Meridian, Washington is near of Forks, Washington where it faces the Pacific Ocean. Facing the south of Forks, about 4 hours away to be exact. The beaches are cold during the winter but the brave solders that are known, as the local surfers will throw themselves towards it. It is not that far of a drive (maybe 10 hours, 14- depending) of Seattle, Washington but it’s closer to Tacoma.
It’s an upcoming town, known for it’s fresh fishing; it’s granola like way of living. Although there is a Starbucks, a Wal-mart is kind of hard to find. Most people find it the perfect place to raise kids.
But don’t think it’s exactly ‘small town’. Meridian is known for it’s posh record shops (locally known Pet Sounds which has been around for years) and the up and coming cleverly known ‘The Record Shop’. Jitterbug the local coffee shop that rivals Starbucks- for if you’re in Washington, there has to be one. It holds a variety of shops, mostly locally owned. The community as a whole stands firm and very apart of Washington. But as any up and coming town it’s had a boom of youngsters, either moving across the country to discover the place or born and rose near or in Meridian.
Some reasons for Washington not having state taxes taken out of checks, for better education system and public health-care. Other can be because it accepts everyone or any background or culture.
It’s one of those places that if you wanted to reinvent yourself or discover who you are, it’s the place to come.
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Location:Meridian, Washington USA Month/Year:October, Year 1 Seasonal Weather: Mild, cold nights. Occasional rain. Light Snow close to the end of the month. Sport Season: Football, Tennis, Water Polo, Volleyball School Events: Halloween Dance [October 31]
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1) The girl rule has been lifted in replacement of the 4 character per person rule. Like it says in the post Ari laid out, we're not forcing people to play boys, but girls have to be restrained in their numbers. Also, if any admin sees that you don't even post for the characters you already have and want another, well you'll be asked to wait until your posting becomes more frequent with that character. If you want 4 characters, you gotta play them.
2) Don't make a character login BEFORE you submit your character. We prefer a person having an OOC login when they submit and then creating a separate character login when their biography is approved. OOC accounts are important so that we can PM you about your characters or any other details we might have to give you if we can't reach you any other way.
3) Make sure you have your character signed up for things that would be applicable to them. Classes are listed in like their general names. For example art is simply art, because declassifying it into Digital Art, Painting, Drawing, is a little too complicated. Consider Art to encompass all of those aspects. This is a small town after all. I'm organizing it by 'year' and 'semester'. Year 1 being the first 'year' in the RP we've played. Semester 1 is the first semester going from "Sept to December" RP time. Semester 2 starts in "January" of RP time. Then you will have to re-sign your classes for the next semester.
4) Please make sure that your characters avatars addresses are listed in the Avatar Code listing. This helps greatly for people who need to grab an avatar for a joint post or to update their relationship and/or student profiles. The organization stuff is important because it allows for easy access to information so you don't have to go about asking who's in who's class, or who is in which group and adds to the RP, so its important that you sign up.
5) For people making college students or who have college students: As for classes, groups, you have to fend for yourself for the moment. Since Meridian is still new, the focus is mainly on the HS aspect until it evolves over time as the characters get older. I don't want this to branch out into two RPS right before we even get started with the first one.
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