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>

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Beitang Moran || Oh! My Emperor

[beitangmoran]

PLAYER: Dùlin
PREFERRED CONTACT: the discord or journal PM
CHARACTER & CANON: Beitang Moran, Oh!My Emperor

THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH: Lord of the Aquarius constellation and uncle of the show's titular Emperor whom he raised into something actually passable, imagine that.

THE SAME PITCH, BUT IT'S AN ENTHUSIASTIC FRIEND HOOKING THEM WITH A JOB/BLIND DATE: He can see the future, so he can tell from the start if your relationship is doomed or not!

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER RUIN FAMILY DINNER? Probably by not coming.

THEIR TV TROPE: Secondary male lead who gets jilted by the main female love interest while two other people pine for him that he doesn't see.

WHAT CAN YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE? asset-wise. Unless they make a killer pie.

Well, he's a politician, and a very good one at that, and a general, oh and hey, he has this power where sometimes, he can see glimpses of the future and not all of them are useless.

Also, his husband has money.

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO? Right now, attempting not to smother a sea captain with their own hat while trying to convince them that maybe, just maybe, chasing after the giant demon octopus is not a good idea.

CR/SCENARIOS YOU WANT: be specific!
Moran hasn't had much occasion to use his power lately so I'd enjoy spooking a few people with him seeing glimpses of their future. (Please note that his predictions are always accurate so if I don't know your canon I'll ask you for some pointers).

Also, mentoring some young people into becoming Wise Leaders because that is his thing.

THROW A GIF IN, YOU DESERVE IT:

[snowcleave]

I'm still thinking about how these two can get thrown together but I would love for them to interact, she has terrible manners it'll be hilarious.

[beitangmoran]

His original love interest before his current husband was a young lady with atrocious manners who is called Feifei so I'm sure we can work something out. He has a fondness for young lady who break the rules.

Xie Lian || Tian Guan Ci Fu (novel)

[scrapgege]

PLAYER: Dùlin
PREFERRED CONTACT: Discord or journal PM
CHARACTER & CANON: Xie Lian, Tian Guan Ci Fu novel

THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH: Former crown prince and former disgraced god married to a ghost and who can punch through mountains. Also he eats floor food (I know this is two sentences shhhhh).

THE SAME PITCH, BUT IT'S AN ENTHUSIASTIC FRIEND HOOKING THEM WITH A JOB/BLIND DATE: He honestly has no right to be that pretty and that strong and that indestructible, but here we are!

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER RUIN FAMILY DINNER? By being the one who cooked it.

THEIR TV TROPE: Major Injury Underreaction

WHAT CAN YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE? asset-wise. Unless they make a killer pie.

He's a legit God. he doesn't have access to all of his powers here because he has curses on himself, but he can still punch through a mountain. He's very good at fighting and very bad at cooking unless you cant to poison someone, in which case he's very good at cooking.

He's also kind of indebted to Anurr right now so we'll see how that goes

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO? Well, he's been punching the squid and that didn't go super well so he's going to need to recover his strength a bit.

CR/SCENARIOS YOU WANT: be specific!

I need Xie Lian to maybe fight more and show that he can, in fact be efficient at something. Surprise reveals of his strength is super fun. The Kraken was just a really bad adversary for him.

THROW A GIF IN, YOU DESERVE IT:

[downswing]

RE: THAT GIF, HE TOLD XIE LIAN NOT TO SWALLOW

[scrapgege]

IT'S JUST A SQUID!

Rose | Izuminokami Kanesada

[fushichou]

PLAYER: Rose
PREFERRED CONTACT: LadyotRings
CHARACTER & CANON: Izuminokami Kanesada (Touken Ranbu)

THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH: Historical sword turned pretty boy in the future who time travels to keep Japanese history the way it's supposed to be

THE SAME PITCH, BUT IT'S AN ENTHUSIASTIC FRIEND HOOKING THEM WITH A JOB/BLIND DATE: He's attractive! He's charming! He has a beautiful singing voice~ He's a capable leader!

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER RUIN FAMILY DINNER? He has one alcoholic drink and passes out and gets his hair in the hot pot

THEIR TV TROPE: Big Ego, Hidden Depths

WHAT CAN YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE?
- SWORD. He's a warrior and a really cool and strong one! If you need someone to do a stab (unless some of the ethics are kind of questionable) then he's your guy.
- If you need someone to take charge of a group and get some shit done, he'll happily step up.
- Do you like haiku? Of course you do! He writes it off the cuff and it's amazing, okay (it's generally dreaded because no one has any fucking TASTE in his life)

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?
- I haven't done a lot with him, but he's been vibing on whatever ship he ended up on and he's so ready to be back on land. He's a sword, not a sailor.
- At one point he was babysitting himself by way of Hijikata's copy of him, but I assume he's given himself back. Otherwise he's definitely keeping an eye out for Hijikata. Probably Souji, too, but one of these guys is more important to him.

CR/SCENARIOS YOU WANT:
- He would love to go drinking/partying. Except he's out after one, so is it really worth it...
- He needs to acquire some sword cleaning stuff. Or bum it off of someone else. Listen, he's lazy if he doesn't have to be actually productive. Can you really resist his pretty face?
- idk I'm pretty much open to whatever, he's a dumb baby but he's a good dumb baby

THROW A GIF IN, YOU DESERVE IT:


oh yeah he's from the musical verse, please perceive him

[snowcleave]

Hello I am here for sword friendships and drinking.

[fushichou]

one of these will go exponentially better than the other

Li | Yato (Noragami)

[minorgod]

/slinks in here really late

PLAYER: Li
PREFERRED CONTACT: sojourney or Sphinx#5619 (feel free to add on either!)
CHARACTER & CANON: Yato (Noragami)

THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH: Dorky god decides to ignore his mass murder background and become Japan's coolest prosperity god instead.

THE SAME PITCH, BUT IT'S AN ENTHUSIASTIC FRIEND HOOKING THEM WITH A JOB/BLIND DATE: He cooks, cleans, and slays Phantoms. Keep your fridge well-stocked with beer.

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER RUIN FAMILY DINNER? Took all the dinner prep money and used it to buy a useless and very fake "good luck" charm.

THEIR TV TROPE(S): Beware the Silly Ones, Creepy Blue Eyes, Immortal Immaturity, Jack-of-All-Trades

WHAT CAN YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE? While his strength is definitely fighting and being a lot more durable than a human, Yato's shown to have an absurd variety of domestic and practical skills as well.

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO? Brand new! He's part of the new group in Serthica.

CR/SCENARIOS YOU WANT: He definitely needs some more actual friends, although he does well with friendly competition/friendly antagonists as well. I'm definitely up for people either disbelieving he's a real god, or alternatively, accepting him at his word for it! A canon aspect of gods in Noragami canon is that they're very easily forgotten by humans/mortals when they're not in frequent contact, so if anyone's interested in having their memories of Yato (once he starts meeting people) seem fuzzy or misplaced, that could be a fun angle. Really though, he's brand new, so I'm up for pretty much anything.

THROW A GIF IN, YOU DESERVE IT:

[matermali]

She's not a god but also is bc the soul inside of her is a god??? It's complicated. But really she's just a lonely Victorian lady who needs friends. Come here, cutie.

[minorgod]

Oooh that sounds very cool, and something that would definitely catch Yato's eye! Don't worry, complicated doesn't scare him off :D

[fushichou]

Kanesada is kind of like a minor god if you squint so they should definitely be friends.

[minorgod]

Yes!! Yato's not well received by his fellow gods in canon so although he might be a bit standoffish at first, it'll actually be good for him to make friends with other gods who can share his perspective on some things!

[spoilers]

PLAYER: Ashley
PREFERRED CONTACT: formallyintroduced, discord, pm
CHARACTER & CANON: River Song | Doctor Who

THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH: Once assassin turned part-time archaeologist adventuring through time and space.

THE SAME PITCH, BUT IT'S AN ENTHUSIASTIC FRIEND HOOKING THEM WITH A JOB/BLIND DATE: Killer smile, space hair, you'll never be bored.

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER RUIN FAMILY DINNER? She forgets to show up. Or someone tries to kill her.

THEIR TV TROPE: You Can't Fight Fate, Consummate Liar

WHAT CAN YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE? She's been around a bit. She knows things. But really, she has a pretty fair grasp of a variety of topics, particularly in the avenues of physics, archaeology, and time travel. She also knows almost as many languages as the Doctor, almost. Her roots as a killer still aren't terribly far from the surface, so she's handy in a fight. She also has some telepathic ability, which there's an opt-out for on her permissions post, but it isn't of the auto-reading people's thoughts variety. There are probably things I'm forgetting.

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO? Brand new, so easing into the whole not being dead thing. But she's starting at the Mouse House on Serthica.

CR/SCENARIOS YOU WANT: Anyone else who's already died? They should talk. But also, I'd like people she can open up to besides the Doctor (who she really isn't always honest with anyway). I'm not opposed to some light conflict regarding her tendency to think she's in charge. Flirting.

THROW A GIF IN, YOU DESERVE IT:

[reparo]

Please teach her the secrets of your hair?? And be gorgeous and confident and super competent so she can stan a time travelling queen.

But drop the hair care routine too.

[spoilers]

She can do all those other things, but the hair is a mystery. It has a life all its own.

"Your hair."
"What about it?"
"It's had a building fall on it, and it still looks remarkable."
"I know. Annoying, isn't it?"

heaves my corpse in

[ensanguines]

PLAYER: Morgan
PREFERRED CONTACT: loaf#3886 / undecipher

CHARACTER & CANON: Hijikata Toshizou

THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH: farmer's son turned vampire samurai but all his friends are dead and therapy hasn't been invented yet.

THE SAME PITCH, BUT IT'S AN ENTHUSIASTIC FRIEND HOOKING THEM WITH A JOB/BLIND DATE: hot vice-commander legendarily known for his stunning model-like face and physique first and his extraordinary swordsmanship second.

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER RUIN FAMILY DINNER? getting drunk off 1 cup of sake and proceeding to launch into a three hour unskippable rant/lecture.

THEIR TV TROPE: these were graciously supplied to the discord chat to avoid my disappearance into tv tropes until september

A Father to His Men
Can't Hold His Liquor
Honor Before Reason
Determinator
Determined Defeatist
Warrior Poet
Chick Magnet

WHAT CAN YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE? discipline, war strategy, murder. mostly murder. he can also fish.

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO? trying to keep all two members of his remaining family together, alternating between trying to kill one of them at the same time.

CR/SCENARIOS YOU WANT: he could use like... friends. space for healing. people to relate to. admirers. an over-invested rival he doesn't pay attention to and feels vaguely irritated by like a persistent gnat that is also trying to kill him. a love interest. food.

THROW A GIF IN, YOU DESERVE IT:






CHARACTER & CANON: Jiang Cheng

THEIR ONE-SENTENCE ELEVATOR PITCH: area man loses everything but his virginity, never helped a situation once in his life and never met a problem he couldn't make worse.

THE SAME PITCH, BUT IT'S AN ENTHUSIASTIC FRIEND HOOKING THEM WITH A JOB/BLIND DATE: wei wuxian vc: handsome eligible sect leader of the idyllic lotus pier with cheekbones that could cut diamond is great with a sword and even better with a whip, also happens to be a single father who loves dogs and is staunchly a family man.

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER RUIN FAMILY DINNER? anger management issues meets traumatic childhood of mother routinely eviscerating her children over dinner.

THEIR TV TROPE: same as above, thank u to dulin specifically

Always Second Best
His Own Worst Enemy
Last Of His Kind
Open Mouth. Insert Foot.

WHAT CAN YOUR CHARACTER BRING TO THE TABLE? ghostbusting, electric whip powers, can also fish, excellent swimmer, easily baited into doing anything you want once you figure out the crater sized chip on his shoulder.

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO? going one step forward two steps back in mending relationships with everyone from his past he's wronged (the entire cast minus xiao xingchen who is not only blind but also blind to the faults of others even prior to losing his sight) and generally feeling miserable.

CR/SCENARIOS YOU WANT: man i don't know, someone get this man a break he's so depressed. let him feel useful. say nice words to him. or skewer him and roast him on a spit as he deserves, i'm not super picky but a little short on ideas so if you have any sect leader jiang wishes speak now or forever hold your peace.

THROW A GIF IN, YOU DESERVE IT: lets jiang cheng look cool for 2 seconds to manifest this

Tasty

[reparo]

Hello, let me flood your inbox some more. Wangji's Side Piece (Daughter) is here to provide many things, from: surprise that JC can be a sect leader, popcorn.gif at the whole Wen Qing torch-carrying, begrudging respect, appreciation of purple (also begrudging).

Also anything else you need.

+ Hijikitty - I'm contractually obligated to interract with vampires who need therapy.

wh.. what is tasty

[ensanguines]

side piece daughter... we're kinkshaming. also being a sect leader is like the singular thing he's good at. it's the one thing even i can't roast him for

girl toshi needs so much therapy

[binghua]

I would say that kanesan and hijikata should go fishing together but he's so tired of the ocean, can they just lie on solid ground together for like three hours when they get there

Also will jiang cheng still love xingchen if/when he finds out he also is keeping that really big secret from him







But also hey let's go drinking again, what can go wrong

[ensanguines]

yes they can put the sea behind them with great prejudice and mutual trauma.

what secret are we referring to there's so many

[downswing]

Hello violet disaster, come to a wedding ig, let's drink some tea

idk I'm just here for a good time, not a long time

[ensanguines]

i was promised a bouquet

[somebadnews]

Hi I'm commenting around the CR meme five years late but I MISS HAVING MORE CR WITH YOU, return to me please.