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This month, we asked our writers which fictional world they would most like to inhabit. Read on to find out which fantasy worlds hold the most pull for us.
 Kelsa Staffa
Although I am brutally tempted to say Dream Valley (the place where the My Little Ponies live), I think I have to go with my first response, which was Harry Potter's world (a.k.a Hopoland). Which, I know, isn't exactly a separate place per se, but it is definitely a different world (unless I'm just one of those unfortunate Muggles with no reason to know about Hopoland). Now I'm confusing myself.
But, who wouldn't want a magic spell to wash dishes à la Mrs. Weasley? And how much easier is it to yell, "REPARO!" than to lug your shoes all the way to the specialty shop downtown to get them fixed? Yes, I am fundamentally lazy, but I would also love little owls whizzing around delivering the post, muffliato charms to guard your conversations from eavesdroppers, and QUIDDITCH -- oh man don't even get me started.
Brendan Blom
I would pick the oceanic world of Patrick O'Brian's Captain Aubrey series of novels (of which Master and Commander, made into the movie with Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany, is the most famous). The characters, ships, and adventures are fictional, but they're all based on a ton of research O'Brian did into naval history of the Napoleonic era. Epic sea battles, daring espionage missions, exotic women, sojourns on tropical islands . . . what's not for a guy to like? (I guess the lack of anesthetic when you inevitably lose a limb to a cannonball or a dastardly Frenchman's sword could be a drawback -- but then there are all those barrels of rum down in the hold . . .)
 Mike Cullen
I'm going to reveal my inner geek by saying the DC Comics Universe. What wouldn't be cool about hanging out with the likes of Superman, Batman or Green Lantern? Okay, maybe not Batman since he tends to attract a lot of lunatics . . . but, the point is, there's something fantastical about that universe. I can explore new worlds with a Green Lantern, gumshoe with the likes of Batman & Robin or just hang out with the every day normal joe like Jimmy Olsen. For me, it couldn't get any cooler than that.
Taryn Cheal
I would have to pick Community's Greendale as my fictional world to inhabit. I will forgo a proper academic education so that I can take Dean Pelton's PA Announcement Class or perhaps take a night class with Professor P. Professorson. Actually, I would do anything to spend my days with Dean Craig Pelton. Maybe he has some sort of costume class I can take. After I wear out my welcome in the Dean's office, I would like to integrate myself into the study group (and I promise they are not just my safety study group). I will have fun adventures with each of my fellow group members, and I can be quite fast and scrappy in a paintball war. I could become a living god with Pierce, try on fancy new backpacks with Annie, take tap class with Britta, have a feature on Troy and Abed in the Morning, wear ambiguous Halloween costumes with Shirley, and reject Jeff's advances. There would be an endless supply of fun things to do at Greendale, but, when I do get bored I can always do a Cougar Town crossover, à la Abed, and pound some grape with the cul de sac crew.
Joe Lipsett
I would pick Sunnydale, the fictional world of Buffy Summers and the Scoobie gang. Considering that the town is relatively small (and strangely features few ethnic minorities despite the California location), everything you could ever want is available: mall, skating rink, hospital, hipster nightclub The Bronze, and abandoned factory/bad part of town (about 4 blocks away from the good part of town). Oh sure, the survival rate coming out of high school is really low and devil dogs may attack the prom, but there's never a dull day in Sunnydale -- what with the vamps, demons, gods, and cyborgs. The trick is to hang out with a petite blonde and her band of misfits or hook yourself a vampire with a soul. If you can manage that, your vocabulary is significantly improved, as are your wisecracking, fighting, and survival skills. And if all else fails, you can always turn to religion: Sunnydale is host to 43 churches. Sunnydale is the perfect location for nocturnally-inclined individuals or those who simply choose a black trenchcoat for day wear.
 Emily Goodacre
I was also tempted by the Harry Potter universe, but then there are all the authoritarian government problems (even when the good guys are in charge!) not to mention magical genocide. So I think I shall have to go with the Upper East Side of Gossip Girl. What's not to like? Everyone is gorgeous, even the "losers." There's an endless supply of booze and beautiful clothes. There is a party that everyone ends up at every single week, where you get to watch the salacious secrets of your fellow upper-crusters come out in spectacular fashion, hopefully with someone ending up pushed in a fountain. Plus, you will eventually get to sleep with Nate Archibald, no matter who you are, because that boy gets around. Just be sure that if you join in on the scheming, you do it properly! You do not want to be the Vanessa Abrams of this universe.
Agnes Cadieux
Alright, I have you all beat. Since I am a long-time Nintendo buff, and Shigeru Miyamoto is my hero, I would take up immediate residence in the gaming world of The Legend of Zelda. Yeah, that's right, I'd gallop from the fields of Hyrule atop Epona's back, have diving competitions with the Zoras, and roll down Death Mountain with the Gorons. Now, saving the world from doom and destruction while searching for the golden triforce is all in a day's work, but everyone knows what really makes the Land of Hyrule the coolest place in the fictional world: the utility belt. Better than batman's, more discrete than 007's, this is the belt of all belts. Who would have thought I could comfortably fit a quiver full of arrows, a grappling hook, a sack of explosives, and three different outfits (including boots), among many other such necessities, and still happily jog across the country without breaking a sweat? Ever since I was old enough to hold one of those grey rectangular controllers, the world of Zelda was one I'd visit frequently. It's the perfect fantasy realm. It's detailed, intriguing, challenging, and most of all, it's a little bit different for everyone who experiences it. To me, this is home sweet home.
 Lauren Cheal
While I am tempted to go with Cabot Cove, Maine (where I would befriend Angela Lansbury and become her side-kick), the murder rate is just far too high for such a small town. Older-gal adventuring aside, I think the place I would most like to live is Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Not only would I get to hang out with Lorelai Gilmore, but I could also eat endless amounts of diner fare at Luke's without gaining a pound. I could afford high-end designer clothing on an inn manager's salary, and my wealthy parents could bail me out of trouble if/when it was needed (they totally already do this, thanks, awesome parents!). While I might be tempted to engage in whatever teen boyfriend crisis local attention whore Rory was up to, I think I would be quite happy to while away my days sitting with Babette and Miss Patty, gossiping about East Side Tilly and other town crazy folk (I'm looking at you, Taylor and Kirk). Festivals and nutty activities abound (knit-a-thons, troubadour duels, civil war reenactments, and Living Classics pageants are just the tip of the folksy iceberg), and attendance at the Town Hall meetings is sure to provide entertainment on a Tuesday night. Another bonus? Paris Gellar would be my new best friend. Score!
April Yorke
Initially I thought I'd like to live in one of those dirty, sexy neo-noir worlds of Veronica Mars or True Blood, but, since it's pretty much a crap shoot as to whether I'd be a regular human, awesome, or dead, I'll have to sidestep Neptune and Bon Temps. I'll admit that like Lauren I also find Stars Hollow pretty compelling, in no small part because all their kookiness still existed in the real world. You could do things like go to New York if everything was suddenly a little too twee. Like Emily, I was totally going to say Gossip Girl because, heck you could get engaged to a prince you barely know. Still, I think I'd go with Dillon, Texas, home of Friday Night Lights. It's part of the real world, in as much as you can go to Austin or Chicago or Boston, but mostly I'd go because they raise up the nicest, hottest boys on the planet. Plus, if I have any problem at all, ever, all I have to do is show up on the Taylor doorstep and knock. Coach will sigh and say,"Git in here," and then Mrs. Coach will sit me down at the dinner table and set me straight. Every time. It doesn't even matter if they've never met me before. They will take me in and fix my life. P.S. Season 5 and thus the show hasn't ended yet up here in Canada, so, if Coach takes that job in Florida, don't ruin my little fantasy. Texas forever!
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