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P H A S E _T W O: Midpoint Check-In. *permission required before posting
Maybe you're exhausted because you were up all night with a crying child. Maybe you've found a new best friend in the form of your plastic bundle-of-joy. Regardless of how you're feeling, your time with the baby is soon to be approaching its end. That's right! You've made it to the halfway point of your assignment! Your Professor has asked that you stop by his classroom at some point during your week in order to go through the midpoint assessment and check-in. Hope you've been taking good care of your little one!
The classroom is set up with various tables. On each table you will find extra supplies to restock your baby-bag incase you're running low on any of your necessities. Your Professor has asked that you take a seat and wait for him to come to you. Feel free to fill up on your essentials and hang tight because Finneas will head your way momentarily to ask you a few questions and conduct the midpoint assessment on your babydoll.
OOC: You can only post here if you were given permission to do so. If you were not given permission to post, your post will be deleted. If you would like to take part in this assignment, head over to PHASE ONE first.
For this phase you are required to LINK 1 OUTSIDE POST that has your character with their baby. A short RP will be done in this thread in order to complete this phase and move to the next.
This thread will stay open for the duration of the assignment (until march 26). I suggest starting on this phase ASAP so that you have as much time as you need, but there's no set framework of when you need to post, all up to your individual needs.
IMPORTANT: If choosing to co-parent, please coordinate posting in here with your partner. Co-parenting is not required, just another opportunity to interact with your classmates.
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Each student (or pair, if choosing to co-parent) will receive one baby doll to take care of over the course of the next 3 months & 1 baby bag containing all the essentials for babycare
What to know about the dolls? With the aid of technology, the dolls have been programed to dirty nappies, need burping, sleep, get hungry, cry, etc. They have a mechanism that records all sounds and a way to alert your Professor should you think to take the doll apart in search of the recorder. The babies behave in a way that mirrors real children, and they respond to love and affection accordingly. They do not like to be left alone and are rather fragile.
What’s in the baby bag? Nappies, bottles, dummy/pacifier, baby food, baby powder, wipes and flannels, etc.
Over the course of the next 3 months, you must take your baby with you at all times. Take care to treat it with love (aka feeding it when hungry, burping it when needing a burp, soothing it when it cries, etc). You will be asked to check in with your Professor periodically on the status of your baby. By the end of the 3 month period you will be given a grade based upon how you treated your baby, the baby’s final physical state, and your overall effort in the assignment.
OOC Instructions
This long-term assignment will have 3 distinct phases that can be sequentially completed at any time. This means that you cannot move to phase 2 until you have completed phase 1. You cannot move to phase 3 until you have completed phase 2. For each phase a seperate thread will be made (ex. THIS thread is for PHASE 1). If you can’t jump in right when the thread opens, don’t fret! ALL threads will stay open until the final day of the assignment (March 26 2020).
For each phase of the assignment, you will simply have to post your character within the thread. I will post Finneas interacting with your character, which will in turn, be a short RP where he will ask questions or ask them to complete a simple task.
For the second and third phase, you will be required to provide 1 link to an outside RP in which the baby doll is mentioned, being taken care of, or used.
While I’m only requiring that you mention the doll in 2 RPs for the sake of the assignment, this could be such a fun opportunity if you’d like to take heed of it and use it for your own plotting purposes! Kid running his own babysitting business as a whole new way of paying a dude to do your homework? Bringing your child to class? Taking them on a casual stroll? HELP--I lost my child in the great lake! …… Lots of fun opportunities! If you can’t think of any come poke me and we can brainstorm together ^^
I will unlock the phase 3 thread once a few people have gone through phase 1 in order to stagger things. I’ll post notices on the noticeboard so you know when the threads have been opened!
This assignment will last until MARCH 26 @ 10 PM EST (gmt-5)
Hogwarts RPG Name: Gabriella Rose Rustokova (#CCOOCC)
Ravenclaw
Second Year
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Otter This World ♡ Catpurrccino ♡ Slotherin ♡ Pandamonium
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
Finneas smiled proudly because that is exactly what he wanted to hear that this project was doing. Otherwise, he remained quiet and nodded respectfully as she spoke. "Ah yes," he smiled knowingly. "Perhaps we can discuss this in my office later if you are so interested." Mostly because other students would be popping in and out today for their check ins and there wasn't so much time.
That smile on Finneas' face didn't go unnoticed unlike his earlier looks of discomfort. It was quite obvious that what she was saying pleased him and truthfully she was pleased by this realization as well. She had always been the motherly type but caring for someone twenty-four-seven was an insanity of the very best kind.
Now it was her turn to smile. And smile she did. She hadn't expected him to offer to tell her anything about the 'makings' of the 'babies'. "I would like that a lot. Thank you, professor." Really. Thank you. He had no clue how much this meant to her. Anything he was willing to share with her was going to prove very useful. Rylee took a few moments then to get Serafina back into her baby carrier across her chest.
It was time to get Sera back to the dorm for her nap before they met with Professor Schmoe again later in the day.
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SPOILER!!: Professor S
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
His face did very much work this way, unfortunately. But if it was awkward, he didn't notice? "I'm err glad to hear that." And even though it didn't sound like he was certain... He was! This was fantastic news. He loved ALL the strategies. "Has the schedule been working?" Or was it simply in trial stages? Both were valid.
"AH," Finneas smiled a little w i d e r, before looking down at his clipboard and taking some notes. "That could very much be the case." Yes. Yes. All very good. "Do you need any more supplies?" Incase. It was worth checking.
The schedule was....hm. "Well, I guess you'd call it more of a suggestion at this stage?" Yeah, that seemed like the right word. "Like, well, I'll see that it's meant to be bedtime and suggest Keeper sleep. I'll get him all comfy in his little makeshift crib and all and sometimes he does sleep, and sometimes he doesn't." Yup. That was how it was going so far. "BUT!" There was a but here. An important one. "But I'm sticking to it and not giving up, Professor!" Cecelias didn't give up easily, you see.
Looking down at the freshly stocked baby bag, the blonde shook her head and gave the muggle studies man a smile. "Nope, I think we've got everything we need!" And look at Keeper, being a perfect little sweetie during this WHOLE check-in. She had high hopes for him.
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It was a much calmer Whitney & Bonnie Quartermaine that entered the room, much to Whitney's relief. Of course, Professor Rainwater's daycare had helped immensely. Like, night and day difference. Being around other babies more often had helped Bonnie grow out of her silly need to cry when others were doing so. And the time away from the baby had allowed Whitney to keep up with her other school work. Win-win. Though, she did still have ever so slight dark circles under her eyes from lack of sleep. But there was nothing that could be done about that.
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SPOILER!!: Jillian
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Originally Posted by hjhm
It was a good sign when Professor Schmoe didn't have any other comments about the baby in particular. That's quite a relief on Jillian's part. She's happy to have made it this far on the project and it was quite bittersweet that it will be ending soon. She gave her professor another smile and took the baby, "I, uhh plan to give you my full report on that one" the final check in that is. A soft chuckle with a slight snort left her lips when the man suddenly gave her a salute. She liked Professor Schmoe- he was quirky but she likes that.
She gave him a salute as well before taking the bag and leaving the classroom. "See you soon"
"Okie dokie, artichokie," heh. AnYwaY. He smiled for a bit before looking back down at all the things on his desk. Why did he keep so many things on his desk? It made it difficult to get back to business.
SPOILER!!: Rylee
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Originally Posted by Kolyander
That smile on Finneas' face didn't go unnoticed unlike his earlier looks of discomfort. It was quite obvious that what she was saying pleased him and truthfully she was pleased by this realization as well. She had always been the motherly type but caring for someone twenty-four-seven was an insanity of the very best kind.
Now it was her turn to smile. And smile she did. She hadn't expected him to offer to tell her anything about the 'makings' of the 'babies'. "I would like that a lot. Thank you, professor." Really. Thank you. He had no clue how much this meant to her. Anything he was willing to share with her was going to prove very useful. Rylee took a few moments then to get Serafina back into her baby carrier across her chest.
It was time to get Sera back to the dorm for her nap before they met with Professor Schmoe again later in the day.
"Anytime," he bobbed his head in reply. Preferably a time that wasn't so busy though because they were verging on exams and Finneas had much to prepare for when that time came, y'know?
SPOILER!!: Cece
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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow
The schedule was....hm. "Well, I guess you'd call it more of a suggestion at this stage?" Yeah, that seemed like the right word. "Like, well, I'll see that it's meant to be bedtime and suggest Keeper sleep. I'll get him all comfy in his little makeshift crib and all and sometimes he does sleep, and sometimes he doesn't." Yup. That was how it was going so far. "BUT!" There was a but here. An important one. "But I'm sticking to it and not giving up, Professor!" Cecelias didn't give up easily, you see.
Looking down at the freshly stocked baby bag, the blonde shook her head and gave the muggle studies man a smile. "Nope, I think we've got everything we need!" And look at Keeper, being a perfect little sweetie during this WHOLE check-in. She had high hopes for him.
"So, think I'm doing okay so far, Sir?"
Finneas couldn't help but crack a big smile. She was very cute, did she know? He liked the little ones. They all had a lot of pizzazz. Especially the Gryffindors. "Perseverance is a very important practice, Cecelia," he jotted a few more thiiiiings down before looking up. "A-Okay!" In fact, she even received a THUMBS up. "I'd say you're good to go on the check in too, er, thank you for stopping by." See? Quick 'n easy. Just like he promised. OOC: You now have permission to move on to THE FINAL PHASE.
SPOILER!!: Whiney
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Originally Posted by lazykitty
It was a much calmer Whitney & Bonnie Quartermaine that entered the room, much to Whitney's relief. Of course, Professor Rainwater's daycare had helped immensely. Like, night and day difference. Being around other babies more often had helped Bonnie grow out of her silly need to cry when others were doing so. And the time away from the baby had allowed Whitney to keep up with her other school work. Win-win. Though, she did still have ever so slight dark circles under her eyes from lack of sleep. But there was nothing that could be done about that.
Finneas was entirely oblivious to any dark circles under eyes. Heh. Anyway. He saw Ms. Quartermaine make her way into the room and he made his way over rather quickly. "Hullo, how are the two of you today?" Two being the Ravenclaw and her child, of course.
OOC: Leaving this thread open for at least 12 more hours before I close if you want to get in a final reply!
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
Finneas........... smiled.
Yes. Smiling he was smiling. "The fun is in the mystery, I suppose," though he didn't actually know because he didn't have his OWN baby. He just had nephews and nieces. Those were temporary. For him. Y'know? AnYwAy. "Thank you Ms. James and Ms. Grantham," he jotted a few more things down on his clipboard. "You two are free to go. I hope nappy changes become more, er, tolerable over time." OOC: You now have permission to move on to THE FINAL PHASE.
Finneas could keep ~Baby~Finneas~ when this was all over, yeah? He'd see what great parents Phoebe and Bernie had been and then he could keep it up, keep LiL Finneas in his office like a pet, but maybe silence his crying and all that so he only had to feed him when he 'membered to, it'd be a bit like having a pet turtle or goldfish....
Bernie beamed at the professor anyway. She'd be sure to share these ideas for him at their next check-in. "Right, okay then, my turn to take the baby. Thanks, professor." Bernie busied herself with packing up the doll and all his five thousand accessories.
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Gabriella Rose Rustokova (#CCOOCC)
Ravenclaw
Second Year
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Otter This World ♡ Catpurrccino ♡ Slotherin ♡ Pandamonium
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
"Anytime," he bobbed his head in reply. Preferably a time that wasn't so busy though because they were verging on exams and Finneas had much to prepare for when that time came, y'know?
Rylee smiled. "We will stop by another time when you're not as busy and have time to talk." Whenever that would be, she wasn't entirely sure but as long as it happened before she needed to board the train home it didn't really make much difference. All that mattered was she was going to get to really discuss the methods he used in creating these 'babies'.
Adjusting the baby carrier once more just to make sure, she got to her feet. "Thanks, Professor. I'll continue taking the best care of Serafina. We'll see you later, right now it's time for her nap." She laughed softly, slinging the baby bag over her shoulder as she prepared to head out and be on her way.
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Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Bread!
elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿
Wow, check out THAT smile! Cecelia was impressed, not knowing Schmoe had a proper big smile in him. She felt pretty pleased that she’d been the one to make it happen, too!
Noting that this check-in was over, the blonde returned the thumbs up and hoisted the baby bag up and over her shoulder. She was pretty sure carrying around all this stuff was making her stronger, did he know?
”Cool! Thanks for the chat, Professor! See you!” And with that, the second year was off.
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