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CUDDLE CITY ● MOD TEAM ([personal profile] cuddlemods) wrote in [community profile] cuddlecity2017-08-01 12:00 pm

EVENT ▸ welcome week

EVENT 001: WELCOME WEEK


MOVE-IN DAY

Welcome to Cadelle, cuddlers! The city is — for the most part, at least — very happy with the first wave of volunteers who have chosen to spend time here! To help everyone get settled a little easier, Mayor Drake and her team have put together a series of helpful booths, each staffed by friendly citizen volunteers who are more than ready to answer any questions characters may have.

First things first: visitors will need to visit City Hall to officially enroll as a Cadelle citizen. Once complete, they'll receive their Welcome Packet, which will include all of the most important items for settling in. Characters will find keys to their apartment and associated mail box, their housing assignment, and their pre-activated CuddleCard, ready to go. In addition, the volunteer coordinators have included a newly printed map of the city, as well as contact information for various city-run organizations, just in case!

▸ Due to the influx of energy from all of the new visitors, the city’s computer systems have been experiencing some "minor hiccups". While this is nothing to be concerned about, characters may find themselves mildly inconvenienced — they may have received keys that don’t work in their door, or been issued someone else's room assignment unknowingly!

▸ If they've arrived during regular business hours, characters are, of course, able to visit the maintenance office on the first floor of each building for help switching out their mismatched keys or determining their correct assignment. However, getting settled after hours will require a little extra creative problem solving — like asking a new friend if sharing a bed for the night seems reasonable, sleeping on the couches in the public lounges downstairs, or maybe even roughing it for the night outdoors. (Of course, there's always the frowned-upon methods of breaking and entering... not that you heard it from us!)

▸ As with any move-in day, there’s bound to be lots to see and do. Characters may need help carrying their things, or even just help finding their way around. If they're lucky enough to find their room without problem, they may not be so lucky in their assignment. They may find themselves living underneath someone who's got to be part elephant (who stomps that much at 6 AM?!) or just above someone who insists on burning every batch of popcorn they make! Get out there, meet the neighbors, and see what this city has to offer!



CITY SCAVENGER HUNT

A few days after the big move-in weekend, characters will find an unread message on their CuddlePhone, encouraging them to check out the CuddleTalk network for a very special message from two very special guests. When they do, they’ll find a cute (but admittedly very cheesy) video message from Cadelle’s volunteer coordinators, Flora and Cornelius. The video highlights a few of the most popular destinations in the city — Blaze Pizza, for example, the home of the ninety-second wood-fired pizza, or Dinah’s, where you can enjoy a literal bucket of fries perfect for sharing.

At the end of the video, a link will come up for characters to click if they are so inclined. They’ll be directed to a sign-up page for a city-wide scavenger hunt, with a grand prize promised for the first team to complete the challenge.

Want to participate?

▸ Characters will be able to sign up for the scavenger hunt either on their own or with a friend. (The prizes remain the same regardless of the size of the team, so if your character wants all the money for themselves, they'll either want to race it alone or pick a very generous teammate!)

▸ Among the many delicious dining destinations around Cadelle, characters will discover three venues that the volunteer coordinators have tapped as their current favorites. Somewhere in those three venues, characters will find a beautiful framed photo of Flora and Cornelius.



▸ When characters find the photo, they'll be instructed to take their best selfie, being sure to capture themselves, the framed snapshot, and their teammate (if they chose to bring one along) in the shot.

▸ The first group to send in all three selfies will win the grand prizeone month's stipend worth of extra CuddleBucks! However, all competitors who complete the challenge will be rewarded with a token of appreciationone week's stipend worth of CuddleBucks, just for playing along!

▸ While characters explore the city, they just might find some "bonus" surprises along the way. Keep your eyes peeled!

Helpful Hint: To find the secret locations (and any hidden bonuses along the way), check out our CITY DIRECTORY for all the amazing destinations your character can explore! Feel free to sort by category on the left, and click your way through your first big adventure in the big city!

Mod Note: For fairness, the "grand prize" winner will be determined by RNG in a drawing on August 4 at 3:00 PM. If your character would like to be eligible to win the grand prize, please be sure to leave us a comment so we can include them in the drawing!

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sanator: (shock.)

[personal profile] sanator 2017-08-25 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, totally... I mean... I only just started to wrap my head around life after high school. Never mind different universes. [It was pretty hard to come to terms with, all things considered.]

Wait, superheroes? [Thom had momentarily lost track of the conversation but when he realised what was going through Ferdi's mind he slaps his own forehead in a duh gesture.] They're like... people who fight for everything good. They usually have powers too, special ones, that help them beat the bad guys. [How did one actually go about explaining superheroes.]
ferdi: (pic#10912332)

[personal profile] ferdi 2017-08-29 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ferdi gives a vague nod. It's most certain that they come from different times but also probably completely different universes -- maybe. It's hard to know which makes it all the more difficult for him to truly wrap his head around. He listens carefully to Thom's explanation about superheroes, though. He can't say for sure that it doesn't also sound completely unbelievable. But if other universes -- if places like Cadelle exist then why not? ]

What do you mean by powers? [ To Ferdi, power is something that is held by money or station for the most part. ]
sanator: (xl.)

[personal profile] sanator 2017-08-31 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Like special abilities? [Thom shrugs, nonplussed at the question because at the end of the day it could be a language issue rather than the idea that Ferdi would come from a place where they just didn't exist.] Like for example... my power? I can heal any wounds either of mine or anyone else's.
ferdi: (pic#10509038)

[personal profile] ferdi 2017-09-01 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ferdi frowns at the idea that the other poses about healing. ]

How? [ Stop asking so many questions, Ferdi. But he can't help it. He's curious by nature and he wants to understand and this idea is an odd one. ]

Are you simply a skilled doctor? [ Because, that's easier to fathom still than actual powers of any supernatural sort. ]
sanator: (xlvi.)

[personal profile] sanator 2017-09-10 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thom shakes his head.] Nope... I literally don't know the first thing about medicine. I can just heal stuff, like... magic. [He frowns, looking around them but can't see anything he could use as an example.]
ferdi: (pic#10912272)

[personal profile] ferdi 2017-09-14 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It appears that with all the other strange things that Ferdi is having to grow accustomed to there are still far stranger things. He attempts not to look outright dubious but it's a bit difficult. After all, magic's never been a real thing to him and those who tended to believe it was were crazy, right? ]

I must admit this is hard to believe.
sanator: (xxxiv.)

[personal profile] sanator 2017-09-16 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thom gets a slightly unhappy look on his face.] Okay this is gonna be gross, and painful... [He puts a hand up between between them, splaying his fingers out and with his other hand he reaches up and, gritting his teeth, snaps one of his fingers backwards- the noise that comes out of his mouth dictates that he had no idea how much that was gonna hurt.

After though, his finger is surrounded by a faint glow, like sunlight, as it seems to reset itself back into place and heal, any idea that it'd been broken completely disappeared.
]
ferdi: (pic#10912266)

[personal profile] ferdi 2017-09-23 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ferdi looks confused and then when he figures out what the other is trying to do he opens his mouth to tell him to stop but then... well...

It got weird quite quickly. The glow that appeared is a bit strange itself too. ]


That is incredible.
sanator: (lvi.)

[personal profile] sanator 2017-09-24 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thom has a look of minor discomfort on his face until the pain from having broken his finger slips away. The finger twitches after, almost like a reaction and Thom finds himself stuffing his hands in his pockets.] Something like that...
ferdi: (pic#10509042)

[personal profile] ferdi 2017-09-25 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
How did you discover that you could do this? [ Somehow seeing it true means Ferdi only has more questions. ]