As the result of a certain outburst, all characters in Mayfield have been implanted with false memories- similar to droning, but without the personality change. They remain self-aware and in control of their own actions, but any memory of their home world has been "overwritten" with fake memories of a life in Mayfield. The false memories will vary in strength- some of you will be able to recognize them as fake, while others will be hard-pressed to even notice anything out of the ordinary.

Regardless of the severity, however, any attempt to remember one's true past meets with heavy resistance. Try to think about your real home too hard, and you'll suddenly find yourself inundated with thoughts about how wonderful Mayfield is and how lucky you are to live here. The thoughts aren't your own, but they are loud, overwhelming and, if they go on too long, painful, like a severe migraine. Fortunately, the thoughts will die down as soon as you stop thinking your new memories are anything but real.

Those who possess exceptionally strong willpower and/or haven't been affected by the false memories as strongly may be able to openly speak, write, or otherwise express the truth of their situation. Doing so openly, however, may carry dire consequences- though of course, we won't do anything too drastic without contacting you OOC.

This will go into affect starting 9 PM EST on Sunday, October 21st. As always, questions and concerns should be posted here.

EDIT: Regarding regains! For the most part, we intend that any regains that obviously don't belong in 1950s small town America will disappear. This won't be hard and fast, though. Just like with memories, some regains might stick around and be confusing. We mostly encourage you to only do this with small things that might raise red flags (I'm stronger than I should be, or that computer is kind of odd, or where did I get that fancy sword?), but if you've already made plans based on assumptions that your character will continue to be bright blue with horns, that's fine.

Just remember, if your thoughts go past "wow, that item/ability/person's appearance is weird" and start heading into "that doesn't belong here, something's up," you'll find yourself with a flood of thoughts about how much you love Mayfield until you stop.

Sign-ups for the event are now closed! The groups going into the portals are as follows:

( Day 1 )

( Day 2 )

( Day 3 )

( Day 4 )

( Day 5 )

( Day 6 )

( Day 7 )

We've divided up the groups so that each portal will have relatively the same amount of characters going in; however, please note that these groups are not set in stone! Because the choice of which day to enter a portal is ultimately an IC one, you're free to switch your character to another day if you're not happy with their current one. That said, because of their already large size, we will not be allowing anyone to switch into day 6 or day 7. Also, keep in mind that you're more likely to receive NPC interaction if you're in a less crowded group!

If we've accidentally left your character off or put them in a day you didn't sign up for, or if you have any questions, please use the thread below! The event will start on Saturday, September 1st.

For this event, Grey will be opening portals to seven different locations over the next seven days, with each location containing a memento that characters will have to retrieve. One portal will open a day; while you're free to sign up as many characters as you'd like, your character will only be able to enter through a single portal throughout the whole event. In other words, there will be seven different groups accessing a different location each day.

The contents of each portal will not be revealed to the characters prior to entering. As far as OOC knowledge, the portals will be in this order:

The island | The desert | The sky | The mountain | The carnival | The wasteland | ?????

The portals will grow progressively more dangerous with each passing day. For instance, the location the portal on Day 1 will lead to will only have minor and easily avoidable dangers, while Day 6's portal will lead to a location filled with deadly NPCs and traps. Please keep this in mind when deciding what day your character will enter, because for the first time ever in Mayfield, we will be introducing a permadeath option. Anyone who dies outside of Mayfield may be permakilled! The same goes for injuries: certain wounds sustained in the portals will not heal, even upon return to Mayfield. Obviously, we will absolutely not be killing any characters without permission or forcing permadeath/injury on anyone - the choice will remain completely in your hands. If you do decide to permakill your character, you are always free to reapp them in the next round.

If you'd like to sign up for this event, please use this form:

<b>Character:</b> <b>Day entering (1-7):</b> Feel free to put down either a specific day, or a range of days you'd prefer <b>Permission to temporarily injure your character?</b> <b>Permission to permanently injure your character?</b> <b>Permission to godmod your character (droning, brainwashing, etc)?</b> <b>Permission to non-permakill your character?</b>

Sign-ups will close at 5PM EST on August 30th. Sign-ups and questions go under the appropriate threads - you are free to use the rest of this post for plotting!

[Come one, come all! What better way to celebrate the start of summer by heading to the new carnival that's come to town? Admission is free - go ahead and try your hand at the extremely legitimate games, eat some delicious food, ride the Ferris wheel (the tallest in Mayfield!), and get your fortune told by our professional fortuneteller. There's even a funhouse that's packed with extra fun!

Oh, you can't get in that last one? Sorry, it's still undergoing some construction. But don't worry, it'll open soon enough....]

The carnival has arrived to Mayfield and will remain open until the end of the event. While all characters are currently free to explore the carnival, some of you may have noticed that the funhouse is currently boarded up without any way to access the interior. The funhouse will be opened in a few days, upon which characters will have a chance to explore it. Those that explore it and sign up for the event may be in for some extra fun.

We are limiting sign-ups to one character per player. Please only sign up if you intend to participate. Characters who sign up and explore the funhouse will be trapped in a new area until further notice; the length will vary from player to player, but be prepared to have your character trapped for anywhere between four to seven days. We will reveal more information about the area once it's been opened; however, please note that for those who sign up and participate, there is a strong likelihood of serious character injury, trauma, or death. Additionally, those who die in this new area will not be revived until the end of the event. If you are not comfortable with any of the above, we suggest you reconsider signing up. Revivals will work as normal for those who remain in Mayfield, and characters who do not sign up will still be able to fully participate in the event. You may also sign up your character now but choose not to explore the funhouse if you change your mind.

If you would like to sign up your character, please comment under the appropriate thread below with your player name, your character's name, and your character's journal. You will be asked to join a separate community once the funhouse opens and will receive information from there. Again, please sign up only one character each. Sign-ups will close on June 26 at 5 pm eastern time.

On the morning of Friday, June 1st, characters who are participating in this event will wake up with their memories of their entire life history altered. While they will still remember their time in Mayfield, they will believe themselves to be from an alternate universe than the canon they're from. Examples of AUs we will allow include but are not limited to:

alternate timeline; the overall world remains the same, but someone makes a different decision than the one in canon that sends the universe traveling down the other leg of the Trousers of Time. (For example, what if Harry Potter chose to be in Slytherin rather than Gryffindor?)

alternate setting; the fundamental rules of how the canon world works have changed. (Example: If Pokemon often killed humans or died instead of fainting.)

alternate history; your character is now from a different era in their world than the one in canon.

alternate future; essentially a fake/alternate canon-update. Please note that while your character may now have memories of being older than their current age, they will not physically age up as well.

Feel free to come up with AUs outside of the above as well. That said, we will not allow the following types of AUs:

non-canon crossovers; if the crossover doesn't exist in canon, it won't be allowed. (A Kingdom Hearts character believing themselves to be from the world of Aladdin is fine; a Kingdom Hearts character believing themselves to be from the world of Harry Potter is not.)

alternate species; your character must remain the same species as they are in canon.

We will also not allow the following:

alternate regains; all current regains your character may have in Mayfield will remain the same. A non magic-user in canon who is being taken from a universe where they're a sorcerer will still be unable to use magic in Mayfield. Characters will also not be able to use the Post Office to trade for regains from their alternate universe, unless it's a regain they would be able to normally acquire.

physical changes; no matter what AU your character is from, they will remain physically identical to their canon counterpart.

If you have any questions, please use the thread in this post. Feel free to also use this post to plot with your fellow players. This event will end on Tuesday, June 5th, upon which all characters will wake up with their canon memories intact.

EDIT: A general event log has been put up!