EVENT COMING UP

Since the mini event ended just around 24 hours ago this was just a cover up for preparations for the bigger event. This big event will will result in two characters being handcuffed together. This will start on Wednesday (time pending participation, it may end up being Thursday at 12:01 am). And I hope to see people volunteering for this as it'll force character interaction decided at random (if there is a -specific- two you and another mun want paired, then you are welcome to offer it up, however approval of such is left to moderatorship). Wednesday at about 11PM I'll post it up.

** NOTE: Characters will not be paired with friends. **

The catch is finding the key, throughout the week, until the 31st(ish, once again, this is pending as well~), they will receive clues as to where to find their individual keys to unlock the handcuffs. You'll have to solve a puzzle (TOGETHER) in order to get that clue. Teams of two are welcome to solve the puzzles they receive in any order, and can take until event end to solve them all.

There are no consequences for NOT solving the puzzle, it just means they'll be stuck together all week. (Which is fine, puzzles are going to be difficult. Sliding puzzles, word puzzles, number puzzles. Things that will require a variety of skillsets. Recognizing patterns and etc.) So I (personally) encourage everyone to not solve it quickly because the purpose of this is more character interaction and working together rather than actually GETTING the handcuffs undone (note: clues will probably be extremely obscure and useless. That's the reason Purgatory is doing it, too - CHARACTER INTERACTION.)

What I want people to do is comment here if they are interested in putting this on their characters and which characters.

Some notes on the handcuffs:
Magic reflects, knives will break, bullets will ricochet.
They can extend up to 3 feet apart. Purgatory does not expect people to share a bed. Three feet isn't that far, really.
Muns should leave their contact information here if it differs from the taken list, or at least an email address to allow a partner mun to contact you since I can use that as reference in the post on Wednesday.

I will use

http://www.random.org/lists/
and a Dice to generate the pairings.

[Though the communicator turns on, there is a long moment of silence. Finally, Lucifer speaks. His voice is calm and cool.]

Discordia. Would you speak with me?

It's getting colder ... like hell I'm leaving the house.

This place is as busy as ever, it seems. Is everyone okay after God-sama's little game? I still have a few more weeks until I get my magic back... Ah, well.

( [Private to Self// Unhackable] )

You guys know, this is a clean slate!

If you were on the last check, and you're on this check, your character will be removed without warning on the next check. This is your final warning.

Please officially hiatus or drop your characters if you no longer wish to play your characters or are unable to.

If you are dropping, please be sure you have commented on both the Taken characters and the Friend Add/Remove pages.

Logging is activity, so if you have logged simply link here to said log to sure to be covered for this check.

( Here we go again! )

IMPORTANT LINKS
║ FAQ ║ Employment List ║ Upper Level Application ║ Hiatus post ║ Tag Request ║

* Note: If you have a hiatus post and not posted in the hiatus post and are on the check, please link here to that and I'll remove you. Also, if you're on hiatus but I've seen it has been a considerable amount of time, I posted here to kind of be like flashing red lights.

Expect an event post coming up :]

It's tainted. Don't you see? It was too good to be true, the moment that bastard opened his mouth about "rituals"! As if someone like that is to be trusted. Those kind of people don't know when to stop.

So that begs the question, why is this thing still breathing?

Okay, first off - don't mind the icon. *Uses the randomizer too much*

Poll results, changes, and other mod related stuff.

From the poll results, it looks like about half of you are pretty gung-ho about keeping the game going. Unfortunately half of you isn't quite a lot, considering how low our numbers are - so if you want to see this game stay alive, you're going to have to work as players to do that. I'm glad to see that a number of people have kept up with posting, and you're not letting the lack of effort from others discourage your own motivation. It shows that you're really serious about keeping this game going, and not just voting yes on the poll to not follow through. This is pretty important for our decision as mods, because there really is only so much that we can do alone.

About 77% of players voted to keep the game alive, and offered their help in doing so. So, this post is going to be sort of open forum for anyone to comment and make suggestions/requests or just throw ideas out to help improve things here.

Please let us know what direction you'd like to see the plot go in, what changes you'd like to see made and how drastic these changes should be. Would you like to see Purg changed to a whole new extreme - or just tidied up here and there, to make things more consistent and orderly? What kind of changes are you looking for, as players?

If you guys have suggestions for the betterment of the game, we'd love to know what they are. Comment here with suggestions/ideas, and what helps keep you (or your idea of what helps players in general) stay active, so that we can keep this game going. Also, please comment with anything you as an individual, or players in general, can bring to the table to help keep things rolling smoothly. Please keep in mind that everything is up to mod discretion, and although your suggestions will be carefully considered if there's a reason we feel that something can't be done, or in the long run wouldn't help the game, we may opt not to do it. None of these decisions will be left up to one mod, but will be discussed between the three in charge (Ed, Katie and Leah) which should eliminate the probability of a tie. If there's a situation that requires further discussion Suu will also be brought in with her own opinion/suggestion, and all possible angles will be looked at to assure a fair decision is made for everyone involved.

Unfortunately anonymous will not be enabled in this entry, because I don't want a repeat of non-members making it their business, however there is the anonymous enabled post that was linked awhile ago, if you'd be more comfortable posting anonymous comments there with the changes you'd like to see. A few members have come to me with the issue of that entry being relatively difficult to find and I apologize for that, but the reason there is no easy access link to it is, again, to prevent non-members from making that entry their business. At the time it was posted, we were trying to keep away from anyone trolling from RPS wank - but now it remains hidden to avoid unfair judgment from people who simply aren't in the game. If you're logged into a character journal that is still a member of Purg, there is a locked entry with a link to the anonymous player input entry that was posted over the summer. I am going to do my best to locate both entries and link the member-locked post in Purg's profile, so that current members may find the anonymous post with ease, without risking any of the issues we were trying to avoid. Hopefully that'll fix that problem for concerned members.

As far as closing goes, it seems that a number of you want the game to remain open - however, if we close it you would prefer a finale plot, and set end game date. Overall you want a change to the game's plot and set up, a number of you want some changes with the mods and helpers - and most of you would like the game to remain open while these changes take place.

There is a major plot planned in January, and that is going to be our Finale Plot. Simply put, you as players, and we as mods, have until that plot begins to really get this ball rolling. If you can convince us before that plot begins that you want Purg to thrive, then time will be taken to complete an overhaul as players wish. During the plot, the mods (and any willing helpers) will take the time to reorganize Purg and set it up in a manner that will hopefully keep the majority happy. Applications will be closed to new members, during that plot and if the game is closing, will remain closed with few exceptions. If the game is remaining open, applications will re-open after this plot ends, and Purg is considered once again presentable to new members.

Lastly, the mods have discussed Role Assignments. Instead of having co-mods that all simply do the same things, each mod (and helpers) will be assigned their own specific roles. This has already started to an extent with the helpers - Chuu is in charge of the Friend Add/Remove list, and Suu is primarily a NPC mod now. Which means that occasionally she'll throw out an Alma-plot for our entertainment, but otherwise will only be called on in case of an emergency. When Leah started her roles were primarily the Taken List and accepting Applications once she became a full mod - but that will be changing again when the new roles are assigned.

We want to keep players happy - so naturally, if you don't feel this will solve your issues with the mod team, please speak up and let us know. Also, if you would like to offer your services as a Helper, feel free to let us know in comments too. Helpers will be voted on by the mods and present helpers.

And I didn't forget about the activity check, so I hope you guys didn't either - I just haven't eeen able to do it.

[Lucifer's voice is sharp and cold.]

We need to deal with this.

Immediately.

Mother fuckers- I almost miss Dante for these kind of things.

This is bullshit. Alright, who's alive? Who's dead? In case you didn't know, this is a bit of a roll call. Also, who needs help, because hey. I don't mind shifting responsibility around.

So, dudes, just trying to figure out how everyone wants to handle Thylas handing out rewards for his little challenge (here).
There's a few ways, I can do a log-post, Journal-post w/action Spam or just Journal, or leave it in the OOC in this post.

If you're participating in it, let me know, so I can properly allow your characters to get their rewards. Also please tell me if they captured (I know -some- may have an inclination to cheat~), when they captured it as well~ (ie: Successfully on Thursday). xD

[Mizore's voice, clearly weak and pained, begins after a few moments of silence]

I... got it. One ribbon.

Doumeki... Soma...
Thylas...

[There is a sudden coughing, alongside the sounds of some kind of liquid impacting the ground, then a silence before she resumes]

...I don't want to die.

[VOICE]

You know, I think I'd be a lot cooler with the whole idea of a tropical island if it actually acted like one.

...Though gift giving isn't so bad. I still say I should hide it somewhere.

Hey Kallen, are still mad about that cute friends thing? I was kind of serious when I asked that, but if it makes you feel better, I can change that to kind of joking.

Hello, everyone! As everyone knows, Thylas is holding a mini-event!

Today, Sunday, everyone who commented this post will receive a letter. Please note, if your character does not comment there, they do not get a letter, it is voluntary. Entirely voluntary.

( The Letter is... )


About Chalkoi:
- Spending excessive amounts of time there will drive even the strongest minds insane, and fluster them (ie: they'll forget where they are, they'll lose thoughts...they'll basically just be crazy in their own way.)
- There will be ghosts and other things trying to play tricks on them and mislead them further in. So feel free to see illusions, hear things, everything like that.
- It is mentally exhausting
- DO NOT SLEEP OVERNIGHT IN THERE. IT IS EXTREMELY BAD.
- There is no way your character will finish it in one trip. They will have to return. It should take at least 2 if they're SMART. Maybe until the end of the week.
- There's a couple other tricks, which I'll detail later.
- Have free reign with the monster with a ribbon. IT IS NOT NATIVE TO CHALKOI. So it'll be different from the ones there.
- The Monsters in Chalkoi are big. AND VERY DIFFICULT TO KILL. It'll take both wit and strength to kill them.
- The Ribbon Monsters will probably need mostly wit, but as I said, it is up to you.

( Note left for Vergl - this cut is not IC )

[And added a bit later after the note...]

You know what's fun? The forest, the whole wonderful lot outside of this little town. Means I might have to invest in a blunt object sometime soon, but hey. I forgot how to properly fight with a staff -- I was going to learn, but it never came.

[ooc; And then I totally forgot I was wearing a Batman shirt when I took that, hahaha.]

Oi! Do the lakes freeze over here? If there's an OgoPogo in the water, he won't be able to survive if it freezes.

If no one else is injured and we have a place torn down, so what's the next step, guys? Is it too much to assume that'll happen again sometime down the line? The holidays around here are going to be terrible at this rate. Christ.

I don't want to straggle around, I'll be glad to help with what I'm able to.

( Locked to Vergil )

Hello all! Katie here, with a minievent, and announcing the ball that has been organized by Alma (and Thylas) has a log up.

Please go to this log post, to post for the ball. Keep in mind it happened over a week ago at the end of November.

Second of all, the first event is Thylas' little project he's sending people on. Note that only people who comment in this post will participate in it because it is voluntary by character choice. He's not describing it, but it is as he says - dangerous.

On Sunday all who post that they are participating will receive a letter from Thylas (which I'll post up later, as I don't have the time to post that at the moment, but I Wanted to get the event posted and summary up for everyone.

Essentially the letter will include that they are going to have a challenge. From Tomorrow until Saturday they will have to complete one task. That's right, just one.

They will be going into Chalkoi (read description here. And finding a monster (there will be enough for each of them). Their task is to obtain the ribbon from the monster and return it To Thylas. They're specially colored and Thylas will know if they are cheating (but your character is welcome to try if they can get the ribbon on the upper level somewhere). This ribbon will enable them to obtain something from Thylas. Obviously it has to follow the rules of Purg, bu they are able to.

Some notes about Chalkoi:
- Spending excessive amounts of time there will drive even the strongest minds insane, and fluster them (ie: they'll forget where they are, they'll lose thoughts...they'll basically just be crazy in their own way.)
- There will be ghosts and other things trying to play tricks on them
- It is mentally exhausting
- DO NOT SLEEP OVERNIGHT IN THERE. IT IS EXTREMELY BAD.
- There is no way your character will finish it in one trip. They will have to return.
- There's a couple other tricks, which I'll detail later.

So for now you get an overview~

Oh! There'll be a Christmasy thing later.

Here one must leave behind all hesistation; here every cowardice must meet its death. - Canto III, lines 14-15

Tick, tock, back to work you will go.

I have tasks for people, since so many have left. I have to recalculate this.

For the record, yes, it will be dangerous.

[ Voice Post ]

The weather has changed so suddenly...
But this chill is perfect.

I can finally dance again.

You'll have to forgive me, guys, I'm a little bored out of my mind. And spent the day poking around this place. Least it means that we've got a little more stuff to hold us over. So you know.

But I digress. It just popped in my head -- so how many of you know how to use guns and/or own them? Figure if I do a favor for someone else, they can do me a favor down the line. So I guess I'm offering some maintenance or if anyone actually needs to improve their aim. We can be neighborly, right?

And don't worry! Rusty's safe and sound, just a little restless, but I guess it takes time to adjust to a new place, doesn't it.