MOD POAST

[mansionstaff]

First and foremost apologies for the delay, we figured it would be more courteous to wait until the DW downtime was over and everyone was awake again before posting mod announcements.

And a HAPPY NEW YEARS to all you wonderful Smashies. Can you believe it's been just about a year since we moved over to Dreamwidth? We've been very pleased with the move, and we hope you have been too. Here's to the start of another great year.

GAME STUFF

• We're doing a pop-up HMD now! Use this one, not the old one from now on (or until otherwise noted). Links in the game navigation have subsequently been updated, and in other places as well. If you find an out-of-date link, please let us know.

• THAT'S IT, PRETTY MUCH. Go post to the pop-up HMD.

EVENT INFORMATION

This was suggested a while ago but we felt it was in poor timing. NOW, THE TIMING IS GOOD.

TIME FOR A BLACKOUT. It'll be just a little mini-event but starting this Friday, January 18th, there will be a series of unfortunate and extenuating circumstances that will bring the downfall of technology to Smash Academy, and everyone will be snowed in for the weekend, as seen on the updated calendar. More details will be given once the actual log goes up but for now here's the skinny:

• January 18th-20th the school will be WITHOUT POWER. That means no electricity, no heaters, no hot water, no TV, no gadgets, no gizmos, no network. The school's backup generators will work for only about an hour before mysteriously failing. The power will eventually be restored (and generators fixed) through FDC Power & Light.

• That won't happen until Monday morning however, as Mother Nature aka a wild and disgruntled Castform andor Articuno has decided it hasn't snowed nearly enough this season. Throughout the week the weather will be white and blustery until there's a full-fledged blizzard bearing down on the Academy by the weekend. Nobody in their right mind will be out and about in that weather until it passes.

You'll be snowed in and without power for a few days, Smash Academy. Better keep warm.

Comments

[makesithot]

hi everyone, DO STUFF WITH ME I'm not desperate sounding enough... Actually I will pitch some dude ideas.

CHILI IS A FIRE-TYPE TRAINER! That means that everyone should come over and hang with his Fire-types and you can all be warm. Everyone gets to cuddle Pansear, who is the warmest. So yeah, Chili is always available for any shenanigans, always. `o`

ULKI hahahaha ulki haehah can't see in the dark. I hope this begins at night when he's trying to do something. Anyway, I don't really have any plans for him during the event.

RON needs someone to hang out with because he's going to be really lonely, but then he'll try to overwork himself or something until it's all over. Let me know if you want to do something with him!

MILIMILI DOESN'T NEED NO MAN to go out into the city! WHO CARES ABOUT BLIZZARDS. So nothing's going to change with her except maybe being harassed more or something. She might be fairly gone from the school during this event...

But all-in-all, I'm very open to plottings, if you would like.

HEY CHILI

[flamejock]

You are the worst fire-type trainer and nobody should spend any time with your pokemon.

Re: HEY CHILI

[makesithot]

:(

Re: HEY CHILI

[flamejock]

They're probably all water-types that you painted red.

Re: HEY CHILI

[makesithot]

HEY THAT IS THE WORST INSULT EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TOTALLY UNTRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: HEY CHILI

[flamejock]

Oh, I'm sorry. They're all grass types that you painted red.

Re: HEY CHILI

[makesithot]

ALSO 100% UNTRUE, GOSH

[servingmiwafyh]

Guess who's camping out in your room! oh wait, that already always happens BUT STILL.

[makesithot]

Camping out made official. We can do this.

[stillawoman]

Ron, you know you want a Mareep for a friend. yesss. yessssssssssssssss.

but where will he be....

[maskxdemasque]

omg hHEHEHEHEHEHE... Yes Ron would love a Mareep friend *o*

ALSO... he will likely just be all around the school because he just can't stay in one place. TRYING TO KEEP WARM etc etc.

[fluffyhearted]

OKAY COOL see I thought the blizzard in stuff and blackout were happening at the same time, but no. after, Michelle. after.

[makesithot]

Wait, I think the blizzard and the blackouts are happening at the same time. The blizzard just starts on the 17th and continues on, and the power goes out on the 18th and stays out until the morning of the 21st. OR MAYBE I'M WRONG... CRIES it just looks that way on the calendar.

[fluffyhearted]

I tried going by the calendar but got confused. Above it says that there's no electricity and then on Monday there is a... storm? So I figured the storm starts when the power comes back?? I... think??

OR IS THE STORM HAPPENING NOW? i am too simple for thinking