1. CW trivia word: rapscallion
+1 TPE + correct answers

Quote:6. Written, 3 TPE, New Stat (150 words min.)

I work for the FHM dev team and I’m giving you, sweet user, the ability to add any stat you want to our player build system. Footwork? Sure! Stink level? Why not! Stomach capacity? Ok… I guess so! Tell me what stat you want to add, and how you imagine it’ll affect the sim.

The newest attribute being added to the player build system would be hand-eye coordination. It would be primarily responsible for how players would perform in front of the net with regards to tipping shots, pulling off dekes, and receiving passes in midair. Defensively, the main aspect of hand-eye coordination would work for breaking up passes and winning faceoffs. Having high hand-eye and physical stats combined improve the ability to hang on to the puck when handling it at high speed. This works well for the archetypes like Speedy Forward and Dangler, as being able to make moves with the puck while in motion allows those players to get into quality positions to shoot or pass on the rush. Sophie Bordeleau is a player who could benefit from this statistic being added, as she likes to use her footwork and vision to set up great plays. As well, the stat could be useful for someone like a Rand Al'Thor or Louise St. Martin, defenders who like to take the puck and make moves with it.

7. Milestones +3

Quote:18. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Congratulations, procrastinator!  Through your terrible time management skills, you’ve unlocked a special task! [TEAM] has won it all! Were the playoffs as you expected this year, or were there some surprises? Did anything stand out to you about this season’s final series?

After almost winning the Cup two seasons ago, LAP finally breaking through doesn't seem too surprising as they were loading up for a deep playoff run. What surprised me was Tampa finally making the deep run. They've been pretty talented for a while ever since Trella oversaw the Process-esque rebuild, but even with their strong regular season results they were never really able to make it count in the playoffs until now, finally winning their division. They unfortunately just ran into a juggernaut as Los Angeles didn't lose a single game until the West Final and were simply beaten by a better team. There's no shame in their run, and now that they know they can go deep in the playoffs they can play more loosely with that off their back.

Quote:22. Written / Graphic, 3 TPE, Gone Viral (150 words min.)

Your player unexpectedly has a video go viral on social media. Why? Does it make your player look good? Does it make them look bad? What happened and why was someone filming you to begin with? ALTERNATIVELY for a graphic task, show me your player being filmed in their viral moment.

If Sophie Bordeleau were to go viral on social media, it would probably be for something activism-related. Even though she would spend her fall in the liberal city of San Francisco to attend their training camp, for this event she's in Quebec City for their Pride parade. Being one of the more prominent out athletes in the SMJHL, she knows she's someone that young people will look to as a role model for their own lives, and for this event she'd prepared some remarks. On the sunny afternoon, Sophie talked about her experience discovering herself and coming out, as well as meeting Jamie and living as an openly queer athlete. Where things really went viral was when Sophie talked about justice for trans people, reproductive rights, and consent education. The speech was recorded by attendees and posted on the Internet, and Sophie got attention as someone who wouldn't just talk the talk when it came to representing marginalized people, but would actively uplift their voices. There were some voices who thought that she was simply being "woke" for attention, but overall the response was positive.

Quote:23. Written, 2 TPE, How Are You? (100 words min.)

Instead of asking you about other people this season, I figured I’d ask about you! How are you feeling? Take a couple of minutes to write about what’s going on in your life and how you’re feeling lately. I think taking the time to write things down helps me appreciate or understand them better, so maybe this could help you! Or you can just rant about your cat annoying you for 100 words and collect 2 TPE. I guess that works too.

 
I've been doing okay, considering. I graduated from university 10 days ago and I've been accepted into another program which will help me get to my dream career. The follow-up to the RL situation that forced me to step down as EDM GM is just starting but it's better than nothing happening, and I have good supports around me. I'm not sure when I want to try and take the leap back into GMing, but overall I'm feeling like life is positive right now and things are looking up. I'm also approaching my one-year mark for being on hormone replacement therapy, so that's a really exciting milestone and I finally feel like I'm getting to live as the person I was always meant to be.

TPE: 14 + trivia/16