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PLOT WITH ME: MAY 2025

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


YOU’RE A SNAKE I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR FACE

All may seem quiet for a little while… but closer to the 12th, characters may notice snakes trying to get their attention in their day-to-day lives.

Break the sssystem.

Break the sssystem. The Garden awaitsss.

What do these snakes want? Why, they want characters to commit crimes – they can’t stop all of them, they say. If they overload the system with crimes, then surely it’ll break. Come to the Garden, they say. They’ll see everything and more. Steal, cheat, maim, kill. That’s just examples of the things they’ll tell the Chosen to do. But they must do these things to other Chosen– the locals don’t count. Once they commit these crimes, they get marked on the back of their hand. It’s a tattoo of a snake, of course.

Some snakes even give a target with a specific crime for them for an even bigger reward. This is an RNG portion of the event! There’s a TL DOWN HERE if you’d like to sign up! They may range from something silly to something serious, so please keep it in mind when signing up. These sign-ups will only last until the fifth, so we can RNG, give assignments, and give everyone a chance to plot.

THE GARDEN OF EDEN

Outside of Aldrip and deeper into the woods where very few go, there seems to be a very tall fence surrounding… something. Those that can fly can’t see inside. Those that can climb can’t climb over it. It’s almost as if something is obscuring it. Not an outright barrier, but there’s nothing to be made out if looking in from above. There’s just shapes. Those that try to force entry will get bitten by a snake and get very ill, and it’s up to the player on how ill they would get. There’s even a chance for character death here, as well, if they so desire. Chosen with their snake escorts with the tattoos on the back of their hands will find that the gates open for them easily, and they can step in. It smells cool and fresh when they get inside, and it really does look like paradise.

At least, for a moment.

Only a few minutes into characters being in the garden characters start to hallucinate bad endings. What’s the worst case scenario that could happen in their world? What’s their most feared outcome of what would happen here? Well, they’re seeing it. Visions of anything and everything that can go wrong will dominate their vision, as well as destruction of what appears to be other cycles. Will that happen to this cycle, at some point?

The snake escorts follow, still hissing into the Chosen’s ears.

Thisss is what happensss when the entity winsss. Destruction…

There is no good end for you, so long as the entity is “alive”.


THOSE NOT ENSNARED

The Chosen that don’t buy into the snake’s promises will be able to kill them in a traditional way. They’re just snakes, after all. Snakes can only tempt, but until the tattoo appears on the back of their hand, they still have the ability to “opt-out”. These Chosen may try to snap their fellows out of it, but once they get their tattoos, it’s really hard to convince them not to go into the Garden. In fact, in most cases, it’s downright impossible. Chosen attempted to be drawn away from the snakes may start screaming as if they’re in physical pain, or get combative. They really must get to the Garden, you see.

Oh, if only there was a McGuffin……..

NOTES:

We’re going to extend this event icly to ten days. So instead of a wrap-up in the event log, the poll result post will stand in place of that.




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.






machizumo: (my ribs is broke ouch.)

[personal profile] machizumo 2025-05-03 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my god, you suggest that maybe a kid shouldn't have a gun and this is somehow where you end up!!

aka, yes please pick on him a lil bit.
opheliac: ✖ malagraphic (pic#17526168)

[personal profile] opheliac 2025-05-03 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Messing and pranking with people like him is her favorite pastime. they are easily triggered if you do it right.
machizumo: (oooooooh crap)

[personal profile] machizumo 2025-05-03 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
He is, unfortunately (mostly for him), very easy to rile up. UnU

But yes, uh... Feel free to drop him in a pitfall, string him up, call him names, etc. He'll flail and fume about it. What a boob.
opheliac: ヽ(✿゚▽゚)ノ (Spare the sympathy)

[personal profile] opheliac 2025-05-03 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha boobies.
digthefuzz: (humble)

[personal profile] digthefuzz 2025-05-03 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Damn Sis, as if you didn't already have enough of a reason to keep others away... But it's fine! He's here for you no matter what!
abandonware: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/26518008 ([ 94. ])

[personal profile] abandonware 2025-05-03 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
😮‍💨 she'll resist at every turn
uncommonsense: (pic#16429522)

[personal profile] uncommonsense 2025-05-03 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
not that she'd be easily influenced or anything, but you never know................
uncommonsense: (pic#16429459)

chase w/haruhi suzumiya | disappearance of nagato yuki-chan

[personal profile] uncommonsense 2025-05-03 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: Chase
Pronouns: he/him
Contact: either PM or hit me up on Discord from the server.
Anything Else?: In the Central Time Zone. Currently watchin' some spring anime! I've learned that Apocalypse Hotel is great and I'm now asking everyone to watch Witch Watch. Please and thank you.

Character: Haruhi Suzumiya
Canon: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan
Canon Point: Epilogue

Crime: Trespassing on Private Property

Background: Haruhi's a college student that used to be the vice president of the North High Literature Club, at a school she didn't actually attend. She's not quite as unhinged as the original Haruhi Suzumiya, not as activated and has no godly/autoevolutionary powers to speak of. That said, she still carries the same amount of wonder and curiosity that the OG did have! She's mellowed out slightly having gone through high school, giving up her crush and being able to have fun for three straight years, but she's still interested in what's going on here!

Abilities: None to speak of!

Plans: She's gotta learn more about what's going on around here! The supernatural, magic, aliens, time travelers, sliders, etc etc! Blow her mind! She can become an adventurer in some way, looking into rumors and legends since that sounds really up her alley and cool.

May!
Honestly I'm coming off of a fairly rough patch wrt activity and motivation so I absolutely want to get her going out there this month. She'll be hearing voices from the snakes, and part of her'll want to check out the Garden. Haven't decided if I want her to get sick or anything, but that's on the table. So yeah, this'll be a fun time for our girl here. :)

Prior to everything though, Haruhi'll be around searching for rumors!

How can you run into my character? Haruhi's kinda staying in an apartment, but otherwise she can be found throughout Aldrip mainly looking for interesting things. Alternatively, she's working at the Purrfect Cup!

???: sometimes life just be like

laidtocrest: (pic#15980080)

[personal profile] laidtocrest 2025-05-03 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: Red
Pronouns: she/they
Contact: PMs
Anything Else?: PST, last week caught on fire in a hilarious-yet-tragic way and May started off strong/"strong", so I apologize for any sporadic tags in the following month whilst I put out fires.

Character: Sylvain Jose Gautier
Canon: FE3H
Canon Point: Azure Moon route, Gronder just happened.

Crime: Grand theft auto, he "borrowed" a horse and never got around to giving it back.

Background: He's a knight, he's a slut, he's traumatized from Fodlan related stuff and also War™, also I hope someone throws him into a lake.

Abilities: He stabs things and knows horses.

Plans: Uh. Sylvain experiencing the slowburn horror of realizing some people he might've known/tried to kill/were trying to kill him came here and left and having to deal with that, I guess?

A lot of this honestly was me being seized by the sudden hot yang to go pester Aki (so Miller's gonna have a hard time! sorry peepaw! they're gonna share a warrior's bond!) and acting on the impulse.

I'm open.

How can you run into my character? No routines yet! He's new.

???: I got nothing, but I'd love to know what this dog is supposedly called. I can't be the only one.
chimericalclaw: (o: fracture)

[personal profile] chimericalclaw 2025-05-04 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
HELLO, welcome to the game! I enjoyed the thread we had going on the TDM and I'm open to either backtagging that or just handwaving that he shared some info about Expi, whichever you prefer! Altius here is also kind of an Adopter of Children and information-gatherer so I'm sure they'll get along swimmingly...
decussate: (033)

[personal profile] decussate 2025-05-04 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
man yolo
decussate: (011)

[personal profile] decussate 2025-05-04 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
WHY HELLO, thank you for the welcome!! I do think these two will get along well... unless Arle gets RNGed into blowing up the post office or something maybe lmao

As for our TDM thread, I wouldn't want to bog you down too much with exposition, BUT if you don't mind a quick little outtro, I'll steer it in that direction!
decussate: (040)

[personal profile] decussate 2025-05-04 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
must you be like this
chimericalclaw: (a: does not compute)

[personal profile] chimericalclaw 2025-05-04 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
HAHA I would laugh at his suffering. He just expanded on that ma'am why. It's fine, not the first thing of his to blow up, he'll rebuild... again...

That totally works for me! o7 We'll wrap it up in a nice bow and get ready for future shenanigans.
decussate: (022)

[personal profile] decussate 2025-05-04 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Hello...... let me join hands with you in loving NieR Automata and also bullying Cassie... I would also love A2 cr at some point please and thank you, maybe they can have an odd night hour encounter
abandonware: ([ 78. ])

Re: QUESTIONS / COMMENTS / CONCERNS

[personal profile] abandonware 2025-05-04 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
hey mods! A2 and Elphelt helpfully (?) vanquished a miniboss from the shores of Rumpitar in the TDM. Just wondering if this would have any potential impact on either the event or any future reception they get there.
melnik: (i knew i couldn't do it again)

miller | metro

[personal profile] melnik 2025-05-05 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
Player: aki
Pronouns: she/her
Contact: [plurk.com profile] shomonkai / seraphita2033 @ discord
Anything Else?: i really like cats

Character: Miller (Sviatoslav Mel'nikov)
Canon: Metro
Canon Point: Exodus - Novosibirsk

Crime: Betrayal of the Spartan Order ... but he, uh, served his time for that. Supposedly!

Background: Toxically overprotective dad and commander of a semi-secret militia in post-apocalyptic Moscow. The year is 2035 and the surface of the Earth was sent into a nuclear winter marking the end of WWIII. All survivors fled into the metro system where a new society rife with civil war and corruption has been formed. He's a former Spetsnaz GRU colonel and, as such, is only now trying to get over a decades long obsession with occupying enemy forces.

Personality-wise, he's intolerant, temperamental, and paranoid! But he's also heavily invested in maintaining order and protecting his "people" and, after almost a year in Expi, his fellow Chosen are starting to become his people, too. 🫡 Even if the originals' numbers are starting to sadly dwindle...

Abilities: Normal human with tons of military and survival experience!

Plans: Well! Claude was talking about doing a little something of a memorial get-together where everyone reminisced about people who have left and now Claude has gone too. 😭 So Miller may go ahead and try to finagle something like that himself even if it all amounts to is everyone getting drunk and stupid. As for event things, I don't really know yet! Probably try to go Rambo on the snakes. The usual. I'm just going to go with the flow for now and I'm down with anything.

How can you run into my character? He works half at the casino and half at Silco's strip club, as security in both locations, and is also a part of Richard's defense squad. Most free time right now is going into helping the clean up and rebuilding efforts in Aldrip.

???: uhhhhh
Edited 2025-05-05 01:05 (UTC)
entreats: (a tale left half told)

[personal profile] entreats 2025-05-05 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
when the event drops i want to do a thing with kurt for sure!!! especially since ange would be pretty interested in the mcguffin he got...

time to investigate things, kurt!!! detective duo!!!
digthefuzz: (the thumbs are up)

[personal profile] digthefuzz 2025-05-05 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes good!! I'm all for this detective team-up! They'll detect the hell out of this
emotionalbeast: (Default)

[personal profile] emotionalbeast 2025-05-05 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
HELLO AND WELCOME.

I’ll be happy to continue our tdm long as you’re up for it. Or hand wave it, sorry I’m slow myself lol.

I’m Night and I play this detective boy from BSD: BEAST.
individualized: (09)

[personal profile] individualized 2025-05-06 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
If this is still going, I'll add her here! She's killed people on orders before amongst other things, have fun, RNG.
abandonware: (Default)

[personal profile] abandonware 2025-05-06 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
I'm actually gonna hit up your OKC post since it's relevant to A2's interests! If that's alright ofc!
chimericalclaw: (a: a greeting)

[personal profile] chimericalclaw 2025-05-06 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
works for me! 👍

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