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INTRO / CR MEME MAY 2024
INTRO MEME
Welcome to Expiation and come on down! We're thrilled to have you here! This intro entry serves additionally as a CR meme, so you are free to use it to say hello, tell us a bit about yourself, talk about your character, and potential plans for the game.
The SOTG for May is HERE, with changes and where the game is going for the month. Feel free to browse around if you haven't already, and check out the MAIN NAVIGATION for more detailed info about the game itself.
MAY EVENT
MAY EVENT SUMMARY
WOULD YOU CARE TO TEST YOUR METTLE?
The tablets don’t normally play ads, but on May 5, they do. Everyone receives the same image at the same time, as if a pop-up ad has been sent out to every device:
PUT YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST. Join us for the CHALLENGE OF THE CENTURY! Sign up now!
There is no other information given. Tapping on the tablet’s screen outside of the ad will make it go away with no effect; players can choose to have it appear only once, or persistently. “Sign up now” is a button, and when tapped (either on purpose or by accident), the ad just…goes away. How odd.
THE TOWER
On May 20, anyone who signed up for this strange ad, whether intentional or not, wakes up on the ground floor of a tower with no way out and stairs leading upward. They’ll find doors as they climb, and behind each of these doors is a challenge. The goal of the tower will be simple, as explained to each character: there are four categories of challenges (outlined below). Each competitor must win one of each challenge type to conquer the tower, at which point they will be given a reward.
We leave the nature of these challenges up to you, but the following details will be the same for each challenge:
One, each challenge falls under one of four categories, outlined below. The size, nature, and scope of these challenges is left up to you, and can fall under any of these categories. You can do as many or as few as you would like.
Two, characters will find themselves facing off against another character, in direct competition for each of these challenges.
THE CHALLENGES
Wands. Challenges in the wands category focus on will and creativity. This includes creative solutions to problems, tests of resolve, examining accomplishments, and exploring what is important to your character.
Swords. The swords category centers reason, logic, wisdom, and intellect. This category also emphasizes adversity and problems, feeling trapped, and situations of oppression/cruelty.
Cups. Challenges in this category might pertain to spiritual matters, emotion, love, and examining your past or your feeling. Cups can encourage characters to face feelings head-on, or to focus on memories, whether accurate or not.
Coins. Emphasizing material matters and possessions, this is a category that focuses on physical, tangible challenges. These don’t have to be related to money; anything with high stakes (tests, games, etc) as well as challenges of physicality can fit into the category.
The categories are broad by design; we encourage you to think creatively about how you set up your challenges, and what category they may fit under best! Not all of these have to be physical fighting challenges, either. They can be any situation where one character is directly compared against another. Some examples: squats competitions, knitting the longest scarf, rap battles, test scores, the quiet game, challenges to not fight or not touch things, “the floor is lava,” races, really the sky and your imagination is the limit.
COMPETITION RULES
Winning. What determines a challenge win will vary based on the challenge given. If the win condition is to best your opponent in battle, you win by doing that! But if the challenge is “do not fight,” then winning a battle against a competitor could make you lose the challenge. We encourage you to be creative with challenges and win conditions.
Three strikes. Everyone has a loss now and then, but losing three times will kick a participant out of the competition. Not everyone can emerge a winner!
Knockouts and death. Strangely, death does not seem to be a permanent condition within the tower. Characters who die will wake up just as if they were knocked unconscious, unscathed and ready for the next round.
Forfeit. Characters can choose “fuck this, I’m out” as an option at any time! But you can’t reenter the tower once you leave.
Draws. If two characters tie, neither wins and neither loses. No one will collect a win for the category, but it doesn’t count as a loss either! They find themselves back on the tower steps, climbing to their next challenge.
Determining winners. We encourage you to determine who wins each challenge individually by whatever means makes most sense to you.
Leaving the tower. Characters who decide to leave, or characters who are eliminated from the competition, will wake in Aldrip to find that very little time has passed in their absence, no matter how long it seems like it’s been.
THE TOP OF THE TOWER
More information will revealed about winning the competition when the log goes up.
MEANWHILE, BACK IN ALDRIP…
The mAPP application on tablets has gotten an upgrade along with the rest of Expiation. However, it doesn’t always seem…accurate? Sometimes it seems to add buildings, roads, or even whole neighborhoods that aren’t actually there. Sometimes it puts a location pin on areas outside of town that you’ve definitely never been to…they don’t always seem to even exist.
It also seems to have added a percentage at the bottom, indicating how much of the map you’ve actually been to. Here’s a fun fact: even if you’ve been to every nook and cranny in Aldrip, even if you’ve walked every street and every district, the percentage tops out at 95%. It never goes any higher. Strange! But that’s fine. It’s probably just a weird little bug…right?
PLOT WITH ME
Player:Contact:
Anything Else?: Anything you might want us to know? What kinds of things interest you? What's your current favourite fandom? Put it here.
Character:
Canon:
Canon Point:
Crime: The crime your character was accused of when they arrived.
Background: A brief insight into your character's history is fine here. You can talk about their personality as well.
Abilities: Any abilities that you feel is important to note about your character. Bullet points and concise descriptions are okay.
Plans: What kinds of things do you want to do in the game? Any kind of CR you want to specifically pursue? Any special character discovery or exploration you want to do? This is the place to put all of that.
How can you run into my character? What's their daily life like? Do they have a job? Do they have other habits or routines?
???: Questions? Comments? Memes? Put them here.
Mir
Contact: DM,
Anything Else?: In April I vigorously shook the game like a jar of bees using my clown. I'm so sorry for disturbing the peace like that
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Canon: Honkai: Star Rail
Canon Point: Following the conclusion of "Night of Universal Hallucinations"
Crime: Vagrancy
Background: Argenti is the sterling example of a knight you imagine from fairy tales except that it's not really an act. It's his way of living. His mission is to protect everything beautiful across the whole universe and he takes it very seriously. The beauty here in question has a big definition... Actually in fact The Beauty is what's known as an Aeon in his universe—which is some manner of cosmic entity so surprise he's actually really religious. Funnily enough though if you critically misunderstand what he's talking about it just seems like he's the most devoted wifeguy in existence? Much to think about.
There's honestly no way to explain Argenti better than watching his Character Trailer. Please note he is like this 24/7. He is the "Crack Treated Seriously" tag.
Abilities: What if I linked the boss entry for him.
Plans: I'll be honest who knows if he'll be here for a long time? Argenti does a lot of dipping out in canon. Despite being a fever dream to interact with he's legitimately a really good guy. I'm interested in offering good-natured and friendly tower competitions and I guess I'll see where CR goes from there.
How can you run into my character? He's so hard to miss! Follow the trail of rose petals and declarations about Beauty. During this month he will be out there vanquishing nasty beasts who target damsels (gender neutral).
???: Did you know hoyoverse collaborated with a Botanist to create a new rose to name after him? During his drip marketing? He's also shown up in Manhwa. Mr. Worldwide.
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What if the damsel (gender neutral) is the beast.
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But will Richard swear to put away the face stabs this time
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I can't make any promises...
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Canon: Bungo Stray Dogs
Canon Point: Chapter 98
Crime: After last month it's easier to list the crimes he hasn't committed. What he did in April alone:
- Organ stealing
- Terrorism
- Impersonation
- Murder
- Multiple instances of aggravated assault
- Sha-Ming (Kidnapping)
Although for irony's sake his crime is "Humanity."
Background: Once an essential member of a global terrorist crime organization known as the Decay of the Angel. He's actually been here in Expiation for a long time now and subsequently has more pressing things to worry about as he's started to press on the walls of their enclosure. He's got somewhat of a understanding of the world around them.
The key points to know are that he obscures himself on purpose but the thing that makes him the happiest is being understood. He has a fondness for birds and bird metaphors. The Eleutheromania is off the charts. Finally, there's a deeply miserable and existential man that comes with the murder clown exterior.
Abilities: The Overcoat.
Plans:
Promise u that after I shook the game like a jar of bees this month at the time of this cr post my intentions are to put some pressure on the brakes for Gogol. Due to being forced into an AU life against his will and quickly getting a peek behind the veil of their reality afterwards has caused a domino of events. For reference I can only blame this for some of his behavior. He was responsible for this. Then he did this after getting killed and stolen from.
Additionally a chunk of his interpersonal ties have disappeared from the world.
He's not doing well mentally! The recent crimes are a certified "cool motive still murder" moment don't feel bad for him
Some things need to get resolved! Some things on the docket:
- Dara is going to get her revenge in a way that matters.
- His double sentencing is so doomed to fail. In fact he doubled down and did worse crimes. Excited to see just how disappointed Jerry is in him.
- Akechi............................ their increasingly violent slap fight other people are getting dragged into
In general I might have him engage only very gently with the event? Undecided. I'm so open for people to come up to him like "Hey quick question. What the fuck?"
He's returning to his normal identity immediately after he gets the Overcoat back.
How can you run into my character? There are birds in the park that Nikolai likes to feed.
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Edit: actually if you want to give Minato a terrible time I know Sha-Ming is not breathing a word about what happened to him. Would u like to curse and torment Minato with knowledge 🤔
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Long answer-
I also think Gogol's brain is a little too well formed to walk up to Minato to confess to all his Sha-Ming Basement Crimes. Not that I don't think Nikolai wouldn't drop a cheeky hint at a little something to help make them acknowledge that brotherly(?) love but it feels entirely dependent on the dialogue tree Minato chooses. Then again he'd have to have a reason to be interacting with one of the dead teen squad that bodied him in April in the first place (after he 🫵 knows 🫵 who took his overcoat)
Short answer-
me: gogol player
also me: I cannot predict The Clown
me (a third time): I'm so sorry
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NO WORRIES I figured Gogol is not the sort to walk up to Minato and spill his own beans so to speak, I'm thinking more like cheeky mind games... Probably nothing ATM or near future we can do since so much is highly dependent on things happening rn for Gogol but!! I wanted to plant that idea in case an opportunity comes up. Mind games are fun to me it's about the psychic damage... Either way Gogol is a delight and I like to see him!!
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Gogol is going to get grabbed like a squeaky toy by the local snake god soon and Jerry might be coming to backhand him so hard but after all of that
I will be on the prowl for that opportunity to jingle ominously in Minato's peripheral vision please look forward to it