Holas everyone! I hope everyone's having a good weekend! I'm currently drenched from working in the rain and aggravated with having to deal with typical work nonsense and incompetent people. Lovely. :)
I hope you have a wonderful time at your concert, Rex! I'll be on skype before/after it's done so you let me know how much fun it was, alright? >|D
I've always meant to go see Sweeny Todd, actually but never gotten around to it. I really should though. XD I knew you'd love it, Fox!
On the topic of new people:
I saw and read all of your responses and gave it some thought during work today. I think at the time being my decision will have to be to not accept new people, for a variety of reasons I'll explain, but the main reason is I just don't think it'd be the right time or for the rp's benefit to have that occur at the moment.
Firstly, this rp's come along way. As you guys have mentioned, I'm cautious about finding people who would properly get what this rp entails and what it's going for. People who could readily understand and accept the posting expectations- not just daily, but the finer points of character interaction and contribution to the scenes, powerlevels, the general tone of the rp which for a lot of people is really hard to grasp since this rp has higher standards for those type of things etc. But at the same time, kind of weary with having to explain those kinds of things- from backstory, to current characters (to avoid overlaps, even for other absent characters such as Selan, Lisette and Don etc), it's all a bit too much. Honestly, I'm kind of amazed how Kei and Kathi managed to succeed in that. We're 2500+ posts into the IC, and every single one of those posts and what happened in them is pretty important, for the world building, tone and atmosphere they created. And whilst I could explain that to new people, it'd be a heck of a lot of work, and I'm not sure after all the drama we've had lately I want that so soon. On top of that, we're over halfway through the first part of this rp, and considering where I aim to take this rp in the near future... it doesn't really make sense to bring in new characters at the moment. You all know why. c;
Other things that concern me:- Bringing in unknown factors during Rex's co-gm chapter which I simply will not do at the risk of damaging/upsetting what she has planned, plus for the simple fact that I think it'd be easier for new players to understand the tone and expectations of the rp in a chapter properly run by me. On the same token, I'm not prepared to push Rex's chapter, and Buns' as well, back for scheduling reasons, and I'd rather push on with the plot instead of making more setups for new players. And on top of that, I'll be on holiday with Rex at the end of August/beginning of September and there's a possibility there might not be consistent posting during then due to internet availability, which would also contribute to difficulties with new players and posting expectations for daily posting when the GM... sort of goes missing for a bit.
And on top of all of that, the plans I have made for my chapters following everyone's co-gm chapters already involve a heck of a lot of work and busyness for me in running. What I have planned to aim for those chapters is already large, ambitious and challenging enough that I might be biting off more then I can chew already - having six players now, especially it being you guys, actually makes that a bit easier, but it'll still be hard. More new players, would just make it exponentially more difficult.
I'd also like to build up the relationships between our current characters some more too, and I think new players and characters would get in the way of that a bit. I think we're making excellent progress in that, and I couldn't be happier with everything everyone's done. But I think staying with the players and characters we have at the moment will help us to transform our cast of friends into a tight-knit family and elevate the future drama approaching even better.
Saying that though, you guys know what I have planned with the structure of this rp and the near future of it, and what I aim to do after my chapters and [BIG FAT TIMESKIPPING SPOILERS]. I think that time is probably the best time and place for thinking about recruiting new players, even if that is a while away. It just makes more sense. :)
With regards to this current chapter, I think we'll likely go with Buns' suggestion, which she's free to explain if she wants or we can keep as a surprise for the rest of you. :) Saying that though, if anyone has any ideas or desires for things within the IC, then by all means ask. Ask on the ooc and be communicative, and I'll do my best to oblige if it's possible. With the current rounds and scenes we've got, I still need to catch on the IC but I think we're cool for everyone to be able to freely interact and introduce whatever they like until... next Tuesday? Where I'll introduce the new elements that will be happening this chapter and move the scene along for everyone. :) Go wild and crazy, everyone!