11 March 2013 @ 08:34 pm
IT'S NEARLY THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!  
FOURTH WALL INFORMATION POST!

For those of you who aren't sure what's going to happen/what it is/etc. I will try to explain as coherently as possible! :>

under here! )

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask and we'll try to answer them as much as we can. :> Also, please feel free to advertise to your other games! We'd love to see people from everywhere and anywhere!
 
 
20 January 2013 @ 05:15 pm
 
Hey guys! So Christmas might be over, but the winter season is still in full swing. In celebration, we have a winter event for you! Hope your characters like the snow, because the community's hosting a getaway to a fabulous luxury ski resort from 28th-1st!

Information under here! )

A plotting post will be up in adddictions shortly can be found here! Any questions?
 
 
29 November 2012 @ 01:20 pm
HOW'S THE MOD TEAM DRIVING?  
Hey guys, it's recently been brought to our attention that there are some concerns about how the mod team is operating. After talking it over, we decided that we're long overdue for one of these-- an HMD just for the moderators/the mod team as a whole, specifically focusing on how we function both as individuals and as a team. This can include (but is not limited to):

- what we do/who does what
- how we interact with players, and how we come off OOCly and ICly
- why we chose the newest batch of modpoles, and why there are so damn many of them
- efficiency, game mechanics, etc.

Anon is on and IP-logging is off, and questions, suggestions, and complaints are all welcome, as is discussion either with us or with other players. Feel free to address us individually, or as a group. If there's anything that's been concerning you, please do let us know here! ♥
 
 
17 November 2012 @ 02:15 am
ROOMMATE ASSIGNMENTS  
Those of you who signed up for the roommate roulette, I have your partnerships here! Literally wrote them out by hand and picked them out of a hat to make sure it was random. The things I go through for you people.
under here! )
Go ahead and get in contact with your partner over the weekend and work out how your characters are handling being roomies! I hope everyone else is having fun with their plotting too. :3
 
 
14 November 2012 @ 01:08 am
SECRET SURPRISE VIRUS TIME  
SO, WHO REMEMBERS THE HIGH SCHOOL AU VIRUS? REMEMBER HOW FUN THAT WAS?

Well, there was a lot of interest in re-doing the HSAU, and it was certainly one of our most popular viruses - so for the sake of lacking redundancy, we're putting a new spin on it! That's why this month, it's time for HSAU's big brother - the College AU! Taking place from Monday 19th to Friday 30th, it's a long one, so I expect y'all to go nuts with it.

Maybe your character's a professor, or a TA. Maybe they're a student. Maybe they're a mature student who's getting weird looks for still being in class, or a precocious brat who's somehow skipped right the way to college level. Maybe they're the foreign exchange student, the kid skating by on bullshit classes so he can party his liver away, or that hardass final-year RA who just wants the kids on his floor to let him finish his goddamn dissertation. Maybe they're the cleaner for the dorms, the librarian, or the guidance counsellor. Maybe they work in the campus Starbucks, are the landlord for the campus-town student housing, or own the popular student bar in town. Basically, take every college or coffeeshop AU you've ever read in your fandom and toss it in the DDD blender. If it could conceivably exist in a college town or campus, you can go nuts with it - feel free to contact a mod if you're not sure about your idea.

You can, of course, fuck with characters' ages just like in the HSAU. You're free to age them back to late teens or early twenties if you want to let them be a student of any level, and you can push them forward to grown-up professor age if you want as well. You can go nuts with the AU history, too, in terms of creating friendships and relationships with characters - roommates? childhood friends who followed each other to college? worst enemies since freshman year? casual sex buddies? as long as the other mun agrees, anything goes.

DDD itself will be functioning as the school forum, just like in HSAU…Ah, you guys know how this shit works, you managed it for HSAU and Hogwarts!AU. :'D Any questions, comments?

Plotting post is here!
 
 
Current Location: I WAS TRYING TO SLEEP BUT I NEED TO GET THIS POSTED
Current Music: SEE HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU ASSHOLES
 
 
07 June 2012 @ 11:29 pm
Oops.  
WOW OKAY. So much for "posting so I don't forget", the time got away with me anyway and I apparently have no concept of what day of the month it is at any given time, goddamn. We basically forgot a virus again. GO US, GUYS.

Because of this, Too Many Feels virus is being pushed back to 9th/10th, so get your plotting down quickly! Plotting post link will go here in just a sec when I get it up is here, so go forth and plot.

Fourth Wall is also on the 15th-18th, but without RP!S I don't actually know where to advertise that, so tell your friends and spread the word through word-of-mouth!
 
 
16 March 2012 @ 02:06 am
Virus poll results!  
HELLO GUYS. RESULTS ARE IN.

The winning viruses are Truth or Dare and Harem Viruses! (Please remember that you get two votes per question, and if you vote for more than that, your votes will be discounted.)

Truth or Dare virus will be on the 18th-19th! Characters will be forced to respond truthfully to any questions or to do any suggestions as though they're dares. (Of course, there's always room for a bit of customisation in a virus, so if for example a mun decided a psychically-inclined character might be able to resist the compulsion somewhat for something really important, or a character with a really really important hidden secret gets asked about it and the mun isn't able to let the secret come out, then they could work out a fitting punishment/forfeit/etc instead.) Go nuts!

Harem Virus will be taking place on the 27th-29th! A harem can be anywhere from three onwards, for the purposes of this virus, so work out amongst yourselves whose harem your character might belong to or who they might have in a harem of their own. I'll make a post in the adddictions comm after Truth or Dare for people to sign up to or create harems, but you can start talking about it amongst yourselves beforehand.

The Calendar will be up soon, we're just working out some kinks in the openID system to edit the post.

Any questions, drop 'em in here!
 
 
11 March 2012 @ 08:26 pm
HEY GUYS IT'S VIRUS POLL TIME DID YOU MISS ME  
HEY PEOPLE LONG TIME NO SEE UP IN HERE, MY RP BURNOUT/SCHOOLWORK LOAD/STREP THROAT GIVE YOU A SHEEPISH WAVE.

But in more serious news: poll time! Later than usual but no less good. You may notice a few old friends are missing, or relatively new suggestions didn't make it onto the poll - we have a little bit of a backlog, and to keep things fresh, viruses we've already done (or were very very close to ones already done) have been taken off for a while. Those'll be kept in reserve, for now, unless we get suddenly very low and in need of them. Not that we don't all love revisiting old amazing viruses, but there's a lot to be said for treading new ground too!

Now, the list of viruses up for poll:

VIRUS LIST )

Now, onto the poll! We haven't had one in a while, so here's how it works again: for each question, you pick your TWO top viruses. Two long viruses, two short viruses. The winning viruses are the one with the most votes, and those'll be scheduled for this month. You'll only be able to vote with a journal friended to this comm. Feel free to rally for your favourite in the comments!

POLL )

Go forth and vote!
 
 
Current Location: STILL ALIVE I PROMISE SEE!!!
 
 
04 September 2011 @ 11:30 am
SEPTEMBER VIRUS RESULTS  
Hey guys! The votes are in, and because I like to be contrary and spring things on you, the winning two viruses are Me, Myself, And I and Missing Possession viruses! Muahahahaha, feel my power, mortals!

Ahem. There's also the promised event, which will be a fancy Formal Ball! Don't worry about justifying your character going/finding fancy clothes/etc, the community will take care of all of that. :3

As you can see from the calendar, the Ball will be on Saturday 10th, Missing Possession will be 14th-15th, and Me Myself and I will be on the 24th! A plotting post will be up shortly for Missing Possession, so we can all work out who's getting what.

If anyone has any questions about any of these, feel free to ask them here!
 
 
18 August 2011 @ 11:48 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DDD  
Hi guys! Remember how I mentioned that the 19th is DDD's 5th anniversary? Well, the comm would like to celebrate!

Every single one of DDD's myriad characters is going to wake up tomorrow morning with this cake somewhere in their room. It can be anywhere from sensibly on a table to a fire hazard on the pillow, that's up to you. Go nuts! The point is, it's certainly not a lie - it is in fact delicious and moist, although it can be any flavour from chocolate to sponge to rainbow.

Just to make sure you have ALL THE FUN, you will also be wearing a party hat. Because ducks love those party hats. Expect to find a party streamer near the cake, too. Happy anniversary, DDD! Here's to another five years.

Oh, and expect to be finding glitter and confetti in unexpected places around where you live for the next, oh, month or so - it's an unavoidable side effect to a celebration, I'm afraid. Can't be helped.
 
 
23 June 2011 @ 01:40 am
REMINDER  
Two things!

One: Remember that Friday marks the start of the Bodyswap virus! There's a plotting post here if you're not already paired up, so make sure you don't forget to check it!

Two: Obligatory KINKMEME reminder, since this is a reminder post already. You've still got a little over a week to play around with it, guys, so don't leave it until until it's too late to request and write! :>
 
 
08 June 2011 @ 04:35 pm
JUNE POLL  
HEY GUYS, HOW DOES A VIRUS POLL SOUND TO Y'ALL.

Viruses up for poll )

Remember guys, you get to choose up to two viruses for each question in this poll!

[Poll #1750274]

ETA: I SOMEHOW FORGOT TO TAKE TIMEWARP VIRUS OFF THE POLL LIST, SO UH.....IGNORE THAT ONE.
 
 
09 April 2011 @ 01:33 am
SO HEY GUYS  
TURNS OUT I'M NOT DEAD, HOW ABOUT THAT. aren't you glad to see me.

And I come bearing gifts! Or at least, I come bearing an event for you lovely people. A two-day extravaganza on the 16th-17th, taking place in the magical world of Disneyland!

Yeah, that's exactly what it sounds like. More details under cut. )

Basically, it's a weekend of ALL THE FUN. ALL OF IT. Are you looking forward to this, DDD? I know I am. Any questions, feel free to toss them out here!

And! Not to be forgotten, the 19th is the beginning of our old friend, DDD secrets! The submission post will be up shortly, so start your photoshops now! :>

ETA: Anyone from any Disney canons that are represented at a Disney park right now/have merchandise/etc, you're free to assume it's there or not, up to you! If you don't want fourth-walling, that's totally cool, it can be all classics and unrepresented-in-DDD-or-represented-canons-of-those-who-want-it Disney canons. The Comm will provide for your fourth-wall-saving needs.

And regarding the whole different-parks-different-rides-lack-of-epcot etc......IT'S AN EVENT PARK OKAY IT'S THE BEST OF EVERYTHING if you want a ride that's only in tokyo disney or disneyworld then by god it's there, we cool? we cool. i am english, don't you judge me for not knowing off by heart the differences between land and world WE ONLY HAVE DISNEYLAND PARIS OKAY
 
 
12 February 2011 @ 03:52 am
VALENTINE'S DAY VIRUS: THE LIST  
Remember the valentine's virus?

Well, the list's up! Are you all excited, guys? Looking at some of these, I know I am.

So without further ado: here's your fresh batch of hat-borne valentine's goodness, DDD!

Under here! )

Any further questions, shoot me a line! :>
 
 
09 February 2011 @ 02:41 am
VALENTINE'S DAY VIRUS  
Hey, guys!

I know you're all hyped for Shadowplot on the 17th, but as some of you may have noticed (on the calendar no less) we have one happy virus coming up before then.

VALENTINE'S DAY~! I'd put sparkles, but I forget how. It's half two in the morning, okay. No judging.

Now, every year, we've had the traditional "fall in love with someone of your choosing on the community", and last year we shook it up a bit with a Red String of Fate option. This year, we're combining the two for the best of both worlds.

See, there's a secondary trope to the red string of fate. Strangled by the Red String. Not as dark as it sounds, promise - but what it means for you, dear players, is that this time you don't get the luxury of a real connection with your stringmate. In fact, you might not know them at all. But if the virus has its way, you'll be close outta nowhere by the end of the day!

Here's how this is gonna work, DDD. You throw your characters in here - screened comments! - and on Friday, I'll collect 'em up, toss 'em in a hat, and randomly create pairs from that. On Monday, participating characters will wake up with a red string on them (tied around their wrist, otherwise the same old song and dance as last year). They'll feel a compulsion to follow this string, or at least a deep curiosity at what's on the other end. And the closer the two sides of the string get, the more affectionate and emotionally connected the tied parties will feel toward each other. It's not necessarily head-over-heels love-at-first-sight….but once you two meet, you're probably going to be acting something like a lovey-dovey new couple soon enough anyway, with all the affection you'll be feeling! Love is, after all, in the air, and there's something about this person...

The age-old traditional option is of course still there, because we can't bear not to have it. We'd really like to encourage you to do the new option, though! This is a great opportunity for some totally new and unexpected CR.

Any questions, feel free to ask 'em here! (Those comments will be unscreened, obviously ♥)
 
 
25 January 2011 @ 12:48 pm
TIMEWARP VIRUS  
Hey guys! Hope you're all having fun with Secrets (remember, it's not too late to submit a last-minute secret)!

However, I come before you today to speak of the Timewarp Virus on Friday! I know there's been a lot of excitement for that, so I wanted to just clear up a few questions people might have.

One: Are characters supposed to react to being displaced in their timeline, in an "I'm not where I'm supposed to be!" sort of way?

The short answer: nope! The longer answer is happily explained by the original Italy Example, that is, characters are completely moved in the timeline mentally, physically, and temporally. They're basically living out that time again as it happened.

(If it helps, think of it as the past/future version of that character is logging on for a few days, and the present-day character is just piggybacking in that version's head.)

Two: If characters are zoomed back to before they find the community, do we have to play them as finding it all over again? If they're in the future, are they supposed to be finding it again after a long period away?

This one's up to you guys! Either they're discovering it/rediscovering it, or it's already a fixture in their lives in the same way as it is for them now. The effects of this virus won't actually change the characters' pasts or futures, so feel free to assume a very slight AU where they found the comm earlier or something.

As regards to CR on the comm in the skipped-back-to-the-past scenario, that's up to muns again. Either the characters don't remember anyone specific on the community even if you go to slight-AU route, or they remember (age-altered) interactions with the members they have CR with. Feel free to work that out amongst yourselves!

Three: What happens about future memories, if characters are in the future timeline. Will it be spoilers abound for them? Do they have to be mind-wiped?

They won't have the memories surrounding the virus, but they can keep memories of their actions and interactions within the virus. If, say, Future Mileina and Future Larsa are dating, after the virus they might remember kissing chastely at the theatre or whatever fancy date they went on, but they won't remember anything outside the virus - how they got together, how long they've been together, how they convinced Tieria not to shank Larsa, etc etc. It might help to think of the piggybacking analogy again - after the virus, it's like all they've seen is a videoreel of those few days, so they'll know only what they saw and did and spoke about, not anything internal.

…Of course, if Future Bill happens to have a deep and heartfelt conversation with Future Jenny about their relationship, referencing their exact anniversary and first date and so forth, then Present Bill will remember that, yes. In an absolute worst-case scenario, you can mindwipe, but A) we'd like to minimize people doing that :c and B) characters can still see any posts and comments they made, so likely even a mindwipe won't reverse all the damage. Just be careful about what Future!Characters do, and you'll be fine. :3

Any other questions, or any requests for clarifications, feel free to throw them at me!

ps submiiiiiit /cough cough
 
 
04 January 2011 @ 12:30 am
SUP GUYS  
Well, the votes are very definitely in, and the winner is Timewarp Virus! As you can see from the calendar, you've got until the 28th to plot your timejumping funtimes for that. :>

Something else you might notice is the Marriage Party on the 15th, which is the fancy name for Meru's party - you may remember it from such planning posts as this one. Hope y'all got a partner set up, if you're taking part!

You may also notice some old friends there, namely DDD Secrets, from the 20th to the 22nd (START YOUR SECRETMAKING ENGINES), and 4th Wall Weekend at a bit short notice on the 7th to the 9th. SPREAD THE WORD.

...and on a small, more personal note - if you get a ridiculously backdated tag from me, feel free to ignore it if you want to, i'm steadily working on backtagging ALL THE THINGS and i'll understand if you don't want to :>;;

Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR, DDD! Since I forgot to say it in my last post :'>
 
 
06 December 2010 @ 12:05 am
 
Hi guys!

First things first: just putting it out there officially, I'm gonna be on hiatus for a couple of weeks due to schoolwork finally overwhelming me not that you'd notice, i've been rather absent as-is. This affects Maya ([livejournal.com profile] speciallogical) and Lockon ([livejournal.com profile] lockon2urheart).

Second things! There is no virus this month, partly because of the hectic Christmas season for everyone, partly because I'm not here to schedule it, and partly because of upcoming plans towards the start of the year. More on those nearer the time, but here's a hint: better watch those weather reports, DDD...
 
 
09 November 2010 @ 10:50 pm
 
GUESS WHO'S BACK, DDD? :>

By which I mean...Hi, this is Miri, bringing back Maya Fey from the Ace Attorney series! She's a Big Eater Cloudcuckoolander With A Heart of Gold. Have fun with her!

And yes, this means the meme can stop B|
 
 
09 October 2010 @ 07:35 pm
TFLN Virus  
Hey guys, remember that TFLN virus starts Tomorrow, although ICly all the fun goes on tonight.

I've noticed that a lot of you have been putting up future-dated TFLN RLs, so this is just a reminder that the point of this virus isn't "Drunk Event" (if the idea of a Drunk Event is popular, feel free to suggest it and get it scheduled for another time! I know I for one would be up for it), it's Texts From Last Night virus. The point is supposed to be characters piecing together some vague idea of what happens tonight, from small amounts of info gleaned from remnants etc. Half the fun will be confusion and wrong conclusions, that sort of thing.

So by all means, RL things out if you want, that's fine! But remember that the whole scene shouldn't really make it back to them the next morning, if you get my meaning. The most embarrassing part, or the most easily misinterpreted part, those sort of things are the only ones that should stick around. We'd almost discourage you from RLing, if only because the temptation is to make that work 'worth it'.

Those of you taking advantage of Lylith's excellent Eris-camera, the same restrictions apply - please don't have her record a whole scene with your characters, just a couple of pictures or a few minutes of video at most?

At any rate, this has been your PSA about why we mods didn't make one consolidatory RL in the events comm. Remember, the plotting post is still available, the OOC plotting is what makes this virus far more than RLs should! in b4 A Picture Tells A Thousand Words (And Most Of Them Mistaken).

Have fun, you guys!