Homecoming Event!

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Howdy, people! We have a Homecoming update for you.

The Homecoming dance will take place on Friday, October 6, as previously stated. Alumni will be able to visit from that morning through the evening of Sunday, October 8. They won't be allowed to stay in the dorms, so please be sure to make arrangements somewhere in town.

The Student Council will be organizing the dance and there's been talk of a carnival as well, just like last year. ICly, they'll be able to come up with any theme they want and plan towards that. What they won't know ICly is that we have a bit of crack set up that will make the IC ideas moot.

Early in the morning on October 6, Fandom will be made to represent Pleasantville. Everything will turn black & white, all clothes will turn into 1950's era stuff, NPCs will be extra cheerful, the dance will suit the setting, and everyone will think this to be completely normal. All characters will still act, speak, and think as they normally would with the exception of thinking the environment and clothes are normal.

This is an island-wide event and will magically affect your character as soon as they cross the Causeway (although everything will look normal from the mainland). You're free to get as into it as you want, creating B&W icons, Photoshopping 50's garb onto your icons, etc, or ignore all of that and just go with your normal icons while remembering the status quo for the weekend.

Things will go back to normal early Sunday morning, so the alumni will have one relatively sane day on the island.

This is a fairly low-impact event, but one that should add a nice atmosphere to Homecoming weekend.

Thank you for your time, and here's looking towards a fun Homecoming.

Comments

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

*raises hand* Will personalities of PCs also be altered to be more... "pleasant"? Or will they remain functionally the same?

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

All player characters will act, speak, and think as they normally would with the exception of thinking the B&W environment and 1950's era clothing are normal.

[swerval_zero]

*pictures Zero in poodle skirt*

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

This? Is a very, very cool idea:-)

I have only one question? If your character is going to be away, and isn't coming back until just before the dance, and that return is not via the causeway, will they still be affected?

Can I assume there's a magical Pleasantville bubble around the island and as soon as Jack's through it, he'll be Pleasantvilled?

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Anyone who steps onto the island at any point from early Friday through early Sunday will be affected the second they're on the island. If they're off the island when it starts, they'll be completely normal until they're back in Fandom.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

*goes and cries in the corner*

*writes petition to the Canadian government to change Thanksgiving*

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Question (which might have been answered previously but I can't find it): is the Homecoming Dance in need of teacher chaperones?

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Chaperones will be needed. There will likely be a signup in the lounge sometime next week.

[chasingangela]

*bounces, squees incoherently, and decides to learn to screencap to get icons from the early-'60's episode of MSCL.*

This sounds awesome. Thanks for planning it!

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

1) Is it okay if it's clothes the character wore in the 1950s? Angel wasn't quite Pleasantville material, but he was at least time appropriate.

2) Will sunlight still be considered a bad thing for my boy or will Pleasantville-style sunlight not affect him?

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

1) Yep, that's fine. Boy, I wonder what you'll be doing for icons... :)

2) That's a very good question. I'd imagine the sun would work as normal, but there's obviously a weird filter going on... Dunno right now. Check back later.

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

1) I CAN'T IMAGINE

2) Alrighty. I'm fine for whatever, just figured I should double check in case there was a special vamp-friendly light thing going on for whatever reason.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Important type question I've realized.

Will people realize on Sunday that the past two days were totally weird?