AC APRIL/MAY 18

[phantasmods]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT'S ACTIVITY CHECK.

Points roundup for Mar 26-May 7;

• anarchia 35
• beguiledcard 133
• blackestwitch 125
• bulletnews 133
• burninglight 393
• byanyother_name 159
• caduceusoncall 52
• cyclicalconcept 71
• daughterofthemark 72
• dragonmouth 31
• dubiouslychthonic 159
• fantasykiller 17
• fistsofchange 165
• foolishjustice 236
• founderinglight 699
• have_hat_will_travel 120
• honededge 52
• induality 12
• kingshaming 38
• ladytakamaki 16
• lepape 5
• letsplayer 75
• makejapangreat 80
• matchmakes 184
• meowna 97
• misanthropicprinciple 103
• myocordial 70
• newlawtolight 82
• nightcure 310
• nojohnyouare 202
• notjustahacker 39
• photoshooter 794
• power_of_dominance 16
• press_start 25
• promittere 70
• rhodedendronhoney 116
• riderofcharlemagne 292
• scarletnightmare 1
• seafoamgreen 12
• serrata 121
• shiritai 211
• stormkingofshepherds 136
• superstylishsquid 50
• theosophmoric 33
• thoroff 266

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Handaved CR;

New arrivals and old - what's your routine looking like? Where are you hanging out as you settle down from the first expedition or your sudden arrival into a new world? Feel free to use this post to hash out whatever.

A handy form;

<b>Character name + Journal</b>:<br /><b>Where do they hang?</b>:<br /><b>What are they doing?</b>:<br /><b>Anything else of note?</b>:

Game Updates

WELCOME, WELCOME, ONE AND ALL: There's now a shiny new Welcome Page with all the information you might need as a new arrival to the game to immediately get your character settled in! Additionally, we now have a SHINY NEW MOD PLURK at phantasmods!

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?: The food list has been updated!

AND ONE MORE THING...: Next dungeon is Keystone Reef, a watery Fissure beyond the shoreline! As many of you already know, this will be our first opt-in transformation dungeon; while there will be things to do above the waves, there will also be areas below the surface, and for those who want to reach them, a bit of finny fun is in order!

As always, questions and feedback are welcomed below!

Comments

QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK

[phantasmods]

[letsplayer]

Character name + Journal: Marla Sanzashi | letsplayer
Where do they hang?: Usually in the common room/kitchen or library, otherwise outside near the stable area. Sometimes on the viewing deck?
What are they doing?: Eating food. Making food. Reading books, playing with her Pokemon and getting a load of the chocobos and other assorted animals living here.
Anything else of note?: please suggest nicknames

[dragonmouth]

Character name + Journal: Princess Talimo | dragonmouth
Where do they hang?: The library, greenhouse, farm chamber, and magic lab, also sometimes the kitchens.
What are they doing?: Failing at cooking, exploring the different flora and chicken-related fauna. Occasionally exploring outside the Station when she can.
Anything else of note?: ...someone needs to teach her about modern technology and slang. Please.

[notjustahacker]

You called?! :D

Futaba would be oh so happy to teach Tali about all things regarding modern tech and slang terms! She pretty much lived on the internet for years

[founderinglight]

Character name + Journal: Izunia Lucis Caelum @ founderinglight (hi)
Where do they hang?: Kind of everywhere, but especially observation deck, kitchens, library, open sparring area outside the Station
What are they doing?: NAPPING... Also cooking, reading random books, messing about with his light magic, speedrunning his mental health, napping some more, drawing people around the station, being mistaken for Ardyn, wearing a particular shirt so he isn't mistaken for Ardyn, and napping in places he really shouldn't be napping!
Anything else of note?: Izunia will ICly be absent for a couple days next week due to sleeping off his Palace so feel free to notice that he was... actually sleeping in his room and not being social for once.

After that, KITTY. HIM KITTY.

[shiritai]

let!!! her pet!!! the cat!!! NOW ON THE RIGHT ACCOUNT

[misanthropicprinciple]

Character name + Journal: Junpei Tenmyouji misanthropicprinciple
Where do they hang?: He hasn't picked a specific place he likes to hang out yet, but I figure he may end up spending a lot of time in the magic, tech, and Fissure labs when he's not attached to certain people.
What are they doing?: Right now he's still in investigation and family support mode, but his alarm at this situation's quickly giving way to curiosity. He wants to know all the things and play with all the new mechanics. He's not actively going out to make friends but he's not being quite as distrusting and insular as some people, either.
Anything else of note?: Bring him your tired, your poor, your morally questionable yearning to break shit...

[press_start]

DDR / puzzle buddies?

[photoshooter]

Character name + Journal: Prompto Argentum photoshooter
Where do they hang?: The chicken room and outside the station these days, mostly. Because he's avoiding certain people.
What are they doing?: These things, largely! Taking care of his new sweet baby chocobo and practicing his ice magic, going on the occasional deer hunt so that the station has meat and won't resort to eating his children friends, the chickens, and trying to figure out how to cure the Starscourge without sacrificing his best friend in all the world.
Anything else of note?: Prompto's having a real bad time and has been far more withdrawn since the dungeon. Also, he brought a hush shepherd home with him! If your character wants interact with a soft pupper who will ease your anxiety away at the price of also, you know, cutting off all sound around you, let me know! Maybe I should put up a permissions post for Cloudy, actually.

[theosophomoric]

Would Prompto like to meet a squiddog? Because Sonja has a dog that's made out of squid.

[meowna]

Character name + Journal: Morgana (meowna)
Where do they hang?: Morgana is frequently found riding in style in Akira's bag--if you have a thread with him, there's a good chance he's actually present but tucked away inside it. (If you want him to pop into any threads you have with Akira, either as a cameo or a longer term third party, just let us know!) Otherwise, he's wandering all over creation, familiarizing himself with the Station as a whole! Cats are curious, nosy creatures who like exploring and getting all up in your business.

Especially if you're cooking in the kitchen. If he smells food cooking while he's out and about, he may show up to try and mooch off of you; he's a greedy little guy.
What are they doing?: He is doing the newcomer thing! Wandering around, getting his bearings, probably sticking his nose places it doesn't belong. Possibly pestering you, if you're around and seem interesting, or you decide you want to fuss over the adorable cat or mascot you find roaming the place.
Anything else of note?: He can probably understand and translate your pet cats for you, just sayin'.

Also, while he's currently sleeping in Akira, Kurama, and Goro's room, eventually he's going to get ousted from sleeping there! Once that happens, if your character is cool with him randomly showing up wanting to be let in so he can curl up in bed with them, he will probably end up room surfing and being Everyone's Pet to some degree. If you want him to spend the night with your character on any given night for CR building opportunities, just let me know!

[matchmakes]

come pester Robin to sleep in places other than the library, Morgana

[notjustahacker]

Character name + Journal: Futaba Sakura | notjustahacker
Where do they hang?: Usually around any place tech-y. Such as the tech lab, near the Command Level or in some secluded area of the library.
What are they doing?: Likely sitting somewhere alone on her laptop, typing away and her earphones on so she can listen to music. Unless in the Library, where she's likely to be reading some complex books on anything techy but also anything fantasy related as well.
Anything else of note?: She's a huge nerd and loves games and anime so come at her. Bring it on!!

[meowna]

Should we handwave Morgana bringing her that DDR music thumb drive?

[thoroff]

Character name + Journal: Wren @ thoroff
Where do they hang?: The library's her main haunt — seriously, she even sleeps there more often than not — but she also regularly visits the common room and sometimes the viewing deck. In the mornings she can be found at the stables and on the shore, taking her pegasus Catria out for flights.
What are they doing?: Being a bookworm. Exhibiting less than healthy sleeping habits. Keeping on keeping on, really.
Anything else of note?: She's a big ol' mother hen so if she sees anyone in clear need of fussing over she's definitely going to be doing that.

[have_hat_will_travel]

Character name + Journal: Pidonus Marasia | have_hat_will_travel
Where do they hang?: Pidonus kinda travels all over the base a lot, when not in her room. Day and night - she doesn't sleep.
What are they doing?: The Succubus kinda wants to mess with her board games more, but mostly she ends up randomly socializing or getting lost in a book or online resource, as more of those start showing up.
Anything else of note?: On a longer-term basis, getting Pidonus out from the influence of her 'Queen' is probably going to be the best thing for building her mindset out towards "I can actually be a good person"... I have ideas on how to advance that plot.

[press_start]

Character name + Journal: Chiaki Nanami @ this journal right here
Where do they hang?: mostly in the command floor where the DDR machine is, but she goes around the residential areas plenty too and naps in many nappable places.
What are they doing?: most of her time is spent either on DDR (till she finds other games) or dozing! But she also explores the station quite a bit, and is looking into some basic weapons training.
Anything else of note?: nope!

[meowna]

.....I'm sorry, but I have to. XD Would Chiaki like a DDR frand?

[fistsofchange]

Character name + Journal: Bai Lin | fistsofchange
Where do they hang?: All over the place, but she spends more time outside than inside. Can be found in weird places that you shouldn't logically be able to reach on foot.
What are they doing?: Poking her nose into other people's business and asking a lot of innocent questions. Exploring everything relentlessly. She comes from a grim nuclear wasteland, and the relative intactness and cleanliness of the Station has led her to believe that this is what the pre-war world was like and she wants to know more about it. Also spends a lot of time working out and practicing martial arts, if anyone wants to be a punchfriend. If you want something a bit more specific that she'd be interested in doing, she actually has a list she keeps with her in a little notebook.
Anything else of note?: When she arrived, she was filthy, as were her clothes, and she probably smelled a bit rank. Now she's had a chance to get clean clothes and a shower, and the difference is stark enough some people might not immediately recognize her if they met her in the dream forest. (Her new look is denim skirt + cute flower blouse + beat up biker jacket. Pictured here.).

[shiritai]

Character name + Journal: Violet Evergarden (shiritai)
Where do they hang?: Currently, she's spending a lot of her time in quieter places like the library, and on the viewing deck when it's later in the day and there's less people around.
What are they doing?: NOT HAVING A GOOD TIME, I'M AFRAID. The last dungeon really shook her up in a way she doesn't really understand how to cope with. The influx of new folks isn't really helping either, but she'll get herself back on track sooner or later. ...probably.
Anything else of note?: Violet will be getting a Cool Upgrade to her prosthetics this month, which will give her a sense of touch! If you have animals, expect her to come and pet them.

[thoroff]

Wren has an animal that she is always very happy to show off, she is a proud mama.

[serrata]

Character name + Journal: Yuuri Wakasa (serrata)
Where do they hang?: For the most part, she'll be hanging out in the main building of the station until she settles in a bit more – so the kitchen and the common area, mostly. Once she's feeling a bit safer, you'll be able to find her in the annex, particularly the greenhouse. Because of course.
What are they doing?: Doing her best to settle! She's still pretty edgy and worried about the general Everything about the station, but she's doing her best to get along with people and not be quite as much of a paranoid mess. Time will tell if this actually bears any fruit.
Anything else of note?: If you have a dumb teenager who needs to be mother henned THEN BOY DO I HAVE A TREAT FOR YOU

[nojohnyouare]

let's EXPLORE and NOT DIE

[nojohnyouare]

Character name + Journal: Kawasumi Mai
Where do they hang?: Just about anywhere, but usually the kitchens and viewing deck, and she'll be checking out the beach at some point, too.
What are they doing?: Cooking (anything from instant to something decent to strange unhealthy nightmare food), patrolling and investigating things she hasn't seen before.
Anything else of note?: She's trying to socialize more. Trying.

[riderofcharlemagne]

Character name + Journal: Astolfo + riderofcharlemagne
Where do they hang?: Everywhere! He's probably gonna spend more time in the annex because its NEW and EXCITING! But he can definitely also be found in the stables and outside sometimes.
What are they doing?: Checking out the books in the library, chilling in the hot tub, taking care of his Hippogriff in the stables & taking him for a good fly.
Anything else of note?: He's gonna start picking up magic skills soon. Be prepared.

[anarchia]

Character name + Journal: Carnivac + anarchia
Where do they hang?: Library, viewing deck at night, skulking around the less-populated areas of the station and occasionally outside.
What are they doing?: Having far too much alone time, probably thinking a bit too much, getting used to his new surroundings, appreciating the new view. He's getting used to the new people around him, and finding they're not actually all that bad company.
Anything else of note?: Someone, at some point, will have to discover that he's not a real wolf.

[bulletnews]

Character name + Journal: Aya Shameimaru | bulletnews
Where do they hang?: She spends a fair amount of time in her room writing, a little in the library reading, and a lot of time constantly on the move between everywhere else poking into other peoples' business.
What are they doing?: There are SO MANY OF YOU THAT ARE NEW and she generally wants to know about your lives, even if a lot of them are in some big found-familial tangle.
Anything else of note?: Aya might skip the next dungeon since she's a little more literally birdy than the rest of our entourage of People With Crow Motifs, and not in the way that water will just slide off her back (unless I'm forgetting or never learned some crow facts). She also wouldn't say no to a challenge, dueling or otherwise (she has no reason to start one, though!)

[caduceusoncall]

Character name + Journal: Angela/Mercy | caduceusoncall
Where do they hang?: Every morning she keeps her door open for people to bother her in room 17, at around noon she heads out to the medbay to hang until Jetshard takes over. In the evenings, she can be found in the common room, library, or viewing deck.
What are they doing?: Usually? Studying various medical and magical books in the attempt to gain a better understanding of how to merge the two fields. She's here to pioneer more breakthroughs, boi. Unless she's on the viewing deck taking a rare break, expect to find her taking notes from a book, probably with coffee nearby.
Anything else of note?: Anyone who notices her studying and wants to offer a little knowledge about magic, or help teach her a spell, or just ask what the heckie she's doing - please do. I want her to learn a basic healing or analyzing spell sometime soon, either from Strange or anyone with the know-how to teach her.

[meowna]

Morgana's a healing magic specialist if you think they might get along? (And also bossy and prone to bullying people to take care of themselves, once he cares about them enough to fuss. Plz take breaks, they're good for you.)

[honededge]

Character name + Journal: Talon | honededge
Where do they hang?: Mostly he patrols the station, looping around the halls, to the common room, kitchens, viewing deck, and roof. He does that about twice a day. The rest of the time, he's in his room unless otherwise noted tbh.
What are they doing?: Being stressed, mostly. Occasionally reading odd books from the library.
Anything else of note?: I don't really know what to do with him right now, because he isn't really a "reach out" type and I can't have him hide in his room forever, but if your characters would approach him he certainly isn't going to tell them to go away so like. Go wild. And if anyone has hammerspace powers, please teach him. Please.

[blackestwitch]

Character name + Journal: Maddie Curie + Zel (blackestwitch
Where do they hang?: Exploring the main building or the annex, in the kitchen, or in a common area.
What are they doing?: Every day she walks through the entirety of the main building to familiarize herself with the layout. Other than that, she's slowly exploring the Annex, cooking for herself (it takes her a bit longer than most people,) or messing with her cellphone in a common area. Her cell phone usage is entirely through voice-to-text and text-to-audio so that's a thing people around her have to put up with (until she gets earphones.)
Anything else of note?: She needs some friends around her age. Uh, she's blind, if you didn't get that memo. Annnd if you can sense magic, she's got a lot, and her cat has some very scary magic.

[dubiouslychthonic]

Character name + Journal: Sawbones Jetshard @ dubiouslychthonic
Where do they hang?: She's reliably in the medical bay each night from about six-thirty to sometime after midnight. The rest of the night and into early morning, you can usually find her in the library or in the common room or deck. She uses the kitchen and laundry on the low-numbered loop of the residential floor.
What are they doing?: Working evening shift in the medbay and otherwise working her way through the library's science section's medical references (and also the fiction section's trashy adventure-romance paperbacks, she's weak). If you need her during the day for some reason, her room's #1.
Anything else of note?: As might be noted from her schedule, she's nocturnal; she's better with light and heat than most trolls, but she still doesn't stay out past dawn if she can help it. Also once it starts heating up later in the week she's going to do a heat-related illness PSA on the network because she knows you all are diurnal but she also knows you all are dumbasses.

[theosophomoric]

Character name + Journal: Sonja Klee @ theosophomoric
Where do they hang?: Honestly she's still in full on "stick her nose everywhere" mode; she's fond of the library, but she also might be found in pretty much any of the other public areas of the station and the annex, or down on the beach.
What are they doing?: Exploring, striking up conversations, reading.
Anything else of note?: She's still cautious about direct sunlight because the Sun back home is Mad At Her, so if she's outdoors during the day she's probably making an effort to get indoors again. Also she has a dog that's made out of squid.