http://bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fhplotterywheel2006-07-12 10:21 am

Info for this weekend's event

As previously indicated, this weekend we will be having a big event that will be slightly different than previous weekend events. We feel that while the action scenes may be a little more limited than they have been during previous events, on the whole it will turn out to be one of the more unique and hopefully fun events we've run so far.

Late Friday night, after the radio broadcast, the Gentlemen from Buffy the Vampire Slayer's fourth season episode, "Hush," will be stopping by the island. If you know the episode, you should have a basic idea of how the plot goes. Late Friday when they arrive, the voices of everyone in Fandom will be trapped in a box, leaving everyone mute. From late Friday through Sunday evening, nobody in Fandom will be able to say a word. Please have fun with narrative. Saturday night, they will attempt to brutally slaughter some people. And then Sunday there will be a team assembled to take the Gentlemen out in a slightly more blunt fashion than what happened on the show.

Specifics follow behind the cut:

On Saturday, the school administration will have the situation explained to them. Late in the afternoon, the administration will bring all students from the campground to the dorms and lock them in the building for their own safety. This is where the idea of the big slumber party comes in. There should be some activity in the common rooms as people deal with either the threat or boredom from not being able to fight the threat.

Saturday evening, five people will be attacked by the Gentlemen. We're still playing with the "no character deaths" rule, so everyone will escape somehow. The specific degree of any injuries will be discussed beforehand so that we can play nice with the FTEC. The five people attacked will be randomly chosen from people who sign up in the appropriate OCD thread below. The chosen characters will be alerted personally on Thursday morning. Please only sign up if you will be available on Saturday.

In most cases, only the characters picked will encounter Gentlemen on Saturday night. If you are picked, we can and will coordinate with you to figure out how your character is attacked and how they escape.

On Sunday, the dorm lock-in will end during the day, but will be reinstated during the evening until the administration gets word (*rimshot*) that all is clear. How will this all end?

Enter the Fandom Troopers. The Troopers, along with some townies picked at random from whomever signs up in the OCD thread, will stage an assault on the Gentlemen's home base. Sorry, students, but we're giving the townies the love this time and letting the troopers finally have the glory they so richly deserve. At the end of the battle, voices will be returned, the Gentlemen will be defeated, and all will be relatively back to normal. Oh, and students will get to return to the cabins.

We do apologize for any inconveniences this plot causes. That's why we gave a head's up last Saturday saying that something big was happening. The lock-down in the dorms is a necessity with a principal who would take such a threat seriously, and the no voice thing obviously provides a challenge to interaction. However, we have a fantastic set of players in this game and we're confident that you can pull it off. There is no real way to avoid this plot while being on the island, so if you don't want your character(s) involved, they'll have to go off the island for a couple days. Fortunately, it will be Saturday and Sunday which tend to be slow anyway.

The main reasons we waited until today to give specific info was 1) to get the last of our ducks in a row organizationally before it was announced, and 2) honestly, we felt the mute interactions would turn out better if you didn't have a full week to prepare them. It would take away some of the spontaneity that makes this kind of event work. We hope that you understand our reasons.

With that long post over, we now turn to OCD sign ups.
sensethevisions: (Default)

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[personal profile] sensethevisions 2006-07-12 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
*snickers* Attack me.

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] willbedone.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Me! Me me me me!

(With an oh so appropriate icon too ;) )

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] multi-madrox.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
*waves*

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] strongestgirl.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh oh oh Mr. Kotta!"

Or rather

"..."

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] lovechildblair.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
*waves as well*

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Ellie could use a supernatural experience of her very own... ;)

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] sexydoctor.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
...and so could Christian.

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
*flails mutely*
nadiathesaint: (Default)

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[personal profile] nadiathesaint 2006-07-12 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
willing to be attacked, as always.

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] chasingsnitches.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, why not.

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] bound2blade.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, God, yes.

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] bridge-carson.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Meeeeee!

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] blackadder-nth.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh do attack Edmund.

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] greenmagebriar.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
He needs some fun, why not.

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana's always up for being attacked. ;)

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] conathon.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Me ! ( Sawyer needs some action )
multiplez: (Default)

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[personal profile] multiplez 2006-07-12 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
*flails mutely*

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] mildly-super.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Please attack me. Not dirty.
(available saturday by 4pm)

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] saltandammo.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
considering real life this past week, this attack is too ironic to pass up. :)

Re: ATTACK ME (Saturday)

[identity profile] union-jane.livejournal.com 2006-07-13 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
*raises hand and bounces*

superartie: (blows)

Re: LET ME HIT THEM (Sunday)

[personal profile] superartie 2006-07-12 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Can Artie be the princess who screams and makes the Gentlemen's heads explode?

This image amuses me.

Oh, and he can fight (in a bizarre, goofy way) too.

Re: LET ME HIT THEM (Sunday)

[personal profile] superartie - 2006-07-12 16:41 (UTC) - Expand

Re: I WANT TO HELP THE ADMINISTRATION (All weekend)

[identity profile] blonde-doctor.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Elliot's up for this.

Re: I WANT TO BE HEARD (Now)

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2006-07-12 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm taking suggestions on how to do radio for Saturday! Right now, sock puppets might happen!

*g*

Also, when you mean available, is that all day or just some part of Saturday?

Re: I WANT TO BE HEARD (Now)

[personal profile] stykera - 2006-07-12 19:50 (UTC) - Expand