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(stole this 'updates' idea from Rinse because it's very handy when there's so many characters to check up on lmao.)[break]

• 21 Oct 2024 - added a tad more info on Bramble
• 5 Oct 2024 - removed Jasper, updated ages, added Bramble
• 22 Jun 2024 - added Misti & updated Jasper platonic info
• 22 Mar 2024 - added plot hook for Ryan
• 9 Mar 2024 - changed cover images, updated ages, added Ryan & Honey

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[attr="class","SITWBanner"]i. noah st. cloud

30 / Blackstorm Recruiter / Blackstorm / West Hook / Single(ish) / Pansexual / Application / Extra Info

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ABOUT [break]Noah is a recruiter for Blackstorm; someone points him in the direction of gifted people and he sets off to stalk investigate them. Maybe he recruits them to the cause, maybe he doesn’t. Honestly, he's more concerned with how their gifts can be useful to him. He normally gets along quite well with others, cracking jokes and generally being nice, but if he spends too much time with them they may start to feel like there’s something weird about him.[break][break] Noah’s gift is basically an uno reverse card. If someone tries to use their powers on him, he’ll temporarily steal their ability and throw it right back at them. This includes 'non-threatening' gifts such as empathy and enhanced senses.[break][break] If your character is already in Blackstorm you can say Noah was the one who recruited them, if you wish c:[break][break] He likes sweet treats and violence, reading and walks in nature, drinking and karaoke... there's a range of different places your character could bump into Noah.

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PLATONIC [break] Many may view Noah as a friend or at least a friendly acquaintance. He’s good at pretending he cares and he seems nice. Pleasant and accommodating and full of tease, an overall disarming guy that you might want to get drinks with. He's got a 'good guy' reputation around Blackstorm too. But there’s no true warmth behind those eyes. He doesn't see other people as people, and mostly he's just curious about their gifts; how they use them, what they feel like, how it affects their day-to-day, and most importantly, whether he can borrow them.[break][break] He can genuinely like others though. In a very “this is a person I find entertaining and/or interesting” sense, rather than a “this person gives me fuzzy feelings and I would be upset if anything upset/happened to them” one. Don't expect him to open up or talk about himself honestly, and don't expect him to have sincere interest in your problems or past (though he may pretend if he sees a reward for doing so).

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ANTAGONISTIC [break] Noah will surely give some people the creeps, and gifted characters may find it upsetting when he pokes around in their lives, trying to assess whether they'd be a good fit for Blackstorm and his own personal experiments.[break][break] Insults are far more likely to amuse Noah than aggravate. The quickest way to truly earn his distaste would be by showing up to his home uninvited, flirting with a person he sees as his, or by making assumptions about his life and acting as if they know him when they do not. He generally dislikes anyone below the legal drinking age as well.[break][break] He loves a fight. He might not beat every guy in a plain and simple arm wrestle but he's quick and he knows where the weak spots are on a human body. He sees gifted hunters as being the highest form of hypocrisy, and if he sees them attacking someone he's likely to get involved.

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ROMANTIC [break]A borderline sociopath, love isn’t exactly an emotion Noah has felt before. He can develop a sense of ownership over a person which, to an onlooker, might look like love; he's very much in the business of changing himself to suit whatever the object of his desires wants, trying to be perfect to keep their interest for as long as he's still interested in them. If it's what they want, he’ll cook and clean for them and smother them with affection, showering them with gifts and being 100% down for fooling around at any given moment. There's little he wouldn't do to keep their eyes on him.[break][break] The main drawback (aside from a general lack of emotional openness and empathy) would be his possessiveness, which would drive him to isolate his partner as much as possible. Why would they want to see their friends and family when they have him around?[break][break] Noah is pansexual and a big ol’ flirt, a bit of an expert in casual flings. At the moment, however, he's unlikely to hook up with anyone.

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Have you heard the good word of our lord and saviour Blackstorm?

Noah is part of Blackstorm! He can try to recruit your gifted character, butt heads with your Sector character, or get hyped with your fellow Blackstorm character over their eventual liberation!

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Anything you can do, I can do... worse?

Noah loves to borrow gifts. Perhaps a fellow Blackstorm agent or gifted individual would let him practice with theirs? If you want to go into detail about how your character's powers work, this could be the thread for you c:

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Oops, I did it again

Noah could accidentally kill an NPC when borrowing their powers, or he could witness your character accidentally killing someone. Either way, he and your character would then have to clean up the mess to hide the crime and the existence of gifted/Blackstorm.

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That's suspicious, that's weird

Just what does Noah St Cloud do all day? Your character is unaware of Blackstorm and knows he’s unemployed, so how does he have such a nice house in one of the cosier neighbourhoods? Where’s his family? Maybe an investigation is in order. A surprise home visit might be a good start, except Noah hates playing host.

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Two shots of vodka *pours way more than two shots*

Your character is very drunk. Maybe they were trying to call for a ride home but they accidentally call Noah instead. Now he’s there, stone-cold sober and finding the whole thing hilarious as he tries to stop your character from being a danger to themselves.

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A bit tied up right now

Don't worry about how it happened, what's important is: Noah found himself in a spot of trouble and now he's literally in a bind. Maybe he's tied to a chair in a shady building, maybe he's just staggering around the street with his hands bound behind his back. Either way, your character stumbles across him and he tries to enlist their help. Maybe the 'bad guys' then show up and he and your character have to make a break for it.

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Put your hands here...

Whether your character wants to learn to shoot or throw a punch, Noah could help. (Must be on friendly terms with Noah and/or be a Blackstorm member).

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Friday Night Bites

Noah is absolutely buzzing. He was already having a great time partying and then he got ambushed by an actual vampire. Now he temporarily has some fangs, a craving, & a blood induced healing factor he's super eager to try out. Either A) he knows your character already and basically sprints over to be like 'you will not BELIEVE what I can do right now; look at my teeth, let me try them out on your neck and drink you like kool-aid PLS IT'LL BE FUN I SWEAR' Or B) A fight breaks out between NPCs and a stray elbow or fist whacks your character. Now they have a nose bleed or a drink spilled all over them, giving Noah the perfect excuse to lead them into a bathroom to clean up, play a game of 'is this story from a horror movie/book or is it an event that actually happened in Noah's/your character's life', and figure out the best way to casually suggest letting him bite them.

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Almost wistful

Your character has a gift that influences the weather in some way (bonus points if they have rain powers). Noah comes from a family that was full of weather-controllers, so he's very happy when he discovers your character's ability and gets to borrow a gift that he's actually an expert with. Maybe he and your character can simply discuss the gift and keep things light, or maybe the topic of family could come up.

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Milkshake Mix-up

In a quiet diner at midnight, Noah orders a strawberry milkshake and is devastated when presented with a blatantly not-strawberry drink instead. Luckily, it seems that your character received his preferred cold beverage and the waiter simply mixed their orders up. (I have no real plot in mind for this, it's just another way for someone to meet Noah that doesn't involve violence, gifts, or alcohol lmao)

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All signs point to you

Noah's been doing some research, looking through very old newspapers for signs of gifted activity. He's traced the bloodline of one particular headline subject to your character, and he's now sniffing around to suss out whether they might be as gifted as their ancestor apparently was. Maybe he simply approaches your character in public, or he could turn up at their door and fabricate a reason to be let in, OR he could break into your character's house and get caught in the act.

     

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[attr="class","SITWBanner2"]ii. evening cadieux

31 / Fortune Teller & Store Owner / Gifted / Downtown / Single / Demisexual / Application / Extra Info

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ABOUT [break]Evening owns Moondweller’s Cauldron; a metaphysical supply store that sells precious stones, candles, grimoires, astrology charts, herbs – all things related to witchcraft (except for Ouija boards; disturbing the dead is highly discouraged). Eve herself is a practicing Wiccan, and customers can pay her to tell their future. [break][break] Despite making no attempts to hide her gifts, The Sector and Blackstorm don’t tend to bother with her; there are so many humans who pretend to have psychic powers that she blends right in, often assumed to be a fake even by other gifted. It doesn’t help that she isn’t fully aware of the world of gifted (she believes there are only others like her with psychic talents), and would call herself a witch or a seer if asked. [break][break] As well as having precognition, Eve is a telepath. It's a weak gift (she has to stand close for it to work), but if you’d rather she didn’t read your character’s mind at all, we can say the surrounding noise is too loud for her to hear their thoughts c:

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PLATONIC [break] Eve will wander up to pretty much anyone for no real reason at all. She's friendly and non-judgemental, a great listener for those who need to vent, and she has a mischievous side and a strong curiosity that will push her to try just about anything as long as it’s legal. While she might not have someone's back in a fight, she'll fuss over them and do her best to patch them up afterwards.[break][break] There's definitely potential for her to have some super wholesome friendships, but I also think it could be fun for her to get mixed up with shadier individuals who maybe aren't always so nice to her but she can't stop herself from helping them if they're in need. Though, being a tad on the squeamish side, she might not always be a very efficient helper.

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ANTAGONISTIC [break] Eve is nosy, and her gift of telepathy can be intrusive. And there's always the chance someone may not like her predictions of the future, or feel she could have done more to stop undesirable events from coming to pass. However, she’s very conflict averse – bordering on anxiety with how much she considers the feelings of others, and is highly unlikely to get involved in arguments.[break][break] She doesn’t rise to insults, simply brushing them off with an infuriating calm (though she will probably cry about it in the safety of her bedroom later if anything particularly hurtful was said), and if someone were to attempt fighting her physically, she’d either run for her life or freeze up.

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Witchy-woo

Eve can tell your character their future! Otherwise, they could simply look around her store – even if they’re not interested in witchcraft, they might be interested in the pretty trinkets or cannabis she sells.

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Cottagecore realness

Eve is out in the woods gathering herbs for her store, but she’s never been known for dressing properly for the occasion. Her heels will probably break, so maybe she’ll need a strapping guy or gal to carry her for a bit – or at least pull her out from the mud and point her back in the direction of the road.

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You spoke to God???

If your character is a shapeshifter, Eve might be startled to hear them thinking human thoughts while they're in animal form. She might think they’ve been sent by deities to be her familiar, or maybe she’ll think they’re a deity themselves.

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The plot chickens

She’s very scared of chickens. Seriously, she’ll cry. Perhaps one somehow gets into her store, or a whole bunch of them escape an animal transport van and start running amok in the street. Your character might find her reactions hilarious, or they might take pity on her and remove her (or the chicken(s)) from the situation.

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Once upon a dream

Eve has had dream visions of being your character's friend! So when she finally sees them in the waking world, she just strolls right on up to them and acts like she's known them forever; offering to get them their favourite soft drink/food, asking about their pet(s) she saw, their family, etc. Whether they like it or not, Eve is gonna weasel her way into your character's life - she has to! Her dreams told her what great buds they'd be!

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A little extra help

One of your character's colleagues has been using Eve's precognition to get ahead in their profession (this would probably work best with someone who's a cop or a hunter - or working any kind of job where they might need to track someone down/find things). Your character, suspicious of their colleague, does some investigating and is eventually led to Eve. Maybe they dismiss what she can do, figuring it must be luck that her readings have helped their colleague. Or maybe they think 'damn, there might be something to this' and try to use Eve themselves.

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Weather Warning

Unfortunately, something bad is coming your character’s way. Evening saw it in a dream, and though she knows there’s no real way to stop her visions from coming true, she still gently tries to let your character know in advance so they can at least be somewhat prepared for it. Or perhaps this interaction already happened “offscreen”, and now your character confronts her on how she knew the bad thing would happen and demands to know why she didn’t do more to stop it.

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[attr="class","SITWBanner3"]iii. honey littlewood

27 / Beekeeper & Gifted Transition Officer / Sector / L.E. National Forest / Single / Bisexual / Application / Extra Info

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ABOUT [break]Honey is a Gifted Transition Officer for the Sector, providing a foster home of sorts to (usually young) Gifted who do not have complete control over their powers. She is also a beekeeper, selling her bees’ honey to a local farmer who sells it at his farm’s shop.[break][break] She's Gifted, sometimes spontaneously turning into a large wolf without intending to. She usually retains her human thoughts/logic and can shift straight back into human form if she wants - thankfully with her clothes intact - but being unable to predict when she will shift into a wolf (and being unable to stop it) means she needs to live outside of regular society.[break][break] Her home is on the outskirts of Los Eurosia's National Park, so that's where she's most likely to be found, but she has recently risked a couple of trips into the city to see how regular people live.

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PLATONIC [break] Honey is a lovely, lively girl - if friendship is what you're looking for, she'll be more than happy to give it to you![break][break] She's very creative and has lots of artistic hobbies, so she's bound to recognise and appreciate the hard work that goes into learning such skills if your character has similar interests. They can talk about their favourite paints to use, share knitting patterns and pottery tips - anything, really! Or if your character is more into technology, they may be up to the frustrating fun task of helping Honey use a smartphone or computer.[break][break] For a pre-established friendship, perhaps if your character has had problems with their powers before, the Sector got involved and suggested (or maybe sorta forced?) them to spend some time at Honey's home until they got a better handle on it. Or maybe they could be struggling with their gift(s) now and we could RP them living together while your character learns better control.

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ANTAGONISTIC [break] In wolf form, someone might feel she's dangerous. They may try to shoot her either for sport or because she's on their property. [break][break] In human form, her consistently cheerful demeanour may rankle some individuals, and occasionally she can be outright oblivious to the feelings of others and do/say something stupid to hurt them.[break][break] Honey has a lot of love and respect for nature, and would dislike anyone who does not treat the environment with the care it deserves (i.e. if someone litters, hurts animals, or works for a big company that is responsible for oil spills/creates tonnes of pollution).

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ROMANTIC [break]Honey is attracted to both men and women, but historically has formed more crushes on women. She's mostly uncomplicated when it comes to matters of love. Mostly - because there's the small matter of... well... what happened to her last girlfriend.[break][break] It could be argued that it was done for survival. That Honey was no longer herself; the wolf's instincts had taken over. The incident doesn't quite haunt Honey in her day-to-day life, but she's bound to show some hesitance if asked to go on a walk in the woods alone together, and will outright refuse any offer of a romantic camping trip.[break][break] Other than that, she tends to be direct about her feelings and intentions, and also handles rejection remarkably well - to the extent that the rejecter might feel somewhat offended, like, did she even like me in the first place?? Was she just joking around when she asked me out??

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Where wolf?

During a somewhat normal interaction with your character, Honey suddenly explodes into wolf form. But then, within in the blink of an eye, she shifts back into human form. Now Honey is doing her best to gaslight your character that it didn't happen. Something wrong with your eyes bro? I didn't see a wolf...

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Totally kidding and completely serious

Heya pretty person Honey just met three seconds ago, let's go on a date! Like, now. Right now.

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Not cool, bro. Not cool

Honey was just minding her own business, sniffing around the forest in her wolf form, until your character came along and shot at her! Maybe by accident, maybe on purpose. Either way, human!Honey has some scolding to do.

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They try to make me go to rehab...

Your character is having issues with their powers. Obvious issues that draws the Sector's attention. The Sector approaches them and suggests (read: coerces them) to take a little break from society until they get it under control, and drops them off at Honey's home for her to help. Maybe your character is cool with this, maybe they're really uncool with it and try to make things as difficult for Honey as possible.

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[attr="class","SITWBanner2"]iv. ryan littlewood

29 / Admin Officer & ASMRtist/AudioBook Narrator / Sector / The Heights / Single / Undecided / Application / Extra Info

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ABOUT [break]Ryan works for the Sector, but he doesn't consider the job particularly exciting. The main perk is being able to read the files of various Gifted and their 'scandals' in the database, as well as try to solve any mysteries in which a Gifted individual may have gone missing/on the run.[break][break] He is Gifted himself, with the ability to turn into a cat! But he doesn't consider it very impressive and rarely feels the need to shift into his second form. Maybe one day he'll discover it's a good way to spy on people, or perhaps he'll just give up on living in human society and resign himself to an easy, boring life of a household pet.[break][break] In addition to his Sector job, he is a fairly successful YouTuber. His videos mostly fall into the ASMR category with him softly reading books aloud to his audience, but he does not share his name or face online so is unlikely to be unrecognised unless he speaks. He is an AudioBook narrator on a more official capacity too, reading for popular services like Audible.

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PLATONIC [break] Laidback and a bit of a pushover, Ryan probably gets along with most people - especially as he can usually hold his tongue when others display behaviours that he doesn't like. He's not someone who likes to involve himself in deep/personal conversations though, so his friendship may feel a bit shallow and flimsy to your character, but if your character also tries to avoid that kind of stuff or likes to talk about themselves more than they like to hear from other people, they might really appreciate his apparent lack of opinions and complicatedness.[break][break] He's into true crime and mysteries, so he would enjoy discussing conspiracy theories and serial killers and perhaps could even be roped into playing detective! Maybe he and your character could look over some cold cases/old Sector files together, and decide to figure out what happened for themselves.[break][break] He likes video games - mostly FPS ones - so perhaps he and your character could play together online or in person. He crochets, so he might be found at a store picking up more wool, and he likes to read and he occasionally smokes, so you might find him in a smoking area or in the library picking up some new books. He also has his second job narrating those books, so maybe your character could show an interest in that line of work or just be curious about the recording equipment in his apartment.

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ANTAGONISTIC [break] Ryan is pretty inoffensive most of the time. He doesn't typically aim to rile anyone up and, depending on the situation, will usually just roll his eyes and avoid anyone who's being aggressive towards him.[break][break] To his colleagues and to those whom he sees on a regular basis, his laziness and/or dismissive attitude in relation to certain tasks/chores could be irritating. His lack of opinion on some things (or refusal to give any opinions he does have) can be exasperating as well.[break][break] He's content to let things slide and very rarely blows up at strangers or loses his cool over a single incident. His ire is much more slow-building, a resentment that comes from enduring something for an extended period. The anger needs time to fester like an infection before he starts snapping his teeth like a rabid dog. If pushed enough he can definitely get angry and up in someone's face about it, but honestly he'd probably lose in a physical fight. He'd give it his best though.

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ROMANTIC [break]Ryan isn't a great flirt and doesn't like to talk too deeply about personal stuff, so though he can be attracted to someone and open to getting to know them better, he'll likely somewhat keep them at arms length - whether consciously or not.[break][break] It doesn't help that he's also still uncertain about his sexuality and struggles to identify if he's really attracted to someone or whether he simply appreciates their appearance and/or company. He doesn't have any negative feelings about LGBT+ people or the concept of being queer himself, so it's not a matter of shameful repression - he just tends to avoid self-reflection/discovery and doesn't really know what, and who, he's into.[break][break] This ignorance would probably make him less likely to recognise if someone had such feelings about him. They would have to flirt consistently, tell him, or make a move.

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Softly To Sleep

Ryan has an ASMR/bedtime story channel on YouTube and occasionally gets gigs voicing audiobooks. Your character sometimes falls asleep to the sound of his voice! How they react when they meet him in person is up to you, but I have a few 'route suggestions' that might be of interest:

A) Ryan is at lunch with his parents who don't know about his second job and would think it's weird/a waste of time. Your character approaches and sort of 'outs' him and he just denies, denies, denies and is overall a flustered mess. Maybe your character brings out their phone to be like 'oh well ok listen this guy sounds just like you lol' and Ryan snatches the phone or drags your character away from his parents to be like 'PLEASE STOP'[break][break]

B) Your character confronts Ryan (in a nice way) when he's on his own and he's just shy about it and asks them not to tell people/post his face anywhere etcetera. Unfortunately he probably won't want to pursue a friendship with them because although they were nice, he'll get self-conscious and keep cringing at the thought of them listening to his videos and judging him.[break][break]

C) (probably my favourite option) I think it could be fun if your character is like... sorta conditioned to feel comforted when they hear him speak, but then they're uncomfy about feeling comforted because now he's not just some faceless guy online - he's Ryan. And maybe they don't tell him that they know about his YouTube channel, and they keep listening to his uploads while also seeing him a bunch in real life and feeling all sorts of awkward about it lololol. Then one day one of Ryan's videos accidentally plays on full blast on your character's phone or computer while he's there with them, and he's like oh.... omg.... and they're both super embarrassed about it. (Bonus points if their relationship has romantic undertones)

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Then keep digging, Watson

Ryan and your character look over some cold cases/old Sector files together, and decide to figure out what happened for themselves. Maybe this ends kinda funnily, like they figure out where the missing person is and approach them but the person is just like "?? um actually the police/Sector found me years ago, everything is fine, they must have just forgotten to update my file" lmao. Or maybe they actually dig into something big and there's bribery and corruption, cover ups, and consequences for our characters

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Clipping through walls

Your character tries to introduce him to a new game and he fails in ways that weren't previously known to be possible. Maybe it's a dating sim (boy has NO rizz and chooses all the wrong options), maybe it's a peaceful farming sim and he somehow creates chaos on his farm, or maybe it's a horror game and they're both screaming the whole time while Ryan keeps running into dead-ends and having to dodge monsters.

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Swipe right

Ryan has a Tinder profile. Granted, it was created by his friend Devin (who swipes right on literally everyone to give Ryan the best chance he can), but whether it's for giggles/curiosity or because your character is actually attracted to Ryan, they've matched with him. Now to message him in a way that won't give away that it's Tinder... Send Ryan a random question and pretend to be friends with Devin, or pretend to be part of an online crochet club that Devin supposedly signed him up for. Whatever you like! Ryan's not quite sure what he's into, but maybe talking to (and meeting up with?) your character will eventually help him figure it out.

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[attr="class","SITWBanner2"]v. misti manning

28 / Piano Teacher & Tuner / Human / The Heights / Single / Pansexual / Application / Extra Info

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ABOUT [break]Misti is JustSomeGirl™, a human who has no idea that people with magical abilities exist. She learned to play piano as a child, began tutoring others at thirteen, and got into piano tuning in her late teens when she learned it’s a very small industry that pays well. Her clients tend to be from Grey Pebble but she’s been known to head out to less wealthy neighbourhoods for odd jobs (and no, she doesn’t give them a discount – hiring Misti can be expensive).[break][break] She isn’t the fastest or strongest gal around but she keeps in shape by regularly jogging around The Heights. She’s lived in Los Eurosia her whole life so she may be a familiar face to some, but as she was home schooled it's most likely any childhood friends met her at church or were simply a neighbour of hers.

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PLATONIC [break] Misti is a little difficult to get close to. Her mother died when she was young, her father was mostly absent due to work, and she spent about five years caring for her bedridden grandmother; her childhood home was almost always empty, so she's accustomed to being alone and doesn't actively try to make friends.[break][break] Any friends she makes are likely to be very persistent individuals who aren't easily offended by curt responses. The easiest way for a character to gain her attention is by showing they have some sort of talent or skill, as she greatly admires dedication to learning. She's very content to talk about other people and will even force herself to make small-talk with strangers if she feels it's necessary, but she will typically cringe away when asked anything she considers too personal.[break][break] She finds it easy to empathise with others if they open up to her, and once your character reaches the friendship zone Misti will drop everything at a moment's notice to be there for them. She's not great at verbally expressing affection but the rate of her physically touching your character (hugs, patting, shoulder bumping) will steeply incline.

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ANTAGONISTIC [break] Unless they’re a client whom she’s trying to keep the business of, or if she's in an anxious mood and adopting the 'tend-and-befriend' response, Misti tends to come across as quite stand-offish and snooty. If not by her face or by her words, just her general energy. Most of the time she doesn't mean to do it (though some strangers may find she'll play up this side of her in an attempt to make them leave), but I can see her easily getting on the nerves of anyone, really, especially those who lack patience or have a strong aversion to stuck-up people.

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ROMANTIC [break]Misti is pansexual and thus can be attracted to anyone regardless of their identity. I don’t imagine she would have casual hook ups often (and she certainly wouldn’t be the one to seek them out), but if your character can find a way to impress her, who knows![break][break] Unlikely to fall for someone who has a particularly flirty personality or is a little too 'smooth'. Pick up lines or anything crude are unlikely to make a good impression on her either, though if they're already established as friends she might find bold come-ons more funny than offensive (mostly because she'll think it's harmless and assume they're not seriously trying to seduce her).[break][break] Probably a more 'old-fashioned', steady kind of girlfriend if you're looking to romance her. Not all fireworks and grand adventures, but someone unwaveringly there. She probably won't be the one to tell someone she's interested first, and will instead do her best to indirectly let them know by constantly offering to help in their day-to-day activities.

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Cut the cameras. Deadass.

Misti is completely oblivious to the whole gifted thing. We could do some fun shenanigans where your character is trying to hide their powers from her, or your character could put them on full display and Misti will just be like ‘haha cool where’s the cameras? You’re really good at acting btw.’

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That's not funny...

Her whole livelihood and passion rests on her hands being able to play piano. If she badly injures her hands or if someone were to threaten breaking them, well… it wouldn't be pretty.

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Old dog, new tricks

Misti feels that people need to start learning at a young age, or else they'll never perfect a skill. She thinks it’s too late for her to learn a new hobby/craft/how to play another instrument – maybe your character could prove her wrong!

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Gotta pay the bills somehow

Your character may want to employ Misti! On top of tuning and tutoring, she can be hired to play piano at a soirée or other event

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Chelsea Dagger

Misti really doesn't get out much. Her life is basically all work and no play - maybe she needs someone to take her clubbing :3

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Are you part of... the secret society?

For whatever reason, your character could mistake her for someone who’s gifted. Mass confusion arises from the misunderstanding

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Who let the dogs out

Misti occasionally volunteers at The Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. Maybe some dogs get loose so Misti and your character have to herd them up, or maybe they could get locked in a storage closet together and either figure a way out or have to wait until they’re rescued by a staff member.

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Two bros chilling in a church club

Misti’s dad is now a pastor at a local church – so perhaps she goes to an event hosted by the church as a favour to him and happens to meet your character there. Maybe the event is a treasure hunt/escape room situation, and she and your character get paired together.

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There Is Only One Bed

Some of you will know this trope without me having to explain it lmao. Basically your character might need a place to crash for the night (they could be too drunk to get home, temporarily exiled from their home due to a pest problem etc etc), but Misti is a softie and wouldn’t ask a guest to sleep on the couch so she offers her bed, then your character would protest and they’d have a back-and-forth about who gets it. Maybe they’ll end up sharing. Not necessarily romantic!

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30 / Copy Editor / Human / East End / In A (Bad) Relationship / Heterosexual (for now) / Application / Extra Info

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ABOUT [break]Bramble is a copy editor for The LE Herald. A human who is unaware of Gifted and all groups associated with them.[break][break] He lives in East End, goes to a nearby gym, and is a quiet and generally well-intentioned, good guy. Initial threads would probably involve some kind of forced proximity situation and/or require some persistence on your character's part, as Bramble is unlikely to strike conversation with a stranger by himself.[break][break] WIP.

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PLATONIC [break] Bramble struggles to make friends for multiple reasons, the main ones being: he often doesn't know what to say to form friendships, and his girlfriend doesn't like him to spend much time with other people.[break][break] He goes to a local gym, so he might have a few people there who he's been willing to spot for before, and maybe have some small talk with them during water breaks.[break][break] It would be good for him to try new things, find something he likes, and decide it's okay for him to like it.[break][break] WIP.

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ANTAGONISTIC [break] Despite his baby face, Bramble has a strong, solid-looking body and undoubtedly there have been times over the years where guys have tried to pick a fight with him to 'impress' a girl or because they're trying to prove their own masculinity and strength somehow. But Bramble has never hit back. And I don't imagine him starting now. He'll just take a beating and wait for the attacker to (hopefully) get it out of their system and leave him be.[break][break] Bramble will avoid most fights and conflict, yet he may get a little argumentative if someone were to leap to his defence against others.[break][break] Usually he does this because making them back down is his roundabout way of protecting them. He doesn't want them to get hurt because they're trying to help him, or for them to face any consequences because they were trying to 'avenge' his own temporary discomfort. He's used to it, he'll be fine. He can't trust that they will be.[break][break] When it comes to criticising his girlfriend, that's bound to get him all twisted up and defensive as well. She loves him. No matter what she does, he believes that. And he believes she's the only one who can 'accept' and love him. He doesn't need anyone putting doubts in his head that could potentially ruin his only true shot at happiness and a relationship.

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ROMANTIC [break]Bramble is currently dating an NPC named Chloe Westerling.[break][break] It is not a good relationship. It is not healthy.[break][break] I would like to see him get out of it eventually and, depending on the company he keeps and the behaviours that are encouraged in him, I could imagine this going one of two ways:[break][break] 1) He could be persuaded to leave her and helped to do so. Chloe would still make problems for him occasionally but at least he's no longer with her.[break][break] 2) He could be pushed to his absolute limits until he snaps - accidentally doing something Very Bad that he'll quickly come to regret. He spirals a bit. It haunts him.[break][break] In the meantime, anyone who tries to flirt with Bramble would likely terrify him, as Chloe is prone to jealousy and often punishes him for imagined unfaithfulness. Someone trying to woo him would have to be a lot more subtle about it, and get comfortable with being referred to as 'friend' and only being able to see him in quick, sporadic, and weirdly secretive hangouts.[break][break] If not already obvious, a romance with him would have to be a slow-burn. Bramble would recognise his attraction to your character, but he'd be terrified of leaving Chloe and unable to believe his feelings could be reciprocated. He believes he and Chloe love each other and has had it drilled into his head that no one else would ever want him. That he's lucky to have one person that tolerates him at all, and no one else could accept him as he is or desire him.

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Holding Hands In The Dark

Bramble and your character meet in a cinema, both there with their respective friends but sitting next to each other (or maybe they're already friends with Bramble and they went there together on purpose). It's a little scary (or maybe it's not a horror and whatever is on screen is just scary for your character lol), and your character grabs onto Bramble every time something scary happens, perhaps ultimately just deciding to hold his hand through the rest of the film. AND/OR: there's gore, your character feels queasy and walks out. Bramble, through a weird, newfound sense of loyalty from holding your character's hand, follows to make sure they're okay.

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Long Drive Home

An engine failure leaves a large group of people stranded at a little train station in the middle of nowhere. Bramble and your character are among them. Since they're both trying to get to Los Eurosia, it makes sense for them to team up and form a plan.

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Paper Cut

(Likely to be a short thread unless we combine it with another idea). Bramble has an ouchie. Your character insists on putting a bandaid on it even though Bramble thinks it's unnecessary. He gets super weird and in his feelings about it. (or vice versa!)

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Night Jogging

Your character is walking through the park at night and notices Bramble following close behind. With every step your character is getting more and more paranoid until finally, as Bramble goes to pass them, they swivel on their heel and punch him in the face. Turns out, Bramble really was just trying to make it home quickly. He'd barely noticed your character before they hit him.

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Morning, Sleepyhead

Bramble gets kicked out of his flat for the night and decides to crash on the couch in his workplace's staffroom. If your character works where he does, they can stumble across him in the morning. Otherwise, they may bump into him at the corner shop where he's trying to track down toothpaste and other necessary items to survive a night.

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Built Different

Based on the tweet: "If me and a trusted colleague were faced with only one bed available at the inn, I would simply sleep on the couch or floor. RIP to everyone else floundering neck-deep in unresolved sexual tension but I'm different." Maybe they both end up hunkering down on the floor. Bramble's never had a sleepover with a friend before and probably needs to be taught the 'traditions'.

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Coach Journey

Bramble and your character get on the same coach! They're headed back to Los Eurosia from out of town (I'm flexible about where that was) and the trip will take a few hours or potentially a whole day, so there's plenty of time for them to get acquainted. Some interaction ideas include but are not limited to:[break][break]

• The only place for their luggage is overhead and your character struggles to get it up there. Bramble, who got on behind them and coincidentally has the ticket to the seat next to theirs, steps in to help them (or vice versa if your character is taller lol).
• Either they stop at a gas station for food or your character has packed their own. While they're eating it next to him, Bramble's stomach rumbles. He'd spent all his money on the ticket and hadn't been expecting to be taking the coach, so he isn't prepared/couldn't afford lunch/dinner. Maybe sharing is an option?
• Your character is watching a Netflix show with subtitles. He doesn't mean to, but Bramble starts to watch too and gets invested.
• They fall asleep during the final stretch. When the coach stops and announces it's time to get off, they wake up having fully slumped against each other with their head on the other's shoulder etc. Time to groggily get up and out, and exchange numbers before they go? Or maybe Bramble gets nervous and suggests they leave any future meetings 'up to fate'.

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[Nell Shepherd]

Misti & Nell

first off - <3 <3 <3 @ haseul in your avatar.

nell is going to be so totally hearteyes over misti. she thinks this girl is so cool and i can see her just wanting to spend more time with her and using "oh i want to learn piano" as an excuse. i mean, she does have music experience! her mother was an opera singer and though she doesn't like to talk about it all that much, it's clear she has musical understanding that can help her a lot.

oh oh and let me know if you want a plot in the future where something does happen to misti's hands so nell has to help her out and it can be misti's first introduction to gifted individuals?? because she'll be like uhm, i can move my fingers how is this happening. (if you can't tell i have a lot of ideas, so i'mma just stop and chill)

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Misti & Nell

omg *_* a fellow orbit??? Haseul is currently my bias but I love all of Loona so much! Have you been watching them on Queendom by any chance? (And feel free to message me about Loona at any time lmao, I could talk about them and their mv lore for hours!)

I love your ideas for Nell and Misti!! Hmm maybe they could meet at the wildlife alliance? Misti could plausibly be a volunteer because at one point she wanted to become a veterinarian, and maybe she could be a bit jealous of Nell but also admire her? Or would you prefer for them to bump into each other somewhere else, maybe while Misti is out jogging or coming back from a job?

I think a plot where Misti hurts her hands and Nell heals her would be a perfect way for her to find out about gifted people. She’d definitely freak out and have a lot of complicated emotions – feeling grateful and indebted to Nell but also scared of the implications of other (less kind) gifted existing and perhaps upset that Nell didn’t tell her sooner if they're friends at that point >.<

tldr: yes please and thank you Stark

[Nicholas Acker Villin]

Misti Manning & Acker

So, some stuff happened at the uni, long story short Acker is paying for damages and offering his robots to quickly rebuild (not for legal reasons, but because of his family). The family is having a shindig to raise money for the university due to the attack, so they could hire Misti to play? No one knows that Acker is part responsible for the damages, people think he is donating because he is a Villin (his family is active in the local community) What do you think? : D

ps. the name Misti reminds of that pokemon trainer, i can't help it sorry xD

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Nicholas Acker Villin & Misti Manning

Yesss let’s go! I can’t tell you how much I love seeing eggman Acker on this site hehe

I imagine Misti would have a lot of respect for Acker due to his family’s reputation, and she admires intelligence so she’d think Acker’s work with robotics is really cool. Whether she still thinks he’s cool after this thread is up to you x3

Should we throw them straight into the shindig or do you want them to be setting up? And would you like me to start or do you want to?

Also lmaooo Misti could totally be like that pokemon trainer if she collects enough gifted friends to fight for her, maybe that’s an idea for the alternate universes board xD

[Nicholas Acker Villin]

Misti Manning & Acker

I put down that sometimes he cuts his hair and lets his moustache grow, however if that happens then it means he is in a, ehmm, "crazy mood", hey everyone has their down and up moments lol I can't wait to make this happen and rp this with the assistant char when/if I get one xD

Yeah, his family is well respected around town and for good reason because his family is "good people", but Acker is like the black sheep, although officially his business/robots deal with keeping the peace or peaceful operations (but in reality well...but it's well hidden lol), oh also he keeps his power a secret, so people don't know about it.

He has a huge ego and he doesn't like having to participate in his family shindigs, but he knows that he has to, so he can be very insufferable during these things (or in general really lol), but Misti seems that will be stroking his ego so he could be nice to her (maybe...or maybe he'll be drunk xD)

Unfortunately, Acker doesn't set up these things (his mother does, so you can say that Misti was contacted by his mother, Emilia, she has an heavy Italian accent), so we can't rp the setting up part. However, we can throw them straight into the shindig : D

Could you open, please? : ) This shindig is open to everyone who was afflicted by the attack (so not only rich people who can donate, but also students etc), for this reason this shindig has to take place or at the uni or someplace around town, you can choose where if you open of course!

ps. I can see it: Go Eggman, I choose you! xD

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Rotty & Noah St Cloud

There are soooo many avenues I feel like we could go down with these two depending on how Noah would be around him.

For starters, Rotty's in Blackstorm, and I'm thinking that since Noah is an active recruiter, he was actually the one that Rotty found first when he was looking to join, so they could have that history right off the bat. They definitely share the same views of not wanting to have to hide their powers, and to be honest, Rotty isn't the smartest, so he could probably be manipulated into doing something Noah wanted him to do (as long as Rotty thinks it's fun). Rotty is definitely also part of the cleanup crew for any kind of mess because of his matter ingestion abilities, so they could definitely team up there.

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Lastly, Rotty would obviously be attracted to Noah, and he makes a GREAT cuddler if nothing else (if Noah would be down). I think it'd also be interesting to explore how Noah could possibly take on Rotty's abilities since they can't really be used against someone (other than his senses, but those just help him navigate most of them time, it's his own human strength that gives him an advantage in most situations). It would be interesting if the only way for Noah to take Rotty's matter ingestion power would be if Rotty actually ingested a part of him (hair, skin, fingernail, something more drastic like a whole finger if Noah gets poisoned and Rotty has to bite it off to save him? idk I'm just word vomiting maybe).

Let me know what you think! I think they would at least get along because Rotty has a sort of oblivious aloofness that makes him uninterested in most people's problems, and I feel like they kind of share that sentimentality.

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@everett  & Noah St Cloud

I’m obsessed with them already omg, Noah could defo be the guy who recruited Rotty! And I’d be so down for them clearing up a body together, then Noah could watch Rotty’s power in action and be like ‘huh, wonder what that’s like’ so they try a few different methods to activate Noah’s gift while casually scrubbing blood off some walls lmao

I’d be happy to get a thread started, if you want? : D

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Rotty & Noah St Cloud

I would love that! 

[Nicholas Acker Villin]

Acker & Noah St Cloud

Sorry if this is long! I'm trying to make this as comprehensible as possible lol

I would like to have a thread with a Blackstorm recruiter. Acker has had to deal with Blackstorm before, sometimes unaware, but still he has been a nuisance. Nuisance in a sense that Acker may have hindered a Blackstorm plan or two by dealing with a Blackstorm member in his way, although he might have not known that they were Blackstorm, just a Gifted in his way. Sometimes instead he knew, but just didn't care lol

So, I thought that maybe Blackstorm decided to deal with this nuisance sooner rather than later. I thought that maybe they do the carrot/stick tactic. First they would offer Acker to join, but if he says no then they would have to deal with him. Acker thinks that Gifted are superior to powerless humans and Gifted should lord over them, although I don't know if this is in line with the Blackstorm ideology, but if it is then this argument can be used to try to convince him to join.

Acker wouldn't join for two reasons: he is not a joiner of movements, if he joins anything then it must be something that he has started and is chief of. The other reason is selfish, Acker wants to keep his power a secret. Blackstorm may threaten to reveal his power, but then he would retaliate, or Noah may try to use his power on Acker to scare him into submission. And this is where the fun starts because Noah would find out that his power wouldn't work on Acker.

I think it wouldn't work because the power must be used on Noah and Acker's power doesn't work like that. He uses his power on machines/technology/etc, not directly on people (unless they have a pacemaker...dark thought). Does this make sense? I apologise if I got it wrong!

So, I was thinking that after Acker doesn't accept to join Blackstorm (meaning that he would keep being a nuisance), Noah puts Acker in a situation where Acker has to use his power with the idea that Noah can just uno reverse the situation....but ah! Noah finds out that he can't! xD

What do you think?

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Samuel & Misti Manning

Samuel and Misti have remarkably similar personalities. Reading her profile and then her plotter, I was struck the similarities in how they approach people, how they treat their friends if a persistent person is able to bridge the gap, and the types of reactions they engender in others.

Of course, this means that Samuel is not the type of extroverted, persistent individual who would entreat upon her until she finally lets him into her circle. He is, however, someone who wouldn't find her personality grating or her mannerisms rude, because she's similar to him, and he doesn't think there's anything wrong with him despite the mental health profession's insistence to the contrary. He wouldn't encourage her to smile or ask probing questions about her past or her inner life, or encroach upon her personal space.

He and his husband live in Westhook, and they own a piano that Samuel can't play but his husband can. He doesn't haggle about the cost of skilled labor, so I think a house call is in order?

My other idea is, since she's pansexual, perhaps she's involved with the local LGBT Center and they meet during an activity where all of the more extroverted people are congregating and both of them are standoffish and somewhat miserable.

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Nicholas Acker Villin & Noah

Yes it definitely makes sense for Noah to try recruiting Acker! Let's do it~

When creating Noah I thought his gift could be activated via magically created/controlled things being used against him (Acker’s robot dogs biting him, one of Topher’s clones smacking him etc etc) however maybe he could evolve this side of his power after an initial encounter where Noah can’t uno reverse Acker, so later on they could have a round 2 and Noah could be like ‘surprise! Look what I can do now!’ and Acker would be interested because this is evidence of a gifted actively growing their powers to cover their weak spots? x3

@mystic  & Misti

Wow yes I see what you mean! They’re very similar, I think they’d get along great

I think it makes sense for them to meet at an LGBT event! They could bond over their lack of extroversion and Misti would be biased to like him because her dad worked in law as well. She’d probably see him as a bit of a role model because he has a stable career, a house in West Hook, a loving partner, and a cat! Then Samuel could hire her after he finds out about her job, and they could bond more when she visits?

I also now have this vision of when Misti eventually finds out gifted people exist, she’ll run to Samuel and be all like ‘I gotta talk to some normal people while I process this’ and he’s just there like –



– ‘cause he’s gifted too and she has no idea x3

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Samuel & Misti Manning

I'm glad that she's a candidate for LGBT Center activities. If we start with a picnic, would you prefer to toss up the thread or would you rather I do it? I saw that you tagged yourself as a slower poster, and I'm happy to take the lead if you'd like. May in California means plenty of sunshine for a picnic day.

The thought of her running to him, after they become friends and she learns about gifted people, to dish about how strange it is brought a smile to my lips. He will awkwardly look into his mug of tea while she vents, which is easier and more morally defensible than outright lying about it to gaslight her and save face.

[Nicholas Acker Villin]

Acker & Noah St Cloud

I love that idea, Acker really is due for an ass kicking! I can start the "recruitment" thread and then after that one we can have the "let's kick Acker's ass thread", is it okay? : D

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@mystic & Misti

Yes please! That would be really helpful, thank you~

And yes Misti wouldn't suspect him at all, it would blow her mind if she ever found out x3

Nicholas Acker Villin & Noah

Sounds great! Thank you <3