An IC newsletter?!

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VATHEON

Help me help you help me! So I have this idea! It's a wondrous idea, born off of me staring at the walls in boredom. See? Creativity strikes at the most fascinating of times!

Anyway, point is, I have an idea for an IC newsletter. I have personally been out of the Vatheon IC loop for ages and ages because it's been a long time since I've been in this game steadily that I am pretty much fresh meat. Which is what gives me the idea to start an IC newsletter. Then it would help fresh meat, old meat, whoever wants to keep up with the game to keep up with the game! There were a lot of fresh meat this app cycle -- so instead of just the usual OH NO WHAT HAPPEN SEA WATER WET, we can have this sort of help bounce people into the game. So OOCly and ICly they can know what's going on -- along with the Welcome center (if that's still around)!

America is... America. He can do it, it doesn't matter. THE IC DETAILS DON'T REALLY MATTER. It's the OOC details that do! Because I can't do this without your help. I will personally take care of the newsletter write up and stuff myself but for what's in it, I need your help.

"Stop being vague, Squee! Get to the details!" I AM, I AM.

It's pretty much this: Every other week or so -- which would, if planned right, mean once before apps and once after apps -- I will put up an OOC post asking everyone basically "What are you up to?" and you will tell me what your characters have been doing lately, what "big events" are happening in the bubble, what plot events other characters should know about. So it'll have bits of gossip and bits of news and bits of everything else. There will even be a place for advertisements! As in, if your character is looking for a sparring partner -- instead of asking on the network -- if they're not the type to do so -- you can say so here and there will be a request for these things in the newsletter!

ICly it could be as simple as your character dropping off a folded piece of paper asking about it in a "suggestions box" outside of the newspaper place. BUT, for the first issue -- which is what this post will be planning -- it would be pretty bare bones! Because America hasn't really met a lot of people and he won't be really crying out on the network for help. Instead it'll be what he's learned from talking to locals, hearing on the network, and being a "man on the street". Everyone will wake up, ICly, the day of the newsletter and find one either under their door or in their mailbox and also a digital copy will be sent out on the SFC.

After this, when America has seen interest being shown in the newsletter, he'll reply to offers to help on the post of the first copy -- because in the advertisements, they'll be a place asking for help. A sort of "Like what you see? Join as at the Starfish Express today!" Something like that.

If this tl;dr has made any lick of sense, reply to this post with your comments, questions, suggestions, etc etc! If this idea is kind of responded well, I can have the first copy of this newsletter ready for when apps close! I need IC help and OOC help for this, so please -- if this interests you in any way, do hit me up!

Also I can be found at putotyra on AIM and batnyan on plurk if that's your thing!

EDIT: SOME MORE INFORMATION!

Comments

[devwocean]

As a piece of fresh meat with a character who wants to know all the goings-on, I definitely like this idea XD

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THAT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR :D That's what this is intended for, definitely!

[messianic]

MAN YOU ARE SO DEMANDING.

okay so I guess you can put in the defense force organization and call to arms and there should always be a welcoming committee advertisement. : |b

and you're always welcome to use Minato in gossip columns goodness knows he's got enough people out for his pants love.

I'll keep you posted on that one.

Matthew will be staying out of it but he might bring America info for the lulz. It's what he does.

Plot-wise there's Carol the new NPC who was looking for Thalassino aaaand...that's about it. For now. B)

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THANKS this i can work with

also i am demanding because ilu

[messianic]

ilu too

i guess

maybe

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STAB YOU IN THE SHIT

[zelda_hylia]

That sounds like a lot of fun, and Zelda is the nosiest of the nosey... it's too bad she's not into gossip and that she tries to keep her life private *sob*

Do expect plenty of boring, state of affairs announcements from her, though.

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She doesn't have to ICly do it! Only you have to tell me what's going on with her on the posts I put up in this comm. Then America will ICly announce things going on -- but not too nosy, really!

[zelda_hylia]

Okay then~

[undie_boss]

Eikichi wants to spread rumors and see if they'll come true! (since they did in his world)

Aside from that, I think only Kenshin would actually read the thing, as long as it came in Japanese.

[tokusatsu]

Of course! The Vatheon translator will probably do the deed. xD

[savemegermany]

Works for me! And oh, Italy can put recipes in the newsletter!
Once he stops freaking out, of course :D

[chosen_gigolo]

This is a great idea~! Sola will probably ignore it but Zelos is definitely nosey! I expect to see him in the gossip column a lot too since he's the consummate ladies man about town~ (Sort of been handwaving it but it's assumed he gets it on with some of the local ladies~)

[tokusatsu]

Haha, that's good then! More info for the paper.

[cakesaretheenemy]

oh my god

oh my god

can john have an entire section

for movie reviews

[tokusatsu]

yes yes and yes

[cakesaretheenemy]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

john will cover all 90's movies

all of them

anything past 2000 is dead to him

[tokusatsu]

John, you are an amazing person.