Man, I never thought I'd be able to do this, ( Due to spoilerific reasons )

Expect actual post sometime later tonight or tomorrow evening.

[There is a sound of guitar strumming if you can hear them over the sound of the waves! Investigate y/n?]

Mmm. No, it still doesn't sound right. A little more and-- There.

...

The inn feels a lot more quiet without Yui and Mio-senpai. We never really got to practice together didn't we? But... Maybe they had a lot of fun in the end. I hope they're safe.

I don't feel like playing anymore.

Just posting to say that school's started for me (...in the middle of winter, yes) and I'm going to have to take a hiatus as I adjust my schedule and try to avoid procrastinating on everything. It shouldn't take more than a week, two weeks at maximum.

This affects Hino and Irene.

Stolen shamelessly from Caleb with two additions added!

So, let's say Island were a fighting game. Here's how this poll goes.

Normal Mode: Post with your characters and who their final boss on island would be.

Hard Mode: Fighting game stories tend to progress on the 1st fight, 5th fight, and last fight. Which characters in island would be confronting your character during these fights?

Insane Mode: What would be your character's victory quotes after defeating another person in island? Make up specific ones for certain characters if you want.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Bad Camera Angle Mode: What two super moves does your character have and what do they say while using them? Super easy mode for fighting game characters.

Nightmare Fuel Unleashed Mode: What is your character's instant kill move and what do they and do and say while using it?

Bonus Mode: Do they have extra costumes?

Have fun with this one! Feel free to leave some of these out or do it in any order. And if you're feeling gutsy, don't be afraid to make stuff up for your character if they don't come from a fightan series.

[ while you're minding your own business doing whatever, you notice something odd. This blue weird creature thing eating a cookie has walked up to you.

It looks like it wants you to follow it. ]


Lax! Munchlax Munchlax Munch! Munchlax lax Munchlax!

Munchlax! Munchlax!

[ On a table in the library, a certain melodist has a few papers and books spread out, but whatever she was researching before has obviously been forgotten for whatever she's looking up on her laptop.

As for that, well... ]

( ... it's distracting, shut up )

[ --cue her quickly closing her laptop at the sound of someone approaching okay okay just act cool ]

... good afternoon.

I'm not entirely sure how the procedure works so I'm just going to post a notice here:

Ahh I feel like I've been character-sitting long enough;;

I'm going to have to drop Yui here. I'm really sorry to my cast-mates and everyone I've interacted with or had plot things with ;A; I really wish I could continue here because you guys are the sweetest rp comm a person could come across and really friendly and welcoming. This was my first pan-fandom rp comm and I just felt so welcome and you guys are so nice ahh but I've lost my muse and university is kicking my ass.

I'm sorry that for the short time I was here that I couldn't rp more with everyone and my cast-mates AND WE NEVER ACTUALLY HAD A PROPER BAND PRACTICE AHAHAH;; BUT IT'S SORT OF IC, RIGHT? RIGHT?

I love you guys and ahh who knows, I might app another character here one day, but until then: see you all! Hopefully another Yui will find her way around these parts and actually make use of those legendary cake trees!

Why do people make New Years' promises?

They aren't going to keep them, nya~

*It's time to break in the new year, folks! Whether you are going about business at usual, doing something super secret, fast asleep, or even taking a dip in the hot springs, hovering just out of your direct line of sight is an esper. What is that esper doing?*

( Well, a picture says a thousand words. )

[ Should you walk past, by anywhere near, or (God help you) in the library itself, you are going to hear something very unusual, followed by a loud yelp of surprise ]

IT WAS A STORMY NIGHT

THE HOUSE ROCKED WITH WIND

MY TRUSTY SIDEKICK WAT SON WALKED ON IN

[ and so on, quoting this ]

... He can have his detective novels, every single one of them, I don't even want to-- shut up, you stupid book-- WHOA?!

[ all of this cacophony is followed by another yelp, and some crash and thud sounds. Follow that and you'll find a high-schooler buried in a pile of books. ]

[[An orange-haired boy is attempting to rebuild a hut. Why?! People do strange things on New Year's, so who knows. And like the great ...Amish or ... whatever, apparently cabin/hut/dwelling building is a serious chance at some QUALITY social interaction.

But basically, consider this a typical ice-breaker post! Aka, you mingle. The only "rule" is that your character can't talk to someone they always interact with. And lol, threadhopping is obviously welcome. Hence, ice breaker.]]

Apparently this is a new year. Frankly, I never thought I'd be stuck building a cabin FOR THE GODDAMN GOD KNOWS how many fucking time already like some Neanderthal on ANY new year, but what can you do.

One resolution: Thank the Neanderthals for coming up with rudimentary tool-making.

So what the hell are you guys up to?

[ PRETEND THIS IS AT NIGHT. Standing on a nearby hut, you see a ... woman in a very unique costume, tossing something up and down in her hand ]

Talk about a one-star fantasy resort! This is like landin' in one of those cheap survival shows except with less cameras rollin' and hot guys frolickin' in the ocean. I hate reality TV! The ratings always blow.

[ You then notice that the thing she's tossing up and down in her hand is- well. Something valuable of yours. Or if you'd rather not go that route, something valuable of someone else's ]

Not even any good loot! I never thought I'd say this, but Gotham, you're lookin' awfully pretty right now--

[ with the weather starting to warm up again, one small soul has ventured forth to DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE BY HER.

... Meaning if you'll wander by the springs, you'll see Yellow chilling in there and scrubbing the fur of this guy while the rest of her Pokemon are either also in the water or-- not ]

Maybe I should've borrowed Ruby's shampoo... your fur's pretty thick. We're almost done, though!

((ooc: for the record, she doesn't really know which side is for which gender, so have fun with that.))

First of all-- HAPPY NEW YEAR ISLAND! We did it guys, this is what, our third, fourth one celebrated since we've started? Heck if I know anymore. And as it happens, happy new decade too! I hope to see you all here front and center come 2011, maybe even with a few new additions to our team too!!

So I ask of you-- What do you want to see in 2010?

Can be anything from TEAR AND KAZUHA MOE NOTE AWWWWW YEAAAAH to so and so finally confessing their love to this or that, or well, anything, you tell us!

And heck, if you want to use a picture to show what you want to see, you may do that as well!

New Year’s Eve, huh? According to this book ´many human cultures celebrate this night with firework and other forms of making noise, which is claimed to root in old rites that were meant to chase away evil spirits.´

…Chasing away evil spirits by making noise and firework? Heh~!

[You might notice there are a few people gathered around a stage. It's also sunset! After the crowd hushes down a bit, Ranka walks onstage, cheap paper microphone in hand, and takes a deep breath.]

Aimo, aimo
Neder luche
Noyna millia
Endel prodea
Photomy...

Koko wa attaka na umi da yo ♪

[Cue brief instrumental interlude. After finishing the song, gonna take another breath--]

... Thanks for coming, everyone! I... I want to tell everyone just what this concert is for, but I'm afraid I might bore everyone, ehe. But I think it'll be enough to say that everything I'm singing tonight really, really comes from the bottom of my heart. So, let's end this year wholeheartedly and welcome in the new year, okay everyone? Please enjoy!

[and now she's moving the mic slightly away from her, but is still somewhat audible]

If you can hear this somehow, please listen to my songs. Uwah, that sounded way more embarrassing than it did in my head...

((EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CONCERT IS HERE. INCLUDES SONG LINEUP AND LINKS TO THE SONGS. I spent way too much time on it. Remember to label if your character is doing interactions during or after the concert so I know if I should be tagging. That said, if you want to have both during and after threads, it is a-okay to tag twice. Threadhopping is encouraged!

PS if you're threading after the concert plz to be taking note of the fantastic pyrotechnics.
PPS ASSUME THAT IF I TAG YOU EVEN IF IT'S A DURING THREAD that the thread takes place after. Common sense \o/))

I am usually not one to reminisce and dwell on the past nor do I enjoy it much, but at this time there is not much to think about apart from what has occurred in the past few months... considering that this is an afterlife in a sense. Meetings, events, daily routines and disruptions of them have become the norm to long-time residents. What are their thoughts when another year comes to an end? Do they hope for the day they will be sent home or instead look forward to what may happen by staying? I wonder if there are those who would prefer to stay here as well.

Next year... Well, I do not see a need for change in myself. I will not oppose to new acquaintances but neither will I encourage it, to keep things simple.

And perhaps I would like to be able to step out into the sun one day. In absence of Mari--Dietrich. Has he gone home?

((It's night, as usual, and Radu is out on the shore thinking aloud quietly. Kinda but not really a New Year's resolution thing.

EDIT: And gotta go. Tag back later!))

Inspired by recent happenings in my pet fandom and this quote from Island's OOC chat:

Owl (9:29:04 PM): quick, let's do a serious poll where we pretend to be pretentious fans of island if it were a series and make ridiculous claims and essays for the existence-non existence of a pairing

IN OTHER WORDS, SERIOUS POLL.

The Scene: An online forum or LiveJournal community or other fanbase of your choice, with Island as your fandom (pretend it's a really awesome series).

Your Motivation: You are an extremely committed fan who thinks deeply about your darling fandom (that is, the relationships, pairings, character psychology, etc., etc.)

The Prompt: You've recently been inspired to write on your topic of choice -- anywhere from a line of speculation on future happenings in canon, to paragraphs and paragraphs explaining your favorite character's (or characters') psychology, no matter how outrageous. Make it as serious or as cracky as you want.

Posted by your favorite Noodle because no one else would post it. 8|

[The world's greatest mage...

...is jamming tubes into the ground. You know you want to poke around.]

Hey, hey! You there! This is a dangerous area so if you know what's good for you, you'll back off a bit! If one of these accidentally goes off, you'll be blown to kingdom come!

[Yup, they're delicious magical fireworks.]

WE'RE STUPID.

Basically, we don't know what you guys want for events! So we just sat around in our little mod chat going '...hmm' 'hmmm' 'hmmmmmmmmm' then we decided we should just. ASK YOU.

WHAT EVENTS DO YOU WANT TO SEE?

Anything from repeat performances to your own little creations or canon-based events or whatever you want. We're open to anything, please help us out.