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Liam Kincaid ([personal profile] firstofitskind) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh_ooc2021-04-15 08:37 pm
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Big Sibs!

Big Siblings

New students need old volunteers to help them get settled in, right? Right. So, 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 'their fellow students turning into monsters' and so forth.) 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 and generally get answers that don't suck. 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 super duper fast at getting into the flow of FH) but if the player is new, you will act as their liaison and mentor while they get settled into the game. You need to be available OOCly 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. Not literally, unless you have USB hands, which would be kind of awesome, actually.

Buddy System

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 drinking after their first week (knowing these classes, the students might need it more). OOCly, if the player is new (or new to teaching) then you'll be on hand to provide answers to their questions, help them out and generally guide them while they get used to the game and/or RP teaching.

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, 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 your character will be around consistently for the first few weeks of the semester (for the record, newbies arrive Saturday, May 8th).

You're genuinely willing to help. This game is still pretty 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.



So, after reading all that, if you think you're up to the job and you think your character will be helpful to a new student or teacher character, use the OCD threads below to sign up for the appropriate job! Please sign up in the appropriate thread of this post by 11:59 p.m. Pacific, Sunday May 2nd if you're interested!

As always, if you have any questions you don't want to ask in the post, please contact the admins and we'll get back to you as speedily as possible!
sparkinyou: (Default)

Re: I wanna be a big sibling!

[personal profile] sparkinyou 2021-04-16 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Miles Morales please!
unusual_sith: (Default)

Re: I wanna be a big sibling!

[personal profile] unusual_sith 2021-04-16 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana Beniko!
white_oleander: (ya think??)

Re: I wanna be a big sibling!

[personal profile] white_oleander 2021-04-16 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Astrid would love to be a Big Sib this time around, and throw Troy in as a back-up if needed!
mylandmyrules: (Default)

Re: I wanna be a big sibling!

[personal profile] mylandmyrules 2021-04-19 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Nell would be glad to try being a big sibling again.
gospel_of_oblivion: (Default)

Re: I wanna be a big sibling!

[personal profile] gospel_of_oblivion 2021-04-21 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure, throw Illyana in the ring again!
somethingwithturquoise: (boo yah!)

Re: I wanna be a teaching buddy!

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2021-04-16 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Summer takes school-assigned friendship very seriously. Sign her up!

(And I'll throw in Amaya, Rosa, Shunsui, and Ignis all in that order for backups if needed, CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE??)
stykera: (grr)

Re: I wanna be a teaching buddy!

[personal profile] stykera 2021-04-16 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Stark could absolutely be a teaching buddy. And warn them about Anakin.
betterthanaplan: (nefarious creature)

Re: I wanna be a teaching buddy!

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-04-29 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Duke can be a buddy!
sharp_man: (Default)

Re: I wanna be a teaching buddy!

[personal profile] sharp_man 2021-04-29 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Hannibal and Miguel can do that!
apocalypsehow: (don't worry the blood isn't mine)

Re: I wanna be a teaching buddy!

[personal profile] apocalypsehow 2021-04-29 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Wrong journal, but Tony is available!