Monthly Plotting Post | November

[pumpkinhollow]

Monthly Plotting Post | November

HAPPY NOVEMBER, GANG!

So I know for a lot of us, life has been pretty stressful. It seems like October really kicked a lot of our butts, and it doesn't seem like this month is off to a particularly strong start either. For me, this is compounded by a 2 week gap in employment/income and the financial stress that comes with that, and I know a lot of you are in similar boats with stressful life events. So as a result, along with holidays on the horizon, for this month I've decided to keep things nice and light and fun!

I also want to take this chance to inform everyone that AC is on your honor this month. You do not have to turn in your AC if you haven't done it already--- just go ahead and add your stipend an a rough estimate of your bonus based on how active you believe you were with the character. I won't check your math, just be honest. And if you already turn your AC in, take an extra 100B on me! You're able to spend your Brass at the casino until the next event comes out on the 16th, so use that money sink. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I'm sharing it with all of you, so happy birthday, everyone <3

Also, speaking of the holidays, some conversation in the Discord server has led me to the conclusion that at least until the end of the year, we'd be better off on a one-event-per-month schedule. This may change and might incorporate a few mini-events here and there, but honestly I'd prefer to give you guys this time to do some catching up and to focus on player plots. So enjoy!

As we all grapple with real-life horrors, let's make Pumpkin Hollow a place of comfort, joy, and friends that we can all escape to together. (Even if our characters might not feel the same way sometimes ;P ) I'm really happy to share this space with all of you and I'm excited to continue having fun with you all!

TDM

All Month

Last call for TDM #8! That includes opportunities to become a Balverine, if you're into that, as well as Dark and Ghost type Pokemon friends! You'll have until the beginning of December before the next three months belong to a cute wintery TDM and the autumnal spookies move along, so get 'em while they're hot!

Speaking of next TDM, we already have a general overview of our plans for next month, but please feel free to put ideas for non-holiday winter prompts into our little questions/comments/concerns box below! Specifically we are looking for non-holiday things because our December event will include Pumpkin Hollow's holiday schedule, but also because this TDM will need to fit for December, January, and February. A little festive flair for the various holidays during that time won't hurt, but we're really hoping for some more general winter-themed nonsense. Thanks in advance!

DANCE OF THE DECAYED

Main Event - November 16th

Content Warnings:
some alcohol use

Last year, the Dance of Celestine was a disaster, but not this year.

While the train is still available and thoroughly warded with magic, for those who wish to take it, there will also be some helpful wagons and an organized hiking group for those who wish to hike up to Crane's Ridge on foot!

For those unaware, the Dance of Celestine is a nationally recognized festival in the Emerald Isles--- religious for some, community based for others--- which is a celebration of fall and of the blessings of the sky as well as the end of the harvest. It is celebrated by going to the highest accessible point to get as close to the sky as possible, which in this case is the peak of Crane's Ridge. There, delicious autumnal foods and things cooked over an open flame will be served, a dance performance will be enjoyed before the dance floor is opened to everyone, and weather-themed kites will be flown above the island. Tie prayers to Celestine and wishes for the future to the kite strings or burn offerings or things to leave in the past in the fire, and dance the night away. A lot of work has gone into ensuring that last year's interruptions are not repeated, but that won't stop a few lighthearted surprises from slipping through.

The first is that Celestine herself will be using the Dance as her opportunity to make her in-person appearance for the season. Take the opportunity to meet the Goddess of Autumn and Sky face to face! Priority will be given to existing CR and her favored, but anyone will be welcome to say hello!

The second is a little surprise from Linette Brenning, a local ghost who has been helped immensely by the offworld population over the last year. With her body found and her cause of death uncovered, she no longer curses the graveyard with the hostile walking dead, but that hasn't stopped her from making skeletons move. She'll be exercising this ability for the first time since the well she died in was sealed with anti-magic wards--- which means that both train-riders and hikers alike will run into these skeletons on parade, who mean to attend to the dance! Don't worry, though, they're just here to party!

The bones of those who died in Pumpkin Hollow before the barrier went up will be in attendance at the Dance of Celestine, as dance partners, for family reunions, and for shenanigans. They aren't able to speak, but they can absolutely play music, dance, hug, fly kites, cook, and make mischief!

Since this is not intended as a plot-revealing event, I currently have no plans to make the skeletons available for questioning nor to play them directly. Again, the focus of this event is shenanigans and fun. While I'm not completely opposed to plot stuff coming up, it's really not my focus, and so you can generally assume that the skeletons don't know much more than any other locals do or aren't feeling up to trying to share. They're just here to have fun!

CURRENT METAPLOT

Last month, Aster's casino event (which is still technically ongoing until the new event goes up) has revealed and will continue to reveal the nuances of Aster's personality and domain, and will be providing opportunities for guest villains to potentially be onboarded as Infernal Servants to make occasional appearances. If you'd like to do this with your guest villain, please let me know! All three remaining courts are available and some details will be below.

Additionally, CitrusQuest to the crack in the universe continues!

And lastly, Neil West is still seeking assistance in translating his ill-gotten copies of a few pages of the Necronomicon, which is definitely a good idea and will have no negative repercussions whatsoever.

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Comments

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/CONCERNS

[pumpkinhollow]

Includes suggestions for the Winter TDM!

[tehilim127_1]

A non-holiday winter prompt: might there be an iced-over pond suitable for skating?

Re: QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/CONCERNS

[lordoftheozarks]

A really cute idea for winter events might be horse drawn sleigh rides and sipping on hot drinks like cider. Maybe a winter treats cooking contest at some point too, it could even be something like a cookie/cake swap.

[nothingbadeverhappensto]

Potential prompt for requesting volunteers to shovel snow or keep the roads clear in general? Might be a little specific but it's a possibility!

[pineapplesalmon]

Snowball fights need to happen this time. No prisoners will be taken. The hot cider mentioned above and hot cocoa will be needed. Maybe some mulled wine as well.

... Oh, César has a farm that will have an unused portion during the winter. Snowball fights can be anywhere, but he could make it more of a venue for snowball wars.

[maltesefalcon]

Reminding you of my idea from the Discord: "buildings turn into gingerbread, perhaps complete with comical witches or licorice crows."

Plotting & Handwaving for Celestine

[psalmofseasons]

To keep myself sane and to not risk shorting my PCs too badly (the casino ended up being a little too Aster/Dahlia thread heavy for my own good) I'd like to plan out threaded encounters with Celestine and set up a few handwaves as well! That way I can get my ducks in a row for her in advance and set some limits on NPC stuff I gotta do.

If you're interested in meeting with Celestine herself, let's talk about it and work out whether it'll be a thread or a handwave!

[tehilim127_1]

I would love to have a face-to-face meeting between Celestine and Zivia as a followup to their stone call!

[not_a_traitor]

I'd love for Gaeta to meet Celestine, since he's one of her favored, but it can definitely be a handwave to make it easier on both of us! Maybe they share a dance and nerd out a little about Space Stuff or something.

[littlefairytale]

I would ideally like to thread out Ruby and Celestine meeting for real, I think that'll be an Important Moment for the girl

Darcy Lejeune and Hawkeye Pierce

[saltwaterlungs]

Darcy:

As mentioned on the discord, Darcy's bought and is renovating a restaurant to be opened probably in January. The plan is to post a catch-all about it, with starters for things like visiting the farms to try produce, workshopping the menu, and manual labour. As mentioned, the positions of sous chef, sommelier, and maitre d' are all taken, along with a slot for veggie prep for Lysander Ecclestone. Otherwise, anyone who wants to work hospitality outside of the Oak and Iron can hit me up. NPCs (except lysander) will be around and can be spoken to, but as side dishes and not the main course.

This is ahead of the scope of the next month, but I am planning for Darcy to hold a Reveillon feast at the restaurant at Christmas for CR and extended to the local Catholic contingent and other people who want to tag along. I am also planning to use this to poke at some meta about where Darcy's at more broadly. Come get y'all dead girl juice.

Darcy will also be present at the Dance of Celestine, but will not be staying long, as the presence of reanimated dead will make her exceptionally uncomfortable, even if it's benign.

Hawkeye:

It's been a year more or less since Hawk arrived, and the last train ride is still fresh in his mind. He'll be present at the Dance, but will with certainty get white boy wasted very quickly.

Otherwise, the other plan I have for this month is a choice between two ideas: Veteran's poker with cheating enabled, where everyone is warned ahead of time that no holds are barred and everyone can do whatever is in their power to cheat at cards, OR a version of Veteran's poker night especially for the town medical staff, since it seems we've got some new doctors. I won't be able to do both, so if anyone is interested one way or another, hit me up.

Re: Darcy Lejeune and Hawkeye Pierce

[skeletonkeay]

Replying on my tablet which is a headache BUT

I’d love for Gerry to come check out the restaurant. He’s been in his own shit for a bit now but he’s fond of Darcy and will be pleased to see them succeeding! He’s also very into the concept behind the restaurant.

Also as someone who has never been able to participate in poker night but unable to due to my cast, I would love a medical staff poker night to give my new girl a chance to make some friends! She’s a nurse from a doomed space mission and she could really use some good people in her circle.

César Salazar | Generator Rex... and eventual plans for Rex Salazar TDM

[pineapplesalmon]

César is going to be attending the dance of the Celestine. He's one of the farmers and has an operating greenhouse for the winter. So he'll probably spend some time asking about people's comfort crops that they can't live without over the winter. So he will be taking requests for small batches of food not normally available in winter. I will make a separate post for that I think.

Related, but he'll also be taking ideas as he plans out ice forts on his farm's outdoor fields. He has an insistent need to build, and why not introduce people to the time-honored tradition of pummeling each other in the face with snow? He intends to have the venue open up all winter.

For the dance, He'll be too fascinated by the dancing skeletons to be afraid. He'll obviously be trying to study the dancing skeletons discreetly. Please call him out on it. Or join him.

ALSO ALSO ALSO engagement ring. He has one. It will start to be featured in threads, and the dance is a good place to notice.

And lastly: I am planning to TDM then app his baby brother Rex near the end of November; Mortanne will let Rex know his older brother's in town, but he'll need help finding César on the TDM, and he'll be upset he failed as a Big Damn Hero. He'll get a Deino, because Rex can't resist a combination of cute + dinosaur. Rex's byline/story in the series is "what happens if the teen superhero actually gets the support they need?". His powers don't work if his mental health/emotions go south and he gets too far into his head (AKA they're all concentration based), so he's become cognizant of having to keep those addressed. Which he then canonly extents to others, repeatedly.

Rex is outspoken and will kick people's metaphorical butts into self-care gear, so if anyone needs that, he'll likely be available for that come December.

Edit: Also, instead of having memories from September, Visitor!Rex kept a journal of things from September that TDM!Rex will be given (since Rex kept it for his 'real' self to access later). If you want to handwave stuff about your character we didn't thread out, let me know. He wrote it in daily and doodled people with little bios. Most people were declared cool.

[statementofjoespooky]

I've been interested in new CR for Tim and would love to have him get involved in snowball fighting! Plus he's an architecture geek so he could be a really annoying fort-building companion lol

Blue | Daisy, Ruby, Alice, Gwen, CT, Melanie

[ghostbullet]

Six goddamn characters here we go, starting off with my third Magnus girlie...

👻Melanie: TL;DR of her: ex-paranormal investigator who ran a youtube channel called Ghost Hunt UK until she basically flipped off the ghost hunting community and walked backwards into hell (the Archives), nearly became a Slaughter Avatar but now she's trying to chill out. Got an attitude and anger issues but she's ultimately good hearted.

She is still brand new and staying at the O&I for the foreseeable future, adjusting to her equally new lack of sight. I want to keep getting her some more CR going but throwing her at people will definitely be easier with planning, since certain open prompts won't work as well given the blindness. I'd also love someone to actually give her a hand getting all the way to the party location so she can be there and hang out with folks!

🌼Daisy: Will probably attend the party, probably hiking up on foot just because she likes a hike, but I probably won't prioritise her as I'm still working through some older things with her. So possibly no TL, only tag-outs to folks, which I will try to spread about a bit.

I'm still open to people coming at her about the Dahlia situation, too, whether other allies of Dahlia's that she hasn't talked to much recently or people who are more angry about it.

💾Alice: Alice is in a bit of a weird place where I have a lot of stuff I need to resolve, so she probably won't get a TL at the dance until I've got things more in line. But I am open to backtags on the casino event and to figuring things out as I get more stuff figured out. I would love more people taking notice of her preferential treatment from Aster during the Casino, always.

Her birthday is also this month but frankly she'll probably ignore it, depends on a few things.

🌹Ruby: Ruby's 20 now! Whee! She's taken a bit of a backburner lately, where I've mostly prioritised certain things, but she will have a top-level at the party because Celestine is her goddess and it should be good for her. She'll definitely send off some wishes and burn some things which I think will be pretty healing. I'd love to get back in touch with some CR of hers I haven't done much with lately, and I'm always down for more.

Something smaller I want to get her talking about is the fact her weapons are in the shady merchant right now, she's debating whether she should even buy them back.

🩰Gwen: And Gwen's 17 now! Her b'day was the 5th. She's also more backburnered lately, but she's made some semi-off screen progress with her feelings around her dad and home. She'll also likely be at the party but I'll decide if I TL her or not depending on bandwidth, I think. So no huge plans but I want to get a few things going with her!

She does work at Gerry's place so that's always somewhere to find her, and I might have her fiddling with modifying clothes on the side again more.

🔪CT: CT I'm still looking to get her to open up more and intertwine her with more of her CR's CR! And always to get her into more enforcer related business of whatever flavour. She will probably attend the party but I may have her be acting like she's on duty to make sure nothing happens, so people can maybe try to drag her into actually chilling out.

Some of this is very vague I realise but I want to get somewhere up to be poked. I am also open to backtags on my predator duo from the casino event.

plans (pls do not reply)

[ghostbullet]

just in case

Phoenix | November handwaving for Nimona, Gaeta, and Radar

[incomingchoppers]

So teeeechnically I'm on hiatus this month, but so far in practice that means I'm focusing on (slowly) wrapping old threads and not really starting anything new for November. Which means if you'd like to handwave anything with my gang, let's talk!

Of note:

- Radar's 20th birthday was on the 8th; if you're close CR, want to backtag his October TL, and don't mind me being extremely slow until December-ish, please feel free! Otherwise I'm good to handwave any birthday greetings or whatnot.

- All three of mine will be at the Dance in some capacity. Gaeta will be the most active participant, since he's one of Celestine's favored and could use the chance to symbolically burn some shit. Nimona will be flying around the kites making a typical nuisance of herself, and Radar will be generally milling about. Ask any of them to dance and they'll say yes, albeit with varying degrees of enthusiasm and skill.

[cantstandthenoise]

I would love new CR with Nimona, with any of mine! Dahlia's the only one outright not attending the Dance of Celestine but the rest of my dance card is open :3

Meghan's Gang + Elsie NPC

[ss_buttcrack]

Elsie
She will be around at the dance of Celestine to help with the walking parties who don't want to use the train. She's recently taken the stance that this town is full of people she wants to protect and she's coming out of her self-imposed solitude more and more in an effort to be one of them. She would be delighted if anyone asked her to dance at the party.

John Crichton
Crichton wasn't around for the last celebration, so he'll have no hesitancy in riding the train. But he also wouldn't say no to a romantic wagon ride with the right people, either. He'll be in good spirits, even if he's sticking to strictly non-alcoholic cider. Unfortunately, his dancing still needs work. But don't think for a second that this will keep him from starting a dancing skeleton conga line.

Lord Erik Osborne
Erik is not stepping foot on that train no matter how safe they say it is. Not on festival day. He'll go on foot to the ridge. But once he gets there, he is going to have a very good time at the party. For the first time, he can taste the food! He will be taking bites of every single edible thing there is (possibly including your character) and living it up with his new sense of taste. This could be a good time for characters who know that usually he cannot taste anything but blood to come confront him about what the heck happened. (He made a deal with Aster. That's what happened.)

Max Maximum
It's winter baking season! Max will be putting out a big spread of baked goods from the bakery as his contribution to the party. He will be around for dancing and general mingling, however, I might keep his threads on the lighter side because I plan to have him host a birthday get-together for himself in December.

State of the Meghan: November tends to be a spotty month for me in RP historically due to traveling and family gathering obligations, although this year the way the calendar falls that will most likely be more of an issue in the last week of Nov. and spilling over in Dec., so I'll ask in advance for a bit of grace if my timing starts to slip again.

[incomingchoppers]

Two handwave possibilities (and I'm using the wrong journal for both of them sjdkdhs):

- Nimona-Elsie dance with both of them just being huge goofballs?
- Crichton drags Gaeta into the skeleton conga line in true Extrovert Friend fashion?

guildenstern | mulcahy, phil, link

[goodweather]

November will be rough into December. I’m in my senior year of art school and this is finals season for the fall semester, so as much as I hate to say it, I’ll likely be even worse on the ball than usual. :<

This month is probably going to be spent mostly managing the terrible state of my inboxes, but I don’t want nothing from the month. So that being said: if you want to handwave things at me, please absolutely feel free.


Mulcahy is having A time of it. He’s still very reclusive from getting Lonely’d, so his public appearances are generally limited to helping with Pennyburrow, sweeping the graveyard (especially around the potter’s field), groceries, the Temple, and taking his Klefki out on walks. At the Dance, he’ll be hovering and helping oversee the activities, but generally quiet.

Phil will be around doing his thang. He’ll be helping Darcy set up for their new restaurant. I also want to have a thread or two of him in the woods in his big monster form for whatever reason—maybe driving off Balverines. but otherwise I don’t have specific plans for him, but let me know if you want him around. Same goes for Link.

Re: guildenstern | mulcahy, phil, link

[imjustaman]

I would really like to have some CR with Mulcahy. :) Perhaps Sephiroth encounters him at the cemetery, since he's been exploring there this month?

Nimbus | Sheogorath and Drelasa (and possibly Maxwell?)

[blindwatchersees]

Sheogorath: He’s going to be doing his usual thing, playing his part in the lives of everyone he interacts with. This includes any newcomers, as I’m very open to Sheogorath forming new friendly/mentorly/adversarial relationships as desired. However, he’s going to seem a little distracted throughout the rest of the month and into December, as he plans for Mortanne’s arrival and the undergoing of a plan he’s long been focusing on.

Possible interactions so far:
-I would like Siebren to explore his new nature with Sheogorath, possibly through a sort of mindscape sparring
-Fever is going to be under some pressure to continue her lessons into Daedric ways and magics
-Dahlia shall be receiving a pomp-and-circumstance visit from Sheogorath, because he sees a lot of worth in acknowledging her new station.
-Checking in on Cecil
-Something involving the Spiral avatars, TBD
-Open threads at the surgery and salon


Drelasa: Though she’s growing more confident, Drelasa still struggles with her vulnerabilities and her tendency to lapse into the mindset of an Ash Priest when the more malevolent powers of the island get involved. She’s interested in using her skills to help create a specialized social center for the growing number of blind folks in Pumpkin Hollow. She’s open for new interactions on her day to day activities.

Possible interactions so far:
-Checking in on Gerry and Cecil
-Clearing up misunderstandings with Jon after that visit from Dagoth Ur
-More interactions with Helena
-Possible dreamwalking? This is an eventual expansion of her power I intended in her original canon, where she can walk in the dreams of others rather than just projecting her own. Would definitely have to figure out how this interacts with Neil. Alternatively, I want to explore some of her other options for her developing powers… some of which she will not be a fan of.
-Dealing with the ongoing consequences of Blanche being a cheap piece of peppermint taffy
—Seriously though, if she finds out Siebren can alter memories, when she sometimes can’t trust her own, she’s gonna get really scared


Maxwell: No idea

I want to bring him in but I’m stumped. Please throw ideas at this man who chronically makes bad decisions.

Re: Nimbus | Sheogorath and Drelasa (and possibly Maxwell?)

[skeletonkeay]

Gerry is mostly going to be on a break, but I can def make time for Drelasa

Sephiroth and Snakes

[imjustaman]

Seph:

Sephiroth is out and about, exploring more of the Isle, learning about all the local customs and holidays, learning about other people's customs and holidays, and protecting people in the woods. He will come to the Dance of Celestine to learn. Having been dead off and on for the past seven years and finding it not involving reanimated skeletons on his world, he will be very confused by dancing skeletons.

Snakes:

Snakes is just going about as usual, doing his job, and greeting newcomers. He didn't go to the Dance last year and was rather relieved he didn't after finding out about the problems, but this year he'll probably figure he needs to go as law enforcement and then will be relieved when things go smoothly.

No specific plans for either of them aside from just wanting to get more CR, hang out with friends and make more friends. Also always love the idea of Seph encountering people in the woods in his mysterious Safer form, either to protect, who need some other kind of help, or who want to fight monsters with him.

[incomingchoppers]

So like I said in my own plotting post, I'm not really starting new threads this month, BUT I'd really like Radar to send those books along that he promised Sephiroth! Okay if I drop a single inbox-style tag on his TL?

Harvey! | NPCs + Jon, Laios, Sasha, and Basira

[apocryphalarchivist]

Howdy! November, I'm trying to claw my way out of being generally kind of unwell + the December deadline season at work, so I'm trying to manage to keep all my plans ironed out in advance of everything.

NPCs

Elias Coldwood, with more time to spare from the addition of research assistants, will be attending the Dance of Celestine! He will be taking the train up to the mountain, and taking that day off. He'll be keen to check in with the friends he's made so far, as well as try to study the skeletons, much to the offense of the visiting dead. He'll also be easy to steal away for conversation, dance, and general merriment by new faces! He's slowly starting to shake that whole "being a lighthouse hermit" thing.

Outside of the festival, he's been on a great deal more research expeditions with his work inside his home-slash-lab being taken care of. If anyone, a hired hand or an established research assistant, would like to take a trek with him into Paradesium or just into Lockwood Forest, he's good for that!

Teddy Pennyburrow, the fox beastfolk running the Fallen Leaves Dormitory House, will also be at the Dance of Celestine! He's trying to keep an eye on the kids, for the most part, but he's been advised to "cut loose", and is going to do the best he can on that. He's mostly here to socialize and try to take account for the increasingly new faces around town!

And, lastly, Esmeray, the sphinx who lives in the ruins of Paradesium, has tentatively made her first surface-world appearance since the barrier went up. She is nervous and flighty, and prone to wallflower tendencies, but she can be convinced to participate in the festivities by a patient hand. Anyone is open to meeting with her!

---

PCs

Jonathan Sims, opting to try to endure the train to Crane's Ridge with Martin (and potentially a few friends), is going to be especially eager to get to the festival after his last encounter with the goddesses. He's going to be doing his absolute best to have a normal one. The skeletons will not prevent him from having a normal one. Maybe random interpersonal issues will? Who's to say!

He's also still calling for statements to be made, as he's only doing what he can to take them from volunteers. Additionally, he's still got a single tape in a player that he hasn't broken out - partially because, after some encounters with Seemingly during Dahlia's birthday gala, he's been dreading what he'll find on it, and struggling to see the point in doing so. He's been doing Bad(TM) recently, but he's being so brave about it.

Laios Touden will be attending the Dance of Celestine, hiking up the mountain for the sheer fun of it, and bringing with him a great deal of his own home cooking. Namely, monster cooking! With all the support he's had in his social network, he's finally feeling confident enough to come forward with this, and hopefully find enough people interested in it to outweigh the confusion and concern. I'll be keeping things mostly light with him, but am absolutely down for a few solid threads with friends or new adventurous foodies!

Sasha James is going to mostly have a quiet one for my sanity, but she'll be at the Dance of Celestine! She's also working around Town Hall, and is available for coworker CR threads to get her more established in there.

Basira Hussain will be at the Dance of Celestine, and will be using the opportunity to establish herself a little more in the community, figure out who's who and what they're doing. She's not going to know what to do with the skeletons, and you know what? That's fine, this is fine. She's also got some awkward conversations to have with people who are already aware of her, and is generally going to be doing what she can to get her bearings among the townsfolk. (She also needs to get a job - anybody looking for a new coworker or apprentice to a specific trade?)


I'm also open to other things, so feel free to either hit me on a wildcard or call me to one! Not all of my characters will be getting top-levels on the event, just to try to manage my bandwidth, as I'm still tagging stuff on the Casino. Feel free to drop a comment here, shoot me a PM on this journal, or message me on Discord (@ socksmuggler)!

[lahire]

Can you mark me down for An Encounter between Angel and Esmeray? He hasn't been down to see her since then funerary rite for her partner.

Also on offer: Laios and Siebren metamour meeting? With or without Rambo present.

Rose's Assorted Bastards

[hyliasblessing]

-Dance of Celestine-

Alright so as stated above, I'm trying not to explode myself with a ridiculous amount of NPC threads so that I end up missing out on PC fun like I did at the damn casino >> I'm just gonna keep this casual!

Dahlia will only be coming because Laios asked really really niceys and she will be hiding behind his food table, likely only accessible to her partners.

Neil I would like to be a little more active. He's never really gone to the Dance of Celestine but is budging just a little bit, feeling more able to come to something because Dahlia isn't as active. He'll be at the bonfire for a while, checking out the food, and will require rescuing from a group of skeletons that are hell-bent on decorating him with chrysanthemums and are making him sit still to receive an extremely elaborate flower crown.

Zelda could also stand to be more active! Maybe she gets hammered again.

Mairi will be helping Laios with his food table, dancing, and flying kites!

Gerry will be present but probably largely handwaved, it's break time.

Sally will be there with Gwen and and having a "showing my baby things she's never seen before" moment. (I'd love to give her some time with her close CR mostly!)

Martin will be doing whatever the hell Jon is doing. Available upon request!

Tim and Anya are my newest ones and could use some new CR! I don't have specific plans but would absolutely love suggestions for who they ought to get to know!


-General Plotting-

I'm thinking I'd like to do a fishing trip with the crew of the Mipha's Grace (Jean, Link, Jon, Purple) for some bonding time as sort of a closed... mini... player event thing idk. I'm not sure where I'm goin with it yet, but maybe we could find some weird fish or weather a storm or somethin, idk, come at me, let's brainstorm! We can start it in December if y'all like, I just wanna think abt it

[impostor_syndrome]

Fuck yeah, let's go emotionally manipulate some fish!

mira | fever, helena

[abhorrently]

welcome to nice things november where we attempt to Be Nice

fever is having a calmer month overall. she's going to the dance, but i intend on tagging out rather than making a toplevel. let me know if you especially want her there - she'll be taking the train up and giving some skeletons a whirl around the dance floor.

for general november things, she's focusing harder on training herself, and has been making herself work with swords as a new addition to the routine. as the month winds down, she's going to be more restless, looking forward to winter. aside from being at town hall for work, she can be spotted around the isle in many places, so just throw a concept at me. there also may be a blue paradise wyvern snuggled into her collar from time to time. he doesn't bite.

helena is breaking out of her shell even more! she'll be getting a toplevel at the dance, but she's overjoyed to be there and will take it all in, from dances to food to company. she's going up to the event with darcy, but will remain after her departure.

in general this month, she's pushing herself to explore more, and in that respect i'd welcome new cr! blind folks who want to connect to have some community are high on my priority list, but she's someone who'll give nearly anyone a chance. she can be found at work at the print shop, but also around downtown hollow more, and frequently enough on her way to northwest hollow to a certain farmhouse.

come at me i have the desire to write 😊

plans.

[abhorrently]

edited as i make them

fever:
-dancing w dankovsky

helena:
-talking to ylva re: navigating the island
-dancing w drelasa

mezu | dankovsky's tormentous november

[famedthanatologist]

dankovsky will be at the dance! considering his recent run-ins with half of the town, most of which ended badly, he'll spend most of it brooding in a corner with a drink in his hand. he will, however, have to start dancing eventually (he Was promised a dance with fever!), and could be persuaded to keep going if in enough of a good mood. he is a man of the capital, after all. dancing is a main part of his skillset.

as for the rest of the month, he'll likely be wandering around town, looking for purpose... he still has no idea what to do with himself. he has no job and no particular ambitions. he might start losing it a little, if he doesn't get up to something soon?

Albion | George Elsworth

[stonecoldtop]

George will be attending the dance, he does enjoy a good party. He's still celebrating the start of his relationship with Siebren, so expect him to be more smiley than usual.

I'm still hoping to expand his pretty small cr circle (especially if there are any characters with supernatural sight who may be able to see his true appearance beneath the Changeling Mask)

Batya | Zivia, Edgar, Cassandra

[tehilim127_1]

This was gonna be No Plans November (No Plans, Just Vibes), but I think I will go so far as to say that all three of mine will be at the dance -- I haven't decided yet which will be getting top-levels and which will be just tagging out.

That said: if you want to make plans with any of mine, here's a great place to reply about it!

Claude von Riegan and Johnny Life Eater

[inaurate]

rolls in here late carrying pumpkin spice chai tea

Claude is def going to be hitting up the Dance of Celestine! Trying to get back into the swing of things with him and a party is always a good way to do it. He'll be bringing his motley crew of not-exactly-dragons too, so that might be trouble. He'll be hiking in, but will probably take the train or a coach back after partying and stuffing himself with food all night.

While this hasn't been publicly announced yet, he's been accepted into a role on Town Council along with Erik, so! Potential CR hook for anyone looking to have their concerns heard or just wanting to get involved in the local politics! You can bother him about it at the dance if you want to even, he will nod affirmingly and assure you he will definitely remember it later no matter how many drinks he's had ♥

Johnny stalkholmed is new in town, but he's very eager to talk to people and get out and experience things, so he will also be going to the dance. He'll be taking the train there and back, partly due to not being in the best of health and partly because he has no reason to be aware of What Happened Last Year.

His general plans right now are just getting settled. He's been Through Some Shit prior to coming to PH (his opt-out post is here if there are any subjects you would like to avoid or if you'd like to avoid tagging with him in general), but he wants to live his life to the fullest now! He could prob use a check up with some of the local medical staff, but I'd be willing to handwave the nuances of that since idk how much rp meat that has on it... Also of note is that he has a big ol Mabostiff hanging out with him all the time now. He's already made some strides with some of the other blind folks in town but more there is always good!