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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

Valo (and Eustace, ssshh)

[starshower]

VALO

🐾 Valo loves treats and ear scratches and runs along the beach, great at fetch
🐾 He's super sweet and smart! And loyal, a fierce guard dog! 🐕
🐾 His name comes from "valor" because he's the bravest boy!
🐾 He's an excellent thief. He's stolen my heart plenty of times, and if you're not careful, he'll steal yours too!
🐾 How can you say no to that smile?
🐾 Helps that his owner loves him so much too ;) Two of the sweetest boys this side of Escordvi

text; un: nutsornothing

[nutsornothing]

Valo's a great pup! His owners alright too I guess.

[starshower]

And what's that supposed to mean? Don't they say that the dog is only as good as the owner?

1/2

[nutsornothing]

Huh? Never heard that one before!

But I'm just kidding, Tifa! Eustace is my partner in crime we've done a lot of crazy shit together.

2/2

[nutsornothing]

[A beat as he scrunches his nose a bit firing off another quick text.]

How come you're so worried about Eustace anyways?

[Curious, Tifa. How very curious.]

[starshower]

What? What do you mean worried? I just meant in general! And I don't want anyone thinking that he's a bad person! He's not.

[Sweatin'.]

But you already know that, I guess.

[nutsornothing]

Yeah, I do. He's one of best buddies here who's gotten into a lot of shit together with me.

So what's the deal here do ya like him or something, Tifa?

[starshower]

[Never mind that their entire conversation is public—]

What? Of course I do. I mean, as a friend. We're really good friends.

[nutsornothing]

[Oh Denji may have noticed that conversation down there and is squinting super hard as he types back a response now.]

Just friends, huh? You sure about that, Tifa?

It's cool if you're into Eustace he's a good dude!

[starshower]

Wait, what makes you say that!?

[nutsornothing]

I mean ya'll are being pretty lovey dovey on this thing down there.

Don't worry I am glad for ya both! Eustace totally needs someone to make him chill out since he can be too uptight sometimes.

text; id: flamekthunder

[flamekthunder]

Tifa.

[What is this??????

Well, no, Valo is fine, but why is in he there!?]

[starshower]

[If only innocence could be deciphered through text...]

Yes? So you did find me.

[flamekthunder]

I saw Valo.

But when did you take this picture?

[starshower]

The time before last when I visited your place. When you took me up on Nogard's back. Managed to sneak one in after we finished eating because I thought it was cute.

[flamekthunder]

[...Ugh.]

You could have cropped me out of this.

[starshower]

Why? I think it's cute. It shows how much you two love each other. 🥰

[flamekthunder]

But this is supposed to be about Valo.

[Oh he's protesting so hard!!!]

[starshower]

[IS HE...]

And it is. Did you read my bullet points about him?

voice because she only uses text if she has too!

[bloodthirstydawn]

Valo looks so happy!!!

voice! yay i've been wanting to get cr with moroha ❤️

[starshower]

Doesn't he!? He's the happiest dog I know. Have you met him before?

❤️❤️❤️ right back at you with tifa

[bloodthirstydawn]

I haven't! But I recognize the guy in the picture and he did say he owned a dog. He shot at me but turned out to not be all that bad. But Valo seems perfect balance for a moody guy like him!

[She snickers a little before it erupts into giggling.]

Valo is cute!

[starshower]

[HOLD UP, MOROHA.]

Wait, Eustace did what!?

[She'll get back to Valo in a second.....]

[bloodthirstydawn]

Uh...

[She blinks at her reaction to that. That's something! It almost makes her jump up at attention]

Ah, I think he mistook me for one of the guys he was trying to catch or he's a bad shot. But it didn't hurt me and he helped me round up my bounty too. He's not that bad for a wolf.

[starshower]

No, no he really isn't.

[Moroha will be able to hear the soft, relieved smile in her voice. Still, she's going to have to ask Eustace what the heck later—]

A-anyway. He is pretty moody sometimes, isn't he? I like to think that Valo balances him out nicely. Keeps him in line and all that since apparently he's out causing trouble.