INTEREST CHECK

[holynights]

INTEREST CHECK

Hi there! This is Shay, and this is my silly little shipping game idea. Welcome to the HOLIDATE interest check! Thank you for giving the game a look! HOLIDATE is a shipping game themed around winter holidays and Christmas romance tropes specifically. It borrows heavily from Are You the One?, both the reality television show and starswept's short-term game from earlier this year. The premise is borrowed and tweaked with her permission!

HOLIDATE is a short-term, private game that will run on a weekly event schedule from Halloween to mid-December, with an "off" week with no major events to accommodate Thanksgiving. Each week, characters will compete in romantic challenges and dating scenarios while trying to find which other participant the game runners have selected as their Perfect Match. If all matches are found by the end of the game, every character will win a "Holiday Miracle" and be able to have a wish of their choice granted. While the basic structure is reminiscent of other short-term setups like murder and mafia style games, it is my intention that HOLIDATE remain low-pressure throughout its run. The short duration and end goal for the characters will still create the incentive for rapid CR development; however, participation in every single event isn't mandatory. This is my Christmas gift for my friends and I want to make it a positive, cozy experience.

If you haven't already, please check out the premise, rules, and FAQ for more information about the game. If you have any other questions, I'm happy to answer them as well! I'm very excited to play with everyone, and I hope the premise has piqued your interest!

The interest check is now running! Go wild in here, enable each other, hype one another up, and most of all, remember to make some holiday wishes come true!

INTEREST CHECK FORM

Your Name: Who are you?
Contact: How do we contact you?
Character Considerations: Tell us who you're thinking of bringing!
Certainty: Are you in it to win it? Not sure if you'll have enough time to play? On the fence?
Questions, Comments, Concerns?: Mechanics-related questions or any clarification you'd like on the premise or ideas? Any issues with the end date? Any Santa secrets?
Anything else?: I'm scared to see what you'll put here.

If you're interested in playing, you can use this form to post your interest check comment in style!

<b>Your Name:</b> Who are you? <b>Contact:</b> How do we contact you? <b>Character Considerations:</b> Tell us who you're thinking of bringing! <b>Certainty:</b> Are you in it to win it? Not sure if you'll have enough time to play? On the fence? <b>Questions, Comments, Concerns?:</b> Mechanics-related questions or any clarification you'd like on the premise or ideas? Any issues with the end date? Any Santa secrets? <b>Anything else?:</b> I'm scared to see what you'll put here.

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[graphing]

Your Name: ale
Contact: kirbies; feel free to add
Character Considerations: i'm gonna be honest, not a clue as of yet! i have a whole smorgasbord of characters to consider, but most aren't readily romantically available, and i do want to play someone compatible with the setting. i have a feeling any choices would likely be from the gacha game alchemy stars, because i have hella brainrot and that's just where i'm at right now. pittman is the forefront consideration rn. maybe another gal from it.
Certainty: barring something time-consuming cropping up during the game's timeframe, i'm in it, baeby. all about sappy shippy shit even if i do have a preference for slowburn.
Questions, Comments, Concerns?: i've never been a part of a shorterm game before, and i'm wondering if i should give are you the one? an episode watch or two (i probably will just because it does sound entertaining, hehe).

Anything else?: you have been spared... for now

[lockedon]

i only played alchemy stars for a bit before arknights pushed it out (sorry alchestars) but i can only support your brainrot, as a fellow gacha brainrot player. u_u

also pittman looks hot, so

[graphing]

tysm!! i've been eyeing up arknights for ages but ik i'm doomed to get sucked in, oof... you get it

they sure know how to design those gacha husbands, man, smfh

[lockedon]

LMAO that's fair, i said i would reroll for a character and then uninstall the game but here i am a year later....... but if you do ever start let me know 👁️ i am happy to hold hands/lend my supports as needed

excited to see whichever hot anime wife/husband you bring though!

[graphing]

HAHAH i just bungled my way through alchestars (for better or for worse) and somehow didn't loathe it, so. ty gacha senpai, would hella appreciate potential help with the arknights

[holynights]

tbf at least half of us have SOME form of gacha brainrot and many of us have comorbidities...you are not alone

i'm also flashing back to when i misread you talking about alchestars and arknights and made a big asshole out of myself thx to your convo with val help

Pittman looks like he's seen some shit...and like maybe he needs some time off. Give him a holiday!! Or any of your girls tbh I'm sure they're all cute as hell.

I RECOMMEND WATCHING AN EPISODE OR TWO IF YOU WANT THE DRAMA, but it is by no means mandatory. If you do watch some, I would recommend season 4 because in the second episode a man punches a hole in the wall bc he's not a match with a girl.

[graphing]

ty for making me feel normalish shay.

no i loved ur enthusiasm for jumpin straight into the gacha character selection sshhhhh... and that's exactly what i'm thinking, re: pittman. if you're married to the job c'mon. you can afford to give yourself a break once in a while.

okok i'm off to find this in season 4, that sounds too good so i can't miss this.

[dominooo]

please watch an episode or two, it is absolutely moronic and it inspired me to make the game immediately--

BUT ALSO YOU KNOW I SUPPORT ANY ALCHEMY STARS let Pittman find love

[graphing]

it's sealed... now i definitely gotta

I HOPE HE CAN, i'm still waffling but like... why not, i guess, you know

[snarksengumi]

HOLD UP I initially considered playing from Alchestars here too but decided against it because haha, what even are castmates and now—

Pittman is such a great choice though…

[graphing]

!!

yeah spying other alchestars characters in dwrp feels like... pigs will fly sooner. I AM SUPER INTRIGUED, who were you considering!!

[snarksengumi]

I'm sorry I already decided on a different gacha for this game BUT IN ANOTHER TIMELINE it would have been a toss-up between Sinsa, Corax, or Genevieve. Honestly, Pact, Faust, and Jeno are sorta on the table too since I'm True Order trash but I never made journals for them…

[graphing]

great picks, in general really... genevieve seems like she would be SO fun to play. i'm illumina garbage, normally, so i definitely understand this. regardless, i'm lookin forward to who you decide to pull in for this!!

would you mind if i added you on plurk!

[snarksengumi]

And yet you're on a rediesel journal... Not that I blame you since sinsa's my fave character normally

But feel free! I'm on mobile rn but I'm yautja over there and would love more people to yell at about alchestars with! Hell I'm even up for a psl or two if you want 'em.