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Self Care Mafia

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What is the Self Care Mafia?

A group of former yakuza turning the world of writers and creators around, giving them some serious encouragement to take care of themselves in the Game of Tomes. We're good yakuza now!    

What We Do

  • Loudly encourage Game of Tomes participants to put self care as a priority, especially during Game of Tomes and Tourney of Tales. The writing competitions are wonderful and challenging. We don't want people to break themselves or burn out in order to accomplish lofty goals.
  • Give out specialized Gold Stars for outstanding self care. You never know where you'll see us. Remember, we're watching! (Nov. 2023, the SCM gave all Tome Knights the right to give out gold stars.)
  • Black Market Popup Shops where you can show us you did a number of self care tasks. Those tasks can be used as 'currency' to earn special collectable badges.
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    Currently Recruiting

    How do I join?
    Join GoT Discord Server and pick up the Member role (for more server access) and the Self Care Mafia Member role in #role-selection to enter the #self-care-mafia channel and keep up with the clan chatter and plotting.
     

    Officers

    Major Bard with Many Names
    Captain Foxx
    Captain Eiliagh
    Captain Lady Wynter
    Captain Dazzlinkat
    SCM Lieutenants - Flubb.png
    Lt. Flubb
    Lt. Darkened Fay
    SCM 2nd Lieutenants - Nova.png
    Lt. Novamoonlight
    2nd Lt. HappyHappySad
     

     
    Former Officers
    Thank you for your service to the SCM!
    2nd Lt. Moonflower

     
     

    History

    The Self Care Mafia was the brainchild of ShyRedFox and her Kobun protector Foxx and was revealed to the world during Game of Tomes, November 2021. They formed the mafia and allowed members from all houses to join in on badgering GoT participants into taking care of themselves.  
    No more of this 'I burnt out' or 'I hurt myself' during events as a badge of honor. It's not an honor, and we'll call you on it!
      February 26, 2022, Minor House Leader Shyredfox shocked the GoT community with the following announcement.
    Minor House Kitsune shall dissolve and descend into the chaos of what we always really were - sneaky yakuza. But we'll use our former bad ways to bring good as the Self Care Mafia.
    It was a hard choice. But Shy felt the health needs of the writing community were paramount.  

    Support Syndicate

    The Self Care Mafia and the Chaos Cartel have joined forces to maximize self care, chaos, and encouragement.   To celebrate the occasions, we created the Glitter Bomb badge and the !glitter command for the GoTverse Discord. Use this new power with responsibility to spread the fun! (The fun includes occasional turf "wars" that result in glitter everywhere and much silliness.)  

    Special Awards Given

    For helping out the SCM—by giving out stars and supporting self-care. Given to non-SCM members.  

    April 2025

      Awards for Previous Events

    July 2024

     

    April 2024


     
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    We pack heat and cocoa. Take care of yourself, if you know what's good for you.


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    Founding Date
    November 2021
    Type
    Illicit, Syndicate
    Alternative Names
    SCM, the Mafia
    Demonym
    yakuza, ___ of the Self Care Mafia
    Related Professions
    Controlled Territories
    Related Items
    Related Ethnicities
    Leader's Title
    Oyabun
     

    SCM Emotes for the GoT Discord

    scm_logo
    scm_fedora
    scm_cocoa
    scm_blankie
    scm_fox_goodnight
    scm_fox_gun
    scm_Fox_Dance

    Diplomatic Relations

    The Self-Care Mafia ↔ Chiroptera

    35 ↔ 50

    Good Terms

    Chiroptera is generally supportive of the message of the Mafia, but the Mafiosos have a distinct problem with the Knightwing known as Mr. Big T Anderson, or "The Mad Batter" who not only ignores them blatantly, but tells them to piss off.

    The Self-Care Mafia ↔ Meles

    80 ↔ 80

    Super-Friendly

    A prominent Meles, Brocktree ShyRedFox , is suspected of being the leader of the Self Care Mafia. As a result, Meles tends to be strongly supportive of the Mafia's agenda.

    The Self-Care Mafia ↔ Mollusca

    30 ↔ 30

    Well Disposed

    Mollusca is not known for getting involved in criminal syndicates. However, they tend to be pretty good at self care for the most part, so the Mafiosos have no problems with them.

    The Self-Care Mafia ↔ Sauropoda

    25 ↔ 25

    Well Disposed

    For the most part, Sauropoda and the Mafiosos ignore each other, but they don't have any particular problems with each other. Sauropoda appreciates the Mafia's message and tends to be pretty good at their own self care, so they don't tend to run into conflicts.

    The Self-Care Mafia ↔ Ailurus

    75 ↔ 60

    Good Terms

    For the most part, the SCM and Ailurus get along pretty well. Their main points of dispute are that Ailurus, being heavily neurodiverse, has differing opinions than the Mafia sometimes about what constitutes self-care, but for the most part, they agree self-care is important, and have no problems with the message the Mafia is delivering, Aside from occasionally having to lean on the Panda Polemarch and the Archon about sleeping more, the Mafia is pretty happy with Ailurus, too. Since Feral Foxx is suspected of being a Mafioso, this has also helped to build relations.

    The Self-Care Mafia ↔ Avis

    60 ↔ 50

    Friendly

    The Regent of Avis is suspected of being a member of the Self Care Mafia. As a result, Avis tends to be strongly supportive of the Mafia's agenda - which works for them.

    The Self-Care Mafia ↔ Chaos Cartel

    25 ↔ 35

    Frenemies

    The relationship between the two major criminal syndicates is... complex. On one hand, the leaders and members of both groups genuinely like each other. They tend to band together to deal with the threat of the Horde (or, the undead members tend to band together for the good of the Horde). They both recognize the need for each other's existence and the good they both do, and sometimes, are even allies. BUT... would the Chaos Cartel please just settle the filk down once in a while? And would the Mafia kindly untwist their panties?

    The Self-Care Mafia ↔ Lapin

    50 ↔ 45

    Well Disposed

    Feelings between Lapin and the Mafia have traditionally been tense. Since Prinx Tempest is suspected of being the head of the Chaos Cartel, Lapin has been involved in an ongoing rivalry with suspected Mafiosos ShyRedFox and Foxx. Several of the Lapin House Scions, including the Mother of Bunnies, have been firmly on the Mafia's watchlist for some time. However, relations have recently improved considerably, in part, due to suspected Mafioso Flubb joining the Owsla, and in part due to a demonstrated desire to do better by the Bunny Queen and the Prinx. This is a point of great relief to Princesses Sunny and Rowean who are suspected Mafiosos.

     

    Articles under Self Care Mafia

    Black Market
    Building / Landmark | Apr 4, 2025

    A set of shops run by the Self Care Mafia that will appear weekly during Game of Tomes and Tourney of Tales.

    Fedora
    Item | Jul 18, 2025
    Gold Star
    Item | Apr 10, 2024

    An award the the Self Care mafia gives out when they chose to recognize self care well done by a GoT/Tot participant

    Self Care Cafes of the SCM
    Building / Landmark | Jun 13, 2025

    Cafes that magically pop up where needed and provide self care. Run by the Self Care Mafia.

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