#wtscupdate

We're sorry that it has come to this but When the Smoke Clears is closing. In light of things lately, we feel we were trying to do the right thing and perhaps we went about it the wrong way, but we are no longer seeing eye to eye with many members. Before things get worse than they are, we are taking this as a sign to close the group. We may be back in the future in other forms but WTSC has had an amazing run. One year, and four months today. Sometimes you just have to know when to let go.

We've all enjoyed the time here and we care for each and every one of our members, former, current, no matter how long you were with us, from the bottom of our hearts. For those wishing to keep their characters, you may if you link the original bio to give this group and those who were a part of it the credit they deserve. We will not be closing the group page or deleting it. The inbox will be open for messages off anon, should you wish to reach us and you don't have any other means (Just ask, should you want to).

To the rest, we bid you adieu and many wonderful adventures in your future roleplays.

With Love,

Happy New Year, everyone. I hope it’s been a great start for you all. As we ring in the new year, we need to make things clear. In any group, whether it is a sport’s team, interest club, or role play group, communication is crucial. Unfortunately this seems to be a problem for us. Yet again. Believe it or not, we don’t like being the bad guys but are finding ourselves in difficult positions that make it hard for us to appear any less than one of the core villains in Disney. We believe that we are very understanding people and don’t ask the world from members. We ask what we find is understandable and do-able. We ask the same expectations of everyone and do not play favorites. 

With this said, it is expected that you step up and request a formal hiatus when absolutely needed. If you are going through rough times, we understand, but you need to express to us what is going on. We will not grant hiatuses longer than two weeks without a reasonable explanation. Vague answers are frustrating and make us feel that you don’t trust us. Or simply don’t care about the group or your characters. Hiatuses are offered for a reason but should not be taken advantage of. If life makes it difficult to get online once a week, message us. We will no longer accept hiatuses after hiatuses. You can not take a two week hiatus, return for one week, then request another hiatus. For now on only one two week hiatus per three months will be granted.

On the subject of characters, if you are overwhelmed with the number that you have, do not put off doing replies. Instead, if you are battling to find muse for a character or haven’t been able to channel the muse for a while please contact us. We can suggest methods of resurrecting the muse or ways to confront the problem. Do not put it off! As you all well know, characters develop relationships over time - friendships and more, quite the concept I know! By putting off doing replies and failing to stay in touch with writing partners, you put the other writer in a difficult spot where they don’t know how to progress. This applies especially to characters in romantic relationships whose character development heavily rely on how the relationship progresses or sizzles out. If you lose a muse, be kind and tell ship mates. Friends don’t stab friends in the back— at least not real friends. Let’s be honest with one another and act responsibly. If you have read this far, please send in: adventure is out there to the main’s inbox. 

In the event that you realize you need to drop characters, please understand that you can apply for the characters again, in the near future. By near future, this means waiting two weeks. You will not be granted your dropped characters because it was a whim and not carefully thought through move. We are light hearted people, but take wishes seriously. We will not tolerate wishy-washy moves or being your puppets. It isn’t fair to anyone for you to drop a character then gain them back without a waiting period. It is important that you think through ideas before acting and understand what you are doing. So, please remember, if you drop a character, you will have to reapply for them after a two week waiting period.

Thank you to everyone that participated in the Secret Santa event and got their submissions in before the deadline. It was a very successful event and may be the first of many mun related events. We received some amazing, thoughtful, and interesting gifts and received great feedback from people receiving the gifts. You all are a wonderful bunch, we just need to communicate better. 

And curiosity killed the cat. Here is the list of who got who for the Secret Santa gift exchange!

Harley ➞ Reina Ariel ➞ Maya Maya ➞ Ashley Rose Maya ➞ Amanda Reina ➞ Nini Ellie ➞ Ariel Amanda ➞ Rose Ashley ➞ Harley Cordelia ➞ Ellie Nini ➞ Cordelia

We're very disappointed that we haven't had 100% participation for this event yet... but there are a few hours left to get your gifts in, so we're hoping that procrastination just got in the way. This event is made to show your fellow group members that you care about them, and we are cracking down on participation for these mandatory events. The clock's ticking, you got this, okay? Just a little gift for a friend. ~ ❖

Hey everyone! So I just wanted to remind you that there's only a week left to get your gifts in for the (Mun) Secret Santa event! Check the inbox of the first muse you picked up in order to find who's gift you're arranging. There were a few changes, but it shouldn't be a difficult switch. Also check the inbox of that same muse to receive your gift. We pass it on to you as soon as we get it! Don't be a grinch, okay?

Happy belated holidays and a merry 2015! ~ ❖

Hey everyone! HAPPY NEW YEAR (whether it have happened or be coming up!) Hope the new year is amazing for all of you! <3 ~ ♥

Happy holidays!

With Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, and all the holidays coming up, we are pleased to announce our very first mun event! When the Smoke Clears is celebrating the holidays together with our first ever Mun Secret Santa Gift Exchange!

How is this going to work?

A marvelous question! Every mun must check the askbox of the first muse they picked up. There, they will find the name of the recipient of their gift. You have until January 10th, 2015 to send that mun a gift. This is very important, this is a Secret Santa gift exchange, so please do not tell anyone who you are giving a gift to. The mystery is part of the fun! However, since thank you’s are only polite, the day after an event, a list of who was who’s Santa will be posted. So everyone knows.

How do I send and recieve my gifts?

To send in your gifts, please submit them to the Event Blog, so that everything remains anonymous as possible. Make sure you have the submissions option on your blog open to receive your gift, we’ll send them to you from your Secret Santa. When you post the gift you received, please tag it wtscsecretsanta. Anything related to this event should be tagged with that, as well. Also, please be sure to send your gift in! It’d be very sad not to receive a gift, and you don’t want to be the one who does that to someone else. In the spirit of the holiday season, if you stay on top of anything, this is what it should be~ Spread the joy!

What kind of gifts shall I give?

We’re not asking anyone to go out and buy things, or to give any personal information.

Gift ideas include, but are not limited to:

Playlists

Graphics

Edits

Drabbles

Anything goes! It’s the thought that counts!

And a happy New Year!

Participation in this event is mandatory, only so no one feels left out, but if there are any serious problems, please message us as soon as possible, so we can work something out.

We hope everyone in the group has an amazing holiday season, and that this year is fabulous both online and in the real world!