#faimadmin

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Hello! I hope you’re all having a fantastic day so far. I’m excited to announce that Venli will be joining the team as an admin in order to provide a much-needed helping hand, both in managing the main and working behind the scenes with fun and exciting stuff we’re looking forward to showing you later down the line. Please join me in welcoming Venli to the admin team! <3

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This entire week’s dashboard was an object lesson in how quantity and quality do apparently make good bedfellows, because damn, all these threads are proving it can be done? All of you are out here winning. Except Hippolyte, but... <3

Genuinely, there were so many replies to bowl us over, both individually and collectively, and we are once again so so inspired by the dedication & talent of our members (our beloveds...). Most of all, we are stunned by everyone’s determination to rally the common braincell for the purpose of developing this story arc together. Thank you so much and stay tuned (though some of you need to get some sleep, really) for tomorrow’s event !!

AGRIPPINE: does a lamb know how to face its slaughter? does the sacrifice know how to brace itself and accept, so yielding and pliant, as they are led to the altar? agrippine follows helene silently, afraid to make a sound lest she decide on a crueler punishment than the one she’s already listed.

BEAU: She begins to sit up, shuffling through a few things on his desk. Nothing wild or scandalous. Her thoughts briefly wander to if he has a lover, if he enjoys things other than following behind Calandre and cutting off heads. She snorts at the thought.

CECILE: Still, she allowed him his hesitation. She hopes he will allow her the same. She is accustomed to small, comfortable secrecies shared with Michel, secrets that smell of fresh pastries and Cecile’s finest perfume. It is an odd thing, to come here and discuss matters of blood.

CYRIL: It’s the way Gisele seems hellbent on forcing her beliefs about nobility that makes Cyril the most nervous. “You’re right, it is comforting and I could spend hours of my day wondering what could have been. And I never said I saw Celestine as a... meritocracy. I am aware of what it is.”

DEGARE: It never ceases to astonish him, unacquainted with magic as the next man, how she bleeds the objects of their tincture with such ease. Darkness washes over the cloth, like the spread of rot. The accents, wine-red, are a nice addition, though he doesn’t say so.

ETIENNE: Liane did not merely exist within the shadows— they were the forces that moved her, that fueled and called upon her— the very forces that she answered too. What dreadful devices existed beneath her splendid visage and how enamored he'd become as a result.

GISELE: Some believe there is constancy in the finality of grief, but the notion is misguided-- finality comes when the grief is sourced from circumstances beyond your control. Gisele’s grief is a suffocating shark on a fisherman's boat, slippery and sharp-toothed and either thrashing so violently it could shatter bone or lying so still you could not meaningfully tell if it was still clinging to life.

HELENE: It is a declaration, as she tilts her head to the side elegantly, a sharp eye pinning them down beneath her gaze. Fear does wonderful things to the psyche of those who cannot withstand it, but Helene does not have time for it. Only the auspices of this evening have kept the nobility from turning their eye, but they will not suffer it for long.

ISEULT: He flips the coin off his thumb and catches it. Doesn't even need to look. Knows the imprint of heads against his skin well enough to know the answer is 'Yes'. The prophet’s spoken. Iseult strolls on in.

LIANE: The sharp of her tongue mirrors the sharp of her stare as she lessens the distance between the two. “You know what I am. Do not deny it. You have always known, and still, you served your heart on a silver platter and expected me to be gentle with it.”

MATTHIEU: For a second, Matthieu watches its colour jump out, and thinks this thing between them is not just duty. It’s not just habit. In a way, saving her from the weight of the moment—from the brand, both holy and professed, of always having to leave her mark—is like working up to save himself. 

MICHEL: He crushes any semblance of irritation under his heel, fingers twitching for his helmet -- he could put it on, but that would be dishonest, seem strange to don now after so many hours without it. Hippolyte’s blood still stains the silver plating. 

PATRICE: He watches the man when the other’s gaze drops to his work, follows the sharp lines of his face to the softening of his expression. Can a face hold mystery, or only an expression? Savatier’s expression doesn’t seem to be projecting anything mysterious, simply humble and helpful, and yet there is something that Patrice wishes to crack open, a marrow he wishes to discover.

ROSALIND: When your desires are made equal in the other, when the bottomless hole of your stomach matches the bottomless hole in theirs, it becomes a question not of want and greed and hunger and avarice — but of dominion. Who will rule? Who will conquer? Who can bare their teeth and snarl the longest, until the other loses heart and shrivels away, swallowed whole?

SAINTE: They’re glad for their mask, hoping it hides their discomfort to some extent, although not much. It hangs in the air between them. “I don’t know.” They want to say no, but they can’t, can they? It’s undignified. But what dignity is there in the career they’ve chosen?

SAVATIER: he’d never known the touch of crushed silk until a courtier brushed against him at the summer palace, never understood the need nor the prevalence of masks, not even when he forced himself into the custom, not even when he forgot his in his chambers and weaved through the seas of marionette faces with his own flesh bared.

SIDONIE: His blood still stains the bottom of one of her heels and her jaw still still aches from being clamped shut to stifle her own inquiries. It is not her place to question Her Imperial Majesty, and anything that happens outside the realm of the arcane is beyond her purview.

VIOLAINE: Sidonie was real, and her splendor was something that existed outside of Violaine’s daydreams. The back of her hand outlined the curve of her companion’s cheek— her own way of affirming Sidonie’s existence, an existence that oft felt too good to have been true, so much so that Violaine could not help the random onsets of doubt.

YVON: she had never warmed a glass between palm and flushed breast, held to her heart like the carved wooden figures of odeline hand-crafted and favoured by peasant women, while standing witness to impromptu execution. liquid or ephemeral, she had never forgotten to abandon a flat, lifeless thing in exchange for one crisp and bubbling.  

ZHENYA: Far beyond, the streets of the Northern city breathed in a tranquil cadence, humming with motion and thrumming with activity. All around him, life drawled on, idle and unhurried; ever eager to sustain its oblivion towards the halting horrors and terrorizing trials it so callously incited.

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Good morning/afternoon/evening! I hope you’re all doing really well. It’s Friday, which means hip hip hooray, it’s acceptances day, and our second week of being open! This means that members will now be able to apply for second characters and submit their application today, should they choose to do so. (Members, if you have any questions about that, please put it in the questions chat in the Discord or send an ask to the main!) A couple housekeeping things: I’ll be holding an activity check later today! If you need a hiatus or an extension, please reach out and let me know. Our first task will be posted later this evening, which I’m super excited about, and can’t wait for all of you to see, and then there’ll be another little surprise for all of you as thanks for being such wonderful members. I’ll be at work for the majority of the day today, so I might not be able to immediately update the appcount, but I’ll be dming people to inform them that their application has been received. If you need a reservation, remember that you need to have it sent in by 5PM MST today, at least two hours before the submit box closes. That’s all she wrote, thanks for checking in! <3

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Hello party city! Following the rightful cries of the masses, we decided to introduce a NPC section in our character masterlist, currently featuring Alain Gauthier & Empress Calandre. More names and details will be added as they become relevant to plot progression, particularly with our second event and skeleton batch being just around the corner <3 As always, let us know here or on Discord if you have any questions!

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Sometimes, in the early hours of the morning, you like to pull yourself from the warmth of your bed and walk through the alleys and streets of the city. You’re at peace with yourself, your desire to explore a place which belongs as much to you as you do to it. You like to listen -- to hear what Val Faim has to say to itself. A couple, arguing at the first light of day, to the dismay of their neighbors. Merchants in the Gold Quarter, their stalls already set up before the sun’s even risen, singing softly to themselves or taking the moment of peace to catch up before it’s time to work. The steady beats of the ocean waves against the docks, sailors laughing with mirth as they return to solid ground for the first time in months. The bell hanging at the very crest of the Summer Palace, ringing when dawn blankets Val Faim and paints everything gold. Birds fly from their nests in the Empressian Gardens, and as you watch two doves chase after each other, you cannot help but wonder: where else would you want to be, but here?

LISTEN TO SIDE A  /  LISTEN TO SIDE B

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Good evening! I hope you’ve all had a great day. I just wanted to check in and say thank you for all the love you’ve given Faim, and I hope that you’re enjoying the skeletons as they release! Both of the currently taken characters have been posted as well, so you only have open skeletons to look forward to for the rest of the week. Woo!

Right now, we’re on track to have all the skeletons out by this Friday, and as addressed in this ask, I’ll be deciding an acceptance date once ten applications in total are submitted.  You’re free to send your application whenever you want -- if you’ve already found a character that catches your eye, then go for it! The submit box is open. The main has also been updated to reflect this decision.

Additionally, the glossary page has been created, and will be continuously updated as I think of important things to add on.

Finally, I’ll be at work for the next two days, so my speed in answering questions might be a little slower, but I’ll do my absolute best to keep up with everyone and appreciate your patience. As always, if you need anything or have any questions, send an ask or a DM and I’ll get to you when I can. 

Once again, thank you so much for the interest you’ve all shown -- I’m excited to see your applications, meet your characters, and build this world with you. ❤️

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Hello, hello! With Sidonie released, all the skeletons have been officially posted -- so exciting! (!!!!!!!!!!) This means that from this point on, I’ll hopefully be around to answer your questions in a more timely manner, and get some of the more fun stuff I’ve had in the works out onto the dashboard. Like it says in the sidebar, I’ll be choosing an acceptance date once we reach ten applications, but that date should still allow for plenty of time to finish your app if you haven’t picked a character yet.  I’m going to be spending some time today on a sample app for those who are in pursuit of a little more guidance, in hopes of getting it up and running some time over the weekend, but I work Saturday and Sunday, so no promises! I’ve also updated the glossary again to update the section on Chevaliers, for anyone interested in Matthieu. I don’t have anything of particular importance to say other than that, so I’ll give you all a real quick thank you for all the love you’ve shown Faim thus far, and reiterate that I’m so excited to see your applications. I hope you’re all having a good one!  💖

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As our first event progresses to its conclusion over the following week, we thought it’d be a good time to roll out a poll for the date of our second event & subsequent plot drop ! Please let us know what date & time would work for you - and remember you can select multiple dates if that suits !

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Hello, everyone! Welcome to Faim, I’m so happy to have you here. Thank you for taking a look at the blog, and if you’ve reblogged the promo, double thanks! I’ll be holding a little drawing today and messaging whoever wins to get their sneak peek of the skeleton they choose and to decide which one releases first.

At the moment, all of the pages are finished, except for the glossary, which I’ll be working on getting up this afternoon or evening, before the first skeletons release.  There’s a lot to look over, but things have been broken down in a way that I’m hoping will be helpful to understanding the world. If you have any questions or need clarification about anything, feel free to send an ask or DM, and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

Once again, thank you so much -- I hope you’re having a wonderful day!

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Hello! We’re fast approaching the second round of acceptances tonight at 7PM MST, and I thought I’d stop by with a few updates. Firstly, the LOCATIONS page has been updated with a little more information on places of worship in Celestine! Secondly, the RULES have been updated with details on reservations and how they work, so if you have any questions, check there first! That’s basically it -- I hope you’re having a good one!

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And that concludes the first round of acceptances! I’d like to give all of you who applied a big thank you, and wholeheartedly encourage applicants to reach out for feedback if desired, and please apply again come Monday, or whenever you have the time. I mean it, genuinely, when I say that I did not read a single bad application tonight, and I don’t take the choices I had to make lightly. Faim could not have flown without all of you and your efforts, and I want to do nothing more than give you all the biggest hugs on the planet and kiss your cheeks and go thank you.

To those of you who were accepted, I’d like to say congratulations one more time! We’ll be kicking off the group some time tomorrow, so I’d ask that you send your account in within twenty four hours and make sure you’ve reviewed the checklist to make sure all your ducks are in a row! I’ll also be sending out the invites to the Discord channel as soon as I have your blog. The first event will be posting tomorrow, and I can’t wait to get started on this fun and exciting journey with you all.

For the rest of the night, I’ll be taking a bit of a break and then come back to get the main updated and organized. Bear with me through this process, as I want to ensure I’ve dotted all my i’s and crossed all my t’s, and let me know if I’ve missed anything important by the end!

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Good evening! I hope you’re all doing well. Per the announcement of the poll this morning, the people have spoken, and the people would like a concrete acceptance date! Here we go:

The submit box for the first round of applications will CLOSE at 7PM MST, THURSDAY the 22nd. This is the deadline, and should all go well, acceptances should be held that evening. I will not be accepting reservations for the first round. A second round of acceptances will be held at 9PM MST, SUNDAY the 25th. I will be allowing for reservations for the second round. If you have any questions, please feel free to DM the main. I hope you’re all having a wonderful evening! <3

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Good afternoon! I’ve been getting some questions about the process of selecting a faceclaim and second choices, so I wanted to clear some things up:

For the sake of making things as simple as possible, you are no longer required to list a second choice.

You can list more than one option if you are undecided on who you want to use and want me to make that call for you, but if you know who you want to use and are set on that faceclaim, and they’ve been approved and follow the guidelines listed in the rules, putting only them down is fine!

Lastly, if two people double up and apply with the same faceclaim and both are accepted, I’ll pull both applicants aside separately and see if something can be worked out.

I hope this clarifies things, and I hope you’re all having a great day so far!

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Good morning/evening/white night to everyone !! This is a reminder that our submit box will close this Friday, at 8 PM MST. Reservations will be accepted up until Friday, at 6 PM MST. Acceptances will be posted throughout the night, and in the meantime we are here for any questions you might have, whether about faceclaim alternates, prompts, or extra lore detail ! All our new skeletons have now been added to the masterlist, but if you want to read them all in one go you can skim through our open tag. Have the very best week and looking forward to reading your apps on Friday <3   

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Hi all! This is just a quick note to let you know I am currently at work and won't be able to update the application count until I get home. I will be DMing applicants to let them know that their application has been received, however. Thank you for your patience! 💖

- Julia

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And with that, the first and second rounds of acceptances are complete! Thank you to everyone who applied, and as always, feel free to reach out for feedback if that’s something you’re interested in. From this point onwards, acceptances will be held every Friday at 7PM MST. The main will be updated shortly to reflect this. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I hope you’re all having a good one! <3 Thank you again for all your efforts to make Faim as thrilling and fun as it’s been thus far!