Elliot Briar

[Elliot Briar]

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THE BASICS
Birthdate : June 4th, 2036
Hometown : New York City, NY, USA
Residence : Obsidian Harbour, Aotearoa
Blood status : Half-blood
Education : HNZ Class of 2054; Hufflepuff
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Courage, Charm, Leadership, Spirituality and Protective are all qualities of this wand, Alder is the Celtic wood of astrology, so is good for spells involving star gazing and astronomy. It is good for those that don't find great pleasure in physical or attacking spells, but those that protect themselves if need be.

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Play by : Lucas Jade Zumann
Hair : Dark, curly
Eyes : Dark brown
Height/Build : Of average build, if a little on the small side, Elliot tends to slouch or shrink int his clothes to make himself seem smaller
Style : Big shirts and oversized sweaters. Elliot’s clothes often make him look much smaller than he is. Comfort highlighted over style though always keeps his uniform or work clothes neat, even if the sleeves might be a little long.
Distinguishing Features : Elliot’s whole face scrunches up when he smiles or laughs

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Reserved | Methodical | Patient | Compassionate | Insecure

Outwardly calm and reserved, if a touch awkward. inwardly, Elliot is somewhat neurotic and insecure, seeking acceptance and validation from his peers. A lonely child, Elliot yearned to have a chance to build connections and possess a great deal of compassion and warmth for those he’s close to. Unfortunately, it can take some time before he feels confident enough to reach out to others.

Order makes Elliot feel safe and in control when dealing with the whirlwind of activity that was living with his mother as well as helped handle the strange stillness when he visited his father. He will often plan, count, or practice his actions as a method to calm down or focus. Because of this, Elliot often struggles to function in situations without a clear goal or strategy and becomes very nervous when unprepared.

He was often stuck inside his own head as a child, and had a tendency to overthink or hesitate when considering his options. While this means he can miss out on opportunities, he prefers the feeling of control it provides.

As an adult, Elliot has grown more secure. While he still second guesses himself regularly and struggles to easily connect with his peers, he's learnt to smooth over his insecurities more often and is more comfortable taking charge and speaking up around strangers though he will still go out of his way to assure that others are comfortable, often over his own well-being.

Strengths : Organized, Reliable, Empathetic
Weaknesses : Stuck in his own head, Anxious, A push-over
Likes : Astronomy, Fantasy novels, Sour candy
Dislikes : Long distance travel, Jaffas

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Elliot's parents split when he was very young, unable to reconcile their vast lifestyle differences. El grew up spending the majority of his time with his mother in New York and spending his (kiwi) Summers with his father in Kerikeri.
He's always lived in two separate worlds, the hectic, magical city life with his witch mother vs the calm, beautiful country life with his muggle father. After receiving his owl from HNZ, El had to decide if he was ready to combine those two worlds into a strange middle ground that he will need to learn to make his own.

Elliot started Hogwarts New Zealand as a reserved, anxious boy and managed to graduate seven years later still anxious, but far more assertive. After years of working hard, Elliot finished his school as Head Boy, prefect of Hufflepuff house, leader of the Wild Patch Club, and Hufflepuff house seeker and Quidditch captain. He was also grateful to leave school with a collection of very close friends, including Lily Lockwood, Lars van Houten, and long term girlfriend, Alice Holland. During his schooling, Elliot was able to find some level of direction and certainty in his life, being able to allow things he could not control or plan for wash over him rather than overwhelm him and has begun pursuing a passion in wandlore and wand-making while working at Ollivander's.
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HARRIETTE BRIAR Mother Witch - Half-blood Personal Chef | NYC, USA​	OSCAR BROOKS Father Muggle Architect | Kerikeri, NZ​
BERRYL “BERRY” MILLER (nee Briar) Aunt Witch - Half-blood Homemaker | NY, USA​	KATY MILLER Cousin Witch - Mixed-blood Ilvermorny (Thunderbird) | NY, USA​

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Credit for Bio Header layout to Rowan​

 

[Elliot Briar]

His first year was a bit daunting, but Elliot enjoyed most of his classes and a chance to be his own person. Able to come out of his shell, Elliot met some good friends amongst his fellow students, such as Lars van Houten, Madeline Kaimarama and especially Lily Lockwood, with whom he became fast friends. After getting his bearings and adjusting to classes as the year ended, Elliot has started to feel aimless with where he wants his schooling to progress and is beginning to look for more direction to branch out.

Roleplays​

Top of the List	First Wand. Nailed it. /w Ainsley Lynch	Ollivander’s
Warm Winter Gifts	A free hat and new acquaintance /w Rose Holland	The Courtyard
A Too Quiet Night	El's not the only who can't sleep /w Clifton Ward & Peregrine White	Hufflepuff First Year Boys' Dorm
Blind Leading the Blind	El and Maddy are definitely not lost. /w Madeline Kaimarama	The Sixth Floor
Sleepy	An early morning chat. /w Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Common Room
Skipping Stones	A moment by the lake /w Jasper Michaels	The Lakefront
Paint with Purpose	El enlists some help for a project /w Lars van Houten & Isla Zephyr	The Conglomerated Arts Room
Halloween Fear	El tries to offer Lily some courage. And candy /w Lily Lockwood	The Halloween Feast
Stars and Snacks	Some quiet after Halloween /w Lily Lockwood & Onyx Michaels	The Courtyard
A Treasured Spot	/w Alice Holland	Hogwarts Gardens
Every Rose Has Its Thorns	A run in with Lily's sister /w Lily Lockwood & Rose Lockwood	Tākarokaro Park
A Silly Little Fear	Lily goes missing during Flying Lessons /w Lily Lockwood & Prof. Grace Holland	The Quidditch Pitch
One Step at a Time	El gets a hand learning to dance /w Alice Holland	The Conglomerated Arts Room
Insecure	/w Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Common Room
Hide and Seek	/w Lily Lockwood	The Yule Ball
Unexpected Reunions	/w Lily Lockwood & Ren Lockwood	New Zealand
Yellow is Mellow, Yellow For Elliot Briar	Receiving roses /w Kace Corelli & Keshin Tiwari	The Fourth Floor
Sleepy	A nap after a long Valentine's Day /w Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Common Room
Just One Dance	/w Lily Lockwood	The Valentine's Dance
Hitting the Books	Lily and El try to get some study done /w Lily Lockwood & Jasper Night	The Student Lounge
In Perfect Order	/w Nell Wright	The Student Lounge
Repeated Mistakes	Some peaceful painting with Lars is interrupted /w Lars van Houten, Blake Irons, Tyler Lee & Madeline Kaimarama	The Great Lawn
Adventure Time!	This is probably a bad idea. /w Jasper Night, Madeline Kaimarama, Clifton Ward, Sierra Woodlock, & Lauren Davenport	The Forbidden Forest
The Long Game	El starts a letter writing campaign to win over Rose /w Rose Lockwood
Water Creatures	El encounters a student sketching at the lake /w Sophie Elliston	The Lakefront

Feeling slightly less anxious about this year now that he’d already done things once, Elliot felt more ready to try a few new things this year.
He ended up joining the Wild Patch Club, which he found club activities quite enjoyable, as well as entering the Wheel Barrow Race and signing up for rose deliveries, both of which, while daunting, forced him out of his shell some. He also got closer with Kace, Adorah, and Lars this year, and unfortunately had some more run ins with Blake and Tyler. With the arrival of Lily's little brother and her also starting to date, things felt a bit weird with his best friend, but Elliot and Lily still managed to stay as close as ever.
Elliot was still concerned about feeling he had to be good at everything, especially in class, but overall the year still felt like a win, with Elliot hoping to branch out even more next year.

Roleplays​

A View of Something Familiar	El runs into Kace and Acacia at a fancy party back home /w Kace Corelli & Acacia Dunn	The Americas (NYC)
A New Friend	Lily picks out a new pet /w Lily Lockwood	The Magical Menagerie
Odd One Out	Checking in with Ren and Lily at the start of the new year. /w Ren Lockwood & Lily Lockwood	The Fourth Floor Corridor
Brushing Up	Elliot enjoys a chance to help a younger student /w Amy Jewel	Hufflepuff Common Room
Things Changing, Things Staying the Same	Catching up with Lars /w Lars van Houten	The Courtyard
A Guiding Star	Struggling with Astronomy, El finds a potential friend /w Nixon Mercury	The Great Lawn
Far From Home	Bonding over accents /w Aonghas Fergusson & Clifton Ward	Hufflepuff Second Year Boys' Dorm
Ups and Downs	Elliot tries to congratulate Lars after the Quidditch game, until Blake arrives. /w Lars van Houten & Blake Irons	The Great Lawn
First Dance	Lars' first Yule Ball isn't exactly smooth /w Lars van Houten, Lily Lockwood, & Ren Lockwood	The Yule Ball
Lost in Constellations	/w Adorah Zumwalt	Flourish and Blott's
Planned Escapes	Lily and Elliot actually plan to meet up this holidays /w Lily Lockwood	New Zealand (Kerikeri)
A Temporary Truce	/w Tyler Lee	The Library
A Small Piece of Home	Lars has a gift for Elliot /w Lars van Houten	The Courtyard
Waiting Up	Elliot definitely has not been waiting up for Lily after the Valentines Dance.. /w Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Common Room
Adventurous Astronomers	/w Adorah Zumwalt	The North Tower
You Did It!	Taking a moment after the Wheelbarrow Race /w Kace Corelli, Lily Lockwood, & Amaya Michaels	The Great Lawn
[x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x]	Delivering Roses /w various	Various
[x][x][x][x][x]	Receiving Roses /w various	Various
Crushing Curiosity	Some questions about Lily's pink rose /w Lily Lockwood	Third Floor Corridor

An eventful year for Elliot both in school and in his relationships. Elliot joined the Hufflepuff quidditch team as their alt. Seeker, and despite the usual anxiety and stress he felt around his classwork, was able to earn the most house points in his house. Elliot’s personal life was also highly eventful, with Elliot somewhat trying to help Kace navigate his family issues, reassuring Lily with her own romantic woes, and also Elliot’s new budding relationship with Lars. After kissing in Semester One, Elliot finally plucked up the nerve to talk about it with Lars and the two began dating, becoming Elliot’s first ever real relationship. Elliot’s still terrified he’s going to mess things up with him and Lars, but he’s been doing his best to do and say whatever he needs to to make Lars happy.

Roleplays​

Holiday Scoop	/w Adorah Zumwalt	Florean’s
A New Endeavor	/w Lily Lockwood & Odette Harper	Quality Quidditch Supplies
Send in the Clowns	/w Baron Corelli & Jenna Toubia	The Entrance Hall
A Burden	/w April Ward	The Quidditch Pitch
Know One’s House	/w Corey Edogawa	Hufflepuff Common Room
Downpour	/w Lars van Houten	The Hogwart’s Garden
Dying to Get Away	/w Nixon Mercury	The Three Broomsticks
A Bit of Payback	/w Lily Lockwood & Tyler Lee	The Dungeons
Raincheck	/w Lars van Houten	The Courtyard
An Overdue Catch Up	/w Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Common Room
Hufflepuff Victory Party	/w Various	Hufflepuff Common Room
Post-Match Moment	/w Lars van Houten	The Quidditch Pitch
Yule Doppelgänger	/w Kace Correlli, Baron Correlli, Amaya Michaels, & Jenna Toubia	The Yule Ball
The Thought That Counts	/w Lars van Houten	The Yule Ball
The Hideaway Club	/w Kace Correlli, Baron Correlli, Wendy Bell, Tomas Wode, Amaya Michaels, & Katy Miller	The Americas
Unwritten Rules	/w Abian Hunter & Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Common Room
Like Constellations	/w Lars van Houten	The Conglomerated Arts Room
Missing Winter	/w Jenna Jusantrea	Hufflepuff Common Room
[x][x][x][x][x][x][x]	Delivering Roses /w various	Various
[x][x][x][x][x]	Receiving Roses /w various	Various
Final Rose	/w Kace Corelli	Gryffindor House Table
Hold Onto Me	/w Lily Lockwood & Lars van Houten	Fourth Floor Corridor
Mates and Meetings	/w Madeline Kaimarama & Sebastian Kaimarama	The Great Lawn
Ducks in a Row	/w Adorah Zumwalt	The Lakefront

Elliot’s Fourth year was turbulent to say the least. Between his cousin Katy coming to Hogwarts for a year, becoming starting seeker for the Hufflepuff team, and the ever impending pressure of their approaching OWL year, Elliot was feeling a lot of pressure from day one. This year also brought some unpleasant revelations regarding his relationship and feelings regarding Lars. Breaking up with him was one of the hardest things Elliot had ever had to do, and the boys spent the rest of the year dealing with the emotional fallout damage to their relationship. Throwing himself into his extra circulars as a distraction from issues with his relationships, Elliot spent most of the year feeling distant from his fears, though he was able to at least become closer with his roommate, Aonghas.

Roleplays​

The Changing of the Seasons	/w Lily Lockwood, Clifton Ward, Nell Wright & Lars van Houten	New Zealand (Northland)
Hitting the Road	/w Katy Miller & Lars van Houten	The Hogwarts Express
Fly the Worries Away	/w Aonghas Fergusson	The Quidditch Pitch
Underneath It All	/w Bada Yeong	Hufflepuff Common Room
Important Questions	/w Katy Miller	The Student Lounge
Seen a Ghost	/w Lucas Fletcher	The Halloween Feast
Down Time	/w Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Common Room
Bad Omens	/w Eutropia Vetrov	The Courtyard
Sunshine Warmth	/w Lars van Houten	The Conglomerated Arts Room
Us and the Stars	/w Lars van Houten	The Courtyard
In Need of Distraction	/w Katy Miller & Chaser Reeves Rosendale	Quality Quidditch Supplies
Start with the Familiar	/w Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Fourth Year Girls' Dorm
[X] [X] [X] [X]	Delivering Roses	Various
Told You I am Down	/w Elio Zephyr & Rowan Baros	The Courtyard
Consenting to Mindlessness	/w Aonghas Fergusson	Hufflepuff House Table
Beware the Quiet Ones	/w Professor Katherine Alicastell	Professor Alicastell's Office
Concern and Control	/w Aonghas Fergusson	Hufflepuff Fourth Year Boys' Dorm
Branching Paths	/w Professor Landon Carter	Professor Carter's Lounge
Rat Out	/w Adorah Zumwalt	First Floor Corridor
Yr 35 Pride	/w Poppy Perkins, Mhairi Olaf, & Various	The Great Hall
Passing on Knowledge	/w Lucas Fletcher	The Quidditch Pitch
Lonely Hearts	/w Alice Holland	Hufflepuff Common Room

 

[Elliot Briar]

Elliot's fifth year brought with it a whole new world of difficult responsibilities and stresses to navigate. Elliot took up a position working at Ollivander's, was awarded the title of prefect, as well as becoming one of the new co-leaders of the Wild Patch club. While he was grateful for the recognition, these new duties coupled with the arrival of his OWL year left Elliot feeling stressed and busy for most of the year. While he did his best to keep up, ultimately Hufflepuff's Quidditch season seemed to suffer the most, with Elliot having a terrible showing as seeker all year resulting in Hufflepuff's sad last place in the cup. Elliot was at least able to see the beginning of his relationship mending with Lars, as well a sudden new romance with Alice that had been quietly brewing under the surface for years. After surviving his OWL year and even managing top points earner for Hufflepuff, Elliot is hopeful for the coming years, feeling like he has more direction and responsibility than before.

Roleplays​

Heart to Heart	/w Lily Lockwood	New Zealand
Y36 Prefects Meeting	/w Lars van Houten, Kace Corelli, & various	Prefects' Common Room
Friends?	/w Rita Smile	Fourth Floor Corridor
Slytherin vs Hufflepuff		The Quidditch Pitch
Collided	/w Lars van Houten & Blake Irons	The Hospital Wing
Consolation	/w Lily Lockwood	The Hospital Wing
Out of Mind	/w Lars van Houten	The Fifth Floor Corridor
The Flying Type	/w Aras Ragouskas	The Quidditch Pitch
The Great Bee House Swarming	/w The Wild Patch club members	The Wild Patch
Half-baked Encounters	/w Mordred Cavenagh	The Kitchens
An Overdue Dance	/w Alice Holland	The Yule Ball
Quiet Contemplation	/w Professor Kahurangi Josephs & Beckett Harrington	The Entrance Hall
For Better or For Worse	/w Analei Louw & Abian Hunter	The Hufflepuff Common Room
To Bee Here with You	/w Alice Holland	The Wild Patch
[X] [X] [X] [X] [X]	Delivering Roses
An Excuse to Talk	/w Lars van Houten	Prefects' Common Room
[X] [X] [X] [X] [X]	Receiving Roses
Pink Panic	/w Lily Lockwood	The Hufflepuff Common Room
After a Storm of Petals	/w Alice Holland	The Hufflepuff Common Room
There is No Right way	/w Alice Holland	The Valentine's Dance
Away with Quidditch!	/w Liusaidh Fergusson, Giselle Rosenberg, Violette Holland, & Aonghas Fergusson	Fourth Floor Corridor
Raranga Harakeke	/w The Wild Patch club members	The Wild Patch
In Your Nature	/w Rosemarie Chatwin	The Wild Patch
Passing Judgement	/w Diana Holland	The Library
Delivery	/w Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Fifth Year Boys' Dorm
Y36 Graduation Ceremony	/w Various	The Graduation Ceremony

Elliot's sixth year was an emotionally turbulent one to say the least. Things started off positively, with Elliot and Alice officially starting their relationship together. At school, Elliot was made Co-captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, which proved to be just one more stressful responsibility he had to add to the pile, especially when Hufflepuff's quidditch season ended about as badly as it possibly could, much to Elliot's disappointment. The second semester came and brought with it a slew of relationship troubles. Elliot spent most of the last half of the year with Alice's lingering graduation hanging over his head, not to mention issues with Lily and the discovery of Lars and Blake having gotten together making things just that much more complicated as the year came to a close.

Roleplays​

Leap of Faith	/w Alice Holland	Obsidian Harbour
The Family Business	/w Emmett Lancaster	Obsidian Harbour
The Motions	/w Aonghas Fergusson	Sixth Year Hufflepuff Boys’ Dorm
Cracking Heads	/w Tilly Drage, Finn Lockley, Lillith Montgomery, Hazel West, & Bobbi Bacuzzi	The Quidditch Pitch
The Finer Details	/w Bobbi Bacuzzi	Hufflepuff Common Room
It’s Over Isn’t it	/w Lily Lockwood	Hufflepuff Common Room
Navigating Responsibilities	/w Lars van Houten, Blake Irons, & Sierra Woodlock	The Student Lounge
With Experience	/w Adorah Zumwalt	Tākarokaro Park
Down But Not Out	/w Abian Hunter	Hufflepuff Common Room
Something Wicked	/w Alice Holland	Halloween Feast
Yule Ball Dance Lessons	/w Alice Holland & various	The Great Hall
Final Yuletide Dance	/w Alice Holland	The Yule Ball
Holidays at Home	/w Alice Holland	New Zealand
Making Time	/w Lily Lockwood	Mākutu Dinette
Not Quite Like a Story	/w Alice Holland	The Valentine's Dance
Failure	/w Lily Lockwood	The Hospital Wing
After the Game	/w Tilly Drage & Seraphina My	The Entrance Hall
Finish What You Started	/w Seraphina My	The Great Lawn
Regret and Repercussions	/w Tilly Drage & Prof. Landon Carter	Professor Carter's Lounge
Resolutions	/w Tilly Drage	Hufflepuff Common Room
His Past, Your Future	/w Lars van Houten	Ravenclaw House Table
Time to Talk	/w Lily Lockwood	Sixth Year Hufflepuff Boys' Dorm
Dwelling on the End	/w Alice Holland	The Graduation Ceremony

Elliot's final year started with the nerve-wracking confirmation that he had been selected as Head Boy. Thankfully, he had Alice to lean on, even if it was only via owl with her having graduated. Elliot spent most of the year trying to allow him to enjoy his final time with his friends and classes, though it was often hard not to get caught up in early nostalgia around the school. Thankfully, he kept plenty busy, finally managed to win another Quidditch game and secure Hufflepuff a joint second place in the second semester, along with his usual Wild Patch, organizing the rose giving, and prefect duties. Elliot was able to face his looming graduation with almost zen acceptance, realizing that he couldn't control his future and could only do his best to brave his way through it, though it was overshadowed by the unpleasant realazation that his father had been dating a wizard without telling him. His tense relationship with his father aside, Elliot was able to finish his last year on a high note, keen to step into the real world to join Alice and continue his work at Ollivander's.

Roleplays​

Top of the Year	/w Ainsley Lynch	Ollivander's
A Fergusson-Hensel Reception	/w Alice Holland, Aonghas Fergusson, & Various	New Zealand
One Last Time	/w Lily Lockwood & Tyler Lee	Hogwarts Express
A Different Kind of Harvest	/w Eleanor Hope	The Owlery
Ratted Out	/w Clifton Ward	Seventh Year Hufflepuff Boys' Dorm
One Last Halloween Dance	/w Cyzarine Haden	Halloween Feast
Prefect's Meeting Y38 S1	/w Selene Le Fey & various	Prefect's Common Room
Hoping to Help	/w Lily Lockwood	The Hogwarts Garden
WPC Meeting - Hordes of Horklumps	/w The Wild Patch Club	The Wild Patch
Commiseration Present	/w Lily Lockwood	Honeyduke's
Commiseration Chocolate	/w Lillith Montgomery	Hufflepuff Common Room
Lunar Stake Out	/w Ryan Fisk & Allison Beckett	Entrance Hall
Headfirst	/w Blake Irons	Student Lounge
Divining Questions	/w Professor Matt Alcott-Ward	Professor Ward's Office
A Bit of Clarity	/w Selene Le Fey	Headpeople's Lounge
Bookends and Holidays	/w Lily Lockwood	The Yule Ball
A Gryffindor, A Hufflepuff, A Ravenclaw, and A Slytherin Walk into a Bar	/w Lumio Skey, Kiara Wood, & Max Kiefer	The Hog's Head
Revealing the Memories - Time Capsule Opening	/w Eleanor Hope, Alice Holland, & various	Tākarokaro Park
Halcyon Holidays	/w Lily Lockwood	Honeyduke's
The Beginning of Something	/w Miles Cresswood & Oscar Brooks	Brightstone
Overdue Celebration	/w Lily Lockwood, Connor Holland, Tilly Drage, Lucas Fletcher, René Tofilau, Kasim Safir, & Amy Jewel	Hufflepuff Common Room
[X] [X] [X] [X] [X]	Receiving Roses
[X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X]	Delivering Roses
There is Love in Friendship	/w Selene le Fey	Valentine's Dance
Line of Succession	/w Lysander Summers	The Wild Patch
Something, Something, Stars, Something	/w Adorah Zumwalt	The Fourth Floor Corridor
WPC Meeting - Weatherproofing	/w The Wild Patch Club	The Wild Patch
An Olive Branch	/w Clifton Ward	Seventh Year Hufflepuff Boys' Dorm
Complicated Reunions	/w Alice Holland & Oscar Brooks	Graduation
Not the Last Goodbye	/w Lily Lockwood, Lars van Houten, & Katy Miller	Graduation
End of Year Feast	/w Various	The Great Hall

 

[Elliot Briar]

Excuse Me	/w Maisie Morvay	Ollivander's	2054
The New Normal	/w Alice Holland & Lily Lockwood	New Zealand	2054
Unlikely Friends	/w Emmett Lancaster	Ollivander's	2054
Everyone At Home	/w Alice Holland, Claudia Holland, James Holland, Diana Holland, & The Holland Family	New Zealand	2054
Real Grown-Ups	/w Lars van Houten	Makutu Dinette	2055
At Wit's End	/w Miles Cresswell	Ollivander's	2055
Must Be a Dream	/w Lars van Houten, Blake van Houten, Alice Holland, & various	New Zealand	2056
The Truth	/w Lillian Lockwood	New Zealand	2056
Simple Shopping	/w Diana Hollis	Vibez	2058

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