OOC INTRO ( MAY )

[lifeaftr_mods]

OOC INTRO: MAY

State of the Game
Hello, and welcome adventurers, old and new! April was a month of changes and cycles and rebirth and renewal, as evidenced by the volcanic eruption on the island of Cahypdo and the strange effects that's had on the ages of characters and NPCs alike. Thankfully, by the time April has concluded, things will be restored to normal...or whatever passes for normal here, in any case.

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 May 4th. Until then, a few quick points:

1. Cahypdo. We recommend that anyone new to the game take the opportunity to read up on the island of Cahypdo, as well as trade with the Roaka, the local populace, if that interests them. Cahypdo will be vanishing when Storytelling goes up on May 20th, so get in any explorations while you can!

2. New Island. The votes are in, and islanders voted to go to the second option presented - the one represented by green flames and strange starburst patterns reminiscent of explosions. The new island will join LifeAftr's shores on May 10th, when it will become accessible for exploration!

In the meantime, feel free to use this post as an OOC intro and CR meme for the month of April - 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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[postictal]

Player: Zero
Contact: arrpee, zero#8942 on discord; feel free to add! mostly i chatter about rp and i tend to mass-add everyone unless i miss you!
Tell us about yourself: PST, they/them, part of your modmalgaymate. i generally try to hit people back as quick as possible; if i've dropped your thread, that was probably an accident, since i'm a backtag forever kind of babey
Character: Tim Wright (postictal) from web series Marble Hornets, the Drifter (hyperlit) from indie game Hyper Light Drifter, Agent Washington (counterblows) from web series Red vs. Blue
Permissions: TIM, DRIFTER, and WASH - all pretty basic stuff, though some of these are in dire need of revamping. If any of these characters tread near content warning-y stuff for you, gimme a poke and I'll be happy to omit stuff from my tags and the like.
Tell us about them:

TIM has got troubled thoughts and the self-esteem to match. He's a depressed chainsmoker from a web series called Marble Hornets (aka that one slender man webseries that Started It All) and a CRAU from sol_raveh. He tries very hard and does generally mean well, but struggles a very lot with his own copious mental health issues. Has somehow progressed to being the rakish uncle of at least several children? Currently runs Denny, which is lifeaftr's sole eatery, and a carpentry place.

THE DRIFTER is from an indie game called Hyper Light Drifter. Silent, blue-skinned wanderer who communicates via sign language and/or a little bobbing sprite thing that hovers by their shoulder and projects text. They're suffering from an incurable terminal illness and are technically just dying in slow motion, but in general they're here to help!! They will happily teach sign language to anyone who asks.

AGENT WASHINGTON is from a web show called Red vs. Blue, which is a halo-based machinima about colorful space marines thats funny until it stops being funny and starts being really fucking sad. in general, he's pretty dependable in a crisis, is a highly accomplished killer, and has a hell of a Traumatic Past. but he's getting better, kinda. he has a tigerlily that wasn't supposed to be his, and actually has it a lot less together than he seems because people from home are a BIG CONCERN

Current plans:

TIM still runs Denny, which is LifeAftr's one and only restaurant. Let me know if you wanna work there! We can handwave if you want, or if you want some good establishing threads for nascent CR that definitely flies for me too. I try to get a Denny mingle up once a month if possible, unless extenuating circumstances make that unlikely or unnecessary. He also has finally established a carpentry nearby, if you need any woodcarvin done!

THE DRIFTER is recovering from last month's age event that involved hurting some of their close cr YET AGAIN. time to come to terms with being a synthetically engineered war machine. yeah. they didn't like that.

WASH is probably gonna be helping his buddy Maine build a gym (he just kind of ended up getting roped into this it's fine) and other than HE HAS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT wrt to people learning his first name if u met him when he was teeny. he's not happy about that.

Anything else: i love dreamwith dop org

[atailoftwoworlds]

I need to tag Drifter back and Zidane is likely going to visit the Denny and check up on Tim to see if he’s ok after finding out he fainted during the eruption. Although I don’t know if they’ll have met in person by then.

[postictal]

THAT'S OK they should meet in person anyway! thanks for checking up on him zidane, ur a bro

the drifter also likes zidane so far! but they like most people. but they also can share in on that "i was synthesized" angst if it ever comes up, tho the drifter is PRETTY BAD at bringing that up of their own volition

[atailoftwoworlds]

They definitely should. If in part to get better acquainted. Then some cheerful and cocky teenager can visit you and the Denny often, Tim!

Oooooh! That could be interesting to bring up at some point! Zidane's generally accepted his origins and is generally "Who cares what you are?" although there are moments when it does make him a little bummed out and he's not forthcoming about it yet because he doesn't know anyone here well enough yet and it might be a weird thing to bring up before then. He is aware that there are quite a few other synthesized beings here though and was very "Whoah really?" But there could still be some circumstances where it could come up.

[postictal]

IT SHOULD. the drifter needs to open up about and accept this stuff about themself more and zidane is so blasé about it that it honestly might help them lmao

denny's always got space for COOL TEENS to get WATER

[atailoftwoworlds]

It's less uncaring and more he fully understands it doesn't define him as a person and he's going to live his own life. But that doesn't mean there aren't certain reminders that hit home hard and make him sad for a little bit (like idk seeing someone being really affectionate with their mum and dad make him think "I wonder if my parents wou- oh wait :("). He'll remember all the people who care about him, focus on that and bounce back quickly though. The whole thing has made him value his friends and the closest he has to family more though. And more determined to protect them too. Talking to more people with similar pasts would also help ease lingering issues too probably so talking to Drifter about it might be good for him too. If we can find a good opportunity for it (at this point, Drifter's more likely to find out via someone mind reading or being able to detect what someone is or whatever but who knows?).

omg what is that video hahahahaha

[sandsister]

washington and two need to meet!!! and also i need cr with every single one of ur beans. two's super talkative and friendly so she'll at least butt her way into a convo with everyone at some point.

[postictal]

VERY WELL THEN THEY SHOULD!! tim left ren a lil present for her birthday day expect him to never bring that up ever. he WILL bring up her meeting his bitty self both times, however!

tho the drifter does need to apologize for being a weird fighty goblin. yes.

[catpiper]

god i saw and i'm love tim and his cute wood carvings SHE LOVES IT and i'm gonna respond tomorrow 2 that. also yes please they gotta talk and not talk about tragic babby tim. sweet boy.

AND YES DRIFTYBEAN come 2 me.

[postictal]

talk about her mostly :/ is what he means :/

[catpiper]

sweet boi. sweet tim. we'll see.

[tenthstreetbred]

Z!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I miss threading with you, and I am gonna kick my butt to fix that!!! Got any specific things ya want??

[postictal]

HECK YES i've missed you too! idk man i have...a shitty memory atm i don't remember what cr we had going??

[tenthstreetbred]

Tbh we didn't have much because I kept disappearing into space. I know Drifter and Shep kiiiinda know each other? Tim and Shep is like nothing, and Wash was just one thread from the intro when he first arrived so I am totally fine in starting fresh with that since there was like, nothing there LOL

[postictal]

FINE BY ME! idk which of them appeal to you, if any?

[tenthstreetbred]

All three sounds good tbh. I am much farther in Marble Harble now so I don't have to worry about spoilers as much with Tim, and I love me some space marine CR. For Drifter I'm fine with like, more search requests or things like that!

[postictal]

those all sound fine to me!

but FINISH MARBLE HORNETS MY GUY

[achievementhunter]

you know, finding Tim mid-panic attack in the middle of the jungle isn't going to be at all surprising

but the fact that he survived a month without them is going to blow their mind

[postictal]

as always your faith in him is heartwarming and bolstering thanks kid

he had to deal with ur helicopter mom for a month and this is the thanks he gets

[achievementhunter]

ur so welcome they know he's an adult but really if anyone is the caretaker here

blease... blease forewarn them about that they're gonna have a fucking crisis

[postictal]

HE WILL DO HIS BEST hes not completely useless

[achievementhunter]

LOOK THE ONLY REASON THEY'RE SO NEGATIVE is because they love him and they don't know how positive reinforcement works so if they just keep pointing out his flaws he'll be aware of them and continue to remain slightly safer than if he were ignorant shut up it makes sense when you're five and eternally afraid that everyone you love will die or leave

[postictal]

hmm remind me who's the one who did the leaving this time kiddo

[achievementhunter]

it's fine the void spat them back out it always does

[postictal]

well fine then the void has terrible standards