[OOC] Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

[Lugubrious]

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As I assumed. It's fine. I'll get going then.

@Framing A Moose

My apologies.

[Ayazi]

How're you all doing? I expect that school's over for pretty much everyone, though of course that means the resurgence of work.

@Lugubrious

Good, my college career has soared to new heights. I am taking two online classes on Coursera but the workload is not daunting. I start at my Uni in September.

Do you have a plans for Team Streusel?

[Write]

@Lugubrious I think we'd appreciate just a solid definitive answer on the Streusel situation.

[Lugubrious]

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Good, my college career has soared to new heights. I am taking two online classes on Coursera but the workload is not daunting. I start at my Uni in September.

Do you have a plans for Team Streusel?

@Ayazi

Good to hear.

I believe the plan for Streusel was that those who didn't really by into the idea would return to using their main characters, and that your Sarina would return to doing things on her own around the school. I believe that worked pretty well; giving her a team seemed to allow her to contribute less to the RP overall than keeping her alone. It would be high time that we explored her little conflict with Paron Skaft.

[Write]

@Lugubrious

Got it. So what's the plan for the rest of the Streussel then?

[Ayazi]

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Good to hear.

I believe the plan for Streusel was that those who didn't really by into the idea would return to using their main characters, and that your Sarina would return to doing things on her own around the school. I believe that worked pretty well; giving her a team seemed to allow her to contribute less to the RP overall than keeping her alone. It would be high time that we explored her little conflict with Paron Skaft.

@Lugubrious

Alright but what happens to Estelle and Sterling?

Ok but I just want to request one thing, find an anime photo for Paron and well for other three teammates of Catapult since Sarina will in the future bump into them as well. Personally as the RPer cannot take them seriously with their current photo. Just provide an alternate anime photo for them.

[Crimmy]

@Ayazi Shad, that's some pedantry bruh.

[Lugubrious]

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Alright but what happens to Estelle and Sterling?

Ok but I just want to request one thing, find an anime photo for Paron and well for other three teammates of Catapult since Sarina will in the future bump into them as well. Personally as the RPer cannot take them seriously with their current photo. Just provide an alternate anime photo for them.

@Ayazi

Just forget about them.

That seems like a waste of effort on my part. If you don't like the images I made (there are only two teammates of his in KPT, by the way) feel free to forget about them as well. There's a brief description of their appearance in the little paragraphs right beside the links to their pictures.

@Lugubrious

Got it. So what's the plan for the rest of the Streussel then?

@Write

Nothing further will be done with Estelle and Sterling as a cohesive team, provided you and Snow want to continue giving them attention as opposed/in addition to your other, freshmen characters. If you still want to make some use of them, we can work something out on an individual basis.

[Plank Sinatra]

you know write's literally the only thing keeping this game afloat on people's subscriptions right

[Write]

@Lugubrious

Yeah I have no intention of dropping Estelle. I know some ideas that were thrown around was having Estelle become a part time teacher and or tutor for Beacon. I would definitely be alright with that.

I'd also be up for some other stuff - most definitely. I have a couple posts pre-written up for when they first get back and I know Plank and I've worked up some interactions between Estelle and Lauren, Crimmy and I also have plans for Estelle and Gratia. I know she was born as a solution to the Bianca issue when I returned but I'm definitely committed to making sure she has equal growth to any other character and can interact with anyone else. I think that no doubt a teacher or tutor role would work for those kind of interactions.

[Lugubrious]

you know write's literally the only thing keeping this game afloat on people's subscriptions right

@Plank Sinatra

What's your point, Plank? I daresay Estelle hasn't been a part of his recent contributions. Have I marginalized or offended him in some way? I thought I've made it clear how much I value everyone who continues to put work into the RP. Is this statement meant to imply that I should be extending some sort of special courtesy to a player who's doing what he's supposed to, by virtue of being in this RP? And if so, what courtesy? He hasn't even asked me of anything except plans, which I am giving him.

Team Streusel hasn't been beneficial for anyone. It's gone through two players and their characters in the fourth sloth, and two of its slots are occupied by people who are clearly more devoted to their other characters. I've spoken with Write and he specifically wanted to play Bianca again.

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The essence of what I'm saying is that Streusel as a team is finished; nothing else will be done with that team. The individual characters can be another story. I wasn't precisely aware that you harbored such a conviction to continue with Estelle, but doing so does not contradict what I've been saying. Shadow doesn't have to think about or work with you anymore, and the two of us can work together on what you think would be most beneficial for Estelle's development. A teacher or tutor role would, I think, work splendidly. If you like we can work out the exact situation in PMs.

@herecomesthesnow are you as interested in continuing to play Sterling Johnson in some capacity?

[Plank Sinatra]

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What's your point, Plank? I daresay Estelle hasn't been a part of his contributions. Have I marginalized or offended him in some way? I thought I've made it clear how much I value everyone who continues to put work into the RP. Is this statement meant to imply that I should be extending some sort of special courtesy to a player who's doing what he's supposed to, by virtue of being in this RP? And if so, what courtesy? He hasn't even asked me of anything except plans, which I am giving him.

Team Streusel hasn't been beneficial for anyone. It's gone through two players and their characters in the fourth sloth, and two of its slots are occupied by people who are clearly more devoted to their other characters. I've spoken with Write and he specifically wanted to play Bianca again.

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@Lugubrious

I don't know, dickhead, maybe people with enough firing synapses to understand how social interaction works think it's a bit suspect when you ignore a guy who mentions you multiple times in an hour, respond to everyone else, including someone who's not even playing the game, and then blatantly tell their teammate "Don't worry about your teammates." Maybe it's just me not being a total concussed dipfuck when it comes to talking to people, but it kinda rubs me the wrong way.

Write's just too nice to say something about it.

[Write]

@Lugubrious

Yeah just to restate things - when I was less active, it was blanketed. I wasn't very active as the VGNB antagonist, nor with Estelle. That was purely a timing thing because it was during Christmas which is a pretty busy time for my family along with having some exams.

But after that ESS failed the mission and I ran out of ability to write for her so when my activity came back in full I could only use Bianca as an outlet.

Don't get me wrong I appreciate the opportunity to get Bianca back. But in all fairness I have been writing for Estelle in other capacities obviously this isn't easy for you to see - or possible at all. But I think a blanket statement of I don't want to write for Estelle anymore is misguided and wrong - but again you had no way of knowing that.

I've always been trying to give everything I've got to this RP because honestly - and you know who you are - I have met some incredible writers and friends through this thing so I've been trying to make sure that no matter what they see it in the same light as me, and that light is an incredibly bright one. I don't want commendation or anything else like that, just the opportunity to play at a degree in which I am clearly able to keep up with, hopefully with both of the characters I have spent quite a long time creating.

Thanks.

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Yeah we'll talk in PM that sounds great to me man. I think everyone's a little heated right now but I think that's a solid plan.

[Ayazi]

@Ayazi Shad, that's some pedantry bruh.

@Crimmy

I really can't take them seriously with their pictures lol. I do have a small pedantry though on a few things in RL.

[HereComesTheSnow]

@Lugubrious


Yes.

[Lugubrious]

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I don't know, dickhead, maybe people with enough firing synapses to understand how social interaction works think it's a bit suspect when you ignore a guy who mentions you multiple times in an hour, respond to everyone else, including someone who's not even playing the game, and then blatantly tell their teammate "Don't worry about your teammates." Maybe it's just me not being a total concussed dipfuck when it comes to talking to people, but it kinda rubs me the wrong way.

Write's just too nice to say something about it.

@Plank Sinatra

I'd ask to be forgiven for taking more than five minutes to think up an appropriate response, which is something that has evidently escaped you, but I'm honestly sick with trying to be accommodating to your hair-trigger temper. I'm aware of my own communication issues and I've been doing the best I can. Not instantly pumping out a response is not indicative for ignoring; for instance, I haven't assumed that you were ignoring the multiple posts I've written IC while you've been not posting for more than a month. I merely assumed that you were busy. If I'm a shameless and aggravating moron, then at least Write is being courteous and mature enough to deal with me like an adult, and not foam at the mouth with nastiness at the slightest indication of a slight on someone else's behalf. I applaud Write for his patient and considerate treatment of me. You, on the other hand, have made my minuscule brain ache one too many times. For Heaven's sake, either mind your own business or mind the door on your way out.

@Write I am very glad to clear up any misunderstandings I may have and strive to provide a better creative environment from you. Expect my PM shortly.

[Crimmy]

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I really can't take them seriously with their pictures lol. I do have a small pedantry though on a few things in RL.

@Ayazi

Do you need to take them seriously?

[Ayazi]

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Do you need to take them seriously?

@Crimmy

Most of the time I try not to. I am actually working on taking them less seriously. But the picture thing, I don't care about it anymore.

[Lucius Cypher]

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Most of the time I try not to. I am actually working on taking them less seriously. But the picture thing, I don't care about it anymore.

@Ayazi

You know what really matters?

Butts.

[Krayzikk]

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I'd ask to be forgiven for taking more than five minutes to think up an appropriate response, which is something that has evidently escaped you, but I'm honestly sick with trying to be accommodating to your hair-trigger temper. I'm aware of my own communication issues and I've been doing the best I can. Not instantly pumping out a response is not indicative for ignoring; for instance, I haven't assumed that you were ignoring the multiple posts I've written IC while you've been not posting for more than a month. I merely assumed that you were busy. If I'm a shameless and aggravating moron, then at least Write is being courteous and mature enough to deal with me like an adult, and not foam at the mouth with nastiness at the slightest indication of a slight on someone else's behalf. I applaud Write for his patient and considerate treatment of me. You, on the other hand, have made my minuscule brain ache one too many times. For Heaven's sake, either mind your own business or mind the door on your way out.

@Write I am very glad to clear up any misunderstandings I may have and strive to provide a better creative environment from you. Expect my PM shortly.

@Lugubrious

Ooookay, this is where I've got to cut in. Plank here has posted when there are posts for him to respond to, with greater regularity than I have. I've been busy not posting for Ben because I didn't really feel like dealing with bullshit for the past week. The majority of BASL and JCL have been gritting their teeth to get through Brewing Storm for the past month, and irritation is a very reasonable reaction when you just axed a team without so much as a by-your-leave, and originally said "Just forgot about them".

If you're going to tell Plank to mind the door, I'd hope you're ready for a very sudden, very drastic reduction in players. I'd say two team's worth, minimum.