plotty!worldbuildy type things!

[stopbleepingme]

I've been thinking to myself: what does Poly need? It has everything, I couldn't possibly add to the wonder of the City. And THEN I had it! It needs Nonna Doble anonyfailing monthly on a gossip column! Someone that everyone can love/hate, troll, and bitch at, right? Who better than the resident loudmouth almost half a timelord supertemp from Cheswick?

Under the cut is a blurb/wordvomit of ideas I've been trying to brainstorm for it. I'd love input and submissions to the categories ICly from characters (or OOCly if it's something on the network that Donna could hunt down), and I need to encourage IMMENSE amounts of trolling and silliness, please :3 It would all be rather sketchy and tabloidy, but I'm hoping that maybe it could also serve as a catalog for some of what goes down in the City, and if anyone has characters that would participate or if we get a monthly newsletter rolling, I would so be excited. Anyway, behold the word vomit:

The Gawper
The Network is a fast-paced stream of information from the citizens; The Gawper brings you the juicest info on citizens, curses and deities alike. Got something to share? Submit it to the Gawper's account here and maybe you'll see it in the next edition!

SUBMISSIONS

MISC
• All about the best and worst in: parties, galas, birthdays, new businesses, misc
CURSES
• Keeping track? Was there one that benefit you? Want to anonymously apologize because you're too cowardly to do it yourself? Gawper understands. You're in the right place.
ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES
• Family, friends, scary people the rest of us should stay away from. Happy or lamenting, tell us about the newbies and the ones sent home.
DEITY ENCOUNTERS
• Has anyone seen Mouse and all of her craziness lately? Make a deal you regret? Tell Gawper all about it, you poor dears.

So! Any additions/edits would be welcomed with relish (or horseradish if you prefer). This will be a mostly submission-only deal but for starters you might see PMs from me asking to use a thread or something, and feel free to reply with a great big bold NO, I don't like sugar coated candy anyway :3 Additionally, if there's anything already that you'd like to share, go for it! For now, maybe we could keep it to January/February things? Any suggestions on that are welcome too -- I'd probably post for the Gawper on a monthly basis, a few days into a new month reporting on things that happened in the past month.

!!! If you'd rather let me know what you think and not comment here, email me (zombitard at gmail), plurk me (also zombitard) or shoot me a PM! I'm rarely on AIM in a productive manner, but you can try me there too @ thegreateri ^^

Comments

[charring]

NONNA DOBLE! BRB DYING!

This is an amazing idea!

[plaide]

ARE YOU SURE i am hoping i don't just fail horribly on this and make it an atrocity...

[totallyinaband]

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL AND OMG I WANT IT NOW.

[plaide]

/gives it all to you immediately

[totallyinaband]

/holds it forever and always

[captainfuckingmagic]

seriously ten is just headdesking so hard he's going to have a bruise on his forehead for days

[plaide]

no stop that it's fine ten she's just bored you shouldn't have let her get bored

[am_i_being_rude]

he doesn't even want to hear about 'bored'

come on now

nonna doble

at least try and make a proper anagram. haven't you got a middle name?

what are you the incredible hulk now 'you wouldn't like me when i'm bored'

[plaide]

look it's fine she's not the hulk it's just been a very difficult month

you couldn't come up with a better anagram anyway she bets

so creative using john smith everywhere you go, you're a right genius ten

[am_i_being_rude]

he says

Banned Loon

Anon Blonde

and

you know, pseudonyms are good

there are thousands of john smiths okay it's a blending in name not a creative one, nonna doble sounds like a muppet

[plaide]

those are lame you are lame

nonna doble is not a puppet she is a distinguished journalist

a blending in name that's complete rubbish it's a lazy name and you know it

[am_i_being_rude]

your face is lame

AND NONNA DOBLE ISN'T

[stopbleepingme]

you just said

'your face is lame AND NONNA DOBLE ISN'T'

thank you for proving that nonna doble is awesome and not a muppet

/bows

asfj I don't have an icon for the annoyed chipmunk look on his face rn

[am_i_being_rude]

.........

no i didn't i said 'your face is lame.'

and semantically that meant 'and how is "nonna doble not lazy'

[stopbleepingme]

ooooooh prove the time lord wrong and he gets all rodenty looking

well semantically

i don't care

cause you're wrong

[am_i_being_rude]

adsfjkas semantics are the meaning of sentences how can you ignore that

you can't ignore what a sentence means

[stopbleepingme]

no

semantics are just ways that you can pretend to be better than everyone else

so no

i don't care what your sentences mean i'll ignore what i want

[am_i_being_rude]

i don't have to pretend

i just am

[stopbleepingme]

[signatures]

this is awesome!

Eames would subscribe, at least <<

[plaide]

Yay! Good enough for me! \o/

[favoritetraitor]

I rather like this whole idea. ^^

Good job! I'm sure that at the very least, Piglet will be wanting to comment or submit something. :)

[stopbleepingme]

Oh, yay! Piglet would make the cutest of comments.

[favoritetraitor]

Yes. Yes he would~ ^^

[valentineluke]

OH NOES!!! Plucky girl reporter is worse than those meddling kids.

[stopbleepingme]

LOOK OUT she'll get all faux!sleuthy and THEN where will you hide???

[am_i_being_rude]

(in plain sight because she can't actually detect oh ho ho)

[stopbleepingme]

NOBODY ASKED YOU, SPACEBOY

[am_i_being_rude]

IF I WAITED UNTIL PEOPLE ASKED I'D NEVER GET TO SAY ANYTHING

[stopbleepingme]

MAYBE THIS IS A HINT YOU SHOULD TAKE

[am_i_being_rude]

[stopbleepingme]

[am_i_being_rude]

[stopbleepingme]

[valentineluke]

Tall, pale, single, rich and good looking will wear Groucho glasses.

[stopbleepingme]

PRECISELY.

Thanks, Luke. You're a genius.

[the_dawnster]

This is the BEST idea! So much fun!! You win.

[stopbleepingme]

WEE I am hopeful of it being awesome and not totally lame...

[leathered]

I am enjoying your ridiculous thread with Ten in this post almost as much as I am enjoying this awesome idea.

[stopbleepingme]

ffffff /o\

[thewildone]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! That is all.

[stopbleepingme]

Eeeeeeeee back forever!

[dignity_misery]

There's a monthly gossip thing in one of my other games, and it has been a whole lot of fun o3o I think the girl who runs it eventually put up an always open submission post on the character's journal, if that kind of logistical thing is food for thought for you!

[stopbleepingme]

That is AWESOME yes thank you! Would it be too much of me to ask to see an example of how she runs it? I don't want to be a pain or seem all stalkery, though >>

[dignity_misery]

I actually had to go back to LJ to find them, but there's been 3 so far, soo:

OOC Intro 1
IC Post 1
OOC 2
IC 2
OOC 3
IC 3
OOC 4

I think that last one got derailed by LJ blowing up in December though.

And the open submission post.

QoH is a... much smaller and way differently focused game, but I hope that is at least a useful comparison for you!

[stopbleepingme]

W;lkasdj;roasidgf YOU ARE BRILLIANT. Thank you so much this is super helpful. I really appreciate you hunting all that down for me /gives you all the love ever

[valentineluke]

Are still going to do this? Answer: Yes - I got something juicy for her column.