Carriero OOC Community

As the game continues gently grinding its way to a softly whimpering halt, we would like to remind you that the endgame will soon be upon us. (At the moment, the endgame plan mostly consists of "whatever half-baked Anne/Linda post Lenga can pull out of her... hat".) In such circumstances, as always the activity check will likely be nonexistent in its stringence since as usual our goal is "get to next month with as many players satisfied as possible". We don't want to force anyone to leave the game with unfinished business after all.

As such, it is very important that you make your position on your character's residence in Carriero clear at this crucial time. If you intend to portray your character as no longer having a persistent presence in Carriero, we urge you to make use of the following link:

The drop post.

Though it is a bureaucratic step to take, it is a vital one. Simply deciding not to play at the game anymore without telling any of your fellow players is a disservice to them. Please make your departure from the game public, not private information.

This has been a public service announcement. Thank you for reading.

P.S.: Still looking for alternative endgame suggestions. We want to incorporate as many of your ideas as possible to give you what you wanted out of this game in its last days.

It's the middle of summer. Your mods are planning a peaceful, relaxed, non-murder-prelude game of Mario Party for y'all. Also we're making you do the activity check.

( Sorry. )

On the morning of July 10th, each character's communicator will deliver a message of the following format:[1]

Patient TSH-148-001,
You have been selected for a treatment involving collaboration with patients TSH-330-006 and TSH-999-001. Should you accept, LA-510-003 will reward you with the following:

• Annotated Karenina: By Leo Tolstoy with Sir Anderson and Dame Sellers, with Dr. Maygar's inscription

Should you deny, we will be very disappointed.

> Accept
> Deny

Following either link will make the message disappear. Those who deny will find nothing unusual to happen aside from the absence of those who accepted, until after the experiment is over.[2] Those who accept will find themselves teleported to a small white room as well as the other subjects with whom they were told they would be collaborating. It is furnished with comfortable chairs, a small table, warm lights, and a small refrigerator containing one light lunch for each subject, of bistro-level quality as opposed to Carriero's usual cafeteria fare... but, as you might expect from Carriero by now, no door. Their communicators will now display the following message, substituting the name of their support group:

Thank you for your cooperation thus far with the "Hubris" support group treatment. Uncooperative behavior is defined in Carriero as:

• Refusal to participate in treatment
• Ideation of violence
• Violence

There is no response possible to this message; it can only be dismissed, at which point the characters' communicators will "die". The inmates will be in the treatment room for the next two hours and fifty-five minutes, at which point Dr. Simon's voice will announce a five-minute warning. Unsurprisingly, five minutes later the subjects who particupated will be sent back to their roomns, with LA-510-003 having occurred as promised. There will be a thrilling Part Deux to this exciting event, but what it is depends on the characters!!!!!!

And that's where you come in. In groups of 2 or 3, do you hear. Fill out the following form, find others with common groups, and stay tuned for the post that'll go up on the 10th. Regains follow the standard roles of not being inappropriately powerful or that much larger than a shoebox, for now. If you're having trouble coming up with something your character would accept, contact Lenga who will hook you up with some special options.

<b>What will your character's reward be?</b> <b>Will they accept?</b> <b>What are some groups your character would fit into?</b> <ol><li>Group one!</li><li>Group two.</li><li>Group three...</li></ol>

[1] Id est, the standard accommodations occur for illiterates, &c.
[2] Actually following the "Deny" link is the only way to deny. Ignoring one's communicator, or throwing one's communicator at the wall, is not a valid denial technique, Miss Norton.

✦ Activity Check

This activity check encompasses the month of April, from the 1st to the 30th. It will be open until the 10th of May.

Requirements:
→ 1 post from any time during the month in either carriero or carriero_logs
OR
→ one to three decently sized threads (approx. 30 comments total) in any post not your own in either carriero or carriero_logs

If you find yourself not making this requirement, you have until the end of the check to make it up. However, that activity cannot be used in future as activity for May. As usual, characters that were accepted after April 14th or were on hiatus for more than two weeks during the month will be given leeway. In such situations it helps to recall that even a single post does meet the ordinary criteria as they currently stand, and joint posts can merit special consideration.

If you are on hiatus for the duration of this check, we obviously don't expect you to check in. Otherwise, we want to hear from you. Please contact us with what activity you have if you find yourself falling short for whatever reason and wish to remain in the game.

Comment to this post with the form below to check in with each of your characters:
<b>Character Journal:</b> <user name="JOURNAL HERE"> <b>Activity:</b> <a href="ACTIVITY HERE">Link</a>


Thank you.

It is with a solemn heart that I formally announce the departure of Dakotah as co-mod of this game. She shall be missed.

Which brings us to our next order of business; the investiture of a new co-mod.

I am certain that who I have chosen will surprise everyone, so I sincerely hope you are all sitting down and not doing anything important like driving or operating heavy machinery. This announcement is also contraindicated if you have a history of heart problems, high blood pressure, or are pregnant.

Despite the utter shock you may feel, I would like everyone to give a very warm congratulations to our new co-moderator...

Lenga!