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Post by Starchaser on Feb 11, 2021 23:59:44 GMT -5
{ @shootforthestars Actually, you're right. I honestly am not even mean to my characters. I don't know what they're complaining about.
It's tween Zane, haha. He's about 11-12 in this, so no quite an angsty teen and not quite his idealistic young self either. He's in a sort of awkward in-between where he fluctuates between the two. It's basically just a slice of life thing for him. It's not exactly an average day per se, but close enough to his overall experience in childhood.
Update: I've got about 668 words right now. I might finish tonight, but I'm not even going to imply it. }
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2021 0:06:38 GMT -5
Right? That's what I'm saying too. Your characters are fine~~. They hardly feel the pain anymore, you know?
Ah, little tween Zane! I'm so excited to see him in his awkward stages. XD)
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Post by Starchaser on Feb 12, 2021 0:18:16 GMT -5
{ @shootforthestars They should actually be quite happy with their lot. Yes, Lilah's an illegitimate bastard affair child whose family makes it no secret that she's unwanted. Sure, everyone who showed any love towards Zane is dead and he's used as a pawn by his father, and he's basically shunned by society now, and his whole life is a lie. And maybe Harley is an orphan who was forced to grow up too fast and harden himself to the cruel world even though he's still a kinda soft and scared deep down. And, yeah, Caspian was never even meant to exist and he hasn't had a single genuine connection with anyone. But what of it? I think they could have it a lot worse. I'm a very nice creator.
I love writing him like this. I'm kind of bad at writing the youths though, so I don't quote me on his exact age lol. Like... I remember how I acted and others my age did then, but... I still have a difficult time figuring out if a character is acting too old or young a lot. Mostly because I didn't feel that young, but people that age seem so little now. Even just trying to compare my own memories, I have clue if it's realistic. No age permanence for Star, lol.
Also, I think I originally intended him to be younger, but I felt certain conversations and things that happen were better for a slightly older version of wolfy boi. }
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2021 2:36:46 GMT -5
Starchaser Well... I don't know what to say about this week. It's been a week y'all. I've had been without power for about half the week and some of my friends are without water so we've got a full house right now. Honestly, one of the craziest things I have ever lived through was this week. People died this week and I'm so thankful that I was blessed with alright circumstances this week. If anyone else is going through the same, please stay safe! In other words, this was a fun post. Meet Mikel! He is literally a cold, cold man so writing from the perspective of someone who didn't care that much, but still cares for something??? But like... why? He's an interesting headspace that I'm already invested in exploring. I didn't do much with him yet because honestly, wasn't sure what to do so he was just hanging at the party waiting out. Perhaps in the next post he can get some orders and start prepping for the attack idk. XD Either way I enjoyed writing this and so sorry if you can't glean much. T-T)
 Mikel Van Allen  “Prestige is the shadow of money and power." - C. Wright Mills
♤ ⤐ ♧ The Cold, calculated Traitor ♡ ⬷ ♢
Die fell out of his hands as laughter roared above the crowd.
The male at the end of the table snarled and threw his pieces down on the table. He leaned over the lip and pointed a finger at the male, "I don't know who you are, but I'm going to pluck your pretty little eyes out of your Voraxa condemned skull - hey, don't touch me! Do you know who I am?!"
Screaming and thrashing, the male struggled against the groping hands of the guards of the Rathorul Estate as they carried him away. The crowd parted for them and then formed again as if the wailing male hadn't just gambled away his entire life fortune to a nobody.
Lithe arms wound around his shoulders as he lifted a lighter to a cigar and held it to the women's mouth. She leaned forward with a purr. Her sensual, curved mouth smoked, "Keep this up and you'll be richer than God soon. Want me to blow on your dice for luck?"
Mikel's heavy leaden eyes tightened a fraction and swept over the portion of the women's face that he could see. In the hour that he had been smoking cigars and swindling money from the rich and wealthy, her sparkling golden eyes had only gotten more intense. Stark white hair and deep mocha skin combined with striking cheekbones and the clothes of Sanctum would have made her an enticing prospect.
Would have. If she was going to survive the night.
He gave her a feline smile and purred right back, "I don't need luck."
Her eyebrows quirked. Lifting her palms to the sky, she stepped back and let him grab the die that the dealer had passed back at the end of the last poor male's turn. Another younger, smaller, and decidedly more devilish looking man - most likely a mage or shifter by the way magic seemed to crackle around him - was now at the other end of the table, chips ready to gamble.
Mikel let the die go once more and watched in almost slow motion as a subtle, almost entirely unnoticeable wind corrected the course of the die faces. They landed with just the numbers that he needed this time. The crowd erupted with hoots and hollers before diverting their attention to the other male.
The dealer passed the die to him and his eyes flashed with something viscous when he swept them into his hand and said, "Try not to cheat, ok? I would hate to ruin your name so quickly into the evening."
Mikel didn't so much as flinch at the accusation despite the fact that the crowd was no buzzing with not so hushed whispers. It didn't matter if they found out about his cheating; most of the them would be dead soon.
And even as the wind elemental took another drag of his cigar and watched with burning eyes as the die fell unfettered to the velvet, movement from the exposed balcony about the gambling hall caught his attention. A hawk. He hardly noticed when the die landed on faces that stripped him of his title.
Funny.
Just like that the crowd was screaming and clapping and hanging all over the young upstart. It was a millions and millions of coins that he had just lost. So much money that he could have just walked away from the cause and lived a normal life. If he had only tried a little harder and push through the wards that the male had put on the die. It was honestly child play: the ward that he had weaved around it. One push with his wind would have shattered it.
But it didn't matter.
The woman who had hung on him was already purring down the young male; her arm candy tipped his head up in pride as Mikel patted the cigar onto the velvet in "defeat".
"Not so tough when you aren't cheating, huh old man?"
Mikel put his hands in his pocket and let a horrible smile spread across his lips, "It's more that I'm not interested in blood money. You can have it."
Blond eyebrows drew together in confusion. The male called out after him, "What the - is that a threat, dude?"
But Mikel simply lifted his hand and disappeared into the crowd.
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In the walk between the gambling hall of the Estate and the balcony above, Mikel had somehow gathered another cigar and a flute of wine. He stalked up the stairs like predator on a mission.
Knowing that there were rooms filled with cooling blood made the wine go down easier, smoother. If the hawk was circling than the first phase of the plan had been set in motion and now it was almost his turn to watch the nobility scramble.
How long had he waited for the day that he could put his boot against the neck of the powerful? How long had he dreamed of this night? Not because he worshipped the killing, but because he worshiped the rebellion and the symptoms of it? He had given up everything to see this through.
Tonight was liberation.
He came to the large window in which he had seen her and sat along the window, his black hair blending against the dark night sky. He took the lighter from his pocket and lit his cigar, blowing the smoke into the sky like the final breath of the leaders on this awful nation.
He whistled out a tone, the picture of grace and ease as he waited for her to come update him on the second phase of the plan. Steel gray eyes flecked with white scanned the sky for her form.
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Post by Starchaser on Feb 20, 2021 3:08:05 GMT -5
{ @shootforthestars I'm so sorry to hear about all that! I hope things get better for you and everyone else soon, and I'm always around if you need someone to talk to <3
Already really interested in your character. Antagonistic characters are always bound to be interesting.
Also, I realize I didn't give you much to work with in the last post, so I'll try to remedy that with this next one. Thinking that I'll use my hawk shifter character from the last post, since they're probably more involved with the other members than vampire dude. I definitely don't need any more characters, so I doubt she'll get a form and all, but I do already have a backstory prepared.
@.everyone I don't know how much this will matter since it's already slow-going right now, but I've had a death in the family on top of moving and some other stuff, so there's a good chance that my activity will take a dip.
Honestly, if Shoot and Moss want to push the characters' conversation a bit, I think that would be fine. It does seem like most of us are dealing with a lot offline right now, but if y'all want to do something, I say go for it. I know there's only so much you can do without the other character, but letting Clari and Alex get acquainted (+ explaining the plan) might give you something to do for the time being. Maybe Moss will want to join in the cult stuff too and you can go that route. I know we've been stalled for a while, so I might try to throw in a post that at least presents an opening for the stone stealing plan to start (with Clari creating a diversion and all), but that might be a bit. }
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2021 20:01:27 GMT -5
Starchaser Oh, I'm ok! I didn't get the worst of it by any stretch of the imagination. My parents who were worse off than me are also good so I'm just on the other side of it now. It was just insane. I'm excited as well for him because, like I said, I like his headspace. It's interesting to me. that's fine! Form or no form, I'll accept her. XD Can't wait to see it, but as always please take your time! I can defiantly try to push some interactions but it might be a few days due to those three tests being pushed to the end of the week!)
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Post by Starchaser on Feb 24, 2021 22:53:17 GMT -5
{ @shootforthestars Well that's good, but all the same, I imagine it was still stressful.
He definitely seems interesting to me. Considering the ideas I had for my character, their interactions should be... interesting. Did you have a general age in mind for Mikel? Just so I can better structure their interactions. I'm not set on my character's yet, just that they're somewhere in their 20s.
I'll definitely do my best to get something up, but unfortunately, it probably wont be until later next week. In addition to not really having the energy or motivation for it, I've just got a lot going on.
Oh, absolutely no rush! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound like an obligation or anything. I'm fine with us just holding off for now, I just wanted anyone who wanted to be able to move on. Regardless, I'll probably move us along once real life things get a little less stressful. That probably wont be for about a week at the earliest though. }
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 7, 2021 23:15:21 GMT -5
{ @shootforthestars mossecho Amber I hope I'm not bothering you all, but I just wanted to check in and see how you're all feeling about now, and if you're still looking to continue this. I know everyone's busy with offline stuff and all, and I definitely don't mean for this to be a pressuring sort of thing, I just wanted to gauge how everyone was feeling. We've had lulls in the RP before (I know the last RP post wasn't super long ago, but the prophecy co. interactions have been slow), but they're just getting longer and more frequent. I know it's mostly due to real life problems taking up most of our time, but that's why I wanted to check in with everyone. I guess I just don't want this to become a sort of... idk, obligatory thing. I can't really think of how to word it. Basically, I just want people to enjoy themselves here, and if people aren't feeling it anymore (if that makes sense), I don't want to keep them roped in.
Now, I'm fine with moving at a slower pace, but I would understand if you guys just aren't interested anymore. We've been at it for a really long time without getting too far into the real plot, and that's really my fault for bogging the action down with unnecessary side plots/characters/long posts/overcomplicated interactions/etc., so I apologize for that. I'm bad at explaining stuff, but I just don't want people to stick around for something they're bored/tired of, or if you all just feel too busy at the moment and would rather not continue. RPs are a nice escape, but I know it's not really as fun when you feel like you don't have the proper time and energy for it. I would still be interested in moving forward, but like I said, I get it if nobody else is. I feel like I kind of let the RP stagnate, and I'm sorry for messing things up.
All that said: I've got a reply for Shoot (I'm sorry it's taken so long) and the main interaction nearly done. So, uh, just let me know kinda what you guys think, and whether you want to keep going or not. We can always pick it up again or do something else later on if we decide it's better to stop for now. I'm good with whatever y'all decide. Hope you're all doing well <3 }
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2021 1:21:24 GMT -5
Dude, I'm so sorry! My neglect has not at all been due to a lack of interest in the RP (actually I was just thinking yesterday that I really miss it), but purely a I-have-been-trying-to-survive-exams-and-I'm-barely-doing-it type thing. XD
Please don't take it all on yourself. It's also my bad! Truly! I really want this rp to continue, I just have been super pressed for time and the longer the reply, the more I have to carve out time. I might be able to get something up Tuesday evening though! I will defiantly shoot for that so if you want to post that reply, I will try my gosh darned best to reply in a timely manner.
So sorry Star. I know it sucks to wait. DX)
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 8, 2021 2:45:10 GMT -5
{ @shootforthestars No worries, really! I wasn't saying that because of anyone taking a while to respond, it was just a thought I had while drafting my own responses, because I know everyone's been dealing with so much lately. I didn't want people to feel bad about taking a while, which is part of why I was bringing it up at all. I don't want the RP to be something that's stressful is all. Nobody has really given me those vibes, I just worry about everything, and I wanted to put the idea of pausing it out there in case anyone had been worried about it. Just thought that might take some of the pressure off.
Anyways, I'm actually the one who has been holding up our cult interaction, so definitely don't feel like you need to get something out quickly. I'm personally aiming for today or tomorrow (which is actually also today) for my reply. Don't feel like you have to respond within a certain timeframe though; the wait doesn't bother me at all. I've been occupied with plenty (both online and in real life) of other things, which is why I also haven't responded. Take your time c: Like I said, I don't want people to feel rushed to respond, and I wasn't trying to be accusatory, I just wanted to make sure everyone was still feeling up to it.
As for prophecy co. interactions, I'm going to try to tie everything together so it will be easier to continue. I don't wat to skip over other people, but I mostly just want to make it a little easier to transition to the stone stealing part, so you can certainly hold off on that response for now. I'm going to work on keeping my replies shorter too (especially for interactions with this many characters), so it's not such a hassle for the next person to remember so many details. I think that should make things a little easier. And again, don't feel like you have to rush a response, I don't mind waiting or anything, I just was checking in with everyone (: }
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Post by mossecho on Mar 10, 2021 3:33:09 GMT -5
[[ hey, I'll try to keep this short but we'll see how this goes.
I still really want to do the RP. Like Shoot, I have been stuck with exams and projects (wish me good luck for next week, it's gonna be hell). The week after next should be clear so I'll be able to respond, yay. Right now I still have to respond to some worldbuilding posts and the like, but I don't really have anything I can do in the RP right now. From what I know, I was the last to respond to the core group (I'm excluding the new plotline with the prophecy guy). I am just waiting right now. The only in-RP post I can make is for the new plotline, but that requires formulating a character and finding a role for her and all that, which I don't have the time or brainspace for. Again, by the end of next week this should be different, but for now I am just sitting tight.
My posting pattern is pretty dependent on school. Seeing as how long these posts get (and thus how long I need to match mine so I can match all the action and leave open a clear opportunity for others to respond), it takes me a good two hours to write up a post. With school and clubs and summer internship application season not to mention my procrastination, dear lord, which is totally on me but also an inevitable force but also totally on me, it can be hard to find the time for those. Now, I will always find the time to write for Alex, but it is harder to formulate posts for other characters (aka Lu and Other Character Who Could Join the New Side Plot But Hasn't And Really Only Exists As An Idea In My Head). I am not saying that I won't RP for them or that I don't want to (I really do), but seeing as how much work goes into/has to go into each of those posts, it's harder to fit in during the school year. that said Alex gets a major exception because he is too precious not to get more "screentime"
woohoo, kept it short xD but it is 2:32 am so idk if it is coherent probably not ]]
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 10, 2021 18:21:37 GMT -5
{ mossecho No big deal, like I said! I feel bad now because I totally hadn't meant for this to come across as blaming, or pushy, or anything. Especially since, as you stated, the main interaction is on hold for now, and I definitely don't expect people to take on more side characters. I'm actually the one who needs to respond to most things here.
It was more that I was just wondering if it would be easier for us to stop the RP for a while, given how busy of a time it is for everyone (with school, work, the general chaos of the world). I didn't really get the feeling that anyone wasn't interested anymore, but I did want to check how everyone felt, and I didn't want to keep chucking posts at people and have them feel rushed to respond. So I was deliberating a... "hiatus," maybe? I don't know what other word to use that would work. If everyone's cool with us continuing as we are though, then I'm good with that too (: Mostly I was worried about people getting burnt out from the very thing that's supposed to be an enjoyable break from life. I know I've felt unmotivated to participate in even my favorite hobbies when dealing with a lot, so that's where I was coming from.
Like you said, I know how much time and effort people put into these replies (and it's always such a treat to read them and craft responses to them), and that also means each post requires a lot of energy and work. So, of course, given that real life stuff takes precedence over an RP any day, I understand that people wont be able to set aside the time to write up long, detailed replies, and certainly they aren't going to have the energy for it. I struggle with motivation even on days when I haven't really done anything, and it's pretty clear to me that I by far have the easiest schedule here.
What I'm trying to get across with my long rambles is that I am completely fine with the slower pace and don't want anyone to feel rushed at all. Hence why I was curious about if we would decide stopping for a while would make things easier. And I was worried that feeling pressure to reply would make the entire thing feel obligatory and unenjoyable, which I wanted to avoid.
So, yeah, definitely don't feel like you need to come up with a response anytime soon, or work out your new characters. Or the worldbuilding post. It's honestly so incoherent and stupid that I wouldn't really know what to say. I don't know why I get like that, but it is what it is.
Anyways, I'm sorry I made y'all feel pressured or anything. My goal was to lessen the stress, not dredge up more of it over a silly roleplay. Hope things go well for you, Moss, and that it's a less crazy soon <3 }
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Post by Amber on Mar 11, 2021 18:01:23 GMT -5
(Don't worry Starchaser, you weren't being a bother. Also yeah, it's been a while. Long story short, I started school late Janurary and found out one of my classes (math, which has never been my strongest subject) was an eight week class. There's a math test every two weeks plus 30-45 problems of homework due every Tuesday and Thursday. Nothing I can't handle. No big deal. Spend two weeks trying to get organized/into the swing of things on top of doing work and such. My birthday came, so that was fun. But guess what! I live in north Texas and you know what happened min-Feburary? (I'm sure everyone does, I'm just being sarcastic or something) Everything froze! I was lucky enough to only lose power once, but there was work to be done around the house and I wanted to get a headstart on some of my school work. Anyway, now that it's all over, things should be good, right? Wrong! I work at a pool supply place. My bosses (two really great people) wanted to see how much I can work over the next few weeks. Seeing as I'm free most of the time, my normal hours were extended and I've been working 9-6 most days, including days I would usually have off. (All of which I agreed to, knowing what was in store. Also, only one of my bosses is doing estimate/repairs from moving until after dark and they just really need my help.) We had to deal with two problem customers in a span of two days, so that's been stressing me out (though not too badly because most people are really kind and understanding.), though not terribly. So now I'm work six/seven days a week for the foreseeable future. So, point is, I'm super occupied with my job right now. So yeah, I've been swamped with stuff and I'm really sorry for my radio silence. On the bright side, I still have some fun angel lore/world building in my notes, some character stuff (mostly song stuff), and a partially completed reply.) |
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 11, 2021 18:44:12 GMT -5
{ Amber Oh no! That sounds awful. I'm sorry, Amber. Yeah, I took some classes in the summer one year, and was only not busy enough to near the end, which means I got stuck with a bunch of short classes, so I know how fun that is. Math was definitely the worst one (it's always been my weakest subject too), though thankfully it was one of my first math courses, so it wasn't as hard as it could have been.
I'm sorry you're dealing with so much right now. Anyways, don't worry about rushing your replies or anything, of course. Like I said, I hadn't wanted to make anyone feel more pressured, I was just thinking an "official" break from the RP stuff might be good since everyone was dealing with a lot, and I thought not worrying with it at all for the time being might be better. Since it seems everyone wants to just continue though, then that's what we'll do. Good luck with everything! And sorry it's been rough, I hope the rest of the year starts treating you better <3 }
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Post by mossecho on Mar 12, 2021 2:12:26 GMT -5
[[ Starchaser: I guess my conclusion is just that I would rather go at a slow pace then go on hiatus. I think that would just lead to an ongoing cycle of trying to start back up again and failing, whereas going slow and steady would at least keep it going.
No need to worry about "blaming" anyone or anything, you're fine, <3
I should be able to get up a response the week after next (03/20-03/28), but again, I don't have anything to respond to yet. Aside from the worldbuilding posts, but I'll get to those then too.
Amber: wishing you all the best! I think you mentioned that you lived in Texas earlier and... oh dear goodness, all the best to you right now <3 I wish there was more that I could say than just that. You are such an incredibly strong person, truly. All the best to you at school, at work, at home, at all the places <3 ]]
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2021 2:28:55 GMT -5
Sup. We've been playing Clue all evening and now I am inspired to write a murder mystery. Dude, I want to get to some murders, you know what I'm saying here? XD
In light of this, I think I am going to write up a post real quick. It will be short, but it will get some things going. I know Clarisse was speaking to Alex, but I'm gonna have her start the drama. Everyone ok with that? XD)
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 12, 2021 2:33:09 GMT -5
{ mossecho Yeah, that's a good point. Anyways, no worries about the wait, as I've said (: Take all the time you need, though I always look forward to reading more from you and everyone else. It's certainly worth the wait though <3
@shootforthestars It doesn't bother me if you want to stir some drama up, lol. I had a post I was working on with bringing Lilah back in and having a wild Azar appear, but if you want to write something up, I say go for it. I can always rework mine with new material. }
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2021 2:36:38 GMT -5
Starchaser Well, I mean if you are already working on something, by all means, continue please! I was just in a writing mood, but I can totally wait for your post to respond! I'm glad I asked. XD)
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Post by mossecho on Mar 12, 2021 3:16:45 GMT -5
[[ drama drama drama drama dRAMAAA ]]
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 12, 2021 4:12:44 GMT -5
{ @shootforthestars I mean, I'm not sure how quickly I'll get it up. As you can see, I just vanished off the face of the earth there and kept you waiting. I'm hopeful about getting it up tonight (today), but I don't want to ruin your writing mood. Or your drama xD What type of drama were you thinking? There's a chance I could work it into what I've already written without it being much of a problem, so that you can just go ahead and do your post without really doing much to mine, if that's what your concerned about. I certainly don't want to stop your creative juices
Edit: I totally meant to get the post up already, but I was so tired I couldn’t finish it. I’m working today, so I probably won’t be able to get it up until later today. So if you have time beforehand and want to write, I say go for it, Shoot. I’m kinda curious about the Clari drama, and it’s probably better than anything I came up with. }
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Post by mossecho on Mar 12, 2021 15:32:07 GMT -5
[[ @shootforthestars: whatever the drama is, I am here for it. that's all I've really got to say. just looking forward to seeing Clari again (but seriously, no pressure to rush it out, take your time <3) ]]
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 12, 2021 18:55:37 GMT -5
{ mossecho @shootforthestars ^^ I agree with that 100%. Also, I've had a not-so-great situation suddenly come up that's kind of taking all my attention and energy right now, so I say go ahead with your post, Shoot. I'm sorry I kept you waiting around for nothing :c Excited to see what you have in store for us though! I'm always ready for RP drama }
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2021 10:07:31 GMT -5
So sorry y’all! I thought I had posted but apparently I didn’t click send! I can’t stay long right now but I’ll have the post up today sometime!  ) |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 3:14:13 GMT -5
Well I hope you guys aren’t expecting something spectacularly splendid. XD I didn’t really the hype was intensifying. I have a post, but it’s more so setting up for the drama to unfold with Azar and the brawl than anything. I hope that is ok! XD)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 3:24:30 GMT -5
Well, I hope that this is good enough?? XD I know I didn’t give anyone much to work with but I just wanted to move the plot! We just need to get this train a running again so we don’t stagnate much further!)
 Clarisse Alinsky “The sun watches what I do, but the moon knows all my secrets.” - J M Wonderland
✶ ⤐ ☾The Chosen Werewolf ☾⬷ ✶
In the moments that introductions were being had and the night wore on, Clarisse was fancying herself bored.
The vampire had proven less interesting than she originally thought though she suspected it was due to of social conventions more than an inherit dullness. The mage had yet to return to the group, her brother still engaging her in a serious sounding conversation. And there was a whole lot of talking about the stone and the prophecy.
Clarisse had always been prone to acting out. She didn’t want to just talk about the stone; the werewolf wanted to take the stone. And she wanted it now.
“Well, if it isn’t the flea-bitten Alinsky dog. Looking forever the tramp I see.”
Like a string pulled at her skull, Clarisse straightened to her full height, every muscle tense with surprise. How had she not smelled the female’s approach? She turned to see the ginger hair and startling green eyes of Maire Terric, the heir hopeful to the Terric Pack and arguably the meanest, nastiest female in all of the territories.
Clarisse smiled something soft and venomous, “Hello, Maire.” Her gaze swept over the rich black dress that her father had no doubt funded. “Come to make an arse of yourself again? I seem to remember the last time we spoke your brother had to drag your soaked hide from a river. How did you fall in again? Oh right, you were so drunk that Maios lost his grip when you tried to swing at me. How embarrassing to be the family drunk.”
If the comments hurt the female, she didn’t give any indication. Instead, she picked at her perfect nails. They weren’t the nails of a female that worked; there were no callouses on her hand. She was spoiled brat that hadn’t struggled a day in her life. The Alinsky’s might be first pack, but the Terric’s had always been jealous of the fame and security that came with the title. They had provided much grief for her parents the last few months with their deep coffers and seemingly endless need for violence.
Memories of a bruised and battered Emmett surfaced as she looked at the female. He had strayed to close to the border one day; the male was lucky to be alive. If she wasn’t at a party and with people she barely knew, Clarisse would have put a fist down the female’s Rafe fore shaken throat.
“At least I’m not the family screw up, Clarisse. How embarrassing to be disavowed by the Alinsky Alpha’s.” The words slipped off her tongue with slivered poison and the room started to turn red.
Her lips curled to reveal elongated canin’s, “Say that again and I’ll rip your throat out, treaty or not. Know your place, *****.”
“Oh, so the rumors are true. Are the rumors of your family marrying you off to the highest bidder also true? If Azar Rathorul’s look and words are anything to go on than you’ll be wed by tomorrow.”
“Jealous? I heard you can’t keep a male. They take one whiff of your breath and run for the hills.” Clarisse was on more even footing now, her muscles less tense with the prospect of speaking about a non-possibility.
Maire scoffed and shifted onto a thin hip, “Grow up, Clarisse. You don’t have anything to be jealous over. Besides, I don’t believe the rumors about Azar anyway. You couldn’t woo him if your life depended on it.” Her eyes racked down the dress with distaste and she clicked her tongue. “A pathetic waste of beautiful fabric."
Clarisse tipped back her head and howled a laugh. Yes, this she could combat. The room was much less red now and a plan was starting to circle in her mind. Yes, this would do.
“Then let’s make a bet, Maire.” Her voice was low and confident. “If I can get the Rathorul boy to give me his necklace, then you have to do one thing I ask.”
Maire’s eyes were dangerously dark, “Which is?”
“To grovel.” The words hung in the air and it was Clarisse’s turn to inspect her nails. “Emmett would love to see you kiss his boots.”
Clarisse waited patiently for the female to deny her, but the female let out a hum, “Fine, but I want something if you don’t succeed.” Clarisse quirked an eyebrow. “I want you to get up on stage and tell everyone here what happened that day. What really happened. And if you try to be cute then I’ll make sure that Emmett never comes back from patrol again.”
The deep set feeling of dread laced into her heart, but Clarisse was seeing red again, “Deal.”
She bit her thumb and drew blood to smear on her palm. A vow, but not one as binding as she had made with Redis and Zane just hours before. The other female did the same and clasped their hands together.
Clarisse didn’t wait to enact the ideas in her mind. She turned to the group with the animal in her eyes and said delicately, “Excuse me for a moment.”
She left the bar behind and transversed through the crowd in search of her prey. Lifting her nose, she tried to hone in on his scent, but the smoke was all consuming. So, she pushed her way to the main room and didn’t think too hard as she stepped onto the stage where the orchestra was performing. The creatures on the stage started at her sudden presence, but she was already grabbing the mic before anyone could stop her.
Her canine’s flashed around her broad smile, “Azar Rathorul. I owe you a dance. Meet me at the front of the stage if you want to cash it in.”
In the back of her mind, she noticed her parents looking at her aghast from the left, but the lights were so bright on the stage and the bet blood running through her veins so strong that she struggled to care. She would be leaving soon anyway so none of it mattered. And she was getting bored of the calculations and tiptoeing around.
So when she descended the stairs again, grabbed two flutes of champagne, threw them back as humored and displeased party guests looked on, Clarisse smiled. She was going to get the necklace through any means necessary.
After all, she had never said that Azar had to give it to her willingly.
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Post by mossecho on Mar 14, 2021 13:58:22 GMT -5
[[ EDIT: tossing this post because it's irrelevant (turns out I missed a post because life is chaotic and that sucks, woohoo). sorry about that! (: ]]
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 14, 2021 17:13:17 GMT -5
{ @shootforthestars Uhm, hello? That was amazing. I love Clari drama. Anyways, here is a Gabriel response with Azar rolled in. Sorry it's not great, I'm just a lil unmotivated, and I wrote most of it yesterday when I was super tired. Also, sorry about the wait! In case it wasn't obvious, I was really struggling with this one, which is a shame because I had such good inspiration. My end thoughts are: it could be worse ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I considered doing an Azar perspective, but I don't think I'm ready for that quite yet, not to mention I don't have coding for him. I could have done it with Lilah too, but this way allowed me to include more of what I had originally written. I was never very happy with Gabriel's coding either, so here's the revamped version that I really wanted to try it. I'm not entirely sold on it either, but I kinda like the light and dark contrast aspect. Look at all my coding, just becoming exactly the same.
Originally I had a Lilah and Gabriel reply worked up, but they were both super long and didn't really contribute to the plot, so I'm tossing them. Might include their conversation as a little side story on the Extras page though (if I ever finish my planned ones first). I would have just gotten rid of it entirely, but I enjoyed a few aspects (namely, letting Lilah be unabashedly snarky because I guess being drunk makes her a lot less nervous and reserved) a little too much to completely trash the entire thing. But don't ask what there is to be proud of. I, uh, it's a secret
Also, allow me to reintroduce Gabriel, who has had more than his fair dose of angst. Like, I always planned for him to be secretly angsty deep down, but this guy... Oh, y'all, I have so many ideas all of the sudden. Gabriel is an interesting character for me because I never had much planned out for him. He essentially functioned as an opposite to Lilah, but I'm feeling a lot of things for him. The rusty old gears in my head have been turning, I have so much inspiration now and it totally didn't spawn from vague aesthetics and one song. Not that I still have put much development into this post, but.
mossecho I don't know if you saw, but Shoot had another Clarisse response after you most recent one for Alex. Of course, Avani could still have a reply, but I know Amber is still really busy right now, and I am also going to bring Lilah back for you after this post. I had some Gabriel response to Alex in my planned post, but I figured it was pointless to add onto a conversation that basically already ended in your post, so I threw that part out. }
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 22:55:44 GMT -5
Starchaser OK, I know this is short, but I figured that would keep the scene more fast paced!  This one was fun to write! Also, I'm going back and forth between if I want Clarisse to make a scene just for the fun of it to get the necklace or if I want her to really try to get the necklace and use a brawl as a last resort. XD)
Clarisse Alinsky “The sun watches what I do, but the moon knows all my secrets.” - J M Wonderland
✶ ⤐ ☾The Chosen Werewolf ☾⬷ ✶
Clarisse had gathered quite a few stares by the time the seas had begun to part for her dance partner. Propped up against the stage with wine glass in hand, she was sure that she looked quite the sight. Oh, how her mother was probably seething with ire to know that her daughter had done the one thing that she had not wanted: to bring unnecessary attention to herself. It wasn't like she had been the one to be called out by Azar. No, the female had marched herself up to the stage and proclaimed to all of Sanctum what she wanted.
A dance. A simple dance that could either end fantastic or fantastically awful. As the demon's horns appeared through the crowd, she flexed her fingers to prepare for any brawl she might have to start. It had been months since her last true fight out of Rafe's embrace and her blood was crying out with the bet hot in her veins.
Perhaps it was the waning of her energy as the night had dragged, but Azar appeared different than she remembered. Well, more like felt different.There was a slightly more jerk to his gait and his scent had shifted away form the heavy handed smoke to something more earthy and round. She tilted her head like she would on a hunt when he approached and settled directly next to her.
Clarisse Alinsky, you tease.
She didn't know why but the words made her grin like banshee. Before he had started over to her, she had told herself that she would maintain an air of intrigue, but the fun was starting to settle in. Was she using him? Dear Rafe, yes. But she hadn't been called a tease since her early teenage years when she had been messy in love and the male had practically offered his heart to her on a silver platter.
This was fun.
Clarisse took note of his fangs and flashed her own, "You'll have to forgive me this time, Azar. Urgent business and all." She wiped at a fake tear to mimic his false hurt. "Distraught about it actually. I came right away and now I'm all yours."
His sudden shift in tone made Clarisse looked up at him with curiosity and as he continued to talk, she couldn't keep the smugness off her face. She swirled the last bit of wine in the glass, bringing it to her mouth with a low chuckle.
"Careful, Azar. One can get drunk off that thrill." She tilted it back and finished it off with a small, satisfied sigh. Even if she couldn't really feel the effects, the wine was delightful compared to the hard alcohol the packs tended to. She noticed him watching her, but she didn't turn to meet his gaze. Instead, she hummed in contemplation. "Well, I might be yours for a time, but if you have something to say, I suggest you speak your peace. That thrill always ends in a hangover."
But then he was sweeping out in front of her, wings splaying as he bowed to her and all six eyes glittering with a mirror image of what lay in her eyes. When she tilted her head back to pretend like she was thinking, her hair finally unbound itself from its constraints. Clarisse let it be and said with a bit of a playful bite, "Sounds thrilling."
She took his hand and he swept her off to the dance floor.
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 15, 2021 0:15:06 GMT -5
{ Amber mossecho And here's Lala in another disappointing reply. Sorry this one's shorter (edit: nevermind, it's still over 1000 words rip) and meh as well, but I think the length at least is better in terms of getting things rolling again. I swear I will get better at writing eventually, I'm just a little out of practice with these guys, as much as I love them. I didn't get touch on Lilah and Alex's brewing issue as much as I wanted in this new post, but I hope there will be plenty of time for that later.
@shootforthestars I will have Azar up soon! Must say, you've already got me looking forward to it (: I've also still got a cult character's response in the works, so I'll get that one out a bit later.}
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Post by Starchaser on Mar 15, 2021 20:09:00 GMT -5
{ @shootforthestars Ugh, I'm so sorry this taking a while. It's not even a long post, I just can't write it a way I like. I should have done it last night when I was actually in the "vibe" or whatever, because now it's like all my inspiration is gone, which I hate because I was looking forward to this one so much. }
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This one was fun to write! Also, I'm going back and forth between if I want Clarisse to make a scene just for the fun of it to get the necklace or if I want her to really try to get the necklace and use a brawl as a last resort. XD)
