Handwaved CR meme

[wellie]

HANDWAVED CR MEME

Back by popular demand: handwaved CR! What is your character up to outside of the horrors? How do they persist? Use this form to brainstorm how you're characters have been vibing on the day-to-day!
There are some suggested questions, answer as many or as few as you'd like:

• What do they usually wear? Western or renaissance fair? Lots of fringe or puffy pants? All black or all sequined?
  
• Where they hang out: Are they a parlor guy or a diner girlie? What gendered changing room do they gravitate toward at the baths?
  
• Activities they often do: Do they wake at the crack of dawn to do a cute little run? Do they prefer to inventory the general store on the daily?
  
• What they're like at mealtimes: Can you talk to them before they've had their coffee? Do they make horrific food based choices?
  
• Does your character read the books? Which ones? Do they share the books? Self-help, or romance? Do they dogear the sex parts?
  
• What do they do at night? Do they all hang out in the parlor? Do their drink the night away? Do they lurk in the shadows?
  
• Is there anything unusual about them? Do they sleep somewhere other than the Staywell? Do they have a particular scent or appearance that might be off-putting? Are they just way too friendly?
  
• What their current vibe is: Are they happy? Sad? Are you tormenting them with an awful, drawn out character arc?
  
  
• What CR are you interested in: Low-key pals? Sparring buddies? Do they have a passive aggressive post-it based relationship?

<B>Player Name:</b> <b>Player Contact:</b> <user name=PLURKNAME site=plurk.com> or other <B>Character Name:</b> <b>What do they usually wear?</b> <B>Where they hang out:</b> <B>Activities they often do:</b> <B>What they're like at mealtimes:</b> <b>Does your character read the books? Which ones? Do they share the books?</b> <b>What do they do at night?</b> <b>Is there anything unusual about them?</b> <b>What their current vibe is:</b> <b>What CR are you interested in:</b> <b>Anything else?</b> Place your shitposts right here!

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[sighsheavily]

Player Name: elle
Player Contact: whyellewhy

Character Name: Cecelia Ardenbury
What do they usually wear? Fancy-yet-practical, more fancy leaning in earlier cycle, more practical in later cycle
Where they hang out: The Archive, lobby, and garden-y areas are her current frequents, with sightings early early dawn in the dining hall and lobby
Activities they often do: ~*research*~ and journaling, people/NPC watching...Diluc is helping her learn some drink mixing and knife throwing, Yuri is helping her learn some cookery
What they're like at mealtimes: Prim and proper and polite and will not talk with her mouth full...and also probably only speaks when spoken to
Does your character read the books? Which ones? Do they share the books? Yes........all of them..........but she will warn those who want to try them themselves bc they're wretched.
What do they do at night? dinner dates and evenings with Darin
Is there anything unusual about them? They make scowly faces at the bulletin board
What their current vibe is: Stressed researcher, but still keeping it together

What CR are you interested in: all sorts except romantic obvs
Anything else? [gif]

[vibing]

Player Name: mads
Player Contact: spudbud or huckl on disco

Character Name: Yuri Lowell
What do they usually wear? lots of black and fringe and things that shouldn't work but just kind of do on him. He usually wears his hair down or in a braid
Where they hang out: The kitchen of the diner, wandering in the forest, the roof of the Staywell, the parlor
Activities they often do: Cooking & baking, if you stop by the kitchen you'll often find him cooking away, and on the counter of the diner or the reception desk. He's happy to have people help or teach them what he knows. He's working on perfecting bread. It's good to have a goal. He also trains quite a bit. He's still terrible with a sword, but he's excellent at hand to hand.
What they're like at mealtimes: Usually eating with Flynn, they have a standing breakfast date in the late morning. He'll happily join in with other people, particularly for lunch when Flynn is usually out doing other stuff. He eats a lot of sweet things, but also spicy things, and will generally get other people food whether they ask or not.
What do they do at night? He's a bit of a nightowl and will hang out on the roof of the Staywell if it isn't raining, or will wander the forest
What their current vibe is: Surprisingly happy, very in love, just kind vibing and having a nice time in spite of the Horrors (and ignoring the Horrors and the Trauma pretty specifically, almost time to ruin it for him)

What CR are you interested in: Deepening relationships he already has, people who get deep quickly, people who want to get out of here who can encourage him to try harder to get there, people who are unsure of their identity and want to explore that together, people who are down to help him unpack his trauma
Anything else? Yuri is pretty low-key on the surface, and pushes a lot down, and I'd love to bring more of that to the surface. He's great with characters who are Very: very earnest or very annoying or very angry, it makes his role as the straight man more fun to play and play off of.

[thinkfirst]

Player Name: Julian
Player Contact: interplanetary

Character Name: Flynn Scifo

What do they usually wear? Largely medieval-style tunics & linen shirts, but with a lot of jeans. He loves jeans. He is almost always wearing blue jeans & cowboy boots. Also, when it's sunny, a cowboy hat. Also usually wearing some cleaned-up salvaged bits of armor.

Where they hang out: Around the Staywell quite a bit! He can be found in the courtyard / garden area training, and also spends a lot of time out at the tavern and in the woods!

Activities they often do: Every morning he runs and tries to bully folks into running with him (sound off if you're in running club!), then training with his sword in the courtyard (and teaching anyone who wants to learn), lots of note-taking about NPCs and inventory, hanging out with Yuri while he cooks things, reading books in his room with Yuri or the parlor, cleaning. Despite a robust invisible cleaning staff he definitely sweeps the entry hall and walkway outside.

What they're like at mealtimes: So chatty. SO chatty, please talk to him. He'll invite folks to sit with him if they look like they want company, or sit down next to you like a friendly dog. He loves to ask questions about food and books and memories.

Does your character read the books? Which ones? Do they share the books? He does read the books, every single one for lack of anything better to do, and would love to talk about them to anyone else who's read them. Very conscientious about sharing, leaves them in the parlor with sticky notes saying whether or not he recommends reading them.

What do they do at night? Depends! He hangs out with Yuri some nights but most of the time can be found in the parlor or wherever a plurality of people are, being social and hanging out. Please teach him some games, he is so competitive, he needs them to live.

Is there anything unusual about them? Usually he is with Yuri and also almost always carrying a sword.

What their current vibe is: You know those scenes in media where the protag gets a partner and promptly radiates sunshine and little birds everywhere? That's Flynn at the moment. Are things tense and weird and bad? always! but he has a boyfriend and that boyfriend is his best friend and he's THRILLED about it, so he's honestly pretty sickeningly happy.

What CR are you interested in:
-teach Flynn how to play some games!
-weird CR! He has a deeply weird thing going on with John and it's complicating his CR with a bunch of folks and I LOVE it, if anyone is like morally grey and strange, hit me up
-folks who have a Thing about authority and power. delightful
-buddies who can get him to lighten up and have a good time

Anything else?

[thinkfirst]

!!! Flynn absolutely wants to watch Cece learn knife throwing. Also she's def one of the first people he'll plop down next to like so. tell me your thoughts on that last book, yes all of them

[thinkfirst]

BREAKFAST DATES

talk to me about what they talk about in bed and also at breakfast. Also what kinds of stupid competitions are they getting into

[sighsheavily]

God he's going to enable her to vocalize her proposed rewrites of some of those things.......

[snackin]

Player Name: mads
Player Contact: spudbud or huckl on disco

Character Name: Astarion
What do they usually wear? mostly renaissance clothes: lots of frills and ruffles and structured fabrics, whites and purples and blacks
Where they hang out: the bar, the parlor, the baths, the forest
Activities they often do: drinking wine, luxuriating in the baths, reading the awful books, talking loudly about how awful the books are, getting into pointless fights on the bulletin board, hunting in the forest
What they're like at mealtimes: he doesn't eat food, so he doesn't usually show up to meals
Does your character read the books? Which ones? Do they share the books? Yes, all of them, but he rereads the romances for something to do. He isn't the best at sharing and stole at least one of them
What do they do at night? hunting in the forest, or going to a bite buddy. You may find bloodless animals near the paths. Tasty little squirrel snacks
Is there anything unusual about them? he is a vampire and technically dead. No heartbeat, no breathing unless he wants to, very cold and pale.
What their current vibe is: bad! He turned into a mindflayer and was burned to death, and he's dealing with having died again and come back again, and also he just learned about some of his trauma and he's dealing with learning about that all over again. Dealing with being a monster on two planes. Tough stuff! He's drinking a lot to cope with it.

What CR are you interested in: everything! he's very good for negative cr since he's very judgy and rude and could easily piss people off. Negative cr doesn't have to be bad, he just won't like a lot of people and that's the way is it. I'd like to pursue the friends he's started making, and make more friends (or not friends, or more than friends), or enemies, or people he likes arguing with. He's a guy who just wants someone to care about him, but makes it very hard to do so because he's so... him.
Anything else?

[thinkfirst]

HE SURE IS.... tell him what you would do differently, Cece!! in detail!!

[sighsheavily]

flynn....ghostwriting re-purpled prose by taking cecelia's dictation....

[thinkfirst]

I MEAN........ listen she probably WOULD do it better

[vibing]

oh every stupid competition. They definitely race down the stairs most days, and wrestle, and throw straws into cups and stuff

they talk about wellstone and what they need to do but also probably speculate about their pasts and share notes and try to remember things and talk about the future together

[vibing]

now if she and astarion can be nice to each other they should bitch about the books

[searingwing]

Player Name: Samuel
Player Contact: skyheron, discord - technicolorskies, or pm.

Character Name: Diluc Ragnvindr
What do they usually wear? He favors dress shirts and long coats. Vests and thick boots. He is never without gloves. His hair is tied back with ribbon and he either has it in a low pony tail or high. He is never without a weapon on him. A sharpened knife or a great sword on his back when out in the woods.
Where they hang out: During the day he can be found at the diner/tavern. Serving drinks or making a variety of fare for breakfast, lunch, and even dinner.
Activities they often do: Bartending, scouting in the woods, copying damaged pages of a book. He is teaching Dax and Cecelia bartending and Cecelia knives. And trains his magic and sword work on his own.
What they're like at mealtimes: He is the quiet observer during mealtimes. He’ll talk when talked to but mostly dines and listens.

Does your character read the books? Which ones? Do they share the books? He reads over the accounts of this place and what bits of a book he has preserved. Off and on. He doesn’t read the provided books.
What do they do at night? Patrol around town to keep others safe. Once night patrol has been done he turns in.
Is there anything unusual about them? Diluc’s physical body temperature is higher than a normal person’s. He wields fire with ease and his hair and eyes are bright red.
What their current vibe is: There is a quiet somber air about him that eases with company. He doesn’t actively seek others out but. He accepts them none the less.

He is all business when investigations are happening. And a gentle teacher for those he teaches.

What CR are you interested in: Honestly, anything. I play it all by ear with Diluc. I like to see what happens by just watching what results.
Anything else? Damn phone.

[sighsheavily]

they still have to test the banter waters first!!! showing ur softer snark belly to an enemy is a FOOLISH MOVE!!!!

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Player Name: Ant
Player Contact: bitterbearface | Discord: bitterbearface

Character Name: Darin Altway
What do they usually wear? Pale blue vest or sleeveless tunic over a button down, long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves always unbuttoned and rolled up. Slacks tucked into shin high boots. Belts with pouches. Lots of pouches.
Where they hang out: Literally cannot sit still unless he's working. As of late he's in the lobby of the Staywell hyper-fixating on the cistern. Otherwise, the pub or diner.
Activities they often do: Usually up at dawn. Lately he's either training his transmutation magic out in the gardens or he's doing his 'rounds' making sure nothing needs fixing and that people are doing okay. Morale is a huge thing with him.
What they're like at mealtimes: Wolfing down his food, swapping stories, being boisterous. Learning to talk without his mouth being full otherwise Cecelia will give him stern looks and he doesn't want to embarrass her.
Does your character read the books? Which ones? Do they share the books? Darin gives dramatic readings of the books to those who will listen. He will do the voices.
What do they do at night? Dinner dates with Cecelia before settling in for the night. Maybe the occasional drink.
Is there anything unusual about them? Other than his total inability to be quiet, no.
What their current vibe is: Energetic dog

What CR are you interested in: I'm interested in all CR except romantic, this boy is hitched.
Anything else? I'm literally a walking shitpost what more do you want from me

[vibing]

she's so right

we will get them there! maybe. unless she despises him too much. but he enjoys bothering her so far

[sighsheavily]

the hilarity of me suggesting any handwavey activities i don't immediately want to thread instead

[sighsheavily]

making Direct Eye Contact in the dead of night/pre-dawn when she sees him skulking about

[sighsheavily]

she's a magnet for needling and he's blessed she's doing her Best to avoid creating discord

[vibing]

excuse, he is only eating animals! and volunteers! you eat animals too okay

but also i love this, please keep being sus of him

[thinkfirst]

Hope Diluc is used to Flynn talking at him during dinner lmao

[thinkfirst]

straws into cups competition... god I bet they get into it in the parlor too. Folks walk in to find Fluri having made up some obscure game with things from the general store that they are arguing about the rules to.

Flynn also reads the books to him at night!!

[thinkfirst]

mealtime chatter buds!!!! Flynn definitely makes an effort to sit by Darin when he can, especially at lunch or dinner.

[kaientai]

Player Name: min
Player Contact: koutenko

Character Name: Sakamoto Ryouma

What do they usually wear? His wardrobe leans very Western. Lots of fringe and Nudie suits and big hats. So many hats. Also, check out his fancy black snakeskin boots.

Where they hang out: Ryouma is really big on hanging out in establishments that will serve him alcohol. He also likes to be outdoors as much as possible, weather and spooky happenings permitting.

Activities they often do:

• He takes walks often as a thing to do. It helps him think.


• He is a very social drinker, and he will party with you.


• Ryouma is up at dawn every day and spends several hours well into the morning doing his kendo training.


• He is willing to spar with people for fun!


• The rest of the time, he is the laziest person you can imagine.


• Catch him napping literally anywhere.

What they're like at mealtimes: He likes to sit with people and talk to them. If he sees some lonely nerd sitting alone, he will probably go and sit with them... Otherwise, messy! Will talk with his mouth full.

Does your character read the books? Which ones? Do they share the books? Yes, but he mostly keeps his thoughts about them to himself because he doesn't think he has any business offering his opinion in an academic discussion.

What do they do at night? At night, he likes to go hang out at the tavern. Most of the time, he drinks a lot, but given his shockingly high tolerance, he doesn't get that drunk. He can and will drink to excess to cope when coping becomes necessary, though :')

What their current vibe is:

YEAH, IT'S A BAD TIME LOL.

The hanahaki curse is fucking him up badly because it becomes increasingly difficult to continue maintaining the lie that he's human. He knows because he can observe what's happening to him, but without memories, he can't make any sense of it. In particular, he has no memory of the fact that he died, so he can't reconcile his very human memories with what he's experiencing. As a result, he is visibly spiralling and looking heavily sleep-deprived but will smile and pretend like he's not if he notices anyone paying attention.

This will improve marginally once he actually unlocks the death memory, but he'll be on the struggle bus for a little bit.

What CR are you interested in:

ALL OF IT. SERIOUSLY. More specifically:

• He could use cr who will push him to open up more.


• People who can help him sort out his identity issues in an emotional sense.


• People who can help him sort out his identity issues by trying to figure out what he is. Yes, he's willing to donate himself to science if someone can give him an answer (the answer doesn't have to be right).


• He does really well with monsters and people with abrasive personalities because he does not care about those things. His closest canon relationships are like this, so they will probably also make him painfully recall things (delightful). He will find all the good things about them and Does Not See the Murders.


• I would love shippy cr! Casual hookups can be handwaved, but if any other cr goes that way organically, I'm open to it!


• He's willing to help train people to fight! He remembers all of his kendo training and used to be a master-level teacher at his dojo at one point, so he is very competent in this one area, even if he has some unconventional training methods.

Anything else?

[pereatmundus]

Player Name: Tzvia
Player Contact: tzviaariella or other

Character Name: Light
What do they usually wear? He dresses like the stereotypical sheriff in a Western film: button-down shirt (fully buttoned), vest, slacks with a belt. Everything he wears is neat and professional, yet practical to move around in. He wears a black Stetson outside, but always removes it indoors. He looks like a goody-good, frankly.
Where they hang out: Thanks to the sheer force of personality that is Darin, the cistern has become his pet project. Outside of that, you'll mostly find him outdoors or at the Staywell--and when he's alone, he's always working on something.
Activities they often do: Mapping the cistern, exploring the town, trying to piece together how everything works. Since his clearest memory is that he was once a star at tennis, he'll also find a way to practice swatting a ball around, partly to keep his mind off things and partly in hopes it will trigger other memories to return. He's also discovered the joys of the bulletin board, God help us all.
What they're like at mealtimes: He's getting increasingly miffed at the lack of rice, but you won't hear him complain. He'll socialize with whoever happens to be around, though he does more listening than talking. His table manners are excellent.
Does your character read the books? Which ones? Do they share the books? He glanced at a few once. No further interest.
What do they do at night? He's taken Palamedes's advice to heart and started journaling everything he does. Night time is note time. Something about that just feels right to him.
Is there anything unusual about them? He's just a polite, amiable, studious guy. Very normal. Almost relentlessly so.
What their current vibe is: To the average resident, he seems to be handling things pretty well. To anyone particularly observant or who spends time with him regularly, the vibe is closer to "still waters run deep." He's in deep fucking denial about a great many things (primarily his memory of committing murder and the inevitability of his impending death at the end of the cycle), and someday soon, that bubble is going to burst hard.

What CR are you interested in: Much as I would love for him to make friends, he could also really use a nemesis. Don't be afraid to come piss him off. He thrives on that.
Anything else?
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