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  • Claire Yeon Claire Yeon:
    ((Perhaps it is because I am old, but I miss Carmen being a villain. She steals because she thinks it's fun and she likes proving she's smarter than everyone else. What an icon.))
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    ((Also, hello. It is good to be here again. Don't mind while I hang around for another 2-3 business days and then disappear for six months.))
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    Claire Yeon said:
    ((Also, hello. It is good to be here again. Don't mind while I hang around for another 2-3 business days and then disappear for six months.))
    hey hey
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    Claire Yeon said:
    ((Also, hello. It is good to be here again. Don't mind while I hang around for another 2-3 business days and then disappear for six months.))
    Hi whoever you are!
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  • Tenchi Masaki Tenchi Masaki:
    She is Claire Polly. Now mind your manners if you don’t want to face her cutting wit
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    I would love to join the site, but I can't get a confirmation email sent
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    Hello there Ruelle welcome! Please be patient while this is worked out. :)
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    Lucy said:
    Hello there Ruelle welcome! Please be patient while this is worked out. :)
    it’s a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, I am a student at the acme academy in the forensic science class.
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  • Emma Bezzle Emma Bezzle:
    Claire Yeon said:
    ((Also, hello. It is good to be here again. Don't mind while I hang around for another 2-3 business days and then disappear for six months.))
    Nice to see an old familiar face
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  • Lucy Lucy:
    I did not know that pretzels were made by monks and given to children as little treats :D
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    I want pretzels! 🥨
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  • Tenchi Masaki Tenchi Masaki:
    Me too!
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    leaves a bunch of freshly made pretzels on the counter in the break room*
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  • Lucy Lucy:
    Hey @Tenchi Masaki You remember the threads where we put 5 words in French, Spanish amd other languages? Could you teach us some Japanese words please? I think it'd be fun!
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  • Laverna Laverna:
    Breaking news: historians believe that they've uncovered a cache of pencils that once belonged to William Shakespeare. A spokesperson said, "They're so badly chewed on the ends, we can't tell if they're 2B or not 2B."
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  • Lucy Lucy:
    You know, I miss Carmen too. I hope she's doing well :(
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  • Tenchi Masaki Tenchi Masaki:
    I'm sure she's living the best stolen life possible
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  • Lucy Lucy:
    someone said job interviews are humiliation rituals and I coudln't agree more......
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