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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

[general_affairs]

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?

[garudas]

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.

[general_affairs]

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.

[garudas]

[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.]

[general_affairs]

[ 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?

[garudas]

Oh, the upgrade I have is not up for sale.

[She's special!!! :)]

I'd asked him for a classic stone oven and that is what he gave me.