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[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

Most persistent spam ever I'm assuming that this isn't for a Viagra support group How the hell do you do this?

Hello. I got tired of deleting the email from my inbox and this seemed to be the only way to get it to stop. I'm not entirely sure what comes next but I hope it doesn't result in more random emails from mysterious sources. Is there a next step to this or am I free to reclaim my internet connection again?

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[roseredheart.insanejournal.com]

Yes, that's right. I'm three hours behind. Of course, my schedule is a little erratic, having an infant, so I tend to be up at odd hours.

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

Would sometime this weekend be good? I don't have any classes.

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

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Alright, I follow. The Greeks had the Styx and we had the Duat. Is this what is guarding our whatever it is? Like a magical moat?

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

I guess so. A guy can only hope to be lucky enough and smart enough to realize it.

I look forward to meeting them all. And the adults, of course.

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

Me, too. That is, I tend to be up at odd hours. Not that I have an infant obviously. I don't sleep that much and Simba jumps on my head at 5am whether I like it or not, anyway.

[roseredheart.insanejournal.com]

"Simba"?

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

My cat. I found him in the alley when I moved into this apartment last year and started feeding him until he decided to adopt me.

I let my class name him. Sort of.

[roseredheart.insanejournal.com]

Oh, how adorable! I've got a Balinese named Delilah.

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

I bet she's a lot prettier than poor Simba. I love him completely but even I can't say he's a handsome cat. On the other hand, he has real personality.

Does Delilah object to you paying attention to your writing? And other things?

[roseredheart.insanejournal.com]

Oh, yes, she's beautiful. She's my little fur-baby. And very protective of Alex.

She only objects if she feels she's not getting her dues for attention. Then she likes to jump right up on whatever I'm doing.

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

That sounds about right. Simba has declared war on my guitar so I have to keep it in the closet when I'm not using it and give him catnip before I use it. He doesn't seem to mind the piano, though, and he deals with the computer by sitting across my wrists.

I bet it's a relief that she loves Alex so much.

[venusingucci.insanejournal.com]

[She nods]

Oh, yes, please. Mother will be here too. Won't you come join us?

[roseredheart.insanejournal.com]

That sounds like a cat, all right. And, yes, it really is. Some cats don't take well at all to children, but those two do get along.

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

I would love to. *He nods solemnly back but his grin is warm.* I'll get the information from your mother and I'll see you on Saturday. It's a promise.

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[guardienne.insanejournal.com]

No... I don't think the Duat itself is guarding anything. But I think whatever is draws power from it.

[inked-oak.insanejournal.com]

I'm sure you will eventually. The people who brought us all together here do have a way of... enabling in-person contact.

[aegletes.insanejournal.com]

Yeah, comes as a shock to some, I'll give you that. I think it'd be hardest on the families, though. Some have families in on it, but most of us don't.

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

At least the vet tells me he's a cat. Some days, I'm not quite sure that Simba isn't a linebacker Gremlin. But he's my boy so I spoil him.

Does she try to sleep with him?

[There is an attachment on this note, a small-sized audio file that opens up into a short lullaby-like tune. Maybe about 90 seconds, simple, piano driven, with a low masculine hum just below and behind the notes. The hum eventually stops and piano notes slow until, just before it cuts off, there is the sound of a soft questioning meow, Oh, Simba.]

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[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

That sounds dangerous. Would there be a way to damn the Duat or reroute it to our own banks?

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

I think I will opt for keeping my family out of it. That just leaves me with the challenge of coming up with a good reason to keep my little sister from talking her way into us being roommates.

[venusingucci.insanejournal.com]

[Ivy nods again]
Okay.

[She is gently shooed off by her mother]
Well. Sounds like we have an engagement, dear lad. Here's the information. [Aphrodite gives him her phone number and address] I'll make sure the doorman knows to expect you. Penthouse suite, of course.

[roseredheart.insanejournal.com]

[Oh... music... Heart... skipping... beat... And the meow just totally makes it. XD]

She usually prefers to sleep in a chair. Sometimes underneath the crib.

And that... that was beautiful. Thank you.

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

Yes, ma'am. I'll be there.

*And he will, complete with treats for the kids and a hostess gift for Dite. His mama raised him right.*

[mr-bes.insanejournal.com]

That doesn't sound ominous at all. Not at all.

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[guardienne.insanejournal.com]

I doubt it. And certainly not from the mortal side of things.