The Doorway: a panfandom game

Being married doesn't feel all that different from being engaged, really.

Who: The whole game!
When: Leading up to Christmas
Where: Under tree. Delivered with bows. Handed to a person. Whatever!
What: Christmas presents!
Rating: Who knows!

Because this game is massive, and even if every character just sent ONE package to anyone, it would end up being so many posts that it would overrun the game. So to save our friends lists from imploding, we the moderators are asking that you fill out this form and reply HERE. It'll make it easier to find (Control-F is a lovely thing!) and we won't have to abuse our scroll button. Here's how we're going to do it. You will post for one character with everything that they got for their friends/family/etc. Make sure to tag your character and all the characters that yours gave gifts to as soon as you get their information up! In recognition of the time it can take to determine IC gifts, (properly tagged) gifts can count as a piece of activity for the gifting character for the month of December. <b>Character name:</b> Name! <b>GIFTS:</b> • <b>Giftee:</b> Present. • <b>Giftee:</b> Present. • <b>Giftee:</b> Present. • <b>Giftee:</b> Present. • <b>Giftee:</b> Present.

Just a reminder that Ophiuchus will be closed from December 14 until January 18. If anyone has any potion or magical requirements, you have until the 12th to get them to me. Depending on timing and their requirements, I will endeavour to get things done before I leave.

[Filtered to Wesley and Beverly... and, after some thought, Tonks]

Is there anything I can get you while I am in England or Europe?

[/Filter]

Widdershins has a 20% off everything sale for the totality of this week. If you are looking for magical gifts for your list, you should come and check us out.

[Lilah]

Did you pick up one of the elves?

Hope no one minds I've been setting the elves on fire. Peggy said they had been thrown out.

Does muggle Christmas come earlier than magic Christmas does?

I feel as if there's something really sketchy about the fifteenth floor.

Whoever it is with the snapping ringtone or whatever NEEDS TO MAKE IT STOP!

[RSTF]

I think we're all aware of what's happening on the news. I thought about getting a group of us together to go down and see if we can help at Virginia Beach, but I'm thinking what's probably better is for us to stay here and do patrol in NYC.

Now if any of you are already down at Virginia Beach, that's fine, but for those of you who aren't, and who aren't typically scheduled to patrol on Friday evening, if you're available and willing, let's get you out there too. Stuff like this happens and people get scared and stuff happens, and if we can help keep things from happening then that'll make this city a little better.

Just keep in mind that it may not be supernatural types causing trouble and treat accordingly.

Any questions on this?

Did I read that the MOMA announced an art exhibition about Uber?

Lord, I knew this day would come.

I made it through the entire month of October and ate not a pumpkin anything -- not even a pumpkin shaped candy. I feel as if there ought to be some sort of reward for that.

[RSTF]

I'd like for us to plan to spend this month doing a check-up on each of the werewolves that we have that are native to this world. I know that we've had contact with them and have helped them with safety procedures and access to polyjuice for those who wish it. Since they aren't coming in to see us though, I'd like to insure that those precautions are still in place.

Can I get a couple of volunteers for each one to go and check on them, ask how they're doing, let them know if they need support we can offer it - that sort of thing?

For those of you who may have joined after we had that fiasco, these were native populations that were turned by Greyback, the wolf from the Harry Potter universe, when he somehow managed to sneak through under the radar. If you are not familiar with the werewolf lore from Harry Potter I suggest that you become familiar with it before volunteering and there are books and materials and notes, including many from Remus Lupin, at the shop.

For those of you with young children who may not want to do a whole trick-or-treat experience, feel free to bring them by our apartment and we've got some treats for them.

[Lilah]

And I have some treats for us a little later. Even if you don't want to enjoy scary movie, etc. It isn't a Wolfram and Hart bash, but I think we'll enjoy the evening.

Please note: Ophiuchus will be shut from close of business on Thursday 29th October until 9am on Tuesday 3rd November. I will largely be out of contact for the same period of time. I may be in a position to answer text messages but little more.

Has anyone seen or spoken to Lily today? I'd arranged to drop off a book she wished to read and she did not answer her door. She hasn't answered her phone or replied to my email. It is unlike her.

[Filtered to Alex Vause, Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, and Adam Hauptman]

There's something my husband and I would like to run by the two of you.

It has been an interesting week, politically speaking. I wonder what will happen in the upcoming months.

[Filter: Floors 22 & 23 (Clint Barton / Hawkeye (616), Rory Gilmore, Lucy Stillman, & Lilah Morgan)

We are currently a very small floor - and there is no one currently living on floors 23, and I am a bit behind the times with decorating.

However I have some good stock at Widdershins - ghost decorations and the like, and if you'd join me this evening we could put some of those up and enjoy them for the remainder of the season. If anyone has additional ideas that might help us win this contest I'm open for them, but my creativity may be a bit low at the moment.

[Filter: Dimitri Belikov]

If you've got a moment I'd like to pick your brain a bit for more information about your world.

I want to invite everyone down to Widdershins this coming week for our Fall sale. We'll have a number of our supplies discounted and we have a knowledgeable staff if you have questions about magic.

[Filter: RSTF]

I want to thank each of you that came to our potluck and for your ideas and suggestions. For now we'll keep patrol schedules similarly, but I would like for our research group to begin working on a document to explain what we do and the type of known creatures for future comers.

[Filter: Lilah]

So - we have a wedding. What do we need to do?

The Refugee Supernatural Task Force (and liaisons should they desire to come) are in the Stark room of Sam's Bar & Grill for an Autumn potluck.

Wesley provided lasagne trays with enough to feed everyone. Others are invited to bring desserts, bread, salads, or whatever else they are interested in bringing. The first part of the meeting is primarily for fellowship and getting to know each other better.

The second part of the meeting would be business so after everyone is done Wesley will get up and lead a bit of discussion. There has been quite a bit of turn-over, so he'll probably review the brief history of the group, how they started as a liaison to SHIELD for supernatural tasks, that was disbanded when funding fell through so they continued to work on the side as it became apparent that the Tesseract did not just bring through good guys and that sometimes some of these supernatural threats escaped into the native population and then would need to be dealt with. Currently they are working mostly extraneous to SHIELD, SWORD, and the NYPD, however they have in the past worked with those organizations at certain times and are open to doing so in the future.

He would want to have any suggestions as to how to better share information about the many variations of vampires/werewolves/etc that we have here. He would also remind them of known variations in this dimension.

He will also ask for any suggestions regarding structure of the group/patrolling schedules and if there is anything that can work better.

And finally he would open it up to Sam (if he's there) to talk a bit about liaising with the Supernatural Unit of the NYPD and what that entails.


(OOC: So I had this in my head as tonight, technically it was last night, handwave)

For those of you who are newer arrivals and in need of a job, Sam's is always hiring. Stop by anytime for an interview if you want to work as a cook, bartender, or wait staff.

[Wesley]

Could I be taken off the patrol schedule one night a week? Doesn't matter which night.