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Be warned, I'm going to have to balance this with college work and beta reading three (soon to be two) other projects, so I might not be on all that frequently. I will do my best, though!

As for why I added that aside... *Shrugs*

Glarn's already decided to leave (for who knows how long) of his own accord; he hasn't gone posting a tantrum on the Board or anything, so why punish his voluntary absence by slamming him with a ban as soon as he comes back?

And I also remember your comment on the chat being made in very bad taste that resulted in several of us calling you out on it, so I don't know why you felt it was relevant or necessary to bring up again.

I have an odd sense of humor.

I would like to propose a 1 month ban initially, as a sign of "We're serious and a little strict, but ultimately kind, people. Don't screw with us." and then go full on Permaban if it continues.

I also specifically remember saying in the Discord chat at some point the following: "Glarn, if I was a Mod, I would kick you right now." To which I then followed up with "I shouldn't be a mod." But that's neither here nor their.

So, this thread has been going for a while, and it probably falls on me to tally the results of the vote I called.

And so,

Number of people who get a little "I Voted" sticker: 9-10 (Tomash, Tira, Good Mod Addict, Desdenelle, SkarmorySilver, Granz, Neshomeh, Akrinor, Delta Juliette, and maybe VixenMage)

(for the rest of these, I won't count VM, since it's a bit unclear what she supports)

One last chance, as proposed initially: between 78% and 100% (everyone, possibly excluding Tira and/or Akrinor, who proposed amendments)

One last chance, permaban on harassing behavior, probation from chat: 11% (Tira)

One last chance, 3 month ban on misbehavior: 11% (Akrinor)

Short ban applied if Glarn returns soon, in addition to 1: 11% (Good Mod Addict)

Symbolic ban: 22% (Tomash and Akrinor)

Abstained: Most everyone. If I had to guess, I'd say there's about 30 people who haven't voted on this that've been on the Board on in the chat recently.

- Tomash

Knowing what your characters are in for and seeing how others have written their own agents will give you some ideas about what works generally, what interests you specifically, and what doesn't.

Taking a look at the Permission article, if you haven't in a while, may give you some basic ideas about what we like to see in PPC agents. You could use some of the prompts just to practice and get a feel for your characters before you jump back into mission-writing.

Browsing through the various FAQ and Help articles on the wiki (second tab in blue top navbar) may provide some useful tips, too.

Also, I recommend PoorCynic's series of workshops, the first two of which are about creating characters and writing speech.

I hope some or all of that helps!

~Neshomeh

Wow, I don't know how many times I've looked at that line and not noticed the missing word. Sheesh! I've fixed it now.

~Neshomeh

Just before he sank beneath the waves unconsciousness, …
I guess these are meant to be metaphorical "waves of unconsciousness", unless you want to make Nume sink beneath literal "waves unconscious".

HG

that always confuses me:

Privately, anyone but the Aviator couldn't have paid him to return to the RC right now.
So, only the Aviator could (because only she had enough money, or because the Detective wouldn't accept anyone else's money?), but she didn't, and thus he stayed? I'm not quite sure whether this is what you intended to say. Maybe I'm overthinking it.

HG

I found a link to said "Fill the Plothole" entry, if you want it.

So I was given permission uh.
Three years ago now, I think.
And I had agents, and claimed a fic, and then um. RL happened and I sort of disappeared.
Those Agents are, in retrospect, kind of iffy. Also I'm no longer interested in the Department of Angst.

I have some idea for Agents based on some terrible OCs I made who deserve actual personalities (Hi, my version of Victoria Holmes-Watson).

But yeah. Still don't know how this works exactly.

Anyway, welcome back! Here's a mechanical pencil and an extra box of lead!

We used that in a game of Fill the Plothole a while back! Unfortunately I can't link to the post I'm thinking of because post limit. -_-

Anyway, here are two Circle Legomances I saved from the last epic cleanup: https://www.quotev.com/story/4499505/Now-she-is-gone and https://www.quotev.com/story/2838998/No-Safe-Place-Legolas-Love-Story. I'll just let the summaries speak for themselves.

For Now She is Gone:
"Firieth is half elf, half dwarf and she is the daughter of an elf Erulissë from Rivendell and a dwarf Frerin from the Lonely Mountain. She has lived beneath the mountain her whole life, but after her father's death, she decides to find her mother and flees away from her dwarf past. Her life gets twisted when she meets a certain royal elf along the way and he awakens Firieth's elven side. Will she be able to find the balance between these two races, which are both a part of her life, or will she fail and forever vander lost in vain? { a Legolas love story }"

And for No Safe Place:
"Erillin is the younger sister of Arwen, Princess of Rivendale. Her father, Lord Elrond has hidden her true Identity from her and keeps her Hidden within the Elven Realm of Rivendale. She can do things that no Elf can do. When Frodo comes to Rivendale she finds her way to Venture Middle- Earth and leaves as one of his Companions. When Erillin falls in love with the Elven Prince of Mirkwood, Legolas, she trys her very best to push him away for she knows, they can never be..." (yoinked straight from the wiki)

Please have a bag of black-hole chocolates and a self-updating guidebook of all the deathtraps in the multiverse. Really hope you're back to stay.

Anyways, welcome bac to the madhouse.

"And it's a long way from Cedar Riverside to Cedars-Sinai,
Three times St. Paul to Cheyenne,
And it's a long way from Sacramento too...
We were bored so we started a band.
We'd like to play for you."
-- The Hold Steady, The Sweet Part Of The City, "Heaven Is Whenever" (2010)

these should go well with the fishing pole i got last time.