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Welcome to Echo Bay! 

We’re a brand new Jcink Premium site set in a small, fictional town on the New Jersey Coast. Our hope is to create a fun and interactive community and site focused on collaborative development of the site’s setting and plot through our characters and their connections! We will have plenty of fun ways to get involved throughout the next week while we prepare for Echo Bay’s Grand Opening. Start here by voting in a poll for our first site preview! 

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alias: gustav pronouns: they/them favorite tropes: the middle child black sheep; parent stand-in eldest daughter; soapy plot twists and turns; midlife crisis-havers; in vino veritas; characters who are just The Worst; etc etc favorite plots/dynamics: BIG/MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES that have a dose of fluff and a dose of mess for when i crave either lol; WORKPLACES/CO-WORKERS!!!!!; slow burn romances; found families esp of the lgbtq variety; throwing two characters together in a random situation and seeing what happens! recommendations for discord gamenight: JACKBOX obviouslyyyy. oooo maybe some sort of character bingo. or even just some chill hangin' out and listenin' to music together momes. writing sprints! 📝📝💡💞 post a pic of your ideal vacay spot! -- been craving some time outdoors, somewhere with a tent under the stars and the crackle of the campfire nearby... also bacon tastes better cooked in the wilderness i am just saying.

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oops old blog, but... hi vacationers!

alias: manda (you might also know me as susan!)

pronouns: she/her

favorite tropes: took a level in smartass, luke, i might be your father, easily impressed, adults are useless, emotional regression, growing up sucks, old dog, bratty half-pint, rage quit / take this job & shove it, commitment issues, distracted by the sexy, hot librarian, mood-swinger, big ego, hidden depths

favorite plots/dynamics: blind date, foolish sibling/responsible sibling, promotion to parent, accidental adultery, one-night-stand pregnancy, big brother worship, coming-of-age story, all girls want bad boys, chick magnet, inconvenient attraction, power is sexy, am i just a toy to you?, unseen penpal

recommendations for discord game night: jackbox! scribblio! among us maybe if enough pals have it! 

post a pic of your ideal vacay spot! 

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alias: delilah pronouns: she/her favorite tropes: baby of the family, aspiring musician, wild witchy women, vibey stoners, realistic chars who are just trying their best man cause same favorite plots/dynamics: big, multi-gen families; sunny v grumpy, age gaps. suuuuper excited to play some real, well-rounded community dynamics for a change!! recommendations for discord game night: dictionarium! post a pic of your ideal vacay spot! been daydreaming a loooot about an airbnb castle in the scottish highlands

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yes i made a new blog just for this

alias: ibby pronouns: she/her favorite tropes: slow burn, forbidden romance, enemies to lovers, best friends to lovers, second chance romance, p i n i n g, men groveling lol favorite plots/dynamics: single parent plots (extra fun if there’s a nanny dynamic included), lifelong close-knit best friends, spoiled rich kids, MY MIND IS HONESTLY BLANKING but i’m open to a lot of things! recommendations for discord game night: i have none but i love game nights! post a pic of your ideal vacay spot! my favorite vacation destination would be anywhere in italy, but my idea vacation spot is anywhere that looks like this:

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Are you new in town?

If small towns are known for anything, it's being the kind of place were "everyone knows everybody else." Well, truer words couldn't be spoken for good ol' Echo Bay. It's these tourists we've got to take the time to get to know, and believe me! We want to know you!

Introduce yourself with the format below, tag it with our tracked tag #vacationrp, and send us your first face reserve today!

alias: here pronouns: here favorite tropes: here favorite plots/dynamics: here recommendations for discord game night: (optional) post a pic of your ideal vacay spot! (optional)

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Every year, in the summer season in particular, the Jersey Shore regularly hosts over 11 million visitors.

Every oceanside Shore town is individual and unique, with its own culture and flair. However, our story focuses on...

Echo Bay, New Jersey.

Echo Bay is a small, fictional resort town located on a barrier island in southern New Jersey. It’s got a steady population of just under 10,000 folks from all walks of life but during the summer season, it’s streets - the boardwalk in particular - are packed with millions of tourists from all over the world.

Inspired by towns such as Ocean City, Cape May, Sea Isle, and the Wildwoods, Echo Bay is a fictionalized small town slice-of-life roleplay built with a focus on collaborative world and community building through our established businesses, town sub-plots, and forward moving plot timelines.

Let's take a look around, shall we?

Echo Bay is broken into four major neighborhoods: Shady Point, Seaview, Foxboro, and Boardwalk Boulevard.

Shady Point

Though Shady Point is technically only the small neighborhood at the entrance of town, it is surrounded by wetlands that are synonymous with the official residential area. There are also a few hidden homes speckled here and there in the shady backwoods, down narrow dirt paths or only reachable by boat. Twisting creeks and sparse tidal islands make up most of this area. Fishing and crabbing is popular here.

Notable locations: Oyster Lake, Paradise Mobile Home Park

Foxboro

Truly the heart of town, Foxboro is the largest neighborhood with many of the typical staples such as the local primary school, a public park, and Town Hall. This area is family-friendly, with most of the residences being single-family homes or condos. The main road in and out of town, Garden Avenue, cuts through the middle of Foxboro and is the second-busiest commercial district in town.

Notable Locations: Garden Avenue, Town Hall, Magic Meadows Public Park

Seaview

Seaview is a middle- to high-income residential neighborhood on the northside of the island. There are single-family homes as well as duplexes and older houses that have been renovated and split into apartments. The lack of tourist attractions means that this desirable area of town remains quiet year-round, even with the Boardwalk only a few short blocks away.

Notable Locations: Seaview Estates, Lakeview Marina & Yacht Club

Boardwalk Boulevard

The thin strip of streets on the eastern edge of town is known as Boardwalk Boulevard. This area has the highest concentration of commercial property on the island, mostly consisting of tourist-attracting giftshops, snack shacks, and novelty stores. In the summer months, the Boardwalk is teeming with tourists who shop at for cheap souvenirs and eat too much fried foods and soft serve. Off-season, this area is mostly shuttered, with shops and businesses closed until it warms back up again. Though they may be closed for most of the year, these seasonal businesses often return year after year, and are staples to life in Echo Bay.

Notable Locations: Wildwood Pier, Echo Beach

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Welcome to Echo Bay!

Welcome to Echo Bay!

Welcome to Echo Bay!

Welcome to Echo Bay!

Welcome to Echo Bay!

Welcome to Echo Bay!

Welcome to Echo Bay!

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Reserves are closed....

Stay tuned 👀

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ibby heeeere, could i exchange my thomas doherty reserve for theo james, please? <3

ABSOLUTELY!

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hi david here again, could i reserve j smith cameron and giancarlo esposito + rescind my kieran culkin reserve? im in the discord and i did the intro! tyyy

of course! i've got your reserves updated :)

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Vacation Mode: Activate!

It's nearly time to disengage from life and let those vacation vibes run wild! With that in mind, please note that we are just hours away from opening Echo Bay's beaches for the season!

We are asking that all reserves be submitted by 12 pm PST so that we have time to move them over to the site for our grand opening. During our buzz, members have had the change to earn 3 reserves through our introductions, joining our discord, and our general reserves. Don't worry, you can still get in all 3 reserves before 12 pm by participating in any of the linked activities above!

We can't wait to see you!

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hello! ruby here to reserve elizabeth olsen!

you got her, my sweets!

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We’re so excited to meet you! Click the link to join the server and be sure to read the important channels & say hello in general! After you’ve posted your introduction in the server, send us another ask here on Tumblr with your face reserve of choice! 

Tomorrow evening, 5/6, we will be hosting a game night with all Discord members! Join to get updates on time & what we’ll be playing!! We look forward to starting our summer vacation with you! 

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is the discord dropping today?

It is!!

We've got a few Important Posts incoming. Sorry for our delay!!

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You voted and the winner is...

Hello Vacationers! We are officially over halfway done with our little buzz and that means it's time to get down to the nitty gritty, the show-stopping, the main event - Skin Previews!

We at Echo Bay think your voice is important, which is why we held voting for our first skin previews. Keep reading to check them out!

You voted and the winner is.....

The Profile Application!

That’s right, we feature a customizable freeform profile! We ask members to give us an initial glimpse into their character(s) using various open-ended template options or, if you’re savvy, the choice to code your profile entirely from scratch! 

We welcome you to be creative and include anything from bulleted lists or playlists to interviews or journal entries. Write some scenes about your character’s life! Create a collage that you feel shows others who they are. 

Think outside of the box and keep in mind that you can always develop a character further in play!

In the spirit of site previews, we’ve included some highlights from our character creation guide as a bonus: 

We will have a two-part new character application system on the site. It consists of completing your character’s plotter and main profile. Think of the plotter like a quick introduction to your character, and your profile serves to give further detail about your character and/or their story.

What we really want from your initial application is a well-rounded look at who your character is, as well as an example of your personal writing style and voice. It is up to you to decide how is best to portray your character(s). 

 As this is a slice-of-life site, all characters and plot lines must be based in reality. It is the responsibility of every writer to do their due diligence and their own research, especially when it comes to occupations, illness, or any other pivotal plot device.

That wraps up our initial sneak peek! Stay tuned for another update coming to your screens soon!