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Thank you. I’m not sure whether to be intrigued or worried now

Oh curse you Mac why do you have to have good points. But the guild names. Hmm...what would people name them after, do you guys think?

“Sure,” Cassie agreed, heading out to the car and pulling it out of the garage, then waiting for him.

I’d love to help with this, but might not be able to do all that much, since I’m doing way too much in my life already. Right now, my reason for stopping by was wondering if this summary was useful to you at all. Idk whether you’d put it on a history page or something for the cookie wars, if you have a page for that, but I wrote it for a newcomer and I’m pretty sure it’s unbiased. There once was a time some years ago, before the shadowdays of inactivity, when a group was formed around the thread People you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley. This group eventually became known as the Dark Alley, and they performed many experiments in the name of science. One hallmark that they became known for was adding Hemalurgic spikes to baked goods (most notably cookies) and giving them to newcomers. This led to the rise and fall of various groups over the years trying to stop them or offering food items without Hemalurgic materials in them. One of these was TUBA, The Underground Bakers’ Association, which I call home. Since newcomers to the Shard were an easy recruiting or attribute-stealing target for the DA, they gave away cookies mostly in the intro threads, with a cheerful “Welcome, have a cookie!” TUBA (originally undercover as the Light Alley to hide the identities of the spies we had placed in the DA’s ranks, but that’s another story) also gave away cookies in the intro threads, usually with the warning of “Be careful about which cookies you eat, the Dark Alley’s have spikes in them.” Still more people caught on to the tradition and warned against cookies from one guild or the other, or from all guilds, or just in general. It became a standard way of welcoming people to the Shard, and if someone’s thread didn’t already mention cookies, you could be sure somebody would bring them up. These times were known as the cookie wars - and although the name might imply enmity, don’t worry. It was all in fun, and no offense was meant by any involved. During this time, the guilds began to formalize into the roleplay that is named after the universe it’s set in - the Alleyverse. However, there were some people who took it a bit too far with their recruiting. Introduction threads are a place to suggest things a new Sharder might be interested in; you’ll see that up above, I mentioned we have games and RPs, which is something that often gets said. Back in the days of the cookie wars, this type of thing was more prominent, and people were likely then and are likely now to suggest specific subforums or threads where you could hang out. Offering a cookie and tacking on “by the way, there’s this fun RP called the Alleyverse, come join us if you want” was something a lot of people did, and a lot of those people included some variation of “if you do join, be sure to join THIS GUILD!” The Alleyverse grew larger and larger, and we’re all proud of the fun community it is today. This is due in part to the recruitment that happened in the intro threads. But certain people took this too far, and threads were sometimes completely taken over by Homeless (the name for someone who writes in the Alleyverse) talking about their guilds. This could be a bad or overwhelming experience for others, especially people who’d just joined the website, and so the admin/mod team asked the Homeless to tone it down. Most did. A few didn’t, and the rules were made stricter. Now no one is allowed to give cookies to new Sharders; at least not in their intro threads, as it is considered too likely to get out of hand, throw the thread off topic, or overwhelm newcomers. And thus the cookie wars ended.

I’m honored! Do I have your permission to print it out whenever you get around to it, and will you need details about my appearance?

She handed over the paper.

She was quoting something

I honestly don’t understand what you mean by Real-Time/Latest Date. I’m stupid, sorry. And from my view, people use IC times a lot more often than OOC times. I think your calendar is great, the month names are awesome. But it might make more sense to just use it when referring to IC events, and have the timeline travel organically?

“Come with me to the store and get food?” she offered.

LIES AT LEAST THEY’RE DELICIOUS RED VELVET LIES BUT THE REAL TUBA IS BETTER

Thank you for joining! I’ll add you to the PM. It’s about time this RP got some action.

Star! You’re drawing Sharders? *pops over to your AM* I’m on your list!? Hey Luna, here’s another red velvet cake - TUBA-certified, of course.

“Jason and Ax getting married,” Cassie informed Edwin, beaming as she tried to put the fact that he was now the only true Willshaper in the house out of her mind. Knowing she wouldn’t be able to memorize the groceries, she snatched up a piece of paper and scribbled a list down.

“Real Mexican food, whatever you feel like making,” Cassie promised. “I’ll go get the corn flour stuff.”

“Great,” Cassie said, relieved, and texted Leona. Evelyn’s doing the food. Looking back up, she added, “Do you need any special ingredients?”

“Today, apparently,” Cassie said breathlessly. “And that would be great, if you’re okay with it.”

“Ax and Jason’s wedding,” Cassie said, then blinked and went on, “You might not know them, but they’re Radiants who hang out here sometimes.”

Thank you! I’m honored both that you liked it and that you want to join. You don’t have to be a great writer - there are people of varying levels of skill. It just matters that you have fun. I do have one thing to ask - could you maybe please not take the Lord’s name in vain? A lot of people take offense at that or see it as a derogatory term. Thank you!

Pizza, Chinese food, and above all, authentic Mexican food, Cassie thought. She repeated that to Leona, going on to say, “Think there are any Mexican or Chinese places nearby?”

Oh my gosh, no! I hope you can explain to them that the kid was just being a jerk and that you would never do anything like that.

If you’re interested, then I’m definitely allowed to explain it to you. Assuming you’re talking about cookies not being allowed here anymore... There once was a time some years ago, before the shadowdays of inactivity, when a group was formed around the thread People you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley. This group eventually became known as the Dark Alley, and they performed many experiments in the name of science. One hallmark that they became known for was adding Hemalurgic spikes to baked goods (most notably cookies) and giving them to newcomers. This led to the rise and fall of various groups over the years trying to stop them or offering food items without Hemalurgic materials in them. One of these was TUBA, The Underground Bakers’ Association, which I call home. Since newcomers to the Shard were an easy recruiting or attribute-stealing target for the DA, they gave away cookies mostly in the intro threads, with a cheerful “Welcome, have a cookie!” TUBA (originally undercover as the Light Alley to hide the identities of the spies we had placed in the DA’s ranks, but that’s another story) also gave away cookies in the intro threads, usually with the warning of “Be careful about which cookies you eat, the Dark Alley’s have spikes in them.” Still more people caught on to the tradition and warned against cookies from one guild or the other, or from all guilds, or just in general. It became a standard way of welcoming people to the Shard, and if someone’s thread didn’t already mention cookies, you could be sure somebody would bring them up. These times were known as the cookie wars - and although the name might imply enmity, don’t worry. It was all in fun, and no offense was meant by any involved. During this time, the guilds began to formalize into the roleplay that is named after the universe it’s set in - the Alleyverse. However, there were some people who took it a bit too far with their recruiting. Introduction threads are a place to suggest things a new Sharder might be interested in; you’ll see that up above, I mentioned we have games and RPs, which is something that often gets said. Back in the days of the cookie wars, this type of thing was more prominent, and people were likely then and are likely now to suggest specific subforums or threads where you could hang out. Offering a cookie and tacking on “by the way, there’s this fun RP called the Alleyverse, come join us if you want” was something a lot of people did, and a lot of those people included some variation of “if you do join, be sure to join THIS GUILD!” The Alleyverse grew larger and larger, and we’re all proud of the fun community it is today. This is due in part to the recruitment that happened in the intro threads. But certain people took this too far, and threads were sometimes completely taken over by Homeless (the name for someone who writes in the Alleyverse) talking about their guilds. This could be a bad or overwhelming experience for others, especially people who’d just joined the website, and so the admin/mod team asked the Homeless to tone it down. Most did. A few didn’t, and the rules were made stricter. Now no one is allowed to give cookies to new Sharders; at least not in their intro threads, as it is considered too likely to get out of hand, throw the thread off topic, or overwhelm newcomers. And thus the cookie wars ended. Wow, I didn’t expect to write so much! I hope that explanation answered your questions. If you still have some, please feel free to ask me, I’d love to help out. Though I may not be able to write a mini history story again. That just sorta kinda happened.