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Luceti Mods ([personal profile] lucetimods) wrote2012-02-07 02:15 am
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Event!

First things first: I want to once again toss out a huge, huge thank you to everyone who so generously donated to [personal profile] lucetifunds during the move. We've used up almost all of the funds now and have fulfilled all of the requests for donated paids. Thanks to those who donated, we were able to distribute the equivalent of 45 paid accounts! Wow!

Secondly, the part you guys really care about:

~EVENT TIME~

Well, it's almost that time of year! That special day that all of you have been waiting for is at last coming. That's right:

the release of Tales of the Ab Valentine's Day!

And as usual we will be having an event! It will begin on February 12th at 12:01 AM and end on February 18th at 11:59 PM.


That Lovey-Dovey Bit

For those unaware and/or new to Luceti, it's a tradition to, every year, have characters fall in love at random for the duration of this event. By now, many characters expect to be falling in love via the journals. However, this year that will not be the case! Since many (if not most) of these relationships are pre-planned, characters this year will simply be drawn to their partner, regardless of how they meet or who they might have spoken to beforehand. For example, if Masa and I agreed that Ling and Suki would be a couple, they could both wake up in their homes, greet their housemates, go about a normal day - or indeed several days, if we wanted the event to begin for them later on in the week! - and then, suddenly, upon meeting by chance, love would blossom! These meetings can take place in any way, whether they be over the journals or in person.

There is something of a catch. Similarly to the Luceti Valley AU event, the perceptions of affected characters will be altered as soon as the romance begins so that it seems completely normal. Suki wouldn't find loving Ling to be that unusual or disturbing, since naturally she's never been in love with or even engaged to Sokka! And Sokka, if affected, wouldn't be bothered at all because hey, Suki's always been free to love someone else. On the other hand, if (for example) Katara was unaffected, she would wonder what kind of cactus juice her crazy brother and soon-to-be sister-in-law have been drinking. But she's just insane to suggest that they've been engaged all this time, so no one really listens to her...

For the most part it should be an uncomplicated alternate reality - a little silly, perhaps, and after the fact characters might find it hard to believe there was any logic to it all, but for the sake of simplicity feel free to just go "a wizard Shifter did it" and roll with it. :|b

Much like last year, you have some freedom about how these pairings can be played out. Here's the options/explanations from last time:

Love At First Sight: Characters A and B talk on the journals or in person, 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: 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!

Lost The Spark: Characters A and B fall in love, believe they have in fact always been in love... but it's been too long. The spark is gone, the love has faded, and now all they can do is fight over practically nothing. Characters do NOT need to have ever interacted before to use this option!

Existing Love Amped to Eleven: Characters already in love can suddenly become the most ridiculously sappy love-dove fools in the world.

Soap Opera Love Triangles: A delightful threesome (Characters A, B, and C are all in love together) or unrequited love (Characters A and B are in love, Character C loves one or both yet is unloved by either).


That Big One-Day Lovefest

Again, like last year and the year before, a single day has been set aside for some extra-fun festivities. That day will be Saturday the 18th, and a log will be posted for it. On that day characters and couples may inexplicably be drawn (or even directly teleported!) to the beach, where they'll find that the weather is beautiful: warm, sunny, and fresh as a mild summer day.

The beach has become peppered with palm trees, but rather than coconuts, they're growing a star-shaped fruit that some characters might find a little familiar. And much like last year, the fruit may seem almost irresistable, giving characters the urge to share with someone - anyone who might be nearby, regardless of the character effects already in place- in other words, even if your character loves another, they can still hook up with someone random for a bit of fruity fun. Depending on the ripeness and flavour of the fruit, it may have a varying effect:

Mild/Nearly Ripe = sudden, fruit-inspired friendship! Characters feel the urge to spend some time together, hang out, get to know one another. Even if they didn't know one another beforehand. Even if they hated each other.

Sweet = innocent puppy love! Awkward hand-holding, cheek-kisses, long and romantic walks on the beach. Just kids being cute kids in love.

Perfect = true, passionate love. You want to hold them, to kiss them, to be with that person forever. Or at least until tomorrow.

Sour = ....hi, hormones. Suddenly finding a nice, quiet place to get naked to know one another would be great. Your place or mine?

Characters affected by the fruit might need or want to find a place to hang out, have fun, or get fuzzy with one another, and Luceti is more than happy to supply a place for them! For the duration of that day (and the next, for those... waking up) the mountainside will be decorated with cozy, private hobbit holes, each one styled for different activities. Maybe one will be a game room, or a cozy lounge area to hang out. One could be decorated with furniture and food for a romantic dinner for two. One could be full of couches for those delicious makeout sessions. And one could look something like this. What room will your characters get? Who knows...

The fruit's effect can last as long or as short as you want, depending on the strength of the flavour and how much they eat. For example, if you want characters to get awkwardly frisky but not go all the way, the fruit's effects can wear off before anything happens.

The hobbit holes will be gone by the end of the event- if characters are still inside it when it ends, it will lock once they leave and be Shifted away shortly after. The trees, too, will be gone.


A Few Final Notes

As usual, this event is optional. Characters can be unaffected if you so choose, left to shake their heads at the silliness of their friends, or they can join in.

Feel free to mix and match your options as much as you like, or to change things later on in the event period (such as choosing "Always In Love" and then switching to "Lost the Spark" partway through).

Due to the fact that Luceti isn't a sex game, if you decide to go all-out with the paopu fruit section of the event and want to play out the sex rather than a fade-to-black, please keep it in character entries (clearly marked) or, if it starts on a log, move it to an appointment post. We're fine with it being played out! We'd just like to keep the log ratings down for the sake of everyone. Thanks!

Don't forget the dates: February 12th to the 18th. Feel free to use this entry to plot, discuss, and ask questions. And have fun!
semper_cogitans: (>_>)

[personal profile] semper_cogitans 2012-02-07 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
/looks awkwardly at fellow nerd...

If it wouldn't be so full of fail... :|a;... ALAS. Maybe something lower-key? IDK.
immamartillo: (Default)

[personal profile] immamartillo 2012-02-07 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I have no plans for Firo yet, so he's available for anything except the sour fruit.
idealism: (wink!)

[personal profile] idealism 2012-02-07 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I admit that I was pinged when you said she was stoic.
pinkyizpower: (Banzai!)

[personal profile] pinkyizpower 2012-02-07 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Sakura's up for plottage! I'm cool with pretty much everything. So come and get 'er! >D
idealism: (?)

[personal profile] idealism 2012-02-07 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
You know what would be a trainwreck waiting to happen? Tsuzuki and Draco eating fruit. I'm even a bit scared to consider it.
semper_cogitans: (c:<)

[personal profile] semper_cogitans 2012-02-07 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
/LIKE A BOSS

and then Robert and Mewtwo were awkward for weeks after
presumablyalone: (Seto | Hold you close to my heart)

[personal profile] presumablyalone 2012-02-07 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
yesyes :DDDD I approve so much <3
crisisrain: (SangrĂ­a)

[personal profile] crisisrain 2012-02-07 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
CONSPIRACY!
crisisrain: (Sake)

[personal profile] crisisrain 2012-02-07 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm going to have to tag Regal after this.
redheadlion: (Three best friends)

[personal profile] redheadlion 2012-02-07 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww yeah friendship! Simba will get you singing and dancing and having a good time.

And then after the event's over he'll pretty much be the same way. YOU'RE A COOL DUDE LET'S DO COOL DUDE THINGS.
crisisrain: (Carling)

[personal profile] crisisrain 2012-02-07 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Let's make it as awkward and embarrassing as we can then!
lostinmyway: (Boobsquish!)

[personal profile] lostinmyway 2012-02-07 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
GOD YES Y.

...And damn why did I procrastinate. I was totally gonna ask Norma to pair up with Grune for the entire event. Oh well....
lezareno_prez: (Why yes I am a troll sometimes)

[personal profile] lezareno_prez 2012-02-07 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
EXCELLENT.
semper_cogitans: (*facepalm*)

[personal profile] semper_cogitans 2012-02-07 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
This is probably the same idea as last year's, but I have random fruit-related questions.

Are there ways of externally telling the fruits apart? Different shades of colour, different aromas, different textures, etc? Or is it only taste?

What would happen if someone picked a bunch of them and took them away for something? (Making into food, studying because my scientist will do this, sequester seeds to try to grow them, etc.) Would the fruit grown from that retain anything or would it just be... normal paopu? By whatever standards paopu is normal. /not familiar with KH

Any other visible differences about the palm trees that might attract the attention of someone who knows the trees well enough?

... /quietly sits in the "asks all the nerdy questions" corner
alabastajewel: (pirate princess)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-07 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Vivi's spoken for already for the main event, but I am totally up for fruit shenanigans. Any takers?
allseeingdeath: (You wanna take me on?)

[personal profile] allseeingdeath 2012-02-07 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
We all have a thing for them on the inside.
blackteriques: (Even-tempered)

[personal profile] blackteriques 2012-02-07 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Walter needs someone who can put up with him and not be Grune. I would be pleased to plot something with you, whether it's main event or paopu stuff!
knightofratatosk: (MOEBLOB)

[personal profile] knightofratatosk 2012-02-07 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
blackteriques: (Windblown glance)

[personal profile] blackteriques 2012-02-07 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
As we discussed, Leon and Frey can probably share one of the mild paopu fruit. I imagine Leon will go up and ask Frey if he can help get one of the fruits down from the tree or something, if they're on the beach.
blackteriques: (Speechless)

[personal profile] blackteriques 2012-02-07 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
lostinmyway: (Boobsquish!)

[personal profile] lostinmyway 2012-02-07 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
falenandawn: (smile10)

[personal profile] falenandawn 2012-02-07 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent~ Finally we can properly kickstart this CR~

poor Leon it must suck being so short.....
crisisrain: (Sherry)

[personal profile] crisisrain 2012-02-07 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
/Gently strokes
idealism: (wags finger)

[personal profile] idealism 2012-02-07 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
This is true. ♥

ALSO, I've been wanting her and Tsuzuki to meet, if she still has a trace of her Mystic Eyes of Death perception. It would be interesting, what with his current status and stuff.
blackteriques: (Unexpected result)

[personal profile] blackteriques 2012-02-07 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)

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