#ohq:admin

hello members ! this is your slightly overdue update post. as you know, the main is going on full hiatus starting now until tentatively the third week of january.

this is happening first and foremost, because it’s the holiday season, and our social calendars are filling up quick, but also because unforeseen circumstances had us delaying all the plans we had for the current episode of the plot that the group is in. for that, we’re hugely regretful, and deeply appreciative of your patience. the best solution for the admin team is to take a breather, regroup, cut the dead-weight from our duties and start the group’s new chapter fresh with a more realistic plan, and work on our plot deliverables in the background at an easier pace. 

what this means for all of us as members

you can choose to continue plotting and threading as per usual at your own pace, OR you can choose to also take a break. there will be no activity checks

if some people only have energy for certain threads or prioritise something for char development, go for it !

we will be posting character development memes and tasks for you to check out and work on at your leisure during this period, they will not be mandatory

there will be no acceptance rounds either, until we return

what you can expect when we return

we will open pending an acceptance round with an app count of 10 (subject to change)

we will open at the start of the next episode, petrichor: episode 3, in the form of an event. this means that on our return, all characters will have their memories. we had a plan for how the main was to roll out memory drops, but one thing led to another and we couldn’t sustain that. you can use this hiatus to thread out how your characters regain their memories how you wish ( deja vu circumstances, repeat of historic incidents, be creative ! ) if you are unable to do that, headcanon it !

you can opt to drop your current characters if you are bored of them and pick up someone else in january if you’d like, but you will have to join the contest for the new role

episode 3 is the final episode ( and the shortest ) of season 1 and we will release our new main with a fresh look for season 2 soon after !  

hey members, as the holidays are upon us, we’ll relax on activity checks until monday. in the meantime, happy thanksgiving from all of us we hope you have a great one !

as we move the plot forward, here’s a reminder for ALL OF US on one of our rules quoted below:

Continuity is important !  If someone posts a starter saying “Hey, how are you?”, attempt to reply with something for them to work with, ex; instead of leaving our roleplayers at a dead end with “Fine.” or “Okay.” try something such as, “Fine, and you?”. We are all friendly, but roleplaying is a two way street.

 if you ask a fellow member for a plot or a thread, please collaborate to continue the thread instead of giving dead-end responses and place the sole onus on the other person to grasp at straws to find creative ways to keep it going. this will affect whether/how soon they respond. if you feel the thread isn’t  going anywhere ( especially if it’s one you initiated ), offer alternative ideas and ask your rp partner if those will be viable for their muse. we re-iterate, rping is a two-way street, preserving the integrity of a muse’s ic-ness works both ways. if you’re still stuck, approach the main, we’ll be more than happy to help ! let’s make this an enjoyable experience for everyone.

Hello lovely members ! The suggestion of having a group OOC channel on Discord has been floated our way a few times and us admins wanted to bring the discussion to you. There’s pros and cons to this, so tell us what you think below by answering this POLL :

Would you like a members-only Discord channel? 

A) No, thank you ! I’m digging the OOC tag !

B) Sure ! I would love a Discord channel !

       It is unclear how long they’ve wandered, camouflaged by lesser beings. A year, perhaps two. I don’t tend to count time. I’ve noticed them around the city, so unaware of their own potential. I see them interact with others and think: Could divinity still be felt in their presence? Could divinity still be defined in a world that has become so faithless ?  Have THEY of ichor beneath flesh, succumbed to that same faithlessness ? Engaged in the very same things they had once condemned ?  In the act of it all — is change possible — can they learn, and for how long? It pains me almost, friends, family, lovers all walking different paths, forging falsehoods and reinforcing mirages of a design not their own.

        There is melancholy in a fall, but there is also beauty in the romance of it all, to be something greater than one believes, to be something more. The divine, walking this earth, home like the rest of us. I wonder, are they humbled? 

        If I had the capability of any sort, I would wish to intervene, but these are forces bigger than me. Even so, in this story even with the greatest of power, nothing lasts forever, and resistant souls will always push through. It’s already beginning, can you see them?

       It starts, like a whisper: Like an old friend, beckoning, wistfulness begets a hunger for something other. They are not meant for this world you see. Some heed it, those crack quicker than the others. The others, choose to ignore it. But power attracts power. I expect they will find each other soon enough. 

       This is where the myth, and the city converge. This is where LEGENDS begin again. 

        Who am I? I’m no legend, just an ordinary man who sees things as they are. A wishful good samaritan. A storyteller. A small ornamental piece of Manhattan. Call me Uncle Sam.

                                            OHQ:TASK001

LOOK OVER THERE - IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE?  NO , it’s our very first task !  this task was crafted so we could gain some perspective on your character’s current state of mind, and for you to delve deeper into their mythical personalities and how it affects the unique situation they’re in.

1. imagine your mortal persona in new york is a metal cage. how do you think your true deity/figure’s subconscious state would react to being trapped within this cage? would they be calm? would they be patient? would they be aggressive? elaborate and explain why in detail why and what leads to it !

2. think about your mortal persona and the dreams, visions and flashes they’ve been having.  

depending on your previous answer, how strong are these dreams/visions/flashes?

how receptive is your mortal persona to these strange occurrences? are they open-minded and reflective, do they think something’s off, are they scared, or do they think they’re going crazy? please elaborate as much as possible.

ooc details under the cut!