An Apology of sorts

[build]

Hey everyone, Laura here. I just wanted to apologize for my extreme slowness this past month or so. RL just wasn't exactly making it possible for me to focus on the game like I would have loved.

So that being said, I'm going to start trying to backtag a few things that I've been wanting to for some time now. And I was wondering if anyone wanted to handwave anything or what not while I did? You can sure pm me or whatever to work things out too. I'm also on plurk (fortuitous) so feel free to add me if you guys want to plot something out there as well.

Anyway, sorry about that slowness, I look forward to getting back into the swing of things and tossing this annoyingly curious architect at everyone. ♥

+1 bean bun warrior!

[kungfood]

Hello! My name is Cyn, and I'm brand new to Tu Shanshu. I'm bringing in Po (pronounced like bread dough, play doh, cookie dough, and kind of dough, or Edgar Allen Poe) from Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda series.

The title pretty much gives it away. He's a panda who does kung fu in a form of Ancient China that's full of anthropomorphized animals instead of human beings, voiced by Jack Black. He's never seen anything like a human before, so expect him to be a little confused about how they manage without fur or wings or claws or anything like that.

Even though he's from days long past, he has a pretty modern vernacular, so there won't be any issues with olden time speech making it impossible for him to understand basic stuff. Technology, not so much. He's living in the Water Sector in building WA-1A.

He was also the cutest baby character Dreamworks ever made and even his enemies confess that pandas are totally adorable. Even if they want to beat his face in.

If you're interested, you can read more in his app! I also have an opt out post in case you'd rather not have CR with a kung fu panda. I'll be putting up his IC intro soon, and I'm looking forward to playing with all of you!

Edit: I forgot to add two things. Po is a great chef, but because he's an animal, I'm going with him being Vegan, meaning he'll be spending most of his money on food because he won't eat eggs or animal products. But if your character wants a mean bowl of noodle soup, he'll make it for them any time! And, also, if you need to contact me for anything, PM me on Po's journal or shoot me an email at smuggering@gmail.com!

How's My Driving | July 2013

[ironwood]

Three months have already passed since the last HMD? You betcha! This means that it's time to kick off the fourth quarterly gamewide HMD here in Tu Shanshu! Things are getting structured a little differently this time, so read on for details.

How's My Driving?
While each and every character must have an HMD page available, we offer a gamewide HMD once every calendar quarter. This is an opportunity to get together and discuss IC interpretations and portrayals in a respectful, beneficial fashion. In a nutshell, it's a chance to see how we're doing in the grand scheme of things.

There are a few ground rules to cover off before we can start:

• Participation in the quarterly HMD is 100% optional.
  
• Be respectful, anon or not. It's a lot easier to give and receive crit if all parties are making it a discussion of it rather than an argument.
  
• IP logging is off and anonymous commenting is on. You can offer crit signed-in if you like, but the option's there.
  
• New! We ask that each concrit provided consist of one positive and one constructive bit of feedback. Bring up something that you like about that player, and in the same comment provide something that you feel they could work on. This is to help round out the feedback and provide a better experience all around.
  

That's it, that's all!

And, to make things easier, here's a handy-dandy codeset:

<big><b><i>Player Name</i></b></big> <i>Character Name:</i> <i>Canon:</i> <i>User Name:</i> <I>Focus:</i> Optional. Do you have particular concerns about your portrayal that you'd like to be the focus of crit? You can link any threads you'd like a second opinion on here. If you're looking for structural feedback, or would prefer things like grammar not be mentioned, put it here.