But in all seriousness, this is an ANNOUNCEMENT/PLOT UPDATE/FRIENDS ADD REMOVE POST because we believe in multitasking.
First off, please remember to keep your flists up to date so nobody gets left out! For each of your character journals, please run the below list in the
Admin Console.
friend add keiyakusha
friend add choirofwolves
friend add dis_manibus
friend add acurseonyou
friend add kikkasho
friend add final_letter
friend remove miswrites
friend remove forwardmarche
friend remove flawedmessiah
friend remove abucketofangst
friend remove lethal_image
friend remove only_hitsuzen
friend remove dogged_mischief
Next, an important plot update. Or, well, follow up.
If your character was marked or unmarked as a result of reaching the alter in the previous plot, please reply here to let us know so we can make the appropriate changes to our lists.
For Christmas, you may also note that there are Carolers posing on some of the streetcorners, bearing holiday cheer and festivity! Jamestown street is powered once again, by an unknown source-- should any try to investigate, it will honestly seem as though the house is powering itself. Mortis says Merry Christmas to all, and to all a... whatever. :|b
The city will also be decorated much like
this,
this, and
this.
And for the sake of getting everything said at once, here is the Newspaper post!
Today's headlines read:
FRONT PAGE
1. Locals Baffled by the Sudden Appearance of Snowmen
---Built from stolen goods, several snowmen have appeared throughout the city. What would usually be known as an ordinary event has left many shop owners scratching their heads. Is it vandalism, theft, or good old holiday spirit?
2. Food Bandit Strikes Again
---Chinatown; Authorities are on the lookout once again, as a string of mysteries bakery thefts have left the shelves of many storefronts empty without explanation. A local baker, who wished to remain anonymous, reported only that they prepared the food the night before, to discover it gone the next day.
3. Construction Wreaks Havoc
---Late last night, an out of control wrecking ball rolled from it's site, demolishing a tool shed owned by the property manager. There were no injuries, but an investigation is being launched regarding the safety of constructional vehicles.
4. Child Saved From Fatal Fall
---In yet another of several unexplained acts, a young child, currently unnamed, was seen falling from a tall building early Saturday morning. When approached, he was deemed completely unharmed- is it a miracle, or something more?
And Some Other Headlines
1. Piano falls from ship, seal injured
2. Winter circus set to visit Template
3. Skating open at pond, river closed
4. Plant a tree
5. Sale on tupperware, buy two, get one free
6. Cougar escapes from zoo
7. Toilet explodes, man unharmed
8. New policy announced on uncontained sewage
9. Town square alight for the holidays
10. Local tree decorating contest success
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See if you can spot your characters in here!
Don't forget there is an
Newspapers Suggestion Post. Share your ideas, please. Characters are free to remark on any of these headlines, if you so choose. Feel free to assume the details if some aren't already given beneath cuts!
Now for some more minor announcements-- we've had some new faces, so I'd just like to remind you all that we have an ooc AIM chatroom at templateooc. Be on the lookout for an additional plot update soon after Christmas to set up the second part of the kidnapping plot.
On a final note, also be on the lookout for a new NPC this weekend, and I'd just like to throw up the link to our
Feedback Post, should there ever be anything you'd like to get off your chest.
Any questions, as always, can be asked here or e-mailed to templatemods@gmail.com ♥