COORDINATION THREAD: A thread for discussing and helping form In-Character connections

[Yoko Lee]

So this has been brought up in the Discord, but I figured I'd move this here; When roleplaying a character, especially in a play-by-post environment, one of the biggest factors I've found is having things to do with other people. Not just doing random things and seeing if people are interested in showing up, like eating or bathing or exercising for instance. Instead, like real life, having certain things one associates with doing things with. You might have your gamer friends you play board games or RPGs with, your drinking friends you meet with down at the pub or such, your associates from work that you get together with on breaks to smoke and talk about stuff, or that one person from work or school or church or whatever that likes the same phone game as you so you sometimes get together to compare notes or events.

This thread is here to discuss and help form those sorts of things, to allow people the chance to solidify what those connections might be so they can think about possible threads to make. More so than that though it's also here to for people who are looking for someone to share one of those sorts of connection's with their character: Someone to talk about mechanics stuff with if you're a tech, someone to take lessons with in one form or another, someone who likes the same food as your character so you sneak some back to your bunk, maybe even someone who enjoys long hot showers like your character so you sometimes chew the fat in the shower rooms. The possibilities are out there. And if you see two characters in this thread who share an interest that your character might have, so much the better; A thread with three or four people enjoying something just adds more possibilities!

This introduction thread will also have my existing connections for Yoko, as well as what I might be looking for;
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Current Tangible Connections:
* People Yoko shares smokes with - Richard Winter
* People Yoko trains with in Martial Arts - Butcher
* People Yoko has a romantic interest in - Tessa Wentworth

Current Non-Tangible Connections:
* People Yoko enjoys telling stories to - Hrafnhildur Ylfasdottir
* People Yoko wishes to learn Chinese from - MeiLing Zhou
* People going out with Yoko's love interests - Klaus von Zinzer
* People Yoko would like to get to know more because she thinks they're cute - Ezmeralda, Catherine Hayes, Gianna Rains, Alison Rodríguez

Current Openings for Recurring Threads:
* Looking for more people interested in talking on smoke breaks, since Yoko smokes a pack a day.
* Looking for people for Yoko to drink with, since she'd have at least a couple days a week getting liquored up in the LE/EN time slots.
* Looking for perverts/gossips Yoko could talk shop with about fashions, who is cute around the camp, and gossip about relationships.
* Looking for less than reputable people interested in earning "side C-Bills" through various means.
* Looking for other people who grew up in coastal towns Yoko might be able to talk about boats and fish and stuff with.
* Looking for people who like listening to/watching wrestling and MMA, since Yoko is a dork about that stuff.

[Mei-Ling Zhou]

This is a brilliant thread idea. With so much real life pressing in on us all the time it can be easy to lose sight of things in game until you just feel lost, I know I have this past week. For instance with you Yoko we talked about some stuff pregame and it has never materialized so this was a good reminder for me as it seems to me that Mei can tick several of your boxes. I hope you don't mind me stealing and butchering your formatting.


* People Mei has an active friendship with - Richard Winters, Gianna Rains, Alex Kovac, Catherine Maya Hayes, Aleksandr Korolov
*People Mei is actively building a friendship with - Yori Hakamada, Alison Rodríguez
* People Mei has a romantic relationship with - Butcher
* People Mei has a romantic interest in - Gianna Rains, Hrafnhildur Ylfasdottir
*People Mei has a sexual interest in - Damn near everyone


Current Openings for Recurring Threads:
* Looking for people interested in talking about mission strategy.
* Looking for perverts/gossips Mei could talk shop with about fashions, who is cute around the camp, and gossip about relationships.
* Looking for people who like listening to/watching sports, especially mech arena fighting.
*Looking for people interested in going out to a club and partying.

[Yoko Lee]

Current Openings for Recurring Threads:
* Looking for people interested in talking about mission strategy.
* Looking for perverts/gossips Mei could talk shop with about fashions, who is cute around the camp, and gossip about relationships.
* Looking for people who like listening to/watching sports, especially mech arena fighting.
*Looking for people interested in going out to a club and partying.

Okay... so when are MeiLing and Yoko getting together to gossip here? XD

[Ezmeralda]

Ezmeralda would be up for some clubbing/partying/drinking or shopping threads.

Her preferred downtime on base activities are card/board games and reading.

[Alex Kovac]

Alex connected as a good friend to Gianna , Mei, Cat and John.

Probably friends with Hraf and Charlie even if they haven't talked in game.

Alex is a wallflower and shy, but once the warrior knows someone they have a friend for life.

Things in Alex wishlist
Learn how to dance
Find Jamarco a girlfriend
Wear a red dress for a party
Get better at shooting, piloting and music

Alex hobbies
Fixing Mechs
playing guitar and singing
Reading a good book
(Rare) Shooting pistols and martial arts

[Yoko Lee]

*Looking for people interested in going out to a club and partying.

Ezmeralda would be up for some clubbing/partying/drinking or shopping threads.

Her preferred downtime on base activities are card/board games and reading.

Things in Alex wishlist
Learn how to dance

So what I'm hearing here is we find some time to take Alex dancing, no?

[Alex Kovac]

Yes!
Someone should take Alex away from repairing mechs and teach the Penguin to dance.

[Ezmeralda]

Could be fun

[John Slaktare]

I've already invited many for workouts and sparring, and I'll continue making popups for that when I am up to it.

Friendly: Alex, Hrafnhildur, Yoko, Aleksandr
Romantic: Mei-Ling

Goals: Live through battle, succeed as Gunny, succeed as lance lead
Hobbies: working out, combat training, cleaning
Dislikes: being insulted (reacts violently), unprofessionalism in work spaces, crowds

[Catherine Maia Hayes]

Catherine

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Current Tangible Connections:
* Honorary Russian Uncle: Aleksandr Korolov
* Honorary Big Sister: Gianna Rains
* Honorary Sibling: Alex Kovac
* Catherine's Mechwarrior mentor - Captain Lakshmi Kaala
* People Catherine has a romantic interest in - She is just starting to figure out those strange warm feelings

Current Non-Tangible Connections [Player characters only]:
* People Catherine likes to talk Battlemech designs with - Mei-Ling Zhou
* People Catherine is trying to learn Strategy from - Yori Hakamada, Klaus von Zinzer, Tanaki Hoshito
* People Catherine (should) know relatively well [player characters] - Aleksandr Korolov, Gianna Rains, Alex Kovac
* People Catherine does not know very well but is curious about - Yori Hakamada, Richard Winter, Yoko Lee
* People Catherine respects for their attitude (whether she agrees with them or not) - John Slaktare

Current Openings for Recurring Threads:
* Catherine is trying to learn Strategy to be eligible for further promotion.
* Catherine loves to talk in Depth about Battlemech specifications.
* Catherine is a pretty good shot with her Laser Pistol and will gladly teach others.
* Catherine is a lightweight and does not drink much, but enjoys the occasional party nevertheless.
* Catherine loves spending time in the Simulator.
* Catherine is currently without her Battlemech, now that Kenna Gaudin is working on it.