expiationooc | INTRO MEME AUGUST 2023

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INTRO MEME AUGUST 2023

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.

This month's State of the Game post is here, and the world changes from the last event is here. Feel free to browse around if you haven't already, and here's a handy dandy directory below so everyone can check out the info pages:

EXPIATION

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The info pages and such are still under construction, so if there's any questions let us know either on the FAQ page or the mod contact page! We will be putting up a mingle log on Monday the 21st, so please stay tuned for it!

Until then, please make use of the below form for all of your intro and CR meme needs!

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.

???: Questions? Comments? Memes? Put them here.

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

Player: Kri
Contact:

posolutely
Anything Else?: just a nerd who is Trying Their Best.

seriously though hi i'm kri - already here with noel and adding a wildcard to the mix. i'm a graphic designer formerly from philadelphia, i just moved this month so everything is in boxes and i'm somehow having a weird amount of culture shock. feel free to add me on plurk or hmu on discord (I'm in the game server!), i chatter mostly about rp, with some random life stuff scattered in

Edited 2023-08-18 14:53 (UTC)

Character: Yu Narukami
Canon: Persona 4
Canon Point: post-true ending

Crime: Loyalty (frysquint)

Background: A city kid who moved out to the country for a school year. Yu is quiet but charismatic, generally tries to keep on peoples' good sides and do what's right. He may be quiet, but that doesn't mean he has no personality -- he's very loyal to his friends, with a sometimes-unexpected sense of humor and keen observational abilities. And like any good protagonist, he absolutely refuses to mind his own business.

Abilities: Yu is a wildcard persona user, meaning he doesn't have just one. He has a sort of varied assortment of ones that he can summon (limited to 10, of course). Other than that, he has some decent powers of observation (I mean, he's no Detective Prince, but...), is moderately athletic in that high schooler sorta way, and has an uncanny ability to find trouble

Plans: Honestly I don't really have plans yet, he's just kinda vibing. He'll probably be looking into getting a weapon for just-in-case scenarios (I mean, he didn't exactly pack a katana in his duffel bag, so...), will also be interested in joining up with any clubs still happening and will definitely be looking into getting a part-time job. Or two. Or more. Generally, he'll want to be helpful while also trying to figure out what the hell is up with this place.

???:

Wildcard 👁️👄👁️

Character: Noel Kreiss
Canon: Final Fantasy XIII
Canon Point: Lightning Returns, after his fight with Lightning

Crime: Reckless endangerment. It's still fucking him up, especially with Serah here :')

Background: A sad lonely boy from the future with a sad lonely past and an even sadder lonelier backstory. UH, but he doesn't talk about that much (except with ethlyn...apparently...she's just really good at asking questions okay), he'd rather tell you All Of His Opinions and try to figure out what the hell is going on. He's also over 500 years old but appears like a teenager. Sad lonely tired old man teen. It's great.

Abilities: He's a well-trained swordsman, a talented hunter, has standard Final Fantasy spells, and for some reason can minorly pokemon-style control monsters. Listen, FF13-2 was a wild game.

Plans: His top priority is figuring out what happened to the locals during that desert exploration, as well as figuring out whether they're at risk of having those brands come back at some point. He's also helping out with housing and doing his 500 different side jobs. Injured? He's happy to come help.

???: I dropped the ball with him real hard last month because I was moving, but I'm trying to get back into the swing of things now that the hard part of the move is over. Please accept my apologies for dropped or slow threads! Thanks for sticking with me

Also of course the obligatory meme

oh hey, look, it's that other detective prince

who doesn't have any violent tendencies whatsoever

And here Ken cries over him not knowing him.

i'm excited to see yu

i think scott and him will get along pretty well. also he'd definitely ask him to join twat club

Player: jenni
Contact:

sparklepire my plurk is public so add away (I'm also one of the mods so I try stay reachable to all!)
Anything Else?: struggling uni student, literature nerd, starving artist and nordic barbarian

Character: Goro Akechi
Canon: p5r
Canon Point: post canon

Crime: faking an identity

Background: ex-pancake detective and murder goblin.. ok, maybe that last part still applies. He's Really overachieving and overstressed babygirl that wants to return back to grave's soothing silence. Kinda. Idk he just wants you to know he did not consent to this otherworldy kidnapping and wants to kill a god.

Abilities: Like any other persona kid Akechi has an ability summon a Persona, a being that's more or less a representation of his soul. Being all about duality Akechi obviously has two Robin Hood and Loki. Thanks to them Akechi is able to use blessing, curse and almighty spells (and bonk people on the head very hard)

Plans: I've been pretty slow and taking this month easily while trying to meet my rl deadlines. Will still totes hit up the mingle log once it's up.

Akechi's finally putting his nerdy brain into use and trying to discover the truth behind the weird branding things and other events that's been going on in this world. I have another tdlr network post planned 👁️👄👁️ please bear with him

???: Girl in a jacket

link

Edited 2023-08-18 20:03 (UTC)

omg please tell him that you can hook him up with naoto's autograph

Player: Lycoris
Contact:

psychelocks (feel free to add!) | psychelocks @ discord
Anything Else?: I'm a nerd with too many hobbies and not enough time for all of them; the main ones, aside from rp, are video games, kyudo and crocheting!

As a side note, I've just started a new job so please bear with me as my activity might be all over the place for a little while until I adjust...!

Character: Mitama Yakumo
Canon: Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Canon Point: Part 2, Chapter 10, Episode 1

Crime: Breaking the oath of neutrality

Background: As the Coordinator of Kamihama City's magical girls, Mitama serves as a helpful guide and reliable ally to all hard-working girls! ... Or so she'd say. Mitama is a cheerful, lively girl who marches to the beat of her own drum, and has a bit of a mischeavous streak to her, as she enjoys teasing people and getting them into all sorts of hilarious trouble. She's the kind to plan parties and games and then drag everyone else into her fun nonsense, whether they like it or not (especially if they don't). She's happy to lend people an ear when they need it, and provides her magical services to everyone who wants it... provided they can pay the price.

But beneath all that perky and sunny persona, Mitama is extremely jaded and resentful as the result of her past experiences, and finds it difficult to truly trust others, instead choosing to hide behind her merry-go-lucky facade. That's not to say none of her usual act is real, however ─ she really does care deeply about her friends and clients, and she means well. Usually.

Abilities: Mitama is a magical girl, which comes with... A Lot of things, so feel free to check out the detailed summary here, but here's the tl;dr:
- her strength, agility, stamina and durability are far beyond those of a normal human
- her personal magic gives her the ability to access a person's soul and break it from within with curses; however, she intentionally uses it in reverse, giving her the ability of magical adjustment ─ she can strengthen other people's powers, as well as unlock their latent talents and new abilities
- doing the above also causes her to see some of the memories of the person she's adjusting ─ OOCly, this will of course only happen if the player gives their permission, but ICly... let's just say you won't be learning about that anytime soon. ~~that's her blackmail material~~
- she needs a special item called Grief Seed to replenish her magical energy every so often; should she fail to do so, she will turn into a monster known as a Witch, which spreads disasters and curses among humans

- ... she's such a terrible cook it might as well be a special ability

Plans: Since she's brand new, she'll be settling in and learning how everything works... as well as looking into setting up her shop, but that's a story for another time. For long-term plans, I need to address some spoilers of the content that's only been released in Japanese, so I'll put it here:

spoilers for Part 2 of Magia Record

Mitama is taken from the canon point where she's attempting to commit genocide, and, due to her trauma and grief, convinced herself that it's actually a good thing to do; since she's not in Kamihama anymore, however, she'll be adopting her usual Friendly Neighbourhood Magical Girl persona, but eventually, some cracks in it might start showing.

With that in mind, I'd love for her to find some friends and other positive influences who could maybe even see her mask slip a bit, and somewhere down the line make her realize how far she's gone; depending on how things go, I'm also considering going down a darker path where she ends up turning into a Witch (either as the extension of the above spoiler, or the realization of the weight of what she's done). I'm open to negative CR, too, of course, though admittedly it's hard to get under Mitama's skin or even get her to take things seriously. Mitama is perfect for dragging people out of their shells if need be, too, since she loves sticking her nose in other people's business. I think there are lots of fun possibilities there!

???:

Character: Ragna the Bloodedge
Canon: BlazBlue
Canon Point: At the end of BlazBlue: Centralfiction.

Crime: Destroying the world. Y'know, normal stuff.

Background: The world's most wanted criminal with the highest bounty in history on his head ─ a feat he's achieved by going around the world attacking and destroying various government facilities and killing hundreds of soldiers, earning himself the nickname "Grim Reaper". Generally speaking, he's kind of an asshole: he's rude, grouchy and cynical with hair-trigger temper that often leads to a rather liberal use of violence. Thing is, despite his deadly reputation and outward grumpiness, deep inside he's actually a genuinely kind and caring guy who'd do anything to protect his loved ones and always puts their happiness and well-being before his own (sometimes to a fault). He just has tons of emotional baggage that makes it really hard for him to actually open up.

tl;dr: he's a big dumb edgy tsundere with trust issues, do with that what you will.

Abilities: You can find the full summary here, but here's a short and sweet version:
- skilled in hand-to-hand combat, as well as sword fighting
- has access to a wide range of spells called Ars Magus, which technically aren't magic, but would probably appear as such to someone unfamiliar with the concept
- has ridiculous regenerating abilities that allow him to survive and more or less shake off most injuries that would otherwise be fatal (they still hurt tho)
- his personal special ability (aka Drive), Soul Eater, does exactly what it says on the tin: it allows him to absorb souls/life force of living things around him. He's got it mostly under control, but touching him or even staying around him for extended periods of time puts one at risk of him involuntarily sucking the other person's life out of them. Also, using it drastically decreases his own lifespan. Oops.
- should he ever lose control over his abilities, he's in danger of turning into a giant, world-destroying monster, but don't worry. It's fine. He's fine.

Plans: Some people (you know who you are) seem to think he's muscle for hire, so apparently that's a thing now?? Otherwise it's business as usual, being an asshole and threatening to murder people for looking at him funny. And once the housing situation gets resolved, his hobo days might finally come to an end...!

CR-wise, I welcome all of it, be it positive or negative! (I know, I know, very creative.) I'd especially like to find some people patient enough to stick around with Ragna despite his... everything. As much as he wants to keep people at an arm's length, persistence in dealing with him is the key to getting yourself a surprisingly loyal and protective ally. Eventually.

Or just go ahead and antagonize him, that's what everyone in his canon does anyway.

???: Questions? Comments? Memes? Put them here.

Player: Orphen
Contact:

signeturgy
Anything Else?: I'm eternally exhausted and in daddy hell.

Character: Rei Suwa
Canon: Buddy Daddies
Canon Point: Episode 1, before xmas job.

Crime: Treating his roommate like a live-in maid.

Background: Hitman. Shut-in. Man of few words. Doesn't talk about himself and is pretty straightforward in conversations. Lacks tact. Takes some effort to warm up to people, but is friendly-ish despite his appearance.

Abilities: He's a trained assassin, so he's skilled at marksmanship, close quarters combat, and incredibly agile. He's best of the best from a prestigious bloodline in one of the top organizations of the underworld.

Plans: He's going to do better with extrovert types of characters that won't mind bugging him and being nosey. I have no real plans atm, so anything is fine.

???: Idk but this guy comes in two flavours.
Murder:

Lazy piece of shit:

Edited 2023-08-18 20:36 (UTC)

Player: Farmel
Contact:

sachibana or sixcoined on discord
Anything Else?: video game and anime nerd, trapped in Buddy Daddies hell. I am partial to visual novels, and RPGs of various shapes and sizes.

Character: Kazuki Kurusu
Canon: Buddy Daddies
Canon Point: Mid-Episode 1, prior to their Christmas Eve job.

Crime: The deaths of his wife and unborn child.

Background: Hitman. Couch crasher. Disgustingly extroverted man. Big traumatized slut who likes to gamble to distract himself. Hides his trauma behind a smile!! Might cook for you and clean your house.

Abilities: Kazuki is just a dude... being a hitman he knows how to shoot a gun but is generally a planner. Other than that he can fight a little, and has some hacking skills. His most important skills are, in fact, cooking and cleaning.

Plans: My current plan involves him showing up in a full Santa outfit, so I guess that's the best place to start lmao. Aside from that I am looking to get him involved, he is very extroverted so he's great with both introverts and other extroverts, and he's gonna be looking to find out what the hell is going on and avoid disclosing his crime because Ow, Man, That Hurts. I am open to everything!

???: did someone say... memes

Edited 2023-08-18 21:52 (UTC)

Player: elise
Contact:

angelonia
Anything Else?: i'm "head mod" here! i do tag plurks sometimes and then bitch about work other times, but add me if you want!

Edited (ah i broke the html) 2023-08-18 22:21 (UTC)

Character: yosuke hanamura
Canon: persona 4
Canon Point: post-true end

Crime: attempted murder

Background: he's... yknow, just your average teen kid who found himself fighting gods and jumping into tvs. completely normal, nothing odd to see here. he's a flirt and kind of a bitch sometimes, but i promise he cares about people.

Abilities: he's got the persona susano-o here! it's a wind-based persona, his wiki is here if anyone's interested!

Plans: i'm just here, i suck at planning but i just wanna do dumb shit with my dumb teen boy, so i'm excited for this!

???:

Character: vi
Canon: arcane
Canon Point: post-s1

Crime: accomplice to murder (oops two murder crimes glhkd)

Background: vi's kind of an abrasive asshole who likes to punch things as an answer to stress or... well, anything. she's got a heart of gold though, if she decides to take someone under her wing. she'll be even more pissy about silco being here so there's that!

Abilities: she can punch things real gud

Plans: i will eventually regain her gauntlets but i suck and i keep forgetting about it LMAOOOO

???:

hi hi!! welcome to the game! i'm elise, one of the mods here... and i'm excited to have you here!

i will... probably hit him up with yosuke at some point, because i feel like that'd be ridiculous lmao.

welcome!! i'm excited to have you in the game! i'm elise, one of the mods here c:

can you cook and clean for yosuke he's going to need so much help-

hello elise, thanks for having me! just gonna go ahead apologize ahead of time for him.

that said, I love yosuke. should find more trash cans to stuff him into. :3

Player: rebekka
Contact:

buttlet
Anything Else?: hi, im bekka and I have long ebony black hair with purple streaks and red tips that reaches my mid-back and icy blue eyes like limpid tears and a lot of people tell me I look like Amy Lee ( if u don't know who she is get da hell out of here!). I'm not related to Gerard Way but I wish I was because he's a major fucking hottie. I'm a vampire but my teeth are straight and white. I have pale white skin. I'm also a witch, and I go to a magic school called Hogwarts in England where I'm in the seventh year. I'm a goth (in case you couldn't tell) and I wear mostly black. I love Hot Topic and I buy all my clothes from there.

(if you get the reference, i love you)

Character: ~~powder~~ / jinx
Canon: arcane
Canon Point: @ the end of season 1

Crime: murder & illegal trading.

Background: everything you need to know about jinx is over @ this entry here. i'm far too lazy to write her "oh the misery" life.

Abilities: jinx has shimmer in her bloodstream. which to put it super simple: she has pink eyes and she cries pink tears. she is also very fast, can jump really high, has a high pain tolerance, high alcohol tolerance, and she sees the world in pink.

Plans: my plan is to annoy the fuck out of all of you and question your life choices. but in seriousness, now that jinx's papa is in the game - she will be doing whatever her father has plan for them to do. they are going to go "kingdom" shopping aka attempt to travel through all the villages to see which will be easier to rule over and then go from there. arent they such a silly bunch? thinking they can just rule the world. its kawaii.

now that my health is mostly back on track, i do have a player plot in mind that i want to do and i will see if i can get that under way this month. more on that later once i chat with the mods and if it gets approved and all of that.

???: