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	The Royal Thief Unbound "Work from the shadows rarely gets recognized..." Collab with breakeven by k3l26
	Mordred the concertmaster "It was the night before the big talent show. Over the past week, the twins and I had bumped into Braxton a few more times..." by cyber1ofkakoradesert
	A Hero's Journey: Seasons (for issue 975) "O Faerieland, Faerieland, hard shall you fall..." by precious_katuch14
	Valentine Mystery Noir "I woke with a start to the sound of a Weewoo chirping on the ledge outside of my office window..." Collab with superkathiee by honorrolle

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"Breaking Illusions" by candylandtheonomy
Illusen Faerie Doll, Illusen Snowglobe, Illusen Kite, Cehani’s room was brimming with all the Illusen items under the Neopian sun. It was an obsession (though Cehani preferred the term: hobby). Surprisingly, though, Cehani had never met Illusen. Never meet your heroes. This phrase she had heard stuck with her. Not only that, but she had met a cute Ixi named Lisa in the Illusen fan club who had had a terrible experience with Illusen. Like Cehani the Xweetok, the Ixi Lisa was also plushie coloured, so the two had instantly bonded at the monthly meet the fan club held. During the meeting two months prior, Lisa came in looking unusually low, and fittingly she had chosen to wear the Feeling Grey Rain Cloud. “She’s terrible. I have to quit this club!” Lisa had exclaimed in a huff. “What happened?” Anthony the Red Usul questioned. But Lisa refused to respond, turning on her heels and exiting in a dramatic fashion. Other members of the club had tried to contact her after for answers, but Lisa refused to respond to any inquiries. Cehani’s mind danced with the possibilities of what had happened to Lisa, yet she was scared to reach out. If Lisa refused to respond, like she had to the others, it would cement the death of the friendship they had grown. Cehani’s takeaway was simply that she must not meet Illusen. She did not want the possibility of ruining her hobby (aka obsession). So it was with much alarm the day Cehani faced a decision that would change her life

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