Guys, I need help. Whenever I wake up, I'm in a different position than when I fell asleep. I think I'm possessed or something. And it's not just that- sometimes I find my things in places that I don't remember putting them. I don't know what's going on, but please send help. I'm running out of options here.

@Cassandra, as a fairy of The Seelie Court, (versus The Unseelie Court), and a minor fairy at that, I am not very knowledgeable in the matter of possession. However, what you are describing sounds more like the tricks of Browines, Faeries, or other Fae, rather than possession by spirits. We Fae often like to play tricks on human folk like yourself, even if some of you possess psychic abilities or Fae Blood. In fact, my Aunt Tea Cup was very fond of tying knots into the hair of the Dean himself. Or, at least, she was until he enforced his offices with Iron. Cousin Bauble also enjoys teasing students; being a Water Fairy, she often causes the drinking fountain to spray people in unfortunate places at unfortunate moments. And Uncle Teaspoon likes to sneak into dorm rooms and hide keys or move items to less than noticeable places. So I suggest that you leave a bowl of milk and a biscuit out. If it is indeed my Fae cousins, then your problems should (mostly) disappear. If it is possession, and not anyone Fae, or someone (or something) from The Unseelie Court, I suggest you get professional help.

~Trinket
First Level
Light Fairy
Seelie Court

Waking up in a different universe each morning? Try Honeycomb!!

It's possible, @Cassandra, that you've got what I've got, where you wake up each morning in a mostly-the-same but totally different reality. Drifting (or Wandering) they're calling it.

I'm still pretty into the Honeycomb model, even if @Nova Toaster thinks it's obsolete and I should upgrade to Jellyfish or Buckyball or Flan. Maybe it's just what I'm used to, but because I do it *every night* I've kind of got a feel for it now. Not that the cells of each reality are actually hexagonal, but they're definitely packed really closely, and share some kind of wall or membrane between them. Like fish tanks.

@Nova Toaster says Honeycomb is inferior because of the visual/physical model it imposes - that the alt realities aren't "next to" each other, but distributed holographically and algorithmically, and can't be actually conceptualized by humans, so we shouldn't impose our views on it and instead should just trust mathematics. But my Multiversal Studies instructor Ms. Everett says to just use what works.

So, just sayin', maybe you should try Honeycomb, and see if maybe you're drifting between realities every night. Like me! It would be amazing to meet someone who's got it too. Though, I guess it's possible that tomorrow I'd wake up in a reality where you didn't exist. Or vise versa. Two ships passing in the interdimensional night!

In my memories of this place I'm sure it was a lot BUSIER than this. I mean, I know it's summer which is when people typically go on holiday but it still seems very quiet around here. Where are all the cute girls? (Besides from you Miss @Nobody *winks and smiles lopsidedly*) Where are all the cute boys ? I mean there's me of course hahahaha, but I'm sure there was some guys around before... Oh yes! There was the one who...was a wall... Yeah! @Walls ! Whatever happened to that handsome fella ? How am I supposed to live out my dream of being popular if there's no one around... I'm sure it'll get busier sometime.

And again Miss Nobody, I can assure you that I'll bring back @Walls for you! I don't know what sort of relationship you two have...Not that it matters haha! *Blushes nervously* I have the power of PERSUASION! And my persuasion powers are definitely on my list of my top 100 hundred FANTASTIC qualities! Anyway I'd quite like to introduce myself to him aswell, from what I can rememer he was a handsome young hologram... thingy!

And as soon as he comes back I'm sure there could be a party, yes ? I mean I know school is about learrninggg and boring stufff but isn't it also about partying and having a radical time ? Yes it is!

Oh yes and on an unrelated note I think I'm in another time zone to the rest of this school, or at least most of this school. Maybe it's just where my room is situated, or maybe it's just some simple time manipulation or maybe it's just that I like staying up later than everyone else! But everyone seems to be sleeping when I'm up and about. Maybe people are avoiding me already... No of course not! Haha why WOULDN'T you want to see me!
(Ps, If anyone has anything to say about time manipulation or the likes then do tell)

@Kristopher lots of students experience disorientation regarding time and "time zones". This is because Psyhigh exist everywhere and anywhere and all times at once in order to cater to it's variety of students. But because it exists everywhere anywhere and at all times, it needs a sort of "base", you might call it, to keep the school from simply imploding in on itself. That "base" is situated in the here and now in Portland, Oregon. That isn't to say that Psyhigh doesn't exist where you are, or in some extreme cases, nowhere at all, because it does. But the "base" of Psyhigh might account for your feelings of time related disorientation. You are still operating on the time zone you are from, while everyone else operates on a combination of Pacific Time and no time at all. Eventually you will adjust. All of the mortals ever brought to Faierie did. A few aged extremely rapidly at first, but then they adjusted. Or so I'm told. We Fae of the Seelie Court generally don't trap mortals anymore. Usually. Although there is Great Uncle Oak Leaf...

I hope I have been of some service to you, and if you are still confused, I suggest you find a higher level fairy or someone else who will be able to tell you more. Or just forget about the whole business.

~Trinket
First Level
Light Fairy
Seelie Court

Help.

Hello, @Scilph!
Are you alright? I noticed that before your plea for help, you had been writing about how your school work was starting to deteriorate. Is this what you were asking help about? Or did you or a loved one decide to attend @Randy Berstein's flight club and are you (or a loved one) now stranded in the Bermuda Triangle surrounded by Dark Selkies and the Fog Folk of legend? Perhaps you were kidnapped by Pixies again? They are such uncivilized creatures. (Though I respect them as I respect all creatures of Light and Dark.) Prehaps @Matching by Mattie put you in a trance with her signiture Lovesick Soda, or maybe you have gotten lost and find yourself trapped in one of the many secret rooms, tangled up in Binding Spells. Have you been frozen by @Nobody's dragon?

Or are you truly having trouble with school work? If this is the case, I might possibly have some valid advice, although whether you find it applicable and decide to take it is entirely up to you.

I, myself, had trouble with my grades, and sometimes I still do. I wasn't always a PsyHigh Fairy Representative, or a First Level Light Fairy. Last year, in fact, I was doing quite poorly in my studies, and didn't even qualify to be considered to go to PsyHigh. Something that helped me was talking to each of my instructors and getting individualized help for my classes. Perhaps you could try this? Talking to teachers and admitting your problems is often hard, especially if you don't know what the problem is and why you are failing (or doing poorly) in a class. And I'm fairly certain that this school offers tutoring in the library known as "S-Al"; you could always look into tutoring.

Most of the textbooks offer a mantra that drops the information and complete understanding into one's mind, which I find extremely useful after a particularly complicated class of light bending. In fact, this is so useful, that they even do something like this in the mortal world! My cousin, Candace (her birth name is Can, but she insists on being called "Candace"), who is a changeling, said that most math books and a few other textbooks in mortal schools have a "link" to connect to an "online version" of the textbook, which explains the lesson again, and gives help to those who need it. I'm not quite sure how this works, though. Most respectable fairies of the Seelie Court don't involve themselves in use of "the internet". Using an electronic journal is bad enough. Of course, my cousin uses it all the time, but then again, she has Chosen to live in the Mortal World as a Mortal. It was quite the scandal when she Chose. But she isn't completely estranged from us anymore.

My Great Aunt Tissue once gave me some advice on tests. She told me to not panic, or worry, but to take deep breaths and center myself. My Cousin Gouda chews gum to help him focus when taking a test, and my sister Bauble studies very hard the previous week, studies lightly the night before, and gets as much sleep as possible the night before. She gets very good grades, especially in spell binding, and unraveling curses. But she is a Christening Fairy, so curse blocking and spellbindings are her specialty.

As for battling stress, you might simply find time to relax for a few minutes and do something none-stressful that you enjoy.

Anyway, I hope my suggestions have been of some use, although I know I have a tendency to babble. With luck, hard work, and a blessing, may you improve your grades. Or survive whatever ordeal you are dealing with.

~Trinket
First Level
Light Fairy
Seelie Court

I'm always thrilled when students reach out to help one another at Psyhigh.

Which is why I'm especially pleased to announce the creation of our student mentorship and tutoring program. We're still working on a name for this group, but current possibilities include:

PSYBUDDIES
Star Friends
MORMO
Societas Luci

If you've got an idea for a name for this wonderful new organization, let us know!

And, if you're looking for a student mentor/tutor of your own, please speak to our very first mentor/tutor @Trinket. You can get in touch with her by tinkling a tiny bell and dancing in the moonlight, dropping by the Student Activities Office in the manor house and making an appointment, or just posting to your journal here.

Sincerely,

Big Jim
Student Activities Coordinator
Class of '99

I need a travel agent. Or an escape artist. Or a file in a cake.

@Trinket, is that something in your skill set? I need to get out of Bear Country. After Intramural Flying Club went haywire and I got tossed into their tree, these bears just won't let me go. They make sure I brush my teeth three times a day and eat all my breakfast and go to school with all the other animal children and everything is conveniently labeled, but whenever I try and sneak away then that kindly bear teacher Miss Honey catches me and pulls me back by the ear, or if I make it into the woods then that Brambles the Warthog hunts me down. I think there's an airport on the outside of town with some antique airplanes in it, but those three creepy hobos are always out patrolling.

Help me, @Trinket! You're my only hope!

@Aaron Dee, I was unable to enter Bear Country, as it seems the inhabitants have set up wards and cold iron. However, I was able to bake a cake with a (non-iron) file and a map that will take you to the nearest fairy circle in it. I got the recipe from Grandmother Lettuce, actually. She used to use cakes to lure and trap mortals. They always turn out perfect, and smell like cinnamon and apricots, with a faint hint of dark magic. Of course, she doesn't trap mortals anymore (that we're aware of), and hasn't made a cake in over a century. But the cake turned out good enough. Just don't eat it.

Anyway, if you follow the map, it should lead you to a fairy circle next to an abandoned well. Once at the fairy circle, simply step into it, and you should be transported to Psyhigh at the end of The Woods.

In case you can't get out unobserved, I've written down a cloaking spell and placed this in the cake, as well. I hope this helps!

Wishing you luck and safe journeys!

~Trinket
First Level
Light Fairy
Seelie Court