http://norglomofnit.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] norglomofnit.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fhplotterywheel2007-02-19 08:05 am

No Post? No problem!

Err, actually, I'm kind of hoping it will be a problem.

Hi! Meet Moist (and yes, he's heard all the jokes) von Lipwig (pronounced Lipvig, and there will be an, I'm sure tl;dr, info post coming up on him soonish.) Currently the Post Master of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office, his reasonably settled life is about to get tipped upside down and spun topsy turvy.

Beginning Monday 19 February, mail service to the island is going to stop. No packages, letters, merchandise, nothing: the mail will cease to be delivered. What I'd really like is for this to annoy people, for characters to get tetchy, get irritated, get annoyed, and loudly if at all possible.

The reason for the lack of service? The being/person/entity/whatever that currently ensures smooth and efficient mail service to and from Fandom is going to pack up its kit and go home (Perhaps Wee Tinydom was just too much for it?), and this is what's going to bring Moist to Fandom.

Mail service won't resume until Moist arrives on the island, so there will be no mail from 19 February - 2 March. ETA: Whoops! All the mail that's not been delivered will in fact be delivered on the 2nd of March!

This won't disrupt any form of electronic mail or person to person delivery, be it by FedEx or pigeon, so its affect on your character is opt outable by using a method such as those.

The Point of this Post, AKA: What do I need?

a) An idea of how many people would be willing to play along with this - if you could let me know here, that would be wonderful.

b) A person or people to complain to the Mayor that there's no mail! (Timing to be arranged.) Interested? Let me know!

c) Eventually, Moist will be looking to offer five lucky students (or unemployed Townies) the once in a life time opportunity to serve in the wondrous tradition that is the postal service [AKA: put up the post office post and interact with any customers]. Think of this as an expression of interest: if you've a character that might be interested, ping into this thread, and we can work the specifics out later.

Questions? I can probably come up with answers. Comments? I rather fear them, but go for it!

[ocd is a'comin' up!]

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] courier-gavin.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Count every one of my characters in! Buffy: *bitches about no Cosmo, omg* Jake: *didn't get whatever he ordered off Amazon* Emma: *Isn't getting OMG COME BACK letters from Scott* ...etc.

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
yes, me please!

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] outofbrooklyn.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
You can count on Mac and Aiden for that one.

No more stuff from Ebay/the PI supplier. They'll be complainy.

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[personal profile] smartestone 2007-02-18 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, definitely =D

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] pyroliz.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Liz will definitely notice that she's not getting any mail.

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] threeweapons.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Count Broots in. (Other kids don't get mail, woe). He's going to be peeeeved.

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] auroryborealis.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Rory's still waiting on her letter from Brown. She will be very vocal. :D
needsaparrot: (z-wee - emo)

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[personal profile] needsaparrot 2007-02-18 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Door actually does get post by pigeon, but I'm sure I can scrape up something for Xander to not be receiving!
absolutesnark: (Default)

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[personal profile] absolutesnark 2007-02-18 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sure I can find a reason for Summer to complain about this. :)

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] fat-halpert.livejournal.com 2007-02-19 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
GOB may even have a "Screw the Post Office" night at Caritas.

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] sonofdragons.livejournal.com 2007-02-19 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Me! Esp. since Tannim's getting gift certificates from Amazon for his birthday, so he'll be ordering stuff.

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] sexycandlepants.livejournal.com 2007-02-19 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Lumiere will most certainly notice the lack of mail.

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] stocksgrrl.livejournal.com 2007-02-19 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
Turrrrtle!

"Where the heck's my Wall Street Journal?!?"

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2007-02-19 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Cedric gets mail by owl but every single one of my other characters is in!

Re: I want to notice there's no post!

[identity profile] lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com 2007-02-19 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Dawn and Sam are in. Jarod doesn't get mail.

Re: Complain to the Mayor?

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
of course Annette can!

Re: Complain to the Mayor?

[identity profile] bluth-illusions.livejournal.com 2007-02-19 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
GOB's going to send a nasty letter about the service to the mayor.

Re: The Glorious Postal Service

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
...would be totally cool!

Re: The Glorious Postal Service

[identity profile] pyroliz.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
If you can deal with an angsty pyrokinetic, then definitely sign Liz up for this :)

Re: The Glorious Postal Service

[identity profile] fat-halpert.livejournal.com 2007-02-19 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
... I think I'm going to sign Jim up for this. The thought amuses me. A lot.

Re: The Glorious Postal Service

[identity profile] bound2blade.livejournal.com 2007-02-19 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
I...strangely feel the need to get Setsuna in on this.

Air Mail? Puts special paper magic spells on letters for confidentiality sakes? OOoooooHHHH.

Re: Questions, comments?

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
*rawr*

Re: Questions, comments?

[identity profile] izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com 2007-02-18 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Sexy icons?