The Velvet Room (OOC)

Hey, y'all! For Christmas this year, we're doing a low-key event that still has the potential for lighthearted fun, or other types of threads if you prefer. In short: for whatever reason (do Igor and attendants feel bad about the harm they've done by allowing in evil Ken? Are they concerned about their recent bad PR? Were they going to do this anyway, and you're overthinking it?), Igor is gifting everyone one thing on Christmas, and it can be anything you ask for.*

*some restrictions apply

This Thursday, a box will appear on his desk in the velvet room, with Santigor's face on it to haunt old residents and disturb new ones. There'll be a stack of paper and pens next to it, alongside a brief set of instructions. Characters can write their Christmas wish on a paper and deposit it in the slot in the top of the box. If it's something Igor won't grant, the paper will disintegrate into glimmers of blue light instead of falling into the box, and Igor will explain that he can't fulfill that wish. He may or may not be forthcoming if questioned about his reasoning.

Here are some examples of requests that would be granted:

• most weather effects, excluding very destructive ones
• more lighthearted pranks (with the consent of the other player)
• almost any physical item
• access to a place that the current setting doesn't include (though it would be a cognitive version of the place, like the cognitive Tokyo, Inaba, etc. that normally exist)
• the appearance of a shop that stocks items you haven't been able to find
• body modifications (wings, firebreathing, becoming a cyborg)
• new Personas

Some examples of requests that would not be granted:
• harm to another character, physical or otherwise
• weapons or other items you intend to use to harm another character
• bringing in a new character
• going home
• anything that can be used to break the game or circumvent game rules

Certain requests (new locations, some body modification, weather, etc.) might disappear after Christmas, or last only a few days. Others (body modification, most physical objects, etc.) may be permanent. If you have questions, please ask! Before Christmas, let us know what your final decisions for your characters are, either in the upcoming IC post or elsewhere.

Hello, everyone! We're thrilled to announce that we will be having our Memory Tapes event starting on Thursday, the 21st! We meant to announce this earlier, but this month has been a bit bumpy for everyone. Because of that, we'd like to stress that you can take it at your own pace. We encourage backtagging and working with the idea without too much stress.

For a refresher, characters will be receiving a VHS tape with a memory from another character, along with a note urging them to find the owner of the tape. The note will warn that those who try to hoard the tapes may find memories of their own start to fade, unless they participate in the activity and make the effort to help one another.

There is no set limit to how many tapes your character can have or can give out. Characters are also welcome to use the network to try and coordinate tape exchanges. We want this event to give people the opportunity to share aspects of their character that their character may not otherwise share willingly.

We have a previous plotting post, but feel free to plot on this new post as well!

Hey, guys! With the recent Palace plot wrapped, it's time to finally move forward with some upcoming plot events. Here's what you can look forward to in the near future!

October Events:

We're still finalizing our Halloween plans, but our general ideas thus far include...

• Spooky setpieces popping up in the various areas, like Jack-o-Lanterns, cobwebs, and benevolent Shadows/demons slowly popping up more and more throughout the month similar to the Christmas event last year. This will culminate in a grand Halloween celebration in Destinyland, with spooky rides, food stalls and themed restaurants, and an elaborate parade on Halloween night to round out the celebration.

• Around October 24th, as the festivities begin, characters may transform into monsters or gain monster-like attributes. This is entirely optional, but a fun way to get in the spirit of the spooky season.

• There will be an open mingle for this event, spanning in-universe from the 24th to the 31st, so stay tuned!

Memory Tapes:

This event has been on hold for a long time, but with the Palace event over, we're planning to start the event sometime in November. You can find the original planning post here, but since there has been some confusion, we want to clarify that your tapes do not need to be especially long or detailed, as long as the important information in the memory is clearly conveyed to the player who receives it.

Summary format is just as acceptable as prose, and it really depends on your comfort zone.

We want to ensure this event is fun for everyone, so we're announcing it far enough in advance that people can plot and arrange their tape exchanges. We're considering starting it on the third week of November, but we're open to suggestions and player feed back, given the approaching holidays.

Hey, everyone! This post is mostly to help everyone organize their Christmas gifts (and Secret Santa gifts). Feel free to leave a comment with what your character is giving to others. We may also do a separate thread in the event post for actively giving out gifts, if there's interest.

As part of the holiday festivities, we are planning a Secret Santa event! To participate, comment with the characters you would like to enter into the event. Submissions will be open until December 20th at 11:59 PM EST.

After the submission period ends, the mods will randomize Secret Santa assignments and comment accordingly. ICly, characters will receive their Secret Santa assignment via text if they have a phone or by a mysterious letter that just happens to reach them somehow.

It's the Velvet Room. Don't question it.