ACTIVITY CHECK: JULY

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ACTIVITY CHECK: JULY

the basics

Hello, players, and welcome to our activity check for July! Our AC is self-reporting, meaning that all players must comment to this post, even if you have a hiatus or need to take a strike. The one exception to this is if you're on a hiatus that covers the entire duration of the AC period. Characters with a hiatus lasting two weeks or longer do not need to meet the required comment count, but they still need to check in on this post and complete the other AC requirements.

This activity check will close on Wednesday, July 31 at 11:59 PM EST, and any characters who fail to respond will be swept from the game. We do not post AC warning lists, so it's up to you to remember to post!


The following players have hiatused during this AC period:

• No one! None of you are free from sin posting AC.

The following players have taken a strike within the past two months and must make AC this month:

• No one! The game, like, just started, dog.

If you have extenuating circumstances regarding this AC period, please PM/PP us directly! We'll leave you off of the above public lists if you contact us privately, as well.

the details

AC for In the Night has three parts.

• COMMENTS: We require a total of 10 comments, with network and TDM comments counting as half a comment. So, 20 network/TDM comments would equal 10 for the purposes of AC, and 4 would equal 2, and so on. Any combination (such as 5 log, 10 network) is fine as long as it adds up to 10. Please use no more than four threads as AC proofs, and make sure to tell us whether threads are meant to be network or log comments! We'll assume network for everything except threads in the log comm if it's not otherwise listed. However, for this first AC period, we will not be tallying comment counts! Please still go through the motions so that all of us, players and mods alike, can "test drive" this system, but don't sweat it if you don't have the full 10 comments.


• SUMMARY: Let us know what your character has been up to this past month! This may include character developments, growth in CR, neat plot discoveries, or anything else that struck you as noteworthy for your character this month. These short summaries should be no more than a paragraph, as they're intended to give us just the gist of what everyone's doing in game. The content of this write-up will not be judged, (so feel free to be entirely informal,) we just want to keep track of what's going on with the characters since we can't read every thread.


• THREADS: This last part of AC is entirely optional. If you choose, you may link us to threads that are important for plot (or player plot) reasons or for character development, or that you would like to draw our attention to for whatever other reason. If your character is up to something that you think we should be aware of, link us. (These can be threads you used for the 10 comments requirement.) Again, this last part is optional.

Information gathered from these last two elements may be integrated into events and other plot points.

the mini faq

• What threads can I use for AC? Any threads that take place in our logsinthenight or networkinthenight communities may be used for AC, as well as threads that take place in characters' personal inboxes or on the TDM for the month. Please note that TDM threads will always count as network threads for the purposes of AC, regardless of their content.


• Can I use threads started before this AC period? What about using a thread for more than one activity check? Yes, though only the comments made during this AC period will count toward activity.


• Sooo I can keep using the same TDM thread with a player from outside the game for months and months and still pass AC? Well, hold your horses there, buckaroo. If we notice a player passing AC by way of using the same thread a bunch of times, using a lot of TDM threads, or other "iffy" things like using a lot of threads with the same characters/players or continuously collecting the majority of their AC in the last few days of the month, we may privately reach out to the player to ask for a wider variety of threads in the future. None of these things are explicitly disallowed, but we do want to make sure players are active participants in the game since we have limited slots. All of that stuff will be handled privately on a case-by-case basis.

the form

Please fill out the form below to submit your activity.

<b>player:</b> YOUR NAME <b>character:</b> CHARACTER NAME <b>journal:</b> @JOURNALNAME <b>comments:</b> (Please specify whether threads are log or network. And again, for THIS FIRST AC PERIOD ONLY we will NOT be counting comments, though please do still pretend like you're submitting AC for realsies.) <b>summary:</b> (No more than a few sentences, please!) <b>threads:</b> (Optional; feel free to link us anything you'd like us to be aware of.)

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[inthenightmods]

[necromantiae]

player: tc
character: ambrose spellman
journal: necromantiae

comments: 14 log comments
summary: ambrose and rosalind discuss their new surroundings and how catcher in the rye is a terrible book.

[inthenightmods]

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Note: for next time, please be sure to review AC guidelines! We'd like a summary on his activity for the month, not the thread. No worries for this first round, though!

[ultimatums]

player: bobby
character: raylan givens
journal: ultimatums

comments: 12 log comments!
summary: raylan picked up a room at the invincible which he's now sharing with scarlett! he has met a whole bunch of people and is planning on making some terrible mistakes with or near several of them. he's been staying out of the way of any deep explorations because the graves event TOTALLY fucked him up so he's just been like, getting REALLY drunk and making himself effectively useless. sometimes it be that way!
threads: n/a

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[evocation]

player: Jenny
character: Kyna Midha
journal: evocation

comments: 10+ log comments!
summary: Kyna has mostly been building CR this month! She's been sticking close to Nate and Wash (naturally), but she's also gotten attached to a bunch of other new characters, especially Gene, Raylan and Dick. She and Rafe tried busting open the trapdoor (to no avail, rip), and she and Dick hopped across the river to explore the village a bit. She's also planning another excursion with a group very soon, and made a doomed network post about it.
threads: None at the moment!

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[originallutece]

player: Kit
character: Rosalind lutece
journal: originallutece

comments: It's a network and it's about science, what a shock
summary: Adapting. Rosalind is lonely and she's angry, but at least she's making some connections. Not friends, maybe, but at least a few people she's on vaguely good terms with, and might call upon/gently bully to help her build a lab. Which! Is the other thing, local woman saw about four buildings and thought you know what? We need more. We need a laboratory.
threads: Ehh, we're good for now.

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[song_of_ice]

player: Rachel
character: Jon Snow
journal: song_of_ice

comments: 10 Comments

summary: Jon's been dealing with several revelations from home, that Daenerys died, Arya's death and now his true parentage. He's dipping his toes into his darker side but doesn't quite have the full push yet. He's making some friends, but still in a weird headspace.
threads: N/A

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Note: for next time, please be sure to review AC guidelines! We'd like a specifier on what kinds of comments you're providing: network or log. No worries for this first round, though!

[equinoctials]

player: Dubs
character: Riku
journal: equinoctials

comments: Mary (log)
Rosinante/Corazon (log)
summary: Riku helped establish living quarters in the boathouse for himself, Sora, Kairi, and Replica Riku. Together they built a raft and began amassing help and resources to build a small boat. He also helped clear excess furniture from rooms at the Invincible, cleaned and did minor repairs - such as filling in potholes around Beacon with flat stones and wet sand in lieu of mortar, patched rooftops as needed, etc.

He also embarked on an exploration of the area leading to the lighthouse by following the shore in the raft.

Riku deepened his developing friendship with Daylight and Mary during the Graves event, and made connections with Boromir and Rosinante around town.
threads: Link in which Riku made attempts to explain how it's not wise to exclude at least 10% of the population but... obviously that flopped.

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[callada]

player: Lauren
character: Rosinante Donquixote
journal: callada

comments: 20+ comments
summary: Rosinante arrived and wound up roommates with Wade and Mary at the Invincible. While he's struggling to get over his own death and like a dozen other personal issues, he's also adamant about doing some exploring. Early on he accidentally killed himself via shattered lantern on the beach and was resurrected a few days later at the church. Afterward he went hiking upriver for a two-day trip with Cao Pi and they found the remnants of an old bridge across the river. During the graves event he spent time observing lots of other people's deaths so he can get a better feel for the people here, but quickly grew more and more irritable now that he's out of cigarettes and having withdrawals. He'll be a grumpy, grumpy boy when he and Kuai and several others go exploring starting 7/22 for almost a full week and when he returns he'll be helping a bunch of people with building some boats.
threads: Nothing major

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Note: for next time, please be sure to review AC guidelines! We'd like a specifier on what kinds of comments you're providing: network or log. No worries for this first round, though!

[tribridfreakshow]

player: Ashley
character: Hope Mikaelson
journal: tribridfreakshow

comments: 10+ Log Comments
summary: Did her best to hide her discomfort at this whole situation and settle in. Made a few allies/friends, though she's still keeping people at a distance. Let a few people know about what makes her different from most people, but never fully explains. Gave the medics knowledge about her blood and tried to get in on some groups doing some exploring.
threads: none for now

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[pure_havoc]

player: Gemini
character: Zihuan Cao Pi
journal: pure_havoc

comments: 17+ log comments
summary: getting to know folks who might be from his country, did a brief exploration of the river with Rosinante and found bridge remains. sniffing around graves looking for signs that people might be interesting to him.

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[comehere]

player: Abel
character: Hanzo Hasashi
journal: comehere

comments: Noob - Log
Kuai Liang - TDM/Network
summary: Hanzo has set himself up alone in a room at the Invincible, and has been somewhat reclusive. He discovered at a rather inopportune time that his powers aren't working right while fighting Noob, and has volunteered read: forced his way in to join Kuai on an expedition with Rosinante and a couple others, mostly to make sure he doesn't die.
threads: N/A

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[saibot]

player: Nyan
character: Noob Saibot
journal: saibot

comments: Log 10+
summary: Noob has been stalking about. He's been slowly talking to people and seeing what they are capable of. Also tormenting his brother but that probably doesn't count.
threads: N/A

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[sunborne]

player: Melly!
character: Daylight vis Lornlit.
journal: sunborne

comments: Log Toplevel, +15 comments.

summary: Daylight tried to make friends (shout out to Coraline, Mary, and Riku especially!!) and he's doing his best to not be constantly thrown off by things happening in the town but, by gosh, is the town doing its best to throw him off. He made a lot of offerings to people during the grave events and just plain flat out gave gifts to others.

threads: Daylight tried to make friends with the Postmaster General too! He made a promise to help them out with something without understanding what's going on but I'm sure that'll end well. He's also currently in talks with Winters about the possibility of giving the Postmaster General a tablet so they can communicate with them. ( 1, 2. )

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[itsaname]

player: Kas
character: Shadow Moon
journal: itsaname

comments: 10+ log comments
summary: Shadow felt pretty numb about his arrival. He started focusing on assisting other people (emotionally, physically, with projects around town, etc.) and he hasn't really stopped. He's volunteered to help build boats, go on an exploration, and, most recently, he compiled and distributed all the IC knowledge about Beacon that he could find — not for personal benefit, but for other people. So far, the only thing he's done that really focused on him was try to keep others from witnessing his death(s) during the Graves event. (He also might be slowly adopting a bunch of teenagers???? Stay Tuned.)
threads: A post in which Shadow tries to compile and distribute all the knowledge characters have gained so far.

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[reigniter]

player: Helena
character: Ignis Scientia
journal: reigniter

comments: Log Post
summary: Upon his arrival, Ignis learns that both Noctis and Prompto are dead. He's been dealing with that more or less successfully. He's been mostly making sure that Noctis doesn't fall apart because he feels like he failed everyone. He's been baking and leaving cookies as offerings and had guilt whenever someone experienced his death.
threads: Nothing plot-relevant

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[evulsed]

player: king
character: vanitas
journal: evulsed

comments: 8 log | 11 log
summary: Vanitas has spent the last month trying very hard to fall back into his same routine of antagonizing everyone he comes into contact with to varied results. He hasn't done anything to attempt to assist the community at large, but he has found what he believes to be a familiar soul in Wanda and has gone to the doctor, Gene, to learn he needs to eat to survive. When the Graves appeared he used it as a catalyst to soak up as much negative emotion as possible and boost his dark power, until he found Sora's grave and was faced with the reality things aren't as black and white as he believed. After this he dropped that little escapade and went off into the woods to try and find the Lighthouse, but got himself killed for his efforts. Despite still acting like a jerk on the network, this actually has had quite an impact on his internal world, but he's responding to it by lashing out just as much— if not more so— than before.

threads: Vanitas is causing trouble! He has thus far:

• attacked Mary
  
• disturbed the peace in the church
  
• upset a number of people by telling them to go die
  
• and is looking for more information about the lighthouse and it's keeper

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[burstmodes]

player: dai
character: prompto argentum
journal: brocodes

comments: network post @ 50+ comments
summary: adjusting to the location and exploring! he's determined to honestly make friends with everyone (since it feels like there's literally no pep in this place) and just wants to survive. if you can call it that. discovered the fence north of the church and took a nice long stroll along the beach with kara :')
threads: n/a

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[broplaints]

player: Anya
character: Noctis Lucis Caelum
journal: broplaints

comments: Network Thread 10 Comments | Network Thread 20 Comments

summary: Noctis has mostly been trying to come to terms with the fact that all of his friends are dead. Doing some light exploring. Leaving baked goods for the post master and Rastus. Trying to get someone to make him a a gaming app. Won't someone please think of the geeky children!
threads: Nothing!

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[voktys]

player: mina
character: melisandre
journal: voktys

comments: log 1 & log 2
summary: melisandre has taken up residence in the sacristy of beacon's church, formed some tentative (and some less tentative) bonds of friendship. she has developed the habit of leaving out some food by the trapdoor before she retires for the evening as an offering to the entity formerly known as hozier. overcame her fear of rastus! watched a lot of people die during the graves event and found out about the death of stannis baratheon, which she isn't taking well at all. internally.

took a nice exploration trip to the village, where she encountered the librarian and the ice cream crab (ice crab?), had a nice nap in a cabin, definitely the highlight of her month tbh. closest thing to a daytrip she's ever had. nabbed a room in the invincible with rafe (well, it was rafe's idea), for easier access to a shower, bathtub, and kitchenette.

... honestly, she has such a soft spot for all the spirits.
threads: nothing yet!

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[policier]

player: rachel
character: javert
journal: policier

comments: 10 log comments
summary: javert has mostly been keeping to himself, and keeping his newfound acquaintanceships at arm's length. he talked to melisandre about the difficulties of being moral, and whether he feels guilty for not doing his duty in arresting valjean (he doesn't). he moved into a room at the invincible with rosalind, and is being softened up a little by mary. he's been patrolling beacon constantly and was around the graveyard a lot during the graves event. he's attempting to be more religious, which is why he asked for a string of rosary beads from rastus.
threads: n/a

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[primordialerebus]

player: Jejune
character: Coraline Li
journal: primordialerebus

comments: Network + Log [5.5], Log [6]
summary: She did a pretty good job of distracting herself from the circumstances of her death via meeting new people and exploring the town until the Graves event. Now she's just a terrified wreck, but one with things to think about and a littleee bit of hope. At least enough she might be willing to actually help out. We'll see.

Also picked a couple of fights whoops.
threads: N/A

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[jigsawn]

player: laws
character: billy russo
journal: jigsawn

comments: 10+ log comments
summary: he has been exploring the town, mostly on his own. not very interested in getting close to anyone, so he has been maintaining his distance. he asked rastus to help him acquire some blades, visited his own grave to try and come to terms with his own death (did not work), gained some death knowledge from the other headstones and found a village (which he is still looking into).
threads: n/a

[inthenightmods]

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[fogey]

player: z
character: number five
journal: fogey

comments: network post, so many comments.
summary: five's mostly been settling in and building cr, against his best efforts. he spread the news about rosinante's untimely demise, saw a bunch of graves, and has been living a mostly nomadic existence.
threads: n/a

[inthenightmods]

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[spitefullight]

player: Ceej
character: Elden
journal: spitefulllight

comments: 10 comments
summary: Elden and Noctis talking about a woman Noct knew and the similarities Elden shares with her.
threads: (Optional; feel free to link us anything you'd like us to be aware of.)

[inthenightmods]

You have PASSED.

Note: for next time, please be sure to review AC guidelines! We'd like a summary on his activity for the month, not the thread. We'd also like a specifier on what kind of AC you're offering, network or logs. No worries for this first round, though!

[identifier]

player: jin
character: Dick Grayson
journal: identifier

comments: a network post about pooling resources to cross the river.
summary: Dick's quest for a batcave has hit a snag. Making Friends and Influencing People has been going a little better for him. He's reaching out to others and investigating. In the background, he's also been working on a treehouse.

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