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exanimatussushiflopWe look at Paradisa's residents like one big, happy family sometimes. Maybe the castle does too, because for five days this summer, the residents are really going to be behaving like a family – they'll believe they really are related, and are all part of a huge, far-flung extended family meeting at Blind Buffalo Lake for five days of barbecues, horseback riding, canoeing, swimming, small town life, and family fun!
(There are some really wealthy people in this family, okay).
This post will also be used as a plotting post where you can decide on your characters' families, or put them up to be randomized for family assignment. Keep in mind that nontraditional family composition is just fine! Given the character composition of Paradisa, it might even be necessary. Maybe your character is in a family with two daddies or mommies, and a bunch of adopted kids! Maybe your character is in a family with an adopted dad or mom! Maybe your character is part of a family where one adult has taken in some younger kids or teenagers to facilitate them becoming well-adjusted young adults, and the connection to this huge extended family is to that one grown up. Think Cross the harried single dad or Reno collecting foster children, things like that.
A few choices! Nonhumans can be humanized like usual if you wish. Or, if your character is HUMANOID already, you may leave them as they are and they will simply be “exchange students.” Attending the family reunion. Because they are now part of the family! Characters may also live in the woods, or in the case of equines, in the stables (sorry to any of those who end up there!). It's up to you whether they retain sentience and memories there, or not.
We're kind of AU-ing it up for this plot, so: you are as old as you look! That said, immortal characters are allowed to be child prodigies who have done a ridiculous amount of amazing things even in their short lives already.
No powers for this plot. Sorry!
Normalify them! Pokémon will be changed into real-world analogues for the duration of this plot if possible - for instance, Rin's Arcanine Tadaharu will just be a regular dog. Korra's Polarbear-dog Naga could be a toy poodle. Or your could become other objects the characters' possession, like phone charms, figurines, and so on. It's also possible they just disappear for the duration of the plot and reunite with their owners upon termination of plot.
This plot is meant to be played more humorous than for angst, so! Opt outs are as follows: you may leave your character with their Paradisa memories, and knowledge that all of the people around them are living in a magical castle together and aren't related at all!!! for the most part. These characters will wake up as people working in town or as resort employees! Think stable assistants, people who'll lead riding tours, receptionists at check in / check out, maids and servers, baristas, canoe guides... be creative! The characters whose memories have been adjusted will be expecting them to do their jobs and you're free to do open posts with them, or whatever you like, using their place of employment as a springboard. Of course other characters can use these locations too, but there can still be stuff for you to do.
Otherwise, if you'd rather opt out of the plot entirely, characters can spend the week on a five-day Galapagos cruise. Hope you like marine iguanas! (If a group chooses to go this route, I'll leave it up to them if they'd like to do open posts on the Galapagos cruise boat or not.)
Wow, it seems this world is quite technologically advanced! EVERYBODY in this world (or almost everybody) uses the iJournal, developed by Paratech Industries and easy and accessible for everybody to use. It's not an uncommon sight to see a person talking into a journal at all!
That said, it seems like most of the people in this town aren't using the same network provider as our characters, so they can't talk on the journal with each other. Paratech Industries and its affiliates get really particular sometimes. However, there are a few townspeople who use the same provider. However however, they are all unfortunately a little off the wall and think the dear family is from some magical castle called Paradisa and none of them are related at all... rude!
Posts to tag into will be going up each day throughout the plot. Other than that, there are some things to do around the resort itself and locations that can be used.
Ice cream & Coffee Shoppe - think: Reference 1, Reference 2.
Old-style diner - Reference 1, Reference 2, Reference 3
Local Grocery - Reference 1, Reference 2, Reference 3.
Various antique stores, a used bookstore, and other low-key shops within walking distance of the resort - Reference 1, Reference 2, Reference 3 whatever you want! Keep it small-towny.
Resort cabins - Where your characters will be living for the duration of the plot! They're a little rustic and not huge. The only thing they're big on is the CHARM! (There's only like two double beds for cabin. Have fun fighting out sleeping arrangements, and hope you brought sleeping bags). Think: Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 3. They all include: a bathroom, two bedrooms, and a small kitchen area/sitting room with a couch.
Canoeing, Swimming and Paddleboating are available at the resort itself. There's a rope swing around the lake somewhere, go canoing to find it! There might even be old abandoned buildings set back from the shore, cabins where somebody homesteaded, or old treehouses... feel free to make up interesting stuff to find.
Horseback riding - this place is that fancy! There apparently is a stable affiliated with the resort, which keeps some horses for guests to use. Their temperament varies.
Trekking through the forest/around the lake - the landscape is lovely. Watch out for ticks in the long grass! But if you get lucky, you might see some deer.
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