that you always have a home here <3 

Love, Lauryl 

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Dearest Kiara,

Two aesthetics for two of your lovely ladies!  I love Sally and Minnie and all of your girls -- but I’ve done the most with these two so they have a particularly special place in my heart. We love you very much and are super honored to have you in our group <3 <3

luv pet 

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Hi Kiara!

I don’t think anything I could’ve put together would echo the amount of work you’re doing right now, but I thought I’d try to make something a little fun, give you a little laugh when you need it! And thus here are a few of your muses hanging out with their disney counterparts... whilst following government advice of course ;) Lots of love, and thank you! 

~ Bee

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Thank you x12 || A Gift for Kiara

The Brain room was packed with delegates of all statures and personalities. Really, how was anything going to get done in all this noise? How would they make this present on time? Felt a bit like Santa's Workshop the night before Christmas, not gonna even lie. Luckily, the person behind the operation knew just who to call. 

"Now if you'll all quiet down--"

"She doesn't even go here." A brunette, youngest of the group, hair braided back into french braids piped up and then immediately shrunk down at the look she got from the poised blonde woman and uttered an apology. What? Mean Girls quotes were always appropriate.

"You know, Haley, I really don't mind Amelia sticking around." The figure lounging in one of the office chairs sideways, tossed her long unruly hair over her shoulder and gave an appraising look to the striking woman.

The former captain let out just the smallest chuckle and then went back to business. "Thank you darling for your flattery but I'm happily coupled. In another life, I'm sure you'd be just the top of my list." She clapped her hands together to get the room back on her again and took a deep breath before she began assuming her role and calling out orders, "In any case, we've got to put something together for Kiara."

"Last I heard Kiara was gone. Left for Kenya."

"Yes, well, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary for your brain, Miss Chino, to be a touch more preoccupied with the one you shagged rather than the one who's out there fighting the good fight. Serving, as is her duty. Holder of a few favorites around these parts."

"It wasn’t even--" Mocha narrowed her eyes as she was cut off.

"Tish tosh. We all saw. There’s no poetry to save you from this. Now, a call for order would be nice from the lot of you. I shant be contributing as I didn't know many of her characters but think of me as a moderator. For when Alex needs a bit of order and her brain to be shipshape she knows I'll have it right as rain in no time." Her posture seemed to get just a bit straighter, if that was even possible as she tucked her hands behind her back and paced the conference room. "Now then, a few of us have been called out of retirement to add a few sentiments so perhaps that may be where to start, don't you think?"

"Ay man, if it's for Kiara, I'll do whatever shit you want me to do." A smaller tanned skinned boy with a shit eating grin on his face sat back in his chair, propping his feet up onto the table.

"Alright then, why don't you elaborate on that, Ignacio."

And with that Tito crossed his arms, feeling a little uncomfortable with divulging that with his head-mates. "Nah, I mean listen, aight, she just cares and so do her people, like a lot and shit. She loved my taste in music man like she vibed. She like had Audrey for a hot minute. Man, she was fuckin' great. She could do someone like whatever that like teenage princess was she had and then turn around and do Audrey and give me shit at the Garage like that? Like she didn’t take any of my bullshit and she still was super likeable as fuck. She was a real piece of work but like in a masterpiece sorta way ya know."

"Eloquent as ever, really. But thank you. Next I think we should have Ja--No Stan. Stanley. Sorry, the other blonde 6ft tall Australian lad who dated Ellie."

A large blonde looked up from where he'd been drawing turtles on a piece of scrap paper and an almost as tall blonde but scruffier behind him just gave an annoyed look and crossed his arms before texting whoever he was texting on his phone. The grinning Australian scratched his head a bit, "Oh! Right yeah. Well, I think Ells and I were the first real interaction between--"

"Ay! Fuck, I forgot about me and GG too. Shit, Kiara is the fuckin' greatest, man. Like Georgette was different than those other two as well. Shit, man.”

A hand came and smacked Tito upside the head as the dark haired woman, arms crossed and just plain annoyed to be here when she had better things to do. She rolled her eyes and in a bored tone just said, "Tito I'll beat the shit out of you again. And you know I can."

Amelia cleared her throat, "Thank you, Megara. Although I would refrain from that until after this meeting is adjourned. As you were saying Mr Schell."

Stan just shrugged and gave a bit of a smile, "It's no worries. Tito and I go way back. I know he was just tryin' ta be helpful." He waved across the table at Tito and Meg before sitting up more in his seat, "Uh, let's see then. Well, yeah Ellie was kind of the first ship Alex and Kiara had. We were Stellie and it was real great even if it had a timeline. Also she loved every turtle thing I did which was kind of a confidence booster for just being myself, Scute and Donatello were best mates after all. But yanno, that whole timeline thing was one thing I think Kiara was really good about. If she had an end, she'd commit to it. She never backed off of that wave once she started paddling, right? She just kept going and going until they just plummeted down under. She knew Ellie wasn't gonna make it and she never shied away from her sickness. She wrote it in and kept it seen and made sure that I was included in it all like I wanted to be. We were both dropped out and retired at about the same time because of outside life reasons but I have no doubt that she'd ride that beautiful ship wave until the end. She was like real enthusiastic about everything. It was really awesome to be part of that and play a role in a story that was made the way it was."

The blonde girl with wild hair next to him looked like she was on the verge of crying and just leaned over and hugged the tall Australian. "Oh Stan, that was so lovely."

"Well, I think that leaves me out of the old and retired crew." A redhead, sat in her chair, arms on either arm rest and one leg crossed over the other, ankle on her knee.

"Yes, Kimberly. You had a different experience as well." 

Kim, the original and the first, well respected in the Head gave a chuckle, "Well, you know. When I first got to Swynlake, I knew no one and then all of a sudden, out came some of my best friends and then came the girl who seemed to be against me from the start. Kiara played Bonnie and Bonnie was just all snark but had her layers for sure. I mean, it totally wasn't like I hated her entirely. Kiara kind of sort of made her likable in a way that like popular people are that draws you in. In any case, it was great to like have that competition again and have unresolved past differences come back. Having your greatest competitor will only push you to be better."

"That and V-Day 2017 had you two hooking up in that locker room. That steam was definitely not from the showers, babe. Don't think we don't remember that tea, sis. Ya'll were on each other like you were fighting for the top of the pyramid. I mean bent ov--"

"Thank you, Hermes. I think we can all remember the fated 2017 singing incidents of the past and would rather leave them in the past." Amelia blocked that Spice Girls moment from her memory at all costs.

"Speak for yourself, henny, I was dressed as cupid and a Lady Gaga singing fool."

"Oh so how you are every day." Mocha smirked over at him and just gave him a wink to which he just clutched his chest and fake gasped like he couldn't believe the shade.

"Alright, alright, back on task. Returners and new characters, anything to add? General comments?"

“Ellie was always a really great roommate to Ly. So I’m grateful for that.” Meg offered with a shrug before leaning back in her seat again, arms crossed.

A much taller redhead than the previous one raised her hand a second before she spoke, "Yeah, I mean I'm kinda new but Elyon's been super cool. I mean I know we've only had a small interaction but I think she's got that whole telekinesis thing going for her and she can paint too. She's got all kinds of wild fairy adventures probably planned."

"Oh! Oh! In addition to what Wendy said!" The blonde who had almost cried over Stan's sweet sentiments before immediately perked up with her own comments, "I think they're all rather lovely in their own ways. You know, I've been here in both phases as have a couple of us returners and really Kiara's been such a source of positivity and enthusiasm. Also she shares my love of exclamation points! Really, truly, she's just been so welcoming and open to plotting with everyone and really I can't thank her enough for being herself as well as helping out in this time in the world."

"Well said, Arista." Amelia just nodded and looked around the room for anyone to volunteer anything further. She spotted a smaller gentleman who's head was just about nodding back and let out a loud snore to which Amelia just said firmly and loud as can be, "Mister Zimmeruski." 

The figure squirmed and snorted as he said in a daze, "I swear I didn't put cheese on the counter, Al. That smear was from the peanut butter."

Luckily Jake who hadn't been paying much attention just shook his shoulder a bit, "Alright, mate, you're up. Tell the class what we've learned."

Bobby's eyes opened as he looked around, "Whoa this is like every bad classroom dream trip I've ever had, bro. Like called to the front by the stern but hot teacher lady and just like--" He immediately looked down and sighed a bit of relief, holding up a small fist in victory, "Alright man, I didn't go to class without pants again."

"Mister Zimmeruski." Amelia said again.

"Whoa, okay, Miss Smol-der-let. Let's like calm the tone a little also like Mr. Robert Zimmeruski is legit my dad so like can we all just take it down a level." He looked around the room and paused a moment, "Wait, so what are we talking about?" Jake leaned forward and whispered into his ear. "Oh! Oh dope, awesome. Yeah like Kiara is totally on an extra chee-za level in my book, guys. Like her characters are bomb and probably put up with like a ton of my bullshit." He laughed a bit. “But she was like really nice and totally, definitely, wanted to help me get dates and stuff even if she didn’t say it, I could like feel that emo-tion, so like yeah, definitely always available for that assist with that wrist you know. Like flick of the wrist, get the gist my fam." He smirked over at Mocha, "How'd you like the rhymes, babe?"

Before Mocha could react Amelia immediately swooped in, "Alright, everyone back to your locations. Off you go before I get the worst migraine of my three decades on this earth. All of this will be compiled and given to Kiara as a present." She sighed under her breath, "Lord help us all."

As the room cleared out, Amelia turned and looked directly into the camera, sighing and crossing her arms, "I apologize on behalf of Alex's brain, Kiara. Really we all thank you for your hard work and dedication. If anyone were to be steadfast and true throughout all of this its you. We all wish you the safest of days and nights and that this situation ends itself quickly and efficiently without more chaos and undue unpleasantness. Carry on and we'll all be here for you when your crazy days have stifled, no matter how dysfunctional we and this community may also be, you're part of us and us you. We all miss you quite dearly and hope for your safe return in the near future once this invisible adversary has been dealt with."

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Well, that kind of sums everything up but, we all miss you and are just sending you all the good vibes as you battle on the frontlines of this pandemic. It's because of people like you that we're continuing to fight back against all of this craziness.

Hope you enjoy this weird and slightly insane little look into things past and present between us as a token of my thanks and admiration.

Wishing you so much luck, good health and hoping you're getting at least some sleep out there, Alex

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Dangerous Damsels by Nikita Gill

Dearest, sweetest, Kiara, 

I hope this message finds you well! Thank you so much for all you’ve been doing. I am so proud to know I have an amazing friend working on the frontlines. Here are some of your lovely, fearless ladies that are just like you. I can’t wait until this is all over and we can RP again, but until then, know I’m sending my love and am thinking of you always. <3

Love, MK