If you want to catch up on the backstory of the game, here's what you can do:
We make no promise of anything being up to date. Oops. But as we all know, "plot" is an illusion, Blood and Gold doubly so.
In the beginning, Lestat said let there be a LiveJournal, and promptly had an argument with Louis about his Armand icon, that turned into the usual bitter slanging match. Gabrielle appeared and made an enemy of David.
Louis made a melancholy post involving Dickens, and was promptly propositioned by Armand. The Lestat/Louis/Armand triangle is alive and kicking, as are icon wars and dredges of the past. Daniel asked to borrow Armand's hat -- this will become important later.
Daniel made the first of many nonsensical posts. David is added to the sex offender's register, and Louis and Lestat have another lovers' tiff.
David introduced himself with a wrap-up of recent events, and placed an ad for flat share. Merrick spoke to Louis, who was scared and denied all knowledge, then did the bitter thing with Armand. Much talk was made of fires and pyres.
Lestat began a rambling exposition on God and the devil, or, muttered about saints and Louis's masculinity. L/L/A had their usual argument about each other's books and evilness. Louis threatened to take away all usage of the kitchen table (yeah, like that), but he and Lestat made up. Then argued. Merrick spoke to Louis again, and Daniel guilted Armand about his hat.
Gabrielle made a nonsensically lyrical post from the jungle, and berated Lestat for Louis's weaknesses and old boyfriends. She scared Daniel, David, indeed any one who crossed her path.
Merrick still likes to get drunk, and also receive calls from David and have tea with Marius. Lestat and Louis argued over David and Merrick, then there was a slanging match, and Armand was embarrassed by David, who reminded him of his phone disability.
Claudia then made her ghostly appearance, causing much consternation and come-ons (well, those only from David).
Louis then did a maudlin and much misinterpreted meme. There was much brow-beating and comic misadventure.
Lestat had a sad over his wine company, Louis's drunkenness and David's ass. Blah blah mistakes bitterness boobs fire back to the bedroom.
Armand gloated over his material wealth, provoking Lestat's anger. Lestat and Louis surprised no one by bickering.
Then it was Marius's turn to make an appearance of warnings and wisdom. There were arguments. Recriminations. Bitterness. Innuendos. The lot, really.
Daniel very kindly left presents for Gabrielle and Merrick, and stole Armand's hat. Marius and David discussed Daniel and payback.
David was a dirty old man. There were various run-ins, and Gabrielle expressed a more than common interest in Pandora/
Claudia befriended Daniel and discussed family affairs.
Gabrielle posted from the Amazon, and argued feminist theory with Merrick and itinerary issues with Lestat, then harassed Louis and threatened Armand with 'biding'.
The Hat Saga began with Armand's post and newly hat-less icon. He blamed Lestat, and much smug gloating ensued. (Also, Lestat took away Louis's Dickens collection because he was too depressed) Daniel appeared, with a hat-ful icon, David hit on Merrick, and Gabrielle blamed the whole affair on penis envy.
Daniel was then sent an anonymous photo of a giant foot squashing him and his hat. There was celebration of Armand's newfound insanity.
The Great Maharet entered the community to air her grievances about the Family and the published books. Mekkare found herself unable to write with proper spacing, but friends with Merrick, and Louis professed his guilt for beginning the writing saga.
Claudia and Daniel's unlikely friendship deepened, as she came clean with Fathers 1 and 2 and did something dastardly to Armand's vineyard. Louis faced his guilt valiantly once again, but was also emasculated by Gabrielle, Merrick and Lestat.
Daniel revealed that Claudia lives in David's basement, Armand has a cheese collection and Vampy Vamps calendars, and Armand stole his Robin Hood bow. He gave Claudia Armand's hat, thus ending the saga. Gabrielle and Marius had a rare moment of understanding.
Quinn Blackwood arrived on the scene to cause an excess of accusations and mystery in his pursuit of Lestat. Gabrielle mistook him for a girl more insipid than Louis, but was fascinated by the mention of Petronia. Lestat swore he had nothing to do with Quinn, which did not satisfy Louis. There was small talk about infamy and biblical knowledge of Mona Mayfair.
Mekare's inability to use spaces became Maharet's bane and offended Gabrielle's feminist sensibilities. Merrick and Lestat had a drama queen argument, and Gabrielle offered to introduce Daniel to her piranhas.
David made a post roaring with innuendos, and got only a bitch-slapping, a leg-humping and a threat from Lestat for his troubles. Pandora and Marius came online together, and made plans for Pandora to visit Gabrielle.
Louis made melodramatic post announcing his departure, due to nobody liking him. Lestat promised him his Dickens books back if he stayed, but Louis's attempts to rein Lestat in failed. Claudia consoled, Marius threatened incineration and Maharet attempted to correct Louis's French.
Quinn told more than was needed to know and expressed his intention to write a book. Marius gave him a right talking-to, Gabrielle had a curious conversation, and everyone else laughed.
Mekare mastered the space, albeit not always in the right places, and at the expense of Louis's books. She began a slow campaign of annoying Maharet with 'mistakes'.
The Party Saga. At 8 o'clock, David made the initial post. At 12am, the party was a fizzle. By 12.30, Claudia had taken over a swinging party, causing arguments with David, Merrick to get drunk, more nonsensicality, and Gabrielle to corner Louis. Claudia suggested a holiday to cheer Louis up from his suicide attempt.
Marius was in a bad mood due to the antics of Sybelle, Benji, Quinn and others.
Lestat lost his chatroom virginity. Louis informed Lestat that he and Claudia were going away (to EuroDisney), and they argued, to the entertainment of all else.
Daniel made a nonsensical post where he was possibly drunk, and Marius produced a picture of Daniel and his dog in makeup.
Gabrielle introduced Louise, her pet piranha, and the bonds of sisterhood that she had formed with Pandora. They extended an invitation to Merrick to visit...
In Louis's parting entry, he returned Lestat's belongings, prompting Lestat to threaten fire and sex with Quinn. Likewise, Armand jumped at the opportunity to meet with Louis in Paris.
Operation Merrick Makeover began with Merrick's arrival and the shedding of exploitative clothing. Pandora was getting in a few hits for Marius. Two minutes later, Merrick needed a drink.
Gabrielle gave a somewhat more coherent account of the day and discussed Louise the piranha's depression. There was much un-subtle argument over the lives and motives of certain "fish". Louis told Lestat he was never coming back.
Quinn enthusiastically invited Lestat to hang, and Lestat seized the chance to get back at Louis, to David's envy.
Claudia's parting post made clear her Peter Pan obsession.
Lestat outlined his new plans, and he and Louis had possibly their most bitter fight so far. Armand is never one to waste an opportunity, and nor is Quinn.
Daniel was bored and there was a cheese effigy in the bathroom.
Louis from Paris about old grudges, Claudia, and guilt, and managed to slip in that he and Armand had plans for the opera. Claudia wondered at his absence and expressed her inner teenager, as brought out by EuroDisney.
Maharet complained of the abomination of the movie, and sibling rivalry came out in full force.
Quinn reported enthusiastically on his date with Lestat
Upon closer inspection, Daniel seemed to have desecrated Maharet's family tree. Despite Marius's patient efforts, Maharet's wrath was invoked.
Gabrielle updated on the Merrick makeover and death of 'Louise' -- yet another death threat for death-wishful Louis.
Lestat told his tale of the nightmarish date with 'Quentin', but Louis's comment spurred him into making another date, this time for hair-colouring.
Louis was having no less of a bad time in Paris, and longed for 'all things to pass away'. A reconciliation with Lestat was quickly nipped in the bud by the complications of Armand and Quinn. And, in his anger, Louis stood up to Gabrielle.
Merrick wrote about Pandora's 'practical jokes', and Mekare expressed support in more ways than one.
David was depressed and lonely, because the coven shouldn't mistreat an Englishman who's seen God and the devil drinking tea. Marius and Lestat argued about Lestat's fledglings and Lestat browbeat Quinn into dying his hair bubblegum pink.
Marius was also having loneliness issues. There were arguments, and Louis had to explain to Claudia that her daddies still love her. Merrick produced a rock-hard "how like men", and Lioncourt incest was discussed, while Maharet and Mekare had another spat.
Lestat took the final step to reconciliation, after Quinn dyed his hair pink, and he and Louis approached a resolution.
The lost child, Claudia, was up to her old deviancies and plans for Daniel to renovate David's basement. However, Daniel was forgetting, while Quinn was moping over Lestat.
Merrick recounted the events of David's pool party, apparently a fully-fledged feminist. Daniel seemed to report a relapse for her, but who can be sure -- he also found himself suddenly in Canada. Marius played on Louis's guilt but Daniel afforded a diversion, and there was the usual L/L/A tension.
Claudia suddenly realised Louis's absence, and was stuck in Paris with no money. However, she declined Marius's offer of rescue.
David, meanwhile, was mounting his own rescue mission for Daniel, but was quite preoccupied with the time he had a scone with God. L/L/A recycled the bitterness that never gets old, and everyone else also bitched, especially Mekare and Maharet at each other.
Gabrielle had a hard time getting rid of Merrick, now that the project was over (but she got a new piranha fish). She then, however, made plans to visit Marius in Rome.
Claudia posted from Dover and told her chilly tale of arrival. Fortunately her teenspeak phase was ended.
Louis had a whinge about Valentine's Day, and pondered if Lestat had commitment issues. They argued and quickly made up, especially after Lestat's next post outlining V-Day plans. However, the evening did not go as planned, as Louis reported afterwards. Lestat gave more informative account of Valentine's Day: he left with Quinn to see Petronia. Meanwhile, Armand and Merrick seemed to have a budding romance.
Daniel, however, had an entirely different idea about Valentine's Day altogether, and Claudia's journey home had brought her to Canterbury.
Armand had a most disturbing dream involving Merrick, and the rest of the coven looked on as if at a train wreck.
Lestat finally got to see Petronia and went blind. There was more of the David/God business, and the David being dirty business, and the dirtier Merrick/Armand business. Daniel proved that he himself was god using simple logic.
He then entertained himself with the most nonsensical post yet.
Mekare wrote introspectively about her need to communicate with and be part of the world -- a thirst for life, if you will. Daniel, meanwhile, was at the North Pole, or so he said, prompting the usual banter.
Claudia was still in England, and had just come to Birmingham, and didn't miss a chance to pile on the guilt, but even Louis did not notice it this time.
Gabrielle made a customarily strange post on whether to go to Rome. With Marius's encouragement, she agreed to meet him with Pandora.
An otherwise quiet period was broken by a buzz of activity in Louis's Cosmo post. Highlights: Lestat is a stereotype; Armand suggested a menage à trois; the women showed their claws; Louis and Lestat bickered; Maharet was looking for new eyes (and Louis sleeps with a scythe!); and Claudia 'threw a paddy'.
Daniel, following Louis's example, made a brainy post with a poem (original, no less).
It seems that Maharet, in her vision-impaired state, could not find Louis and stole David's eyes instead, giving her the desire to ogle breasts.
Merrick received a not-so-mysterious rose, note, and chocolates on her pillow. A few minutes later, she was drunk.
Gabrielle gave a digest from Rome, where she was at one with... many things.
Claudia arrived in Scotland with a guilt trip and a national television identity. There were shenanigans, but not as many as in Daniel's post about his Canadian sexiness. Claudia tried to patiently coax while the rest of the coven was derisive.
Oh, figure the rest of it out for yourself. ;)