[It's almost the weekend! What with all the holiday parties, the end of semester parties, the it's the weekend parties, and the party parties coming up, you might just feel the need for a new outfit. In which case, Ayako's shop ("boutique," she'll insist), conveniently located in a nice old storefront next to campus, might be just the place you're looking for! They have dresses, blouses, skirts, and trousers. There are even some clothes for men- if you guys feel comfortable trying to get into jeans that skinny. It's not cheap, definitely, but the prices aren't really exorbitant.

If you come in, you might be helped by the proprietress herself, or one of her two employees- Mai and Pearl. Or maybe all three. You might feel the need to say hello to a friend who's also shopping, or maybe you're only here because a friend dragged you. And, of course, it's possible you'll have to stop that jerk over there from getting the last pair of size 10 black jeans.]

[There's a girl on the comm that you haven't seen before. She seems to be looking down at something in her hands; it's hard to tell through clearing smoke. The room she's in is somewhat large, and is presently covered in soot, as if something's exploded recently. ]

A duck? What's this do...? Oh, I hope I didn't mess up the recipe somehow...

[And now she looks around at the state of the room she's in.] Uh-oh... Ceci's gonna be mad that I made a mess of my workshop again. What am I gonna do?

[And down at her hands again.] Wait, what's this showing me? Some kind of... I don't even know what this is. People talking to each other? And more ducks? I wish I knew what that recipe was supposed to give me. I don't know if this is a mistake or not.

What in the world is this?

[Perrine pokes the screen a couple of times, frowning at it.] This isn't the radar. This is well beyond anything I've seen before...

[Reading more, she seemed to be twisting dials and poking things. The exterior is a very dated room, someone might recognize as being from 1944 in a military base. Still, she keeps fiddling with the machine and trying to get it to work.]

Why is it showing me this thing about ducks? What is this? [And she pokes it again a few times.]

[Thrall seems to be staring into a fire when the community pops up in it and he blinks.] Oh hello everyone. It seems luck has paid off and I have escaped my captors. However...

[Picking up the burning stick he held it out towards the distance, angling the scrying glass so that it showed the burning buildings that was Durnholde Keep in the distance. Replacing the wood, he tended it for a moment.]

As you can see, I apparently did not make a graceful exit. Strange however, for I remember sneaking out a back way instead of bursting through the gates like some kind of hero. Also, I have seemed to come across some dragon flank and have been cooking it up for a meal. I honestly do not know where it came from but there it was in my pack.

[Thrall then grinned as he held up what appears to be a authentic Mexican hat and put it on.] But I did find this amazing hat in my inventory when I came to! The inside reads "Don Santos" but I guess he must have given it to me when I escaped.

Rose, Taretha thanks you for the supplies, and I will make it well worth the use. I am headed towards Alterac Mountains right now, because, well, admittedly I got captured again hours after my escape, but I heard of a great Orc Warchief known as Orgrim Doomhammer. I intend on asking him a few questions.

I will be headed into Alterac in the morning, while I camp at the foothills. Hopefully the humans will not see my campfire in the dark of the night while I sleep.