I will not be rescinding my prior statements, with one exception: if able, I will continue writing with PRCU. Talking with a few people individually, and with the love I have for my stupid little boy Rory, it makes the most sense to stick with the greater consensus for the time being. I am still disappointed in how things have gone, and I can't guarantee I'll be as active as I was getting until things stalled out like three weeks ago, as I've taken on other projects and have other priorities (I am sorry, but I will stop being a human person for at least a week when Starfield drops in 57 days... oh yeah, and work/life stuff too I guess).

I don't want Rory's story, especially with Team Blackjack (and the losers who abandoned Blackjack), to end. That's my primary motivation, no doubts about it. I'll try to stick around to explore it a bit more.

Moving forward, I really do want to help address the breakdown of communication that seems to keep happening. If I'm to provide transparency to the players, then I also need the players to provide transparency to me. I've seen a lot of mentions of people going back and forth in their DMs with other players, and there seems to be a general consensus that there's a lack of respect on my part toward the player base. This is not an intentional endeavour on my part. If you have a problem, my DMs, PMs etc, are open, I want you to come to me and voice a concern. I can't do anything about problems that are only being talked about amongst yourselves, and tone gets lost in the general meme-ry of the Discord.

I do want to work with each player, I enjoy creating plots for your characters and throwing nods and candies into posts for you to use and work with. I appreciate everyone who takes the time to sit down and craft a post to continue this world, and while my own sense of humour can be quite abrasive, or maybe doesn't translate well in the Discord, generally speaking, if I'm taking the time to talk to you, I like you.

Whenever I've made a decision in the past, for the most part, I'm doing it for the betterment of the game. I understand that adding an additional twelve players to the roster is considered to be one of my many blunders, and honestly, yeah I see it in hindsight. I can see how adding twelve additional players was sort of a slap in the face that says 'you weren't doing good enough,'. But for me, it was more that you all seemed to be having so much fun, that why don't we spread it around? I wish I could have clarified that then. I've always been of a 'the more, the merrier' type of GM. But there is a lot about that situation I'd like to go back and change. But ultimately, I also can't imagine the game without those who joined during that recruitment drive. I went digging through the thread and the Discord for some sort of pushback against the original expansion, and while I do recall a player or two vocally expressing an opinion, I ultimately wasn't able to find much. I'm sure someone has it loaded and ready to go, but ultimately it doesn't matter much at this point because what's done is done.

Prior to the latest GM post, my last update in the IC was thirty days ago as of today. Up until fifteen days ago today, we still had a steady stream of posts, meaning prior to my now rescinded post about the RP ending, we only had a period of ten days without a post. I understand it's frustrating when the GM doesn't uphold their end of the bargain. And I again apologize for missing my posting mark. I also apologize for presenting what was intended to be an open discussion as a binary choice. Further to that, I did not intend to make it seem like I ignored people's opinions by continuing P.R.C.U., but there was also not a majority consensus. Seven out of seventeen players responded, with only three being a firm 'end it' opinion. The others seemed to want it to continue in some fashion. Maybe I misunderstood and that solely meant as a community without me.

But I hoped it meant continuing PRCU.

I think this leads to my last (latest?) mess up, in that by 'relaunching' PRCU, I wasted the time of those who were gearing up for Hound and Roman's game. To clear the air, I never asked either to reject PRCU characters and I especially never asked them to say no to @mickilennial using the character they had submitted here. I have never exercised or voiced any desire to influence Ju-V and the actions taken there were solely of Hound and Roman. I respect their time, their effort and honestly am a little envious of how quickly they built a setting that in many ways has elements I never considered for P.R.C.U. in such a short time.

Long post short, I suck at showing you guys appreciation. I'm not going to lie, there are plenty of times you make me want to pull my own hair out. But I can't do this game without you, I created the setting but you guys brought it to life. I want you to feel like you're appreciated here and that your hard work matters. So while I understand that a lot of the initial trust is gone, I hope that I can work to rebuild it and write this game together. As Roman touched upon in his last post, moving forward, any changes to the game, outside of plot-specific details, will be brought before the existing player base to ensure you are heard and if someone doesn't voice an opinion, I will be approaching them directly.

That all said, I'm done with recruitment drives, team swaps, and definitely don't intend to abandon the RP. I realize that words ultimately hold little value, so here's to actions and making PRCU to 1000 posts and beyond.

Thank you again to everyone who has participated thus far and additional thanks to everyone who has managed to hang on to this ride still.

Haleigh's post has been updated and completed (save for Location, which I'm waiting for Wraith to confirm).

Going to tag @Lord Wraith@Theyra@Webboysurf as the pings won't ping in an edited post.

@Lord Wraith Are the classrooms just for our class, or will there be other teams (aside from the other HEAT teams) included during that session/class hour?

@Lord Wraith Are the classrooms just for our class, or will there be other teams (aside from the other HEAT teams) included during that session/class hour?

Classes are exclusively done with your team. Only the team you're assigned to. Anything outside of classes are done with your house (ie extracurriculars or intramurals) and then free time is free time.

The school team, the Chimeras, is a mix of all houses and teams.

For everyone's information, there's now a Post Catalogue section that can be added to your sheets if desired. Reach out to Wraith or I for the relevant coding.
You can check Luce's or Alyssa's sheets for an example of where it sits.

I'm probably too lazy to go back and add it in myself (besides I still haven't updated my sheets with the House/Team sections), but I imagine someone in the RP will find use of it.

For everyone's information, there's now a Post Catalogue section that can be added to your sheets if desired. Reach out to Wraith or I for the relevant coding.
You can check Luce's or Alyssa's sheets for an example of where it sits.

Little late for me now, but I probably will tomorrow morning.

I'm probably too lazy to go back and add it in myself (besides I still haven't updated my sheets with the House/Team sections), but I imagine someone in the RP will find use of it.

My sheet has both of the above.

It's still incomplete in every other way lol.

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My sheet has both of the above.

It's still incomplete in every other way lol.

Well, to be fair, people can cut you some slack for not finishing your sheet given you're the one in charge of steering the RP forward.

But yeah. Maybe I'll get around to it, maybe not. Depends if I ever feel like it lol

Just for future reference, @Theyra, the character I'm writing is named Rory not Roy.

Also, I am far too lazy to create a post catalogue for Rory. I'll have to wait until my next manic episode.

Just for future reference, @Theyra, the character I'm writing is named Rory not Roy.

Also, I am far too lazy to create a post catalogue for Rory. I'll have to wait until my next manic episode.

Sorry about that. Not sure why I thought his name was Roy. I will make sure I do not make that mistake again.

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Sorry about that. Not sure why I thought his name was Roy. I will make sure I do not make that mistake again.

What do you mean he's not Roy from the critically-acclaimed hit Nintendo game series, Fire Emblem?

Real men playing Smash main Ganondorf Ike anyway.

Humbly submitted for the consideration of my colleagues and peers.

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▅ S T U D E N T S Y N O P S I S ▅ S T U D E N T S Y N O P S I S ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ Callahan is the eldest of 4; 2 brothers in the middle and his sister, the youngest, all of whom he has watched over carefully, effectively since his first brother could walk. His father meant well, but worked hard - too hard - and while he wasn't abusive when he drank, he was neglectful. His mother was loving and doted on all of them, but there were no funds to spoil them with and no free time to raise them by herself. Callahan stepped in, a silent pact to do the job his father either couldn't or wouldn't, and his mother felt equally guilty and grateful. And then Callahan's mother got sick, and then she got worse, and then his father - already working himself to death to provide what little finances they had - buckled under the pressure and fled entirely. The brothers and sister did what they could, and to their credit, they rallied valiantly beneath Callahan's soft guidance. The brothers old enough to work - Callahan himself and his first brother - did so, bringing money into the household; his second brother studied, hard, as did his sister, and between the two of them they also maintained the household. Callahan rose to the occasion nobly, and kept the family together while caring for their steadily declining mother, and trying to locate their absent father. Somewhere along the way, Callahan realised he'd lost any sense of individual, his own needs buried beneath those of his family. Six years later, their mother finally passed. The siblings were devastated, but also prepared. Callahan's abilities had awakened in the interim period, and while he'd thought little of them amidst the unravelling tragedy of their lives, his siblings saw in Callahan someone truly capable of great and beautiful things, and someone who surely deserved the chance to achieve those things. They were aware of P.R.C.U., aware of H.E.L.P. and H.I.T., aware of the academy and all the potential it held for Callahan. The night after the evening of the wake, his brothers and sister, weeping and smiling in equal measure, presented Callahan with the brochures, the leaflets, the course guides. They also presented him with a letter of invitation, and tickets for the journey. They held each other close and cried until they could produce no more tears, and then cried some more. A week later, Callahan set off for Dundas Island. ▅ A B I L I T I E S, L I M I T A T I O N S, & W E A K N E S S E S ▅ A B I L I T I E S, L I M I T A T I O N S, & W E A K N E S S E S ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ H Y P E R H U M A N A B I L I T Y || SCRIPTOKINESIS // ACTUALISED NARRATIVE __PRIMARY CLASSIFICATION ||EXOTERIC __SECONDARY CLASSIFICATION ||FUNDAMENTAL Callahan's ability allows him to manipulate the written word, and through it, the world around him. Fundamental primary use: able to extract singular words from written language, and manifest the meaning or concept represented by that word. For example, 'fire', 'burn', and 'ignite' become flame or sparks to set something alight; 'light',' bright', and 'dazzle' become glowing beacons; 'cut', 'slash', and 'slice' become sharp, inky blades; 'push', 'shove', and 'shunt' become short, forceful nudges. If the word is written, and its meaning straightforward and understood, then Callahan can manifest it for his own purpose. Mundane secondary uses: able to alter written word by thought; able to automatically transcribe his own thoughts, or the words of anybody speaking aloud within earshot; innate memorization of anything read; able to make written word verbalise itself; able to innately understand the written word of any language. L I M I T A T I O N S || If a word is too complex, or its meaning not understood by Callahan, he cannot manifest it. Manifested words are a one-time use only; you get one shove, one slash, one spark, then it collapses back into its material. Objects manifested from words are made of what the text was formed from - ink, graphite, charcoal etc. - and while are as solid as they need to be for their purpose, are easily distinguishable from their actual counterparts. Callahan cannot manifest abstract or philosophical concepts like 'death' or 'freedom', and cannot manifest living beings, or directly alter their states - physical, mental, emotional - though a manifested word (e.g. 'angry', 'tired', 'drunk', or 'crippled'). Manifested words do not return to the page they were taken from after use. Only written words can be manifested. W E A K N E S S E S || Callahan requires written word to be accessible to manifest it. He can also 'use up' words too quickly if he's not careful, as used words don't replace themselves, and each manifestation only has a one-time use. Without access to a source of written or printed text, or the means to write his own words, Callahan is completely powerless. ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Here you write an in-character response to the above prompt.

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Here you write an in-character response to the above prompt.

I think it's time to formally close the doors on PRCU. While this has been a great RP to both develop and run, I believe it has come to an end and in no small part due to my own contributions, or lack therefore of. Someday I'll likely pick up the lore and try again with experiences learned here but until that time thank you all for a great roleplay and each of your contributions. I'm sure our paths will cross again somewhere on the Guild.

I'll be deleting the Discord Server and closing the lore docs to the public. Thank you again and best of luck with your future roleplay endeavours.

Banjo dropped legal knowledge so hard he won the whole RP...

On the upside, I wrote with some people I hadn’t before and quickly grew to love working with, and Luce is probably one of my best-written characters, and now sits as joint-favourite of characters I’ve ever played.

Yeah, I loved RPing Haleigh, but I felt we were at an impassable deadlock and that it was better to call it. Y'all were fun to RP with, though.