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  1. I want to be happy for my friend, I really do. Her boyfriend of 6+ months proposed to her, and she said yes. Unfortunately, I don't see this relationship ending well. We've been friends for nearly 15 years now, and she has a history of falling for the "bad boys." Yeah, they're cute and popular, but they also are drug fiends and unfaithful and overall bad for her mental health. When they started dating I said as much. It really ruined our friendship for a while, but I was honest with her. "I don't like the way he treats you. You shouldn't be with someone who makes you cry." I said nothing about how he is renowned for being a cheater, or how he is notorious for dumping girls after he coaxes them into his bed. (A while later he dumped her, seemingly after a "romantic" date. She never told me, but I have mutual friends who passed on the news. They later patched things up and got back together AFTER he dated someone else for a while and dumped them too.) I repeated this sentiment, as gently as I could. Fights ensued. Shouting matches, crying, and finally phone silence for several months. I got an instigator out of the picture and patched things up with my friend. Told her if she was happy, I could be happy for them, but I wouldn't stand by idly if he hurt her. She doesn't tell me the bad things about their relationship. She'd do anything to avoid an "I told you so." But she's already showing the anxiety and poor choices she does when the relationship starts to spiral out of control. It starts with poor performance at work or school, and turns into drunken texts or calls. Then it turns into long absences of conversation, and every sentence starts or ends with an apology. While she basks in the glow of newly engaged joy, all I can do is worry. It's boyfriend A or C all over again, and she either can't or won't see the signs. I want so badly to be happy for her with all the sincerity of other family and friends, but it just sickens me to see her continue this pattern. I can't contribute to her poor relationships anymore. At the same time, I can't bear the thought of losing her as a friend again, or seeing people take advantage of her. I congratulated her, and pointed her to some wedding planning blogs. But in the pit of my stomach I just feel ill.
  2. My undine hatched yellow! C: First alt so far~
  3. Found a rather grumpy-looking egg in the Alpine the other day... Maybe it just needs a bathroom break? +Almost forgot to mention this dramatic Terrae.
  4. I've done 4 bites in the last week or so. 3 successful, 1 repulsed.
  5. Why me? asks this newly bitten egg
  6. Got on the Thuwed list. Finished my new wishlist spreadsheet. Nabbed a cheese and paper from the cave. Today's been exciting.
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    Swooning over the photos in this thread and almost forgot to post. We have three cats in our home right now, but Spock aka "Mimi" (my nephews got to name her, thinking the kitten was a boy) has been my go-to partner in crime for the past 5 years. https://i.imgur.com/oI2AlBV.jpg This cross-eyed, fur-projecting little ball of fury hates everything that isn't me, and only tolerates the other members of the household. She's getting much more mellow with age, however, and I will catch her cuddling up with the other cats every now and then. She's also one of the few cats I've encountered that was easy to train. At this point she'll sit, stand, high-five, and even roll over with just hand signals.
  8. Interesting that the parasitic qualities of Mistletoe weren't mentioned in the description (unless I completely missed that), but maybe that's something to look forward to in the Encyclopedia. c: Otherwise, love these dragons! The event has been a blast, and I can't wait to read the final few chapters of the story.
  9. The eggs remind me of winter landscape snowglobes! Now to resist the urge of shaking them. And looks highly likely that they'll be christmas tree themed sprites. C: Lovely! The event has been wonderful! I may have gotten overzealous with sending out kitty presents.
  10. I'll be surprised if the Christmas release doesn't have some sort of reference to the 50th anniversary of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Though, part of me secretly hopes for a nutcracker dragon. A huge nefarious grin and mustache on a dragon? Yes please.
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    Influence for Me

    Influence Report! Karakaten influenced a Gold to be male for alybad!
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    Influence for Me

    Forum Name: Karakaten Will you influence for free?: Sure~ PM Link: PM Link and also… FREE PINK Forum Name: Karakaten Pink Dragon Lineage: View Lineage Teleport Link: Claim my eggs/hatchlings! Any specifics you'd like to mention? For those with few or no pinks.
  13. Your Forum name: Karakaten Your Scroll name: Karakaten The Egg/Hatchlings five digit code (No links please): g35XI Egg type: Flamingo Time of Unfog (In updated EST* please): Nov 25, 12:11 AM Time of Death: Nov 25, 12:26 AM Amount of current V/UV/Clicks: 208/95/3 hatched normal
  14. Just finished the story aspect of the event. Wonderfully done and quite fun! Also loving collecting the event sprites that pop up from time to time.
  15. Was hoping for dimorphism as well, but I'm thoroughly pleased with these sprites. Especially the varying detail on the wings for each breed! Well done~
  16. Grabbed this one~ Leaving: 2G Black Claim my eggs/hatchlings!
  17. I got an 8. I tend to have a hard time discerning pinks and oranges. :b Colorblindness does run in my family.