I hope Kei is all right. :( I've got cousins in the flooded areas as well, things are not going good at all. Damn weather in the PI is horrible... it's the main reason I never want to live there. :/ Stay safe, Kei!

EDIT: 37 minutes to post a hefty size! New record :D

Eherm. First of all, I'm gonna apologize for being gone for a reaaaally long time. Dayum. Anyhoo, the storm's over, everything's okay (a bit) so I'm back! Again, I'm really sorry for the inconvenience. I can promise I won't poof for extended periods of time like that, but with what's happening right now, I won't be as active as I was before lol

I don't know how but leaks sprung out from everywhere haha. One of them was stationed overhead me and I kinda got hosed down in the middle of the night when the storm struck. Thought my dog peed on me. Fun times. Anyway, grandparents live in the flooded district so I'll be a bit busy hauling stuff and all that.

Actually, I don't think I'll be able to post today due to several things. I honestly feel so overwhelmed and fatigued about everything uvu. I'll get one up tomorrow though, promise.

I felt like that last night which was why I ended up posting in the morning, lol. I'm glad you're safe though. I was getting worried.

How's everyone been doing? I know I offhandedly mentioned it in Skype a few days back, but I've been messing with the Sims 4 CAS demo. Although... it makes sims too hot :( Which I suppose is an improvement on the sims 3's wierdass faces but lol. Help.

Heyas everyone! I hope and wish everyone a wonderfully relaxing weekend, I think we all deserve it, eh?

Kei, I'm glad to hear you're safe <3 And I'm also super sorry to hear about all the damage to your grandparents' home. D: And... I'm also sorry for laughing so hard at the comment of thinking your dog peed on you, lol. But the most important thing is that you're safe and doing okay. I wish you and your family the speediest of speedy recoveries and that everything gets back to normal asap. Don't worry about posting today, so long as you're okay that's all that's important to me.

37 minutes to write your posts, Rex?! Dayum! Now you kinda know how I'm able to write so quickly for my posts, being a GM and knowing what you want to write makes it a lot easier... |D I'm proud of you! And I'm looking forward to reading them super soon! I also hope your cousins are doing okay too... D:

Buns your Sims designs are... really bizarre. I'm not sure whether I like them or not... ene...

For the benefit of our new starters, Aki and Ryver (when she's finished her character's sheet) as well as a reminder for everyone else, I've composed a few key rules and regulations for the rp that I'd like everyone to read over sil vous plait~

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• The RP expects daily posting. With the exception of Tuesday and Wednesday, which due to my generosity and the majority of players being busy has become a 2 day posting round where players can post on either one of those days and miss the other, players are expected to be posting on every single day. The only exceptions and allowances I give to players missing posting are for:-

I am lenient and understanding enough to also allow players the need to miss a day for other reasons, depending on the circumstances (such as Kei's own predicament, which again I hope improves asap), however one thing which I won't accept as an excuse is 'school'. If I was to accept busy schoolwork or whatever as a valid reason for missing a post, then this rp would never get updated with, and as players know I've explained and made it clear plenty of times why this rp is structured with daily posting the way it is.

As I've mentioned above, I am pretty lenient when it comes to this rp. So long as it moves along and it gets consistent posting, I'm happy. But lately there have been instances where posting has been anything other then consistent, and I'm cracking down on this starting now. If a player is proving to be an inconsistent poster, then I'll first pm them a warning. If it persists, they'll be removed. Help me help you guys to not have to do this...

• Keep regurgitation within IC posts to a minimum. It adds nothing to just repeat what another player has written and instead causes the more unneccessary need to read the same thing over and over. Proactivity is key, and posts that move the scene on and give fellow players something to build from is what's sought after. A good way of knowing whether or not your post works in this regard is to imagine if your post would work within a 1x1 and give your sole partner enough to actually work with and build upon the rp with it, and vice versa. If not, it'll need editing. Give what you get - this doesn't just extend to post length, but post content too.

• The miminum posting length for this rp is 150 words, with general post length sizes being what can be seen currently in the rp. I don't like massive posts filled with pointless regurgitation and fluff, it's not fun, especially when needing to read it daily. This just helps to keep the rp focused, moving and developing, and works well for everyone. A 150 word minimum is also there so that, if people are exceptionally busy on a day, they should theoretically be able to post, because 150 words is... not that difficult to write at all.

• Calling IC posts. Because the rp has daily posting, it's best to make a post within the OOC announcing when you are working on an IC post, effectively 'calling it' and making sure we don't get any instances with people posting at the same time. However, if players' characters are not in the same scene together, and thus their posts wouldn't infringe on the other, it's okay for both players to post. When calling an IC post, please try to make sure that the IC post is then up in a timely manner, such as within an hour. The following bullet point plays into whether or not any problems crop up, but this is fairly self explanatory.

• OOC Communication. Speaks for itself. A healthy ooc means a healthy IC and rp overall. I like that this has been improving recently since I mentioned it just recently, but of course keep it up! If anyone has any questions about anything relating to the rp, the OOC is a fantastic place to ask for everyone to see and respond to. Anything personal towards me, a PM through RPG or Skype works just as well too and I can assist automatically there and then. For co-gm chapters, the same can be done for our co-gms, if not making a group pm with all those neccessary involved. Don't be shy or embarassed or anything like that. Communication really is super important <3

• Kathi, Kei, any help you guys can give me with giving details regarding plans for co-gm chapters the sooner and better, I'd be most appreciative of it. There's no rush for you Kei, considering everything going on atm, but I'd be extremely grateful if some headway could be made towards this.

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I think that's everything important and relevant enough for now, although I could be forgetting something. If I am, someone point it out for me, lol. But hopefully that's clear for everyone? If not, please say and I'll do what I can to help hopefully explain things better.

That aside, I again hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

What music is everyone listening to?

From our lovable host, Don:

And I'm in the process of writing a post! I think I might break it down into two posts like Rex did for hers, the first one focusing on the Guilders and my second later today focusing on the performance, but if anyone wants to write a post inbetween them, they're more then welcome to!

I absolutely loved the Magician Trio and Max's display, Rex! And Poppy is pretty awesome, Buns! I definitely think I'm going to introduce Isabella and Abram in my next post!

Rules: Noted

-Post everyday unless you're dying (exams are under this category) or partying.
-Don't puke out posts. Action and reaction and all that jazz
-Call a post so the ninjas don't appear.
-And share about life to let you guys know that the apocalypse hasn't started on either side of the world we live on.
*And Pach is available if you have feels after watching sad movies, or if you have a question*

See? I understand.

By the way, cool music - the Celldweller one you sent me. Though, I have to finish listening to it

Aki have I ever told you you're my favourite person in the entire world

Well, after K

But still

<3

I couldn't find an appropriate gif to answer that. Just know, it was a mix of "Aww thanks - You must be mistaken - uhh - and don't I feel special."

And of course add Batman in there somewhere and you have my reaction, haha.

Is this the gif you're looking for, Aki? :3

Yes! That is exactly the reaction I had in mind.

Haha this is perfect thanks.

Edit:

I reccomend this movie. You guys should watch it if you haven't.

Beetlejuice:

Sorry for not posting last night- A long week and that Friday night fencing knocked me out OTL

Rules duly noted- and gonna toss up a post now

Oh boy it's a good job I had a nap this evening because I have work in six hours lmao woops. I haven't watched Beetlejuice because it looks... wierd... although you have reminded me I need to watch Bladerunner.

I still don't tend to call when I'm posting in the evening, because I take way too long to write and it'll go far over the 1hr reasonable time. I've got it pinned down to a concentration issue, since I don't tend to have a problem with it in the mornings. So yeah, more likely to call in the morning. As such I'm not going to complain if someone does call as I'm writing, although I might PM people if I'm about done as long as they haven't WIPed the IC. If they have then lol I'll have to wait. It's my fault for not calling, you know? Common sense.

On that note I'm going bed because bloody hell I'm knackered. I went to the National Space Centre where they had a craft fair. You wouldn't think those two would mix, but they actually do. They had these "Hack Centre"s there, who had built all this really cool creative stuff with computers and stuff, and you had other people selling electronic thread for sewing LEDs and awesome things like rocket ships and catapaults made from laser cut wood and 3D printers. I was like OMG OMG OMG the whole time, because crafts are the shit and technology is the shit and holy shit.

They have a steampunk event in november, where you can make corsets and hats and have a "tea duel". And there's even a steampunk vs zombie event where you bring nerf guns and try and survive the zombie apocolypse on Mars. Holy shit I gotta go omg.

Glad you're safe, Kei ^^ Welcome back! I could only imagine how fatigued and overwhelmed you feel, weather shenanigans and all. I hope your grandparents are all right. :( Best of luck with the catastrophe going on in the Phils right now.

I need to see Beetlejuice too @.@

Yessss Buns thank you for posting. I was hoping my lagging behind on timing wouldn't prevent you from doing so since there were some things still to work with, and I'm super glad you went on with your IC without waiting for me hahaha. :)

I call my posts too though I do tend to take up to two hours max with my writing - either cuz I'm picky and end up rewriting like *everything* twice or thrice, or because something redonk happens and I have to break away for a brief period. I'm usually good about updating if I have to break away cuz of something like mama calling me or dogs being up to something. ^^ Otherwise my posts are as quick as like 40 minutes. If I don't call it though it means I'm totally fine with someone else posting before I finish mine, for whatever reason. :)

At any rate - I'm gonna order some pizza, read Buns' post, then start writing. However if anyone would like to post first, feel free to call it and I'll wait. ^^

guys we need a steampunk zombie chapter

I'm baaack and as promised, I'll whip up a post right away! 8D Although, like, expect it to go up in a few hours since I realized I have a lot to catch up to hahaha. I'll post after Rex, then.

Rules noted! Thanks for the understanding, everyone!

@As for the co-gm chapter, I've discussed which would be good days for Kathi and I to discuss it, but I fear I won't be able to contribute much until my situation has gotten better. Talk about crap timing, eh? (So if Kathi wants to make stuff she can go on ahead and not wait for meeeeee) I'll still be here to talk, though, and will do my best to help (at least) form a coherent outline sooner. OTL

EDIT: No worries, Kei! :) Just wrapped mine up. Post was getting a bit longer than what I wanted, so I forwent the performers' scene and instead left some setup onstage for Pacman/Buns should they decide to use it. (Or not, totally up to you! ;D)

Also can we just

Gooood morning everyone!

I've caught up on everyone's posts so far and I am absolutely loving this! ^w^ I'm gonna be calling the next post right now! :)

I've not seen Beetlejuice either, but it is something I should get around to seeing sometime. I find it interesting you mention Bladerunner, Buns, as I wouldn't have imagined it's the time of film you'd be interested in. o.o I watched about half of it a while back but never got around to finishing it. It was a really interesting film with a cool world and style... but idk, kinda fell asleep part way through. XD I need to finish it sometime. I'm glad you enjoyed your craftsfair! It does indeed sound pretty awesome... :0 Although I still wanted a proper space rocket. :(

Kei, Kathi, I'm super glad to hear you guys are doing something with the co-gm chapter. XD Let me know when you have a concept up and I'll see how well it works etc. :)

Rex, what type of pizza did you have?! I must know! >:0 Your gif as well... omfg!

Have an amazing weekend, everybuddy!

Uhhh pepperoni, mushrooms, and (at the request of my brother) jalapenos. Which I promptly picked out of all my slices and dumped on his lol.

Anyhoo, I'm gonna head out to work now for a bit. I'll update when I'm back and able to post - though just a fair warning that I'll probably take anywhere between 2-3 hours for this round, since I'm thinking it might turn into a big one, but I still don't know exactly what I'm doing yet. ^^; I'll think about it while I'm commuting/working though so hopefully I'll have a good idea of where to take things this/next round!

That being said, I'm not calling next post atm XD, so whoever is able to post before me, feel free to, as it'll be a while before I'm back, and I may or may not take quite some time to write. :) Cheers!

I'll call that one post.
In that one scene.
In the future.
Haha.

Well I got you a rocket and you pulled a face so I made it myself sod you lmao! I'll take a photo when it isn't, you know. 1am.

And yeah, but Bladerunner's been reccomended to me so I just want to watch it. It might be a bit high-brow for me, but hell I'll give it a shot.

And I am seriously, seriously looking forward to what Kei and the Kraken come up with for a co-GM chapter lmfao! And speaking of is it right how much I'm enjoying the RP right now lmao.

Now I need bed, I gotta give my mum a lift in the morning because her car is still broken. After over a week. Damnit lol

EDIT: Hurray, plot progression! Sorry the posts are so long, but with pushing things forward, the length and buildup were a bit of a necessity >o<;;
Hope you guys enjoy <33