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    The Admiral?
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    Silence Montane
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    Well there are a lot of parts where there are almost nothing there, but there are also super urban parts
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    Mraize?
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    Twinsoul?
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    Much food
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    Lemon Meringue Pie
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    That's true! There are some really cool parts of Utah, but there are some not so great parts too.
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    Idk, Utah has some not great people who live there. I have family who lives there, and some are super religious and hate LGBTQ+ people.
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    Bye. See you tomorrow

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    There is no airport
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    You arrive 80 hours early
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    Bye! We'll miss you!
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    Yay! That's amazing for you
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    Same lol. I get that a lot.
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    Dear You (Yes, You, Twelve Months from Now), I’m writing this from the middle of the "In-Between." Right now, as I type this, things probably feel a bit like a first rehearsal—the kind where no one knows their lines yet, the blocking is messy, and the set is mostly just blue painter’s tape on a cold floor. You know that feeling. It’s the stage where you have to trust the director’s vision even when you can't see the finished product. I want to remind you of a few things, just in case you’ve forgotten them in the rush of the last 365 days. First: Don't forget the "Natural Ones." I hope that in the last year, you’ve rolled a few ones. I hope you’ve had a session where the players went left when you prepared right, or a scene where you tripped over a prop. I hope you remember that those moments didn’t break the story. In fact, those are the moments that made the "Natural 20s" feel like magic. If this year was hard, I hope you look back and realize you didn't fail the check—you just gained the XP you needed for the next level. Second: I hope you’re still "Both." I hope you haven't given up the spotlight for the sake of the headset, or vice versa. I hope you’re still finding that balance between being the person who is seen and the person who makes things happen. A year ago (which is today for me), we were learning that we contain multitudes. You don't have to choose one version of yourself to be "valid." You are the actor, the techie, and the DM all at once. Third: Keep reading the "Hard" stuff. Don't let life get so busy that you stop disappearing into the stars or the forgotten realms. I hope the bookshelf behind you has at least five new spines that are creased and well-loved. I hope you’ve found a new favorite protagonist who feels like a mirror, and a new magic system that made you stay up until 3:00 AM just to see how it ends. Finally: Be kind to the "Me" I am today. When you look back at photos or journals from right now, please don't cringe. Don't look at "current me" as a work-in-progress that wasn't finished yet. Look at me as the brave person who did the hard work so you could be where you are. I am the one laying the foundation. I am the one doing the world-building so you can play the campaign. I don't know where you’re standing right now. I don't know if you’re in a new city, a new job, or just a new headspace. But I know that you are still a storyteller. Break a leg, roll high, and keep turning the page. I can’t wait to meet you. With love (and a +5 modifier to Charisma), akimikoisthecutest
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    Have you ever done that? Idk, I just got a vibe from them and asked him, and he said yes.
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    Speaking of trans friends, I found another trans person and came out to them within like 2 minutes of meeting them.
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    I know, there are so many of them, but I like the tea one, the cake one, and this current one. Literally just this link, idk.
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    Hey, sorry I've been offline for most of spring break, but I'd say it looks great to me!
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    I'm back!
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    There is a specific kind of silence that exists only in two places: in the five seconds before a theater curtain rises, and in the heartbeat after a Dungeon Master says, “Roll for initiative.” It’s a vacuum. A held breath. It’s the moment where reality stops being the thing we’re stuck with and starts being the thing we’re making. When I was asked to write for Week 2 of this series—focusing on joys that have nothing to do with the "trans" label—I realized that my entire life is essentially a collection of scripts, rulebooks, and dog-eared paperbacks. If you stripped away every social label I carry, you’d find a person who just really, deeply wants to know what’s behind the next door in a dungeon or how to hit the perfect lighting cue for a dramatic monologue. Let’s talk about the DM screen. To some, it’s a barrier. To me, it’s a cockpit. There is a unique, frantic joy in being a Dungeon Master that I don’t think any other hobby quite captures. It’s the ultimate exercise in controlled chaos. I spend hours—sometimes days—obsessing over the political lineage of a city-state or the specific elemental resistance of a boss monster, only for my players to spend forty-five minutes trying to befriend a sentient door. And I love it. The joy of D&D, for me, isn't about the math or the "winning." It’s about the collaborative spark. As a DM, I am the narrator, the villain, the shopkeeper, and the physics engine. I get to provide the canvas, but the players bring the paint. There is an incredible, non-binary-coded power in being the one who says, "Yes, and..." to a ridiculous plan. When a player rolls a Natural 20 on a desperate, last-ditch effort, and the whole table erupts in a shout that probably annoys the neighbors? That’s the good stuff. It’s a reminder that we are all capable of creating legends out of thin air and some plastic dice. My love for D&D is really just an extension of my life in the theatre. People often ask if I prefer being on stage or backstage, and my answer is usually a frantic "Yes." When I’m under the lights, there’s that electric vulnerability. You are a vessel for a story. You’re worrying about your breath support, your blocking, and whether or not the person in the front row is actually asleep. But when a scene "clicks"—when the timing is so sharp you can feel the audience leaning in—it’s like flying. But then, there’s the tech side. The "Backstage Wizardry." There is a very specific, grounded satisfaction in the smell of sawdust and spray paint. I love the puzzles of technical theatre: How do we make this look like a 1920s parlor on a $50 budget? How do I cue the lightning strike so it hits exactly on the word 'betrayal'? Being "both" in theatre means I see the stitches. I know how the illusion is built, which somehow makes the final performance feel even more magical. It’s about the team—the actors, the stagehands, the lighting techs—all moving in a choreographed dance to make someone believe, just for two hours, that they aren't in a high school auditorium or a community playhouse. If D&D is a loud, messy party and Theatre is a high-stakes performance, then Reading is my recovery. I am a Sci-Fi and Fantasy junkie through and through. There is something about a "Secondary World" that feels more like home than the real one sometimes. Give me a space opera with complex orbital mechanics or a high-fantasy epic with a magic system that has more rules than my taxes. Reading is where I recharge my creative batteries. It’s the "inhalation" to the "exhalation" of DMing and Acting. When I’m lost in a book, I’m not thinking about my day-to-day life. I’m thinking about the logistics of a generation ship or the cultural taboos of a dragon-riding society. It’s a reminder that the human imagination is infinite. We can dream up worlds where the sun never sets or where shadows have voices, and we can share those dreams with each other across centuries just by putting ink on paper. The beauty of these hobbies—the dice, the scripts, the books—is that they don't care about my "journey" or my "transition." They care about my curiosity. In the theatre, the character cares about their motivation. At the D&D table, the party cares about my Armor Class. In a book, the protagonist just needs me to keep turning the page. I am a person who loves the "What If?" of the world. I am a person who finds peace in a well-timed spotlight and excitement in a d20 roll. Being trans is a part of who I am, sure, but being a storyteller? That’s who I’ve always been.
  24. Akimikoisthecutest
    HAHAHAHAHAHA Wouldn't you like a taste of the power? Wouldn't you like to use more than words?
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    That should exist
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