APRIL CR MEME

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Salutations! Just a few notes before the main event:

■ we're a tighter crew than originally anticipated for April, following some hiatuses, so we'll be adjusting this month's calendar timeline. We'll have a check-in below if anyone wants follow-up, cues or clues, or has questions about what they discovered in the latest & greatest. We'll have a think about a second check-in in late April.

■ Don't forget your NPC threads, if you signed up for one! Generally, please share any interesting discoveries that have emerged from them or from plot rolls with the entire group — a creepy network post a day keeps the... doctor away and gets everyone killed.

■ Check out the latest character housing arrangements!

■ In case you've missed it: PM if you'd like a(nother) invite to the game discord server. Invites typically go out when you join, but dreamwidth notifications aren't always friends.

And now:

APRIL CR MEME

<b><small>PLAYER</small>:</b> <b><small>PREFERRED CONTACT</small>:</b> <b><small>CHARACTER & CANON</small>:</b> <b><small>THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH</small>:</b> <b><small>UNUSUAL PRODUCT THEY’D REP AS AWKWARD BRAND AMBASSADOR</small>:</b> it’s cherry soda, isn’t it <b><small>HOUSING</small>:</b> <b><small>FREQUENT HABITS</small>:</b> what your character can be seen doing often within the house/village, for easy assumed CR <b><Small>WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN UP TO LATELY</small>?</b> Throw your log top-levels or event plans in here, add the kitchen sink! <b><small>CR THEY NEED</small>:</b> <b><small>CR THEY PROBABLY DON’T NEED, BUT YOU DO</small>:</b> Specificity is key, and the key probably leads to Mordor. <b><small>THREE THINGS YOU WANT THEM INVOLVED IN</small>:</b> <b><small>GIF OF THEIR INNER MOOD ON MOST DAYS</small>:</b>

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[somebadnews]

PLAYER: Lone Sheep (aka Sheep)
PREFERRED CONTACT: lonesheep, PM, or just ping me on the discord chat
CHARACTER & CANON: Number Five | The Umbrella Academy (going to do a second comment for Marcos so this doesn't get crazy long ahem)

THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH: paranoid teenage grandpa obsessed with family, the apocalypse, and casual murder
UNUSUAL PRODUCT THEY’D REP AS AWKWARD BRAND AMBASSADOR: fluffernutter sandwiches or some obscure outdated candy bar (as long as it's not a Twinkie or a fucking Fudge Nutter, he holds grudges)

HOUSING: #10 (the still?? haunted one with Hermione, Wen Kexing, and Xie Yun)
FREQUENT HABITS: This guy loves a pace. He paces constantly, talks to himself, and he's constantly writing with/on anything he can feasibly use. Does not sleep so he's up at odd hours. He also teleports everywhere, even when he doesn't have to, so he's liable to blink around because he can. Especially to his siblings houses, but I'm sure you're used to it by now, right? Also has an addiction to caffeine, so you know... see the above habits and just explain away and wonder where he keeps getting that.

WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN UP TO LATELY? He's had an eventful month. (Theoretically?) helped with teleporting people out of a snake pit, went very crazy in the woods, and locked his family in a room with everything he's stolen since coming to the village because he let his greed curse go nuts. (If you are missing something, I'm sorry it might be in his gross hoarder room.) He was doing better after Taravast, but lately he's just really a baby step away from a psychotic break. Probably just hormones?? He'll be fine. Top level for the last event log! I posted it late so it's very open for whatever.

CR THEY NEED:
- anyone who exhibits Old Man Energy that he can gripe with
- people he can bribe into teaching him magic
- conspiracy friends
- smart people who might understand what he's saying if he spouts off about time travel
- extremely patient characters who can logic!shame him into taking care of himself maybe
- friends of his family that he can stalk
- anyone who doesn't mind supplying him with alcohol

CR THEY PROBABLY DON’T NEED, BUT YOU DO:
- the Youths, give him CR of his apparent age he does not know how to interact
- people who will call him on his shit! I'm very fine with CR consequences to his actions (stealing from everyone, breaking that mirror that restored Anurr, trying to kill at least three of you, locking his family in that room...)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT THEM INVOLVED IN:
- just one time let him get into something where looking like a teenager is necessary
- because this deep end needs to find a bottom, very up for a murder scene where he grossly misinterprets how to atone for his curse
- after the incident(s) in the woods, he's going to be Very Into any plots against the Beastmaster please hit him up

GIF OF THEIR INNER MOOD ON MOST DAYS:

[downswing]

I am vibrating with terrible energy for the post-woods outcome, pls anticipate Wangji's upcoming reaction.

[somebadnews]

ahh yes I'm so looking forward. Five figured he'd try to kill him someday, and it did not go any way he thought it would...

[downswing]

You'll feel very bad about it, I guarantee.

[somebadnews]

Oh no... Five literally has no idea how he'll react, but he's zero nervous about it. Totally prepared for anything. It's fine!

Technically he's still absorbing anguish though, so if you could just. Be cool about it.

[downswing]

...................no.

Next tag or two, you are dead.

[somebadnews]

Fantastic. I love this for them.

[traaaaaash]

hello let me present to you Eda, who can provide you with:

- grumpy old lady energy
- big mom vibes (shhh don't tell her)
- all sorts of magic shit, including that time her sister and student went on a casual time travel adventure and Eda heard about it
- magic lessons??

[somebadnews]

Yes, good on all points! Please tell him about time travel, he really needs to find out how many people here have screwed up their timelines and throw a fit.

He's learned pitifully little magic in his time here, it's a big point of contention. If he's getting something out of her he can maybe swallow his snippy comments about her mom vibes... as long as she doesn't pinch his cheeks. His poor abused pride.

[traaaaaash]

HEY EDA DIDN'T DO IT her sister punched a past person in the face tho

Don't worry, she doesn't usually pinch cheeks. Though she may ruffle his hair.

[somebadnews]

He needs so much more information about that. Because his family definitely did way worse to the timeline but also why.

Please do ruffle his hair. He can react in so many ways based on the context and what he needs out of her at the time, but it's just fun to watch a kid try to contain his rage. He deserves it.

[traaaaaash]

look sometimes you just gotta punch a dude!!

alsdjfas oh god she's gonna enjoy this

[reparo]

hermione's gotten a persistent headache from all the judgemental squinting she's been doing at him not gonna lie
but i'm down to playing out them actually being in the same room with her trying to show him how potions are done
eta: i think it should be a potion that gives them some form of a high

[somebadnews]

omg yes, he would very much be into a coffee substitute that works too well, so much better than your sleep potions. This will definitely keep him out of trouble. Suddenly loves magic.

Also I'd have to check with the family, but someone needs to let them out of his room that he boarded up if Diego's wolves don't dig them out first...

[reparo]

lmfao do check, i can always have her apparate inside because i feel like after the first time she just lost all concept of personal space. if he steals her potions she gets to apparate in his room and freak him out.

[somebadnews]

I've let them know this option! It will be obvious that his room is suddenly boarded up and there's noises... possibly wolves trying to get in etc. Or the ghosts gossiping idk.

There's plenty of food and water in there because he's been hoarding, but Five didn't think of everything. They are totally safe there though so the plan worked.