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Player Name: Faye E-mail: red.headed.rapunzel@gmail.com Preferred Contact: Plurk - crossthesky Timezone: Arizona Current Characters in Victory Road: Lust, Korra, Rose Quartz
Character Name: Jack Series: Borderlands The Pre-Sequel Timeline: Middle of the game, during The Felicity Incident Canon Resource Links:Jack's Wiki Page
Personality:
Jack before he was Handsome was a very different beast in some ways, and not at all in others. Jack is an asshole, no matter the canon point. He makes jokes at others' expense, he complains over every little thing, he has a quick temper he has difficulty controlling. But a lot of it is bluster, a very clear attempt to cover up his own shortcomings and present a 'better' face to the world, or to compare his own shortcomings to others in a 'well I'm not that bad' kind of way. Because Jack is a man of great self-doubt and inner turmoil, in a place where he thinks he knows the person he wants to be but still isn't sure how to be that.
But the biggest difference between Jack later in the series and Jack from this canon point is that he still cares. He cares about doing what's right, he cares how other people will be affected by things, he cares about major consequences. At the point I'm taking him from he's struggling with regret over having to sacrifice a fully self aware AI to save the moon. He's torn over the fact that doing the right thing and saving millions of people means an individual has to be sacrificed. Just before this he was willing to let someone who betrayed him just walk away, choosing mercy over violence. It doesn't end well, but Jack tries.
This isn't to say he's not severely damaged already. He very much is. He's obsessed with the idea of being 'the hero' and doing the things heroes do - he even says as much when Helios is being attacked, and he offers to stay behind to try and fend off the invasion to allow the Vault Hunters he's hired to escape. 'Self sacrifice is just the kind of thing hero types do!'. His fixation on doing the right thing is, in many ways, performative. It feeds into that idea that he knows who he wants to be and is trying to change himself to match it. He wants to be the hero so he tries to do the things 'heroes' do. At this point, Jack is still more interested in being loved and seen as 'good' than being feared and all powerful. In a weird way, Jack at this point is in a period of finding himself and figuring out who he really is. He has violent impulses that he's beginning to think aren't actually that bad, but he hasn't yet embraced his violent leanings or decided that the end justifies any means, all the time.
And he is crippled with self doubt beneath it all. He's in the process of making himself over from a quiet, not very well known, does-what-he's-told cog in the corporate wheel to what he sees as a cool heroic guy who takes charge and takes chances and makes an impression. But he's not that far removed from his old meek and easily bullied self, and being seen as such. He questions himself, he's riddled with fear that maybe he can't really be anything else, and doubles down harder to try and combat that. More jokes, more loudness, more flash and razzle dazzle to cover it.
Which also means he's pretty image oriented, and puts a ridiculous amount of effort into how he looks and dresses and presents himself.
He's also rash and impulsive, quick to commit to what even he acknowledges are not exactly great plans but probably the best option at the moment, and tends to dismiss the idea of taking time to think and explore other possibilities. On top of that he digs in his heels and commits to his ideas and suggestions, and while somewhat open to outside input, does tend to be resistant and argue even if he eventually comes to agree with someone else's suggestion. He already sees himself as the hero of the story, so to speak.
And still reasonably understands what a 'hero' actually is.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Wimpod Password: Atomic Fireball
[A confused and alarmingly familiar but not quite the same face pops up on the network. That is indeed Jack (later to be known as Handsome) but looking like he's in his thirties or early forties and without the trademark face stapled to his face.]
So...this isn't a simulation, is it?
[There's a weak chuckle and Jack runs a hand through his hair, eyes darting to the side as though there's something just off camera he's not thrilled to be seeing.]
Cuz I was thinking it was at first, some kinda I dunno, immersive experience or virtual vacation or something...but that's not the deal, is it? I mean even for a really good simulation, top of the line, this is way too lifelike and real! Our...our simulation design people aren't that good! I don't think? Honestly I don't pay that much attention to them...
But! Here's the thing....whatever tear in space and time or hidden alien door I stumbled through, it's not working for me. Kind of in the middle of something really important, I mean we're talking whole lotta lives depending on it, not even exagerating about that. So....anybody wanna adopt a sad alien bug and point me in the right direction to whatever series of difficult steps I gotta take to get outta here?
Seriously, the bug is sad. I think maybe it's made of sadness. Of course I probably would be too if I was called Wimpo, which I guess is what they're called. Been calling him Beefo instead, try to give it some self esteem. I dunno if it's working...
So yeah! Long story short, gotta find somebody to take sad wimp bug and give me directions so I can get back to saving the moon and getting my job back!
Player Name: Michelle E-mail: sweetstacking@gmail.com Preferred Contact:sweetstacks Timezone: PST Current Characters in Victory Road: n/a
Character Name: Mira Delacroix Series: Original Timeline: A month before the winter solstice. Canon Resource Links: n/a
Original Character Background: Centuries ago, the gods got bored.
As you do, as an all-powerful being. It's sometimes not enough to just watch humanity play out, play its role. Sometimes, gods get bored too, and they feel the need to prove themselves. Unfortunately, what the gods of this world decided to do in order to combat that boredom is... make a bet. The gods are your traditional gods of light and darkness; they're more akin to siblings, and when siblings squabble, sometimes others get involved. The "Chosen Ones" are not exactly your traditional Chosen Ones--rather, they're more pawns in a game. Every couple of decades, the world is outright remodeled, reformed, reborn.
That's not to say the world isn't fully formed, with its own history and everything. The current world is one that closely follows ours, aside from gods, divine intervention, and people with special powers--we're dealing with gods, after all, gods who just so happen to be drunk off their own power. So, essentially, the world is just like any run of the mill world... aside from, you know, the people with special powers and gods.
As for Mira herself--
In the interest of keeping this somewhat concise, we'll go over the most significant points of Mira's history that she doesn't remember, but which have had a bearing on who she is as a person. Mira's first life is, perhaps, the one in which she is the most different from how she currently is. She grew up in a small village with her parents, and with magic outlawed, she had to practice her mastery of it in secret. She was, at one point, able to command the elements, with a particular affinity for water and ice. Unfortunately, after her village was attacked, she ended up joining a rebellion against the corrupt king. It didn't end well, to put it lightly; Mira ultimately ended up biting off more than she could chew and the rebellion sort of... fizzled out. While Mira didn't know it, the world she knew literally revolved around her and another. That is... she's little more than a player in a game. One--the pawn of darkness, Elios--was given a choice. The other, Mira, was not. The cycles go like this: Elios and Mira are reborn. They find each other, and one way or another, one ends up dead at the hands of the other. If Mira kills, it's a point to the god of darkness. If Elios kills, it's a point to the god of light. Then, the world is wiped clean, rebuilt, and it begins again.
It makes sense to them, probably.
Her second life was largely inconsequential, fairly normal aside from the whole power play between gods--which she learned about here, owing to the fact that she remembered her past life. It wasn't until the third life that things really got interesting; Mira remembered her first two lives and ended up outright refusing to take part in the game.
Obviously, the gods didn't like this, so they decided to punish her for her indiscretion: They decided, "Well, we can't have people outright defying us." So they took her elemental powers, reformed them to be her empathy, and the cherry on top of the whole thing? Those with powers are treated with hostility. It's not outright violent, but there's always discontent bubbling beneath the surface. Furthermore, from this life on forward, Mira remembers nothing about her past lives. (That isn't to say that Noah, her brother, who's sort of the reluctant immortal eyes and ears for the gods and remembers every cycle, hasn't tried. At one point, Mira and Noah planned to murder the gods, but that never panned out. Unfortunately.) No one ever said these gods were merciful. Essentially, the rest of her lives (we're on the sixth here) are fairly inconsequential, following the usual formula of grow up -> powers manifest -> death occurs.
Born near Cognac, France, Mira Delacroix grew up, at least early on, with a fairly normal childhood. Her parents were loving and conflict was very low, and her brother Noah doted on her constantly. She grew up surrounded by love and care... until gradually, it started to wane. She couldn't tell you when exactly it happened; it was a slow process, her alienation. But her brother remained ever at her side. One day, when Noah had finally had enough, he packed up his and Mira's belongings, and they moved out. Her parents easily signed over custody of her, and while thirteen-year-old Mira was confused and hurt, she had a feeling that it was for the best. They moved to the States, specifically Washington, and Noah enrolled her in a private school. It was then that Noah told her the truth: They were both born with special powers, and the world they lived in fed on that power and turned it outward. What resulted was the inhabitants of the world sensing danger from powered individuals. At least during her childhood, the more Mira's powers (those of empathy, the power to feel and even influence others' emotions in a subtle way) grew, the more her world raised its defenses.
Noah, an inventor, created for her a little pendant that would dampen the world's effects. While not very strong, it still had the desired effect: People mostly avoided her, but did not exhibit outright hostility. With the pendant tucked close to her heart, Mira entered college, and she met a young man named Elios. They bonded quickly, and Mira found herself drawn to him for a reason even she couldn't discern. She's opened up a little after entering college--and meeting Aiden, an aspiring writer who would become Noah's boyfriend--and it seemed like college would be almost good for her.
And then, one day, Mira came home to find Elios in her and Noah's apartment. Her brother sat dead at his desk, and Elios had a precious object in his hand: another pendant. Mira panicked, and Elios attacked; she fended him off, scared out of her mind, and she ended up taking his life in self-defense. Mira ran, after sending a message to Aiden that she was leaving, but didn't tell him where she was going. Eventually, though, Aiden caught up with her, and after chastising her for running away from him, especially, they put their heads together.
Aiden and Mira found Noah's journal, and after finding out the truth about Mira's situation (most importantly that she was little more than a pawn in a game set forth by gods she didn't know existed, and that she had lived and died countless "cycles"), a representative for the gods--sort of like a record-keeper, like Noah was--made contact with the two and let them helpfully know that the gods wanted to speak with Mira on the winter solstice. (Listen, they're dramatic, they can't help it.) With that in mind, Mira and Aiden began preparing for the meeting in just a few short months.
Personality: More than anything, Mira is insecure. Her power of empathy rested dormant inside her until around the time she turned ten. Up until that point, she had a normal life, a good relationship with her parents, until gradually that started to change. Understandably, this resulted in a lot of confusion and upset for Mira; her life had been turned upside down. It resulted in her feeling like everything is very fragile, easily changed, and so her ability to trust started to change, too. She started to see the world in a different light--she finds it difficult to truly grow close to someone. This is an interesting contrast to her desire to be close to people. She's someone who thrives on interactions and relationships with other people, but at the same time... well, she's worried that it could all change in an instant. It results in a lot of overthinking on Mira's part--how can she know that things won't be different the next day? She also tends to avoid her problems as much as possible, rather than face them head on. Still, it doesn't particularly stop her from trying to reach out to people. There's just, you know. A lot of underlying anxiety there.
After Mira's brother had grown sick of seeing his little sister so miserable, he made the decision to pack up with her and take her to a new home. Noah's act of love and kindness not only paved the way for a better life--owing, also, to the charmed necklace he created for her, which sort of "masks" her powers and therefore makes things a little more normal for her--but it's inspired her. Kindness has always been in her nature, but Noah's always emphasized and encouraged showing it. It's instilled within her the importance of treating someone with kindness. (Though, within reason. Don't waste your time on being kind to someone who won't show you the same, Noah had always told her--though she doesn't always quite follow that.) Her brother's lessons have stuck with her, then; and, maybe, if there's someone who's suffering, Mira thinks that maybe a little bit of kindness can go a very long way. Additionally, the move from France to the States has allowed her to kind of loosen up a little. She's been able to open up, to allow herself to take chances. She still has that anxiety, but at the same time, the change has done a world of difference for her.
Combined with her move, entering college has resulted in her examining her interests and what she wants to do. She's focused on keeping her head down for the most part, but a little encouragement from her brother has helped her branch out. It's been hard for her to truly open up, mostly because of her empathy, and letting her guard down would result in feeling a lot of things she probably doesn't want to feel from other people... but it's been a change. She's far from outgoing, yes, but bring up one of her interests, and she will talk for ages. (Especially books. She can talk endlessly about books.) Mira's not made a lot of friends, but the ones she has made have been invaluable in making her feel more at ease with herself. Especially if she feels a connection to someone--say, a kindred spirit who openly shows their love for books--she doesn't have too much of a problem opening up, joking with someone, and so on. It might be cliche, but college has helped her find herself.
And yet... her brother's murder at the hands of someone she'd trusted and felt a bond with has left her very shaken. Her desire to feel connections with people can sometimes keep her from being a great judge of character; when you haven't had something your whole life, and you find it, it's hard to really know what to do with it. That is to say... she'd found a sense of stability, and a part of her had been afraid to entertain any idea that something might send it crashing down. Sure enough, that sense of stability she'd desperately needed and wanted crumbled in an instant, and she hasn't been able to forgive herself for seeing that things weren't as bright and good as she'd wanted them to be. Mostly, she's felt a lot of fear since that moment, but also there's been a little anger (at Elios, for murdering her brother; at herself, for feeling so scared and taking someone's life, and apparently having done it several times). Then again, that anger has made her feel distinctly uncomfortable, particularly because she hasn't ever felt true anger. It's hard for her to process it, and it's something she still hasn't reconciled. It's left her feeling adrift at sea, in a manner of speaking, and she hasn't yet been able to find her footing. Combine that with the grief she's having trouble working through, and it leaves her more than a little out of sorts. Aiden's helped with that, at least somewhat, but she still has trouble with the anger bit. More than that, feeling something so new has left her feeling like she doesn't know herself. Mira knows she has a lot to learn, especially about herself, so there might be some identity issues simmering beneath the surface, too! How fun.
And then... there's her discovery of Noah's journal. When you live forever, you tend to write things down. And as Noah is a messenger of the gods, he writes down everything that's related to Mira, her situation, and her past lives. After Noah's death, Mira actually discovers this journal, and everything sort of falls into place. It doesn't do much to make her feel better, but it does give her an understanding of why things are the way they are. She also learns that the necklace Noah made for her blocks the gods' influence over her. So, essentially, it keeps her from that hostility... and also keeps her from being subjected to the whole game. So her current life, after she takes Elios's life, remains. The discovery of Noah's journal does something very important for her: It instills a sense of determination in her, and gives her a goal: To end things for good. While it takes a while for her to reach this breakthrough after reading the journal, Mira believes she deserves a real chance at living, instead of just playing along in something she never chose. It's something she throws her whole heart and soul into, and she dedicates herself fully to it.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Breeder Starter: Luvdisc Password: Atomic Fireball
Victory Road Sample: Is this on...? Ah, there we go.
[ There's perhaps too much of a close-up when they video clicks on, but Mira settles back with a smile. She looks almost nervous; it's her first post to the network, after all, even if she's used it to reply to other people. There's just something nervewracking about addressing so many people, but regardless... Once she takes a breath, her shoulders relax, and her smile becomes less tentative.
At her side, there are a couple of Stufful. Well--one is splayed across her lap, anyway. ]
When I woke up this morning, I had a few eggs. [ She leans forward and turns the camera to where the eggs are--and sure enough, there's a small pile of three eggs. ] I was kind of surprised, actually; it's the first time I've woken up to any. I'm still getting the hang of being a breeder, but... it's certainly a start.
[ She seems pretty proud about that, and the Stufful in her lap coos. ]
People charge for these, right...? Honestly, I'm not sure what kind of price to set... I've never had to do any kind of sale myself, but I'd like to give these to good homes. So if you're interested.... I'd love to work something out.
[ She looks like she's about to say something else, but apparently one of her Stufful decides to be a menace and bat at the Gear. Mira lets out a startled noise-- ]
Oh, no, wa--
[ --just before the Stufful knocks it over, cutting off the video. ]
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Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokemon! Congratulations, you have a fun and exciting adventure awaiting you.
Now that you've been accepted... [○] Respond to this with your character's journal. This is a must! [○] Comment in the Taken Characters post, alphabetized by series: Here. [○] Join the following communities: victory_road, the_plateau, and ohmyarceus. Only Team Rocket personnel should join silph_co, but we ask that all Victory Road members subscribe to it. Note! You will not be accepted to the main or logs community until you've commented in the aforementioned places. [○] If you're still on the reserved list, please let us know that they've been accepted. [○] Please make sure to check out the Calendar for the weather and upcoming plots and swarms! [○] You can also find our mod plurk at victoryroad; if you have a Plurk, we suggest you become a fan!
We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!
Thank you! See you in the Pokémon world!
We have an IC secret santa going on here! If you'd like, there is still time to enter your characters. Everybody is welcome, even (especially) newbies.
Player Name: Wesley E-mail: floridiancheese@gmail.com Preferred Contact: plurk @ wesbian Timezone: Central Current Characters in Victory Road: Chloe Price
Character Name: Neville Longbottom Series: Harry Potter Timeline: Beginning of 5th Year Canon Resource Links:character wiki and series wiki
Personality: To the wizarding world at large, Neville would be considered a failure to launch. His parents were known for their magical talent and bravery in fighting against Lord Voldemort in the first wizarding war. So surely he must have exceptional magic talent himself, right? He's certainly been told time and time again that he's got big shoes to fill, that great things are expected of him.
In reality, Neville is perfectly average for the most part, but his key strength is his potential. For years, Neville would wonder why the Sorting Hat would put him in the Gryffindor House. It's the "brave" house, the house for those who are loud and boisterous and adventurous. Neville himself is everything opposite of that. He's quiet, reserved, and non-confrontational, so why wouldn't he be put somewhere more fitting, like Hufflepuff? Because the Sorting Hat knew that Neville has it in him TO be all of those qualities, he just needs to find them within.
Our first impression of Neville is that he's clumsy and forgetful, losing his toad within minutes of boarding the Hogwarts Express where he's first introduced. A while later, to further cement his forgetfulness, Neville is sent a magical device to help him remember when he's forgotten something, which immediately activates to reveal he has... only, he doesn't remember what it is he's forgotten!
Neville is shown to struggle with even the most basic of magical talents. He's unable to ride a broom, suffers an injury when with his inability to control it, and gets his possessions stolen by the school bullies constantly. He says he would rather endure the teasing and the bullying, as he doesn't want to cause more trouble for himself by trying to fight back. He's aware of how much of a pushover he is, but he struggles with the inability to stick up for himself.
Throughout school, it takes other people standing up for Neville and showing confidence in him that he finally starts to find some in himself. After a pep talk from Ron, Neville can stand up, even if feebly, to those bullying him, and later, when he catches Ron breaking rules, finds the confidence to try and stop him from doing so, physically or otherwise. He's swiftly taken care of by Hermione, but it's a big first step on his journey to discovering his potential. When he does begin standing up for himself more often, he often does so to disastrous and dangerous results, but the fact he tries is a feat on its own.
As time goes on, Neville discovers an aptitude and passion for Herbology, the study of magical plants. Where he struggles with every other subject, Neville can pass Herbology with ease. He's happy to discuss plants with anyone who will listen and is proud to show off the rare and exotic plant he's given as a gift. He continues struggling with his education through the years, failing to earn an acceptable grade in a few specific subjects, but is highly encouraged to follow his talents in Herbology, where he receives top marks. For Neville, potions, in particular, is his weakness and a large portion of it stems from his complete and utter fear of Professor Snape, the Potion's Master. Snape relentlessly mocks him, questions his intelligence, and makes him feel worthless, so it's only natural that Neville wouldn't like him, but it goes further- when faced with a magical creature that transforms into your worst fear, Neville's transforms into Snape.
While Neville is shy and quiet, he's often prone to emotional outbursts and an inability to keep calm in the face of stress. He outright sobs when he's lost the password to Gryffindor tower and realizes he's inadvertently allowed a dangerous criminal to gain access to it. He grimly accepts whatever punishment comes his way, believing firmly that he deserves it for being so careless. Behind all of this, Neville is a kind, well-meaning person who doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
It isn't until his 5th year we learn about the fate of Neville's parents and the burden he has placed on him to live up to their legacy; they've been tortured into insanity by one of Voldemort's followers, Bellatrix Lestrange. Neville keeps this tight-lipped and is accused of being ashamed of them by his grandmother. This isn't the case, Neville is proud to be their son and of everything they did. He keeps it secret out of self-preservation and guilt for not living up to the expectations set. He's well aware of how weak he is compared to them, compounded by how often his grandmother berates him for not living up to expectations.
When the wizarding world starts going to hell and doubt is cast upon Harry, Neville becomes one of his loudest supporters. He's shown to look up greatly to Harry and is even spurred to join Dumbledore's army, a group dedicated to learning defensive magic secretly when the practice is banned by Umbridge. Neville's willingness to break rules and become more skilled at defensive magic is a defining moment for Neville and kickstarts his growth towards being the Gryffindor he is inside.
The key to getting Neville to blossom is all about the right encouragement. He's easily influenced, especially by those he looks up to. It's the braveness exhibited by Harry and sometimes Ron that motivates Neville to stand up for himself and it's under Harry's tutelage that he begins to improve on his magical ability. When he's given a proper environment to grow and thrive, Neville begins to shine. It's been mentioned in canon that nothing saps magical ability away faster than negative emotion and suppression; Neville has been pressured by his family and his teachers to be the best and always falls flat on their expectations, which has a direct impact on his ability to succeed.
By the end of the series, Neville has found the capacity to not only resist Lord Voldemort's regime but also play a key part in the rebellion against it as a whole. He faces daily torture and punishment and puts himself on the line to save students who end up on the wrong side of Voldemort's followers. During the final battle, Neville stands up to Voldemort himself directly in the face of Harry's death, stating that Harry would always be with them and that he would never stop fighting. This show of bravery is what allows Neville to pull the sword of Godric Gryffindor from the Sorting Hat at the last moment, an act that only a "true Gryffindor" can achieve.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Breeder Starter: Togepi
[Neville's face appears on the feed, an up-close view of his eyes and nose and he stares at the camera. He has no idea it's on, or even what a video is supposed to be. There are audible clacking noises as he navigates the device in his hand, his eyebrows scrunched up in confusion.]
What are you supposed to be? How do you operate?
[He gives the device a tap, right on the camera lens, but with a defeated sigh, he tosses it aside. The pokegear clatters to the ground, where nothing much else can be seen except for Neville's shoes.]
How am I supposed to use this thing to communicate with people? It doesn't make sense, who delivers the messages? Where's the owl? I don't think mine's working properly, Togie. I dunno what to do.
[A small, high pitched and vaguely exasperated voice, belonging to an unseen Pokemon, can be heard going Pi, Pi, Togepi! before pokegear is jostled and a small Togepi hauls the gear into its grasp. It pointedly gives the device back to Neville, who takes it with a sigh.
Pi, Pi, Pi. Togie. Togepi.
It sounds as if the small creature is trying its best to explain something to Neville. From the angle he's holding it, the view is all chin as he stares in confusion at the tiny egg Pokemon trying futilely to communicate.]
Sorry, I just... I don't understand. Hey- hey, don't- oh no. Oh no, oh no, oh no- I'm sorry!
[Togepi in all of its tiny frustration had begun to cry and Neville didn't have a clue what to do with it. Care of Magical Creatures was never his best subject, what do you do when they cry? He hasn't got any food or treats or- or anything, really, he's not cut out to be a pet owner. How'd he get roped into this?!
Neville reaches out to pat the creature, shushing and whispering words of encouragement to no avail as Togepi continued its weeping.]
Oh god, someone- anyone? Please? Help?
[And he still has no idea that this whole thing is being broadcast for the world to see.]
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Player Name: Zorn E-mail: n/a Preferred Contact:ZornSable | Discord: Zanono#5772 Timezone: PST Current Characters in Victory Road: Emet-Selch & Thanatos
Character Name: Lanque Bombyx Series: Hiveswap Timeline: End of act 2 Canon Resource Links:Lonk
Personality:
Where does one even begin with the level of absolute NastyBoy™ that is Lanque? Between being shamelessly aware of how terrible he is, perhaps even proud of his level of venomousness, and his willingness to manipulate others through adapting to a situation and the company it holds in order to get the best outcome for himself despite what it costs to others...needless to say, Lanque wears the descriptor well. Lanque is a bit of an emotional vampire, not to mention a social chameleon, and so if the situation calls for him to fake niceness, he can and will, but if it's more fortuitous for him to be his scathing self, well, he will do that as well.
Being one of the chosen Jades to become an eventual space nun means that for most of Lanque's life he was shut away in the brooding caverns of Alternia. His, and the other jade blooded trolls of the selfsame fate's, duty is to tend to the mothergrub and the newly hatched troll grubs as they go on their way to pupate and eventually undergo their trials. This is a duty that Lanque in no way chose and in every way is resistant to. After all, jade bloods are almost exclusively female, and is the troll caste that has the most gender-specific role in their society. This distinction is pretty important to why Lanque is the way he is.
Being a male troll in an almost exclusively female caste, with a lot of female/mother-adjacent expectations on him, on top of being robbed of any autonomy over his own future, let alone his present, it's at least understandable why he'd act out the way he does. Not that it makes him any less of an asshole, but it certainly doesn't come from nowhere. It doesn't help either that jades are pretty notoriously gossipy and passive-aggressive. But what can one expect when you've been locked up with maybe four other people your whole life and expected to attend to a duty you have no choice in at all.
The cloister is effectively treated like a catholic school, in that there's strict laws and expectations that come from religious texts—one of which being chasteness. That one Lanque certainly doesn't care for. With Lanque being robbed of his freedom, he tries to take it wherever he can get it, and has adopted a very self-centered point of view and a chillingly aloof personality. Considering the jades he's been stuck with, this isn't too surprising, because almost all of them are similarly self-centered and venomous—basically all of them can't stand each other, but are stuck together regardless, which only breeds further resentment.
With this in mind, it makes sense that Lanque has become the self-serving narcissist he is. Between having to combat against the toxicity of his cloistermates, and wanting to defy the fate that's been decided for him, he'll stop at nothing to try and achieve his freedom. And I mean nothing. In an attempt to orchestrate a distraction so that he could take advantage of the one time a sweep his group of jades are allowed to leave the brooding caverns, he effectively created a situation that could (and depending on the player's choice) lead to someone dying. Whether it be one of the jades (Lynera) or Joey (the main character, whom of which he kills himself by tossing her off of a moving training). He is utterly unapologetic about this, and shows absolutely no remorse for either case.
Hell, part of his plan is to take advantage of another male jade blood's planned culling—one of the members of a boyband—and fill the hole his death would leave. Upon this success, he would then be free from his duties of being shipped off to the space nunnery, where he would never again be able to party, or have sex, or truly live. Because of this perceived impending doom inching closer and closer, Lanque wastes no time to deceive people to get what he wants from them, even using said tragic fate to make people pity him into giving in, and could not care less about the negative impact it has on others.
Why should he? As far as he cares, his life is going to be ending, and everyone else has their lives spanning before them, enjoying the freedom they hardly even know they have, while he's known nothing but the shackles of his preordained role. Understandably, Lanque is very jaded (there was no avoiding this pun), and pushes against every expectation of him he can. So much so, it's part of his identity, and might have been a factor in his gender identity as well. You see, while he is indeed a male jade blood, he was not hatched male in the physical sense as pertains to troll physiology (whatever that means!). In short, he is a transman stuck in a role and situation structured entirely around the idea of being mothers and nurturers to their species, a role decidedly female by their society, and he is decidedly not.
Despite all these flaws, there is some proof that Lanque isn't necessarily all bad, and doesn't hate all of the jades he's stuck with. Wanshi is the youngest of their group, and she made a remark that there is a jade blood among their group that does play with her, even if he pretends to be too cool for it otherwise. With him being the only male in their group, it's clearly him, which would imply he does have a fondness for her. Perhaps somewhere within him he does care for kids or younger trolls, a nurturing aspect of himself he has otherwise squashed in defiance to his forced role, that he denies himself in order to maintain the persona he's crafted for himself. But we don't know for certain.
Lanque and Wanshi's closeness is further suggested by the fact that one of the routes you can take with the situation the former caused, is that Wanshi plants evidence in an attempt to incriminate someone else. She tries to cover for Lanque, and likewise when she gets picked as the culprit, does not out him at all. Yet, at the same time, Lanque does not speak up for her, nor defends her at all, and so while he might be capable of growing fond and making friends with people, he is just as likely to throw them under the bus if it serves his scheme.
Hmm, okay, maybe he is all bad, but perhaps he has the potential to be better. Too bad he has no intention to walk down that path!
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Rocket Grunt Starter: Lv.15 Noibat & Lv.5 Salandit Password: Atomic Fireball
Before we make our final decision on your application, we would like one revised sample section for Lanque, as a top level on the TDM and its responses constitute only a single sample for our purposes.
You will have one week to complete these requests before the character is available again.
My bad! Since it had said "different threads" and not "different top levels" I had figured these would be fine, since they are also in response to entirely different prompts. If I can make a suggestion, it might clear up future confusion to specify top levels and not threads, since that's a little ambiguous in interpretation of terminology and easily misunderstood what is being asked.
Victory Road Sample:
It's not unusual for trolls to take care of beasts, or likewise for beasts to take care of trolls. In fact, that's a huge part of their society, of their formative years, and familial structure. That is to say, they were pretty lacking in the latter when it came to families of a human sense. Rather, their assigned pure-white beast that they earned themselves after completing their trials was the closest thing they'd ever have to family.
For Lanque's part, his situation was unique compared to most others in that he didn't get to leave the brooding caverns. Or, what escape he did get was relatively short lived. Unlike the others, the symbiotic relationship between a lusus and their troll was replaced with his duty to the Mothergrub and the troll spawn that hatched from her eggs. Sure, he was protected by the caverns, not needing to fear other trolls or the drones should he find himself on the wrong side of their authority, but it cost him his freedom—like it did the other jades in his cloister. As it does for all jades chosen for this sanctimonious hoofbeastshit.
So, when he looks at the dark grey scalemate-like creature peering up at him, freshly released from its ball, he wouldn't name the feeling exactly familiar. Nor nostalgic. Perhaps especially when his charge was the Mothergrub herself, and this salandit is the furthest thing from a giant, skull-headed moth. Yet, he can't exactly be upset with the situation, either. Not when this already affords him so much more freedom to do what he wants, than his cavern duties ever did.
Perhaps that's why he finds himself a touch compelled to bend down (he does not kneel, he's not about to get his pants dirty) and pet the small beast with a meticulously manicured hand. Which earns him a happy saaah saaah! In reply, and a press of its head to his palm, tail wiggling with joy. Really, he's never cared for things like Fiduspawn, and so while he's not entirely sure how into the whole battle aspect of this world he'll be, he can't say he's too bothered by having this little companion to cause trouble with.
Honestly, this almost feels like he's being given the life he was denied by being chosen for the cloister in the first place. Decidedly less violent and a whole lot less death from what he can tell, but that's fine. It's not like he's a fan of getting his hands dirty unless he has to, and he knows a thing or two about being sneaky. As far as he's concerned, this will be a walk in the park comparatively speaking. Stealing some of these weird little monsters, turning them in, and reaping the benefits?
Pff! He's done riskier shit just trying to go to a hiveparty without being detected by Bronya or any of the narks that could have outted him!
Team Rocket—what a stupid name—just got themselves one hell of a fucking asset, and they don't even realize it. Not that he'll let them reap more benefits than what he takes from them, of course. But as far as being forced into an organization goes, this is pretty damn lenient.
Best of all, none of the other backstabbing bitchy jades are here, and that alone makes this place infinitely better—but he could do without the constant music playing.
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokemon! Congratulations, you have a fun and exciting adventure awaiting you.
Now that you've been accepted... [○] Respond to this with your character's journal. This is a must! [○] Comment in the Taken Characters post, alphabetized by series: Here. [○] Join the following communities: victory_road, the_plateau, and ohmyarceus. Only Team Rocket personnel should join silph_co, but we ask that all Victory Road members subscribe to it. Note! You will not be accepted to the main or logs community until you've commented in the aforementioned places. [○] If you're still on the reserved list, please let us know that they've been accepted. [○] Please make sure to check out the Calendar for the weather and upcoming plots and swarms! [○] You can also find our mod plurk at victoryroad; if you have a Plurk, we suggest you become a fan!
We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!
Thank you! See you in the Pokémon world!
We came to that realisation too and it has been put on the list of things to revise. It's just. A long list. Sorry about that in any case.
Player Name: Weasel Preferred Contact: PM, discord fuckweasel#5461 Timezone: CST Current Characters in Victory Road: none
Character Name: Razor Series: Genshin Impact Timeline: post "The Meaning of Lupical" Canon Resource Links: Razor’s wiki page
Personality: Razor is a simple sort of person -- or wolf, depending on how you look at it and how he’s feeling at that time. That isn’t to say he’s unintelligent, necessarily, but being raised by wolves does make a person rather ignorant to things like societal complexities and the ever-changing wants and needs that come with a cushy city lifestyle.
In the forest of Wolvendom, Razor was completely content with the life of a wolf, living day by day, hunting and eating and playing with his pack. He’s always known he isn’t technically a wolf, but that didn’t matter to him so much in the past; the pack is his lupical, his family. He recognized immediately when visited by a human that they looked the same, but he’s certainly never fit in with humans socially.
His unfamiliarity with human society doesn’t make him hostile toward mankind, though. The first man to visit him repeatedly gave Razor his name and taught him to wield a sword with which to protect his pack, and Razor happily went along with it all. He’s quick, even, to socialize with humans. He takes elemental training and language lessons from the nearby city’s librarian when she visits, though language itself can frustrate him. And he forms a puppy-like friendship with a young knight even though she wreaks fiery havoc wherever she goes. He even goes so far as to interrupt his pack’s hunt to save a couple of nearby travelers from being overwhelmed by monsters. Saving them is more important to him than eating that day.
When it comes down to it, although Razor is wary of the effect humans can have on nature, he tends not to assume bad intentions right off the bat; after all, what wild animal ever had moral failings? Wolves are loyal and protective, and it’s those traits that Razor most embodies, and fiercely so -- he gained his elemental Vision by single-handedly taking on a powerful mage for hurting his pack. He also values kindness, as is clear from the generosity he’s accepted from the city’s knights, and from his box of gifts from human friends -- his only worldly possessions besides his sword and clothes.
Despite the friendships he’s made with humans, Razor likely wouldn’t have left his pack if not having been ordered to by the wolf spirit who initially took him in as an infant. Although he’s remiss to admit it, Razor isn’t truly a wolf, and in the end it is healthier for all if he leaves wolf society to real wolves.
Fitting in with other humans will likely always be a struggle for him, however much he enjoys their company. He finds communicating with them exhausting, and cannot begin to fathom the ways of the human world. Even though he’s faced with such a task, humans are his lupical now, and he knows nothing if not loyalty and survival.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Rockruff Password: Atomic Fireball
Victory Road Sample: Given the state of the creature before him, Razor could easily toss a Pokeball and capture it without even bothering to battle. The little Electro pup is clearly favoring one leg, and appears quite lost, with nowhere to hide or tend to its wounds. It’s irritated, bristling with electricity and snarling at the intruder.
Pokeballs, though, don’t interest the wolf boy. Were it not for the enforced 6-per-party rule, he wouldn’t even keep them. So he’ll go about befriending Electrike the natural way.
To start, he finds shelter nearby, not so close that he disturbs the injured Pokemon, but close enough that it can grow accustomed to his scent and presence. He doesn’t bother with speaking to it; animals don’t speak. He simply goes about looking after himself and his team for the day, keeping an eye on the wild dog, ensuring that no more harm comes to it.
For Electrike’s part, after a few hours it stops growling. There’s a chance it simply tired itself out. Razor’s heart aches, seeing how miserable and alone the creature is, imagining what it’s been through to end up in such a predicament.
When it’s time for eating, he tears strips of meat off of his own meal and stands to approach the Pokemon. This causes the animal to stand and resume its growling, trying to appear as threatening as it can.
Even though Razor approaches slowly and holds the meat outstretched, Electrike is too afraid to trust him. In a flash, it leaps forward and bites Razor’s hand, sending a shock up his arm and causing him to yelp and drop the meat.
They separate, Razor stepping back toward camp, holding his freshly injured hand, and Electrike eyeing him warily. Razor isn’t angry in the least, and only marginally harmed. His hand will heal, but he doesn’t know if he can say the same for a wounded wild animal. Despite the superficial injury, he gives an exaggerated whine, the kind of sound he’d make if a pup was playing too rough and needed to learn better self control.
This, as planned, seems to both confuse and reassure Electrike. Finally, it sniffs at the meat and steps forward to drag it back to its resting spot.
Smiling to himself, Razor returns to his own camp. He crudely bandages his hand and gets back to his own meal, keeping in Electrike’s line of sight. Now it knows that he wants to help rather than harm it, and with more patience, he’s certain they can come to trust one another.
Until then, he’ll continue to offer the Pokemon what aid it will accept, and after it’s healed, he’ll allow it to decide whether or not it wants to join his journey.
Player Name: Amity E-mail: beware0fdarkness@yahoo.com Preferred Contact: PM to Jinx's journal, please ! Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: none !
Character Name: Jinx Series: Teen Titans (2003) Timeline: Post Lightspeed (Season 5) Canon Resource Links:black magic woman ! Due to how the show was written, we never truly delve into Jinx’s backstory save for a vague hint, and as such much is left up to interpretation however.
Personality: Jinx is an ambitious, hard working teenage girl who wants better for herself than what she’s got. Before, this meant being the best villain she could be, and now she just wants what’s best for her in general- and unfortunately for her former team, this means she wants more respect than they were giving her as a friend and as a leader. Although she can be genial- especially when it’s advantageous- Jinx does have a mean streak, and her temper can flare with ease. Due to her desire for control in her life, she does her best to keep a handle on it but she can lash out at others at times of high stress… or high annoyance. She’s also had no issues with casual petty cruelty, though with Kid Flash’s pleas of being better, and her recent defection, she’s been struggling with a newfound sense of guilt… not that she’ll admit it without prompting.
Underneath the pride and ambition however, Jinx is incredibly insecure about her capabilities- is she strong enough? Smart enough? Hardened enough for the life she’d been leading? Kind enough for the path she’s taking now? Though she refuses to permit any mistreatment from anyone- including her own former idol- she also struggles with treating herself well, and thinks of herself as lesser or undeserving due to her bad luck powers, especially as it’s later revealed in comics that she can’t control them nearly as well as she’d like to and her allies have suffered for it. She generally has high expectations of others, and expects them to be better than her, be it as a criminal or morally. With what little is known about her life, we can only surmise from her desire to be ‘useful’ and in command of her life and her team that she has suffered mistreatment and abandonment from those in her life before Dark Way Prep and later HIVE.
Other traits of note is her affection towards her allies and friends, maturity in comparison with her former team- being focused and driven on her missions and assignments while they wanted to play around, for example- and her flair for the dramatics, such as her quiet, intimidating and eerie persona during heists and her initial attack on the Titans. Jinx is aware of how she’s perceived, and how she wants to be seen at any given time… however, she’s ultimately still a kid, and one who likes fashion, art and unicorns… and also crimes, occasionally. (You can’t expect her to turn around in a day, after all, and she worked hard at being a good thief- loud and attention grabbing or otherwise!)
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Lv. 5 Galarian Ponyta, female, named Amalthea Password: Atomic Fireball
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokemon! Congratulations, you have a fun and exciting adventure awaiting you.
Now that you've been accepted... [○] Respond to this with your character's journal. This is a must! [○] Comment in the Taken Characters post, alphabetized by series: Here. [○] Join the following communities: victory_road, the_plateau, and ohmyarceus. Only Team Rocket personnel should join silph_co, but we ask that all Victory Road members subscribe to it. Note! You will not be accepted to the main or logs community until you've commented in the aforementioned places. [○] If you're still on the reserved list, please let us know that they've been accepted. [○] Please make sure to check out the Calendar for the weather and upcoming plots and swarms! [○] You can also find our mod plurk at victoryroad; if you have a Plurk, we suggest you become a fan!
We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokemon! Congratulations, you have a fun and exciting adventure awaiting you.
Now that you've been accepted... [○] Respond to this with your character's journal. This is a must! [○] Comment in the Taken Characters post, alphabetized by series: Here. [○] Join the following communities: victory_road, the_plateau, and ohmyarceus. Only Team Rocket personnel should join silph_co, but we ask that all Victory Road members subscribe to it. Note! You will not be accepted to the main or logs community until you've commented in the aforementioned places. [○] If you're still on the reserved list, please let us know that they've been accepted. [○] Please make sure to check out the Calendar for the weather and upcoming plots and swarms! [○] You can also find our mod plurk at victoryroad; if you have a Plurk, we suggest you become a fan!
We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!
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