TW: Suicidal ideation

Dec. 14th, 2025 09:52 pm
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[personal profile] physicianheal posting in [community profile] thecityneversleeps
It's always there, one way or another, but sometimes it gets loud enough that it's impossible to ignore.

TW: Suicidal Ideation (not graphic) )

It's been a complicated couple of weeks.

Mostly, he's been working and sleeping and running and trying his damndest not to think. He's been drinking a little more than he would usually and he's bought cigarettes and, when he's smoked them all, he's bought more. He's pissed off with himself about that -- it had been a bitch to mostly kick the habit, when he'd done it back in Pittsburgh. He's spent time with Nikita and that has helped, honestly; it's refreshingly uncomplicated, what they've got going on. He's picked up extra shifts. He's avoided Jack as much as he can

And it's been two weeks since that day up at Kagua and nothing is any clearer than it was before.
Which tracks.

It's a bright, clear day, fucking freezing and, instead of a roof, he finds himself on the beach, down on the sand. He wishes it was warm enough to surf but, even in a wetsuit, that water is far too cold. He ends up just sitting, huddled in his coat, staring out at the water with a cigarette smoldering between two fingers.

If he waits long enough, maybe everything will start to make sense.

ooc: Dr. Abbot isn't the only one with an ongoing existential crisis. Find Robby on the beach any time it suits your pup or, if it works better, on his way back towards his apartment near the hospital.

[meme] Test Drive

Dec. 12th, 2025 09:59 pm
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In keeping with tradition, Test Drive comes early in December. ♥

Tag into this post with characters you're thinking of apping to the game (characters who are not currently in-game or currently reserved by someone else). It can be just a tag, a brief EP, whatever you want. You can be new to the game, or simply want to test out a fresh pup. Tag each other with these characters or those already in game, and have fun.

MEME: Snap Cup

Dec. 8th, 2025 09:38 am
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[personal profile] citycouncil posting in [community profile] cityarcade
It's been 84 years.
Snap cup time, snap cup time, gather ye round!
Friends and foes together, united and bound.
Pass it to your neighbor instead of blowing up
and we'll find harmony and love in the snap cup!

Tag your characters into the meme so that others can leave an "anonymous praise note or warm fuzzy" for them! Messages can be from players to each other OR between characters (they don't need to know each other in-game, and nothing says you can't do both!). Anonymity is optional, but totally fun. They can be anything from a compliment about their appearance to an expression of lust to gushing praise for their many personal virtues or anything in between. Tag in and around! There's plenty of love for everyone.

Login info for [personal profile] citysecrets can be found here. And there's no such thing as late tags! Keep the love flowing all week!

MEME: Alignment Chart

Dec. 4th, 2025 03:51 pm
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[personal profile] afeastofthirst posting in [community profile] cityarcade
Let's try something a little different. You've probably seen those alignment charts that distribute characters among different categories. Sometimes they place characters along axes, sometimes they list possible reactions to a scenario. I'm going to place some in comments under this post, and I invite you to fill them out with either text or images. You can use your own characters only or include their friends, family, canonmates, etc., and you can add top levels with more templates as you so desire.

Here you can find generators that let you make new ones or fill out some existing ones, and there are a whole bunch here on Pinterest as well, among many, many others. NOTE: Most images are links either to a larger version for editing or to a site that lets you fill it out right there.

NOTE: This is an image-based meme but the replies don't need to be images. Feel free to write out which ones apply to which of your characters instead!

GATHERING: 'tis the season

Dec. 1st, 2025 02:36 pm
citycouncil: (happy holidays)
[personal profile] citycouncil posting in [community profile] thecityneversleeps
Though December 1st is a work- and school day for most, that does nothing to stop the party that heralds the opening of Darrow's finest (only) ski lodge.

From morning to night, the gathering goes on, an informal party marked by a variety of welcoming options from Kagura's staff. With reservations and rooms open, snow on the slopes for those who wished to ski, and a pond for those more inclined to skate, Kagura welcomes Darrow's residents to enjoy the beginning of the festive season. The fireplaces in the foyer burn bright, bedecked with boughs of holly, and the cheerful staff happily provide assistance and hot beverage to any and all.

It's an opening not unlike any other for Kagura. With that comes the promise of their mysterious and most persistent guest, the mistletoe which no member of the staff seems to recall having hung up. Neither do any of them have any explanation but a shrug and a light apology for any inconvenience when asked how it moves. Yet with or without explanation — and with no help from the staff for those trapped — the mistletoe springs up here and there throughout the lodge, sprigs of the plant snaring unsuspecting guests within their perimeter to await a kiss. But then, that, like so much else about Kagura, is purely tradition, and what is a danger to some is an enticement for others. If nothing else, it's hard to resist the call of novelty.

[ Happy holidays from the Kagura staff! The hotel is officially open for the season. ]

MEME: Secrets

Dec. 1st, 2025 02:34 pm
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[personal profile] citycouncil posting in [community profile] cityarcade
Got a secret to tell, a confession to get off your chest, a message you want to send? Post secrets anonymously here (you can use [personal profile] citysecrets if you like), either as postcards or as plain text, with or without the recipient's name in the subject, and others can guess who they're from.

If you're looking for stock images, stock.xchng is a great source. TinyPic is a good host for those anonymous images, as is our game gallery, and if you're looking for a quick photo editor, check out PicMonkey, addcaption, roflbot

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