☆ACTIVITY CHECK!THIS AC PERIOD COVERS: MAY 8TH - PRESENT
ACTIVITY IS DUE: WHENEVER
► DO YOUR ACTIVITY CHECK HERE!
► DROPS AND HIATUSES FYI!
☆NOTES AND RULES AMENDMENTS:
- Since this is the last time Interstellar is going to have AC, it's going to be done completely differently! For this round you can submit any activity you've made in the last TWO MONTHS with no upper cap limit on any of the AC form sections. Anything you want to submit from May 8th until now is good!
- For this round, I am only going to process AC for you if you submit it as finished on this post. Post below indicating that you'd like me to process your AC and I'll approve it on the AC page, and you'll be free to use any last minute MP you've earned for the final leg of endgame.
☆EXTRA SPECIAL BONUS CONTENT:
- Nothing in particular is special content besides the usual event bonuses. You can claim it for as many events as you've given 10 comments worth of participation to in the last two months, though.
If anything seems hecked up, let the mods know! Primarily, do this by leaving a comment on this post. If you have any suggestions for new content rewards, let us know that too. If you are planning on dropping, please use the drop page ASAP to avoid being banned from future entry.
If you are new and confused by the AC system, please take a look at approved AC forms that have been filled out in the past, and ask your fellow players for help. You can also ask questions here, but I've found the best way to understand the system is to see a practical application of it.

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( BEHOLD )
I've officially got the rest of endgame nailed down, so for your convenience here is what it's going to be looking like until the end of July! Details for each even will be posted closer to the launch dates.
Alright, so Oikawa (with Squalo’s help!) are planning a Grand Breakout for Pride. Currently we are hoping to tie it into ~*~WORLD TOUR~*~ plot, most likely the final stop at Moscow. There will be an afterparty on the seventeenth, and that’s obviously a pretty good chance to slip away.
Now, for the rest, we need your help!
First of all, the people involved will need to slip away from the main party. There are several options;
MASS VISIT TO THE BATHROOM? That is not suspicious at all right;
Someone with sufficient music power performs, drawing everyone’s attention (a cooperative music wizard would be needed for this);
Fireworks have been ordered and everyone goes outside to watch; escapees try to sneak off through a back alley or something to that extent (personal favorite)
Feel free to suggest ideas! More on that later.
Obviously, that’s not gonna fly so easily. Guards/security/what have you will sooner or later notice the n-th person heading in the same direction, and give chace. A fight is likely, and numbers are on their side.
Moreover, thanks to Blanche’s ritual, the Rescuers will be having trouble, well, actually rescuing them. Thanks to the sudden mess of feelings and other nasty things, Rescuers might arrive later than agreed, there might be less of them than planned, they might have gotten a WV beetle instead of a decently sized van and so on.
Which means that not everyone who attempts to escape will be able to get away.
The exact consequences for rebelling against the cause but failing to get away from the hand of law will likely be rather case-by-case; if your character hasn’t done anything to offend Pride Records, they shouldn’t be punished too harshly, but if they’re on probation already, well. Better be careful. Some more brainwashing might be included as well.
And now we’d like to know who else would like to participate! Which can be done in a variety of ways:
Being a fellow musician trying to escape and succeeding (note: if you want the character out but they don’t want to go, magic knocking out and kidnapping is a viable option!);
Being a fellow musician trying to escape and failing (whether intentionally or not);
Not trying to escape but helping the effort (not necessarily through music powers; any kind of distraction could do the trick);
Trying to sabotage the whole thing, because why not;
Being a rescuer! They don’t necessarily have to get along with Oikawa and/or Squalo; it’s possible to hear about the plan from their friend rescuers. Rescuers also have the chance to get captured by the guards if you’re into that!
If you’d like to take part in this plot, please comment with the following:
Your character’s name;
Are they a Prider or a Rescuer?
Do they want to escape or do you want it to be helped along?
Are they going to succeed to get away, or fail? Failing does not necessarily have to be tripping over your shoelaces levels of uncool; maybe you stayed behind to hold off the guards while your Important Person can get to safety, etc;
Please list any of their relevant skills that might be useful in the escape scenario, especially if your MastermindsTM should be aware of it - since it that case it might be incorporated into the final version of the plan.
You may sign up until June 13th. The event will ICly take place on the 17th, although OOC date for the log itself might vary slightly.
☆THE PLOT SO FARI've gotten some requests for a summary of the general metaplot of the game so far, in order to make the most of the endgame experience. As such, I've written one up to the best of my ability! I hope it is informative. I've explicitly stated a few plot points in here that were only hinted at or suggested before. It ends right where we are, at the beginning of the WORLD TOUR. You can ask questions on this post about ideas for plot as well!
( IT'S LONG, SO BUCKLE UP. )
☆AC RESULTS!AC for April has been reviewed, and here are the results! Everyone who needs to edit their totals should have received a comment explaining what we need from them. Comment to this post or to our comment to let us know when you've made the change.
If you haven't submitted your AC at all you will need to do so within 48 HOURS or risk being wiped. You can feel free to just reply to this post with I'M HERE! if you like as well. I'm not being too strict with this stuff, I just want to make sure people are still interested.
If your AC comment hasn't been frozen and your character's name isn't on any of these list, feel free to ask us what's up because you may have accidentally gotten skipped. Remember that you cannot spent your MP points on anything until your comment is frozen.►CHECK IN REQUIREDLuce
Pinkie Pie
Yuffie Kisaragi
Steven Universe
The Psiioniic
Peni Parker
Cely Sturluson
Sabo
Frisk
Mammon
Namine
Michiru
Connie Maheswaran
Portgas D. Ace►OFFICIAL DROPSCloud Strife
Johanna Mason
Riku
Peni Parker
Sora
Nico Robin
Kairi
Saitama
Genos
Kido
Nia
Momo Kisaragi
Keith Goodman
Bill Cipher
☆GET YOUR REWARDS HERE!☆
☆ACTIVITY CHECK!THIS AC PERIOD COVERS: MARCH 25TH - MAY 8TH
ACTIVITY IS DUE: MAY 8TH AT 11:59PM EST
► DO YOUR ACTIVITY CHECK HERE!
► DROPS AND HIATUSES FYI!
☆NOTES AND RULES AMENDMENTS:
- As usual, both rescuers and musicians can gain bonus XP for any of the regular Content Bonuses that are applicable to them. Since, conveniently, random musical pieces give you the perfect excuse to get rescuers involved in music hell.
- Remember that you no longer need to submit Standard AC (please do a check in comment instead) and that all comments can now be rolled over to use as Bonus AC.
☆EXTRA SPECIAL BONUS CONTENT:
- This month, threads pertaining to the ghost gifts in Like a Ghost (not necessarily in the actual event log, as long as they are about that stuff, though those in the log will always count) and threads from the event log Play Along are valid for the 5MP event bonus.
- In celebration of the start of End Game, this month the cap on MP in the Bonus AC section (not Content AC) will be raised to 20 total MP. This means you can potentially earn a total of 40MP through tags, content, and events.
If anything seems hecked up, let the mods know! Primarily, do this by leaving a comment on this post. If you have any suggestions for new content rewards, let us know that too. If you are planning on dropping, please use the drop page ASAP to avoid being banned from future entry.
If you are new and confused by the AC system, please take a look at approved AC forms that have been filled out in the past, and ask your fellow players for help. You can also ask questions here, but I've found the best way to understand the system is to see a practical application of it.
Lapis will be getting captured by Lesedi and mind controlled into attacking people, namely:
1. Virgo musicians
2. Rescuers
So what I'm asking from you: Is there anyone who would like to be attacked? I will say I don't really want her to kill anyone, just because that'll take her to a place I can't get her out of later on, but if you'd like your character generally hurt or wounded to an inch of life, I'm totally your girl. I see three options here for outcomes:
A. Lapis wounds/heavily wounds your character, but is distracted/driven away before she can strike a final blow. (We'd work out how this works.)
B. Lapis comes into contact with your character, but they manage to get away without harm.
C. Lapis does harm your character, but they manage to get away.
Keep in mind that Lapis should be back up to full power (minus ocean-stealing level) at this point, so she will be formidable as an opponent -- but that doesn't mean she can't get surprised or that your character won't have an ability that's effective against her.
Interested in participating? Leave me a comment and let me know what kind of outcome you're interested in! (If you have another thought or idea in mind, let me know that too. <3)
EDIT: OPTION D Completely forgot -- getting dragged off to Pride to Lesedi to get brainwashed into a musician is an option too if anyone wants it! Open to rescuers only, for logical reasons, with or without wounding.
☆FINAL TEST DRIVE
As of this moment, applications are opening for the last time during Interstellar's run.
Phew, it's been an adventure! As of the beginning of May, we are entering what is absolutely the final 2-3 months of play, and the end game plot will officially have begun. WORLD TOUR will commence, and we'll see what's left of it after the fact. Of course, this is a less than ideal time for any new players to enter, as there is a lot of plot stuff happening that you really had to be there for, as there will be minimal time to adjust to the setting. This, of course, goes more for musicians than rescuers - rescuers will fair better IC but there is still the instance of OOC confusion and there is not much administrative time to focus on getting them integrated as there has been in previous rounds.
However! If you want to face the challenge, it is completely allowed! It will just be much easier if you are already familiar with the game. That said, a bunch of new and exciting possibilities for re-apping in the event of dropped characters!
► FIRED MUSICIANS RETURN FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE(?)
Old players/characters may re-enter the game without the application process, provided they were dropped for reasons that weren't failing to submit activity. All you have to do is post to the appropriate application page and tell me that you play X character and would like to enter the game again! Former musicians will be being brought back from wherever they were after being fired, the details of which will be discussed when you reapply.
► VANISHED RESCUERS SHOW UP WHEN (AND WHERE) YOU LEAST EXPECT IT
The same process goes for former Rescuers - just let me know on the appropriate application page that you want back in and how you'd like to do so. Rescuers have two options - they can return as they were before, brought back by Shep (again) in his spaceship. Either that, or they can SHOCKINGLY APPEAR as a brainwashed musician! How they ended up in this state is not entirely clear, but boy is it bad.
► NEW MUSICIANS APPEAR IN A LAST DITCH POWER GRAB
These applications are for new and old players, bringing in new musicians in the standard way. Their presence will be an exciting announcement for the upcoming tour.
► NEW RESCUERS BROUGHT IN THE SPACE SHIP
Shep has been out in space, trying to gather rescuers one last time. This is the last opportunity for new characters to be brought onto the rescuer train, and are applied for in the standard way.
For the TDM, I am going to ask that you return to the old (most recent) one if you need it, as I'd rather focus efforts on the upcoming events. You can check out the recent TDMs here.
► NOTICE REGARDING ENDGAME ACTIVITY CHECKS
One important, final note, as I'm sure it applied to people's app decisions - starting this month, Interstellar will be moving to a CHECK IN based activity system for the final few months. Essentially, standard AC will be replaced with monthly check ins with a continued interest in the game being the only requirement - of course, Bonus AC will continue being calculated the same way for additional MP and the like, same as always.
This is because it is honestly more important to me that players who want to be here for endgame are capable of doing so, even if it's only in a few important threads rather than a general mass of activity. Interstellar is becoming less centralized as the plot continues, and it's understandable that different characters will have different levels of required activity at various times. The most important thing is that I would like to complete this journey with all the people who'd like to be here, rather than focus on arbitrary activity requirements. They were useful in the past when it came to regular band and rescuer activities, but in the plot centric world of tomorrow I think we can all benefit from a bit more flexibility!
That said, here are the same links as always, for your reference. If you have any questions about these new rulings, please let me know below.
► MUSICIAN TDM
► RESCUER TDM
This TDM is sort of complicated so this is the place to ask the mods and other players all kinds of questions! Also, feel free to do a bit of plotting and planning here too, if you like! Or make some last ditch efforts at recruitment.☆HELPFUL INFO► Follow the mod plurk for updates:interstellar5555
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► Ask MOD QUESTIONS below!
► Reserves are open NOW
► Applications are open NOW
He is being put in as a direct replacement, being given Ankh's tattoos, attitude, and musical ability. Because I'm told that Blanche can't take the time to promo someone new so he'll copy and paste onto his new identical template.
My purpose in pointing this out is that this kind of bad news would probably travel fast among the rescuers, since he was staying at J's apartment at the time. So I'm totally ok with people making notice of it.
He'll be making his debut in Virgo tower by Monday probably.
Thanks!
ETA: If you have CR with Ankh and want to plot shenanigans (because they can't implant all of Ankh's memories up to the moment after all) hit me up either here or via PM. We can do things.
This is opt-in only; if you want your character's tune repaired, fill out the spreadsheet here! If you don't, no worries - your character won't be affected. Characters with repaired tunes will be able to regain pre-brainwashing memories more easily and more frequently and will have an easier time fighting back against brainwashing. It's not a 100% instantaneous or complete fix; it essentially clears away roadblocks, but you still have to get to your destination.
If you have questions, feel free to poke me!
☆AC RESULTS!AC for March has been reviewed, and here are the results! Everyone who needs to edit their totals should have received a comment explaining what we need from them. Comment to this post or to our comment to let us know when you've made the change.
If you haven't submitted your AC at all you will need to do so within 24 HOURS or risk being wiped. If you are wiped in AC without an official drop you will be permanently banned from further entry into Interstellar, so please provide your AC or use the necessary drop form ASAP.
If your AC comment hasn't been frozen and your character's name isn't on any of these list, feel free to ask us what's up because you may have accidentally gotten skipped. Remember that you cannot spent your MP points on anything until your comment is frozen.►CHANGES REQUIREDPeni Parker►NO AC PROVIDEDNA►OFFICIAL DROPSHaru Miura
Sparks Nevada
Connor
Maki Nishikino
Ren Koumei
Captain Jack Sparrow
Tsuna Sawada
Cloud Strife
☆PLOT ANNOUNCEMENTS
As opposed to a plot post, this is an OOC notification of various things that are happening IC! I will try to keep this relatively brief for the sake of everyone reading it. Make sure you check all of it out as parts of it will relate to most characters in the game.
This post is going to cover a big label based announcement that is leading into the end game set up, Silver getting their chip-removal base together, and the final challenge for the Fairy Trial plot.
( SPOILER: IT'S TIME FOR WORLD TOUR!!! )
He's going to end up getting himself captured by Blanche as a result because we can't have nice things, but he'll have the opportunity to teleport out one or two extra people before he gets caught. This will be happening after Silver finishes the chip removal process, in the next week or so, so people who escape will have the opportunity to switch to the Rescuer side of things completely.
I believe I have Rarity down for getting a ride out, but I can take a couple more if there is anyone interested in a change of scene straight off the bat. Let me know here or on plurk and we can discuss.
☆ACTIVITY CHECK!THIS AC PERIOD COVERS: FEBRUARY 25TH - APRIL 5TH
ACTIVITY IS DUE: APRIL 5TH AT 11:59PM EST
► DO YOUR ACTIVITY CHECK HERE!
► DROPS AND HIATUSES FYI!
☆NOTES AND RULES AMENDMENTS:
- As usual, both rescuers and musicians can gain bonus XP for any of the regular Content Bonuses that are applicable to them. Since, conveniently, random musical pieces give you the perfect excuse to get rescuers involved in music hell.
☆EXTRA SPECIAL BONUS CONTENT:
- This month, the Event Bonus can be claimed for 10 or more comments of activity in Better To Pretend Pt. 1 and Better To Pretend Pt. 2.
- A 3 MP bonus can be claimed by any rescuers participating in a completed action thread pertaining to robot kidnapping mission. This means either capturing the actual robot, escaping with the body, or picking at their brains. One on one threads discussing the mission won't count for this purpose, it has to be one enacting it. "Completed" in this context just means having accomplished whatever the goal of the thread was.
- A gentle 1 MP bonus can be claimed by any musicians that have allowed themselves to be dosed with the magic power in the Better To Pretend event. A small reward for being a good sport.
If anything seems hecked up, let the mods know! Primarily, do this by leaving a comment on this post. If you have any suggestions for new content rewards, let us know that too. If you are planning on dropping, please use the drop page ASAP to avoid being banned from future entry.
If you are new and confused by the AC system, please take a look at approved AC forms that have been filled out in the past, and ask your fellow players for help. You can also ask questions here, but I've found the best way to understand the system is to see a practical application of it.
☆BETTER TO PRETEND pt 2
Just as the Hook siblings promised, within a week the various “Heroes” have been selected and contacted to their fabulous new roles. A few days after the initial contact, those who were successful in their audition are picked up in another bus to be brought back to Sevetop along with the various musicians who agreed to sign up for this little publicity stunt. It’s purely business when it’s revealed…
Some of the musicians will be participating as heroes as well!
What a twist.
( BETTER MAKE IT COUNT )

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Anyway!
Sparks has been dropped from Interstellar, but his idea of kicking robot ass and kidnapping managers for
While they could this this on their own, OOCly I want to check if there's anyone else in the Rescuer side of things that's interested in doing this before Part 2 of "Better To Pretend" goes up.
Ideally, there will be two groups, each after their own target.
Group 1, which Mammon will be a part of, will be going after a Pride robot manager. (Xiè An, manager for Crown of Thorns)
Group 2 will be going after a Virgo robot manager. (Angel Ramsay, manager for Flowers Over Bones)
Let me know if you're interested, have a preference for a manager to fuck up, and any skills to contribute to Operation Robot Punching in the comments below!