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Riverview Moderator ([personal profile] riverviewmod) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-06-01 06:57 pm
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introductory mingle: PRIJATA

who: everyone in Riverview!
what: Introductory Log and Prijata Celebration
when: June 1st - June 8th
where: Anywhere around the city.
warnings: please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines

prijata


In the days leading up to June 1st, residents new and old will notice preparations beginning, a flurry of activity getting the city ready for the upcoming celebration: Prijata. Riverview Quarantine has a strong culture of love, and they celebrate all types - Prijata is a special celebration of platonic love and building community through friendship. Prijata traditions include gift exchanges between friends, sharing meals cooked together by friend groups, and a variety of events and services aimed at making friends.

a celebration of platonic love


Prijata is a relatively relaxed holiday, focused mainly on friendship and platonic love - dedicated to appreciating the friends already in one's life, and opening oneself up to making new friends. Besides the private giving of gifts between friends, there is also a city-wide government-sponsored gift fountain that is open throughout the entire week. Included in the wide variety of events catered to finding new friends, are 'speed friending' and a large open exhibition where all the specialized clubs in Riverview can recruit for new members - and residents new or old can create a club and recruit.


i. gift fountain

While Prijata gift exchanges between friends are generally a quiet affair, done at friend-group dinners or parties, the element of gift giving does extend outward - community-wide, in fact. Throughout the course of the week, anyone living in Riverview Quarantine can drop by the huge fountain in the City Center, in front of the City Hall. They will find that the fountain is chock full of floating gift boxes in a wide variety of colors, patterns, and different shapes - though none larger than a shoe box. There are signs put up around the fountain stating that the boxes are magic and will only seek and open for their rightful owners. Characters will find that, upon touching the water, a box will float over to them, and when they pick it up, the top will unfurl like flower petals, displaying the gift inside. Sometimes, the box won't appear on the first try, since there's only so much space in the fountain at any given time, but if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Every person in the city (including new arrivals) will receive one gift by the end of the week.

Gift fountain boxes will contain one small item from each character's home dimension (or, for CRAUs, from their previous game), similar to the "items from home" bonus reward, but without needing to spend points. The item should be small enough to fit in a shoebox, sentimental, and cannot be something intended for another person's character. ETA: If you can't think of an item like this that would work for your character, something of similar size and quality to what's described above that would make the character very happy can be substituted.

This prompt can also be used for gift exchanges and for characters to receive the Government-given gifts that were suggested in the Prijata Pregaming posts on the OOC community and the TDM.


ii. speed-friending

This is pretty much what it says on the tin! Much like speed-dating setups, many bars, coffee shops, and other places that people might gather are holding speed-friending! It's your standard setup - characters enter and fill out a quick questionnaire about themselves, and flit from table to table looking for someone with great friend chemistry. Not all of them are general and open to anyone who walks in, though, with many being specialized to people who are invested in certain hobbies, occupations, or with specific sets of interests. With specialized speed-friending setups ranging from horror movie buffs to members of the Perimeter Guard to fashionistas to sports or martial arts to video games, no matter what your character is into, they're likely to be able to sign up for a special event where they can go looking for a friend who's into the same things they are!

For this prompt, you can put up a list of hobbies or interests your character has, and compatible characters can hit them up for a speed-friending thread, like the IC equivalent of the CR meme!


iii. club exhibition

Speed-friending is all well and good, but not everyone is outgoing or open enough to know if they have friend chemistry in only a few minutes. For anyone looking to find groups of like-minded individuals they can spend more than a few minutes with before committing to something as daunting as a friendship, there is a week-long club exhibition happening in the Town Square in the City Center. Table after table and booth after booth are occupied by existing clubs in the city, with an incredibly broad scope of focus interests and hobbies - enough that any character should be able to find a club with their niche interest represented.

And if it isn't? Characters are welcome to start their own clubs - much like a business, a character-run club can have space set aside in the city for meetings and event mingles that are eligible for Activity Point Bonuses for the organizer.



iv. unveiling the new friendr

Prijata this year is marked by something special - the unveiling of a code rebuild of the ubiquitous Friendr app! Anyone with the app installed already will receive a prompt to update the app, and if anyone hasn't yet downloaded it, they'll receive a quick, easily-dismissed pop-up ad on their device when they next access the network, asking if they want to. No one is obligated, and the ad is a one-time instance, intended to make sure any character who hasn't heard of the app gets a chance.

The Friendr app is a swipe-left-or-right style friend matching and/or dating app that is very common in Riverview, both for PCs and NPCs, and it has received an upgrade with a new appearance, a new interests line for more accurate matching, and a wide variety of themes so that the colors can be customized!

Please see the updated appearance below, with the 'default' color scheme. Players are free to change the colors or appearance of the code but please do not remove the credit line showing where the base code came from, out of respect for the code creator.


Friendr
«
»
» Age: your character's age
» Seeking: friendship/romantic/anything
» Preferences: sexual preference or n/a
» Interests: three interests
» Bio: 30 words or less
base code by photosynthesis
Character Name
« ✘ ✔ »



base code found here.

For this prompt, you can either post your character's new, fancy Friendr app profile in the comments, or provide a link to their updated code in an entry on their journal. Whatever floats your boat!


v. roommates or wildcard

Feel free to use this prompt to set up headers for a communal floor, or threads open to roommates for the purpose of getting to know each other. Or if you have an idea for a prompt that isn't in this list, set during Prijata, feel free to write it up!



visual inspiration


click on thumbnails for larger view


Credit: image i: Odysseas Stamoglou; image ii: 5ofnovember; image iii: Sina Pakzad Kasra; image iv: mit19237

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supersweet: (Reliance on your own powers)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-14 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Woah.

[ Jon's awe is non-feigned and completely awed before his grin splits his face. ]

That's cool! We don't have any arcane secrets, I don't think. I mean, we have other stuff but dad doesn't really remember much of it.
axefight: (pick up any fucking weapon you can)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-14 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ holy shit, it worked. that might be a first.

he sits back, soaking this victory in for a second.
]

Oh, that's a shame. Everyone ought to have a few arcane secrets.

[ taps his fingers together, seems to consider something... ]

Tell you what. Maybe someday I'll let you in on one or two. Alien to alien.
supersweet: (A rare opportunity for me to cut loose)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-14 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
Only if you feel like it.

[ Jon smiles warmly. ]

Everyone has stuff they don't want to talk about.
axefight: and excreting it as harmless waste? (have you tried metabolizing the problem)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-15 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ shrugs. ]

Wouldn't have mentioned it, in that case - don't you worry.
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supersweet: (Superman is the most vulnerable)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-16 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Cool. I grew up on Earth so I don't actually know much about my world. And it doesn't exist anymore so Dad doesn't know everything either.

[ Jon wished he knew more though. Or that his father would tell him more. He gets that, in a way, he wants Jon to feel more connected to Earth. But that connection can only go so far. ]
axefight: (the bum dildo of vengeance)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-17 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Ah.

[ he glances down, something quite sad passing over his expression. ]

What was it called?
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supersweet: (Only lack the light to show the way)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-17 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jon hesitates before he replies quietly. ]

Krypton.
axefight: to the platonic realm (ms frizzle takes the kids)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-17 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ sad, and looking every inch his age, now. he goes over the massive rolodex of planet names in his head, and surprisingly (to him), comes up empty. ]

The little pieces you do have, they may not seem like much - but they are. You're keeping it alive.

I suspect... you'll learn more as you grow.
supersweet: (Our highest aspirations in human form)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-17 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jon can't help the flicker of belligerence. It's not the Doctor's fault, but the "as you get older" line has been constantly in use since Jon got here. He wonders though, if he is truly keeping Krypton alive.

The last he checked, some parts of Krypton would prefer him dead. ]


Even if I'm just half?
axefight: (i'd rather have type 2 diabetes)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-17 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ that's because he's a tiny baby child. ]

Of course. What does being half matter?
supersweet: (The pride of your special heritage)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-17 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
Because . . . I don't know any of it. Not even the language.

[ Or even a Kryptonian name. ]
axefight: (106)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-17 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
So, like I said - more to learn. What about your dad?
supersweet: (They will race behind you)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-17 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
Dad knows a little more, but he was a baby when he left the planet. And it's a . . . weird topic with him.

[ Not the new one, but Jon doesn't know how to broach it. His alternate dad didn't know much and wanted to know more. Jon's actual dad knew a lot but doesn't tell Jon. ]
axefight: (i've come across a lot of psychos)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-18 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
Yes... it can be. Possibly, he simply needs more time.

Although, when I've got curiosity to sate, I've found dogged nosiness and incessant badgering can also be effective.
supersweet: (They will stumble)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-18 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like something to do to a stranger, not my own dad.

[ And there's no way Jon could. Not with the way Jon worships his father. ]
axefight: sprout from human minds. (people believe memes)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-19 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
Does it?

[ he seems surprised to hear this. ]

Well, there's also always inveigling, snooping, and-or sulking. Amongst others. To each his own, really.
supersweet: (You needn't be afraid of me)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-19 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jon frowns lightly. ]

I can't do that. It's . . . it's wrong to snoop.

[ But Jon doesn't say this with the bone-certainty that Superman or any other righteous person would have. He says it like he's unsure, like he's never thought outside the box. ]
axefight: what is the internet? (if hell is other people)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-20 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ he sits up straighter, tilting his head at jon. disbelieving. ]

You've never snooped?
supersweet: (I can trust with my life)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-20 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Well. . . . Maybe once or twice.

Don't tell my dad though. He'll ground me for life.
axefight: only drives you insane if you know it's god. (seeing the mind of god)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-24 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ his expression relaxes. a kid who's never snooped would be unheard of, alien or otherwise. ]

I won't - so long as you promise to never tell any of the people I've snooped on.

[ muttering, ] Especially Beethoven. I poked around his studio quite a bit. Might've misplaced a couple sheets...
supersweet: (Our hopes and dreams)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-24 09:42 am (UTC)(link)
I promise!

[ Easily given, without thought. ]

Who's Beethoven?
axefight: (like a clown running across a minefield)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-24 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ now his expression falls. like this is one of the most distressing things he's heard in a while. ]

Seriously?

What are they teaching your lot in school these days? ...You do attend school, don't you? [ PLEASE ]
supersweet: (They will race behind you)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-24 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I switched schools a couple of times. I've missed stuff.

[ Also neither of his parents are connoisseurs of music. ]
axefight: our planet, or if you want someone cute to kiss you. (RT if you want aliens to destroy)

[personal profile] axefight 2017-06-25 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Unacceptable. Space and music are paramount - vital building blocks of any young person's education.

[ this is SERIOUS. he reaches into his jacket pocket, digs around a bit--

and pulls out a cassette player (or something that looks like one) with earbuds, sliding it across the table towards jon. the cassette's labeled "beethoven's greatest hits."
]

Take that, that's to start you off.
supersweet: (They will stumble)

[personal profile] supersweet 2017-06-25 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jon stares at the device. ]

What's that supposed to be?

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