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Luceti Mods ([personal profile] lucetimods) wrote2011-02-11 07:42 pm
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Hidey ho, my fellow Lucetians! Before I get onto the main event of this post, I have a few reminders for you all.

First of all, the ACTIVITY CHECK is still running! Please comment there if you haven't yet, or speak to a mod if necessary!

Secondly, as a reminder, reserves open on the 15th! So please keep an eye out for that!



And now... the moment you've all been waiting for! You know it by the flood of curious posts... you know it by that sudden sense of cynicism and a desperate desire to hide out in your house for a week! But no matter how far you run or how well you hide, you can't escape everyone's favorite experiment.... the love event!


So what we're having this year is... a Choose Your Own (Love)venture!

That's right, this year's love event is basically a grab bag of different effects. The only thing that remains the same is the trigger -- that is, responding over the journals. I'm sure all you oldbies from last year are familiar with how that works, but for the newbies, allow me to explain in brief. Say Character A puts up a post anytime during the duration of the experiment. Character B is the first to reply to the post. A and B immediately fall in heads-over-heels love and proceed to go make out somewhere. Everyone is happy, there is sunshine and rainbows and puppies forever, hooray!

Now, before I go into the specific aspects of our grab bag, I want to introduce one very important concept: Though all your characters may remember as of now that there was a love experiment last year, once the experiment begins, all characters will forget there was a prior love experiment! That's right; all you clever folks out there all "I'm going to avoid the journal!" and "I'm going to become a hermit in the mountains for a week!" are going to suddenly forget aaaaaaall about the nasty experiment, so no one can try to avoid it. |D You're welcome.

Note: this will affect even those characters who are opting out of the experiment! Just so they don't ruin the fun for everyone else. However, your characters are of course allowed to figure out, after a few days, that all these shenanigans are an experiment. They just can't know it from the very start!

Anyway, onto the details! There will be several different aspects of this experiment:

Love At First Sight: This is as straightforward as it sounds. A and B talk on the journals, fall in love, everything's coming up roses. Easy. (Note that, in this scenario, the trigger only works if neither A nor B has already fallen for someone else.)

Always In Love: Also fairly self-explanatory! Characters A and B, when they fall in love via the mechanism explained above, believe they have always been in love, and just not realized it until this very magical moment!

Soap Opera Love Triangles: This one is a little more complex, and comes courtesy of our wonderful Yosie! The basic idea will be this: the trigger for falling in love won't just work one way. So you can have two situations:

Unrequited love: Say Bowser makes a voice post, all innocent and not knowing anything. Aerith, finding somethingorother intriguing to respond to, answers the post. However, she is not the only one - Winry also replies to the post. However, Bowser is feeling pissy over Aerith's response, and so replies to Winry first, then Aerith. As Bowser and Winry spoke first, they fall in mad, passionate love. Aerith, as the first person to respond to Bowser's post, falls deeply in love with the koopa, but tragically, her feelings are not returned. So basically: Aerith -> Bowser/Winry.

Ménage-à-Trois: Resetting the above scenario, then, say Aerith responds to the post. Winry then responds to her for somethingorother reason, and Boswer then replies Winry telling them both to shut up. That is, you get an Aerith>winry>Bowser three-way comment chain, and all three fall in love with each other. Basically: Aerith/Winry/Bowser. For +1 hideousness!

If you have any questions about how this may work out, please do feel free to ask. Now, moving on:

Lost The Spark: So, once upon a time, your characters were oh so totally in love... but somewhere along the way, the spark was lost. Nowadays they just bicker like an old married couple and can barely stand to be around each other. They will spend the whole week grousing and whining and possibly discussing marriage counselors. Characters do NOT need to have ever interacted before to use this option!

(Note that you can mix and match; this is kind of a gag option, so if you want to engage in one of the other options too, go for it. It could even add an extra layer of ~drama.)

Existing Love Amped to Eleven: Want to keep your already paired-up characters together, but still get in on the delicious experimenty love times? Well sure, my friend, you can do that too. Characters who already had feelings for each other will find those feelings have been jacked through the roof. Were you just holding hands? Well now you're making out. In Public. Were you already ~in love~? Well now you're probably doing things not safe for the eyes or ears of small children. Be creative with this one! However "amped up" feelings might play out, go wild.


Now, to set the stage for the final grab bag effect, I need to give you... your setting. This will only be in place for one day! That day being Saturday the 19th. (A mass event log will probably be put up to accommodate this!)

Imagine that the plaza has been transformed, much like last year, only this time, it seems the Malnosso have outdone themselves. In place of the ordinary cobbled plaza you are used to, there is instead a massive, looming weeping willow with pink leaves. There is plenty of space beneath these drooping boughs to sit and get quite comfy. In fact, the stones of the plaza have been overtaken by fluffy grass just ideal for curling up on! And strangely, beneath the canopy of this willow, the air is warmer... even invitingly spring-like. The fountain is still there -- only now it is half consumed by the massive roots of this great tree. The whole scene is incredibly beautiful -- a perfect lover's paradise. (In fact, it's almost sickening how perfect it is.)

Now, onto the last effect: Dangling from the branches of this tree is a strange fruit. If eaten when not fully ripe, it will amplify your feelings, be they good or bad. However, eat the fruit when it's riper, and you'll become outright flirtatious. (However, it'll just make all the kids very affectionate instead.) There's something very tempting about this fruit... making it oh so difficult to resist.


Finally, this experiment will run from 12:00 AM of the 14th through 11:59 PM of the 20th -- a full seven days. Oh, and of course, standard disclaimer: this event is optional, and your character is not mandatorily effected by it. Instead, they may simply sit on the sidelines of the shenanigans and do this. (However, if you do post during the event, you may want to note in the subject line or an OOC notice that your character is unaffected!)

Questions? Comments? You know the drill!

Also, please use this as a planning post for tossing out your partnerless pups to get some match ups going!

[identity profile] nearlychosen.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
DANG PEEPS. 3 pages already? YOU GUYS ARE ALL ENTIRELY TOO FAST FOR ME. BUT since everyone else is checking in and I feel weird thrusting myself upon other people who might not necessarily want to be thrusted upon, here is the deal with my litter.

Hisoka is sort-of spoken for (? LINN. Whatever it is, make it funny. :| ), but I do arrive bearing a Neville and also a Jonathan, who are both available for snuggly puppy-love, angsty obsessions, or the lulz. If the lols are going to come, then men are also welcome, particularly in respect of the male:female ratio. I forget what it is, but I'm sure there are a lot more unattached dudes. XD Nadia knows.

The crackier the better -- unless, of course, we're playing doe-eyed "two straws in the same milkshake" kind of love. I WANT TO PLAY EVERYTHING. AT THE SAME TIME. LOVE ME.
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[identity profile] egregiouslypink.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
I AM CAPSLOCKING BECAUSE I FEEL THERE IS EPICNESS POTENTIAL HERE.

Would you like a Dawn for Neville or Jonathan?

...I am going to be away and with spotty internet the 14th and 15th so if you want to go another road I totally understand, but I couldn't help but offer. :D

[identity profile] likenappa.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:44 am (UTC)(link)
I WOULD LOVE A DAWN. I was actually considering approaching you about pairing Neville with her but figured she has ~admirers~ and was spoken for already. idk I THINK THEY WOULD BE SO CUTE. He would totally make her a little daisychain necklace or something similar and she could teach him how to exist in society with real people when there isn't a social disaster happening and I NEED TO STOP RAMBLING THERE IS NO POINT TO THIS SENTENCE.

also girl you've seen how I tag. I tag like I have spotty internet every night. XD IT'S ALL GOOD.

[identity profile] tothelibrary.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
I AM ALL THE THERE IN THE WORLD ALL OF IT. Dawn and Neville would be completely adorable! And then he can have a tiny troll following him around even more post curse. Not that dawn and andrew secretly watch pottercast to make their fic more ic or anything. Oh no. NEVILLE I HOPE YOU LIKE ENTHUSIASTIC TEENAGE GEEKS.

OKAY THEN IT'S A DEAL.

[identity profile] nearlychosen.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
IS SHE GOING TO MENTION THIS FIC? BECAUSE. Neville might want to read it.

AND ALSO AWW. He'll even teach her how to get INSIDE Potterhouse without singed eyebrows or getting choked to death. She will be an INVALUABLE addition to Team Stalker when the event is over. NEVILLE LIKES EVERYONE. HE'S BFFS WITH LUNA LOVEGOOD. NOBODY IS TOO WEIRD.

[identity profile] tothelibrary.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
BETWEEN YOU AND SHIKKI I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS AN ACTUAL IC THING AND Y'ALL CAN JUST TAKE THAT BLAME.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww HER LIFE WILL BE MADE FOREVER also I will not lie, girl needs some friends closer to her own age. And once she gets used to Pottercast the flail be less of thing.

[identity profile] likenappa.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I ACCEPT IT GLADLY. I HUG IT EVEN.

OMG YES Neville always welcomes more friends. FRIENDS ARE LOVE.

[identity profile] aphephobic.livejournal.com 2011-02-14 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
OH AND HEY which one of us is actually posting. xD

[identity profile] egregiouslypink.livejournal.com 2011-02-15 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
LJ WHY YOU EAT THIS COMMENT

i can do either! i'm heading home... tomorrow or the day after SO i won't be slow much longer, too. ALSO WE SHOULD DECIDE EXACTLY WHAT TO INFECT THEM WITH

other than 'cuteness' which is a given with these two

TL;DR YOU SHOULD PM ME. also i should frand you WHY HAVE I NOT FRANDED YOU

[identity profile] likenappa.livejournal.com 2011-02-15 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
NO MAN SLOW IS AWESOME it's giving me a chance to catch up with other characters and not have three infected peeps at the same time. XD

I DON'T KNOW I just picture them as Lady and the Tramp in my head and that's as far as I've gotten.

ALSO oh lordy don't friend me I haven't used my personal journal in YEARS it's embarrassing don't look in it. XD

[identity profile] tothelibrary.livejournal.com 2011-02-16 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
SLOWNESS IS AWESOME i am around tonight! weather badness, bah. SO WHENEVER YOU ARE READY I CAN POST (unless you want to do it, in which case you can post, whatever)

NGL BASICALLY I JUST WANT THEM TO BE ADORABLE

USUALLY I AM ALL ABOUT THE EMBARRASSMENT AND TORTURE BUT THEY'RE SO CUTE

THERE SHOULD BE HANDHOLDING.

maybe i will anyway what now

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[identity profile] likenappa.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
FINE. TWIST MY ARM. BITCH.

[identity profile] likevegeta.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
/VICTORY

now we just need to ask sire.

[identity profile] likenappa.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
WHAT I thought you spoke to her already. DAMN IT WOMAN.

[identity profile] acowardlyoak.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
I FORGOT i got distracted by icon making

[identity profile] likenappa.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
OH WAIT SOAP OPERA IN WHICH DIRECTION. Because Warren-tops-Andrew with a side of Jonathan is like. Every day. xD

[identity profile] likevegeta.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:49 am (UTC)(link)
...

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clearly andrew and jonathan had an ~affair~

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how ridiculous can we get this. i. i really want to see.

[identity profile] likenappa.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
an ILLICIT affair?

OH MY STARS AND GARTERS.

idk we're generally a fairly ludicrous pack.

[identity profile] likevegeta.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
A MOST SECRET AFFAIR because of the deteriorating marriage that had LOST THE SPARK but remained together by sheer force of will and the memory of WHAT HAD ONCE BEEN which was murder but murder can be sexy and romantic sort of i guess

PASSIONS HAS NOTHING ON THIS

[identity profile] likenappa.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude murder can be freaking HOT what are you talking about. I CAN PROBABLY FIND SOMETHING. FICTIONAL.

OHO. But what Andrew DOESN'T know is that Jonathan is but a slave to passion and has surreptitiously begun a similar and equally shameful affair with Andrew's beau as well, helplessly enamored by his attempts at rehabilitation wait can you even have an affair on top of an affair THIS GOT CONFUSING REALLY QUICKLY can't they just all lie in bed together and watch MST3K. :|

[identity profile] acowardlyoak.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
In a soap opera you can.

[identity profile] trollsbackwards.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
holy shit you guys what did i just start reading....

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