havenooc | JULY STICKY POST

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JULY STICKY POST

Hello Havenites, this is your monthly mod post!

MOD ANNOUNCEMENTS
The test drive meme (currently on the calendar for the end of July) was held at the end of June instead, in order to better align with app-this-plz, so please be aware this is now a false date on the calendar.

The second anniversary of Haven is coming up in September, and that means that a lengthy anniversary event will be held stretching from August-September in a slow build. This means that the event in July will be the last scheduled short event for a while, and please be aware that the August calendar only shows the first week of the anniversary event. Further details will be given nearer the time. For a look at our previous special length anniversary event, please see the plot page under August-September 2013.

COMMUNAL PLOT CLUES
These plot clues are available to be found by anyone, and can be found by multiple characters.

-> Monsters are beginning to vanish from the subway tunnels, as if when ones are killed by the residents, they are no longer replaced. The monsters who are left are deformed in 20% of cases, usually due to a strange bending of their limbs. - This clue can be found in the subway tunnels.

-> Occasionally, a mild tremor will be able to be felt in the ground (roughly once per week). This is faint enough to not be noticed, but anyone paying close attention will feel it as if a massive explosion is happening a long distance away. - This clue can be found in all areas of Haven, but is strongest in the East.

-> The phones will occasionally emit or broadcast static when they are being used. The bursts of static are very infrequent and will only last a few seconds at most. - This clue can be found by using the network.

WEATHER
The weather was changed in June by Hinata, and is now gradually getting warmer and moving toward summer (not hot enough for heatwaves yet though). But there'll still be the occasional rain showers. If your character changes the weather, please comment here with the changes made. This means that if anyone wishes to know the current weather for posting purposes, they need only check the last comment made under that heading. This section will be included every month, so the header to check the current weather will always be sticky.

SMALL PLOT REQUESTS
This is the place to request any small player plot requests which do not change the game setting as a whole, and do not involve the whole playerbase. For player plots that are more involved, please still use the suggestions and player plots page. This section is for requesting smaller plots, such as a raid on the convenience store or a request to join the Yao Corporation, though not limited to these two things specifically. The header to request these is here.

LETTERS
If you would like to write further letters to Caroline, or any other NPC to be passed via Caroline, please leave them here, and replies will be made to your comment in this post. Caroline only visits the underground room sporadically, so there may be some wait between replies.

CONCERNS AND SUGGESTIONS
This is the place to let us know about any concerns you might have regarding the game itself. This is not the place to tell us about concerns you have with other players, or for major concerns, please use the screened Concerns Post for that. If you would like to leave a concern or suggestion, please try to be as detailed as possible so that we can properly understand and address the issue. This is also the place where you can let us know about any small mod mistakes; for example, typos in the information posts, or broken links anywhere, so that these can be fixed.

This has been your July Mod Post, thank you!

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As per the permission you gave me for the statue spiral of Avatars future, Wan has in the background/handwaved (so far) been working to create it.

But with that, has come the realization that while things people draw and write disappear in 30 minutes, things they create via sculpture, clothes they wear, coins, even guns, keep their functional shape and appearance sans any attempts at actual writing.

Wan would like to use this to create a means of communicating silently with others trapped in Haven. Stuff like hanging or placing a Square rock next to a door of a housing block that has a healer in it. Or a round one for those willing to escort otherwise defenseless people to Haven North.

And if that seems to work (And the shapes have not been destroyed or disappeared once they're used with the intent to communicate something), he'd like to try expanding that to an actual sign-type language that uses the arrangement of various shapes to communicate a simple message that those who know what they're looking at can understand. He's never invented something like that before, so he'll definitely be going to the rest of the (non-Yao Corp employee) residents to figure out what each should mean.

Would this be possible, either partially or in full? And if partially, at point does it start not working/whatever is controlling the written communication barrier start taking effect?

Very basic things like a rock per day to keep a calendar, or a square rock meaning a healer is inside are fine.

However, anything that ranges into even a simple message will fall under the 'no writing' rule and either be destroyed or wiped blank as applicable.

Awesome! Thanks for the quick reply!

((cont from))

LANGUAGE What I want is to help the little girl's brother, if he really is in trouble. I feel it's the least we could do. Well I'm not putting my real name, but I suppose I could find something else. -- Daffodil?

Daffodil? Really? We're changing to flower names now? Lame. Don't I get consulted on this?

-- Unhappy Venus Fly Trap (the only awesome flower)

Are you both for real? Kids as cute as you two don't exist, this is actually impossible. Fucking flowers and rescues, it's like living in a damn candy land.

-Creeping Vines (the cooler flower)

Daffodils are my favourite... I never said anyone else had to be flowers. You can be whatever you want! Don't let me stop you. And yes. I am fairly certain I am 'for real.' -- Daffodil (a nice flower)

Edited (dates.............) 2014-07-04 02:27 (UTC)

Yeah, we're pretty adorable, but. Let's talk rescue and we can show off some more tricks later.

You up for giving us some leads now?

-- Venus Dragon Trap (upgraded version)

Talk me through why you want to rescue such a Dickmunch? No. Wait, don't talk me through it, I'm not sure I want to hear.

He's not my favorite person, if he stays locked up forever, that's fine by me. Hell, they can execute him and I'll throw a fucking party.

-Creeping cannibal vines (beat that, pussies)

I do not care if this is your notebook or not, your language and attitude are abhorrent. Would you like it if your positions were reversed and no one cared to come help you?

Stop acting like a child.

-- Daffodil

Uh. What my well-meaning partner means is that Dickmunch might be kind of a butt, but I'd build a rocket and pluck a star from the sky if it means his sister doesn't have to grow up without a family.

-Tamaranean Laser-Shooting Acid Spewing Morflark Trap (definitely a real thing)

I think I better meet with you two, this isn't a letter conversation any more. Be in the underground garden tonight.

[Mod note: A log will be set up later this evening and linked here for you.]

Log is here.

Are you the ones who live under the "old capital"? I imagine you already know,, but I read a report about you, or about flushing you out, the other day.

-R

Beats me, that sounds like something from the past. I used to be like you, I'll ask about if you're that interested, but we don't live under any capital now.

P.S. Where the fuck is everyone?

[ She'd come to check for letters mostly in the hopes there was something useful there. ]

We woke up in a maze four days ago or so. Most of Haven is still down there. You can only escape after killing someone else, whether on accident or on purpose.

The people who die down there, their bodies do not disappear, and they are removed from the cellphones. Has this ever happened before?

-SN

P.S. I apologize for reading a letter not intended for me, but I was hoping there might be something of use in this.

Hell no, that's some funky shit. I wondered where all of you bastards had gone to, and I guess now I know.

This place gets weirder every day. Glad I'm not stuck in with you any more.

I'd be interested if you could ask around about what I asked; I'm really sorry it took me so long to write back.

-R

Sure thing, Peaches. I'll be in touch.

;)

Hey, Peaches.

So I asked about for your question, and it turns out the rebels did used to live under the capital. That was when the capital was Haven West, where all you fuckers live now, pretty weird, huh? Anyway, they called it The Haven, until it got found by Yao and they got flushed out. Apparently they took it over after that, so the rebels had to go someplace else.

-Scully.

Scully,

Thank you so much for asking about it! If you ever need any sewing done or something, I can try to do it for you. [ She feels bad just having Scully ask around for nothing... ] It's hard to picture this place as a capital city, but that makes sense, really.

-Peaches

Are you shitting me? You sew and everything? I hope you're tougher than you make out, Peaches, because a regular little princess like you isn't going to last in a hell hole like this.

Scully,

I do. I mean, I always have sewn. Not everyone here does, and everyone does seem to tear things up so I just thought I'd offer. If there's small things like that I can help with, I should, right?

I don't know how tough I am or am not, but I'm trying to learn how to fight.

-Peaches

There's no way you're real, I have to see this shit. Meet me in the garden late tonight if you're not too much of a delicate flower to come out at night.

We can have a picnic and you can do my sewing. I've got a bunch, shit always tears on me.

[Mod note: A log will be put up later tonight and linked here for you.]

Log is here.

Just a clarification, since Riley said that if characters scratch the spiral off their door they can sleep anywhere. If they do so will they still be able to keep the apartment they're listed to? I guess my real question is, if a character scratches the spiral off then dies, will they still appear back at the apartment?

Edited 2014-07-03 18:24 (UTC)

They will still be able to keep the apartment they're assigned to, and will wake up back there if they die.

With regards to the discovery of another convenience store at haven north. If someone were to try and break in, would they suffer some kind of effect, also back to the sleeping thing. If someone tries to stay at haven north for longer than 4 hours, would they still feel paranoid and such and eventually have to go back to haven west after 12?

Breaking into any convenience store will result in the same sort of effects and tricks as the one in Haven West plays.

Haven North's paranoia will apply to everyone, regardless of whether the spiral on their door has been removed.

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JULY STICKY POST

WEATHER

SMALL PLOT REQUESTS

Objects, sculptures, and shapes as communication tools

Re: Objects, sculptures, and shapes as communication tools

Re: Objects, sculptures, and shapes as communication tools

LETTERS

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27/07

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17/7 I MEANT 11/7 WITH SONIA

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1/08

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CONCERNS AND SUGGESTIONS

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