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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 ❄️

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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-03 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Reno definitely didn't just choke on his drink and sputter a little bit.

Jesus christ. ]


His lady friend's got great taste. Great drinking buddy to boot, too.
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[personal profile] garudas 2024-12-03 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
His lady friend would ask that you tread lightly with one's compliments. But yes, she has impeccable taste. In one man, especially.

And might I ask what it is about him that makes him such a good drinking buddy?


[Felt weird to type "buddy." But yes, hi, she's here to anonymously support her husband and talk him up because he definitely deserves it. And also to make sure there is no funny business!!!]
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-03 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I've got plenty of skeletons in my closet, but homewrecker's not one of em.

He's good with conversation. Knows how to let it flow and settle, doesn't feel the need to chatter. He's good at commanding the atmosphere around him instead of demanding, and that's a hard talent to come by.

And if his lady friend didn't mind, I've been meaning to stop by the shop on Nogard and pick up some stuff for our ship. She's always free to join and introduce herself.
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[personal profile] garudas 2024-12-04 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Quite. Though, I do find that he can be a little too commanding of the atmosphere at times.

[Too bad he can't hear the tired huff she lets out.]

And perhaps his lady friend could. You've an interest in his creations?
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-04 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
I got a feeling you do a good job going tit for tat with him.

I'd like that.

We've got stuff like that back home, and I've heard a few things along the grapevine. Also dying to hear the roar of an engine again.
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[personal profile] garudas 2024-12-05 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, I do not know what sort of engines he has cooped up in his shop. As far as I am aware, it is mostly toys and gadgets for making one's life easier.

[AKA their life, is where it all starts.

But realizing that she's slipped up, she quickly sends a follow up—]


I mean to say that his lady friend does not know.
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-05 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ He snorted with a laugh. ]

Guess me and his lady friend get to find out.

I mean I wouldn't trust an engineer to do a mechanic's job. Even if I could get a nice ride though, there's not anywhere to really open her up.
Edited 2024-12-05 05:11 (UTC)
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[personal profile] garudas 2024-12-06 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Are you much of an engineer or mechanic? I am sure that you and Cidolfus would have plenty to talk about.
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-06 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
Mechanic. I picked up a thing or two from one of the best back home when he still worked with ShinRa.

Funny enough his name was Cid too. Lastname Highwind though.

The engineering shit I can follow with hand holding, but we were usually play testing the new toys, not inventing them.

What about you?
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[personal profile] garudas 2024-12-08 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I am neither of those things. I much prefer the classic way to making tea with a kettle on a stove than the gadgets. Too many options and buttons for something so simple.

But I will support his endeavours anyway. There is a reason that he is the one doing those things and not me.
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-08 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
I see why he submitted his lady friend under spring.

Sometimes you just gotta put a kettle on, but after a couple of all nighters you're lucky if you can even hit the damn button. But are those kinds of machines normal for you guys though? Yanno back where you're from.
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[personal profile] garudas 2024-12-09 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
[She just choked on her drink. Ignoring that first part—]

Not at all. I will spare you my attempts at explaining what it is he tried to build prior to this world, but I believe it was a sort of ship engine, from what I have heard.

But everything he has created here was born of a need to make our lives easier. The teacaf and the stove, for instance. I complained enough about wishing for a better stove that he went and built one.


[—even if she is totally failing at this "anon" thing.]
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-09 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Reno was amused enough by the notion that he didn't have an inclination to call her out on it right now. It was a little too soon, anyway. Sometimes a good wise-crack has to marinate, first.

Still, that description did have him perking up a bit. ]


You don't say? Now that's more my speed. We had helicopters back home we used for travel a lot. Great for speed an maneuverability in the air, and nothing like that kinda freedom. Cloud had a motorcycle I'd pay an arm and a leg to take for a spin, but he won't let me near her.

What kinda upgrade did he get going on the stoves here?

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[personal profile] makoglow 2024-12-07 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd be careful if I were you Reno.
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-07 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I respect this completely anonymous person's side-eye game.

There's SOME lines we don't cross.
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[personal profile] makoglow 2024-12-08 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Talking about someone else's significant other should be one of them.
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-08 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Calling someone good lookin doesn't mean I wanna do anything. A friendly ego boost never hurt anyone.

If you're jealous I can always call you cute too.
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[personal profile] makoglow 2024-12-12 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
After you just called me a chocobo?

Really?
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-13 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Don't act so surprised.
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[personal profile] makoglow 2024-12-15 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Pretty sure the only things you actually find cute outside of your birds are those raccoons.
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-15 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Can you blame me?

We need something like those little guys back home.
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[personal profile] makoglow 2024-12-15 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
Too bad you'll forget all about them when we go back.
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-15 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
I'm gonna need you to elaborate on that one.
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[personal profile] makoglow 2024-12-15 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
When we go back, we don't remember the things that happen here.
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[personal profile] general_affairs 2024-12-15 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Damn, that's a shame.

We better make time here count then.
Edited 2024-12-15 21:17 (UTC)