May Mini Event - You Just Missed Him

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Yorick whistles pleasantly as he hangs up a new main announcement on the central bulletin board in town. There is an advertisement posted, bearing bold lettering. It reads:

For Health's Sake!

To ensure that proper care continues to be available for all in our growing community, we are pleased to announce a drive to increase supplies for medical use. No contribution is too small, and anything is appreciated. If you want to contribute but are not sure how, ask! Additionally, please see an attached list of dates and times at which various courses on first aid will be available. CPR is a highly valuable skill--- save lives! Please direct all inquiries to Cpt. Johnathan Tuttle.

The signature of one Captain Tuttle emblazes the bottom of the flier, along with that of Mayor Poe to indicate her approval of the project. There is also a date and time listed.

When did the ferry come? Why hasn’t this Tuttle gentleman been at any other events, like the job fair? (Wait, was he at the job fair? Suddenly you’re not sure.) If you ask Mayor Poe, she’ll tell you she can’t remember when she signed the paper but she remembers it happening, and she remembers that “John” (a surprising amount of familiarity from Hellen) stopped by a few days ago with it. What did he look like? What do you mean, what does he look like? Everyone knows what he looks like. But if you somehow managed to miss him, he’s a tall, fair-skinned man with auburn hair who looks like a soldier.

The rest of the people around town will all say the same. Dahlia, Neil, Degas, Yorick, Ambrose, Juniper, Dottie down at Empty Pockets, even Mr. Pennyburrow--- they all met him at one point and describe him the same way. He evidently came by recently, but you just missed him.

If you need something signed by the Captain, leave it with Dahlia. It will be signed in a timely manner, always just a bit before you come to pick it up. Anywhere you’re told you can find him, he just left. Oftentimes the reason he’s missing is to address an emergency, and the victims of said emergencies always recall the exact same man described by Mayor Poe having rescued them. You begin to feel like you probably have seen him, and your mind is just playing tricks. Surely you must have, right?

And of course, right as the drive is set to begin, all medical personnel in town (including the retired Agnes Winterbottom, the folks working at the apothecary, and even Anders, the local veterinarian) will wake up with a gift basket. They’re simple things containing mostly fruit and wrapped pastries, perhaps a book or candle or other small, pleasant item, each one incredibly thoughtful as if he knows the recipient personally. There is a signed thank you card in each one, with the same signature.

Captain Tuttle. Who is he? You must know, lest you go mad. Spend the days leading up to the charity drive investigating, or confront him at the drive itself--- surely there’s some way to see him!

Bonus Activities!

Speed Dating

Looking for love? On one of the days leading up to the healthcare charity drive, town square is set up with tables for a speed dating event! Entry costs 10 Brass per person, and all proceeds go to help the charity drive.

When you sit down with your partner, you will have 10 minutes to each discuss one icebreaker question of your choice. Here’s a list of ideas:

1. What is the best gift you’ve ever received? What did you love about it?
2. What is something that you’ve tried once but will never do again? Do you regret doing it?
3. Do you find it more fulfilling to create things that are practical or things that are beautiful?
4. What is the strongest animal or monster that you think you could defeat in unarmed combat?
5. Do you have any pet peeves?
6. Describe your dream home.
7. What is your most prized possession that you have ever owned? Do you still have it?
8. How do you prefer to spend a rainy day?
9. How would you describe your clothing preferences?
10. What is the dumbest thing you’ve ever spent money on?
11. How long do you think it would take you to realize that you were permanently cured of hiccups and would never have them again?
12. What is something that you wish you could be good at immediately?
13. If you could have a magical item that performs one function that is customized specifically to your needs, what would it do?
14. If you suddenly had infinite money, what’s the first thing you would do with it?
15. Between the two, would you prefer to go to a black tie formal party or a silly costume party?
You can also pick your own topic, if you have one! To participate, please reply to the speed dating toplevel below and tag out to at least one other speed dater. You are strongly encouraged to seek out those with fewer tags to keep things even. You may tag out as many times as you would like. Please include your age and preferred age range in your comment title and speed date appropriately. Have fun!

Town Council Elections

A member of the Pumpkin Hollow Town Council is retiring in a few months. Elections are opening for one new member! Interested in getting in on your local government? Start your campaign here! On the comment below, create a flier (either through formatting or just a narrative description of how it looks) with your information! In the title, put your name, age, and length of residency. The flier itself should discuss your experience, your values, and your ideal policies.

Elections will be held in September. Both PCs and NPCs will vote, so you will need to appeal to the townsfolk in general as well. Good luck!

Comments

[maximumcake]

His shoulders slump. "Did people really call you a weird elf right to your face? That's awful. I'll definitely call you Finn. I'm Max Maximum but please just call me Max. All my friends do."

[fireandhoney]

"I mostly got it back in my world. I visited a few places that weren't exactly friendly towards my kind." Windhelm, in particular. "A pleasure, Max."

[maximumcake]

"I'm sorry they did that to you. If anyone does that here just tell me and I'll make them apologize."

Judging by Max's size and muscular build one might assume he'd threaten them into apologizing. But, oh no. He'd tell them how disappointed he is while giving them the saddest puppy eyes, and then tell them they're banned from ever eating his food again. Harsh.

"The pleasure is all mine. Now, let's see. Want to try one of the questions? Go ahead. Ask me anything."

[fireandhoney]

"Thanks, but I'm pretty good at making others apologetic." He holds up his index and thumb and a bit of lightning arcs between them. "Not that I don't appreciate the offer."

He may be on the short and skinny side, but one must never underestimate an elf capable of magic.

"Oh, yes, the questions." He looks at the sheet in front of him. "What is the dumbest thing you’ve ever spent money on?"

[maximumcake]

Max would be lying if he said he wasn't thinking about other applications for that lightning arc while watching that. Wow, that's cool.

He shakes himself out of his twitterpated haze and taps his chin to think. "Hmmm. Maybe 'Humpy' the humpback whale-shaped pool floaty I got for swimming in the lake."

[fireandhoney]

"I don't know what a pool floaty is, but whales are nice. I saw some during my voyage to Skyrim when I first moved there." Mostly small ones, but he did see one big one too.

"I think for me, the dumbest thing I ever spent money on was a hat. It didn't go with my outfit at all."

[maximumcake]

"They're basically a tiny replica you can use to float on in a pool or in my case the lake." He explains easily.

"Was it a nice hat?"

[fireandhoney]

"Sounds like something that could be useful if you spend a lot of time in the water." He's picturing something made of wood, because wood floats and they don't have plastic in Tamriel.

"It was nice enough, but I wouldn't wear it with teal."

[maximumcake]

"It was, yeah. I used to take naps on it." Surely this will not help with the misconception, but alas.

"Is teal your favorite color?"

[fireandhoney]

"Second-favorite, actually. My favorite is ocean blue." He taps the tattoo on his nose. "My favorite set of mage robes are teal, though."

[maximumcake]

"Oh, that's a nice shade too. I think my favorite might be royal blue and gold together as a combo." Who says he can't have a color combination as his favorite?

"I hope it's not rude to ask but does that mark on your nose signify anything specific?"

[fireandhoney]

"That is a nice color combination. Gold is something of a luxury color in my world, though." So is purple. He would wear more purple if he could afford it.

"Just that I liked the pattern and color, but other than that, not really. It was a twentieth birthday present to myself."

[maximumcake]

"It is in mine, too. The master I used to live with was very wealthy so..." he looks sheepish, "that wasn't as much of a concern." He will admit that living the rich life was not all bad.

"A birthday present? Wow. That's cool! I never considered something like that before. But, hmm, my thirtieth birthday is coming up..." That's supposed to be an important one, right?

"What made you decide to do that to mark the milestone?"