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APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY: OPEN BY INVITATION Current players must submit AC (excluding hiatus and check-ins) for at least one month before they are able to extend an invitation.
Players can extend one invitation per month.

PLAYER

Name:
Preferred pronoun(s):
Contact: plurk, discord, pm (default)
Invited by: must be verified by that player by replying to the application before it will be processed

CHARACTER

Name: western order (given name, family name)
Canon: include a wiki link if available
Canon point: include any notable injuries/abnormal state of being
Age: both actual age and apparent age if there is a discrepancy

Summary: Summarize your character's history and personality in a maximum of ten sentences, focusing on the most important parts that impact the character. Topics may include the canon setting and the character's role within it, past events that fuel the character's motivation, future goals and aspirations, important relationships, etc. Broad strokes are preferred, just enough to get a good sense of the character.

Powers/abilities: can be exceptional or mundane

Inventory: Characters may arrive with the clothing and items on their immediate person, excluding anything alive. For characters with hammerspace, please choose up to five items.

OTHER

Sentimental item: Please choose one small item the character did not have on them at their canonpoint and which belongs to a different character from their canon. Briefly explain the character's feelings towards the item and/or its owner.
Gemstone: Please choose one primary color and one secondary color, and optionally describe the gemstone in terms of pattern, size, amount of polish, etc. Colors do not have to be related to the character, and can be decided arbitrarily by the player. All gemstones will appear damaged in some way.

Lost memory #1: Briefly describe a memory that the character will lose, which may be an event, a person, a concept, etc and does not have to be a major memory. Explain the effect this loss will have on the character's beliefs, personality, etc.
Lost memory #2: Same as above.
Altered memory: Briefly describe a memory that will be altered, both the original memory and what's changed in it. Explain the effect this alteration will have on the character's beliefs, personality, etc.

Sample: Samples must be within the last 12 months, with a minimum of five comments from your character. Only threads will be accepted, not written prose samples. Threads may not be purely network.

Submit your application below; do not link to a character journal.
Include in the subject line: player name, character name, canon.
Please use the following form:

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<b>Gemstone:</b> one primary and one secondary color

<b>Lost memory #1:</b>
<b>Lost memory #2:</b>
<b>Altered memory:</b>

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PLAYER

Name: Tulip
Preferred pronoun(s): He/him
Contact:

Name: Mel
Preferred pronoun(s): she/her
Contact:

maiiau, PM

CHARACTER

Name: Sans
Canon: Undertale
Canon point: Neutral - Family Ending
Age: 30; he's a skeleton but he does appear his age if you can tell that kind of thing in skeletons

Summary: Sans is a skeleton who loves telling jokes, hanging out with people, eating bad food, and happens to be aware that he and everyone he knows is stuck in a time loop at the whims of an anomalous child. He can't remember all of these time loops, but he knows they're happening, he has the data on them, and he's observant enough to pick out what's up in the middle of things, and this means he's generally pretty depressed and has given up on most things--but not quite entirely, because he still cares about people in spite of himself, and sometimes that even includes the anomaly. In this particular timeline, it does, as the human didn't kill anyone and just has to go around one more time to get them out of the Underground, and Sans is actually about as close to hopeful as he can get under his circumstances that maybe the human is actually going to get them out of this. Sans adores his brother, who is the coolest guy in the whole world, and mostly Sans just wants to chill and let other people do the hard work, except that's not exactly true. Sans actually can't really help but get involved in trying to keep an eye on things that go wrong, he just does it on his own time and by himself because he doesn't want to get other people involved usually. Sans isn't actually from the Underground, but he gave up trying to go back a long time ago; he's really good at giving up, but also he hates it and has a lot of issues as a result. He's secretly a scientist and wildly clever and observant. He'll lie and cheat if he thinks he has to, and in fact tends to expect to have to. Ideally for Sans, nobody will know any of this, and will just see the jokey skeleton man.

Powers/abilities:
-skeleton monster
Sans is a skeleton monster. His body is composed primarily of magic, plus some dust for matter. He looks like a four-foot tall skeleton. He doesn't need to breathe and is less impacted by (but not totally immune to) temperature changes. All monsters are more fragile than humans, but Sans is particularly fragile. As in 1HP fragile. HP applies to battle more than it does to accidents; a single blow with intent to harm him will kill him, but if he just trips or something, he'll probably survive. Even with something like tripping, though, he's still extremely fragile, just not "immediately dies" fragile. When killed, Sans turns to dust rather than leaving a corpse. Unlike any other known monster, Sans does bleed... Something. It might be blood. We just don't know. Because Sans's whole body runs on magic, using magic drains his reserves. Sans has extremely high magic reserves, but they're far from infinite. Magic uses up his energy, and if he overuses it, he'll pass out. Combat magic drains him the most, teleportation the least--he hates fighting and uses his teleportation all the time. It's like exercise, you get better at what you use often.

-vulnerability to intent
Monsters are vulnerable to the intent of their enemies. The more someone wants to hurt or kill him, the more damage they will do to him if they successfully strike him. Of course, with Sans, any intent is enough to kill him.

-lv and exp perception
Sans is capable of seeing the amount of LV (LOVE, or Level Of ViolencE) and EXP (EXecution Points) someone has. You gain EXP by killing, and when that EXP is high enough, your LV increases. The higher your LV, the greater your capacity to hurt others and the less you are hurt by others. This would be handled with a permissions post; anyone who doesn't want Sans to perceive this about their character could just let me know and he'll see a weird blank spot instead.

-unique damage dealing
Sans deals one damage at a time... Per thirtieth of a second. Normally a monster's magical attacks grant some period of invincibility, but Sans's don't. This means he is capable of doing a massive amount of damage in a very short period of time, with the damage being added to as long as someone is touching one of his attacks.

-bone magic
Sans has the ability to summon bones that do a very small amount of damage very quickly while not knocking the person they're being used on away. This means if someone doesn't step out of the way of the bones, they're going to die a rapid death of a thousand cuts. Sans's bones ignore defense almost entirely; something that provides temporary invincibility should still work. As is monster custom, Sans tends to organize these bones into patterns. Sans's patterns require precision, careful timing, and sometimes platforming, but unless someone has completely let their guard down, it's always possible to dodge through these patterns without taking any damage. Sans is capable of also using light blue bone attacks. These do not do damage if you stand still while they go through you (automatic movement like breathing doesn't count as movement).

-blue magic
Sans utilizes blue magic--gravity manipulation. He can turn someone's soul blue and manipulate their gravity, be that lifting them up, keeping them down, or slamming them into walls, although throwing someone hard enough to slam them into something hard enough to hurt uses a significant amount of energy. He can't use this on himself.

-gaster blasters
Sans is capable of summoning large monster skulls that shoot large beams of magic. He can summon many at a time aimed as he pleases. They take a few moments to warm up before firing, providing potential time to get out of the way. Their damage works like his other attacks: one point of damage but applied very rapidly.

-karma
Sans's attacks apply KR, or KaRma. This is a poison effect that drains health over time. It stacks based on how many attacks have been taken, with the gaster blasters applying more poison at once than a bone attack. Karma's effects are based on LV; the more LV, the worse the poison. Karma is incapable of killing someone alone; it will always leave someone just on the brink of death at worst.

-teleportation
Sans is capable of teleportation, which he refers to as shortcuts. He prefers not to be watched when he takes them, because when he's observed, the whole world blacks out for a moment for whoever is watching as he changes his position. Sans has to know where he's going in order to teleport; he can't teleport into somewhere completely unaware of the layout, and having been there before is ideal. He cannot teleport through magical barriers (I'll always ask before I have Sans attempt to teleport through an NPC's barrier, magic or not). Sans's teleportation can be used to dodge attacks and swap up the attacks he's using as well, hopping from one attack pattern to another in the moments the world blacks out. Sans is capable of bringing other people and objects with him if he touches them. He is also capable of teleporting small objects short distances on their own (such as a teleporting a key onto someone else's keychain).

-non-magical
Sans can cook and sew to a competent degree, although he generally avoids doing so unless the interest or the need to help out Papyrus strikes him. He's great with jokes and knows how to play trombone, ideally for jokes. Sans is incredibly observant and great at reading people, especially when he knows what he's looking for--he can count the player dying up to twelve times just based on their expressions before he stops being able to distinguish the exact amount. Sans is masterful at dodging and much quicker on his feet than you'd expect when he puts his mind on it; he's very good at ducking and twisting around someone trying to attack him. Sans has a background in science, with a working knowledge of quantum physics (he keeps his joke books and quantum physics books in a superposition, because that's just the kind of person he is) and an interest in astronomy, though considering he lives under a mountain, that knowledge isn't nearly as developed.

Inventory: outfit he's wearing, cell phone (it had an inventory system that is now down to five slots), trombone, whoopee cushion, random small change (gold coins), Toriel's joke book (sentimental item), keys, bowl of candy (stolen from the tdm intro)

OTHER

Sentimental item: Sans will have Toriel's joke book. Toriel is Sans's closest friend outside of Papyrus, who he bonded with by telling jokes through a closed door. He likes her a lot, enough to make a promise to her about watching over any human who came through the door even though Sans both hates promises and knew, once he saw the human, that the human was an anomaly with time powers. Toriel used the book to come up with jokes to tell Sans later; he won't look in it, because that would obviously spoil any jokes he hasn't heard yet, but he's going to want to keep it safe.
Gemstone: Cyan (primary) and yellow (secondary). Resembles a star sapphire, with the majority of the stone being cyan and the star shape being yellow. Looks like it was once polished but could now use some fixing up. A perfect sphere, except for the chipping.

Lost memory #1: Sans will forget Asgore ever existed. He'll be working under the assumption that Toriel has always been queen, and because of that also won't remember that six children had been killed by Asgore and taken before the human dropped in. This gives Sans a closer attachment to the crown in general, being better friends with Toriel than he was with Asgore, but mostly it's a source of confusion over what actually took place Underground with canonmates.
Lost memory #2: Sans has forgotten how almost all of his combat magic works. He remembers he can use basic bone magic to do basic damage. He doesn't remember the gaster blasters, using blue magic to throw people hard enough to hurt them, light blue bone magic, karma poisoning, or his unique way of rapidly dealing damage. Note that he can still do all these things, as magic reacts to intent. This means that he is going to be approaching things with an even stronger predisposition toward avoiding fights. It also means that if he's cornered he is in danger of doing an unpredictable amount of damage. He could also potentially really hurt someone who didn't need to be treated with nearly that much violence. With that level of unpredictability regarding what he can do, it's going to put Sans on edge whenever he thinks it might come up.
Altered memory: Sans is originally from somewhere other than the Underground as we know of it, be that a completely different world or a slightly different instance of the Underground. Sans is going to have this altered to believing he always lived in the Underground as we know of it. This removes the earliest source of existential crisis and depression; he no longer has the memory of having given up on returning home. This means he's going to be more proactive when it comes to trying to figure out how to get home and also help him shake off a bit of his depression, though far from entirely.

Sample: here

Edited 2022-10-11 19:18 (UTC)

PLAYER

Name: March
Preferred pronoun(s): She/Her
Contact: PM for contact info

CHARACTER

Name: Hiiro Amagi
Canon: Ensemble Stars!!
Canon point: Before the Cards Event
Age: 16

Summary: Hiiro grew up in an isolated and remote village as the second son of its chief. Hiiro, as the second son, grew up being told that he will be Rinne's aide, and was tutored and trained only what he needs to survive and to aide Rinne. However, one day Rinne runs away from the village and never returns. Five years later, Hiiro chases after him when their father falls ill, intending to bring him back to lead the village. Believing that 'idols' were the cause of Rinne's change in character, Hiiro swore to destroy idols by... well, becoming an idol. However, since he knew nothing about idols, he ended up on the verge of being fired before he could find Rinne, so he does his best with the rest of the newly formed 'Alkaloid' unit to fulfill their directives in order to keep their job.

Hiiro is ridiculously sheltered and naive, described as 'pure' by his peers and his brother. He has a positive outlook in life and is extremely cheerful, but the lack of friends from growing up makes him struggle with understanding personal space and social cues. He believes himself to be an idiot due to the criticism of his village, but he's surprisingly empathetic, insightful and has really good instincts. As the leader of Alkaloid, he performs his duties with confidence like a good soldier, while also learning how to enjoy being an idol.

Powers/abilities: While Hiiro doesn't have any supernatural powers, he does have some unique quirks. He's got extraordinary senses (like reading wind direction and perceiving quiet sounds no one else hears), but tends to describe it as detecting something's presence, whether it's Mayoi in the ceiling, a ghost haunting the hallways, or finding the presence of glasses in deep river water at night. He can sense blood lust and hostility, as well as whether someone is trustworthy or not.

Aside from that, Hiiro is an extremely skilled martial artist, and prior to joining the martial arts club, he's always fought with the intention to kill due to his training. He's a skilled hunter and tracker, able to use information and cues to find his target when he sets his mind to it. While he does think of himself as an idiot, Hiiro is actually really good at remembering things and uses that to ace his exams, enough to threaten top students. As an idol, he's got a confident singing voice and is a quick learner when it comes to dancing.

Inventory: Clothes, Hold-Hands device

OTHER

Sentimental item: A ratty bromide that belongs to Aira Shiratori
Gemstone: Cyan and vermilion. It's a really rough gemstone, though some parts have signs of starting to be polished.

Lost memory #1: The martial arts club. Hiiro had joined the martial arts club as his recreational activity in Yumenosaki, where he learned to control his powers because not everyone fights to kill in the world. Guess he might go overboard when he encounters a fight now until someone tells him otherwise.
Lost memory #2: Feather Touch. It was the first live where a member of Alkaloid (Aira) had been the one to design the vision of the performance. It was inspiring for Hiiro who had no desires in his life due to how he grew up, and he often references it as one of the things he's inspired by. It does affect how he perceives his work and how important it is to desire something as an idol, and might set him back some in his progress of becoming an indivual and not just his brother's aide.
Altered memory: His personal outfit. In the original timeline, his peers helped him understand that his personal outfit has to reflect him as a person and were vehemently against the original design that was pretty much a reflection of Rinne's own outfit. It was important for Hiiro's development of his 'self', especially because he likes to do a 'What would Nii-san do?' when he's unsure. In the altered memory, he keeps his original design with reservations from others. It sets back some of that individuality as Hiiro would've been convinced that the "right" thing was Rinne's style, flashy and loud.

Sample: TDM Sample

PLAYER

Name: Candace
Preferred pronoun(s): she/her
Contact: PM,

moonsilver, moonsilver#4734

CHARACTER

Name: Barnaby Brooks Jr.
Canon: Tiger & Bunny
Canon point: Season 2 Episode 8, during the museum arson/bombing
Age: 27

Summary: Born to roboticists Barnaby and Emily Brooks, Barnaby Brooks Jr. was orphaned at four years old when they were murdered in their own home. Heavily traumatised by this loss, Barnaby was taken under the wing of a family friend, Albert Maverick, and vowed to hunt down and get revenge on the killer. Using his NEXT superpowers, he enrolled at the Hero Academy and debuted as a superhero on Maverick's reality rescue entertainment show, HeroTV. His employers paired him up with Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, aka Wild Tiger, a veteran hero with the same power as him who was intended to be Barnaby's foil to enhance the newcomer's image. The two of them found each other insufferable at first and argued often, but over the course of their work together, Barnaby began to warm to Kotetsu's kind and heroic nature, and his willingness to support and protect Barnaby through his problems.

With Kotetsu's help, he was able to piece together the truth of his parents' murder -- that the culprit was his father figure and mentor all along, Albert Maverick, who had been liberally rewriting Barnaby's memories and manipulating him to become the ideal star to market his show. Maverick is taken into custody, and Barnaby finally catches his parents' murderer after twenty long years. With his goal achieved, yet because of the deep affection and respect he has developed for his partner, Barnaby opts to remain a hero in order to stay with Kotetsu.

Powers/abilities: When activating his NEXT ability, Hundred Power, Barnaby's abilities are boosted a hundredfold, giving him super strength, speed, jumping ability, agility, healing, hearing etc., however this has a five minute time limit before he has to wait an hour to use it again.

Even without his power, he's able to hold his own in hand-to-hand combat, preferring powerful kicks as his preferred fighting style. Although he lacks Kotetsu's endurance and is more quick and fragile, he is a tenacious combatant; in a protracted battle even where he's outmatched, he will keep getting up again until he can no longer move.

He has various other skills from his hero career, for example he's skilled at driving a motorcycle, and he is trained in disarming bombs.

Inventory: His phone, glasses, storage bangle (which contains and allows him to wear his hero suit at the press of a button), and the black undersuit he arrived wearing under his hero suit.

OTHER

Sentimental item: Kotetsu's wedding ring, from his marriage to his late wife Tomoe. As Tomoe did before him, Barnaby has great love for Kotetsu, and wants more than anything to spend the rest of his life with him as his partner, even after they retire from their hero careers. Although they're still prone to bickering, they know each other well enough to communicate without saying a thing, and will readily trust each other with their lives.
Gemstone: Pink (primary), white (secondary), resembling rose quartz in the shape of a small flower. It is highly polished and smooth, but on the underside, is scuffed and chipped.

Lost memory #1: Maverick's death. Barnaby was never able to gain closure with Lunatic killing Maverick once he was in custody; in some ways this will be exacerbated if Barnaby believes Maverick is still alive and might regain his erased memories someday, providing him with the answers he's been searching for his entire life regarding the deaths of his parents. This (as with all his missing/changed memories) will be a cause for distress for him once he discovers the inconsistences, as Maverick's manipulation of his memories over two decades is the cause of much of his personal suffering.
Lost memory #2: The pin that Kotetsu gave Barnaby in December 1978. Barnaby considers this one of his most cherished memories, as Kotetsu had been helping and supporting him at one of his lowest points. Kotetsu has a matching pin, and they both consider them to have great sentimental value. Without memories of the pin as a reminder, Barnaby would have a more negative association with the memory, the later argument the two of them had that day.
Altered memory: Barnaby's memories of his dinner date with Kotetsu constantly being postponed by hero work or other engagements is changed, so that he believes they did have a chance to go for dinner and drinks together. This change means Barnaby believes they have been able to strike a better balance in their relationship between their work and personal lives, and are closer as a result.

Sample: TDM threads

PLAYER

Name: Ducky
Preferred pronoun(s): She/her
Contact:

PM, A Duck@0728 on Discord,

nightlocke

CHARACTER

Name: Yotsuyu goe Brutus
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV, Yotsuyu goe Brutus
Canon point: Prior to her death at Castrum Fluminis.
Age: 32

Summary: As Yotsuyu, she is spiteful and stone-hearted. She takes pleasure in committing atrocities against her fellow Domans, as she blames them in part for the pain she has endured. But endure she does; suffering abuse from her adoptive parents, her 'brother' Asahi, and the nobleman they sold her to. In the wake of Sashihai's death, when she is sold to a pleasure house, she endures yet again, doing what she must to survive; even catching the eye of the crown prince of Garlemald, Zenos yae Galvus. She has no true love for the man; he serves only as a means to her ends. In truth, she fears him, fears his anger, and dares not disobey him. Her sheer hatred for her own people serves Zenos' ends as well; it is for this reason Yotsuyu is named as the Acting Viceroy of Doma in his stead; he says her petty hatreds serve him well, as he intends to crush the entire country beneath the weight of her furious retribution. She describes for the crown prince of Doma how she would no longer be a slave to her parents, her husband, or the pleasure house--as a spy for the Empire, she would be free and receive due compensation--her exact words. Yotsuyu also describes the sadistic pleasure she felt upon seeing a beaten Doman lying in the road. "My heart...my heart skipped a beat. Lying at my feet, groaning in agony, sobbing in despair. Powerless, helpless, hopeless! A vision forever seared into my soul... There was nothing I would not do to feel that joy again. To bend this cruel, twisted world to my whims! ...Now, having borne witness to my life's work, have you aught to say to me?" Only then do the heroes realize that Yotsuyu planted explosives throughout the castle, perfectly content to take them all with her if she has to taste defeat.

However, fate has different plans. She survives, due to Gosetsu Daito, Hien's retainer, and ends up with a case of amnesia. The resulting persona, "Tsuyu", is a sweet-natured and innocent woman, childlike in nature. She does not recall that she and the samurai Gosetsu were bitter enemies, caring for him after the injuries she caused at Doma Castle leave him weak. When the villagers at Namai treat her as a vengeful ghost, she asks what she has done that has people hating and fearing her so much. Even the Doman prince, Hien Rijin, is tempted to slay her, but Gosetsu asks him to show her mercy. And perhaps she could have remained an innocent, had her 'brother' not forcefully reminded her of the things she lost. Through Asahi's manipulation, she murders their parents, decrying them for turning her into a "monster"--a clue that Yotsuyu does indeed realize the things she has done are wrong, but it is too late to be turned from her path now.

Powers/abilities: Marksmanship: it has been shown in canon that she is not too shabby with a pistol, though it was a brief glimpse.

Strength: Yotsuyu was used by her parents, being their girl-of-all-work. This meant backbreaking labor daily, caring for their rice paddies and moving stones, as well as other such things. It only ended when she was married off, but it is doubtful that it really ended then, either. She's hardly superhuman, but she is stronger than the average Hyur.

Games of chance: in canon, it is shown a few times that Yotsuyu has fondness for "casting the stalks", a type of game. Gosetsu mentions it at the fall of Doma Castle, and as Tsukuyomi, her primal self, she challenges the Warrior of Light with it. "Come, let us cast the stalks and look upon the fate of Doma. I see a future in which the sun sets on this wretched land once and for all!" Yotsuyu is something of a risk taker, in the hopes the gamble will turn out in her favor.

Espionage: After being sold as a courtesan, Yotsuyu cultivated a talent for spying, relaying information against Doma to the Garlean Empire. Often plying those she sought information from with drink, she learned to glean important information from dross, and it is likely in that time she learned to forge documents as well--or at least make flawless copies. Yotsuyu also has knowledge of lockpicking, though if the locks are technologically advanced, she'd be useless.

Clever/quick learner: despite being mostly unschooled--instruction was better given to Asahi, after all--Yotsuyu liked learning and at least attempts to maintain a certain level of mental acuity.

Administrative/people skills: Yotsuyu had to carefully maintain the country of Doma, while inflicting hell upon its people. She also had to have a delicate touch with Zenos yae Galvus, the crown prince of Garlemald. Despite her willingness to serve him and obey his commands, he sees her as expendable and cares little, willing to use her--even unto death--to fulfill his desires. (Mostly, he sees the people subdued by Garlemald as amusing prey to hunt, if he so chooses.) He flatly tells Yotsuyu that she is only valuable to him due to her petty hatreds, and so she does what she can to placate him and survive. (While she remembers him now as a kinder master, it doesn't change things she's picked up in canon.)

Eikon Summoning: Though it was due to the machinations of her brother, Yotsuyu gained the ability to summon the primal Tsukuyomi into herself. A list of powers and how they go off can be found here, though it is designed to be a raid guide. (Additionally, I'm perfectly fine with this aspect being a regain, as this is A Lot.)

Inventory: Her robe, obi, and a pair of wooden sandals. An elaborate hairpin and a weblike necklace of black silk. One pistol with eight bullets. An enameled metal mirror, a ceramic pipe and a tobacco pouch.

OTHER

Sentimental item: A belt buckle of sorts. A netsuke belonging to the samurai Gosetsu Daito, both enemy and friend.
Gemstone: Black (primary), white (secondary), much like snowflake obsidian. Yotsuyu's stone is primarily black, shaped like a crescent moon with one tip broken off. Delicate white traceries ghost over the stone to break up the black, like clouds passing over the moon at night.

Lost memory #1: That those she views as her "parents"--actually her aunt and uncle--are not her true parents. Her true parents died of a plague when she was very young, and they adopted her. This makes her less inclined to believe she deserves kindness, as her aunt and uncle were never kind to her, treating her as little more than a burden.
Lost memory #2: She does not remember Asahi's betrayal--his goading her to kill their parents. While she was amnesiac, he tried to jog her memory many times, attempting to coerce her to remember so that she would be returned to Garlemald. When it returned, Yotsuyu intended to hide in the Doman enclave and commit suicide--but her parents found her there, and she slew them instead. She will not remember that here, but believe that Asahi came upon her and applauded the attempt, so Yotsuyu did not go through with it, and that it only cemented their rivalry (which culminates with his death at Castrum Fluminis).
Altered memory: Instead of Zenos yae Galvus being a cruel and brutal master, she thinks that while he was still haughty and prideful, he did not have utter anhedonia and disregard for those who served him. So she believes she served her lord with devotion, and as such it sparked a rivalry with her brother, Asahi.

Sample: Yotsuyu on the TDM

PLAYER

Name: Swirl
Preferred pronoun(s): they/them
Contact: PM this account,

swirlingflight

CHARACTER

Name: Papyrus
Canon: Undertale
Canon point: Neutral ending: Royal Guardener Papyrus
Age: Unspecified in canon, but he's not one of the teenagers - I usually go with low-to-mid 20s. He feels like somebody on the fifth or sixth year of undergrad, on his fifth or sixth attempted major, you know?

Summary: Papyrus is one of the backbones of Undertale, being the character with the most lines, the boss of the second region, and the first of the friends the player needs to 'date' to bring about the happier endings of the game. He's introduced as the loud, human-hunting brother of jokester Sans, giving monologues of dramatic threats in between bantering and bickering with his brother, slowing the player with the array of puzzles and traps he's built along the road... And this is largely a persona, one he drops after his boss fight - when he gives up on capturing the human as his avenue to popularity - and switches gears to one of fostering friendship.

His motivations between both these personas, his underlying motivation, is one of wanting to be important - to be memorable and to matter, rather than be forgettable or irrelevant. He usually approaches this as wanting to be Important, from that first impression of wanting to join the royal guard, to seeking other positions of influence in the underground. In most of the neutral endings, he's close to the rulership of the underground as an assistant or figurehead; in the endings where he isn't, it's because he's dead, or helping Undyne through her grief and depression, or helping exiled queen Toriel protect future humans, or because he's following Flowey's plan to prevent the final battle of king vs human. Even in the happiest ending he's quick to run ahead of the others, seeking to make the first impression on the surface humans on monsterkind's behalf, and he volunteers to be ambassador if no one else claims the position.

If Papyrus has a past inspiring this motivation, no one in the game mentions a word of it - he is a character of the present and near future, full of quirky comments and no childhood stories, quick to jump from dream to dream when the circumstances change and he sees a new way to gain the approval and standing he craves. Papyrus doesn't restrict himself to the practical or even the plausible, either - his skin care products and exercise routines are only making him more moisturized and muscular in his own mind, and his thoughtlessness in knocking on a front door for training at midnight only paid off because Undyne was impressed by his tenacity in staying there until morning for the answer. He's self-absorbed in ways where he's quick to announce his own greatness, but eager to cheer others on and willing to give special and inconveniencing help - what he thinks is best, or interesting, rather than necessarily helpful.

Powers/abilities: Skeleton #2 here with a similarly long power list:

intention

only

(1a) repeatedly sliding around

(1b) without walking

(2) double-jumping in the air

(3) leaping unnaturally far from a standing position

had I only used my special attack, you surely would have been blasted to...

during the prank of Frisk walking in the dark.

potential

turns to watch the human go by underground

lot

Inventory: Ceremonial Royal Guard armor, t-shirt and shorts underneath, cell phone (with hammerspace inventory now reduced to 5 slots), a spare decorative bone, some gold (currency)

OTHER

PLAYER

Name: Melya
Preferred pronoun(s): She/Her
Contact: beepositive @ DW PM

CHARACTER

Name: Niki Shiina
Canon: Ensemble Stars!!
Canon point: Chapter 122: "Stains", at the beginning of Crazy:B's Idol Royale Dream Festival
Age: 18

Summary: Niki is a part of the notorious idol unit Crazy:B, the initial antagonists of Ensemble Stars!!. Like ALKALOID, the members of Crazy:B were approached with an ultimatum—become successful idols or be fired from Ensemble Square... except their units were formed with basically no input from their members and there's blackmail involved. Unlike ALKALOID, their existence is far more chaotic—they show up wherever they want, do whatever they want, and aren't afraid to make enemies of everyone—because they have so much more to lose if they fail. This gives them the potential to push the idol industry toward the change it so desperately needs—they're often referred to as weapons.

Despite being forced to play the role of villains, however, they're actually pretty decent guys and Niki is no exception. Unlike everyone around him, he doesn't actually have much of an interest in being an idol (he'd much rather be a chef), but he wants to help Rinne achieve his dream, so he got dragged into being one anyway. Niki himself is a kind, carefree person, but he's awkward and completely lacking in self-esteem. He doesn't have any confidence in himself outside of his cooking, and his greatest fear is being a burden to others in literally any way. At the same time, though, he's a bright, optimistic, and selfless person who'd do anything to help people, and entirely without judgement. Due to the way he grew up, Niki is incredibly simple—his main motivation is food, and he's okay with having the absolute bare minimum—but this is also his greatest strength, because it means he appreciates things as they are, and he's able to live his life the way he wants to.

Powers/abilities: Niki is a normal person, so he doesn't have any extraordinary abilities. The most interesting things about him are the facts that he can recreate the flavor of anything he's tasted even just once (he just really loves food), his stomach is a bottomless pit (his body doesn't absorb nutrients very well), and he becomes completely delusional if he doesn't eat. (This last one is actually a problem. When it gets really bad, he's even been known to see people as food. He wouldn't actually eat anybody, but he might be tempted to have a little taste. Sorry he's like this.) tl;dr his body hates him, it's the main source of many of his complaints and it causes problems sometimes.

Aside from the fact that Niki is a weirdo, the other notable thing is that Niki is a lot more talented than he gives himself credit for. He doesn't think he's any good at anything besides cooking, but he's a completely different person when he's on stage—despite his whining, he's actually pretty good at the whole idol thing. This is mostly worth mentioning because it would likely extend to other things, too. Rinne says Niki is good at anything he sets his mind to—obviously not inhumanly so, but at least enough to be considered skilled. He just has no confidence and hates being hungry, so he doesn't really do anything. Oops.

Inventory: His phone and... some snacks... He'll probably eat through them in like, a day or two, though, so I don't think it's worth quantifying/specifying them, but if that's a problem, let me know, lol.

OTHER

Sentimental item: Rinne's silver necklace. Rinne is easily the most important person in his life. He's his first real friend (and only friend, for a long time), and meeting him changed literally everything for him. While Niki often complains that meeting Rinne is the worst thing that ever happened to him, he realizes that he really enjoys the chaos that he brought into his life and he's never been happier than he is right now. He would do literally anything for Rinne—he became an idol for him despite his family's awkward feelings about idols, and was even willing to drop everything and return to Rinne's hometown with him. Literally the only thing more important to Niki than food is Rinne.
Gemstone: dark blue / yellow

Lost memory #1: His father's scandal. This is a pretty key moment in his life, as it's the basis for most of his fears and insecurities. Although he acknowledges that this happened a long time ago and probably isn't relevant anymore, he still worries about being associated with his father, and he still fears inconveniencing people the way his father did to him. Unfortunately, these things are so deeply-ingrained in him at this point that forgetting why he feels the way he does probably won't change anything. He'll just remember that his childhood wasn't great, but he won't be able to pinpoint the reason for it.
Lost memory #2: Crazy:B hanging out at Cafe Cinnamon. Rather than having proper meetings and practices, they tend to congregate at Cinnamon and play whatever game Rinne feels like playing (whether they want to or not), among other things. Together, they are all very loud and embarrassing. It's chaotic and Niki fears losing his job everyday. Niki actually doesn't think of Kohaku and HiMERU as friends yet (this doesn't happen until an event later), but this will just further emphasize the idea that he doesn't know them very well and isn't close with them. It wouldn't change how he treats them, because he's still kind to everyone he meets, he's just even further from the idea that they're friends than he was before.
Altered memory: Niki's main struggle with being an idol is that he feels like he can't be both an idol and a chef at the same time, so he leans toward the one he already knows, which is being a chef. In Austice, Niki will remember it the other way—he likes cooking, but he isn't super interested in it professionally. An idol is what he's really always wanted to be. This probably won't change a whole lot, since... ultimately, he still gets hungry very easily and that's a bigger problem for him than anything, so he's still going to complain. But he'll probably think his issue with his parents had to do with wanting to be an idol, and he'll probably lean a little more into idol things than he usually would.

Sample: Here!

PLAYER

Name: Annie
Preferred pronoun(s): she/her
Contact:

pm or plurk @ blueseawitch

CHARACTER

Name: Kuruto Ryuki
Canon: AI: The Somnium Files, Nirvana Inative.
Canon point: Right after Amame Doi's sommnium.
Age: 29, but believes himself to be 23.

Summary: Kuruto Ryuki is a sci fi supercop with ~problems~. The newest dream diving mind reading recruit at the Tokyo’s metropolitan police’s “Advanced Brain Squad” (ABIS). Ryuki has high aspirations to be a hero of justice and go after the worst kind of criminals. He’s mild mannered and polite, with a gentle personality and an eccentric worldview. Ryuki has few friends, but is generally well liked. He is partnered with Tama, a sexy sadomasochist artificial intelligence who lives in his eyeball…they get along great. Kind of married to her ngl.

—[Below is the spoilers summary… Please play AITSF!] —

He’s also been in a near state of mental collapse since his twin brother died when he was 16, spurring an undisclosed mental breakdown that manifested itself in strange behavioral tics and occasional delusional episodes. Ryuki’s issues only worsened when at 23, he was assigned a case that began to erode his sense of reality. He began suffering dissociative episodes that he refused to acknowledge, and pushed himself to the brink. It ended with him betraying his superior officer to save Tama.

At 29, the reopening of the Half Body serial killings caused Ryuki to have another mental breakdown, this time kickstarting a delusional belief he’s still 23 and investigating the case for the first time.

Powers/abilities

-Gun Fu: As stupid as it sounds. Ryuki can do cool parkour gun flips and has a variety of insanely annoying QTE’s in game where he shows them off.

Cybernetic eye: With Tama in his right eye, Ryuki has access to a variety of cool sci fi abilities I don’t think it makes sense for him to have without her (access to the internet, the ability to make calls or up his reaction speed, etc). Still I think his eye has some limited functionality without an ai helping, mainly an X-ray, zoom, and heat sensing function.

He also has the ability to Wink Psync, where he can shoot a bunch of nanomachines(?) to put someone to sleep (?) and quickly psync into their dream (read their mind) to see whats happening…but I don’t think he could access that function without Tama, so don’t worry about it.

Inventory:

-Cybernetic eye (its in his eye)
-Exciting VOLtaic VERsatile Gun (Evolver): A standard issue ABIS pistol that can fire a variety of rounds. link!
-ABIS police badge.

OTHER

Sentimental item: His brothers wristwatch.
Gemstone: One ruby, and one gold topaz.

Lost memory #1: Ryuki will forget he had a panic attack and shot a civilian at 23 (the guy lived, thank god). This is a pretty unpleasant memory, so actually his self opinion and confidence will be slightly higher without it.
Lost memory #2: Ryuki will forget he told Tama why he betrayed his mentor Date, something that will make him feel more alone in his betrayal, and also serve to further the delusion brought about by the altered memory.
Altered memory: Tearers identity - Ryuki will have the mistaken belief that the culprit of the half body serial killings was his long dead brother. It’s an impossibility he would have difficulty accepting, but this kind of memory would cause a pretty serious mental strain, enough for him to maintain his “I’m 23 and the case hasn’t been solved and everything is fine!!” mentality beyond just his initial breakdown.

Sample:

sample!

Edited 2022-10-18 07:24 (UTC)

PLAYER

Name: Coco
Preferred pronoun(s): They/them or she/her
Contact: PM,

koganes

CHARACTER

Name: Tenn Kujo
Canon: IDOLiSH7
Canon point: Post-Third Beat, Part 1 of the anime
Age: 18

Summary: Some spoilers for I7 below!

Tenn Kujo, formely known as Tenn Nanase, was born alongside his twin brother, Riku. The two of them grew up in a relatively happy household and had a strong relationship. Their parents owned a club that would eventually start having financial issues; another big issue in the family was Riku's health condition. Riku had respiratory problems that would often put him in the hospital. While all of this was happening, a man named Takamasa Kujou had set his sights on Tenn in his efforts to search for a new legendary idol, and promised to help Tenn's family financially if Tenn would leave with him to undergo idol training. Thus, after being adopted by Kujou and leaving his family, Tenn would later debut in a group under Yaotome Productions named TRIGGER alongside his bandmates, Gaku Yaotome and Ryuunosuke Tsunashi.

Tenn is a powerful idol, the center of TRIGGER, and treats his fans extremely well. He doesn't mind putting on a facade for his fans, or prioritizing them over his well-being if it means keeping them happy. On the flip side, he can be quite harsh behind the scenes and isn't afraid to point out the shortcomings of those he works with. Overall, Tenn's duality has roots in good intentions that sometimes backfire on him, and he's slowly but surely learning to open up and rely on others when he's struggling.

Powers/abilities: Tenn is just a normal boy without any supernatural powers. He's exceptional in performance (singing, dancing, acting), often considered a prodigy – Kujou regards him as someone that can surpass the legendary idol named Zero. Tenn's built an entire fanbase for himself, like a lot of idols tend to do. At his current canon point however, TRIGGER is no longer one of the top idol groups, but Tenn is stubborn and hardworking and doesn't like to give up. (There was also an episode in which Tenn pushed open an elevator with his bare hands, but that was most likely just anime logic.)

Inventory: His cellphone, some casual clothing, and a pair of black-framed glasses.

OTHER

Sentimental item: A pair of red-framed glasses, which look similar to his own. These belong to Riku, and given the nature of their relationship, they'll bring about some complicated feelings.
Gemstone: Pink (primary) and black. The gemstone is shaped like an alto clef, chipped here and there and rough around the edges.

Lost memory #1: Being adopted by Kujou. This is a big one because being Kujou's child shaped a lot of who Tenn is today. He hides a lot (especially regarding Kujou) from TRIGGER, and he has to suppress a lot of his feelings about Riku for the sake of keeping Riku safe. His relationship with his brother is also extremely turbulent because of this. Without Kujou in his life, Tenn will be under the impression that he and Riku / TRIGGER are close as ever, and he'll have more freedom in pursuing what he wants.
Lost memory #2: The song NATSU☆Shiyouze!, which was originally composed for IDOLiSH7, was stolen in canon and became TRIGGER's song for a while – that is, until TRIGGER found out that the song wasn't truly theirs. It caused both sides to have complicated feelings about the song itself, even if the incident ultimately brought them closer together. Losing this memory won't necessarily be a drastic change for Tenn, but he won't remember the turmoil that he and TRIGGER went through while they were trying to work through their feelings about it together. (Also, he and Riku were together on stage when they did a group performance of this song! Ouch.)
Altered memory: In Austice, Tenn will believe that he's the leader of TRIGGER (which is currently Gaku's role), not the center. The main difference here is that being the center means Tenn is more of the "face" of TRIGGER, rather than the one that helps them stick together behind the scenes. With this change, Tenn will generally be quicker to act in the (general) group's best interests and be more well-versed in handling conflict. He's not horrible at it, but he can be combative with certain individuals.

Sample: TDM Top Level

PLAYER

Name: Batty
Preferred pronoun(s): she/her
Contact:

goodluckmodes

CHARACTER

Name: Kotetsu T. Kaburagi
Canon: Tiger and Bunny
Canon point: Season 2, beginning of episode 10
Age: 38

Summary: In the world of Tiger and Bunny, individuals with powers called NEXTs appeared 45 years ago, bringing with it a great deal of societal upheaval and ostracization of those that had gained unusual abilities. To bring a degree of social acceptance to NEXTs, Hero TV was developed–a reality show involving superheroes saving civilians and capturing criminals on live television. Over time, only the most successful corporations remained able to sponsor superheroes, and old-fashioned hero Kotetsu ("Wild Tiger") found himself gradually being left behind by a cultural zeitgeist that seemed to value ratings and flair over helping people, as when he's told in the pilot episode to hold off on activating his powers for a commercial break.

Kotetsu is hired to become the partner and foil of rising star Barnaby Brooks Jr, the golden boy of Apollon media, and the series follows the two of them as their partnership unfolds, from their early days of nonstop squabbling and difficulty finding common ground, to the ups and downs of coming to trust and rely upon each other to the point where, as Barnaby says in season 2, they no longer truly need words to know what each other is thinking. Together, they work to uncover the mystery of Barnaby's parents' murder, and during that process Kotetsu finds himself losing the NEXT powers on which Kotetsu has based his entire career and a significant part of his identity. He spends a period of turmoil struggling with how to prioritize his various competing obligations and personal values, but at the end of things with Barnaby's parents' killer exposed and having taken some time away to spend with his family, he returns to the Hero scene, determined to see his dreams through to the very end – even if there's occasional bumps along the road. It is with this determination reaffirmed after the challenges of his declining powers and his marketability as a Hero are tested in the Rising that he and Barnaby return in Season 2, with their partnership stronger than ever.

Powers/abilities: Kotetsu is a NEXT, one of a group of powered individuals that began appearing about 45 years ago in Sternbild City and has continued into the present. His ability is known as the “Hundred Power,” so named because it increases every physical factor hundredfold. The most obvious uses of this ability are for his strength and speed, but on two occasions, he’s used it for specialized purposes, such as for an improvised healing factor in S1E13 and to increase the sensitivity of his hearing in S1E17. The downside is that he can only use this power for five minutes, and then he needs to wait an hour before he can use it again.

Starting in S1E15, Kotetsu begins losing his powers, and as of his canonpoint, he is down to one minute, though it appears to be stable at this level.

He also has a mechanical suit which serves primarily as a means of protection, especially when Kotetsu’s powers are not activated or have run out. The suit is fireproof and can expand greatly without being compromised, as seen in tests performed by the mechanic who created it, Saito. The right arm of the suit also contains a larger-scale version of the grapple-watch he wore in season 1, and the wires were shown to be strong enough not to be able to be cut by even a power-saw. The suit also has a “Good Luck Mode” which makes the arm bigger, but otherwise...has no function other than “looking cool.” The suit contains no weapons of any kind. As of season 2, the suit (including the bodysuit underneath) can be activated by sliding a green sphere on the bracelet he wears on his wrist.

Kotetsu has had to work hard to keep up with the other heroes despite his declining powers, so he has pretty excellent hand-to-hand combat skill and he's athletic enough for parkour and to swing around on his wires while being actively shot at with fire and not take a hit.

Inventory: His phone, storage bangle which lets him activate his hero suit, his wallet with pictures of his daughter and late wife.

OTHER

OTHER

Sentimental item: The thigh belt pack that belongs to Marcus, his mirrite. A mirrite is essentially a summoned familiar created from a part of their mirrist’s heart; to say that he and Marcus are close would be an understatement. They’ve canonically made vows to be together for the rest of their lives and then die together when Phil finally passes away.
Gemstone: Purple and black; his is decidedly faded and cloudy with a few thin cracks, a reflection of his own physical condition.

Lost memory #1: Phantom, the clone of himself that he exoflected to test the possibility of exoflecting a copy of one’s current self rather than from the past. He won’t remember anything about Phantom’s existence or about exoflecting him, but he’ll have an inescapable sense that something is somehow missing and he doesn't know what it is.
Lost memory #2: Stabbing Ix that day in the Glasswater Woods. That will take a good chunk of the personal guilt he feels off his shoulders, but on the other hand, if he regains that memory, whoo boy is that going to be messy. It will just be replaced by, you know, the guilt he feels for thinking the Kaleidoscope was all his fault.
Altered memory: Phil will believe that HE was the primary one responsible for both the inception and creation of the Kaleidoscope that wiped out the entirety of Bifrost and caused the Voidstorm to consume most of the world rather than Gefion/Mileena.

Sample: Here, here and here!

PLAYER

Name: Zazo
Preferred pronoun(s): they/them, he/him
Contact:

zazozaliad ,

matchre

CHARACTER

Name: Kuja
Canon: Final Fantasy IX
Canon point: Endgame, after the formation of Memoria. Kuja finds the crystal of origin, font of all life, and it is within reach to destroy, ensuring there will never be a world without him-- and, uh, now he's here instead.
Age: 24

Summary:

◎ Kuja is a sadistic, self-loathing narcissist with little regard for the lives of others, an experienced faux-obsequious grifter, a poster child for arrested development -- and someone simultaneously proud of and deeply disgusted with his origins. If that last bit doesn't make sense... good! It's hard to make sense of being born to destroy the only beauty you've ever known.

◎ He's very playful, adores luxury, and is both elegant and eloquent. Theatre is what he has instead of empathy.

◎ He is a Genome created with the form of an adult, and given the role of 'Angel of Death' to Gaia. He swiftly fell in possessive, selfish love with the world he was meant to destroy, rejecting his dead homeworld and bucking under the reigns of his master. Thus he schemed to surpass his master in power for years -- but when he got what he wanted, he immediately learned he was fated to soon die. He proceeded to have a literal world-ending meltdown about it.

Powers/abilities:

so like. i already was like OKAY I'M TAKING THIS AWAY for the worst of it but in general for nerfs. good god. do what you need to do. im sorry this will get kind of long.

◎ Kuja disdains weaponry because he doesn't need it. He's a powerful red mage, master of both black (destructive) and white (protective, healing) magic. Notable spells include spell Teleport, which he can use on a group of people at once, and a big cool signature spell -- Flare Star! He can't toss around a lot of those though. He gets tired.

◎ Can use magic to float around. He loves using magic to float around. You think he's gonna get dirt on his nice boots if he has a choice? No.

◎ Thanks to bringing Queen Brahne's soul into his body, he is now capable of attaining Trance. This is a state of heightened power brought on by pain, adrenaline, and high emotion. Trance makes him significantly more powerful when he was already kind of goddamn broken.

In FF9 this lets him actually start tossing around Flare Stars like they're nothing, and lets him use Ultima, with which he decimated his homeworld. H3 even used the power of his first, sustained Trance to will into existence a pathway through time and space to the origin of all life so he could try to break it.

...anyway, I am taking that away! He can still Trance, but it's over after 10 minutes, max, and no longer lets him break reality.

◎ Queen Brahne's still in there, for the record. I won't be playing them as two characters in one or anything, but this will have some effects.

◎ Difficult to injure. While never explicitly stated, he's likely passively using white magic to make himself more durable. Bastard has Auto-Protect on.

◎ Genomes were conceived as vessels to house an outside soul. Despite having a soul of his own, Kuja is still capable of this, and in general is able to manipulate the.. stuff...of dead souls, able to summon forth monsters and craft living dolls.

◎ Capable of telepathy. This is a Genome thing rather than a Kuja specific thing. Psychic alien furries!

◎ Can innately command the creatures of Terra. Probably irrelevant!

Inventory:
◎ His clothes, though they're quite tattered due to his canon point.

◎ Some spare makeup because, honestly, who goes to kill their dad without some emergency eyeshadow?

◎ I'm also gonna say he had his personal Tetra Master deck with him because it's funny.

OTHER

Sentimental item: A forged theatre ticket, that claims it allows admission for one to the play 'I Want To Be Your Crow.' Kuja has no idea what the hell this is -- it belongs to Vivi, the first black mage he ever created. Because of his memory alterations Kuja doesn't recall that he feels both revulsion and a strong sense of identification with Vivi. Instead, he just has a vague sense of pride in himself in a job well done (that little prototype is actually powerful!), and a patronizing amusement at Vivi's many efforts to stand against him.

Gemstone: A round gem with a divot in the middle. Primary color is blue, secondary is red -- the outer part of the sphere is blue, and the inner is red. Its qualities as a stone are similar to alexandrite, with the two colors changing places under daylight vs starlight.

The damage is based off of this round gem -- though it of course isn't in four pieces, the gem has lines of cracks where the pictured one does.

Lost memory #1:

His purpose. Kuja knows he was made for something, ordered to fulfill some grand goal despite his creator considering him a failure -- but it is stricken entirely from his mind what that goal was. He can recall that he was very, very good at what he was meant for, despite his master's criticism. But what was it? What was the tune to which he was forced to dance, until the day he could strike down the conductor...?

Without this knowledge, Kuja no longer understands...well... himself! His own easy brutality feels alien in origin. He loses his easiest justification for violence -- "I was made for this, and there is none better at it than I" -- and will end up, like, thinking twice more before deciding hurting people is his best option. He's not magically capable of empathy now but pragmatically, maybe murder isn't as good of an option anymore.

Lost memory #2:

He doesn't remember why he hides his tail.

The self-disgust with that aspect of his body is just, poof, gone. It'll still have an illusion cast over it when he arrives to the game, but when that naturally soon wears off he'll just. Have it out! With the dysphoria toward his tail is also gone (some of) the motivation behind why he heavily changed his appearance with magic -- my man is gonna start getting red roots and not even care. He still knows he wants to be an independent person different from other Genomes, but... the big physical shame is gone.

Altered memory:

His memory of how he created the black mages has changed. He remembers inventing the method all by himself, rather than basing it directly off the method of his own creation. This eases some of the... very intense.. disgust he feels toward the mages as fellow weapons of war that are given life only to kill. Thanks to memory loss #1 he doesn't even remember being a weapon of war! So... to Kuja, instead of a disgusting mirror of himself, they're just some funny little murder dolls he made to sell to the queen. The emotional element is gone.

Sample:
Here are a couple long conversations he's had.
Here is an action thread.

Edited 2022-11-03 06:21 (UTC)

PLAYER

Name: Ray
Preferred pronoun(s): They/them
Contact:

CHARACTER

Name: Phantom, real name Lucien
Canon: Arknights | His page, his personal event
Canon point: After Phantom and the Crimson Solitaire, returning Rhodes Island.
Age: Unknown, appears mid-20's to early 30's.

Summary: On the surface, Phantom looks like a Phantom of the Opera expy, a spot of gothic horror in a technologically-advanced, post-apocalyptic dystopia, but the rabbit hole goes deeper than that. He was orphaned and then taken in by the Crimson Troupe as a child and raised as both a stage actor and assassin-- their most promising one at that. He also contracted Oripathy growing up, an illness that mutated his vocal cords such that anyone who listened to his singing would experience intense physical and psychological damage, which intensified his loneliness and mental instability. During his debut as lead actor and assassin, Phantom experienced a psychotic break that made him sing, killing many Troupe members with his mutation.

Phantom then spent the next several years as a wandering assassin-for-hire, memories muddled due to the trauma he sustained that night, and seeking answers for what truly happened. He eventually joined the paramilitary forces of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company, because he believed it would be the answer to all of his questions. He never mingled and only interacted with coworkers who could go a few minutes without lecturing him on his disregard for his personal safety, but this suited him quite well-- despite appearances, he's a shy individual who comes off as rude in interpersonal interactions because he barely knows how to deal with people.

Foolishly, Phantom allowed himself to be lured back to his homeland, ending up captured and brainwashed by the Crimson Troupe, forced into breaking others for the sake of their plays. This forced Rhodes Island's field commander to launch a rescue mission, and was successful in bringing him home with his mind free, though unknown to all of them Phantom's brainwashing merely went dormant, ready to be activated again when the Troupe deems the time is right.

Powers/abilities: On his journal to save on comment space.

Inventory: Just his Rhodes Island-issued Originium-enhanced twin daggers, and the outfit he wore in the castle, including saber.

OTHER

Sentimental item: One of Shalem's earrings, a twisted vertical bar in gold (or gold-plated steel) that comes in a pair. Shalem came from the same village, was absorbed into the Troupe at the same time, and was the only other person to run away from them, though he did it earlier and joined Rhodes Island earlier. For the longest time, Phantom did not give Shalem any thought aside from vague recognition because they were never close as children, but has recently started trusting the man like an old friend after he helped save Phantom in Crimson Solitaire. Shalem is one of only two people who Phantom allows to give him medical assistance, and the only person he can hear a rebuke from without wanting to disappear.

Gemstone: Red primary, black secondary. It looks like a piece of brecciated jasper (red jasper melded with other minerals) shaped vaguely to look like a bird, but with the head broken off. The figurine is smooth except for where the head used to be, which is jagged and rough.

Lost memory #1: The Troupe Leader. Only few facts are known about him because he doesn't appear to his members often, but he personally taught Phantom how to sing (and at the same time chipped away at his sanity through unknown means), thus Phantom knows more about him than almost everyone else aside from the Troupe's Playwright. Phantom will believe that he worked at his singing voice by himself, and never realize that there's a reason why he had that psychotic break during his debut. This won't prevent him from concluding that the Troupe has a leader, he'll just assume he doesn't know that person.

Lost memory #2: How to manifest his Phantom in the Mirror, and that he can even do it in the first place. His clone lets him do a lot of things that I'm not willing to deal with due to the amount of micromanagement required. This is mostly to keep me from tearing my hair out, but ICly, Phantom will be much less complacent and reckless in combat.

Altered memory: Ms. Christine, his (possibly supernatural) pet cat, leaving him when he made the choice to return to his homeland due to a dream about his Troupe peers, and he will assume that she abandoned him because of that-- and think it's justified, because that's how Crimson Solitaire happened. She came to him at a low point when he was still with the Troupe, and turned into his primary emotional support. He relied on her for everything, from being the barrier between himself and others, to using her pawprint as his signature (but lbr who wouldn't make their cat their whole world?).

By altering this memory, Phantom will have adjusted his attitude to interpersonal interactions because he believes he has gone sometime without her, and while still shy, he will be less likely to mess up because he thinks he has more experience in dealing with other people-- and make it easier to get him into things. Naturally, he will also be more sad and more self-depreciating because he'll believe it's his fault she left him. Maybe he'll learn to stop stupidly chasing things so much and keep himself out of easily-avoided trouble? Maybe, maybe not.

Sample: from another game's TDM, musebox shenanigans

PLAYER

Name: Ichi
Preferred pronoun(s): She/Her
Contact:

northpaws

CHARACTER

Name: Judai Yuki
Canon: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Canon point: Post-movie
Age: ~18

Summary: As an avid fan and player of the card game, Duel Monsters, Judai centres his entire identity and life around it. From attending a school specifically designed around the game to devoting the rest of his life to investigating Duel Spirit-related anomalies around the world, he lives and breathes Duel Monsters. As expectant of a player of a children's card game, Judai is overly friendly, out-going, and easily excitable, often acting like a very loud, excited dog, which can be extremely annoying for those who want nothing to do with him or who can't keep up with his endless energy. His downside is that he's kind of an idiot; despite realizing that life is more than just dueling, he still shows very little interest in anything besides the kids' card game and its Duel Spirits. Underneath all that bubbly personality though, he carries a heavy burden as the Supreme King, a tyrannical ruler who committed mass genocide. Through a despairing loss of humanity and outside forces, he spent a period of time ruling with a heavy hand and killing anyone who opposed him, including children. This event has caused him to grow up into the adult that he is now, who can understand that the world isn't as innocent or playful as it can appear and that he needs to think twice before jumping into situations. At the same time, though, he still retains much of his happier exterior and lives to make each day better than the last.

Powers/abilities:

⬥ Spiritual Sensitivity: Judai has the ability to both see and control the spirits of Duel Monsters. Much later in the series, he can even materialize them into the real world.

⬥ Supernatural Immunity: After fusing with Yubel, Judai is immune to supernatural influences and manipulations. He is also able to see through illusions and sense paranormal activities.

⬥ Enhanced Physique: His fusion with Yubel has also increased his physical abilities, allowing him to jump great distances and sustain greater amounts of damage than a normal human being.

Inventory:

⬥ Cellphone
⬥ Crackers
⬥ Deck
⬥ Drawstring Bag
⬥ Duel Disk
⬥ Journal
⬥ Laptop

OTHER

Sentimental item: Johan's deck - Johan is Judai's best friend, someone who canonly loves him. As decks mean everything to their owner, Judai will feel compelled to protect it and return it to Johan once they meet again.

Gemstone: A simple and small round red (primary) and white (secondary) gem; it's the perfect size to put on a ring or to lose

Lost memory #1: Being the Supreme King - this will revert Judai back to his pre-Supreme King days, where he would run head-first into situations without thinking it through. He will be more carefree and laid back as well.
Lost memory #2: Yubel - Yubel is the prime reason why he became the Supreme King yet they are also Judai's canon love interest, at least his past incarnation's love interest. By forgetting them, he will essentially also forget his deep bond with them, why certain events happened in a particular way, and also reinforce his tenancy to live without a care in the world.
Altered memory: Supreme King's Identity - while also forgetting that he was the Supreme King, Judai will believe that a stranger was the Supreme King. Again, this will reinforce his beliefs that he hasn't done anything wrong and that he can continue living this carefree life where he hasn't learned anything.

Sample: Here

PLAYER

Name: Luminitrium
Preferred pronoun(s): They/Them & She/Her
Contact:

discord = seraphkingdhaos#8538, plurk = leyfi

CHARACTER

Name: Dainsleif
Canon: Genshin Impact
Canon point: Post-Archon Quest Chapter 2: Act 4 “Requiem of the Echoing Depths”.
Nothing notable other than being cursed to hell and back.
Age: At least +500 years old.

Summary: Note: Contains spoilers for Dainsleif's backstory:

Dainsleif is a man who has been wandering the world of Teyvat for 500 or so years ever since he had been saddled with a curse that has enabled him to live on past the tragedy of the once-bolstering nation of Khaenri'ah. In the past, he was a knight captain of the royal guard. He is also a man who reportedly met with the Traveler's sibling (Lumine) many years ago and spent time journeying before their separation, as well as inevitable result of them being on opposite sides. While the Traveler's sibling sided with Dainsleif's mortal enemy, the Abyss, he of course was and is still against the faction.

He later befriends the Traveler, though he is a quiet man who mostly stays away from the hustle and bustle of most people in society. He's also an evidently loyal man, though outspoken about his disdain of the gods and the Abyss, but it is clear he still cares about his people, no matter the lengthy passage of time. This includes people he once previously knew (like Halfdan.)

Dainsleif is a stubborn individual, unafraid to fight and persist even in the face of a dangerous curse that causes him pain in each day of his life. He's perceptive, and always seeking knowledge or to better his position, holding a curious nature as well as unafraid to ask questions on things he lacks insight or particulars on. That being said, Dainsleif is not above giving praise or remarking on others who are unrelated to his goals, not exactly the type to resist giving his opinion when he sees fit to do so.

Powers/abilities: Immortality: Strictly of the non-aging variety; Dainsleif has received a curse that allows him to be frozen at his current age, no matter how many years have gone by. Though it grants him longevity, it also is implied/reference to be debilitating, causing pain at various, constant intervals. As a side note, if this 'curse' is removed from him, he will sustain irreparable damage to his body and eventually die (in what is implied to be a rather painful manner.)

Teleportation: Dainsleif has the ability to travel through teleportation portals that others cannot access (though he cannot control where he lands in those.)

Inhuman Speed: He is able to enhance his own speed with the power of a strange, unidentified energy/element that appears to take on an odd blue, whispy appearance whenever he utilizes it, trailing behind him a bit.

Telekinesis: Dainsleif is able to manipulate objects or things with a strange element from afar, which appears to be not too unlike a form of telekinesis as he can use this to throw people aside, increase pressure on their person, or keep them in place (restrain.)

Combat Skill: Dainsleif used to be a former knight captain and knows how to fight in battle, presumably with a blade as well as unarmed combat.

Inventory: Nada.

OTHER

Sentimental item: Inteyvat Flowers; specifically ones Lumine had laid out for hilichurls.
Gemstone: Red (primary), blue (secondary); appears traditionally "diamond-shaped" with a thin crack towards the back of the gemstone.

Lost memory #1: The first time he met Lumine; self-explanatory in that he doesn't his first 'meeting' of the blond female. The effect is notable in that it allows him to place further distance between himself and her; he already has resolved to face her consistently (and has), but first impressions are valuable, after all. It is one less golden memory he has of someone he once called a companion.
Lost memory #2: He no longer recalls the name of the Kingdom he hails from. This one doesn't affect him much because he is a devoted man to his mission regardless of the fact he is missing a piece of the puzzle. Though it might make him a bit uncertain of his current state, as if he's standing on shaky ground, and wondering if the curse afflicting him is the cause by this point compared to the other lost memory. It could make him more cold towards others, not wanting them to get any closer due to it...
Altered memory: Dainsleif now recalls Traveler/"Aether" as someone he has spent time with on more than a couple occasions, and having encountered him more often when he was supposedly alone in his original memory. In contrast, this does not alter his outside persona much, and simply changes how he views Aether as someone he's come to know a bit better.

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