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Hi! I've been checking out your RP. Can I reserve Emily Bett Rickards and Aaron Tveit?

Hi lovely! Absolutely! Thanks so much for your interest, and we can’t wait to see those apps!

+2 RESERVES: Emily Bett Rickards and Aaron Tveit are on reserve for 24 hours!

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are there character traits that would be more so typically associated with either a guarded or guardian?

Hi there Anon! I would say that generally speaking, and as a blanket statement, Guardians tend to have more of a protective nature, simply because that's who they are, it's what they're meant to do. Even if they have not found their Guarded, they understand that their purpose (not solely, but within this society) is ultimately to protect, to the death if necessary. Anything outside of that is completely up to you, and it is wholly up to you how you interpret what that looks like within your character.

In terms of Guarded characters, I don't think there are really any specific character traits that are universal. Outside of their understanding that essentially, as it has been deemed by the "Gods" (per my lore) that they are the individuals who have been chosen to, essentially, save the world. All characters within this RP are aware that there are people who seek to destroy them, there are people who hunt them actively and who want to hurt them. They know that they are the front lines for these kinds of threats. So again, however you envision that kind of knowledge manifesting within your character is great!

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guardian fc suggestions?

Hi there 'Nonnie! Great question! In general, anyone can be a Guardian! I don't necessarily have a set list of people I could picture in that role, simply because it's the exact same list of people I could picture in the role of a Guarded! Anyone, in any part of the world, with any face and any body type could be marked as a Guardian at birth, so it's far more about the abilities and character traits than it is about the FC! I know that probably wasn't exactly the answer you were looking for, but I would honestly love to see anyone you'd like to bring into the role!

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Is it possible for a guarded/guardian to be D/s publicly, as would be expected, but both be switches in private?

Hello hello 'Non! Great question! So, in short, the answer is yes! As I've said, the world is set up to be conducive to the D/s lifestyle, though it is in no way a requirement! That said, it isn't unusual for couples to practice the lifestyle in public, or behind closed doors, just like it's not unusual for them to not. Which essentially means that everyone is welcome to do anything they'd like to do at any time. We'd love to see anything you'd like to bring, and whatever kind of relationship you're comfortable with and would like to cultivate! The world is your oyster!

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what's more needed guardians or guarded? female fc suggestions people would like to see?

Hello there, Anon! As things stand, we currently have 12 Guardeds, but only 9 Guardians! So, with that breakdown, we are currently lacking Guardians!

As far as MW females goes: Logan Browning, KeKe Palmer, America Ferrera, Diane Guerrero, Melissa Barrera, Brenda Song, Lyrica Okano, Jamie Clayton, MJ Rodriguez, Francia Raisa, Beanie Feldstein, BK Cannon, Amber Riley, Danielle Brooks, Lupita Nyong'o, Shay Mitchell, Katie Leclerc, Lauren Ridloff, Gemma Chan, Vanessa Morgan, Anya Taylor Joy, Karen Gillan, Emma Stone, Emmy Rossum, and Aslihan Malbora.

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what's the oldest a character can be?

Hi there Anon! Thanks so much for stopping by! Due to the fact that within this lore, Guardian/Guarded sets are born per generation, and each arrives at Brightwood at the age of 21, the oldest I would accept would be about 45 years of age!

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Good evening loves! Admin C here, coming at you doing the biggest happy dance imaginable! It has been decided that tonight at 9:00 PM EST will be our official opening here at Brightwood Academy! We’ve got an incredible group going thus far, but there is always room for more! Send us those apps and questions, and join in on the fun!

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I had considered going to bed at a decent hour tonight, then I heard the ‘80′s calling my name, and now I’m two movies deep with no end in sight. So, I’ll be around for a couple more hours at least! Plenty of time to send in those apps!

3 APPS TO OPEN and I’d love to see that happen before the weekend! Head our way, guys, gals, and nonbinary pals! We’d love to welcome you and your muse(s)!

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I’ll be lurking around the Main for the rest of the day if anyone would like to send in some questions or apps! We accept on a rolling basis, and we need only 3 MORE APPLICATIONS to open!

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Good morning guys, gals, and nonbinary pals! Admin C here to announce the dates and times for the prizes awarded to the winners of our Marked Games and Superlatives! 

As winners of this year’s Marked Games, Team Guardian has won a spa day and ice cream social! As previously stated, each Guardian will have the option of bringing one Guarded to attend the festivities with them! Below is a list of all spa treatments that will be available to students during the spa day. The ice cream social is fairly self-explanatory, literally anything and everything you can think of toppings-wise will be available!

Spa Day Treatments (this will be an all-day event taking place in the gymnasium from 10 AM - 5 PM Sunday) -Deep Tissue Massages -Facials -Manicures -Pedicures -Scalp Massages and Conditioning Treatments -Clay Masks -Waxing -Hot Stone Massage -Acupuncture

The ice cream social will be set up in the Dining Hall on Sunday from noon-2 PM)

The winners of our Superlatives this year have also earned a fantastic reward, as a congratulations from us to you! Those folkx have won an exclusive VIP Movie Night and Pizza Party! The pizza party will begin Saturday at 5 PM in the Dining Hall and will be followed directly after by the movie night, held in the Courtyard. The movie night will be a double feature, beginning at 8 PM and ending at Midnight! A any candy, popcorn, beverage, or snack anyone desires will be available, free of charge! Superlatives winners are also permitted to bring a plus one! 

Please enjoy these events, courtesy of Brightwood Academy! Congratulations again on all of your hard work and determination! As always, anyone with questions is welcome to contact an Admin at any time! 

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Honesty Hour has now officially begun! You will have 24 hours to send in questions and ask memes to any participating character!

I will be posting examples of questions/prompts in the OOC Discord, so feel free to give those a look or make up your own questions/prompts

Honesty Hour questions should be answered in character, please!

Members are not required to participate. Whether you do or do not wish to participate in Honesty Hour, please post this in the Discord Channel!

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Good evening guys, gals, and nonbinary pals! Coming at you with the second announcement of the day! As we all know, things have been heating up around here, causing a shift and re-evaluation of how we’re working things! So, at dinner time, each student received the following memo on their doors!

From the Desk of the Headmaster:  Good evening students. After several faculty and staff meetings and discussions, we have decided it is in the best interests of our Student Body to move forward with moving up exams, previously scheduled for next month. Given the events of Spring Break, as well as the undetermined event last night, we would much rather be safe than sorry. Below, you will find the pairings for exams as they are currently scheduled. Now, because we are moving this up, exams will coincide with next weekend’s Pet Adoption Fair. This previously scheduled event will still be held, so don’t let this scheduling shake-up throw you too off base. We still hope to see each and every one of you out for both events. This means that exams will take place Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 7, 8, and 9. 

-Dylan Wilson and Alec Wilder -KitKat Curtis and Aden Hart -Eddie Kaspbryk and Emmett Robling -Flint Crestwood and Basil Motta -Bijou Belmont and Perry Grant -Brennan Duchannes and Gabriel Anders -Vivianne Abbott and Daria Roden -Mali Demonia and Donovan Evans -Christopher Black and Kai Kohler -Faith McQueen and Amelia Robling -Dakota Godfrey and Felix Zephyr -Luca de Leon and Beckett Dawson -Isabel Ortiz and Sebastian Foster -Lorraine Melwood and Zoe Barclay -Madison Montgomery and Presley Wilcox -Victoria Garcia and Zachary Camden -Macon Montgomery and Samantha Styx -Benjiro Mori and James Moore -Lorraine Melwood and Chrissy Johnson

OOC: Okay, friends, this round is going to work a little differently than last round, we’re trying to find the easiest way to do this. How this will work- between now and exam day (starting Friday) your character(s) will receive a message from the main letting you know when and where your exams will take place. JUST LIKE LAST TIME Guardeds will know where they will be kept, and Guardians will be given three clues in order to help them find and track their Guardian. This time, I will make one exam channel in which everyone will place their HC’s. Exams WILL BE GRADED this time around, so if you do not submit any HC’s, you will receive a “fail” and you will be required to complete additional training times as well as mandatory volunteer work on campus. Once again, anyone failing or not doing well on their exams will be required to pick up additional training hours as well. You will not be required to write anything out on the dash should you choose not to, because we do want to make sure everyone has time to write about and experience the previously planned event. As always, exams will be graded both separately and as a unit. Guardeds will be tested on their ability to control and use their power against a staff member, Guardians will be tested on their ability to track and seek, and each pair will be graded on their ability to communicate, as well as combat techniques. AS ALWAYS anyone with questions please please please do not hesitate to reach out! 

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Good morning all! After a late start this morning, I will be around for a few hours before work, while Admin S will be around for the rest of the day! Things are really taking off on the dash, so now is the best time to get in on the fun! We have several Wanted Connections open, and plenty of soulmates/romantic connections available! We are also smack in the middle of our first event, beginning with the Homecoming Week Carnival! This weekend will be our Homecoming Ball and Brunch, both exciting events that are sure to get this ball rolling even faster! So, head on over and check us out! We’d love to see some new faces and characters on the dash!

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Good morning everyone! It’s a great day here at Brightwood Academy, and we are looking forward to what shenanigans this weekend will bring! For now, however, we’re coming at you with an unveiling and an announcement! 

As many of you know, we’ve been toying with the idea of adding a Gossip Blog feature to this RP, to spice things up, and add a little of that IC drama we all love. So, as of today, our Brightwood Academy Gossip Blog is officially up and running! Now, I’ll take a moment to explain how this will work IC!

The Brightwood Academy Gossip Blog is known about campus-wide. Everyone on campus is aware that this exists, and that it is there for student use! What no one knows, however, is who is running it. Faculty at Brightwood have narrowed their search to the Records Department, believing that a member of staff in the office is behind the blog. Inquiries are being made, however up to this point no information on the culprit has been revealed. The Records Office exists at the Academy to keep track of what occurs on campus with Guardians and the Guarded, as well as to document all soulbonds that are formed. The Gossip Blog, however, takes this information and delves just a little further, reporting on any and every noticeable movement made on campus. Please keep in mind that posts submitted to the Gossip Blog do not have to be sequestered to only sexual or romantic observations! This can also be used to air IC grievances as well! Essentially, it is yours to explore!

Players are invited to send in asks and submits (anonymously or not, it’s up to you) to the blog, for whomever is running it to expose, discuss, and delve into! It is important to note that things submitted to the blog may not be completely true- it is gossip, and as we all know, things are not always as they appear to be. But, this is precisely what will aid in creating tension, and giving more things for characters to discuss and react to IC. There may be times that whomever is behind the blog makes their own observations, and posts for discussion. Players can consider any bit of information posted on the Gossip Blog as open for discussion and comment! It is all fair game, as is any character on the dash! This blog will also be used to keep track of bonds as they form, as well as to speculate and report on any sexual or romantic interactions anyone is aware of! 

We are looking forward to getting this off the ground, and getting things rolling on the dash with the Gossip Blog. However, we do urge players to be cautious not to use this to GodMod. You are more than welcome to discuss/send in asks/submits on things your characters have reasons to know, and you are always welcome to speculate but please do not use this to expose information your character would have no way of knowing. I’ll use one of my characters as an example. Last night, Perry spent time with Faith in the Observatory. But, made a public comment a few days ago on James Moore’s post that someone might have taken as flirting- whether that was the intention or not. So, anyone could send a message to the Gossip Blog saying, “hey, did you catch Perry flirting with James yesterday, but going on a pesudo-date with Faith that night?” As always, anyone with questions is more than welcome to reach out to either Admin! Happy Thursday, everyone!

Please follow the Brightwood Academy Gossip Blog at @brightwoodhqgossip​

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Good morning all! This morning, all students awakened to the following memo taped to their doors!

From the Desk of the Headmaster:

Good morning, students of Brightwood Academy. I’d like to start by extending my sincerest thanks to each and every one of you for both your calm and cooperation as we continue pressing for information regarding last weekend’s events. I did promise to update you all on the uncoverings of our investigation no later than this date. Therefore, I am here to do that. At this time, our investigations have uncovered that we do, in fact, believe that this was a pointed attack. After working diligently with three of our most powerful graduates, as well as several Council Advisors, it appears as though the illness those who dined within the Dining Hall acquired was the result of a low-dose poison slipped into the main dishes. Myself, the faculty, and staff are all absolutely heartbroken over this occurrence. I can assure you that we are working round the clock to ensure that the culprit is caught, and persecuted to the fullest extent of Council Law. 

In the meantime, this invasion of our campus leaves us in a bit of a bind, and means that we will have to re-evaluate several of our security measures and protocols. Below, you will find a list of updated security requirements that we require each and every one of you to heed to a T. Anyone caught violating any one of these requirements will be brought directly to me for punishment. Anyone with questions or concerns is asked to contact my offices immediately. 

-Classes will remain canceled until further notice. Until we are sure that our campus is as safe as it possibly can be, classes will remain canceled. Your instructors may or may not elect to send out homework packets and reading assignments, so please keep an eye on your emails for any communication. Extra curricular clubs, activities, and sports groups will be allowed to continue meeting, provided Club and Team Captains are able to secure two staff members to oversee meetings.  -The Dining Hall will remain closed until further notice. Until we are able to ascertain exactly how an event such as this occurred, we will not be re-opening our kitchens or Dining Hall. Catered meals will continue. Anyone wishing to cook in their own dorms will be required to place weekly online grocery orders via our school’s website. I will personally be overseeing the purchase and delivery of each order, to ensure both quality and safety. Students who wish to take advantage of this option should make sure all grocery orders are placed no later than midnight each Sunday. Groceries will be delivered at 6 PM each Monday, you may pick up your order in the foyer of Camden Hall between the hours of 6 PM-8 PM.  -From this point forward, no Guarded student is to travel at any time, to any location, for any reason without a Guardian escort. Faculty and staff will be keeping a close eye on this, and anyone caught breaking this rule will be punished immediately. We will be looking at coordinating sign-ups for escorts for all unbonded Guardeds, so please keep your eyes open in search of further information on this topic. In addition, no bonded pair is to separate at all, for any reason, from this point forward. We take the safety and security of both our campus and students very seriously, and as inconvenient as these stipulations may be, we ask that you understand that they are necessary at this time.  -Exams will commence as normal, only because staff and faculty closely supervise these events. In addition, I will also be personally attending each and every exam held this round, as added security.  -At this time, all events will commence as scheduled, with the exclusion of sports competitions. Unfortunately, at this time, it is too big a risk to invite unknown students and individuals onto campus, with so little time to perform the appropriate security checks. All other events will still take place, however, with several layers of additional security checks to ensure the safety of all involved. 

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Honesty Hour has now officially begun! You will have 24 hours to send in questions and ask memes to any participating character!

I will be posting examples of questions/prompts in the OOC Discord, so feel free to give those a look or make up your own questions/prompts

Honesty Hour questions should be answered in character, please!

Members are not required to participate. Whether you do or do not wish to participate in Honesty Hour, please post this in the Discord Channel!