Hey game! It's pleasant chatty-time hour, with your friends, the Marinarans!

Monday Free-for-all!
This is a meme post where you are welcome to frolic and play amongst yourselves. You may talk about RL, link news articles you liked, post pictures of whatever, have mini-memes, pose questions, be dorky, etc! You can respond as yourself, or as your character ICly if you're so inclined.

Example topics that are all completely awesome:

• In this thread: Pictures of our pets!


• Marina Yearbook thread!


• Who would win in a fight...?


• Guys check out this video of a leopard on catnip.


• IC discussion thread: Which inmate should be the next warden?

And don't forget, Marina also has its very own Wiki! The Wiki contains lots of useful information on Permissions Posts and the Defense Force! Check it out!

Have fun!

[Activity : July]

1. Activity check!
Next to the link to your tag, there are three links for you to fill in. This is for you to go and find threads that you have tagged eight times or more. This is not the total count of comments in the thread; only the comments that you made. That means that the other person also has to have tagged back seven/eight times.

Issue the first: Threads are not finalized until the 7th. That means that if you don't have three qualifying threads, you still have a week to get that activity. You can put the links down that you'll be focusing on and ask people if you need them to tag on dropped threads.

Issue the second: If you don't have three threads of qualifying length, your activity is low. Even if you tagged eighty posts, if you didn't have a medium-length conversation in three of them, you don't have enough activity. You may justify why your activity has been spotty, but don't expect much leniency.

Issue the third: All three threads must be on separate posts. Untagged activity does not count toward your activity check. Icon spam counts as one comment.

Comment here with one of these filled out for every character you play.

<b>Name:</b> <b>Tag:</b> <a href="http://asylums.insanejournal.com/marinasylum/tag/NAME+HERE">☑</a> | <a href="THREAD ONE">+</a> | <a href="THREAD TWO">+</a> | <a href="THREAD THREE">+</a> <b>What did he/she do in July?:</b> <b>Any plans for him/her?:</b> <b>Who would your character most like to see for the Fourth Wall event? Least like?</b>


The purpose of the summary is to remind people what your character has been up to, so that any thoughts about your characterization will come back to them. Be detailed, but not tl;dr. It defeats the point if it's too long to read, or too short to jog memories. We will inform you if your summary isn't sufficient.

All characters who were in the game in July must respond to the activity check, unless you are on total hiatus for the week of the AC.


2. How's my driving?
Respond to other people's comments! Tell them if you think their characterization is right, wrong, just slightly off the mark; tell them if you think they as a player need to work on something, IC or OOC. You don't have to know someone's canon to give them valuable feedback.

Everyone is required to be open to concrit to play here! The mods will take steps if someone is not responding well to crit, provided you can document it.

Anon comments are enabled, IP addresses are not tracked.


3. Have fun!
New kids will be incoming next week!

Seconding what Tsu said below, pretty much. She's coming to visit, so we will probably be too busy derping around for much tagging. I shall be finishing up any threads I need for AC, hopefully, but otherwise I shall not be tagging. This goes from tomorrow, to the tenth!

Also, for the rest of the month, I've got a lot of sewing to do in preparation for Nan Desu Kan, so I'm going to be very slow. Hopefully I shall be around for forth wall, but who knows.

This effects Fuuma Monou, soeboshi and Hazama, trollzama.

Sorry guys, but I think it's past time to rip off the band-aid and drop Aqua. I've had a lot of fun playing her, but between puppies and grad school exams and generally being exhausted, I can't give her the time she deserves. I'll reevaluate my situation around September after casting, and in the meantime I will be bringing her back for 4th Walling. So you haven't seen the last of her~

Many apologies to my castmates; you guys are fantastic and I love you all. ♥