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holidate overseer ([personal profile] holynights) wrote2022-09-21 03:22 am

INTEREST CHECK

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 [plurk.com profile] 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!

uncoils: (Throw it down)

[personal profile] uncoils 2022-10-01 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Your Name: Steve
Contact: [plurk.com profile] opticblast is probably the best? I’m on discord at starfishplatinum#8582 and PMs are fine too.
Character Considerations: Jolyne Cujoh from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. Mulling over potential alternate choices, but I think she’d be fun and would be willing to go for it. Her last relationship got her wrongfully sent to prison for murder, so it’s bound to be smooth sailing from here on out, right?
Certainty: I would say about 85% certain? Haven’t been in a game in a few months and haven’t done a short term one in even longer, but this looks so fun and I really want to give it a shot!
Questions, Comments, Concerns?: why
Anything else?:
stickery: (then i'd go back and show my love)

[personal profile] stickery 2022-10-02 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
i'm cracking up because i completely independently was considering ermes AND THEN I SEE JOLYNE HERE TOO... TIME TO WINGMAN!!!
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[personal profile] uncoils 2022-10-02 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Perfect! She couldn't ask for a better wingman.

And yeah I read the infopages and Jolyne was the first character I played that came to mind, so this really works out well.

stickery: (i'm out i heard a heavy creak)

[personal profile] stickery 2022-10-03 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
i've just been itching to play ermes so i was like what the hell, silly dating game. IF I DO APP just fyi i'm an anime-only for part 6, so i don't know anything that hasn't been shown yet!! would you be ok with that (and the necessary earlier canonpoint for me) as a castmate?
uncoils: (Sticking your foot in your mouth anytime)

[personal profile] uncoils 2022-10-03 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
I'm completely fine with that! It's not a problem, especially since I've really only used earlier canonpoints for Jolyne anyways (or well, up to where the last set of episodes ended). You're totally good with me, don't worry about it.

uncoils: (Caution blocks you from the wind)

[personal profile] uncoils 2022-10-02 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Increasingly unhinged and unbelievable is spot on honestly. And I am 100% good with christmas tree color hair (and will look around to see if that exists as an alternate color scheme because for all I know, it does).

And I appreciate the enabling! I think I'm pretty much locked in here, but it's good to know if there's a sudden okay but what if this character instead