DECEMBER STATE OF THE GAME.

[metamods]

STATE OF THE GAME

THIS MONTH

01 December 2023
⚔︎ STATE OF THE GAME
⚔︎ CONFLUENCE LOG

08 December 2023
⚔︎ CR MEME

15 December 2023
⚔︎ RUE MOORE

20 December 2023
⚔︎ ACTIVITY CHECK-IN BEGINS

27 December 2023
⚔︎ ACTIVITY CHECK-IN ENDS

⚔︎ LITTLE LOVE - As winter approaches, the weather begins cooling down significantly. Barn animals are given their winter blankets, farmers are making sure to keep their animals in at night, and greenhouses go up over sensitive crops to protect them because, well - it's cold cold this year. Unexpectedly so. It doesn't help that the newest confluence has given a small child metahuman abilities - a little boy named Henry has suddenly gained influence over all things frosty, and snow days happen to be his favorite. His parents do their best to keep him contained, but given his age, it's easier said than done. Citizens of Little Love don't seem to mind too much; children will be children, after all. They do ask for a little extra help from anyone nearby who can help them prepare for the unpredictable weather, but they're a forgiving and understanding bunch. After all, Little Love is where Atomight was born and raised, and look how he turned out.

⚔︎ CENTRAL CITY - A villain by the name of Rumble manages to hit the Alliance Headquarters in the middle of the night on December 2nd. It causes the entire city to shake, but surprisingly, the only damage seems to be to the headquarters itself. The very foundations have been made unstable, and try as they might to keep the building up, a good two-thirds of it crumbles. Starstruck releases a statement the morning after: Rumble has been taken into custody and is being handled, and the Alliance is going to take advantage of the destruction to do some remodeling of their own. It's not the first, nor the last time someone's managed to hit them this hard, and they always get back up on their feet. Alliance business will be temporarily redirected to one of the Apartment buildings owned by the guilds, a few of the apartments set up as areas for heroes to meet in as needed.

⚔︎ SUNSET FALLS - A commonly celebrated holiday among those living in Sunset Falls is Yule. This year, it falls on the 21st of December, and the town seems to be preparing early. Green, gold, red, and silver paint the town. Dried fruits, wassail, and spiced ciders are offered at many vendors along the streets. Every Friday in December there seems to be a get-together downtown to host bonfires and dance under the moonlight. Celebrations focus on being present in the moment and connecting with others - there are even a few weddings planned for the 21st that seem to fill many of the open spaces on the 21st, where the happy couple bind their hands together with brightly colored ribbons to symbolize binding their two lives together.

And of course, there are many causing shenanigans among the celebrations. Some of the bonfires get a little too out of control; there are drinks being passed around, some of the younger, early twenties folk get a little too inebriated, and there are a few groups of teenagers having their own fun in the supposedly haunted mansions bordering the town, waking up spirits that would rather be slumbering through the winter. And angry spirits combined with inebriated folks who are easier to possess... is never a good thing.

⚔︎ EXCELSIOR - Mechanima is making moves to clear several buildings in Excelsior. His intentions aren't clear, but it being him may be: there are several Society individuals buying up property all in the same housing block of Excelsior, some of them old and falling apart and some of them new to the market. If approached, they'll simply tell others that they were in the market for a new house themselves, and why not this one? Did Burnout also buy one on this block? Ah, well, they always did enjoy a good team up, why not live close to each other?

HOUSEKEEPING

Hello, Heroes!

⚔︎ Check in for December's AC period will not require a summary of character actions, just a simple "here" for the characters players have in game. We know this time of year gets busy for many, and hope this helps!

⚔︎ All engagements received after December 7th will be put on hold until January 7th. The mods are going to be taking a bit of a break and using it to prep events for the upcoming year. We'll still be answering what's pending and trying to get back to them as quickly as possible.

⚔︎ Due to Activity Check being put up late because of our error, we're extending it out to December 5th. The warning list has been updated.

⚔︎ There will be no applications in December. We will, however, be allowing for extra invites in January to make up for this.

⚔︎ There is always room for PLAYER PLOTS! If you want to follow up on an event, investigate the setting or interact with a NPC, you can also hit up SETTING ENGAGEMENT and NPC ENGAGEMENT respectively.

⚔︎ This game has an unofficial DISCORD SERVER! As a reminder, the moderators will not be monitoring the server's contents. However, players who have issues in the server are still welcome to bring their concerns to us at MOD CONTACT, just as they would with Plurk.

DROPS

The following characters will vanish in the coming Confluence:

Stiles Stilinski, Midnighter, Dr. Rebecca Holiday

Please coordinate with the mods if you would like to claim some or all of their belongings.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU —

Welcome, new heroes! Please use the form below to introduce yourself and start plotting if you'd like:

<b>Player Name & Pronouns:</b> <b>Preferred Communication:</b> Plurk, Discord, DM, etc. <b>Character Name & Journal:</b> <b>Guild Affiliation:</b> Is your character susceptible to being swayed into membership? Or will they take the hard path and stay unaffiliated? <b>Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals:</b> What does your character want? You can list short term and long term goals, but also emotional needs that aren't being fulfilled. What do you want to do with them in game? What ideas do you already have? <b>Plot/CR Hooks:</b> What kinds of things does your character get up to that might throw them in the path of someone else's plot, or that you would like other players to engage with? What role does your character play in their canon plot? What role might they play in others' plots, and what would it take to get their attention? Are they an antagonist, a researcher, a tech whiz?