To answer your questions,

Greetings, etc. by Aurora Morningstar on 2019-09-16 22:22:00 UTC Reply

Er, hello everyone. I'm Aurora Morningstar, and if this introduction seems a bit formulaic, that might be because I'm answering the questions from ppc.fandom.com's For Newbies article. In order:

I've read through the Original Series, the PPC Constitution (especially the extended discussion of civility), the other wiki guidelines, and many of the posted missions, mostly over the last month or so.

In terms of fandoms, I believe that I'm currently most familiar with MLP:FiM, Harry Potter and the Percy Jackson shared universe, although I could probably read up on some others if necessary.

How did I find the PPC? I can't really remember; I think it might have been via the 'legolas by laura' TvTropes page during a web-surfing session.

Favorite agents? Honestly, I can't really think of any right now.

Other hobbies? Programming.

Optional personal information? I'm male, live in the city of Sydney, Australia and will graduate high school in about a week.

So, uh, hello everyone, and I hope that I can be a productive member of the PPC community. My reply timing might seem erratic because of bizarre school scheduling and time zones, so sorry in advance if I take a while to respond.

Harro! by Neo New Skater on 2019-09-22 12:56:00 UTC Reply

Have a super-modded Rainmaker!
Hi, newbie! by eatpraylove on 2019-09-18 23:20:00 UTC Reply

And early congratulations on graduating high school! Here's a video of kittens being adorable, because adulting is hard and sometimes you just need to watch kittens being kittens.

I also have a box of light blue sticky notes and a random power strip for you. No idea where the power strip came from, but I'm sure it'll come in handy.
Hey there! by Grundleplith on 2019-09-18 12:35:00 UTC Reply

Have an actual morningstar (as in the medieval weapon) enchanted to be light in your hands and crushingly heavy to the enemy on impact!

Very apt. by Aurora Morningstar on 2019-09-18 13:56:00 UTC Reply

Thanks; I'll put it in the armory, next to SkarmorySilver's Riptide replica.

Hello, new person! by SunAndMoon on 2019-09-17 23:36:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the Board!
Greetings, newbie! by Snowblaze on 2019-09-17 12:54:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the PPC! For your newbie gift, I give you an automatic shopping robot which does your shopping for you so you don't have to do it yourself.
Welcome to the PPC! by Tomash on 2019-09-17 12:29:00 UTC Reply

Have two cents, so you can add them to discussions later.

- Tomash
Hello! by Cicada on 2019-09-17 03:18:00 UTC Reply

*throws confetti* Welcome! Excellent to meet you.
*Offers a bagel* by WolfQuill on 2019-09-17 01:28:00 UTC Reply

Hello!
*Offers a bagel* by WoflQuill on 2019-09-17 01:27:00 UTC Reply

Hello!
Dai Stiho! o/ by S.M.F. on 2019-09-16 23:33:00 UTC Reply

/offers chocolate bark/

What sort of wonky scheduling does your school have? Mine wasn't quite block scheduling, though it still felt more formal than college did.

(And related to the greeting, have you heard of Diane Duane's Young Wizards series? Some of the more recent content there has some scenes in Canberra.)

To answer your questions, by Aurora Morningstar on 2019-09-17 04:09:00 UTC Reply

Thanks for the, um, chocolate bark.

In relation to scheduling, it would normally be a block, but when there are massive holes in the timetable due to having completed subjects, as well as morning and afternoon classes, some of which aren't actually at my school, I can be unavailable for a difficult-to-describe subset of 6 am - 7 pm local time during weekdays.

And as for Young Wizards, no, I haven't really heard of it; prior to looking it up just then, the only time I had encountered it was on the PPC wiki.

Don't worry- by S.M.F. on 2019-09-17 14:03:00 UTC Reply

It's a food! Though if you're allergic to chocolate, I apologize. ^^;

And that sounds exhausting; best of luck/focus with the especially late and early classes!

I highly recommend the books; there's a tone in them you don't see much in RL this days.

Oh, okay. by Aurora Morningstar on 2019-09-17 14:21:00 UTC Reply

I honestly thought you meant literal bark.

Don't worry about my schedule, I'm used to it at this point and like I said, I'm graduating in about a week.

Thanks for the book recommendation; I'll see about reading them at my local library or something.

Welcome aboard! by OpinionedAngel on 2019-09-16 23:32:00 UTC Reply

Here, have some chocolate and enjoy your stay!
Welcome aBoard! by SkarmorySilver on 2019-09-16 22:44:00 UTC Reply

As well as one of my own shed feathers, have a Lyra plushie with NO suspicious holes and a replica of Anaklusmos that actually turns into a ballpoint pen!

Thanks. by Aurora Morningstar on 2019-09-17 05:22:00 UTC Reply

Thanks for the feather, the plushie and the sword.

I am curious, though - should I stab the plushie with the replica just to be safe? It seems like you're unusually enthusiastic to reassure me that you haven't covertly given me an unreformed changeling, unless that's supposed to be referencing some other in-joke, and changelings ought to be vulnerable to Celestial bronze.

Welc! And no need to stab the plushie, don't worry by SkarmorySilver on 2019-09-17 17:15:00 UTC Reply

It's absolutely safe, and my mention of "no suspicious holes" is a reference to another MLP in-joke entirely (IT'S A HAND PUPPET!). See below (though be warned, the subject matter is NSFW):

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lyra-plushie