cr meme | july/august

[groundrules]

Hey guys! Can it be, a scheduled CR meme, on time two months in a row? A summer miracle.

Just a small heads up that some of our newbies will not be physically with the cast at sea, and will instead be working hard to secure entry for the incomers into the main Arc IV location, Serthica. But they'll be available on the network throughout!

JULY/AUGUST CR MEME

o1. Make your own shiny ad or use the form below to help finally find your character someone who'll swipe right. Or at least won't leave them screaming in a ditch. Again.

o2. Spam like your life depends on it.

o3. Profit at 0.00% interest rates, in honour of the ECB!

<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>THE SAME PITCH, BUT IT'S AN ENTHUSIASTIC FRIEND HOOKING THEM WITH A JOB/BLIND DATE</small>:</b> <b><small>HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER RUIN FAMILY DINNER?</small></b> <b><small>THEIR TV TROPE</small>:</b> <b><small>WHAT CAN YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?</small></b> asset-wise. Unless they make a killer pie. <b><small>WHAT ARE THEY UP TO</small>?</b> <b><small>CR/SCENARIOS YOU WANT</small>:</b> be specific! <b><small>THROW A GIF IN, YOU DESERVE IT</small>:</b>

Comments

[rumorate]

Excellent! I'll toss Allison at her introduction/arrival/what have you and we'll see where things go!

[rumorate]

Allison does have some mom energy, so I'm definitely down for exploring that! She is here to be encouraging, so we can definitely keep sliding them together and see where things go.

[rumorate]

Ahhh fantastic! I'm sure there will be plenty of trouble in the new locale, so I'll keep an eye out for things that could be interesting.

[rumorate]

They can talk, but Five will not listen to anything they say. He's stubborn that way.

[rumorate]

Yessssss, she's been poking at her Viktor feelings lately in her thread with Diego, and I think she definitely needs to talk about it with someone outside the family for a little perspective.

[somebadnews]

That is a perfect reason. Multiple reasons! Allison is notoriously extroverted and it's a real problem he's dealing with. Because Five is just the kind of person who can't even trust an actual like... king of light... but whatever, everything would be so much easier if she didn't get involved with anyone until he's properly vetted them!

[somebadnews]

Five tries not to think about how extremely helpful he would have been to have around deadland and getting Allison through these trying times. (Was he helpful the minute he was here?? no, don't tell him.)

Did he ever tell her about the time they infiltrated the pharmaceutical company? Five was actually impressed at his improv when he smashed that snow globe on his face just to freak a guy out. His one proud brotherly moment.

[matermali]

Vanessa will be on Serthica to start (I totally forgot to even mention that in her TL), so helping to smuggle Allison might get her some bonus points. If she doesn't mess it up somehow!

[matermali]

Suspicion is good!

[matermali]

To be fair there is always chaos around these parts, so who DOES have the time...

[rumorate]

No, they haven't, please tell her this story so she can laugh. She can tell him about Klaus using his cult influence to get her husband out of jail.

[rumorate]

Yes! That will definitely have some points in her favor.

[somebadnews]

Yes, she should absolutely tell him this story! She really doesn't talk much about Ray to him, because he doesn't ask, but he still regrets that he didn't get a chance to meet him. Or her daughter. Time is the worst.

But that might take a turn, so let's focus on the insane ways Klaus manages to be useful.

[hatejakku]

oh yeah, he'll zero in on any action going on lol

[somebadnews]

Spoiler alert: it's ALWAYS good. I don't know why everyone is always so down on paranoia when it's literally the thing that will save you every time.

[thedreamer]

Oh yes, very new, very fun and hip, all the cool kids are doing it promise!!

Er...

[rumorate]

Yes, talking about Klaus is safe, delving into feelings is not.

[matermali]

I just

can't imagine

her even

trying to

She will clap along to that brilliant dance, for now.

[thedreamer]

Ooooh yes, that sounds a lot like the Doctor. He's so old now and (he thinks) at the end of his very long life, and he'd very much like to see the universe in peace when he goes. A far flung dream, but a hope of his nonetheless.

I'm very interested in having these two interact!

[thedreamer]

Oh splendid, he'll be very interested in hearing what his former self got up to! I feel like the next CR meme I'll have more concrete scenarios to offer myself since I'm just getting started here, but very excited to play and have this version of the Doctor meet Wangji!

[thedreamer]

Look, he always appreciates an audience so clapping from afar is perfectly acceptable. But he'll also definitely try to teach her his...sort of drunken giraffe flailing dance. Sorry not sorry.

[matermali]

She'd have to be super drunk or possessed, but maybe... Only if he acquiesces to her teaching him in return!

Rose | Xiao Xingchen

[binghua]

PLAYER: Rose
PREFERRED CONTACT: LadyotRings
CHARACTER & CANON: Xiao Xingchen (Mo Dao Zu Shi)

THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH: Blind Chinese exorcist wizard man who makes bad decisions with good intentions

THE SAME PITCH, BUT IT'S AN ENTHUSIASTIC FRIEND HOOKING THEM WITH A JOB/BLIND DATE: Brings a whole new meaning to a blind date, huh? But really, he's still super handsome and such a gentleman who's only a little bit emotionally high maintenance!

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER RUIN FAMILY DINNER? The topic inevitably turns to some trauma or sadness of his and he cries blood tears. Oops.

THEIR TV TROPE: Despair Event Horizon but at least he hasn't hit this point yet...!

WHAT CAN YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?
- As mentioned above, he's one of the many Chinese exorcist wizard people in town, so he's good at dealing with dead people/ghosts/other various monster types. His sword can sense corpse energy, which is super nifty, but also bad because it can't differentiate specific types of corpse energies and...listen, it's just A Whole Thing we don't talk about
- Up until about mid-August, however, his normal powers are highly disrupted because he's been soaked in some volcano magic! But he can whip up a mean fireball until that all wears off.
- He will happily cook for you, just don't mind that he doesn't exactly season things because, like, how can you tell how much salt you're dumping in if you can't see it?
- He may not have any eyeballs but he sure is still awfully pretty. And one of the nicest dudes to ever exist. It's gross, honestly.

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?
- He's just trying to vibe his way to land, y'all, the ocean is A Lot
- He and Xue Yang are still...happening, even though that's a very bad decision on Xingchen's part and he knows it, but he's also kind of halfway between saying fuck it, yolo, and just settling to make things easier. He's fine (he's not).
- He's also Stranded on that mystery island but he can see there, so that's neat! Do feel free to rescue his soggy body somewhere within the Kraken's vicinity.

CR/SCENARIOS YOU WANT: be specific!
- A therapist (lol)
- Anyone who sees him with Xue Yang but can also get those bad murder vibes off Xue Yang and be like bruh maybe you need to love yourself a little better
- Or just more people he can befriend/go drinking with/give headpats...just let him him feel useful or whatever
- Do you like badly-delivered jokes? He's perfect, except he can't even finish the jokes because he cracks himself up before the punchline hits.

THROW A GIF IN, YOU DESERVE IT:

[thedreamer]

Oh, proper dancing. He might just, if he can be talked into slowing down just a little bit for once.

[snowcleave]

They come from insanely different worlds too, I would be very interested to see what directions any conversation between them took. She'll be so curious about the different ways everyone approaches fighting too, so sparring could be a ton of fun.