mayfield_ooc | It's a pleasure to meet you all

It's a pleasure to meet you all

I'm really not sure where to start with this. I'm very excited to be here but at the same time I'm a little nervous since I've never participated in a journal based roleplay like this before so I hope I do well.

It's very nice to meet you all. I'm Muri and I'll be playing Latvia from Axis Powers Hetalia who'll be residing at 7133 Brooks Lane. I hope that's okay! Even though he's the only character I'm used to playing I still worry I don't get the portrayal quite right. I'll to my best to make him interesting to interact with. As shameful as it is to admit it, I really don't know much about history so if I make any obvious mistakes please alert me so I can better educate myself.

I'm a little shy around such large communities, although I have been told it's pretty laid back. Does anyone have any general tips for playing large games like this? I always worry that I'll lose track and miss something important.

If you need to contact me you can either E-mail me or message me on AIM via Mierigi.

I hope we can get along well.

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Welcome! I'm Naem and though I'm still pretty new to this game, I've been RPing for a while, and I know how overwhelming it can be at first, so I'll be glad to help you with whatever you need, alright? óuò

Thank-you very much! It's good to meet you.

Admittedly the thing I'm most worried about is the posting format, how the actions are split up and which one to use when. I suppose it's something you pick up from experience though.

Yeah, it sort of is! Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it just by watching people and such.

I'm sure I will. I'm excited for when the game actually starts. I'll ask if I keep having trouble with it. Thank-you very much.

IGNORE THIS ACCOUNT RUSSIA IS VERY HAPPY TO SEE ALL HIS BALTICS PRESENT IN THE TOWN.

And I am super happy to see a Latvia in the game ahhhhhhhh we have a Latvia **

I'm Narva/Kira (whichever you prefer) and play Russia, Nezumi (from No.6) and NZ. I'm in CET so my schedule can be troublesome, but I hope we can play together a lot ahhhh Latviaaaa

Aha, it's good to meet you too.

I'll admit part of what convinced me to join besides the game themes was the fact there was so much of the Eastern European Hetalia cast.

You know, I think we may have played just a tiny bit before. I had an account for Latvia on Livejournal as well and I may be wrong but I think you commented on something I posted at Dear Mun.

Although I may be wrong. My memory isn't great. And I'm GMT so I'm not that far behind.

Sweet, almost-timezone-buddies >D!!!!!!

It's possible, I sometimes tag around there, and if you posted with Latvia...

What point of time is he from?

Sometime in the 1800's I think.

Hmm, actually it was this thread I'm thinking of. It said he was in Mayfield from his profile.

I'm sorry, I cannot access LJ anymore, could you tell me the username?

Russia's from 1812, and and and ahhhhhhhhhhh 19th century if you want to discuss any kind of headcanon I'm always up for that!

/sorry for spazzing I like pre-1917 points of time |D And also I should have been in bed an hour ago due to having to get up early tomorrow. I will answer again in the morning!

The user name for Russia was

burnmycapital.

I'm really really sorry! My knowledge of history is pretty limited and I really don't know much about that time period. I don't mind you telling me, I just don't know how much I can offer in response.

Yep, that would have been me! I hope I left a positive impression.

Fffffffffff please don't be sorry! We learn about the countries as we play them, in my experience, so as long as you know enough to play him I don't see what's bad about it.

Hm, idk but my main thing for 19th century Russia-Latvia would be that they got along relatively well - Latvia didn't partake in revolts like Lithuania did and generally they were a "well behaved" territory with the ruling German-speaking class getting along well with the Russian government. So... I think Russia wouldn't be perceived as a better or worse lord than Sweden or Lithuania yet by Latvia. And Russia in turn would trust Latvia to behave and be a lot less... dangerous than later on for him.

Ah, though for Mayfield, Russia has been trying to "fix" the drone that looked like Latvia for a while now, which mainly means regular kidnapping and locking into the basement. Just so you are warned and know what Russia's talking about should he bring it up.

I hope I left a positive impression too.

Heh, I don't know. Maybe it's just my perception of there are those in the fandom that know history and those that don't, with those that don't being looked down upon but maybe I'm just being too paranoid about being accepted.

I see, I always thought Latvia to be fairly distrustful and not very friendly towards Russia, however I'm assuming that's due to events during the 20th century. Since it's a modern day interpretation I'm sure they won't see eye to eye on a lot of things.

There's a drone that looked like Latvia? Okay, I'll keep that in mind. Although I'm guessing Latvia actually having that knowledge would be meta-gaming, wouldn't it?

I would never look down on those that want to learn or at least don't refuse to learn. I think I have so far only met two RPers that... I really could not not look down on, and... like, one claimed that "Lithuania has no history, or if it has, I cannot find it, and it is not relevant anyway" and the other announced proudly that she did not know where her country was on a map. But yes, there are those that feel that they can look down on others because they know more canon or more history or whatever and really... as long as the player has a good grasp on your character which you seem to have, there is no reason to look down on them. As I said, to me playing from Hetalia is learning more each day, not being perfect from the beginning which is a ridiculous claim anyway.

Yeah, idk I mean everyone interprets those things differently and you could also claim that the upper class, due to not being ethnically Latvian, wasn't really Latvia which leaves the lower classes for his personality and that in turn would mean that, just like the Russian peasantry, he wouldn't have been off exceptionally well. But then there were also the whole matter of Russia trying to restructure the Baltic area politically after he got it from Sweden, which generally didn't bring much good to the people and thus nations involved...

And then there is Latvia's own personality... Like, yes, Russia wasn't nearly as unhinged yet as he would be in the 20th century, but he was also Russia |D So what I'm trying to say is you pretty much have free reign in your interpretation and I will shut up.

Oh and on...

From what I remember you left a good impression. I have to admit that I don't remember much...

I guess so, but it might be useful to know, I guess. And yep! When people get droned, their bodies stay around, so it was basically the body of the Latvia that Mayfield had ages ago. Russia never met that dropped Latvia, he only knows the drone (Russia's the janitor of the elementary school, so he sees all the students each day~)

I'm sorry if I rable too much or something.

Oh, definitely. Even if it's only little things, I have learnt more from talking to others. Admittedly I don't go out of my way to find out this information usually, but that's more of a lazy character trait rather than unwillingness to learn.

I guess general opinions between characters can be hard to pin because not only can the opinions of the general population differ but they can change over time. I just recently read a letter from a Latvian student trying to figure out why there was a general dislike of Russians from most people she met and everyone cited different reasons, from the deportations to lack of communications, but some said that they got along really well and most Russians they'd met had been incredibly kind. I guess you're right, in the end it's up to interpretation and you kind of have to rely on the human characteristics of the character as well. I guess I just always interpreted Latvia as being rather anxious and untrustworthy with people he doesn't feel safe around anyway. Not that they can't make amends, it'll just take some time.

I see, I knew they got droned I just didn't know there used to be a Latvia in the system. The only evidence of characters I have is from the canon list and I guess that must only be active players. It'll be fun to see how they interact with each other, and if Russia's the janitor at the school I'm sure they'll meet sooner or later.

And don't be sorry, it's fine. I'm always interested in what other people have to say about this kind of thing.

Hello~, I'm Tori I play Claire Stanfield, Nageki Fujishiro, and of course Belgium.

Also since this place has switched over to being a community based game, it should be much easier to keep up with now. So you shouldn't worry too much about missing things. Just keep track of the tags for your CR and you should be fine.

It's very nice to meet you too!

Ah, that's right they made a switch didn't they? How was it played before, just out of curiosity?

It was journal based on LJ. But there were a ton of issues with adding everyone. Not to mention lot of people never got friended and dropped characters were still being friended because the lists were so out of date and hard to keep up to date.

SUP LATVIA your drone has been living in Rin's house for like a year so she will be interested to actually meet you!!

but anyway hi I'm Des and I play this singing robot and also

battymadam from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends! Nice to meet you and hope you have fun here~

He has a drone? Was there another Latvia player before me? Is there anything I should know?

It's nice to meet you too. Thank-you, I'm sure I'll enjoy it very much here. Especially since everyone seems so nice.

Yeah there was a Latvia in Rin's house. But I wouldn't say there's anything to know, it was almost a year ago and I dunno if anyone that knew him is still around (He dropped after like, one thread with her, so Rin doesn't really count except for... physical recognition.) Haha maybe it wasn't worth mentioning but I will use any excuse to get CR with people, fufufu +u+ And yeah, I like to think we're pretty nice <3

I see. Well, as long as they didn't play a part in any major plot points I guess it doesn't matter too much since there isn't anything I have to live up to.

Ah, also sorry if this sounds a little silly but what does CR stand for? There are still a few journal roleplay terms I don't understand. I only recently got the concept of tagging from a friend of mine, before I'd always used the term reply.

Nah, don't worry about it c:

CR stands for Character Relations or... something like that. It basically means the people your character knows. For example a "CR chart" is where muns write little blurbs about their character's relationships in game.

I get it now, thank-you.

Heh, sorry this just feels a little strange. I feel like I know most of this stuff already, it's just under different names. I feel so out of the loop all of a sudden.

Eh, you'll get the hang of it! Like you said, it's all probably stuff you already know. Just an internet dialect, I guess.

Welcome to the game! My name is Amanda and I play Seychelles from Axis Powers Hetalia. While I understand that history can be overwhelming at times, having avoided playing certain characters because their histories myself, I also think it is A-OK to learn things at your own pace. After all, no one can know everything. To be honest, as long as you tread sensitive subjects with care, you should be fine!

At any rate, I look forward to having a Latvia in the game, especially since so few people play him c:

I used to be worried about it but people have been more and more encouraging. I'm still kind of stuck in this all or nothing thinking, either I know it or I don't but of course that isn't the case.

Thank-you, I hope I can leave a good impression!

I know that sometimes it seems like a fair number of people will place a lot of weight on the history, but the facts are only half the battle -- and everybody was new to all this at some point, right? I'm glad to hear that people have been so helpful, and I hope that you have a great time in this game!

LATVIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Okay, now that that's out of my system (at least OOCly, no promises for ICly) hello! It's so wonderful to see you here, Muri, I'm Dakotah and I'll be playing (along with a derpy cop and Nyotalia!Canada), everyone's favourite sparkling ~~nordic~~baltic, Estonia! Big games can be a little bit intimidating, but I think where Mayfield's just moving to a neat and organized community format, you'll find it pretty easy to follow along. OOC communication (of which the Eastern Europe cast here does a lot, I should tell you) is the best way to make things easy on yourself, as is making sure to check in with new posts every once in a while.

Oh! And as for the history, I'm a bit of a buff myself, so if you ever want a rundown of some Baltic history stuff, or at least overlap between Estonia and the others, I'd be happy to talk about it (or general Mayfield stuff, too!) with you. I can be found on plurk, via PM, or on AIM at callieach007, usually. I really look forward to playing with you, which is probably apparent by how long this comment is, so I hope you enjoy it here!

I'll be sure to keep track as best I can! From what I've heard it'll be easier with the new format.

Thank-you, I'm glad to know that I can talk to people OOC about these kinds of things. I have a contact post in my journal, although I don't use AIM much. I'm sure I'll start using it more while playing. I look forward to playing with you too!

It definitely seems like it'll be a bit easier. I know I had a few 'omg what do I do' moments with the journal format before, haha.

And like the rest of the EE players have told you, not to worry, we're a friendly bunch!

OH I AM SO LATE BUT THAT'S OKAY HI HI HI o///

Haha, I'm Mel! Hello! I play Lithuania, obviously, but I also play Sealand, Bernkastel from Umineko, and Hilda from the Pokemon games.

The best way in Mayfield to stay in touch with everyone is to get a Plurk if you don't already have one. It's kind of weird getting used to it (it's sort of like if you combine twitter and aim) but a lot of people use it for plotting and stuff. It's not necessary, of course, but it is helpful!

History-wise, I see you've got offers to help, but I'm up for helping, too! I'm sure between everyone in Eastern Europe we will be able to paint some sort of general picture of things for you. c:

I AM SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE A LATVIA BTW YAY

It's nice to meet you!

I have a Plurk already actually, I like the way it's organized but because I don't know anyone else that uses it I've just been talking to myself a lot, haha! I think I put my username in my contact post, but maybe not. I tend to be a bit absent minded with that kind of thing.

I'm so pleased everyone's so willing to help, I feel a lot less shy about it now.

I was super nervous when I first joined, too, since it seemed like everyone had done so much research for their characters compared to what I did. Looking through Wikipedia is definitely a good place to start if you haven't already, just for a basic overview of things. I'll be happy to talk Lithuanian-Latvian relations with you, though.

And yay, you have a plurk! I'll be adding you--I'm

maiiau!

LATVIA!!!!!

Hello! I'm Katie and I play Ukraine here along with Cuba and large amount of other characters. We have Eastern Europe history rants on plurk sometimes because we are the nerdiest. But we'll be glad to help with anything.

I've been here for over two years now, so if you have any questions. Feel free to ask. :D

It's nice to meet you!

Wow, two years seems like a really long time to me. Then again, the roleplays I'd been involved in before are just forum roleplays that seemed to die out after a few weeks. I'm really excited to try something longer lasting.

eee latvia :3

I don't play EE but Koharu is sort of...adopted by some of them so she'll probably meet Latvia! 8D

It's nice to meet you! I'm Terra by the way!

It's nice to meet you too.

Heh, as excited as I am to have a large Eastern European cast to play with I'm also very excited about interacting with characters from other series too since I've never been in a pan-fandom roleplay before.

It seems like a lot of fun since there are so many possibilities.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE MY PRAYERS FOR A LATIVA HAVE BEEN ANSWERED EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Hi! I'm k3llyb3an, but you can just call me Kelly like most people. Or Bean like some people. Or even "hey you" will do it.

I play the always fabulous, Poland!
~~Please, I know it will be difficult now that I've told you I play the greatest nation to ever grace a world map, but hold your applause and shrieks of adoration till the end of the comment. Thank you.~~

It's very nice to meet you! I'm totally confident that you'll be awesome, but I'll help you out as best I can, if you need it. I'm sure you'll fit into the game, when I joined three months ago the Eastern Europe cast in particular was very friendly and helped show me the ropes. You can't ask for a better group than Mayfield's Eastern Europe cast. They are just wonderful people. c':

As for your lament about history, I'd love to talk Polish-Lativian history and relations with you if you so desire. I don't consider myself the ultimate master of Polish history myself, but we can muddle through it! ~~Besides there's always Wikipedia if we get stuck.~~

I think my only advice for you to help you ease into the game, has already been stated. I'd recommend getting a plurk account and communicating with players on there. I find it much easier to utilize for CR and thread plotting and just general shenanigans than AIM. ~~Then again I despise AIM with the passion of a thousand burning suns, so I'm utterly and unapologetically biased. Seriously that thing is the instant messaging service of the devil.~~

Anyways, WELCOME TO MAYFIELD!
~~You may commence with your applause.~~

Haha, I'm glad I could offer a Latvia for you.

It's very nice to meet you too. So many people have offered help and been so kind it's rather humbling in a way, especially since I was so nervous before but now I'm very eager to play with everyone.

Plurk's been mentioned before and I'm glad I can finally connect with other peoples accounts since I've just been talking to myself up until now. I feel a lot less bad about not using AIM now actually. It's not that I don't like it, I just keep forgetting I have it so it seldom gets used.

Thank-you for the warm welcome!

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