Friends

I, and my characters, will be going on a temporary hiatus due to swine flu.

I'm spiking a fever already, if it's anything like my sister's I'll suffer with that for a few days, then some other stuff, so yes.... while I can think I'ma do this.

snow falling softly
blizzard erupts a fire storm
stinging cloud of cold

No, it's not snowing (at least, I'm not aware of anyway). It just seemed appropriate for the mood winter.

( Private to Self )

I noticed there was fan art posted and it was WONDERFUL. I can't draw very well, but I would love to share my POT cosplay with you all before I'm off to Disney for a whole week

full size Midoriyama (I still need the wig)

close up Midoriyama

Kite in the hallway


Kite (with Bonus Atobe for the buchou photo at Acen)

HigaMyu Shark/purse with bonus Cthulhu

Oi, Hiyo, I'm coming over sometime today so you better be prepared! If I can't convince you to let me drag you out for some real birthday celebration then I'll just have to entertain you privately~ ;D Don't worry, I can look like a good boy, and your parents never have to know what goes on with me, you, maybe a pack of cards and some drinks.

Happy Birthday, my straight-laced kohai. :P

... Okaasan isn't happy with me. I keep forgetting to ask someone something important, and because of that she's freaking out thinking it's too late. Why do women do that? Eh, whatever... it's not too late, I don't think so anyway.

Yasuyuki, I can't remember if I asked you or not my memory is a bit of a blur...... Do you want to come away with me this Christmas? My parents want to go to the US to see some family. I don't want to go. But if you're there... it won't be so bad.

We're leaving on the 22nd, so you have time to think about it...

Happy nonBirthday, Masaharu.

Remember, you're mine after school. I hope you don't mind stupping at a pet shop - I need to find something for Ash to chew on Other than me and wires.

A List Of Things To Come:


Character Auction: Post is HERE
Details: The action itself will happen on the 20th, though it will become IC on the 10th. (Meaning Atobe will mention it happens and everyone will have an opportunity to say if they want to sign themselves up to be auctioned off for charity.)
Even if you auction yourself off you can still bid!
Winning bidders will get their 'slave for one day, 24 hours. The day they have them will be a day of their choice, but it HAS to be before the New Year.


Characters On The Block so far:


An-chan
Momo
Shinji
Sengoku
Fuji
Akazawa
Gakuto
Kin-chan
Kabaji
Atobe
Touji
Taki
Dan-kun
Ryou
Shiraishi
Yukimura

IF YOU HAVE NOT COMMENTED WITH WHAT YOUR CHARACTER WOULD LIKE TO DO (auction or bid) PLEASE DO SO SOON. IF YOU DO NOT COMMENT YOUR CHARACTER WILL NOT BE INVOLVED.


Calender:


School will be ending on the 18th and will start again on January 11th.

Before then will be the International Tennis Tournament which will start on the 4th. So if your character doesn't have a passport he better get one soon!

Buchou's and fukubuchou's are now able to talk about this freely! All would have been hearing talk about it for a few days/weeks now, and would have all gotten memo's regarding this Tournament. Further Details

This is a Comm Wide Event, so it will effect EVERYONE. ALL characters will be going on this unless they refuse or have better things to do. If you refuse then you can NOT change your mind half way. So think carefully.


Birthdays for: December -

04: puri_ing - Niou Masaharu

05: upward_rising - Hiyoshi Wakashi

09: Yanagisawa Shinya

20: Aoi Kentarou

24: madamadachan - Echizen Ryoma

31: Kaneda Ichirou

31: Chitose Senri

Your Help:


We still need your help regarding AU Weeks and Events, even things that should be put on our calender that will happen through the year. Remember this is YOUR game too. You should have a hand in it. Relying on the Mods only and not having any input into what goes on means that if something goes wrong you will not be allowed input then either.

Help us to help you.

* CALENDER

* AU WEEKS

* RP EVENTS

DA is going on a very short Haitus. I will be in Disney World from this Sunday until Sat the 12th. I will not have regular net access during this time. As such, Atobe and Touji and Kabaji are on haitus as well.

Plot lines with them can still advance. They can be ghosted, mentioned and what not in posts. Touji will probably be waging all out war against Koharu and being snuggly with Yuushi and hanging out with friends. So anyone who wants a reverse-panda can have him for the most part.

Kabaji will be going to his sister's for the holiday... if that starts before I get back. If not, he'll be mostly hanging around babysitting Atobe.

Atobe will be in recovery still and anyone who wants to say they visited can. Just be reasonable about it. He's not really ready to deal with lots of people.

I think that's it.

Noé's music class is going to be putting on a Christmas concert at his school next week on Thursday. It'll be the first big performance that he's been involved in. And not only that, apparently he had been doing so well in the class that his sensei is giving him a solo act~! So if anybody from Rikkai is interested in coming to watch, all of you are more than welcome to do so. I know he'd really appreciate it. And Minami~! He said he would really like it if you and Moto were able to come and watch also! Sengoku, too, if he's free!
He's been really nervous about it since he found out about his solo, and he's been practicing nonstop. Even right now, I can hear him singing from his room. ^^ He'll be fine, though. He's a natural when it comes to music and singing. He's only eight years old, but I've heard him belt out a melody that most adults can't do. Okaa-san has been saying it's possible that he may even end up getting a recording contract eventually with that kind of a voice, if he keeps at it. Which I'm sure he will. He might be kinda shy, but he loves to sing. So Okaa-san is thinking of talking about it with my aunt and looking into getting him involved in some sort of program that helps with voice coaching and getting him noticed by the right people. His teacher had been the one to suggest the idea to us, and I think it's a good idea. It's kinda hard to imagine the thought of my tiny little cousin becoming a famous artist, but it would be great if he was able to do something like that~! I'm really excited for him~!
So if anyone out there wants to hear the voice of the next big sensation, while he's still in his "raw talent" phase, please come see him~! You can hear for yourself just how good he is! ^^


And speaking of Christmas, that reminds me that I need to get on the ball and start shopping for gifts. I don't like trying to push my way through the mall during this time of year. At least not by myself. I'd normally go with my parents or Akaya, but they're among those that I still need to buy things for. So I need a shopping buddy or two. Anyone interested in coming with me?

Seigaku seem to be ignoring the season and haven't put the heating on in some of the classrooms. Namely the science block. I nearly slipped on a patch of ice when I went into biology.

Home now and have located the blanket stash. I look a bit like a homeless guy wrapped up like this, but do I care? No~ When Takeshi hurries up and finishes doing Takeshi!things (i.e. homework) I can drag him into my makeshift fortress of blankets and steal his body heat. He makes it much easier to get to sleep at night, he's my personal hot water bottle. I recommend everyone get a Takeshi. Only problem is convincing myself to get up in the morning, so I've stopped trying to convince myself.

It's a very good thing, too, the cold doesn't take kindly to people who got the shit kicked out of them...been discharged from the pschy physiotherapist, but the cold makes everything worse. I can walk (sort of) unaided now, though! I even played a game of DDR last night. Then complained for the rest of the evening.

The following people have been purged from the game:
mooonvolley - posted 30 weeks ago
ok_getinmyway- posted 26 weeks ago


The following people need to post:
brazilian_mocha - posted 5 weeks ago


On another note:
Please can you check if your PM settings are set to 'all users'? Turning off the PM settings or making them friends only makes it hard for us Mods to contact you if we need to, via the mod account.

You will find this setting by going to edit your profile. It will be under "LJ User Messaging", select "Registered Uses" from the drop down menu.

Thank you.

It's December 1st and it's the start of a few changes to the RPG and how we handle things within the RPG.

First there are a few rule changes, we'd like to think that everyone took a look at them when they were mentioned a few weeks ago. If not, then we'll list the changes here:

1: There is no character limit now. We like to believe that people will take on as much as they can handle, no more and no less. The activity of players will be taken into account. (If you are inactive within the game and apply for a new character, there's a high chance you will be denied.)

2: Posting limits have been changed. Now, we'll go in to detail in a minute about this. But as far as the rule goes, please go and read it. And I cannot stress ENOUGH that the limit is a MINIMUM limit.

3: Hiatus rules have been changed. They are no longer indefinite. You will be given a month max, then you will be urged to come back or renew your hiatus. Though if you are going to be gone for longer than a month we would suggest that you consider dropping your character. A lot can be missed in a month. People complain about not knowing what is going on, can't get into their characters like they used to, and cling to them for months before finally dropping. We'd like to nip this behaviour in the bud.

4: We now have an age limit of 16 for this game. This doesn't mean that anyone now playing who is under 16 years old will be kicked from the game. This is just a precaution, as we have a history of attracting very young people who cannot handle this type of game. (Very immature, never last very long)

5: Purging will once again happen on the 1st of every month. People in risk of being purged will be given fair warning. Once you have been purged you get one more chance, if you'd like your character back. If it happens a second time, you lose your character and will not be allowed back to the game. (Lets face it, anyone who ignores PM's and who is inactive for a month without word is not likely to come back.)


Problems with inactivity.

This is chronic and disturbing, and everyone is sadly responcible for this. (with one or two exceptions) For this to be the game it could be, and should be, there needs to be a higher level of activity. More than that, there needs to be a higher level of interaction.

Problem Areas 1 - The Characters:
1: Characters ONLY talking to one or two characters. Ever.
2: Characters ONLY talking to the other members of their team.
3: Characters ONLY talking to their partners/bestfriends/family.

Problem Areas 2 - The Muns:
1: Muns taking little/no notice to the Mods or Mod/OOC/Events posts.
2: Muns not giving feedback when asked.
3: Muns not getting involved with other muns.

Problem Areas 3 - The Posting/Commenting:
1: Sporadic posting = Borderline inactivity.
2: Posting without commenting. Commenting without posting.
3: Not taking part in events, in general plots, AU weeks.

There are a lot of problem areas here, and we'd like to address some, if not all, of them.

-- We do have a posting limit, but we're once again like to stress that it is a suggested, MINIMUM limit. It's the base limit that will keep you in the game. Less than two and you're out. But we do NOT meet two posts every month. We're ideally like you to post once a week, if not more. And if not that, at least comment. Keeping in touch with other characters and friends, making new friends and so on.

-- On the issue of making friends. This game has been running now for close to two years, and there are still characters who stick to their own and refuse to move on and make friends outside of their partners or team. This needs to be fixed. Random friendships are always being made in real life, and some have even been made here too. But it's the antisocial characters I'd like to single out here. And you know who you are. An effort should be made to interact more with other characters/muns. To do otherwise is... just plain strange to me. And makes me wonder just why you are playing in an RPG in the first place.

-- I'd like to talk about Mod posts now. Each post is important and must be read. When the Mods ask for your comments, suggestions, ideas, we would really like people to take advantage of that and give us your ideas. While we can come up with them on our own, in order to get everyone involved we'd like everyone to have a hand in things. If you do not include yourself when plans are made, you are excluded from having an opinion on them once they are implemented.

Please read though this post. If you have any questions then state them now.

The Christmas season is upon us.

....I have no idea what to get anyone I should be getting something for.