Rawr, epic postage! Yes, so I posted, finally. Sorry for the long delay everyone. Hopefully we'll be skipping ahead in time soon and things will pick up, plotwise. I'll give you better notice when we're closer to the time so you can wrap things up. Lemme know when you guys think it's a good time.

yay glad to see you have since recovered with your illness! I wish I could say the same I burned my hand last night making rice and then took a stick to the neck in broomball (the sport of Alaska, Canada, and parts of Minnesota!)

Ouch! I hope you feel better in both respects, dear. I hate burning myself. I've only done it a handful of times and all of them were thoroughly unpleasant. I can't say I've ever heard of Broomball, and I live in one of the three aforementioned places. I suppose I'm not in the right region, I guess.

Tyko, where have you poofed off to again? ^^; I'd like to respond to the timeskip, but I'm kind of holding off waiting for you. ^^;;;; Are Morgan and Creed still going to be hanging out together, or have they drifted their separate ways and split up for home? :heart:

I'm -loving- playing here, by the way, and can't wait till Morgan catches up with more of the group. Thank you to everybody, for making this place what it is. And especially to Kierys for making it. :):heart:

Sorry for the short reply, Bippy; there isn't much to say now with the night ending. I have a part to play with Jessica yet, but when that part is done, I won't be posting until everyone has fallen asleep.

Once you post that you have fallen asleep, do not move forward. So I wouldn't recommend sleeping until all the characters have made it home. You can make short posts about what you are doing before you go to bed; perhaps you clean before you sleep or take a long bath and paint your nails? Maybe you use the hour before resting for making lunch for the next day? I want to get everyone on the same page when we start this.

I am very excited, we are very close. Thank you everyone for your patience, and I hope you all enjoy what is to come! Feedback will be especially important as we approach this peak, so will everyone please let me know what you all think of the game so far! The most important thing is that everyone is having fun, so if this game is not fun for any of you, I need to know so I can try and fix it. ^-^;; But if you are having fun, please tell me! I love to know when my games are being enjoyed. ^-^

Also, I am officially removing Yuu from the game, as it seems she will not be coming back. I find this unfortunate, since I wanted to have an even four, but I can work with three. So I will not recruit anyone to replace her. Unfortunately this means the only other male characters will be NPCs run by me. Sorry Tyko, looks like you're all by yourself again. *patpat*

Also, I'm afraid I'll have to put you on your First Warning, since it's been about eight days. The only reason I am not putting you on your Second Warning is because I have not been doing my full job as a GM in making sure I send out warnings after you miss a deadline, and because I, personally, know you've been very busy. However, from now on you will have to tell me, here in the thread, if school/work/whatever is making it difficult for you to post, so that everyone is made away. That way we can take steps to work around you until you can make it back. If you start posting on schedule again for a long enough period, I will move your status back to None for good behavior. This would apply to anyone who receives Warnings.

Jer, you are excused since your post is dependent upon his, but be sure to be prompt in replying once he has posted, please, so we can move this along.

Everyone: I want everyone to make at least one post before you post going to sleep. Post about walking home, driving home, whatever, but for reasons related to the game mechanics, I need there to be a transition period from where you are to you going to sleep. So, if you are at a place (Say, a cafe *wink*) then you can post as much as you like, but before you post going to bed, you must have post about going home. I know it doesn't make sense, but I can't give anything away just yet, so please trust me. ^-^ Here's an example, in case anyone is still confused:

Post One: Tanya is at the cafe, saying goodnight to her friends. She enjoys a slice of pie and a cappuccino.

Post Two: It's getting late, so Tanya decides to head home. She finds her car in the parking lot of the little cafe and drives home, taking the scenic route to enjoy the night sky a little.

Post Three: Tomorrow is a big day, and she has to make sure her livingroom is clean before she goes to bed. She spends the next hour dusting, picking up and putting away her stuff, and rearranging the furniture. After such exhausting exercise, she barely touches the fluffy pillows before she is out.

Although please, please make better posts than that. ^-^;;

Kierys, I know you just said you're not looking to do any more outright recruiting, but my roommate is looking for a mene RP, and I'll vouch for his playing ability as being epic and made of win. He also always plays guys. Should I poke him this way, or let it alone? ^^; *tries to be helpful*

Tomorrow is gonna be my day from hell, so if Tyko posts tonight or tomorrow, It'll probably be either late tomorrow night or early Monday before I can post back. But that's the extent of it, no drawn out hiatus or anything like that. ^^; Depending on when he posts though I might be able to catch it before I need to crash.

No worries either way, I'm just trying to keep you in the figurative loop. S'polite and all. :heart:

Alright, well, I'll put it to a vote. Everyone PM me whether you want one more player to join or not, reasons why, ect, and I'll make a decision based on that. I won't start the big change until I get everyone's answers so I can at least give you a decision. He'll be late to start with everything though, since everyone's had a chance to go through a day before the change. He'll have to go through his day first, so he'll be a little behind. That also means he won't be able to play with the other characters until his second day, since time will be moving differently for the rest of you.

And thanks for keeping me in the loop, hon, I appreciate it.

EDIT:
Well, most unfortunately, Tyko will not be joining us anymore, as he has resigned from the game. He may come back as a secondary character, popping in whenever he gets a chance, but he won't be a main character like you two. Also, due to this, I have decided that I will allow your friend, Jer, to apply for this game. He will have to qualify by my usual standards, but I will open application for him. Let him know at your earliest convenience; if he's going to be joining, we'll want to get the application process out of the way as soon as possible. Be sure that he reads the rules and such; he won't get any leniency as a friend of yours. He'll be held to the same rules and consequences as the rest.

Oh my. That's such a downer, I was really enjoying playing with him. :( I'll tell my roomie to get on this right away though.

I wouldn't ask for special treatment for him at all. I know he's a good enough player to meet your standards -without- help, and if he wasn't and you let him in for my sake, that'd be unfair to =everyone=. I'm just glad you're gonna let him app at all. :) Look out world, Axenblade is coming!

Tyko leaving at the same time as the time skip is (while sad) admittedly convenient. I'll work on my post now, then.

Yeah, he figured it would be the best time to drop. I'm really sad about it, but what can you do? At least he can still come back if he wants. So Jer, just move on as if Creed has already left. Also, I look forward to your friend's application. ^-^ New blood is always fun.

while it is sad to hear Tyko has resigned I'm glad to see the RP is moving forward! I also look forward to meeting a new potential player!

Oh, also, I want to offer my congrats to Jer for winning the Admin's Pick!

oh, quick question before I make my post, is it still raining? Or with the time skip has the weather changed as well?

Oh, yes, I suppose I ought to change the details on the front page. It's subsided into a soft mist. Let me go fix that up.

Awww, thank you! <3

yeah congrats Jer!

*Chuckles* Jer, you get to go the fun way since your character was a little late in the game. You also get the first taste of GM's Power. I haven't had to use it so far, and I feel a little bad having to use it to get you ready, but there wasn't much for options. I'm just glad you didn't roll better than me, otherwise this wouldn't have worked. Unfortunately this means you do not get another post after your reply to this before sleeping. Effectively this dust has put you straight to a deep sleep. Don't worry though. It just means you'll be the first in. ^-^

For your next post you should roleplay what you do in reaction to the dust's affects, how it makes you feel physically and mentally, ect, and where you finally collapse. After that, you can write about a dream you might be having. Keep the dream short though, you'll only be in it for a couple of minutes. Or, if you want to wait for me, I can get you set up for the big change. It's up to you. If you want to wait you can, otherwise you can post as dreaming for a few minutes.

For Bippy, I will be setting your character up in the second half of my post. Yours will work a bit differently though, since your circumstances are not the same. Never fret. After my character finishes interacting with yours, you can make a post about what you do before you sleep, or you can go right to sleep. Then you can do the same as Jer; post about a few minutes of dreaming, or wait for me to set you up for the big change. Yours is being difficult though. You rolled better than me, so I can't post everything I wanted to on the first one. I guess I'll have to see how you react first. *Chuckles* I'm actually looking forward to it.

I'm very excited. It's taken us a while, but we're finally on the doorstep. Hopefully things will really pick up from now on. I hope you all enjoy this as much as I think you will!

I posted Morgan's face full of dust and her fall, I can post dreaming inbetween your setting up Bippy's character?

I'm also poking Axen about his application. :P

Awesome. Looking forward to his application.

OK Audra is now officially asleep! I wait eagerly to see what direction this goes in!

Woot! Alright. Hopefully your friend can apply soon, Jer. I'll try and hold off until he at least puts in his application to move forward; I don't want to go too far without him. In the meantime, you two can post about the short dreams you may be experiencing. If he takes too long though I will move on without him and just stick him in wherever I find it works.

So, I've been waiting for a few days and I'm wondering should I just add something to my post about Audra dreaming or should I wait for Jer to post?

Go ahead and add something to yours if you want to, Bippy, but if not then it's okay not to post right now. We're in a transition period. I'll message her later today when I wake up. I need her friend to apply if he wants to be in this game. I was trying to wait for him but I can't keep the game on hold forever while he makes up his mind. >.<

I wonder what's taking him so long...

His computer crashed and he lost everything, but it's been back up again. I've poked him a couple of times now, but.... *ponders*

Well, if he's going to apply then he should do so and if he's not, then he should tell us, or at least you. We can't wait on him forever and as much as I would like to have a third person, I will make do without if he's not going to be on reliably.

Hi, I am said friend that has been causing you so much trouble- I am really sorry about that.

But yeah- I had a computer crash and a virus on my harddrive pretty ate half of my word documents, my app being one of them, and I haven't had the chanve before now to re-write it.

I'll have it up by tomorrow night, and if not, then kindly continue on without me okay? I've held you guys up long enough as it is.