reduxmods (reduxmods) wrote in reduxlounge, @ 2016-07-06 09:56:00 |
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july plot post
Welcome to this month's plot post!
Please take the time to look through this month's upcoming events to see if anything strikes you or your character's fancy. You can sign up by commenting on this post with the event's DATE and the CHARACTER #. If you have one or two characters, please only reserve 1 space. If you have three or more you may reserve 2 spaces. Reserved spaces are on a first come, first served basis. After everyone has been given a chance to comment we will open any available spaces to all players on July 12. Enjoy!
While out on separate strolls through the same park, Tracey Davis and Daphne Greengrass hear someone taunting them and telling variations of 'yo mama' jokes. The voices lead them further into the park where they are lost in a random fog and decide to nap. They wake up when a police officer prods them with his nightstick to find they are spooning in the middle of the park.
Phillipa Higgs, Ginny Weasley, Padma Patil, and Tobias King are magically transported to a deserted island. They quickly learn that their magic doesn't work, they are without their journals, and they must find a way to work together to create shelter, fire, and find food. They are only trapped for 48 hours, but it feels like they've been gone a week.
In the middle of Diagon Alley, during the busiest part of the day, Fred Weasley, Lee Jordan, & [CHARACTER 9] find themselves in the wrong place at the right time. They step on green bricks outside of Weasley's Wizards Wheezes and are trapped there dancing a perfect Irish jig. It only lasts 15 minutes, but for several hours after, they have to remind themselves to move their arms.
At different times in the day, Astoria Greengrass and [CHARACTER 11] are randomly handed a box. They're told that the box either contains something that will make them incredibly happy or something that will make them incredibly sad. It's up to them whether they open the box.
What can go wrong, does go wrong for Jessica Moran. After witnessing a brief fight in Diagon Alley, where they were unknowingly hit with a jinx, nothing goes right for them. Pasta sauce on a work shirt. Broken mirror. Tripped over every sort of pattern in the ground. Looked at someone in the pub and started a fight. By the end of the week, they just want to crawl into a hole. At Midnight on Sunday, July 24, everything goes back to normal.
Around 9 AM, a mysterious green fog slowly fills all floors of the ministry. It definitely originated in the Department of Mysteries, but none of the Unspeakables know which room it's coming from. As the fog rolls in, over taking floors and people, those within the building become trapped. They can't see anything more than a foot in front of their faces. Iona Rivers breaks their nose by running into a wall. Gemma Higgs and Fleur Delacour try to take refuge in what they thought was a broom closet, but it turns out to be the office of a high ranking official. So no one will fall to their deaths, the lifts are stopped and all doors remain closed. This means that Olivia Diggory and Gideon Prewett are trapped (one or both of them is a bit claustrophobic). Anyone in the Ministry at the time can react.
At the World Cup Finals, amid the fun of the last game Barry Ryan notices something glowing over the pitch and alerts the crowds around them: The Dark Mark is seen in the sky. The game is paused while Aurors start an investigation. [CHARACTER 19] and [CHARACTER 20] are overheard telling a reporter that it all seems a bit coincidental: a captain with ties to the Mark, another with a background at Durmstrang? The wand used to cast the mark is found in a rubbish bin, and it is revealed to be a Black Family wand. [CHARACTER 21] is quick to point out that Sirius Black was seen in the crowds at the Final game. Anyone at the final match can react.
Sirius Black has organized a new beer and cocktail night at his pub. The theme? Wild Summer Nights. All are welcome, and ladies brave enough to wear their bikinis will receive a discount. Unbeknownst to him, someone has tampered with several kegs of his regular order. The characters who drink the altered ale during the event go to sleep that night and have dreams from the canon!verse that feel 100% real. They believe they are awake, that they are actually experiencing everything that's happening to them. When their alarms go off, they don't know whether they're asleep or awake. The effects and memories only last 24 hours, though the feelings and emotions from the memories linger for a few days to a few weeks after. Because it happened at Sirius' pub, [CHARACTER 22] makes an offhand comment about Sirius being behind everything all along. Narratives are encouraged. Players may have those affected by the chocolate be affected by the ale, or you may choose a new character to give memories of the canon!verse.
02 - World Cup Round 3 Game 1 (Bulgaria v. Wales)
09 - World Cup Round 3 Game 2 (England v. Ireland)
16 - World Cup Game for Third Place (Wales v. )
23 - World Cup Final (Bulgaria v. )
Click here for the bracket and updates.
23 - Ashleigh Spinnet's Birthday
30 - Neville Longbottom's Birthday
31 - Harry Potter's birthday
19 - Full Moon
24 - Activity Check Starts
31 - Activity Check Ends
As was mentioned in the recent mod post, we challenge you to play with characters yours have never spoken to before. We want everyone to play/be played with. We know that it's not always possible to have someone reply to a journal, either because the connection isn't there, or your characters don't have anything to say, but let's try to make it a goal to not let a journal post sit with zero comments for days. If you'd rather thread out random interactions, that is definitely encouraged. If you need help getting something started, we are more than happy to provide a randomly generated prompt.
There is no requirement to participate, however these threads WILL count as activity if you so choose. Please tag each thread with the !Challenge tag.
Once again, please sign up for one of the event spots by commenting on this post with the event's DATE and the CHARACTER #. Reservations are taken on a first come first served basis. You can see the entire month's calender here. If you have any idea for any upcoming events, please feel to drop them in the dropbox or email the mod account!