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What's the best way to 'link' to it? Is there a helpful page on the Wiki explaining how to get access?

I'm thinking, for the text, of something like "For real-time chat, you can pay a visit to our [Discord channel]."

hS

We haven't had members lie about their age, because the only time 'you have to be 13' has been a rule of the PPC is when July is doing a survey and wants to avoid legal issues. Saying it's an actual rule is just plain wrong.

hS

I imagine anything limited to 'piss' or 'arse' ought to be fine, right?

Not everyone agrees on proper language for the board, either, as shown by the "pissed off" incident a few weeks (or possibly months, my sense of time is off) ago. Personally I think the MPAA guideline for what qualifies for PG should be fine. After all, you have to be at least 13 to even join the PPC (though we have had some members lie about their age) so I don't see why we should enforce stricter content guidelines than what is already considered appropriate for that age group.

I think it's reasonable to use the same rules that apply here on the Discord channel, which means keeping everything safe for work and kid-friendly (no cursing). That's my instinct on a community-wide level.

For me, personally? I'm a college student. I'm not personally going to be offended by foul language (most likely), but other people likely have different standards.

Hello everybody!
I want to address two things which involve the Discord channel.
1) The channel's been around for roughly two and a half months and doesn't show any sign of disappearing. I think it should be mentioned in the Board header (just linking to it isn't possible since Instant Invites expire after 24 hours).
2) What exactly is acceptable in it, language-wise? There have been some disagreements lately, and I want to hear the community's opinion on this.

Man, I've really got to get on the ball with that Yoruba theology idea I spouted onto the Board ages back. =]

His own Disney-Hyperion imprint!

This imprint aims to satisfy your average PJO fan's urge for mythologies like Hindu and Ancient Chinese in the context of something similar to PJO, so good times!

~Mattman, who hopes Rick Riordan himself approves the books before they hit print

Whitney: What a journey! I am thrilled to have been a part of these games from start to finish, and I am not in any way disappointed that I came in third place. Especially since there were so many people who entered to begin with!

And to my friends who were hoping or expecting me to be the victor, don't be discouraged. Being the last one standing is by no means easy, and I was fully aware that the other members of the final four were just as experienced and skilled as I was - or better, in the case of Kyaris. I admire her strength and cunning, especially for an Intel member as I've since learned. I wouldn't have expected anything less from her, and I cannot congratulate her enough for her achievement.

At any rate, it's been a pleasure, everyone. I do hope our many, MANY paths will all cross eac other again next season!

Squee!

And I can actually believe that banana could be a credible weapon. Well done!

hS

Hello, and for the last time… welcome to the Fourth PPC HQ Hunger Games.

You may have heard the rumours about our… difficulties with a number of former tributes. You may be worried that we are in danger from their actions. But we can assure you that there's nothing to worry about; every precaution has been taken to keep us safe.

And if they believe that, they'll-

So! We left off at the end of day seven, with four contestants in the game. For District Eagle Hawk, Kyaris the hydra. Fresh from taking out Derik in an awe-inspiring lightsaber duel, she's injured now, but still a force to be reckoned with.

From District PoorCynic, Gremlin, hatchet-wielding and dedicated. Of all the contestants, she's the one who's been planning ahead the most - but will that be enough?

Hieronymus of District Grey Tomatoes has followed a meandering path through the game. His usual tactic is to befriend the other tributes and take them out while their guard is down, but can he pull it off again?

And finally, Whitney from District Desdenskar. Relentlessly cheerful and able to make the best of every situation, she's had her ups and downs, but is now ready for the final days.

Which have already happened. We already know who won, it was-

Notte! Suspense! As night dawned, our tributes made camp once again. More precisely, Kyaris drained the cafeteria of coffee to keep watch all night, while the other three teamed up - the very last teamup of the Games - and spent a quiet night playing D&D.

We'll have to ask in the interviews who won.

Morning revealed a day of planning and preparation. Three of the agents went on hunts: Whitney for the HQ Pool, Hieronymus for his RC, and Kyaris for the Fountain of Bleepka. What Whitney and Hieronymus intended, we don't know, but Kyaris' plan involved drinking almost half of the fountain.

As for Gremlin, we're not sure what she was up to - she's proven expert at avoiding the cameras - but we do know she got a medical kit from someone outside. Perhaps someone had sympathy for her endless quest to find Medical earlier in the game?

Night fell, and proved that planning is key. While Hieronymus continued to work on his plans for the morning, Kyaris managed to herd or trick Whitney and Gremlin into a Response Centre and seal the door. A blast of bleepka fumes from her many heads finished them off.

We're going to have to get the mad chemists to look into that. Was it the bleach that proved so deadly? The alcohol? Or what?

Who knows? Does even Kyaris know? We certainly don't! All we know is that Day 9 opened on the final, fateful showdown: Kyaris versus Hieronymus, age versus heads. Whoever won would claim the final victory.

It was Kyaris.

Oh, come on! I had a whole speech written about it! I was going to slowly work in the Sherlock Holmes references, and then end it with-

She pushed him down the elevator shaft.

"-which will henceforth be known as the Reichenbach Lift." It was perfect, and you had to go and ruin it.

Yes. Yes I did.

Fine. See if I care. So Kyaris is the winner, good for her. She also shares joint second place in number of kills across the Games with Constance, coming in at five. Third place with four kills is split between Gremlin and Tomash, while the winner, with an astonishing seven kills, is Peregrin.

Trophies for these and other notable achievements will be distributed at the awards ceremony. To those of you who are still baying for our blood: sorry to disappoint, but we will not be attending in person. We're not that stupid.

You say that…

Tune in after the break for the final round of interviews. Thanks for watching!

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We all take for granted the weird world we live in - the strange dimensional nature of HQ, the way canon worlds can be both real and fictional, the coexistence of dozens of mutually-exclusive magical systems. But if you've ever found yourself wanting answers to some of the endless questions, or if you've ever wanted to know more about the multiverse, why not subscribe to DAS-JIVE? You can pick up the first volume in the General Store now.

The Journal of Investigating Veracity by Experiment is published by Nutmeg Print, on behalf of DAS. Answers to specific questions mentioned are not guarenteed.

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Find the details on the doc.

I don't have time or energy for a award ceremony RP, but if someone else wants to run one, you can have Holo-Jay and Holo-Acacia presenting trophies for anything and everything. You can also have a hunt for Undis Closed, if you want; I might chime in with 'events at the broadcast station' if that happens.

I'd like to thank everyone for taking part. I'd especially like to thank PoorCynic and SkarmorySilver for their artwork, and PoorCynic (again!) for the glory that has been Holo-Acacia and Gremlin. But I also want to thank absolutely everybody who's written even a single interview; it wouldn't have been half as much fun without you.

hS

I don't know about you, but I don't like being drafted like this. Not at all. And now I can track these guys, there is no way I let them go before explaining my opinion to them. Thoroughly. We'll see if they can still do any emission after that.

I just got caught up in the heat of the moment, that's all! I totally didn't look like the madness of cold-blooded murder had overtaken me during the last half of the runoffs, heheh...!

But anyway, as much as I'd like to say yes, I already vented pretty much all my frustrations in the games themselves, and I'd really, REALLY WANT to give them another go when they swing by again, so maybe next time. Sorry, man!

Would Sara mind joining the effort for tracking down the staff of Nutmeg TV? Pretty sure she like venting some anger after that.

Because it absolutely should be.

HG

I'm not sure if there are any pictures of us together--I mainly remember plays and so on from grade 1, though I know there were some things together with the parents around holidays (or at least, we made lanterns at Chanukah one year and lit tea lights in them and walked home after singing a song together and I have no idea what else). Pretty sure those weren't filmed, though, and I don't remember having any pictures.

What I do have pictures of, because my parents were involved, is a shadow puppet play the parents did (pretty sure that was kindergarten...). I don't know if both classes came to it, though. There are also class photos, but I don't think they're of the whole school.

So yeah. I'll follow the shadow puppet lead at some point, but so far I'm assuming there are probably just pictures of us not together. Outside of pictures, though, you never know--maybe we ran into each other during recess/outdoor playtime/whatever that was, and neither of us remembers because we were very little...

As for Dawn's skirt, thanks :) It comes from an Israeli store (and wasn't bought for the occasion, I've had it since the year I joined the PPC as far as I remember), so in-universe... either her sister got it for her, or the agents did some shopping before the mission caught them. That or it's just not an Israeli skirt in-universe. No matter what, though, it's certainly fun to wear, and was likely the most Dawn-ish thing I had with me, apart from nail polish...

~DF

PS: Blame was intended for Mary Sues, although you never know who'll take advantage of ambiguity in initials...

PPS: Bonsai was a real place with very good sushi. I kept going there, actually, including for my birthday. And the website is even still up! Unfortunately, if they still exist, they aren't in the same location.