February Holiday Events!

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♥    he loves me    ♥

Valentine's Weekend starts today! In honor of the holiday, your very own sneaky cupid Q will be doing a little omnipotent matchmaking - but no, he won't be putting on the diaper and the downy soft wings. It seems a small vial of Love Potion #9 was "accidentally" knocked over behind the bar, contaminating all of the drinks. If your character only consumes beverages produced by the replicators, you're in the clear; however, if your character orders from the bar, they are doomed to fall head-over-heels for the first person they see after taking their first sip.

Who your character falls for can be pre-arranged or completely random. Have they been working hard on a certain crush? Maybe they'd like to say hi to that cute guy across the room? Or perhaps they've been friends with this one girl forever and need a little push to take the next step? Plot with other players, or leave your posts OTA and go with whoever tags in first!

The effects will last from Friday, February 13th to Friday, February 20th!


♠    he loves me not    ♠

Perhaps omnipotent matchmaking isn't quite your thing, and you would much rather have someone a little more, well, human at the reins. It just so happens Mrs. Amelia Pond finds herself husbandless on Valentine's Day, of all days! Welcome to the inaugural year of Amy Pond's Blind Dating Service!

This event is entirely randomized, as it wouldn't be any fun any other way. You can sign up for romance, making new friends, or just meeting people you otherwise might not. OOC sign-ups will go on for a week here in this post, ending sometime on Friday, February 20th. Matches will be announced in the OOC comm that night. We will have a form in the comments section below where you can specify what type of date you're looking for. IC, Amy will have a post on Valentine's Day (that's this Saturday in the USA) where she will publicly announce her intentions and take IC sign-ups. The list of matches will then be published IC next Saturday, February 21st, along with a party post where dates can meet.



♣    we are never ever ever ever getting back together    ♣

Both of these plots sound like fun, but... What if you have a crotchety character who doesn't want to get involved? What if your character is too shy? Or maybe you are newly apped and haven't met any other characters yet? We have prepared a list of random scenarios to help your characters, in the same vein as a meme. We call this the "Date Gone Wrong" Plot Twist.

Your character(s):

(1) ...are locked in a closet together, or stuck in a malfunctioning turbolift for hours. What do they do?
(2) ...are forced to write and recite a love song/poem for their date. Do they go off the cuff, or spend hours making sure it's perfect?
(3) ...accidentally end up with the wrong date. Did that card say table 9 or table 6?
(4) ...are stood up. Well, that was rude! Here you got dressed to the nines and they didn't even have the courtesy to cancel! But they seek you out later, extremely penitent. Do you give them a second chance?
(5) ...have a friend sign you up. You think you're meeting your best pal for drinks, but they actually signed you up for a blind date and didn't tell you.
(6) ...get set up with your enemy. Of all the people you could have been matched with, why them? What's worse is you have to play nice through the whole date.
(7) ...make an embarrassing declaration. Was this a bad time to admit I'm pregnant?
(8) ...leave the bar. This formal date scene just isn't for them, so you hit up a replicator for a couple cheeseburgers and go on an adventure. Where do you end up?
(9) ...don't go on a date, but when they get back to their room they find flowers, chocolate, champagne - is it a secret admirer? Who could have done this?
(10) ...end up having a very successful date, and scoot off to find someplace more, ahem, private. Who could have anticipated the anti-grav chamber would be such a bad spot for sex?

These plot twists can be played with either of the events listed above, or a la carte if you have bigger and better ideas. Because they are random, their causes can be mysterious, blamed on the love potion, blamed on Q - remember, you're in space. Weird things happen.

If you're waiting for a character app to be processed, you can sign up as soon as you're cleared for comm access. We will keep reminding players about the sign-ups periodically through the end of the month so everyone has a chance to play!


➳   MARDI GRAS   ➳

Tuesday, February 17th, is Mardi Gras! Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday), is part of the Carnival celebrations, and serves as a good excuse to dress up, eat and drink rich foods, and have a good time. In honor of the holiday, Q (who is stunned humans could ever come up with such a fun celebration!) will transform Ten Forward into a bright and colorful party scene. Any food your character could possibly want, even if it's something the crew or the computers have never heard of before, will be available for feasting. Those who enter Ten Forward on Tuesday will be graced with costumes and carnival masks of the mun's choosing, as well as Mardi Gras beads. The beads will appear in strings around your character's neck, and throughout the day your character can give their beads to other characters as a symbol of attraction, friendship, or honor for some sort of accomplishment. Depending on what country you're from, Mardi Gras celebrations are all a little different, so please bring your country's favorite celebrations out on Tuesday for a little good fun! All effects will disappear by Wednesday.


WOW, that's a lot of events for February! And we'll be here to hit you with more in March! As always, all events are opt-in/opt-out, so if you're interested in one or several plots hit the comments section below and find the right top-level comment. If you're not, continue about your business. Here are the important dates and links one more time:

Now - February 20th: OOC Sign-ups for Blind Dating
Feb. 13th - 20th: Love Potion #9 Event
Feb. 14th: Valentine's Day! Amy Pond Begins IC Sign-ups for Blind Dating
Feb. 17th: Mardi Gras!
Feb. 21st: IC Blind Dates Announced + Party Post
Feb. 28th: Last Day for ALL February Events

>> OOC SIGN-UPS FOR BLIND DATING (RANDOM PAIRINGS)
>> OOC PLOTTING FOR LOVE POTION #9 (RANDOM OR PRE-PLANNED)
>> OOC PLOTTING FOR A LA CARTE "DATE GONE WRONG" SCENARIOS
>> OOC PLOTTING FOR MARDI GRAS
>> QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

Comments

Love Potion #9

[ten_fwd_mods]

Who is going to accidentally take the love potion? Who will they fall for? What craziness will ensue? Come, find co-conspirators and plot!

Re: Love Potion #9

[1st_starfighter]

I am willing to toss my Alex Rogan in here. Anyone want to have a bouncy (het) engineer fall for their character for a week?

Re: Love Potion #9

[truth_is_cold]

I'll throw Rhade in here. And I'm pretty open about potential SOs. Preplanned is better if someone wants to hit me up.

[overprotective_hunter]

I'm willing to have Alec be the object of affection if the poor person that took the potion doesn't mind polite rejections. Or nervous stuttered rejections that embarrass everyone involved.

I'd rather not have Alec take the potion since he is in love with someone back home.

Re: Love Potion #9

[sizeofyourbaggage]

Sam will be accidentally taking the potion! He's going to end up falling for Steve, but if anyone wants to have their potioned up character see Sam and fall for him for maximum shenanigans, I'm all for that!

Re: Love Potion #9

[stark_spangled]

This is going to go SO WELL FOR THEM. XD

[sizeofyourbaggage]

gfdhasdlkj OMG that picture XD it is definitely funny, sorry Steve

this is going to be excellent, okay, it won't make for an embarrassing or awkward aftermath at all. :D :D

I'm so excited about this! Did you want me to set up a log for them? Or if you were going to put something up for Steve, I could tag into that? Anything works for me!

[stark_spangled]

WOW no it is so not funny I thought you would like it! XD

Noooope, the aftermath will be TOTALLY NORMAL. Nothing to see here. >_>

Why don't you start the log and I'll have Steve blunder in after Sam has imbibed? Would that work?

[sizeofyourbaggage]

Steve is just such a cutie, man.

NOTHING AT ALL NOPE this is totally how they normally act, pretending nothing ever happened. <.<

Works for me! I'll write it tomorrow and link you when it's up?

[stark_spangled]

He bumbles his way into it without even realizing it. ^__^

LMAO EXCEPT THIS IS TOTALLY HOW THEY NORMALLY ACT. W e l p , it's gonna be fun. XD

That sounds perfect! Looking forward to it! :D

[sizeofyourbaggage]

fdskasd THAT'S TRUE IT REALLY IS. one of the things that's definitely going to throw Sam is that aside from being more obvious, he's probably not really going to act too much different. XD

and I've got it up here! Let me know if you need any changes?

[stark_spangled]

HA. That'll throw Steve, too. It might take him an embarrassingly long time to figure out what's going on (see: how long it took to figure out Loraine was throwing herself at him, Steve pls), and then he'll get all choked up and ridiculous. XD

Nope, that looks PERFECT! I will send Steve over asap! :D :D

Re: Love Potion #9

[bestpal]

Tossing Bucky and Percy in for this!

[therightpartner]

If anyone has suggestions for love potions and Peggy, I'd love to hear them. :D

Re: Love Potion #9

[never_felt_better]

So I've already tossed John into Ten Forward over in this post, and as you can see he has already fallen for somebody (oh lord). I am up for having him be the object of someone else's affection, though! Or other randomness.

Happy to plot anything!

Kate Barlow | Holes (Western)

[ikissdhimbck]

I'm open to having Kate in on this. Mutual, one-sided, recipient or instigator. Any takers for a fiery 5' blonde cowgirl?

Re: Kate Barlow | Holes (Western)

[themerlin]

Alex Rogan could totally fall for her with a love potion. He is passionate to a fault. hehe.

Re: Kate Barlow | Holes (Western)

[ikissdhimbck]

That could be fun! Would you want it reciprocated, shyly laughed about and played along with, or something else? ^__^

Re: Kate Barlow | Holes (Western)

[callmegambit]

I'd love to see it reciprocated, if you'd care to. And see what happened when the week was over.

Re: Kate Barlow | Holes (Western)

[ikissdhimbck]

Sure! Kate is a little heart-sore from her last lover, so it would be nice to play her happy and light for a week, and then yes, see where it goes after it's all over and they're left with the embarrassment. ^__^

Will you be giving Alex a log, or should I make one with Kate?

Re: Kate Barlow | Holes (Western)

[themerlin]

Exactly. Alex is a sweetheart, passionate, and bouncy. And when it fades, he wont even know how to react.

I hadn't planned on one for him, but with someone for him to be sprung on, like this, I can definitely do that!

Re: Kate Barlow | Holes (Western)

[ikissdhimbck]

Okay! Just let me know, because if you don't want to I can certainly post something up. It's been a little while since I last made a log for Kate. :x

Amy Pond-Williams | Doctor Who

[and_she_waited]

Since Amy is married, I won't be whammying her with the potion but I'd be happy to have her as the object of someone's affection, as long as they don't mind a mouthy redhead who will probably be a little mean to them. :D?

Likewise leaving her out of the dates plots, buuut if anybody wants to do something fun as friends I'd be willing to consider it! She could stand to have a little adventure.

Geordi La Forge

[mr_laforge]

You know something, I would love to do more with Geordi. And this feels like his kind of plot (sorry Geordi, canon is mean to you). Bonus: today is his birthday! Anybody want an extremely awkward engineer to fall in love with?

Note: don't worry, I know he can be a creeper in canon, but I promise he won't get too weird on anybody. IDEK what happens to this boy around pretty ladies.

Tony DiNozzo

[thankyou_boss]

Tony can do this. He will be introed tomorrow.