MarinaNova OOC

On Day 387 (August 1-7) things have changed for you. You just don't know they changed. You woke up as an AU version of yourself, but as far as you know this is the way it's always been.

ALTERNATE REALITY FLAVORS:

• Genre — High school? Musical? Post-apocalyptic? Western? Rule 34? Space? Vampire?

• Shifts in your history — You chose to follow your dream of being a singer instead of going into terrorism years ago? You were never cursed by a witch? Your parents were never killed so you didn't become Batman?

• Shifts in your world's history — Space travel was never achieved? A war had a different victor? Pollution rates tripled?

• Random — You are now someone's long lost lover or a different species or gender or anything. You've seen how it goes in movie reboots.

These are just examples. The possibilities are endless!

PHYSICAL CHANGES: Your character can have all the appropriate physical transformations you need—eyebrow ring, purple hair, scars, wheelchair, species change, powers, etc.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES: Of course, you don't have the trappings of your AU-supported world around you. But maybe your apartment and wardrobe better reflects the current you. Or maybe it doesn't. Sometimes the wardens fully support their work and sometimes they get a little lazy, so the details are up to you.

PRISON-RELATED MENTAL CHANGES: You can transform your character's perception of their relationships and role in the prison accordingly, leave it how it is, or you can imagine that they only recently arrived. Do what works best for you and your AU!

AWARENESS: Just because you don't know anything has changed for you doesn't mean other people won't notice you're different even if they've been affected too. You can also think some people have changed and others are the same. Whatever works!

SHARING IS CARING: People can also share AUs even cross-canonly.

NEW JOURNALS: If you want a new journal for new icons you're welcome to it. You just have to make posts/top-levels/first comments with your regular journal so we (the mods and those you're playing with) can be sure it's you!

OPT OUT: Stay your perfect self.
PLOTTING: This post!
QUESTIONS: Ask away!

Please note, this post is up 2 weeks early instead of 1 week early like usual. We just wanted you to have more time to plot and prepare.

EDIT: FAQ

• IC Rules — The wardens will give people a pass on the IC Rules this time because they aren't themselves. The wardens also aren't announcing this free-for-all or anything, but if a crime of passion (any sort) occurs they won't bring you up on charges. Of course, being back in our regular facility means death will be handled as it usually is and not on a permanent basis like it was in the Pleasure Prison.

• Memories after the event — You will remember what happened while affected and a little about the circumstances of how you got to be that way if you'd like. You won't remember an entire lifetime's worth of memories though. It will feel more dreamlike.

BOTANI ASYLUM: THE PLEASURE PRISON
Day 382-383 (June 27-July 10)

❱❱❱ All the prison details! ❰❰❰

On the morning of Day 382 all inmates (no opt outs) will wake up (even if you don't remember falling asleep) in Botani Asylum to new wardens and a new way of doing things. It's a TWO dayweek event! (You clicked the link above for all the prison details, right?)

Questions? Plotting goes on this post! (Not the linked one.)

Remember that heatwave we had just the other day? Yeah, that wasn't just an unusually warm day in prison. That was the first sign of a much greater problem in the system.

Starting on Day 379 (June 6-12) the inmates will notice a decline in the usually spotless services of the prison, the most noticeable being a complete absence of maintenance bots cleaning up or manning the bot-run restaurants. This is the start of our three day event that will culminate on Day 381 (June 20-26). More information on what comes after will be released as we get closer to that date. For now, the inmates of Marina will experience the following:

• No maintenance bots out cleaning or manning stores or restaurants. Sentinels will still be active.
• No incoming deliveries of fresh supplies, including food. There will still be access to clean water, though water pressure may be low. No long hot showers for you!
• Electricity levels fluctuating, which can lead to brownouts or the occasional brief blackout. This will not affect the artificial daylight.
• The kiosk going on and off, related to the power outages.
• Temperatures occasionally dropping, especially at night.
• The hospital will still be operational and at full capacity.

Note: There is already an abundance of goods to begin with, so while the inmates will notice a decline it's not life threatening. Of course, they are more than welcome to interpret it as such!

Questions? Concerns? Ask them HERE! Feel free to use this post to plot amongst yourselves!

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!

Shared dreaming will start during the morning of Day 374 (May 2-8). Characters will be sleeping an extra 24 hours ICly.

Your character will sleep more deeply and much longer than they otherwise would have. It will also make characters who keep different hours feel drowsy enough that they'll want to head home to bed or any convenient spot. Even characters without the need or desire for sleep can find themselves affected.

Not only will characters share their dreams, but it will also enhance the dream experience. They may feel more vivid than usual or be more plentiful or extreme.

If you don't want your character to be affected, then they were one of the lucky ones. Good for them! Please remember it was entirely random chance and not a condition of your character's training or heritage. There's no reason someone must be unaffected! If you do have them sit this out they won't be able to see any of the dreams. They may find themselves sleeping through the day dreamlessly or they may be awake. They can try to wake other characters with little to no success. They should be able to tell the others are still alive and not in any immediate danger.

There will not be a mingle for this event. You will make a post describing your character's dream (or dreams since it's not uncommon to have more than one through the night) and people tag into them. Much like with real dreaming your character may realize they are dreaming or they may not. The same is true for your guests. The primary dreamer can take care of designing the dream world or the dream can evolve with the combination of minds present. Players will need to work these details out together.

Dreams can be just as average, bizarre, traumatic, violent, or sexy as you'd like without risk of punishments since it's just a dream!

When people do finally start waking up on Day 375 it should be very much like waking up from any dream. The memories may be very strong at first and then fade with time. Of course it's also possible for these dreams to stick around a little better.

Questions here. Plotting anywhere on this post!

The day begins in the dark: Technical difficulties
At the start of Day 370 (April 4-10), everyone will be greeted with a static daypost and a lack of "daylight" because the artificial sun will not be rising. There will be sporadic power outages leaving everything completely black except for whatever flashlights you have on hand. However, it won't be out long enough to create a significant problem with food supply, temperature, or oxygen. It will not affect the communication system except that you can't see a video created in darkness. The kiosk will be effectively down for the day, and bots will appear offline.
( It'll only get worse from here )

Hello, MarinaNova. Do you ever feel stuck in a rut? Like your personality isn't quite as flexible as it could be? One emotional bicep much larger than the other? Is your feelings palette a bit too monotone?



Starting with daypost day 368, the Wardens plan on giving you a full emotional workout and really hit those less accessed feelings that you're all so good at sweeping under the yoga mat. Those of you who may feel a certain way only rarely will feel so a lot more.

For example, a character who's usually only confident around close friends might feel confident around everyone today! Someone who's only ever feeling blue on rare occasions now feels that emotion a lot more. It can even be several emotions in combination! How you choose to interpret this event is up to you, as long as the weak emotions in question are within the character's capabilities! No feeling things they'd never feel under any circumstances!

Opt out?
Easy peasy — your character simply wasn't affected by the Wardens' tampering today. No sweat!

Questions?
Ask them here!

Day 365 is almost upon us, which marks a full IC year in prison! Way to go, Marinanites! Those of you who've been with us for awhile might remember the festivals that mark other milestones in the prison and this is no exception. Hold on to your corsets, because we're having ourselves a Renaissance Fair!



Activities

The event will begin on Monday, February 29 (Day 365) with a mingle that stretches from morning into late night. More information will come as the mingle goes up but we can say that there'll be plenty of ye olde time activities, food and drink, games where you can win prizes and of course the whole thing will end with a big dance down at the beach, as is tradition! Characters will be able to find appropriate clothes in many of the stores throughout the day, though dressing up for the festivities is not mandatory (but encouraged and may garner you a couple of rehab points!)


Questions
The mingle will contain all the yummy details about what the characters can expect out of the celebrations, but if you have other questions please ask them HERE

Plot
As always, feel free to use this post to plot amongst yourselves!

Hey, what is this wacky floating robot with the mistletoe? How? What? When? Why? Where?
The mistletoe bots are back on Day 362 (Feb 8-14). They can be found in all open areas outside and perhaps some public places inside like restaurants and shops with all that door opening and closing. They aren't breaking their way in through closed doors, but if you want one on private property it's not that hard if you leave a door or window open!

( All your Mistletoe Day details )

The wardens will call all the bots back in before Day 363.

Questions/Plotting
Questions go here. Plot on this post!

On Day 360 (January 25-31) in the spirit of rehabilitation, the wardens are offering each inmate a disc containing up to ten minutes of footage from their life.

They will not get to choose the subject matter. (Their players will.) There can be more than one scene as long as they are short and within reason. It can be from their past (at home or within the dome) or future or a mix of both.

It will be nearby when your character wakes up with a nice little bow on top! It's up to them whether they watch it or not. The disc is theirs to keep and can be watched as many times as they like. They can also be played over the network for those who wish to share.

Questions? Plotting? Use this post!

It's a little bit engineers' choice and a little bit malfunction, but ladies and gentlemen...

DAY 357 (Jan 4-10) IS BODY/MIND SWAP DAY!

( It's Freaky Friday up in this place except the opposite )

On Day 352 (Nov 30-Dec 6) inmates will find any opening can take you somewhere unexpected! (Get your mind out of the gutter!)

We mean openings like doors, windows, books (you open them, don't you?), jars, boxes, bathroom mirrors (provided they open to reveal a cabinet), etc. Except today when you open these things instead of being or seeing what's expected you may open the fridge in your apartment and suddenly the library is on the other side. Close it again and this time maybe it's someone's bathroom mirror. It makes it hard to get to where you are trying to go and easy to peek in on or visit others unexpectedly.

Of course, some of the time you'll still have the expected results so you can open that tube of toothpaste and get those teeth brushed! Or maybe mustard will come out instead or it will be a teeny tiny gateway to the beach. The kind of luck your character has is all up to you (which probably means they're doomed.)

Openings will only take characters within the confines of the dome. No interstellar travels or even trips to the real inner workings of the prison allowed. Not that the characters know this if they want to keep trying their luck for a ticket home.

Opt out? Well, you'll just have better luck than the others in getting the desired results. Or you could just carefully avoid opening things all day.

By Day 353 everything will have returned to the way it was before.

Questions? Ask! Plotting? Do it on this post! It's a great time to advertise your character's hidden porn stash or diary or weird potion they've been working on so someone else can stumble upon it accidentally.

If there's one thing that's a little bit boring with underwater virtual prisons, it's the weather. Sure, occasionally there's a little bit of rain falling, but most days it's the same tedious, temperate climate. Not too hot, not too cold, no wind nor sleet nor torrential downpours (except that one time that we don't talk about).

Well. It's time to change all that. For the duration of Day 350, the temperatures in the dome will drop, bringing with it a lovely and steady snowfall. It'll pile up quickly and be just the right consistency for snowball fights, fort building and snowman constructing. This wonderful winter wonderland will come with all the usual wintery treats, like areas where you can practice your ice skating and a variety of hot beverages on offer at the food stands in Sector 0. Hot cider, spiced wine and of course, hot chocolate, will be readily available with or without candy canes (if you're nice, you might even get it spiked).

Enjoy this winter treat and don't catch a cold!

Feel free to use this post for any plotting you might have. Questions? Ask them HERE

It's day 347 (Oct 26-Nov 1) and you've woken up in a haunted hotel. If you're lucky there's a mint on your pillow. If you're not maybe there's blood. You're not in for a pleasant stay, and you probably won't write the nicest review.

But why?
Maybe the wardens are cleaning the apartments again and needed you out of the way. Maybe this is a new kind of prison. There's no message on your communicator or pamphlet to let you know.

What am I seeing?
When you look out the window you might see the dome as you know it. Or maybe the windows are all boarded up when you try. Pry the boards off and you'll find bricks. Maybe you look out and it's just dark and stormy. The hotel could be right out of the Shining or maybe it's more Supernatural kitsch. It could be high end or dilapidated or anything in between and not all rooms need to look alike. In addition to bedrooms you may find ballrooms, conference rooms, a restaurant, dining hall, lobby, bathrooms, laundry room, ice machine alcove, etc. Really, just anything you could picture in some kind of hotel. You won't be penalized for having an imagination.

That's just the setting. Other things are happening too. Spooky twins? Bats? Someone at the door with an axe? Bleeding walls? Creepy shadows? An unexpected chill in the air? Flickering lights? Maybe just an unnerving thumping sound that gets louder? Maybe you're being chased by a Scooby Doo-style baddie that's not all that scary if you aren't a dog that likes to get high. Cartoonish ghosts? A monster under your bed? You know the tropes. And you can make up your own.

What's happening?
This is about horror. It's not supposed to be pleasant, and you won't all have the same experience. Maybe you find classic horror? Goofy? Surreal? Maybe all of the above or some other breed. Who knows. Different people, different rooms, different troubles. Not to mention mixing and matching as you run into fellow inmates.

Opt out?
Everyone is in the hotel, but some rooms are calmer than others. Maybe you watch some porn and get a good night's sleep and never hear the screaming. One thing's for sure. You can't get out.

But...you'll get out, right?
Like most nightmares, it will be over when you wake up on Day 348, back in your regularly scheduled bed.

What if I died? What if I killed someone or something?
If you die then you acquaint yourself with the death FAQ and hit up the IC Rules for punishment and taking on some kind of consequence. If you kill another character then you need read up on murder which also comes with a punishment. If you killed something you or another player made up for the event like a murderous llama with a chainsaw then no harm, no foul. But you can always contact a mod if you're unsure.

Questions/Plotting? Ask here. Use the rest of the post to plot!
Ask away!

Some of you might remember the great furry disaster of day 281. Those who do will probably feel an uncomfortable chill and an indescribable urge to munch down on carrots right about now.

That's right. Fur is back in fashion on day 344 (October 5-11).
( INFO UNDER CUT )

By now it's common knowledge that the prison is a virtual reality and on day 352 the Wardens finally decide to have some good natured gaming fun with this knowledge — welcome to Marinacraft.

Throughout the day, the inhabitants of Marina will discover that some areas are not what they seemed yesterday. The trees of Sector 0 are easy to break into perfectly square pieces and if you can get enough different materials you might be able to craft yourself a pickaxe, or even a brand new (perfectly square) bed! The maze in sector 2 has grown a scattering of cherries and apples — follow the dots, watch out for ghosts and you might get yourself a tasty treat! In some areas there are colorful boxes dropping gently from the sky, just begging to be stacked. Get a clean line and they'll blip out of existence.

These are some suggestions for what your character can encounter, but you're of course free to think up more that fit within the theme! Want a game of Candy Crush in the grocery store? Go for it! As long as the games fall on the side of casual fun (Marinacraft does not feature creepers) it's free game!

Don't want to play games? That's fine! The effects will only be in some areas, so you can easily go about your day without Angry Birds ruining it.

Questions? Comments? Ask us here!

On Day 340 there will be another mandatory group therapy day sponsored by the wardens in an effort to improve the mental health and curb the criminal tendencies of the inmates!

Your character will ICly receive a message telling them they need to report (or be forced there by bots) to a group therapy session (locations determined by the poster of each group) to talk to other inmates. They will be given some ice breakers and exercises they can use to get them started or for them to mock and ignore. Here are a few, but please feel free to develop your own. The message will make it clear they can leave sooner if they are talkative and there will be bots to make sure they get there and stay there.

It's your choice (not your character's) which groups they attend. Groups can be any size and run as mingles. They can also be seemingly random or run by topic like "addicts." Although the activities and people in the group may lead a character to believe they are in an addicts group there won't be anything in the message that says so explicitly. You can assume your character is being forced into as many sessions as you want, but they are welcome to attend others voluntarily.

Some inmates may remember how last time group therapy happened eating the provided food caused them to be more honest and vocal. There is once again food, and it is perfectly safe for consumption!

However, some (maybe all) characters will gradually feel more relaxed and forthcoming. In fact, they'll find it increasingly more difficult to lie or even hide the truth. Alarming! Except that feeling of relaxation makes it harder to be alarmed. Harder to want to lock themselves in a closet away from others. Effects will taper off toward the end of the day and be fully out of the system by Day 341.

But if it's not the food then what? Um, you're in a pod somewhere. You can't really stop the wardens from messing with you. That's how it goes. Sometimes they'll have a cute delivery system and sometimes it's just luck of the draw. No one is immune, but you can opt out of it nonetheless. It just doesn't make your character special in any way.

If your character dodges group therapy (which will be hard because of the bots looking for them) you must go directly to jail. Er, the IC rules page to sign up for the crime of missing an mandatory warden therapy session.

Questions? Ask them here.

Plotting? Do it here! Just like last time you can propose a specific type of group and be the one to put up their mingle post complete with themed ice breakers.

Groups (and counting): Family Issues • Loss/Grieving • Dead Back Home • Post-Traumatic Stress • Not-So-Normal

On Day 338 (August 24 - 30) the prison will become MarinaraNova. The wardens will be serving up the pasta theme and puns all over.

Inmates can enjoy a spaghetti cook off and festival. Face off against impastable odds and emerge victorious or be boiling mad! Cooking stations and dining tables will be set up in Sector 0 along with marinara and alfredo fountains (think chocolate fountain). There are bread sticks available for dipping. Enjoy games like tossing wet noodles against the wall to make them stick and water boiling races.

Naturally, you can expect pasta-themes in bot-run restaurants and stores as well as the museum. Noodle dress anyone?

Questions? ASK!
Plotting? Use this post!

1) Why does a 4th wall have a registration? Check out all the details if you haven't already.

2) Log into your 4th wall journal.

3) Paste the following into a comment to this post: "community marinanova remove usernamehere". Remove the quotations and place your 4th wall journal name where it says "usernamehere". Don't use code.

4) Submit the comment, one for each journal! Do not put any other content in the comment. Comments will be screened.

5) Join the community and wait to be accepted on Monday, August 3! (Don't worry if you get an error message. That's just how InsaneJournal rolls.)

All properly-registered journals will be given access to the community Monday, August 3 around 9am EST (give or take a couple of hours). You may continue registering characters until the night of Sunday, August 9 (EST). They will be accepted as we notice them until we go to bed. Contact a mod directly for faster processing.

Questions? Ask here!

On day 335 (August 3-9), random individuals who have been or are being investigated by the justice system will begin appearing in the dome!

Guidelines for the event:

1) You can play almost anything! Anyone you can app now (which is most anyone including OCs, AUs, and Previous game memories) and anyone we'd normally reject for being underage, oversized, animals without the ability to speak or characters without form. Do not play real people like yourself or Oprah Winfrey. Someone who is a characterization of themselves like Stephen Colbert from the Colbert Report or Wil Wheaton from The Big Bang Theory is fine.

2) There is no limit on the amount of characters you can bring in.

3) The power level of the characters you bring in will be reduced.

4) These arrivals were premature ICly, so incoming characters will be equipped with a communicator and anything they were carrying at the time except weapons, but it is up to you whether you want them in what they were wearing or the standard orange jumpsuit. You can also choose whether or not they see the standard welcome message. Visitors can appear anywhere in the dome!

5) Please be considerate of the fact that this is a canon event and everyone will remember it afterward. We'd appreciate it if you would not plan anything especially disruptive or massively destructive without consulting castmates and mods. Don't let that scare you though! We may welcome it!

6) Characters apped during this current app round (ending noon EST on Sunday, August 9) will be given the option to retain their 4th wall memories. However, you will still not be allowed to bring in duplicates from the same canon or other characters who would normally not be allowed.

7) 4th wall journals will be invited to join the community and allowed to make their own posts after registering. 4th wall characters may also tag any open posts with or without joining the community. We encourage you to have basic info on your journal profile like your character's name, canon, and timeline if it is not there already as well as a contact post on your journal.

8) There will be a 4th wall tag for people to add to posts during this week, but character tags should only be used by current characters.

9) There are no restrictions or mandates on current characters posting during this week.


Please note that at this time Insane Journal is requiring invite codes. We can get you one if you respond here. We have an abundance! Please don't let this be any kind of deterrent for you!

Contact mods if you have problems during the event.

If you have any questions ask them here. Otherwise, you can use this post for plotting, enabling, and begging for certain characters! This includes those who are not current players!