The new dashboard items appear when the scenery changes, and not before.
DASHBOARD
Italics, wiki entries, and info found by following links are for players only; items in black are displayed on your character's device when the scenery changes everything else is descriptive
SYSTEM ALERTS: INTERNAL GRAVITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING STATUS: EN ROUTE / TRAVELING INTERCOM:CELTIC MUSIC LOCATION: PRISMATICA NEXT STOP: UNDISCLOSED ADVISORY: FLOATING OBJECTS. TAKE CAUTION
SCENERY: SKY ONLY, NO GROUND. RAINBOWS, SHOOTING STARS, MOONBEAMS, CLOUDS. KI'RIN, PEGASI, DRAGONS, BIRDS OF MYTH. WEATHER CONDITION: MOSTLY CLEAR. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. TICKETS AVAILABLE: NO INTERNET CONNECTION: NO REAL TIME DATES: SEPTEMBER 20, 9:01 PM - SEPTEMBER 30
I can fly! 20 PTS. EXPIRES OCTOBER 07, 2012
The following characters have been paired up for an optional encounter. Please label all random pairings with the !dice tag.
Pamela Ravenscroft x Tara Thornton*, Susan Bones x Percy Weasley*, Chris Miles x Clary Fray, Anna Draper x Sookie Stackhouse*, Gale Hawthorne x Primrose Everdeen*, Eric Northman x Mandy Slade, James Carstairs x Krista Starr*, Tidus x Juliet St. Laurent*, Thalia Grace x Belle*, Juliette Silverton x Abby Mills*, Percy Jackson x Glimmer*, Sirius Black x Remus Lupin, Cato x Regina Mills*, Tristan Moore x Cinderella*, Briseis x Abed Nadir*, Bruce Wayne x Margaret*, Jaime Dorny x Neville Longbottom*, Piper Halliwell x Galinda Upland, Dean Winchester x Clint Barton*, Kathryn Janeway x Jessica Hamby*, Nick Cutter x Alec Lightwood*, Connor Temple x Hermione Granger*, Cassie Ainsworth x Buffy Summers*, Nick Burkhardt x Lucy Weasley, Nina Pickering x Sam Winchester, Henry Mills x Logan*, John Taylor x Lily Luna Potter*, The Huntsman x Ruby, Trish Wellington x Johanna Mason*, Alfred Pennyworth x Myka Bering, Simon Bellamy x Emma Swan, Snow White x Alex Shepherd*, Ashley Knowlton x Kaylee Frye*, Nico di Angelo x Amy Pond*, Abby Maitland x Alice Longbottom*, Rose Weasley x Erica Reed*, Katniss Everdeen x Lily Evans*, Peeta Mellark x Simon Tam*, Mary Winchester x Jaz Parks*, The Doctor x Finnick Odair*, Prince Charming x Ice*
Failure to participate in a matchup or to attempt to contact your scene partner for two consecutive months will result in automatic opt-out for your characters.
Zero = none 25 PTS FOR PLOT THREADS
For the next eight days, the train's gravity system is malfunctioning. Normally, this isn't a problem, but when the train is flying through the air rather than zooming along the ground ... well, it becomes a problem. It means there is nothing to keep your character on the floor, and the ceiling is their new best friend.
Starting at 12:01 AM September 23 and continuing through September 25 at noon, there is no gravity on the train. From September 25 at 12:01 PM until September 30 at 11:59 PM, the gravity is fluctuating between non-existent and normal. [Please note the plot does not start immediately upon scenery change as they usually do. There's a couple of days lag on this one.]
Below, you will find a list of the things that are and are not affected by this plot.
Affected
- passengers - personal items (including the phones/tablets, and clothing in drawers) - pets - pillows and bed covers - kitchen utensils & plates
Unaffected
- any and all objects in the bathrooms. These are the only rooms on the train exempt from the zeroG effect. If a person goes into the bathroom, the lack of gravity effect ceases to affect them. - the clothing your character is wearing. We don't want rampant nudity ;) - furniture. The beds, chairs, couches, tables, etc will all remain firmly planted on the floor. - food and open beverages. While the plates/glasses/bottles will float, the food/liquid will remain on/in them. - large appliances and TVs. There are no floating fridges, stoves, entertainment systems, etc. - Chance car. Nothing in the chance car is subjected to the zeroG effect, including passengers inside it. - Water in the pool car will remain in the pools.
In regard to the open-air car, the barrier in place will keep people from floating away. They will float up to the dome of the barrier much like they'd float up to the ceiling of the rest of the cars.
The zero-G effect may be counterable with magic for short periods of time. No character is exempt from this effect, regardless of undead or ghost status.
There should be no "swimming" through the air. Unless your character has something to push off of, or pull themselves along with, they're subjected to the whims of the train. People can push each other along, but unless there is a solid, physical object to use for a push/pull, your character may well be immobile for periods of time. [ for further clarification for what we're going for, see this ]
Potter!verse pups can apparate. Any characters capable of teleportation or alternate modes of travel may use those as well to get around the train, though they won't be able to combat the effect by this alone.
Plot points will be awarded for logs dealing with floating, and attempting to counter the floating, and discovering the 'safe' areas on the train.