Welcome to It Had To Be You, the newest, potentially coolest Gossip Girl RPG around! Here you can locate the rules, setting, and things of that nature. Everything here is a must-read before making an application.

Have any ideas or comments about the site? Want a new board put up that you spotted in the book that I might have missed? Because, believe me, people, I'm anything but perfect. If something on the site is slightly flawed, like if I put The Met under Brooklyn, just let me know here! I don't bite!

Here is where all the old and/or completed threads go. If you haven't replied to a thread in a while and you go to reply and it isn't there, look here first. If you find it, just ask a staff member to put it back in the appropriate spot.

CANONS ONLY!
Here is where the list of canons, ones from the books and some made-up ones, reside, along with the face claim. Make sure to reserve/claim your canon before making an application!

This is where you post your character application. Post nowhere else until you are accepted! You can have more than one character, I don't give a shit. As long as we have plenty of people to RP!

This is where all the completed and accepted applications go. Simple as that.

Here is where you will post a relationships thread for your character. They will keep track of friends, enemies, lovers, frenemies, and whatever the hell else you can come up with!

Every Manhattan socialite needs a cell phone! Here you can receive calls, texts, picture messages, and keep your contacts/phone book.

Here is instant messaging, or AIM. You can get in touch with your friends in less than a second and share all the latest juicy gossip.

Everyone needs an e-mail address to keep in touch with their friends! Remember, your e-mail should be one of the following:
Boys First initial last name@st.judes.edu
ex.: Narchibald@st.judes.edu

Girls First initial last name@constancebillard.edu
Ex.: Bwaldorf@constancebillard.edu

Here is where the infamous Gossip Girl posts her well-read online blog about Manhattan's Elite. Have you checked for your name here lately?

Here you apply to have a house of your very own! Isn't it exciting?

This is the Constance Billard cafeteria where you can find the girls eating breakfast, lunch, or just having a quick snack in between classes. Better hurry before all the good seats are taken!

This is where the seniors go to get advice from their counselors. But most of the time students just sneak in and vandalize the place.

You can find the students at their lockers between classes or after school. Lockers are a good meeting place, and also a good spot to slip in secret notes!

Constance Billard has every kind of class you could think of, from the basic P.E. to Home Economics, they have everything! So come and learn or have a juicy conversation in the back of the room.

Some of the best moments of our lives are shared in bathrooms, surprisingly, so come here for a nice long talk, a good cry, or to actually use the bathroom.

Here is a little courtyard that connects Constance Billard to St. Judes. You can get together with the boys and chit-chat between classes or after school. Just don't get caught while skipping!

Guys need to eat too! Here is where the guys pig out on the greasiest foods that the lunch ladies can get their hands on! Bon appetit!

This is where the guys go before and after sports practices to get changed, shower, and pack up their things. Some of them talk in here or use the place to skip classes. Others smoke the primo weed here.

This is where all the sports fields and playing areas are located. You can come out here to just run around or to go to practice.

Here is where the boys go to their classes. Some of them are more bad-ass than others and skip most of theirs, but others faithfully go to their schooling and do their homework. Which are you?

Most guys go to their lockers between classes to switch books around. Some wait for each other after school, but most just go off on their own.

The Met is the largest art museum in the city. Most of the kids just sit on the steps while drinking coffee and chatting, but some actually go inside. Some amazing parties are thrown here.

Barney's is one of the best department stores around. They have absolutely everything and you can find the best of the best shopping here.

This is a very popular place for all ages. Many people take walks here or come check out nature. Some people go on picnics and others smoke weed...

This is a very posh hotel where some of the elite reside. Chuck Bass, for instance, throws some amazing parties in his suite.

Starbucks is one of those high-end coffee shops where you'll find tons of people at all hours of the day. Sometimes it's much too crowded, but if you need coffee badly enough, you'll take it.

This is a very popular little deli and coffee shop where many of Manhattan's Elite are said to enjoy little snacks and gossip.

Times Square is a very busy place. You can stand in the street to look through the windows to see the taping of the popular MTV show, TRL, or go for a walk and strut your stuff.

Grand Central Station is where you can catch a train to go off to wherever you please. Or you could just sit and watch the people and trains while you sip a drink at their impressive bar.

The Strand is a very large bookstore half-way between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Book junkies come here often, and several of our favorite people have jobs here.

Here is Brok, the little fish shop in Brooklyn where one of our favorite little rebels has a job. It's gritty, its disgusting, it's...Brooklyn!

Rufus Humphrey's very own art gallery, where there are often high-end art shows featuring the hottest new artists on the scene.

The Brooklyn Bridge connects the two worlds of Brooklyn and Manhattan. You can take the time to walk or bike across it, you can catch a cab, or you could even meet somebody here.

This is the general OOC board. Here you can post a leave of absense thread, advertisements for an open thread you have, or play some fun games! It's just to pass the time so you don't have to twiddle your thumbs.

Here is where you vote for the Character of the Month and Couple of the Month. Keep in mind that the couple of the month has to be an actual couple when you vote for them. And no matter what, whether they call it quits or not, they stay up for the rest of their voted month.

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