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Cecil Honeychurch (choneychurch) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2017-01-24 12:30:00

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After Ms. Vector's announcement yesterday...the prefects, Head Boy, and Head Girl have a lot of decisions to make. To facilitate discussion, Cecil and Maggie have called a prefect meeting that will take place in one of the empty classrooms during dinner (to accommodate everyone's schedules). Everyone is encouraged to bring their food to the meeting and Cecil has spent part of the afternoon baking so there are cookies too. The meeting isn't mandatory, but this will be the only chance the prefects have to give their opinions prior to the final decisions being made. Anyone that does attend is expected to be patient, respectful, and open toward other prefects. Those that can't be civil will be asked to leave. ~~That means you, Casper.~~

The discussion will circle around three topics: curfew, the Grotto, and the post made by the Anonymous Writer. Each discussion will end with a blind vote. No one will see how individual prefects vote on a given issue and only Cecil and Maggie will know the results. While the results of the votes will not necessarily determine the policies, they will be taken into consideration by the Head Boy and Head Girl.

Players will have until 11PM CST on Friday to respond and vote. Cecil or Maggie will announce the official prefect position on Saturday morning before the Anonymous Writer's post goes up. Please include any questions or comments in the OOC section below! Non-prefect players are welcome to toss their two cents there as well.

CURFEW × GROTTO × ANONYMOUS WRITER × OOC

CODE BY TESSISAMESS

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	Discussion choneychurch 2017-01-24 06:57 pm UTC (link)
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choneychurch
2017-01-24 08:28 pm UTC (link)

After the long discussion (JUST A GUESS) regarding the Grotto, Cecil has a bit of a headache, but they've still got one more topic to discuss: the Anonymous Writer. This one...he's been considering since last night and still doesn't have any real solution for. He folds his arms against the table and glances around at the others before starting once again. "All right. The entry written by the Anonymous Writer. I'm honestly not sure that there's a good way to stop people from doing this. We could collect the journals before it happens, but that's unreasonable, unfair, and would feel like a major invasion of privacy to everyone. Us included, I'd imagine. We could arrange some kind of mandatory event in the Lodge or another location that would make writing anonymously more difficult, but I doubt that would be received well and I don't know if we have the numbers to herd that many cats." He manages a thin smile at this, then shrugs, then sighs. "So. I'm open to suggestions?"

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	rosmarinus 2017-01-24 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	"So, I don't like the anonymous posts. I never have," Rosy says, handily forgetting the part where she always comments on the anonymous posts. "But... I just don't see how we can police it. When people are together they seem to have even more fun with it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	firstposition 2017-01-24 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	"This might be a lost cause," Rafael sighs in reluctant agreement, clearly not thrilled that this can't be controlled. "Having an overlapping activity will distract some students, but not the ones who enjoy it most. Besides, it appears around when the sun goes down, and is most active after curfew. Which we just discussed how to be more serious about." (Reply to this) (Parent)

paladins
2017-01-24 08:39 pm UTC (link)

"We can't stop them," Ravi agrees. "Journals are personal possessions, not school property. And as it stands, there aren't any rules forbidding people from writing on the anonymous posts. Only Mr. Calderon-Boot's disapproval, and that hasn't been enough to discourage anyone for two years now."

He sighs. He dislikes sounding so negative, but this isn't a simple issue. "Maybe the only thing we can do is warn people to be careful about what they say on the anonymous posts. It's clear that the Writer knows everyone's identities."

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	ferdies 2017-01-24 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	Ferdie is a supportive Ribbonfin today. "That's a good idea. Even though unfortunately I don't think many people will listen unless something bad was to actually happen in connection to the actual anonpost. Which I hope doesn't happen." He adds quickly, as he's trying to be realistic, not doomsday, here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rosmarinus 2017-01-24 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	"The Writer knows who we are," Rosy says. And knows where we sleep, she does not say. "We could remind people they're not anonymous to everyone, but, yeah, without tangible consequences that might just... intrigue some people more." This was an unproductive comment. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

paladins
2017-01-24 10:12 pm UTC (link)

"I know. We'd be leaving it to everyone's personal discretion." Ravi lets that statement hang for a second, fully aware that some students would gladly overshare even if there was irrefutable proof that the anonymous post was dangerous. "But, in spite of how I always act, I do realize that these aren't small children, they're our peers. We can urge caution. Some people will listen, or if they don't listen, they'll at least have to think twice about what they share. Anything more than that, so long as it doesn't break rules, is out of our hands."

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madtess
2017-01-25 10:38 am UTC (link)

"Rosy has a point, though," Tess says thoughtfully, "Maybe we can dissuade some people if we remind them that they're not truly anonymous. The writer is in charge. They know who we are. They never promised to keep us anonymous, not that we could hold them to it even if they did. Who's to say the writer couldn't spontaneously lift the post's anonymity one day? Maybe if we remind people of that before the post, some people might rethink some things."

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frozen_haymaker
2017-01-24 09:46 pm UTC (link)

"We can also be more vigilant on the posts itself," Olivia adds. "It's all anonymous but we go to school with these kids. If we can identify them, there needs to be actual repercussions. Bullying on the post is still bullying and turning a blind eye or ignoring the post doesn't negate what happens on it. Last month was brutal. It was systematically brutal and more of us should've stepped up."

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rosmarinus
2017-01-24 09:57 pm UTC (link)

"I don't know about repercussions, there's just no way to be beyond a reasonable doubt levels of sure who someone is on those posts," Rosy shrugs, because Rosy always has to start with a negative. "But you're right that we should be stepping up. Ravi is the only one of us consistently trying to encourage some decency and the rest of us just ignore it or dive on in."

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	frozen_haymaker 2017-01-24 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	Rosy had a point. They couldn't turn this into a witch hunt but god did Olivia want to. "We all need to emulate his decency. Instead of worrying about ourselves and the critiques our relationships get. We were made prefects for a reason," she said. "So I suggest we don't ignore the post this month. We can at the least attempt to steer it into kinder directions." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rosmarinus
2017-01-24 11:21 pm UTC (link)

Rosy kind of wants to point out that that was easy to say when you weren't the one being torn apart on those posts. But Rosy also refuses to let anyone know that those posts get to her.

"I mean, there are a couple dozen of us, probably only a handful of people that actually want to stir the pot," she shrugs. "If we all pitch in... could make a difference?" She doesn't sound very optimistic, but she's also not used to trying to sound optimistic.

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choneychurch
2017-01-24 10:08 pm UTC (link)

Cecil frowns, but nods, "Unfortunately, I agree. If we start handing out punishments for behavior there, we'll almost certainly punish the wrong people sometimes and we'll probably get people trying to get each other punished. I don't think we want to go down that road. But...we can certainly do more to have a positive presence there." He thinks of the plan Diego had mentioned to him, then nods to Rosy and adds, "I think making an effort to be part of those conversations could make a difference. Is that something we can all agree on? Or, at least, not to be part of the problem?"

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	paladins 2017-01-24 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Ravi smiles. Having people be kinder to each other is all he's wanted from the anonymous post, and it's touching to see how many people agree. "Shall we put it to a vote?" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ferdies 2017-01-24 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	Rosy is right as usual, and Ferdie nods. " And in doing that. It might help to even work some of the Anonymous part in our favor? We could multiple-comment to the same person, and pretty much flood people with support. I wouldn't encourage bullying the bullies like that, obviously, but. If other people are going to, then why not use the tool." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ijustknowit
2017-01-24 10:20 pm UTC (link)

"That's ridiculous!"

"No, he's right, I think that's a great idea!"

"It'll never work."

"Call 867-5309 for a good time."

"Cricket has such beautiful hair." *finger guns*

"All in favor, say aye."

"Aaaaayyyyye. Say nice things to each other; motion passed," Jesse mutters (audibly) to Quinn as he makes two baby carrot shoes dance on the ends of his forks. Why do you have two forks, Jesse? Don't worry about it.

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	qnnc 2017-01-24 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	Trying not to break into laughter is a battle Quinn's destined to lose before she even starts. In a matter of seconds she's doubled over snorting, hands covering her face so she's at least 10% less distracting. She smacks Jesse on the knee. She'll be down here for a while before she recovers. Nothing to see here, move along, move along. (Reply to this) (Parent)

SUMMARY

paladins
2017-01-25 05:17 pm UTC (link)

"Alright, it seems we agree that our ability to stop people is very limited. But we aren't powerless. These are the suggestions..."

THE ANONYMOUS WRITER

Mandatory Group Event
(Everyone being together will discourage writing?)

Caution People to be More Careful
(Anonymous knows our identities—why does it want info about us?)

Encourage People to be Kinder
(Active effort to combat bullying on the post?)

Ravi thoughtfully taps the chalk against the board. "Is there anything else we can do?"

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Re: SUMMARY

frozen_haymaker
2017-01-25 07:00 pm UTC (link)

"Anonymous has asked a question and promised a reward every month," Olivia offers. "Maybe we can try to be more proactive about finding out if they've made good on their promise and what their gifts actually are. If the staff can't prevent anonymous from using the journals, it's only logical to assume the staff also can't prevent anonymous from giving contraband to other students. Possibly dangerous contraband. If we know who received the gifts, it might tell us a little more about anonymous's intentions."

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	SUMMARY rosmarinus 2017-01-25 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	Rosy bites her lip for a second before replying. "I, uh... I think I got one of the prizes," she says, a little uncertainly. "I wasn't sure, but then they asked me about it last month. It wasn't anything bad, though. I even told Mr. Hightower about it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: SUMMARY frozen_haymaker 2017-01-26 02:09 am UTC (link)
	Olivia perks up slightly. "Uh, do you mind me asking what the prize was?" She asks. She doesn't know if that's a personal question, but the anon's questions are always personal questions, so it feels like it might be? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	SUMMARY rosmarinus 2017-01-26 09:56 am UTC (link)
	"It was just, like, a flower?" She doesn't really feel like going into the specifics of the flower's magic, or that Sy got one at the same time, because it all seems kind of irrelevant to the point that her "prize" wasn't some kind of dangerous contraband. "Mr. Hightower said it was an old senior project, and he didn't seem too concerned about it." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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