Meiji no Matsuei

croik @ 8:14pm: It's a board!
Okay! I set up a board. It's a little ghetto but it's still under construction. I'm gonna make up a new LJ once we can decide on a name for this thing... ^^;;

http://s10.invisionfree.com/Little_Village/index.php?act=idx

From now on I'll update over there. Seeya around! <333

croik @ 10:45pm: Linkie~
Okay! I don't have anything official set up but I put up some basic ideas for a new RP over on my page. Come check it out :D

ZOMG YAKUZA

croik @ 9:57pm: I posted this over on the board, but I figure I'd put it here, too:

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tanithkitty @ 10:28pm: So....
No one had posted in quite a long time. Is the list dead? Is anyone still interested in continuing? I'd hate to lose such a great group of people to write with.... Can we salvage this one, or perhaps start something new?

maxineofarc @ 7:32pm: Hello, fellow players. I just wanted to let you know that I may have to bow out of MnM soon - it's not any of you, it's not the mods, it's not the players, it's not the premise - mucho hearts to all of that. I've never tried to RP via message board before, and unfortunately the mechanics of it really aren't working for me. I'll try to come up with something more definite shortly, but felt I oughta keep you up to speed. Thanks for listening!

greekhoop @ 9:44pm: squbbly_vanilla has suggested that we begin to title our chats with the same name every night, that way we can invite ourselves without waiting for someone else to send us an invitation.

The name of the chat will be, "Meiji no Matsuei".

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greekhoop @ 12:35am: 99 Thesis... All right, maybe just 7.
After discussing matters with several players tonight, EAG and I have come to the conclusion that some revisions need to be made to the way we play this game. I'd like this to be a team effort, to get this RP back on its feet. I think we all enjoy this game, and don't want to see it go under.

Issues we'd like to address, in no particular order:

1) First off, I'd like to personally apologize for not posting as much as I probably should be. I've been busy, and honestly not too inspired. I'll try to improve in the next few days. However, I also wish the game wouldn't be so dependant upon me and Hirase that it can still move forward if I take some time off posting him.

2) EAG and I agree that we've been suffering from a lack of communication. We'd like to get back in the habit of doing chats regularly. You're free to use these chats for OOC babble, but please also make use of them to discuss RP matters. If you're confused, then ask questions, address concerns, discuss plot point, and plan scenes in advance. Things will go much more smoothly if we have a rough idea of where our characters are going.

3) An additional word about communication, EAG and I are here to help you work through problems. We do know that a certain amount of grumbling is going on about various things, including but not limited to the way the game is run. Please, if you have a problem with another character, player, scene, whatever, talk to one of us. If you're not comfortable bringing it up in chat, our emails and AIM names are in our profiles.

4) Plotting. You the players are free to come up with things. EAG and I don't want to be your DMs, who guide the plot through every turn. We'd like input from other people. If you have an idea for a storyline, then bring it to us. We'd like everyone to be involved, and new ideas make it more fun for us. That, of course, does not mean that you're required to come up with things, but if you have an idea, don't keep it to yourself.

5) If possible, make an effort to interact with new characters or set up a scene with someone your character hasn't interacted with yet. This goes a long way toward keeping the gameplay fresh. If you're not sure what to do to accomplish this, then just remember the note about communication. You're all creative people; I know that.

6) Remember that IC actions do no necessarily reflect the way the player feels. A certain amount of lethargy has settled in. Don’t be afraid to have your characters disagree, fight, etc. Remember, this is a very emotionally charged situation. Not everyone's going to be acting rationally.

7) On a more specific note, the current plot centers around a rift forming in the ranks of the Shinigami. Ranmaru is on his way to confront Hirase and challenge his place as leader. At the moment, he is acting alone, but if anyone would like to jump in to the scene, Croik and I are open to it.

greekhoop @ 11:48pm: Dear Elite Enma-Battling Task Force
I would like to call to your attention this...

GIP!

Regards,
Hasekura Hirase

PS - Ranmaru's mom is a whore.

eag @ 10:15am: Meiji no Matsuei
So, as you know plushu has been working on trying to restore the database so we'll have the RP on the board. There's a good possibility that we won't be able to use the database, but we're giving it another try today. As you can see, it looks like the posts transferred, but it's really just links - the actual posts are missing.

Hopefully we'll be able to get going again - I know it's been a very long break, and I apologize for the downtime. I hope everyone will be able to come back. :) We shouldn't have problems for a while after now - the last time we had any board movement was 2 years ago.

Anyway, let's all cross our fingers and hope the database move works. In the meantime, you can go back and read what we have at http://archives.squidkitty.org

Edit: We're open! http://forums.squidkitty.org/index.php

eag @ 11:04pm: Kitty board
The board's back! But until we can get the post issue sorted out...

DO NOT POST YET.

They're still working on migrating that part of the database, so do NOT post on the RPG. The rest of the board is fine.

maxineofarc @ 8:52pm: Really, really, really good-looking SAM, ambitious, not entirely stupid, recently deceased, great hair; seeks beautiful woman for friendship, philosophical discussion, possible light scheming. Pottery skills preferred, shamisen OK.

eag @ 10:09pm: Shit talking
Hasekura's suggestion board is totally stupid. Let's do a flame board instead.

eag @ 3:36pm: Attention All Staff!
By Decree of Hasekura Hirase, a off-topic Suggestion Board has been provided for all staff members. Make sure to sign your notes and suggestions accordingly.

Cheers,

The Management.

eag @ 11:11am: Kitty Board
Hi everyone,

The squidkitty board is currently down. Sorry for the inconvenience - we're having some weird problems with it.

A few posts from the last few hours of last night might have been lost, but overall the data is still there.

Sorry!

cosmorific @ 8:26pm: I done made me a picture!
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greekhoop @ 8:08pm: Happy 10,000 posts!
Congratulations, everyone, tonight Meiji no Matsuei hit it's 10,000 post. To commemorate the occation, EAG and I have put together the first disk of a three disk MnM soundtrack. The theme of this disk is general songs that apply to the whole cast or the whole universe.

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greekhoop @ 1:38am: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VANILLA!

<3

maxineofarc @ 7:50am: Hello from the fresh meat
Just wanted to give a wave and let y'all know that if for some reason your interest in me extends beyond pretty, pretty Koji, feel free to friend me at maxineofarc, or if you're into cosplay, brief_music. Be forewarned that I complain a lot.

Yeah, actually I do say "y'all." And I'm not even from the South. It's just a useful word.

-MaxineOfArc

tanithkitty @ 8:43pm: Yay! Art!
Again, I escape the drabble challanges by doing art! XD Ha ha ha!

Eag got all my MnM stuff up in one place--huzzah! Icons, comics, and more

And my newest work: Meiji no Matsuei poster
With a bigger version for more detail.

greekhoop @ 2:55pm: *spams*
Meiji no Matsuei shaped havoc, courtesy of the Doll Maker.

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Let me know if I missed anyone.

greekhoop @ 8:35pm: Drabble Challenge #4 - Not Work Safe
Inspired by this.

Write a drabble about your own characters or someone else's using as many terms as you can from the official Meiji no Matsuei DICK-tionary.

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(Thanks to smo, croik, auburnimp, iilii, seraphwings, and Tempting Amadeo for their help compiling.)

cosmorific @ 9:43pm: Drabble #3: Hirase
Niisan.

What?

Niisan, wake up.

What is it?

Can I sleep with you?

I know sleep is the last thing he wants, but I pretend for his sake. Every man needs his illusions.

I imagine him pushing me face-down into the futon, nearly smothering me with my own pillow. He touches me only to drive himself deeper into me. So we don’t have to think about what we’re doing.

Or why.

I grip him in one hand as I spend in the other. I cut my hand on his hard, sharp edges. Punishment for my sins.

We are both absolved.

auburnimp @ 11:54pm: Drabble #3 - Cold
I'm certain that they think me cold and unfeeling, all these new shinigami. They see me as capable and strong and perhaps a little mysterious. But I do have feelings. Feelings that can be taken advantage of if I let them show. So I don't let them show.

She knows, my partner, she sees a warmer side. I feel so responsible for her, so protective of her. Overprotective, some might say but I don't care. She is so young, so vulnerable, so new to all this that I have to protect her. I remember all too well the kill or be killed regime in place when I first arrived here and I cannot allow that to happen to her.

I suppose I never want her to become as cold as I've become; never to be as hurt as I've been.

hello_sir @ 9:21pm: Drabble Challenge 3#: Engrish and Jappy-knees
Meeting strange man today, with much skinny and strange toys. I did the talking for while, yes, but never did much more. I am more with comfort with Yoshio, I think so.

I want to do the fitting of the in, but I am not sure as to how to do so. I know that I bring some help when needed, and this is a very good thing, I should say. Sama-peoples will be very happy with me.

For now, I must practice my doing of the speaking.

Everything will go all right in time. That is how you live.

hello_sir @ 9:18pm: Drabble Challenge #3: Moon Music
Silence was often the best music, he thought.

Silence.

Silence was his sister’s name and who he was and became. A healing touch that could not heal his own sadness. Because no one could not pity the poor child with eyes like water at night and skin like the palest of moonbeams.

Silence rang throughout the room like a deafening din, drowning the two in darkness. A pale hand reached out, stroking midnight locks tenderly, imagining they were strings, emanating sounds of the greatest melody. A vow made long ago, devoid of love and born of sacrifice. Performed in…

Silence.