It is a larp for you, if...
- ... You enjoy Reality TV such as "Love is blind", "Too hot to handle", "Love island", "The Circle", "The Bachelor / Bachelorette" etc.
- ... You enjoy playing flawed characters and making in-game decisions escalating drama rather than being a healthy communicator
- ... You enjoy playing with queer themes surrounding coming out, gender identity, queer romantic and / or sexual attraction
- ... You enjoy playing to struggle and lift
- ... You enjoy making food with / for a group of people, when cooking and eating together is a part of social play
- ... You enjoy individual, non-scripted intensity and drama more than influencing / solving a large, overarching plot
It is not a larp for you, if...
- ... You expect real-life alcohol to be consumed during the larp. All Quicksandbox larps are dry larps and alcohol is not served until the after-party. Playing drunk, however, is very much part of the game
- ... You expect to write or design your own character. Characters are created by org, taking into account players' preferences
- ... You expect to play a character with only one romantic preference when it comes to gender identity and gender expression
- ... You expect to come into the game with one fixed partner / for a specific character being your pre designed match
- ... You expect to be able to rebel against Production and break the show by bending the in-game rules
Present Themes
These themes will be present in the larp. They will feature in character backgrounds and can not be avoided.
- Queerness in aspects of but not limited to gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation
- Being romantically interested in more than one person
- Romantic rejection and / or betrayal
- Being confined to a house and certain rooms with a set group of people for an extended period of time
- Being filmed and interviewed, Production crew pushing for dramatic and emotional reactions
- Limited character agency when it comes to what happens within the experience
- Alcohol being consumed and people being intoxicated, as well as Production encouraging candidates to drink alcohol
Avoidable Themes
These themes will be present in the larp and might feature in character backgrounds. However, they are avoidable in a way that bringing them up in conversation must be preceded by a consent check-in.
There is a section in the signup form where we ask to list themes to avoid. Any and all themes listed by potential participants will, of course, not feature in their own character sheet.
- Homo- or transphobic violence
- Themes of struggles with (in)fertility and parenthood
- Sexual content, kink, preferences surrounding sexual intimacy
- Addiction to and/or abuse of substances, recovery and being sober / clean
- Struggles with mental and physical health
- Manipulation and gaslighting in romantic relationships
- Death / suicide of loved ones
Blacklisted Themes
These themes will not be present at the larp whatsoever. They will not feature in any character backgrounds and it is not allowed to bring them up. It is not allowed to modify a character background to add a theme from this list.
- Sexual harm to minors / pedophilia
- Sexual abuse / non consensual sexual encounters of any kind
- Racism
- Ableism
- Religious extremism / bigotry / persecution on grounds of religion
The Essence
Really Listen 2 Your Heart is, first and foremost, a larp about making a Reality TV Dating Show. The larp is not about life or death. It's about big decisions on a small scale. The drama and depth come from interactions among the characters. Them falling in and out of love. Them being rivals in the conquest of the same person's heart.
It is also not about matchmaking. Production's goal is not to make sure everybody finds a match. The goal is to make an entertaining show that rakes in the big viewership numbers. Characters have auditioned and been cast as candidates on the show.
The larp is designed to create a deep emotional experience as characters who are dramatic, intense and confrontational. Participants will be given the tools to create captivating scenes together. Each and every candidate will live through a story arc as if they are main character, no matter if they end up married or not.
Does this sound fun to you?
