So the previous post is getting a bit big and bulky for us all to keep following, so we're splitting it all up. For everything about the island and (to a degree) the programme, this is where we go. \o/ The following are some of the points brought up in the last post, which we should like, totally discuss here, you guys.

From the last post:

1, To start with, the poll seems overwhelmingly in favour of Semi coverage - at the very basics, this is a daily highlight reel and regular updates on TV - for example, the reports make breaking news. We'd like to make this all specific so everyone knows what we're playing with. So who has ideas?

2, And just as a PSA - the arena and weapons are entirely in the mods' domain, like it is every version. Nothing about those are being revealed until the V10 opening post. This post isn't to discuss the weapons or the arena.

3, The island is called Nishima Island, and the town is Majima. The school is Majima Gakuin, and will consist of an elementary, junior high and high school. Of course, we'll still be calling it Neko Island everywhere else.

3b, Also, I brought up in the last post the island being ten square miles/three miles across and having a population of about 750. If everyone's okay with that size, we'll go on with that.

4, Its geographical location - Kagoshima Prefecture on the south west coast of Kyushu Island. So, Neko Island Nishimajima would be on the north end of the Ryukyuu islands, thirty or forty miles from the mainland. These are country bumpkins, folks.


So now that that's all out of the way - the island itself. What buildings do we want, what kind of shops, how many shops, what sizes of shops.

DISCUSS.

A part 2 for the discussion post. Because everyone's going to need to find this stuff and all.

Just a few things here (there will be another post following):

TEACHERS: If you want your character's parent to be a teacher, comment here (with their job title in the comment title so people can find it). It's first come first serve. After everyone's dibsed on character parents, etc, people can start making the rest? The home room teacher is created by the mods, so they're out.

Secondly, clubs. A basic discussion on what kinds of clubs we want in Neko School? Lol Football and track are a must.

Thirdly, the class - the consensus seems to be one class per year? If we're all good with that, that's how we can rollll.

Fourthly, uniforms. We have a choice of traditional Japanese and parochial, which are:

Winter:
Traditional Japanese: Full Prussian military uniforms (gakuran) for the boys (maybe with a black cap?), British Navy sailor suits for the girls. Long sleeves, thick fabric, dark colours.
Parochial: Blazer, long sleeved shirts, tailored trousers for boys. Blazer, blouse, tartan culottes for the girls. Again, dark colours. The blazer will have the school crest.

Summer:
Boys: Tailored trousers, short sleeved shirt (if Japanese - cap?).
Girls:
Traditional Japanese: British Navy style sailor suit. Short sleeves, light colours, thinner fabric.
Parochial: Short sleeved blouse, plaited skirt.

That's the basic style. There are variations in parochial (the blazer could be substituted for a sweater vest, sweater, pinafore for girls), and the colour is up to you guys. Shades of red and blue/navy are the most common. DISCUSS.

AND VOTE.

Poll #1507266 Uniforms
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 14

What type of uniform should be used?

List of teachers so far
School nurse: Makoto's mother
Art: Kan'ichi Tanaka
Maths: Nanami Itsuma
Track Coach: Kou Takagi

Right, from the discussion in the previous post, and the mod discussions that have gone on, we've decided next version is OC. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was taken as given in chat and everything, but just to make sure we're all certain and good.

So ON THAT NOTE. You know how every version, we have city kids and we have town kids and the location is given not long before opening post and we all pretend we know something about that city so we can spice up profiles and backstory just in time for the game beginning?

So enter V10 \o/

So this was a chat idea from like a bazillion years ago that I've been mentally building building building, and here we go:

A SMALL ISLAND COMMUNITY.

HOW DOES THAT SOUND?

I'm thinking this intimate community of kids who've all grown up together. It's a whole new set up and dynamic, and we really want everyone to work together to make this an Epic Version. Everyone gets a say, is able to dictate how it all starts and ends and goes and all that jazz. Majority rule rules (unless the majority rule is absolutely retarded and impossible :| The town is absolutely not going to a travelling circus community no matter how many of you beg)

It does mean some things are impossible, though - shenanigans are cool, but any kind of crime isn't going to fly, I'm afraid. Or rather, it can, but everyone is going to know about it - so your secret child prostitution ring plot is not going to be so secret, I'm afraid. As is your rock band. Etc. Basically, if you want your character doing illegal things, everyone is going to know. Including local law enforcement - hint hint. Hell, feel free to use that in a plot.

Shall we start with an easy decision?

Poll #1503704 Media
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 20

What level of media coverage should V10 employ?

So if anyone wants to make a plot based on media coverage, keep an eye on this poll. I know I will be.

Apart from that, this post is the official V10: Discuss post. Things I really want to bring up:

The very basic idea - are we all good with this? Small island village off the coast of south west Japan? (Or somewhere else - preferences)
Class set up - this is a small village. Do we want one class per grade or one class for all three grades?
Does anyone have anything essential to their plot that means something needs to be added/mentioned/taken into account?
Do we want to go into any detail? As in neighbourhoods - who lives next door to one another, etc., basic geography - felovadedlol posts keep bringing up 'the river'; anything else?

... And anything you want to bring up.

Let's do this, guys. \o/

(Also, this post is getting linked on the br_rp_2 user info for ease of finding)

Edit:
Teachers, uniform and school clubs discussion are HERE.
More indepth discussion of the island is HERE