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PUMPKIN HOLLOW'S PEN-PAL PROGRAM

Welcome to the Pumpkin Hollow Pen-Pal Program!

Letters have been something that has brought people across Concord closer together in spite of great distances. Being cut off from the greater world has not only left people lacking in outlets to write to friends and loved ones they may not have time to see every day, but left our local post office alarmingly dry of service.

That's where you can help!

By joining Marrow Isle's Pen-Pal Program, not only can you assist in revitalizing our postal service and help to keep our couriers on the move, but through our pen-pal lottery, you'll have the potential to write to an acquaintance, an old friend, or perhaps a new friend entirely! Participation in the lottery is entirely optional, of course, as you're always welcome to simply register and write to your current companions.

To participate, all you need to do is provide your mailing address via the form below, and the post office will provide you envelopes, paper, and ink, free of charge! We look forward to seeing new bonds formed through writing!

-Created with love by the Autumn Leaves Dormitory House, graciously hosted by the Marrow Isle Postal Service.

To sign up for a pen-pal, all you have to do is:

Create a toplevel for your character that will serve as their pen-pal inbox, filling out the form below! For addresses, you may either the specific address you picked from the reference sheet or just their neighborhood if you haven't picked one.
Reply to the Lottery comment to be entered into the lottery before the listed deadline. New lotteries to be assigned a new pen-pal will occur monthly, so feel free to sign up every month, just once, or as desired! (Be sure to have your toplevel comment inbox set up before pen-pals are assigned!)
If you do not want a randomly assigned partner, no worries! You can simply have one of your characters send a letter directly to another character's inbox.
When you are given your recipient, send them a starting letter in their inbox, and you will receive one from whoever was assigned yours! It will work like Secret Santa, resulting in two letter threads.
Letter threads can last as long as you want, but if you sign up again the following month, you'll get two more. Budget your energy appropriately!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[The letter arrives on thick paper in an elegant scripted hand. Hardly a single ink blot or smudged word dons the page.]

Dear Drelasa Veloth,

I do not think we have been formally introduced as of yet, so please allow me to do so. I am Lord Erik Osborne, so called because I was a vampire lord in my previous life. I live quite a different lifestyle these days; perhaps you have seen my advertisements on the bulletin board, or have heard of me in connection to town council. I do not mean to brag, but to show that I am proud of my position in this town far more. I am an open ear if you need one, especially when it comes to matters for the council.

I'll admit I know a little about you already. Max Maximum is a close relation of mine and he has told me of the visits you sometimes have. He speaks fondly of you. Knowing that, I am eager to gain your friendship as well. But such things require mutual acknowledgment. Allow me to share a little of myself first:

I am over one thousand years old; in my vampire culture that means I have achieved a rare status as Elder, and it put me in a position of power in my own world. As a Lord I was responsible for the governance of my own territory. It may seem as if I'm trying to regain that influence by joining the council but I assure you that is not the same. I am not keen to take on so much responsibility again. It was too lonely a life and I am far better off now with a fiancé, with a lover, with friends, and with a life I chose for myself for the right reasons. It seems even an Elder like myself can turn over a new leaf. I find that comforting. It is never too late to change one's ways.

But what of you? I would like to hear your thoughts on life in this town. Or anything else you wish to share. I will leave it at that question for now. I do not want to take too much of your time. Please respond at your leisure.

Sincerely,
Lord Osborne

Pumpkin Hollow Pen-Pal Program

Sorry for the delay!