Announcing these things explicitly is good, even if you can't change the limitations of your event location:
You're giving people who have need of this information a way to establish their priorities, and if they *want* to face the risk or challenge to attend.
"I wish for a family."
"Don't you already have one?" asked the genie.
"I wouldn't mind a better one..."
"Do you wish for your current family to be..." the genie made a grim gesture.
"No! No I mean... I guess I like them but I have to be someone very specific for them."
"Understood."
With a solemn magical nod, the means of a new family appeared in my hands.
"A laptop?"
"With unlimited internet access and airline miles."
"Yesss."
@myconidiosyncracy we're the coolest fkn mom lbr
@myconidiosyncracy We Fucking Said We Are Dear
@myconidiosyncracy but also take care of uself & go bed at an reasonable hour
@myconidiosyncracy no, like we (our system) are the mome frien. u b who u want
@myconidiosyncracy we're the mom friend it is our duty
@myconidiosyncracy we spend 90% of our time convincing our friends to go the fuck to sleep
a bug, not a feature.
Genderless* cyberfae & co. at your service
assigned adult by the inexorable passage of time
don't use he/him or she/her pronouns for any of us without express permission
note that if we ever make you uncomfortable in any way please tell us so we know to stop. we're not always good at figuring these things out on our own