Re: OOC (Out of Character)
A word on post order: Not going to strictly enforce any particular order, but we want to avoid a situation where two dozen things happen before a player can react.
Example of a bad scene:
Emerald, Mittens, and Officer Bridget are having a conversation over lunch. Emerald says, "I sometimes wonder about the authorities making criminals join us as a punishment."
Bridget says, "We shall see. Be patient and go along with it. You will learn in time their judgment had nothing but moral standing in mind."
Mittens snirks the moment Bridget asserts 'only morals in mind' but makes no actual comment.
Bridget looks at Mittens and says, "Is something funny?"
"Well when you said 'nothing but moral standing in mind,' I found the way you framed your point to be rather exaggerated," Mittens answers, "Something I don't expect from you. I'm sure they at least had SOME thoughts in mind at the time besides just moral ones when choosing whom to send."
Bridget is cold as ever and seems unaffected... maybe. "Exaggeration is not something I practice on a regular basis. However, I did not even mean it as an exaggeration as I have lived here my whole life and thus understand the authorities here, at least the ones I choose work with, are paragons of good and justice. Mock that if you wish, but you only laugh because of your ignorance of the people here. I hope you will learn to have more respect for these people I speak of as they deserve nothing less. Some day you will look back to today and laugh at yourself for laughing at the idea that they are, indeed, that hero-minded."
"In other words you're completely convinced that they would agree with every last one of your answers to the limitless moral questions there are," Mittens answers Bridget, "And the thought of simply eating doesn't cross their mind when their hungry. No they only eat because it's the moral thing to do. If that's not an exaggeration, I don't know what is. But don't take offense to my lack of understanding your point of view, no offense intended. I laughed not in mockery of your heroes, but in amusement to my own thoughts of how one uses the bathroom with only moral thoughts in mind."
What's wrong with this picture? Emerald only got to say one thing compared to the six from Bridget and Mittens! At this rate, it'll be as though Emerald's not even in the scene even though she started it! Hence the concept of pose order. The occasional out-of-post-order post is fine, but if two players want to have a one-on-one without giving other players the chance to react, please take that to Private Messages (PMs) or request a separate thread.
It may be beneficial if the players were to give everyone an idea of the times they'll be available to post. As mentioned elsewhere, I'm usually available to post all week except for Sunday.