Big Siblings!

[bitchprince]

Big Sibling Program

New students need old volunteers to help them get settled in, right? Right. We need IC student volunteers to pair up with incoming students and help them adjust to Fandom's little quirks. (And by "little quirks" we clearly mean "giant and terrifying ideas like the island getting covered in evil monkeyponies and the giant squid named Sunshine living near where we tan during the summer.") The idea behind this pairing is for the new student to have at least one person they can go to if they're not settling in too well and to ask questions. OOCly-speaking, the big sibling's player should be available to help out the little sibling's player. Sometimes minimal help is needed as the little sibling will be a current player (or someone who takes to the game like I do to dorky clips of Bradley James talking about Colin Morgan's cheekbones) but if the player is new, you will act as their liaison and mentor while they get settled into the game. Like a big huggy teddy bear of love. You need to be available to answer their questions, guide them in the right direction while they get used to the game and hold their hand so they're not overwhelmed.

If you think you're up to the job and you think your student character will be helpful to their student character, use the OCD threads below to sign up. If we have more volunteers than new people, we'll pick as many as we need out of the volunteers using our handy RNG.

Buddy System

The name is a time-honoured tradition, so be nice. This is the teacher version of the big sibling program. The idea is that you currently play a teacher or administrator, and your character is willing to show a new teacher/faculty member the ropes of living and teaching in Fandom. ICly your character will be there to answer any questions and take the poor teacher boozing after their first week (knowing these classes, they'll probably need it just due to culture shock. Better get some stock in Jager on this island, I'm just sayin') OOCly, if the player is new (or new to teaching) then you'll be on hand to answer any and all questions, help them out and guide them while they get used to the game.

What we need from you

Please volunteer if you fit the following:

- Your character won't be antagonistic about helping out someone (ICly, your character can be signed up against their will, or something, if you would really like to do this. But, please don't sign up if they're not going to be helpful to a new student or teacher.)

- You have the time to field questions from a newbie, and will be around consistently for the first few weeks of the summer semester. For the record, newbies arrive Saturday, May 8th.

- You're genuinely willing to help. This game is big. It can be intimidating at first. Having someone who's a friendly face in the crowd helps new players out a heck of a lot, but being assigned to someone who disappears or isn't willing to help takes a lot of the fun out of starting up.

If you have any questions, please contact the admins via administration@fandomhigh.net

Please sign up in the appropriate thread of this post by midnight PST Friday, April 30th if you're interested!

[[ none of you will interrupt the OCD or I will be forced to smite you with my clogs okay, I haven't had to mash anyone into a pulp. have at! ]]

Comments

I want to be a big sibling!

[bitchprince]

If you want to hold some poor, cultureshocked kid's hand next term.

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[living_endless]

Didi lives to be a big sister.

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[bamf-tastic.livejournal.com]

Kurt loves making friends and being helpful!!!!!

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

Gabrielle is all over this sort of thing.

. . . mind you, I think she might contribute more to the brainbreakage than help with it . . .

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[longislandiceme]

Oooooh Bobby please!

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex would love to a big sibling.

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[puppy_fair]

Sign Zack up, for great hand-holding justice. :)

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[furnaceface]

And you can chuck Jono aside if there turns out to be more potential siblings than newbies, but he's totally available for further brain-breakage if need be. :)

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[momslilassassin]

Sign Ben up!

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Sign Hinata up, please!

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

Sign Kyle up!

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[intraspective]

Annnd Ino would love to be a sibling, but I'm mostly signing her up in case you wind up with too many new kids and not enough sibs.

If you need her, awesome, if not--well, she'll sulk, but totally chuck her from the list if she's not!

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[weetuskenraider]

And I'm throwing Tahiri in as a backup if you need her, but Gabrielle gets preference for me there. :)

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Rose would be a big sib!

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce could use a sidekick.

Sibling. I meant sibling.

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[redandblueblur.livejournal.com]

Clark would like a sibling!

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Given how much the RNG has loved Triela as a sibling (Azula? Bruce Wayne? Could you get more perfect?), I figure I should give it another chance.

Sign her up!

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie was born to be a big sister. Even if she's the little sibling, normally.

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[likethestore.livejournal.com]

K-Mart is all about being a big sib.

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[svetocha-blooms.livejournal.com]

Dru will do it by way of paperwork error.

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[icecoldfrost]

Emma is perfectly happy to traumatize assist some poor new kid.

Re: I want to be a big sibling!

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

Elle is all over this.

I want to be a teaching buddy!

[bitchprince]

If you'd rather help some poor, cultureshocked fellow to the bar.

Re: I want to be a teaching buddy!

[one-who-goes.livejournal.com]

Henry DeTamble is good for this!

Questions!

[bitchprince]

In case you have any.

OOC

[bitchprince]

Give me your funny icons.

Re: OOC

[mpoetess.livejournal.com]

You force me to go realsies, dammit.