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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

Private

[indispensable]

[...normally Alhaitham would just leave things at that, but—well. He knows that Sherlock has a hard time with things, and he understands that the detective's initial offer was only with good intentions for the most part. He just wants Sherlock to be doing this because he wants to, and not because of some kind of expectation that doesn't even exist.]

You are right—this holiday of yours does not exist for Kaveh or I. Thus, it stands to reason that any expectations attached to it likewise does not exist.

So in accordance to same line of reasoning, any form of gift giving should not come as a consequence, but rather a choice.

[Please pick up what he is putting down, Sherlock. Alhaitham is literally hand holding you at this point.]

Private

[astudyinviolet]

[ He does have a hard time with things. With a lot of things.

There is a delay between Alhaitham's message and Sherlock's as Sherlock thinks things through. ]

I believe you have given me an idea as to how I can solve my predicament.

[ If he doesn't leave his name on the gift, then people won't immediately know it was him who left the gift and thus won't feel obligated to give a gift in return. It works regardless of who celebrates or does not.

Although, it won't be hard to figure out who left the gift. He should have tried to be sneakier or not give such personalized gifts in some cases. ]

Private

[indispensable]

[Sherlock. Sherlock no. Sherlock this is not what he wanted you to do—

But as Alhaitham is not gifted with the ability of omnipotent foresight, he is just going to take this as a hopeful step in the right direction... at least until the time comes when he gets his totally unnamed present and be proven so very wrong, but it'll be too late by then.]

For your sake, I hope its a sensible one.

[Alhaitham does not know what is going to hit him.]

Private

[astudyinviolet]

It will be. Thank you for the idea.

[ Sherlock has no idea what he's about to unleash. ]

Private

[indispensable]

You're welcome.

[Sherlock truly has no idea whatsoever.

Celestia protect us all.]