Placed throughout the hall, the tunnels, the swamp, the hills, around my Mighty Oak, and the land of the BOFH you will see dozens and dozens of roses. They are for you, my virtual family, and you will know yours when you see it...sometimes type just wont express the emotions inside~ for some, there is more than one color to you, feel free to gather as many as you need...

Bowing deeply, as to hide the emotion on my face, I exit the hall, heading for my Mighty Oak...

Happy Valentines Day, to all

As always, I am, Laurie
*if you dont see your name, please dont be upset...I just dont know you that well... grab a rose, and know its from me...*

for Valentines Day~

Yellow Roses are for those *hey Brilliant, Muntando... wonderful, sensitive, optimistic beings, whose life purpose is to bring joy to people, to have fun!

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*blushing*

for Valentines Day~

Gray ...I dont really know how you define black mixed with white to make a dreary color, but I felt bad leaving Towel and Hanky out to dry, so to speak!!!

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*Laughing on this one*

for Valentines Day~

Turquoise Roses is a mixture of blue and green, with a dash of yellow, *hey Megan, Kendra, Star...* full of life, and living it to the max! Using your heart, instead of your head, with a million dollar smile, of course!

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*grinning*

for Valentines Day~

Green Roses are for those *hey Jade, Srimuthu, Small, Arandis, Zeek...* that are calm, full of life, and love the season of renewal. "Springing forth" with the boundless energy, compassion, and calm understanding.

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*blushing*

for Valentines Day~

Maroon Roses...red and purple, *hey Tru, Anne, Josh...* mixed just right, for those that have that zeal for life, and the hidden knowledge... They are self assured and ready to rock, so to speak.

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(almost turning maroon, LOL)

for Valentines Day~

Orange Roses are for those *hey Erin, Kiro...* that love the challenge and excitement life itself. Danger dosent even exist in their vocabulary!

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*silly grin by now*

.for Valentines Day~

Silver is for those *hey Vassilis, Jon, Zack, Daniel, YKHerry...* that are strong in the communication field and in communication with others. I know of at least one that tends to be a perfectionist and thats only one of the reasons I love him so!

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*still got that silly grin*

for Valentines Day~

Royal Blue Roses ...a mix of blue and black *thats me!! Hey Julune_42, Puritanical, SuicidalPaladin, Bewicked...* are for those that have intense/strong emotions. Nothing but what comes from their heart matters, and getting in the way... well....

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*really purple...*

for Valentines Day~

Purple Roses are for those *hey Tabbie, Carlin, Archane, Jubeialy...* that dont fear the spiritual power, and also have a hidden knowledge of what is on the inside, the understanding of just being.

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*looking quite a lot like the rose here*

for Valentines Day~

Red Roses are for *hey Odd, K-9, Chelsea, the King...* those that live their lives in the here-and-now with zest, strength, courage and self-confidence.

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*so embarassed I almost forget to breathe*

for Valentines Day~

Blue Roses are for those *hey Melina, Ryan, Yvonne, Alex...that live from their heart and emotions. Their purpose for being on the planet is to give love, to teach love and to show others how to love.


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*sigh....now I gotta explane myself*

*for Valentines Day~

Pink Roses for those *hey Cin, Karma, Pinktwixx, Lady Shada, Jellyb0ne...* that are romantics at heart, and are sensitive to all creatures around them.

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*really at the edge now...*

*the overly fragrent lavender mist*
our creature & her lupe enter the guild to be overwhelmed by the extensive collection of roses that have been spread around by miss laurie. lilly the lupe manages to find the largest purple one, sniffs it generously & picks it up ever so carefully to avoid injury & brings it to jitterbug.

"ahh, miss laurie you's emotion overwhelms my's self. even my's lilly is touched by your's gesture." our creature takes the rose from lilly & holds it close to her heart.

"i's thinking our protectress laurie is deserving of some many more loves from us's this day of st. valentine. i's am very gladly that we's have a day for love. the many places i's have spent time were needing a day to celebrate the love." our creature walks slowly further into the guild & sees the aftermath of a wild & crazy(said SNL style) party.

*the lavender mist a bit more lively than usual*
our creature finds laurie out by the mighty oak. lilly the lupe nudges laurie's hand lovingly.
"i's be thinking we's all could use this spell i's to be saying. u's be holding a rose now for me's to say this."
our creature waits as laurie selects a rose. & her spell book magically appears in her left hand.

"tactio margaritarum gustatus subtilis veneni et integritatis vox aquarum ruentum vox lacunae carmen lacunae scrutantis cortex iudiciorum commenticiorum"

the rose is suddenly encased in golden, dancing sparkles as it begins to change colors. it remarkably ends up rainbow-ified.

"this is for the miss laurie. she is to us's all a friend; loved, happy, leader, & she's help brings us's all together as happy family." our creature bows to laurie,& snaps her fingers for lilly as she disappears.

*the mist lightens as the creature disappears, but does not disappear*

everyone come gather around and bring your pillows, since it is valentines day, i would like to tell a story of how love was born

*the story of love*

A long, long time ago
Before there was science.
Before there was time.
Before there was anything but magic.

That s when we first met, my friends.
Well, maybe not first met, because we have been together always after all.

There was no world then, you see. Nothing but space. Space, and stars. And each of those stars were you. And we sat, twinkling in the darkness, not knowing any different, and happily just twinkling. Sometimes, we could see other sparkles, and being curious beings indeed, we would look to see another star, twinkling happily alongside us. And sometimes, that twinkle would be too dull, or too bright to see. But sometimes, only sometimes, that twinkle would be just like our own. And we would be drawn to it, and float over to investigate. Joining our twinkling together, we became brighter stars, and attracted more stars to twinkle just like us.

Now far up and away in the sky, there lived a little girl. She was the only little girl ever made, you see, her parents had crafted her completely and only from love, and adored her endlessly. And, since she was the only little girl ever, she had all of the traits of little girls everywhere. Including a dangerous amount of curiosity. She would look down on us twinkling for hours and hours everyday, fascinated by how beautiful we were, until one day, while she was looking, she reached out her finger and touched one of our star clusters. Having never been touched before, the cluster immediately fell apart and returned to small individual fires in the sky.

"Daddy!" she cried, as she crawled into his lap,
"I broke the stars! They were so bright and I broke them all apart! " she cried into her daddy s beard, and he held her tight, and promised to fix the skies for her. Her mother walked over and took the little girl off to her bed, as she had cried herself to sleep in his lap. Her mother and father kissed her on the head and left her asleep. they began to work a big magic, a bigger magic than was ever made before. A magic that turned the twinkling fires in the sky into children, like their own daughter. The children of the sky began to fall, and the mother quickly created a place for them to land, she called it earth. The father smiled and waved his had, scattering the children of the earth to the far corners of the world. and the children played happily, and began to live lives differently than they had as stars.

When the little girl awoke form her nap, she squealed in astonishment to se there were no more stars in the sky, and instead at her feet were these little people, living lives and playing. She clapped her hands merrily and would watch them as they went along with their lives. We adjusted to being people very quickly, but the little girl was sad to see how lonely we were, and she went back to her father and climbed back into his lap and said "papa, when my sky children were stars, they knew exactly where to find each other, and would come together closely to make stars brighter than themselves. Now they all live lonely, not knowing where to find each other, papa, can you fix this?"

Her papa smiled widely and told his daughter he would fix anything for her, and as he kissed her on the top of her head, we waved his hand, and all of the sudden, we could all see the twinkle in each other, again. And we would find each other shining in the wide world again, the world was filled with a new magic, and the little girl called this magic "love" . So, now we live our little lives, laughing and creating, and fighting and hugging, but we don t have to do it alone. Sometimes, our twinkles deep down in our star hearts sparkle the same way, and we join together, and make something brighter than ourselves. And when our times on this planet are done, we return to the brilliant fires in the sky from which we were born.

And the little girl, and her momma and her papa, would look down on us and smile, as we all joined in brighter and brighter spots around the world, burning brightly as we reunite with out original star clusters. So, welcome back home, my star brothers and sisters...look how brightly we sparkle together!

love and other story times,
easydamsel
happy valentine's day!

A Green Rose?For me?! That's so nice! Thank you Laurie!

*Arandis looks throughout the guild hall marvels at the beauty of all the roses and gets that decorating itch again*
Well one teeny weenie decorating spell won't hurt...........

*Arandis whispers the word "sparkle" suddenly a few of the pixies in the Mighty Oak spring to attention. Smiling at Arandis they busily fly about sprnkling every rose with a bit of shimmery pixiedust. Each rose immediatly begining to shimmer and twinkle. After they finish the return to the Mighty Oak from which they came*

Happy Valentines Day Everybody!
Arandis, The Decorating Guru

stuned by the surprise visit of the mysterious lavender mist accompanied by a magnificent lupe... Having kept Jade up until 4 am making sure the gift looked like it was suppose to, it takes me a moment to realize what is happening. Looking around, I see the roses sparkling and shimmering in the morning *well, my morning, anyway~* light...

I remember creating the Aura Roses... I remember trying to pick the "perfect" or close to "perfect" aura for my brothers and sisters... I remember the Valentines Day wish for my brothers and sisters... what I dont remember is doing anything to coincide with this miracle I see before me...

The Rainbow Rose is a thing to behold... Slowly I make my way to the hall, for as I have said, emotion is not something I'm good at...

Protectoress of Odka
<}8^)

*As Valentine's Dusk begins to fall across the land, I pull out a small box, shaped not unlike a briefcase. A funnel I rest into a hole in the top, and pour a thick fluid inside. Next comes the cord to the machine, which I carefully plug into a socket, and then the switch is thrown . . . *

*Bubbles float out in pairs, Pink, Red, Blue, Purple, and yes, Silver. As they are ejected, a small wind swirls them, and they join at the base, producing - you guessed it - the shape of a heart.*

The hard part was getting the tensile strength of the bubble to become exactly malleable enough to . . .

*I trail off as light shines off the iridescent surface of a heart. I stand mesmerized for a moment, then come to my senses, exiting the hall with the words:*

Happy Valentine's Day . . . ^_^

Valentine's Day is a day in which we celebrate both the love that we have given and the love that we have received. Love is expressed in silent actions, hidden meanings, gifts and words.
It isn't easy to express love when typing on a computer; the appearance of the text can take away the individuality of our words, and make them appear as everything else. Despite that theory, many have overcome the disability, and have shined like the shining stars that they are

We aren't a typical guild. We don't offer items upon joining, and we don't beg for more members, and a member cannot increase their rank simply by donating or recruiting new members. We're a close-knit group, and we function as a family. We look out for each other, and in our own ways, we enjoy being around each other. This guild has shown more love than that of any other guild that I've come across, no matter what the occasion of the day. It's but one of the many qualities that I love about it, and it's a quality that I hope will never change.

I love you all, even though some of you are a bit chaotic (In a good way).
Have a great Valentine's Day!
~Ryan

After having been unavoidably away for a couple of days, I return to this beautiful and emotional outporing.

Laurie, the roses are stunning. Thank you. EasyD, your story was beautiful beyond words.

As my valentines day here draws to a close, thank you all - for being here, for being friends, and for being yourselves.

A misty eyed,
Archane