[It's such a lovely day in Luceti that Raven thought it would be quite nice to take the time to cook something new for his fellow housemates. Not out of generosity mind you, more out of sheer boredom since he had no intention of eating it himself. After flicking through the recipe books he had settled on making a refreshing coconut flavoured sorbet.

However, he wasn't expecting coconuts to be this difficult to work with and had no idea how to get it open. After struggling with a knife for twenty minutes he decided that it was going to take more extreme measures to get through it's deceptively furry shell. Using his bow he placed a magic spell into the ground, then jumped back and threw the coconut at it. As a result, the coconut exploded into little pieces and splattered across the front yard, not exactly what he was going for.]

That's it, I give up! [He sighed and scratched his head, he didn't want to waste the nice weather so he needed a new idea. So he decided to grab his journal and ask. Might as well clean up the mess he made too, thinking that maybe he should have just gone to the store to get a hammer instead of being so lazy about it.]

Alright, I'm tryin' ta make a nice summery dessert and I need some suggestions! I'm thinkin' something exotic? Ya know, the kind that screams a nice hot day at the beach? Sorbet, ice cream, parfait, all the stuff I hate eatin' myself and really I don't know all that much about.

Ya know, I'm gonna skip straight ta the point. Anyone care ta tell this old man what the date is? Last time I was here it was somethin' like August.

[He pauses for a minute. August sounded right to him, but it had been an exceptionally long time since he'd last been here. Was August even a legitimate month, it wasn't native to his calendar. He wasn't even certain if this is how you use the journal properly. It had been several months for him and his memory isn't very kind.]

Actually, is anyone I know even around anymore? I've got no idea how long it's been. Just when I thought I'd finally gotten rid of this place.

[Raven is sitting on the grass in the back yard of House 12, looking at a large patch of fire lilies that have grown. He knew he must've planted them at some point in the past, because they had always reminded him of her. It was still strange to see so many growing in what was otherwise a relatively empty garden.]

Ya know, with Jack showin' up again so quickly, Old Raven has been thinkin'. If the me that was here before was pulled into Luceti from a point that's in my future, and I'm from his past, but I'm in Luceti's future... Then did he know all along what was gonna happen in Luceti, because he remembered it all from me? Or did he just arrive like the rest of the New Feathers tend to do? If that's the case, then it means when I do go home, I'm goin' ta forget everyone I've met here... Oh! Maybe he was from some kinda alternate timeline, and I will remember stuff?

[He stops rambling, letting out a huge sigh.] I just realized that I'm sitting here by myself, talkin' to a bunch of flowers... I'm losin' it, really! I'm goin' insane, this is the proof! The flowers are telling me things! [And with that, he throws himself backwards, arms stretched wide as he laid down, staring up at the sky.]

Or maybe I'm just wonderin' what's going on back home. Gah! I'm not the type to be homesick! I need to do something! Anything!

[All the fuss and noise over the journal today caught Raven's attention. People's clothes magically changing outside? He had to go and see this. What he didn't expect was for it to happen to him. So rather than complain, he did the logical thing and took the outfit off. But around 10 minutes later, without him even being aware, his clothes changed back into the costume. Every attempt he had made over the past hour had the outfit return again within a few minutes. Eventually, he gave up trying and decided to sit at the fountain in the village center, flicking open his journal.]

Someone wanna explain ta me what the heck is goin' on?

[He pauses.] This moustache tickles...

[As it's a lovely, sunny afternoon Raven has finally decided to start growing the seeds he received from Flonne last week. He's been out in the garden behind house 12 for the past two hours digging up the dirt, placing the seeds, watering the ground and generally making sure he's planting them in an area where they aren't going to be destroyed when Repede decides to do his doggy business. As he finishes the last of the seeds his attention is caught when he spots a woman disappearing around the side of the building.]

Casey...?

[He quickly darts onto his feet without hesitation. But as he begins his pursuit he accidently kicks over the full watering can onto his journal. Turning around to inspect what he'd just collided with he notices the soaking wet book lying open on the ground and begins to panic. He picks it up and starts desperately shaking it dry.]

Aaaaaah! Oh geez, is it broken?! I was havin' such a nice day gardenin' too, I didn't mean ta wreck the book! It'll dry out right?

[He continues shaking the pages for a few minutes before finally giving up and sitting on the dry part of the grass, unsure of whether he did actually see her pass by or if he was just going crazy. It couldn't just be a co-incidence that he sees her on the day he's planting her favourite flower could it? He doesn't know what to think about all of this, so he just hopes nobody heard him shout her name through the journal.]

[There's an old fart standing on the roof of house #12. How he got up there, or rather, when he got up there is a complete mystery he respawned there. In his hands he flips through the pages of the journal, looking for anything remotely interesting that he may have missed. After a while he speaks up.]

It's kinda windy today, don't ya think?

[Raven doesn't do written entries for a reason; this is one of them. And yes those strikes can be read, they are literally just scribbled out.]


This Sunday, the Archery Group will be meeting at the Barracks! So if you happen to use any weapons that contain the letters B, O, W - in that order, then head on down for a little well deserved practise with other archers! Hey, with this talk of a war coming up you'd be pretty stupid to let yourself get rusty! Or maybe if you're just interested in learning how to use a bow, you can come along and we'll show you the basics! It's a great chance to learn some new techniques from other archers. Well except me, I don't feel like sharing.

We're also open to anyone who wishes to spar against a bow user. Those flying arrows can be a right pain when you don't know how to deal with them! So I'm sure if you wanted to try beat one of us up good luck with that then you can come along as well. Or you can come along to laugh at the silly bow users, I don't really care it's not my responsibility. But on the plus side refreshments and stuff will be provided.

You can direct any questions to the 'President' of the group Rebecca. She was too lazy to do this herself so instead you have to put up with me. Though I suppose I could answer some questions too, but you'd much rather talk to a pretty young lady than a dirty old man right?

[A few moments later he scribbles something else onto the page.]

Also I'm bored, give me something to do that won't get me killed.

[For almost a month now there's been one little thing digging away at the back of Raven's mind, courtesy of a lovely well-endowed Krityan. But this is the first chance he's honestly had the time to sit down and think about it, and what better way than to pester the public for information!]

Hey! Give an old man a hand. Anyone else here heard the rumours of the 'phantom hot springs' out there in those mountains?