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]

"That's a good one. You've thought about this before, haven't you?" She answered that way too precisely not to have at least considered it. Takes one to now one.

"I already have the coolest superpower I could ever ask for but, I think I'd do something similar. Only, mine would be a spatula that makes it so anything you use it on never sticks to the pan."

[closureisformovies]

"Worked night shift for a decade. The amount of thinking I've done about coffee and ways to make my life better is immeasurable by human instruments."

Seriously. So, so much.

"Okay but you realise you can't just say that and not say what your coolest superpower you could ever ask for is."

[maximumcake]

"That would do it," he says with a breathy laugh.

"Oh, shit, yeah. Okay, so, basically... anything I cook stays fresh and hot forever. Like, days and years later. Or cold, if it's something like ice cream or a pie. It won't melt no matter where it is. And it won't spoil. Isn't that so cool?"

[closureisformovies]

Actual wolf whistle. "Are you kidding? Mate that's not just cool that's basically the most OP thing I've ever heard. Literally unlimited power."

[maximumcake]

"I don't know about that... I mean, I know people that can grow to the size of a house or throw fireballs or stuff like that. This is just cooking food that won't spoil. It'll be great for when winter gets here because I've been stockpiling things, but I don't think it's really that much power?"

[closureisformovies]

"Pfft. All that's just flashy. Being able to stockpile food is practical. Having stuff not go cold on you 'cuz you forgot to finish it's also a godsend." She sits back and gestures loosely. "Look. I'm two broke girls in a trenchcoat. Anything that would save me enough money back home's unlimited power to me."

[maximumcake]

"When you put it like that... yeah. I see what you mean." He's forgotten what it feels like to have to make the grocery budget stretch. Even here, he barely has to worry about it. Now, the wheels in his head are really starting to turn. There's more he could be doing with this. So much more.

"You know, I've been thinking about opening up a cafe someday. I bet that would be a pretty good selling feature. Coffee and tea that won't go cold on you all day, only at Max's."

[closureisformovies]

"More than pretty good, mate. You reinvent the to-go cup and make it so on top of that it'll never go cold on you and you've basically cornered the market. People'll throw themselves at your feet."

Okay maybe the last bit's exaggeration, but that's Alice for you.

[maximumcake]

"I'd rather they stick to throwing their money at my feet but, yeah. That could work." Quick, now's your time to make claims to the copyright.

"I guess I could ask some of my crafting friends if they could recommend materials for cups. Only reusable, though, we don't need to start polluting here, too."

Did he come here for a speed state and accidentally come away with a new business venture, instead?

[closureisformovies]

Alice has absolutely no shame in joking, "Feel like I should be asking for a cut of the profits for this. Who knew I had a mind for business. Social sciences degree who?"

She snorts a laugh. "Though, yeah, probably a good call not to start this place up on too much single-use crap."

Especially if they're stuck with whatever resources are renewable within the bubble...

[maximumcake]

"Would you settle for free drinks for life? We'll call it your consulting fee."

The look he's giving her right now says he wouldn't mind doing study hall with her, either.

"If I start people off with the refillable mugs right away they won't know the difference. And, look, I didn't even finish my degree."

[closureisformovies]

With a cheeky grin, "Alright, yeah, that's acceptable."

Vaguely gesturing, "Honestly, mate, I finished my degree then have spent the entire time since in admin. Sounds like you've found a calling with or without."

[maximumcake]

"I mean, this is technically what I was going to school for. I was in culinary school. I just had to drop out during my last year." Degree or not, he's not letting it stop him. At least the fact that everyone at home thinks he's dead means his dad won't be on the hook for those student loans.

"Okay, so tell me this. If you could have any job in the world, no matter how ridiculous, what would you pick?"

[closureisformovies]

"Bummer, but hey, 'least around here no one's worried about otherworldly degrees."

Imagine if they checked for that.

"Not to be a total internet leftist but my first answer to that kinda question is always gonna be I Don't Dream of Labour. But," she raises a finger dramatically for literally no reason, "someone did try and nudge me into stand-up comedy when I first got here and I honestly considered it."

[maximumcake]

"Okay, okay, that's fair." Says the workaholic.

"Oh yeah? Why didn't you go for it? You've been really witty the whole time we've been talking. I think you'd be good at it."

[closureisformovies]

"Stability, mostly. Admin might bore me to death but it's y'know, steady stuff. Keeps me busy." That's the serious answer. What follows after is the more Alice-typical answer: "That and I'm pretty sure if I expose the locals to too much tumblr humour they might just die of diseases of the mind they've not been adequately prepared for."

[maximumcake]

"Hmm. You make a good point. I'm not sure they're ready for that level of.... " he waves his hands in the air like he's searching for the right words. "Help me out here, I can't decide how to describe it."

[closureisformovies]

"Absurdity? Unhinged attempts at Dadaism? Kink posts disguised as shitposts? Fifteen layers of irony in a trenchcoat trying to get into the sincerity club?"

She can keep going.

[maximumcake]

Max makes such a sound--like both nostrils have turned into shotgun barrels about to fire, but it's laughter he swears. "Oh, yeah, you definitely should be in stand-up comedy. Come on, you nailed that description so hard it's going to ask you for a second date."

[closureisformovies]

Alice opens her mouth, closes it, then actually says, "Y'know I was gonna make a joke about being a good girl who doesn't shag on the first date but I don't think anyone's gonna believe that."

Considering she dipped on this event briefly to hook-up with Erin... yeah.

"Maybe I'll go ahead and subject everyone to an open mic performance at some point."

[maximumcake]

"If you like them enough, why wait?" Max says, waggling his eyebrows suggestively. They are both sitting in glass houses, it's fine.

"Better tell me when you do so I can be in the audience. I promise to only heckle you a little." Wink.

[closureisformovies]

"Exactly. That and, honestly, living on my schedule getting the first date is already a miracle."

If she's there to get laid, she's getting laid. Granted it really had been a hell of a while back home, the schedule really is a bedroom killer.

"If you're only going to do it a little then you really better commit. No half-arsed heckles."

[maximumcake]

"Oh, don't worry," he says waggling his eyebrows suggestively, "I don't half-ass anything I do. I wasn't named Maximum for nothing."

[closureisformovies]

Without missing a beat, "Oh, well, that does explain the dumptruck."

[maximumcake]

He fires back just as fast, "Oh, it wasn't the ass I was named for." Wink.