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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2015-04-14 04:25 pm
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Turning over a new LIF

WHO: The imPorts!
WHERE: The Ashen Tree, NYC, New York. Need help getting there? See here!
WHEN: April 14th, 8:00 PM - April 15th 1:00 AM
WHAT: The April Swearing In Guessing Game!
WARNINGS: None foreseeable!


Welcome to The Ashen Tree! This sleek, elegant private property leased out only occasionally for limited and exclusive events. The Ashen Tree is a five story, century-and-half old mansion down East 67th Street, constructed somewhat in the vein of those famed and excessive Vanderbilt houses. The theme inherent to The Ashen Tree is in black and white -- this duality means more than just visual aesthetic. There is right, and there is wrong. There is good and there is evil. There is Registered and there is Unsettled. This reoccurring dilemma won't be lost upon your hosts, governmental or otherwise.

The thrust of this Swearing In is to play a game! There will be two versions of this game. If you are newly imPorted (if this is the FIRST Swearing In that occurred since you have been ported in), then you are automatically entered into a raffle to win prizes! You can enter your name into the raffle ONCE for EVERY THREAD with A DIFFERENT CHARACTER that you have! How lucky you are! If you have BEEN here (if this is NOT the first Swearing In that occurred since you have been ported in), then you may only enter the raffle if you WIN at the game.

What is the game?

The Identity Game.

Every imPort who is in the DESIGNATED ROOMS: ROOT, TRUNK, BRANCH, and TWIGS will do their best to pretend to act like another imPort. If someone (who is also in character, just like you are) guesses what imPort you are pretending to be, then THEY may enter their name in the raffle. If you guess the pretend identity of someone else, then YOU get to enter your name in the raffle. There is no sign-up for who pretends to be whom, and there can be multiple imPorts impersonating the same imPort. That will not be regulated. The more you guess correctly someone's pretend identity (which can be achieved by threading with many people), the more you get to enter your name in the raffle. You MUST guess the identity of the imPort being impersonated correctly -- there is right and there is wrong. If someone guesses your character's impersonation correctly, then you have to tell them. You do not have to keep the same impersonation for the WHOLE LOG, but you do for at least a single thread! No changing up identity on someone. ANY imPort can play this game, INCLUDING new imPorts. While new imPorts can play the Guessing Game, or impersonate other imPorts to their desire, their eligibility to enter the raffle is still judged differently. Because they're new!

The LEAVES ROOM is the "safe" zone. You can be yourself! You can stop pretending! Well, maybe some imPorts never actually stop pretending -- maybe there is some gray between all this black and white.
takethestairs: (rude)

[personal profile] takethestairs 2015-04-23 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Edgeworth holds a drink in his hand, lost in his own thoughts, and startles a bit when he hears Owen approach. He smooths his feathers quickly enough, though, and soon he's as cool and composed as ever.]

As much as can be expected. [He tilts his head up, giving Owen a more scrutinizing look. He's certainly not someone he recognizes. Is he a new imPort, or simply somebody he hasn't met yet?] It's not so bad, though, so long as you can avoid the party games.
Edited (subject liiiine) 2015-04-23 23:42 (UTC)
servesthehuman: (o: hrm my hand is rock)

[personal profile] servesthehuman 2015-04-24 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
As a new arrival, I think the party game is stacked a little against me. [ or a lot against him. Still, Owen looks uncomfortable enough at the idea of party games that it's obvious even if he wasn't a new arrival, he'd probably not do it. ]
takethestairs: (Not talking to you)

[personal profile] takethestairs 2015-04-24 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Raises his brow]

You have my sympathies. [And he's not talking about party games] Unfortunately, that's not the only thing stacked against us.
servesthehuman: (o: goddammit boss)

[personal profile] servesthehuman 2015-04-24 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
The more I hear about this place, the less it seems like anyone has control over anything.
takethestairs: (rude)

[personal profile] takethestairs 2015-04-26 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
You wouldn't be wrong. I am curious, though. What have you heard about this place, exactly?
servesthehuman: (o: this passes for a smile)

[personal profile] servesthehuman 2015-04-27 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
The short list involves Hornets, a pressure to register, superpowers, and mixed opinions about the government.
takethestairs: (it's rude to point you know)

[personal profile] takethestairs 2015-04-29 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Well, the Hornets shouldn't be a problem anymore, but that doesn't mean that there aren't other threats. As for now, though, there doesn't seem to be anyone willing to take their place.

[Pauses for a moment, thinking]

But you mentioned powers, as well. I hope they haven't caused too much trouble for you.
servesthehuman: (o: smarmy smartass)

[personal profile] servesthehuman 2015-04-29 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
On the contrary, the powers have been the easiest thing to adjust to. [ he held up his stone fist, gesturing towards Edgeworth with it. ] I had my 'powers' back home as well.
takethestairs: (wat)

[personal profile] takethestairs 2015-05-03 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Edgeworth's eyes widen, and he stares openly at Owen's fist, analyzing each pore and bump in the stone. He catches himself before he can gawk for too long, though, and quickly straightens himself up]

I-[Clears his throat] I see. Is that... common where you come from?
servesthehuman: (o: a bit sentimental and schmoopy)

[personal profile] servesthehuman 2015-05-03 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
It isn't. This is the result of testing a magic cauldron with very literal instructions. [ said with the WORLD'S STRAIGHTEST FACE despite the fact that Owen knows how bizarre that sentence was. ]
takethestairs: (mild fret)

[personal profile] takethestairs 2015-05-09 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He blinks, staring at Owen as if he grew a second head, or a... well, a stone hand. He what]

So you just... stuck your hand inside?

[While the magic cauldron gave him pause, it doesn't surprise him as much as Owen testing it out personally. Even with his lack of experience with the supernatural, it still seems like a poor life decision]