This month's theme for dreams is "Embarrassment, Humiliation, and Mortification". You can choose to go with the theme or not, but all dreams must be in by October 28th. Because the first of the month falls on a Sunday, we're going to have the dreams happen October 31st as of right now.

Be sure to send all dreams with the 'Dark Tower Dreams' in the subject line (or something along those lines) to ahurfbydurf@gmail.com. PLEASE include the name of your character before the dream that belongs to them and tell me if it's NSFW. There's no rating for how extensive the dreams can be, so let your creativity flow!

Any questions, feel free to PM us or comment here!

The Tower draws near again, or at least, the city is drawn back to it, reeled in as it is during these times. It's evident that the dreams will come as it does, and this night will be a dark one.

Around the square, and along some of the main streets, a few strange shoots have sprouted up during the night. They are small, but will not stay so for long. The morning is cold and crisp and clear, wintry, even, as the rest of the day will be - enough for frost, though you still have a good few weeks before winter sets in. Over the course of the day, those shoots will sprout up and begin to flourish.

They are roses, and the many thorns will give that away before anything else has shown yet. Some of them seem to be those that come from the Tower itself - those velvet red blossoms that smell so sweet, that seem almost to sing as you draw close. But they are only a few.

The rest are made of glass.

Yes, they are growing, but they appear to be made of the most finely cut crystal, perfect and shining, gleaming along the edges. And those edges are sharp. Sharp enough to slice through gloves and skin if you seek to pick them.

And those thorns, those thorns that prove so difficult to avoid should you venture close, are just as capable of pricking your skin and drawing blood. And as they do, it might seem strange, might seem as if it's being sucked out of you. And sure enough, a red mist will spark and shift inside the delicate glass stem, spreading up to the petals. The more it drinks, from you or from another, the redder it becomes. And if you don't pull yourself away - it is a trifle difficult, truth be told, difficult not to stand there and watch - the chimes will start up in your head, the whispers, the images scrolling before your eyes --

Careful not to pass out from blood loss on the street, as the flowers are unbreakable through any means. Leave the roses, go about your business, and the dreams come tonight.

((Last call for dreams, guys!))

This is where you sign-up for the October game-wide plot. The whole game will be involved in several parts of the plot, so no worries if you don't get chosen to be involved. You will still have a part!

WARNING: This event could possibly be lethal for your character. Keep in mind, this is a horror game, so everything's game to happen.

All comments are screened to keep the surprise. A chat will be eventually called so people can get together and the plot can be explained to those involved in it directly.

Sign-ups will be ending on Tuesday, September 29th.

We're going to try something new, guys. This post is for people to tell us how the game is going and what they think needs to happen. Whether you want to suggest a plot, or ask questions about the dreams, or give us feedback on things we can do better on, this is the place.

-All comments are screened. Anonymous is also on. This isn't an excuse to be nasty to people, but it ensures your privacy.

-Air out whatever you need to. Are the events too long? Do you want an old event to come back? Are the dreams too confusing? Whatever you need, comment. Here's an example:


The application needs to be revamped. There needs to be a 'Timeline' section and I think OC applications need to be screened better.



Something like that, okay? Use this as a constructive tool for us, for yourselves, and for the game.

Hey guys. Just a few short things of business today.

For those wondering about the weather, it's going to be fairly sunny all day today, drifting into clouds in the late afternoon. Tonight through tomorrow, it will be raining and feeling a little chilly. All of those chalk drawings will be washed away with ease if they haven't been taken care of already.

Of course, the rain won't keep out any of the Heartless, Demons, or Double Heads that seem so eager to cause trouble at night. You'll also probably be having trouble sleeping, what with the garbled whispers of the Imps lingering outside the houses. But when you go to check for them, they'll be gone.

( Activity Results, Plot, and more )


-Kal

Thanks for all the dreams, guys. We had 37 actual dreams this time around, totaling around 77 pages in Word. Awesome turnout!


Now, when all of you woke up this morning, you'll have noticed that all of the buildings are covered in chalk drawings. Every single one of them. Yes, they're washable, but the walls will have been covered in children's scribbles from top to bottom. Strange, no? If you linger too long in the dark somewhere, you'll hear strange and garbled whispers. Don't stay too long in any alleyways tonight, friends.

The air is going to feel a little chilly today with a gentle breeze. It's starting to feel like Fall. The Tower is back out to sea as though it had never come in to shore.


...and you might want to add chalkstories to your friends list. Just saying.


-Kal

So far I have dreams in for:

Zack
Henry
Riku
Demyx
Alfred
Roxas
Zexion
Riqis
Marluxia

(Manders, I think I ought to have one for Genesis too, but my email has swallowed it. Can you please resend?)

If anybody else would like to participate, get them in! The optional theme is Puppetry and you have until tonight to get them in! For any new people who don't know what I'm talking about, the information is up here, if you'd like to know more or consider participating.

Any questions can be asked here, or you can ping me on AIM at loisneachbalgair.


- Eilidh

First off, my email is acting up a bit, so I'm sorry if I take a while to catch up on things/reply/see tags. If I'm missing anything, prod me. Also, I'm still slowatusing.

Welcome to our new players! We hope you have a good time playing here and if you need anything, please let one of us know. The lists have now been updated, too, and today I hope to revamp the premise to fit our current plot and also to add in places etc. People, if you want anything in particular added, please let us know, be it another location or more information on somewhere.

Also, on the friend add/remove: if you drop, please reply to that with it as well. If you do not, you may not be removed.

Would you like another HMD meme or writing meme (or anything else, for that matter) to happen soon? Let us know!

Lastly, a quick note. I know a lot of the characters here speak alternate languages, such as Japanese, German, or Cajun (three guesses as to who that last one is, by the way). If you want to have them communicate in that, it's fine, but for the sake of other rpers, please add a translation!

Thank you and have fun, everybody!

-Eilidh

So, a while ago, someone came to us and asked us for a dressing room for our Doored characters (for more information on what "Doored Characters" means, please see here). Kal, being the amazing person that she is, made this community for all of us to have fun, flesh out backstories for what has happened to your door character, and spark up some possible plots and voices for the game! Remember, it's completely optional to join, it doesn't have bearing on the plot in the main community, and it's for your doored character and their quirky selves. You can join with your main journal or with alternates, whichever is easiest for you.

Thank you again, Kal!

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Dark Tower Dreams will be due on the 3rd of July! More information on that those are can be found here. Remember, it's totally optional!

The theme this month is Deception and Truth, but of course, you don't need to use that.

Welcome, newcomers! We're so happy that you came to join us! If you have any questions, please feel free to hit up either of the mods and let us know how we can help you. We hope you enjoy your stay.

I added a bunch of folks to the trialbyfire_log tags today, but I'm sure I'm still missing some. If everyone can peek by and look to see if your characters are listed, that would be great! If they're not listed, please just comment here and we'll add them straightaway.

Also, in an effort to keep everyone on the same page, please comment here with where your character is living. We will be making a list (or adding it to one of the pre-existing lists, I'll have to talk to Eilidh first) just to make plotting easier for everyone involved. There are several places to live, including Zelda's apartments, random abandon buildings, and certain businesses. If you are planning on moving into an occupied building, please check with the other muns living there before doing so. If you have any questions, please, ask them here.

Once everyone gets nice and comfy and settled in, we'll be attacking you guys with plot, so be ready.

Have a great day everyone!