Buona sera. *facepalm* I'm apparently a moron and forgot to post this here.

For the rest of my time in Italy, this is my travel schedule. All RP shenanigans will be built around this timetable of events. Sorry, but real life and traveling comes before everything.

16 October: Etruscan sites for my Etruscans and Romans class
17 October: Chocolate festival in Perugia
23-26 October: London, England (If you've got ideas on where to visit, chuck em at me!)
26-29 October: Istanbul, Turkey
29 October - 1 November: London, England
13-14 November: Rome
19-22 November: Prague
26-29 November: Nuremberg, Germany
3-6 December: Pompeii and Herculaneum, Rome and Naples for Etruscans and Romans

In general assume that the weekend trips means I'll be without my laptop. Best way to contact me, if you don't have my AIM screen name, is to drop me a comment here. That always gets back to me.

A friendly reminder to all those at apromisedland, we've officially started. Which means our first post between Sho, Belarus and Russia should be starting. (Ryoko, you might wanna kick that off.)

Graize e ciao
-Meg

THE RULES:
1. Leave me a comment saying anything random, like your favorite lyric to your current favorite song. Or your favorite kind of sandwich. Something random. Whatever you like.
2. I'll respond by asking you five personal questions about your character/muse so I can get to know you better.
3. Update your LJ with the completely honest answers to the questions.
4. Include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions.

From mabofwinterdark ( Snip )

From Shinju ( Snap! )

Hey. Just a quick note that I'm probably gonna be a bit slow this week.

I've got a few major papers on the horizon, a lecture to deliver tomorrow and I just got HIT BY A FRIGGING BUS today so I'm starting to think this week hates me.

And a friendly reminder that apromisedland is still plotting away for our newest mafia adventure and still needs people. If you're interested, go check it out.

*Cut to video feed*

*Sariel's sitting in her living room, which is a lot more plain that one might expect (save the weapons hanging on the walls, which are plenty) grumbling. All three pairs of her wings are out, her left middle one tucked under her arm at a strange angle. She grumbles, and looks as if she's attempting to smooth out the feathers, which is no easy task. There's a long beat, and then the wing slips out from under her arm, smacking in her face before retracting back to it's usual position*

GAH! *rubs at her nose, which took most of the hit* Stupid friggin-

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Seventh Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Very Low
Level 2 (Lustful)	Very High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Low
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Very Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Very High
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very Low
Level 7 (Violent)	Very High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Moderate
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	Moderate

Take the Dante's Divine Comedy Inferno Test

Sounds about right, really.

If you woke up one morning and found me in your bed, what's the first thing you'd think or say?

I eagerly await your responses 8))))

Italy is awesome, by the by. Ravenna yesterday? *_* San Vitalleeee.

If you read this, even if we don't speak often, please leave a comment to this post with a memory you have of you and me. It can be anything you want - good or bad. Once you've left a comment, post this little paragraph on your journal and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you. Any 'verse, point in canon or random encounter between you and me is welcome.

Bahahaha. Yes hiatus means I can do memes, can it.

Quick note to let all interested parties know that I've arrived in Italy safely and that Florence is hot as Vulcan's dick right now. :D

And I'm pretty sure if I don't post pictures isabel_giovanni's mun may murder me.

What, hiatus again? Oh yes.

As of Monday I'll be living in Florence, Italy until sometime in December (pending on my refusal to come home, I assure you.) My campus there does have wireless but I'm not sure about my host family. Plus I have to you know, do orientation, move in and so forth. Which means only one thing: HIATUS! Here's the breakdown for Sariel, ___lucifer, l_vorenus and any other secondary accounts:

sixwordstories | realmof_themuse | writers_muses: Hiatus, straight up. Gonna be drowning in work, side trips to other places in Italy and so forth. The only exception might be Vorenus because well, ancient Roman character + Italy = Inspiration?
apromisedland: Active if need be. Some things have been discussed that I wanna do.
unter_allen: Hiatus until 14 September (plausible spasmodic posting, depending on internet connection.) Play resumes the 14th, but will be slow because of time differences. If this becomes a problem there will be changes.
Sariel's F-List: I'll still be reading and since time zones suck, will probably comment a bit more on fic etc.

Those curious as to what I'm up to can check my real journal (listed on Sariel's user info) or ask to be added here, as that journal is friends only. Understand that recently I'm a little reluctant to get close to people I know through RP though, and that there's going to be a lot of me doing history spazz flailing. But there will also be a million photos from the digital SLR.

Art on this post, by the way, is by hellfire_gouka's mun who is made of awesome and win.

Agape kai bios
-Meg

Okay so, longtime coming, I think. The mafiaverse comm, spun off from unter_allen is offically open.

Want in? apromisedland. It's as simple as that. If you were involved in the original plot (which I'm calling cosa nostra just to make it easier for my memory), you don't need to contact any of us. You're in, automatically.

We're pretty much an archive for fic, chat logs etc., but threading and other shenanigans are awesome too.

I am gonna ask that if you're involved, take a look at the character list and make sure I've got my info right and if there's anything you want me to edit/add. If your character is missing a description, feel free to right one. If you wanna add a location, don't hesitate to do that either.

And if you're a total newb and want in, talk to me! I don't bite and I'm awesome at retcon.

So I'm back from Maryland. While I did not get to meet the most fabulous rude_not_ginger, I did get to see a good friend I haven't seen in ages, wander around her OBNOXIOUSLY LARGE university campus and clear my head of some things that have been really bothering me. In short: Damn, I needed that vacation.

Anyway, one of the things that I mentioned is that I've been updating the mafia-verse archives, which have grown a LOT in the past six months. So, here they are.

( And under the cut because dude, seriously, we've got roughly 53 related things now. )

( There is also this which I need to share on PRINCIPLE. )

I'm fairly sure I missed one or two things, so, if I did, please let me know by posting the appropriate URLs in the comments.

As far as the mafiaverse musebox mentioned previously (and there is interest, which is fantastic), here's where we stand.
A) Apparently the mod wants permission to be asked on this matter. As far as I know, she doesn't ever want to speak with me again, I'd appreciate if someone could do this for me. Yes, I am being a coward and I fully admit it.
B) I'd kinda like to get this set up soon, while interest is still high. That means we really need to name this comm. Any ideas should be posted in the comments.
C) TIME. LINE. The above archive kind of shows that we're SUPER messy, and all dates are relevant to ONE major plotline. I think we should perhaps agree to use actual dates rather than do it all relative to one event - preferably just have the big plot from U_A be set in 2009 and we can calibrate accordingly. Feedback here is essential.
D) Again, if you weren't around and you want in or if you were around and have new muses you'd like to add into the 'verse, don't hesitate. We want your awesome.

That looks like it's about it. I swear, I'll stop posting OOC stuff soon.

Edited for clarification: We currently have myself, Kiby, Sara, Momo and Ryoko interested in the mafia verse community, which is just fine by me - that's a pretty solid cast. If anyone else wants in, I need to know soon. I would like to know by the middle of the week so that I can get this set up and moving in the very near future. People who are not even members of the verse's origin, unter_allen are more than welcome to join in. The more the merrier, as they say. Questions etc. should be directed at me as soon as humanly possible. This also includes bitches and complaints (although I prefer if you do those privately.)

I'll be offline from Friday until Sunday, as I'm heading down to Maryland to visit a friend. The laptop is staying home so I'm carrying minimal amount of things that I need. Depending on what we get up to, I may pop online at some point, but won't really be that active.

While I'm doing the OOC, I'll take care of two other things.

1. rude_not_ginger, quick question on the Pokemon macro you were reposting from ihasatardis. I remember it being a super long epic thing, but can't find the entry. Do you, by chance, have it book marked and can you pass it along to me? :D Thank you.

2. MAFIA VERSE. I'm currently going through people's journals to update the archives/time line, mostly because there's been a lot of expanded canon occuring and I'd like to get it all in one place. (Some material is in locked posts on mun journals or on character journals. verily_ergo, is there a chance you can repost the Miles-death fic somewhere? king_atheart I think you had a piece too? Hell, even I'm guilty of that, which I need to fix.)

2a) There's also been the idea ball of making a muse box comm for it, for those who either A) weren't around in the first place for it and want in and B)want to fool around in it, and not be constrained by plot. If you're interested in that, leave a comment/let me know some other way. Hell, as quite a few of us are bringing in characters that aren't even in comm (the entire Host Club, Jack Harkness etc.) if there's anyone on my f-list who isn't apart of the original community this was in but wants to try a hand at it, well...feel free.

Agape kai bios!
-Meg

This is based off some private AIM logs I've been working with gene_driver's mun that I've gotten pretty fond of. This is, of course, unter_allen's expanded mafia universe, and therefore a chance for me to play around with everyone I can. A lot of love goes out to king_atheart's mun who planted mere existance of the Hub in my brain. And of course to nottheherotype's mun for the nearly perpetual permission to yoink Tony when I need to.

Divide et impera - Divide and Rule

“I don’t believe you just did that.”

Sariel’s employer laughed slightly and turned the page of his morning newspaper. “Why ever not?”

“Oh, I don’t know,” she said, “Couldn’t possibly because we know for a fact he’s selling us out to those idiots down at the Hub which means anyone who wants information on us can get it. Oh, could it be because he’s taking advantage of your generosity? No, it’s because he’s an obnoxious little brat who doesn’t even bother lying about what a scheming bastard he is! Even better, he’s-“

Lucifer folded his paper and placed it down on the kitchen table. ( “And what would you have done with Mr. Ahteride you were in my position?” )

Word count: 749

Comment here with one of your character's names for a big block of text about how mine feels about yours. Return the favor!

Although I admit, I have no hopes of matching rude_not_ginger's fantastic haiku responses.

I think that everyone is aware that Sariel's activity has been decreasing for the past several months. I have been slow on prompts and a bit brain dead on other matters as well. This is primarily because I feel I've over-written Sariel to the point where I have no new ideas on what to do with her.

So, here's where I stand in regards to communities she is involved in.

realmof_themuse | writers_muses: These are both prompt communities I happen to love to bits and have very good mods. While 'Realm...' is monitored on activity, I have been given permission to take hiatus for as long as I need. Writers' Muses has no activity checks, so I am not concerned. From now until 17 December or thereabouts I will not be participating in either community, unless I have a genuine flash of inspiration.
unter_allen: As Sariel's canon here has no bearing on her real canon and in essence, the community is just for fun, I will continue to remain active with her when I can manage the inspiration. As I have two other characters there, I am not concerned. I will be coming off of my hiatus there shortly and will strive to maintain activity while in Europe.
sixwordstories: Taking a break, period.

I will continue to keep up with Sariel's f-list and endeavor to comment more. For the time being I am not active on AIM. If you need to contact me concerning any matter of things - requests for tags, morbid curiosity, making sure I'm not dead, please comment on any entry you'd like or send me a private message on this account. Thanks for understanding.

(Note: The above also applies for ___lucifer. The circumstances are different for l_vorenus. Please see his journal if this effects you.)

Mun has been sucked into world of TV tropes for three days straight. Instead of you know, writing prompts or doing anything productive with me aside from figure out what tropes I fit.

Please send scotch sharp pointy things a rescue team a rescue team and scotch.

Also she's been reading Herodotus and is somewhere between laughing her head off and thinking Xerxes was kind of a snarky badass. Like I said. RESCUE TEAM AND SCOTCH, PLEASE.

Pick one of my characters and I'll tell you...

→ why I decided to play this character
→ my favorite scene or bit of interaction concerning this character to date
→ my favorite original aspect about this character (world-building for ocs or head-canon for fcs)
→ the last thing they did "off screen"
→ what their last words would be if they died tomorrow
→ what the next thing I'm doing for them is (narrative, post, shelving, whatever)

BONUS ROUND:
» I will tell you what character of yours I'd like to play mine against
» you may ask me a free question

Active muses: seraphsariel, l_vorenus, ___lucifer, ponyineedyou, lt_col_hughes, impalasandpie