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MarinaNova Mods (marinanova_mod) wrote in marinanova_ooc,
@ 2016-05-17 21:17:00

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Heatwave Event - Day 377!
Summer is approaching and the wardens have decided to turn up the temperature for a day!

For the duration of Day 377 (May 23-29) the dome will be experiencing a heatwave. Temperatures will rise to 90°F/32°C and the wardens will treat you to all sorts of cooling techniques, including water balloons, super soakers, appropriate beach wear, cold treats in the food stands and a full-blown waterpark in Sector 0!

Have any questions? Ask them here! Feel free to use this post to plot amongst yourselves!

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	foreverjack 2016-05-18 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	As an actual English person, I can tell you that iced tea isn't even really a thing here now, so I'd assume it was unheard of in Victorian times. We just don't have the climate to need it. We drink hot tea, to warm ourselves up. :-D An English Victorian alternative might be lemonade? i.e. real lemonade made from actual lemons and sugar? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-05-19 05:49 am UTC (link)

My Wikipedia-hunting landed me in pretty much the same conclusion (iced tea was starting to be a thing around the 1870's in America, not so much anywhere else, apparently). It's very helpful to have confirmation from a real English person, though, so thank you! ~~I'm not sure why I decided it was a good idea to play a character who knows all about tea when I'm neither British nor even drink tea myself... Life decisions.~~

The point about lemonade is good too, thank you. He might just end up making both in the end. Tradition + daring innovation, the perfect combination.

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foreverjack
2016-05-19 02:13 pm UTC (link)

Glad I could oblige, and I like the solution of making both! :-)

Also, I'm with you all the way since I play an American and always worry about getting the syntax and slang right, even if Jack's not really a REAL American because he was born on a different planet in the 51st century and has spent most of his time since then in Cardiff, so actually I can pretty much get away with anything with him...

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	servingdinner 2016-05-19 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	I can't give an informed verdict since I'm neither American nor familiar with Doctor Who/Torchwood, but for what it's worth your Jack is very entertaining to stalk. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2016-05-19 04:27 pm UTC (link)
	Aww, thanks! I've been enjoying the few snippets of your threads I've managed to glance at too! Wish I had more time to get out and thread with more people, but hopefully I'll get there one day. :-) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	servingdinner 2016-05-19 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! Yeah, RL obviously has to come first. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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