OOC INTRO ( SEPTEMBER )

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OOC INTRO: SEPTEMBER

State of the Game
Welcome, newcomers, and hello again to the oldcomers! August was a dark time for us all - our character death tally hit new records with the latest event - but that doesn't mean you can't turn this around! You all clearly have a great deal that's been repressed and hidden. Doesn't it feel so much better to have that all out in the open?

...well, we thought so.

We've loved the feedback we've gotten about the game thus far, positive and negative, and encourage you to contact us whenever you feel it is necessary!

Our intro log will be going up on the comms on September 4th. Until then, a few quick points:

1. Umui. The island of Umui is still present in the archipelago, and has shown no sign of departing anytime soon. There are still some pockets of exploration to be had, and certain characters don't seem to want to say goodbye to ARUM-25 just yet. You might also be interested in looking over the information players have helped consolidate in regards to what is this island's...deal, exactly.

1. Deaths. Remember that, in the event of your character's death, to let us know so we can account for it. Don't forget to request the removal of your death penalty!

3. New Island. On September 10th, the fourth island the Storyteller promised will be making its debut! This one, if you recall, is laden with a great deal of animals, though the risks and dangers of this new land are not yet known. You can expect more information on what the latest island will entail soon!

In the meantime, feel free to use this post as an OOC intro and CR meme for the month of August - for new players to introduce themselves, for old players to meet and greet, and for general plotting to occur! If you want to chat or keep up with game updates, we also have both a plurk and a discord channel!

Go ahead and use the template below if you haven't introduced yourself already!

Say Hello With This Handy Dandy Template!

<b>Player:</b> <b>Contact:</b> Plurk, Discord, whatever it is you use, as well as if you mind if people add you! <b>Tell us about yourself:</b> Timezones? Preferred pronouns? Favorite dank memes? We’re all ears! <b>Character:</b> Character name and journal here! <b>Permissions:</b> If you have any permissions posts for character interactions or powers, here would be a good place to list them! <b>Tell us about them:</b> Nothing too fancy is required, but here's where you can list things like permissions posts and inventories, as well as a brief introduction/overview of your character and how they're adjusting to LifeAftr. <b>Current plans:</b> Looking for positive/negative CR? Been up to any exploration? Need to get out more? Remember that forming groups is the best way, ICly and OOCly, to start getting CR and affecting the setting! <b>Anything else:</b> You’re just going to use this section to post an awful gif, aren’t you. Well have at it, you shitposters.

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Comments

[catpiper]

oh a tiny doggo after her heart!! they should play together!

[flower_of_innocence]

Yusss, all that sweet gremlin child interaction!! I love Ren so much, and Lillie thinks she's so sweet, too...

And yes! They can explore the island together and make caches full of useless shiny junk :3c

[catpiper]

ren could help ammy water the garden!! give her a job!!

[lightlessfuture]

WOW YOU'RE BACK AND YOU HAVE WHITE HAIR NOW :O NOW WE HAVE COLOURS IN COMMON!!

yes that's the knight's entire reaction to this, also i would love to continue their CR

[vagabone]

TOYS FOR YOUUU

[propugnator]

SHAKES HANDS AT EXCITEDLY. I had a great time threading with Knight and I am super eager to pick them back up!!

Also that's a good reaction. Let them be matching knights together.

[vagabone]

hi i'm the doof in the corner who likes the drifter a lot

[ichininyaanshi]

yells at?!! please never have mercy on me i am always ready to be murdered by lexy all the time!! ichi wants ren to be ok and happy more than ever before and also what a good catsitter, his literal favorite person

[yallstupid]

YES PLEASE HELP AMMY WATER THE GARDEN. The use of thumbs is so good. She envies you humans for that alone.

DID REN ALSO ASK THE TAZ CREW WHAT SORT OF THINGS THEY WANT IN THE GARDEN??

[ladytakamaki]

REN YES! they would get along super well! i'm sorry i didn't tag you with hifumi when she was around but i will make it happen with ann because this cr sounds great <3

[ladytakamaki]

sighs

[thermalwind]

Player: Sam
Contact: skyheron, discord - sam#4924, feel free to add but please give me a heads up first.
Tell us about yourself: EST, GMT -5, He/him/his
Character: Keith Kogane (focusedroar)
Permissions: Permissions
Tell us about them: Keith: Those who knew him before will get the same old Keith they know but being updated to season 6 where he fully embraces being a leader has mellowed him out a bit.

He is a somewhat moody guy that does his best to guide others and protect them. He has a fiery temper but he tries to keep a hold of it. If things fall to chaos you can trust him to look for a solution. Or at least fight a way clear. He doesn't give up even in the bleakest of situations.

A skilled fighter with a quick mind, he's good in battle and out of it. He pushes forward but doesn't fixate like he did in the past. A lot of his old baggage has been put to rest butttt some of it is still there. He still handles fear pretty damn poorly.
Current plans:
Keith is recovering from the aftermath of friends dying and his own canon update. I'm looking to deepening current cr and expanding into new cr! He's going to see what he can do and try to make their community a little safer.
Anything else:

[thermalwind]

He can totally assist Mira with planting seeds!

[crosslaced]

Player: Star
Contact: starlitsunset
Tell us about yourself:Hi!! I'm in GMT+8, she/her, currently in college! However my wrists are chronically hecked up and so I'm a slow, slow tagger. (I ALSO DROP THREADS A LOT IT’S NOT YOU ITS ME) :( I'm in a bunch of fandoms but as luck would have it I play from the one no one knows, rip me
also I reuse my replies for this every month. fight me
Character: Laurent, crosslaced
Permissions: bam
Tell us about them:
Laurent comes from medieval political intrigue series, which has a lot of nsfw material at the start but I promise it's worth it :,) He is a snake. He will absolutely sell you out for one corn chip even if he's done nothing of the sort yet. snakes mostly just wanna be left alone tbh ANYWAY YES He is without a doubt awful. Don't believe his giant dog boyfriend. If you're a kid, though, you get a free pass and are welcome to pet his horse (with supervision.)

Yes, he comes with a horse!! If you love horses, come talk to him!!

He also comes with magic, cus he's a soulgemmed CRAU and he's a magical girl!!! (Actually he's a Wraith because of uh reasons but boy is that a long story.)

Current plans:
Before any event details go up I don't have any of my own- come find him in Islet 1 Cottage 1, around the island, or with his fiance. Any CR is welcome!

[thermalwind]

Keith could point him towards some community efforts. But I know there's a few in general! Also yes, they need to get Shiro another arm.

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK!! <33

[thermalwind]

sorry for being slow on flower hell. It hit at a bad time in my life, but I love Grimm and Keith's cr. I'm up for more of it this month.

[lightlessfuture]

Player: Ruka
Contact: rukafais
Tell us about yourself: GMT +9:30, I live in Australia so I'm backwards from most people here, I draw a lot of dumb shit
Characters: The Knight lightlessfuture, Papyrus fontofkindness
Permissions: The Knight | Papyrus
Tell us about them:
The Knight - has been developing a lot more, attempting to understand what it is other people see in them beyond 'a helping hand'. Survived Umui shenanigans intact but traumatised and is starting to realise that maybe a lot of stuff they had to do actually did have an impact on them, actually. Oops.

Papyrus - KINDA...SUBDUED...HONESTLY....i'm still finding my feet with him but flower plague was rough as hell and he's not feeling great. He should bounce back a bit this month though, and get to really making friends!

Current plans: Nothing much, just getting Papyrus out there more like he should be.
Anything else:

Here, have a Momotaros.

[uptightness]

hey dad

Sir.

She'll just be, over here...

[uptightness]

Waaaaaash

Why can't we have semi-nice things....

wait. i know why.

[lightlessfuture]

GARDEN SQUAD GARDEN SQUAD the knight will also help guzma expand his house, though their help is limited since their experience in construction is improvised

[rosehecate]

Player: Elaine
Contact: jackabee
Tell us about yourself: EST (UTC -5), she/her, "You x In The Wrong Neighborhood" videos
Character: Anthy Himemiya | rosehecate
Permissions: Please note that Anthy's powers include limited polymorphism, coincidental comeuppance, and limited animal affinity. She's also a pivotal character in her canon that deals with an incredible amount of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and tends to manipulate people to subtly get the outcomes she wants - though given her post-canon canon point, that's likely to not happen too often. See the next section for a link to her permissions post!
Tell us about them: My permissions post is HERE and lists all potential content warnings and Anthy's powers as per LifeAftr's setting! Hit me up there for any questions or concerns. Her inventory is also HERE - be noted that she's bringing her little monkey companion Chuchu along for her LifeAftr adventure!

Anthy is fresh from the end of the Revolutionary Girl Utena anime's ending, just finding the strength and confidence to live her own life away from her brother's machinations. She's lived through implied centuries of abuse on all fronts, but can easily present herself as demure and nice, though she still carries with her bitterness towards humanity and a strong passive-aggressive streak. Still, she's learned a lot from the honest love of a friend, and will likely try to make friends in LifeAftr, though faster than she would prefer in order to survive. She can't die of exposure when she still has to find Utena, after all.

Current plans: Anthy is the kind of person who really needs positive CR in her life; currently, she really only has one personal example of people not being flawed and completely shortsighted in the universe, and since the end of her canon is a significant moment of breaking free of abuse, illusions, and hatred, people who are honest and kind would definitely help her learn how to better be her own person rather than just whatever someone else wants her to be. While she's definitely going to be initially defensive and wary, she'll still present as congenial and nice (perhaps a little creepily so). I'd also love some CR with fellow long-lived characters who can relate to watching humanity be dicks, especially to them. While she wouldn't be particularly helpful on an exploration, I'd like the idea of her working up towards joining one.

Anything else:

[crosslaced]

fingerguns

[vagabone]

HE'S SO SORRY PAP..........

[ladytakamaki]

ANTHY!!! ann could definitely relate to watching humanity be dicks bc adults are horrible

[selfinserting]

Player: Eli
Contact: becoming! Feel free to add.
Tell us about yourself: PST, she/her!
Character: Evan Hansen (selfinserting)
Permissions: Here!
Tell us about them: Evan is 17 year old high school senior with a questionable moral compass and several metric tons of nervous energy. His hobbies include climbing trees, telling horrible lies, and being incredibly anxious in social situations. He's here to do his best (?) and probably cry a lot in the process. He's new this month, so he's mostly going to be occupied trying to grow accustomed to being here more than anything else.

Additionally - his canon covers a few sensitive subjects, and there's an opt out section in his permissions post for that reason!
Current plans: I'm new (after joining for a very brief period a few months ago), so I'm down for any kind of CR or planning! Both positive and negative are excellent, honestly. My only plans this month are to get him acclimated to the game, so I'm totally flexible!
Anything else: