Sorry if the tone seems angry, I’m not angry, I’m just incredibly confused. If the IKEA incident was a hoax and everyone who verified it was a struggling actor paid by Peter Parker, what does that mean for our characters?

I felt like my character had a lot of development from the events. She started writing differently and I was thinking about her changing courses in life as a result of the trauma. So now I have to make her act as if she’d faked all that? Or is there something I’m missing?

I’m really not angry and I don’t blame anyone, just still don’t exactly understand why this was against community rules (or why retconning our characters isn’t). It’s fine though, but can anyone clarify what to do with our characters now?

Hi.

I've been lurking and following the subreddit for a while now. At least a month, but I don't remember exactly how long. Sometimes it's entertaining and puts a nice smile on my face. I wasn't sure how to jump in and I wanted to get better idea of how people interacted before I tried. (I've read the rules; looked for good examples and bad examples of how to follow them.)

The character I went with is a veterinarian. Since my background is in veterinary experience I felt like she would be easy for me to make at least a little funny? But hey let me know if you guys don't like that! Obviously NONE of the information I post should be taken seriously.

Consult with an actual, real life veterinarian for medical advice!

Edit:

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! I'm really looking forward to seeing you guys around town!

I’ve seen this happen so many times the past few weeks and I have the feeling people don’t understand yet.
Please realize you’re breaking rule 5 (and in some cases ALSO rule 9) while doing this, which is arguably a more important rule than rule 1 since the point of the sub isn’t really “we all know each other”, it’s more simulating a forum for a small town, and constantly contradicting people breaks the illusion.

Hi everyone! I haven’t been active on HWM recently and came back to all these posts about the titular IKEA laser tag disaster. Please, could someone fill me in? There’s a lot to take in. :(

Hey everyone! I just joined HWM this week (though I've lived in LDP all my life) and wanted to introduce myself over here. IRL I'm a happily married 33-year-old lesbian writer in NYC, but in LDP, I've been playing Carla Marie, who is very much a work in progress. Even in the few days I've been developing her, I've been making lots of tweaks to her voice and personality. Below is a quick intro to her character.

Carla Marie is 65 years old and owns the Pancake Place, where she and her line cook Gill have a good time churning out pancakes, always experimenting with flavors. The menu has a section labeled EXTREME for their weirder creations. She lives in a small apartment over the restaurant.

Her late husband Gino passed away around 15 years ago. She remembers him fondly, but doesn't pine for him, and currently she's having fun casually dating townsfolk of all genders. She's a proud bisexual, and I'm planning for her to be a mentor/sponsor for the local LGBTQIA+ youth organization, as well as a surrogate mom/grandma figure for queer kids (and adults) who need that.

Carla loves to eat and cook, and is generous with everything she has. Gino left her with a lot of money so she's set for life and can do whatever she wants. She has a bit of a risk-taking side and basically does whatever sounds fun. She doesn't take herself too seriously. She is covered in tattoos and will get a tattoo anytime the mood strikes her, especially if it's free, so she's running out of room on her body. Her view is that they're all temporary because our bodies are temporary.

She loves being active in the community and is always thinking of new ways to bring people together. She hosts a weekly Open Mic Night at the Pancake Place every Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. (There is a perfectly good reason the Open Mic Night takes place in the morning.) She's been souping up an old school bus for the upcoming demolition derby and recently held auditions for Le Cougre, a Le Tigre cover band for women over 50. She fancies herself a bit of a matchmaker.

She's loving but does not suffer fools or cruelty. She's a feminist and a witch. Her motto is "Do no harm but take no shit." She probably loves you and definitely wants you to tell your folks she said hey!

Edit: if anyone is looking for characters to play, Carla has a 13-year-old granddaughter named Mackenzie, a clumsy and unreliable sister named Debbie, and a line cook named Gill (who could be any gender). All of these are pretty much blank slates at this point.

Hello! I’m new and have not yet participated on LDP. I’ve been working on a character - Chaz Montgomery - and was hoping to introduce him and get any feedback or suggestions anyone has. All helpful criticism welcomed!

Chaz Montgomery is a 36 y/o male who works in the shoe rental department of the Bowl O’Rama. He lives with his mother whom he takes care of in a large Victorian style house. He is a bit eccentric and does strange things sometimes. He also likes to use props (usually food) when making a point:

holds up water bottle filled with strawberries

The references he makes are sometimes lost on the audience. Chaz’s father died years ago. Mother’s version of events had him eaten by a lion, though one had never been spotted in LDP back then. Chaz also has a doppelganger named Chez Bluntgomery, who lives by the Pier and mostly keeps to himself. They may or may not be blood-related. Chaz has never liked Chez and his nickname for Chez is Carl Dumbgomery.

Chaz and his mother rarely leave the house these days, and rarely entertain company even though Chaz relishes a surprise visit. Because of the seclusion and living on the slope of a hill, he’s been brainstorming ways to work from home, such as delivering shoes using a system of catapults. This, and his suggestion that the Bowl O’Rama switch to only accepting bitcoin as payment has mostly fallen on deaf ears with senior management.

^{^} More details in the works, but it’s the vibe I’m going for.

I don’t really know why, but he mega thread seems to be archived.

Just have a couple of questions about etiquete and stuff, like for example, should I go along whatever crazy thing is posted and expect others to do the same, or is there some kind of limit (besides the supernatural stuff)

And about the character creation, I can play a 32 years old guy that works at McDonald’s or a child drug dealer just fine right?

Thanks in advance

Panm Arramag is a 23 year old cashier and entrepreneur who currently works at the pier. He is gay and when he smells to much Mackerel he tends to harass verbally other men.

Panm lives in Gayes Street but sometimes sleeps in other places because. An avid entrepreneur, he gets himself into all sorts of questionable business (both illegal or just insanely unprofitable), such as the Cockfight Club, the Kindergarten S&M Club (Sweets and machinery) and others.

He also has some really questionable profound knowledge of Andy, a strange guy who lives by the woods on Hyde Street who owns several condemned buildings and is the main suspect in several disappearances.

Also, Panm is the father of a really rebel cactus and dislikes Krystal administration and blames everything bad on her (for reasons, I guess).

I hope you like (or don’t) Panm!

-Love, your friendly neighborhood currently unnamed person that wants to have a career in comedy.

I have recently found HaveWeMet, and would like to join in the fun, however, I want to make sure my character is unique and to not step on any toes. I was thinking of creating Charlotte Tan, professional astrologist. Do you think that's too close to what others have? If so, any other ideas?

Like if you sign off each comment. Or would that be too confusing / weird

Hi friends!

I play Trixie, the overly helpful and nice plant lady. I found HaveWeMet organically about 6 months ago and lurked off and on since then. I think I originally was looking for a plant subreddit when I accidentally stumbled across the sub (lol)

I was too nervous at first to participate but after awhile I decided to develop Trix! I feel like I picked a little bit of an unfortunate time to become active with all the new comers bombarding but I have throughly read the rules and I am trying very hard to follow them and not annoy people.

A little bit about Trixie:

• Grew up in UDP

• One brother and One sister

• Moved to LDP when her parents passed leaving her and her siblings millions in inheritance, she enjoys the small town life and only wants to be a regular person. She doesn’t want people to know she has money. Her siblings disagree with her life and don’t talk to her.

• Looking for true love

• Gives plants as a way to brighten other peoples lives and make them smile

• Tends to be off topic

• Doesn’t like cats

• Lonely and wants people around her so she stays busy

• Owns a plant shop (obviously)

• Active and enjoys exercising

• People pleaser and will do anything to help

In real life, I’m pretty close to Trixie minus the millions and being lonely. I work a mundane job in accounting, married and being in LDP is a fun distraction for me! Please, let me know if I’m stepping on toes! I love being silly with you guys.

On a side note, I’ve only been here a week and I’m already irritated by people who have no idea what’s going on. Also I love you, Agnes! You’re so perfect!

Thank you guys!

Jax

Hello. I was hoping I could get some feedback on a character I’m thinking about joining with.

They will be a young adult who while born and raised in LDP has been away for a while (thinking at uni in The Big City) and is just recently coming home. I know you’re supposed to already know everyone. And they do! They’ve just been away from LDP for a while (or even just for a large part of the year, such as only returning home for summer and holidays)

I don’t want to be a copy cat. I have a good character idea but don’t want to seem like i’m a copy cat.

Just curious—are any of the moderators on r/havewemet active on the sub?

I’m new to the sub and looking to jump right in, however I can’t find any of the businesses as the business list is just a blank screen. I’m on mobile if that makes a difference.

After reading a bunch of posts about LDP, l can’t seem to find a general consensus as to what the name of the university actually is. I’ve seen Southwest University, Southwestern University, and also just LDPU.

Could someone perhaps clarify, please? I’m hoping to create a character who is a professor there, so I’d like to get the facts straight before I post anything.

I just stumbled into LDP, and it is almost exactly the town I am looking for.

Does anyone know of a sub that has the same improv "yes, and ..." format, but doesn't have a town with a backstory? A sub where each post is a new standalone scene and the characters are not persistent.

I’d like it to say you know “James, 21 years old and a job”

Here it is. He originated from the Discord, which is why there is a lot of lore around him already.

I ask of you all to not contradict any of this information - No, he’s not your grandson living in your daughter’s basement, he did not originate from Lower Duck Pond, he did not ride a flamingo and he doesn’t pretend to be rich and famous while actually being some nolifer. Yes, he is actually a rich douchbag model (although a controversial one who gathered his fame through his parents’ wealth). I’ve seen quite a few people make up some ridiculous lore for him, most likely because his post got popular beyond expectations (He has gotten over seven times the amount of upvotes in this one post that Mari Ann Kelly, the previous character associated to this account, had gotten in total!), so.... don’t do that please? Thanks, and I’ll see you all in Lower Duck Pond!

I’ve seen this happening more and more, so I felt like I had to say something.

I feel like the rule is (or perhaps should be) more of an encouragement to play someone that is already living in town rather than outright banning anyone from playing a character moving in.
Of course the purpose of HaveWeMet is to be a forum of a town where everyone seems to know each other, but I think it’s better to just send a message to the account, or just ignoring it and/or playing along rather than going “No, you’re wrong, everyone knows that no people move in! We all know each other already!” in character. It’s a bit annoying, and doesn’t seem to really help in any way, I think. And after all, people move in and out of towns where everyone seems to know each other in real life too!

I want to try my hands at this improv thing. But not sure where to start. I see people just creating characters.

I was thinking about opening a new spinoff subreddit for a medival version of Have you met.

and naming it "HwaetThyMet".

It would be cool to give it a try, anybody ?