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WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

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AHOY! HELP WANTED. THINK YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE THE FACE OF ESCORDVI’S VERY FIRST ADVENT CALENDAR? POST YOUR GLAMOROUS PICTURES TODAY. POST THEM NOW!

A group of collaborators is looking to put together Escordvi’s very first annual advent calendar. For its inaugural year, they want to compile a collection of pictures of beautiful riftfarers to represent each month. These pictures can range anywhere from beauty shots, to thirsty body shots, to tasteful fashion poses. Anything goes!

Have your character post their own (or their friends, enemies, boyfriends, girlfriends, dogs) photos to this network post. NPCS can also be used to post photos. Then feel free to comment around on the photos with which month or season you think would suit them best. Or just comment about how much you like the photos. Who’s hot? Who’s not? Or about how horrified you are that someone posted yours! Any and all feedback is needed so they can create the best calendar ever!

At the end of the month, an advent calendar for 2025 will be created! If there are enough submissions, there will be multiple calendars so don't be shy or think you'll be left out! For ease of use, the calendar has been broken down into the four seasons so that multiple themed shots can be posted. Get posting!

PLEASE USE THE FORMATTING CODE PROVIDED IN EACH TOPLEVEL! Putting the character's name in the subject line is optional but helpful for quick reference. Any who don't follow instructions will have their comment screened so it can be edited. This is mostly to ensure images are not too large and stretching pages. Please try to crop images to best fit the code, especially long ones. The code will automatically resize images to a max width of 300px, so an image with a 3:4 or 3:5 ratio would be ideal.

QUICK LINKS: SPRING 🌻 SUMMER ☀️ AUTUMN 🍂 WINTER ❄️

Comments

[forgeabettertomorrow]

[Darin doesn't know if he's in danger but he can't help but play along.]

Oh and lets not forget that springtime usually coincides with something new! A change! I know that Benedikta's helped me change for the better too! She's really easy to talk to even if she doesn't seem like it at first!

[ramuhs]

[He may or may not especially if he keeps going—]

Really? Now that's a story I'd like to hear.

[At the risk of their lives—]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Well it was that whole trouble a few months back on Eltrut

[Darin is careful not to name 'Garuda' specifically. But he assumes Cid will know what he means.]

Because of what happened I wound up using my powers in front of people. One of them was Zelda. I actually saved her during that whole thing.

I honestly count that moment as one the moment things in my life completely changed and it never would have happened if not for her. Plus she's just been really supportive of me learning to use my powers. You guys both have.

So yeah, you know how people tend to be really thankful for spring after a long, harsh winter?

It's like that.

[ramuhs]

[Ah yes, he knows exactly what he's referring to, though it's not what he expected to hear. He'll be glancing over at Benedikta since she's watching him with a bit of an amused but fond smile before responding to Darin.]

It sounds like that's also the moment when spring started to bloom for you, too.

[Referencing his romance with Zelda? MAYBE.]

Suppose we could also consider this "Winds of Change."

Now that would be a perfect caption for her should she make it on the calendar.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Pretty sure it was early summer though.

But I like the "winds of change" angle! I think that suits her perfectly!

[ramuhs]

And what happens before summer? Spring, which is when the first meeting happened 😉 It all connects.

[Somehow. He's rolling with it, anyway, like a true old man.]

Now we just have to continue to bolster her popularity. However, I haven't decided which month would be the best. I suppose it doesn't matter too much, but what do you think? The change right after winter, or before summer?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

[Darin's not sure he gets it. Of course spring comes before summer! Cid, stop acting weird!]

I'm still getting used to the month names here. Would the spring fall with the first month or would it be the third month since winter usually encompasses the first two months?

Isn't the fourth month usually a little blustery? Kind of ushering in spring?

[ramuhs]

I do believe this month would be the first for winter, meaning the first two of the year would be included.

They have that spring festival in the fourth month, though I believe the third is still officially considered spring.