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Don't want no sugar in my coffee, it makes me mean
GROUP:Gifted
AGE:31 yrs old
PRONOUNS:He/Him
HEIGHT:5'10''
SEXUALITY:Bisexual
GIFT:Empath (Touch/Projection)
OCCUPATION:Rancher, STable Owner
WRITTEN:17 posts
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POSTED ON May 29, 2022 9:17:47 GMT -5
Post by Roger McCready on May 29, 2022 9:17:47 GMT -5
I. TAWNY MARISSA VOKES - - ABOUT
Tawny is a nice-enough gal. She's always open to making new friends and doing new, fun things. She does have a tendency to flip-flop between friendly/open and gloomy/withdrawn, though. She's someone who values her own independence. Even though she actually does better around others, she hates the idea of being dependent on anyone, so will usually cut ties and isolate herself, even though it tends to make her depressed. Tawny lives in a Downtown Apartment, works as a therapist and also works for the Sector. She can manipulate (or even erase) memories through skin-to-skin contact.
- - PLATONIC
Shouldn't be very difficult! Tawny likes people and she's generally pretty cool. Not difficult to befriend. Open to going out and trying new things, if she's given no reason not to trust you. She's really bad at keeping friendships alive though and lets many of them fizzle out. Just when you think you and her are really vibing and you've got possible BFF potential on your hands, she'll ignore your calls and just kinda disappear for a while. She can be a capricious little feline at times, winding in and out of your life. This can often leave budding friendships in the cold, with the other person wondering if maybe there was nothing there after all.
- - ANTAGONISTIC
I guess you can hate her if you want, but why? She's such a sweetie pie! If you've just got one of those personalities that doesn't click with hers, then I guess things can get out of hand, but she doesn't typically try and start shit. Not to say she doesn't have the capacity to be catty or to hate someone, though. She certainly does (and it would be super fun to explore that side of her). She likely wouldn't like anyone who is very open with their powers, or uses their powers to do "Bad Things". It's her belief that powers should be hidden, for the safety of all Gifted. It would be interesting for someone to try and convince her otherwise (because Tawny isn't usually very confident about any of her opinions lol).
- - ROMANTIC
Romance was just never in the cards for her. Nothing serious ever happened. Or more like... she didn't let anything get too serious. Tawny's always strived to be as independent as possible, to prove something to herself in a way, and so when things got too serious with someone in the past, she's always panicked and broke things off. She's had a number of relationships that all look the same, with her eventually drifting away and putting distance between her and her partner. She can be a flirt and overall prefers casual hook-ups, unserious flings, friends who occasionally sleep together, that kind of thing. It'd be fun for her to have some people she already knows and who are already established to have these sort of situationships with her — where they call each other when they're lonely and in need of another body, knowing there's nothing more to it than what it is. Or knowing that there's nothing more to it from her end. Perhaps they feel different. Or not. Or, on the other hand, someone she's scorned.
And yet, she'd probably be pretty receptive to the idea of a relationship. Despite knowing full-well that she's not likely to let it last. And while believing herself to a pretty grounded girl, not prone to whimsy... she's definitely capable of falling prey to a little charm. She's a John-Mayer listening, Nicholas Spark-watching, hopeless romantic. And yet, at the same time, it's something she's constantly battling with not wanting for herself. It's conflict all around and it would be interesting for her to grapple with these feelings and not break something off for once. She'd be a good girlfriend... sweet and affectionate, would seem fully committed and in-love, complete with cheesy romantics and all... up until that critical moment where she flips the switch and turns it off. Shuts herself away and lets things go sour. She has a reputation of being rather hot and cold with her partners, which is bound to be infuriating and/or confusing. - - PLOT HOOKS- HELP A LADY OUT? - My neighbor had an emergency and left her very young daughters with me. I'm incapable of taking care of these two brats. You're my neighbor and I'm desperate. I knock on your door at an insane hour because "for the love of God, please tell me you have macaroni and cheese". They won't eat anything I have at my house, are demanding cheesy pasta, and have been SCREAMING for the past twenty minutes. I can't take them to a grocery store like this. I'm at the end of my rope. Everyone on our apartment floor has to be concerned and some have probably already called the police. Alternatively, if you don't want to be Tawny's neighbor, perhaps she's watching her friend's kids at their apartment?
- SUCH A TROUBLEMAKER! - Tawny's place in the Sector typically boils down to manipulating the memories of a human whose encounter with a Gifted could stir up some trouble. Let's say there's one particular Gifted who has caused... more than a handful of problems that she's had to fix? And now she's finally met them. Maybe she'll get the idea to pull up her breeches and give this person a talking to! You make a lot of work for me! Aren't you at all concerned about the consequences of your actions!?
- GYM DISASTER - Tawny and you go to the same gym. She can't help but to notice you, because you're just.... super attractive and sweaty, and this is how every rom-com starts, with a meet cute at the gym, right? Right? Anyway, long story short, she may have busted her ass on the treadmill in her distraction. Damn it! (That can be the whole idea, but also, if it's something that sparks a little more interest, Tawny could try and manipulate this memory in the other person's mind. Because this was not how a meet cute at the gym was supposed to go. So now she's weirdly trying to touch you, and maybe isn't as subtle as she thinks, and now she's caught and it's even weirder! She's totally canceling her membership after this.)
- SHOULD I BE CONCERNED? - Tawny accidentally sees something traumatic or harrowing in your character's memories and, despite everything, feels she needs to pull you aside and ask if you're okay or if you need help. Could be a misunderstanding, could not.
- A TERRIBLE NIGHT - Tawny is pulled out into a night of fun by her friends. Unfortunately things take a turn for the worse and she gets overstimulated/overwhelmed and ends up a wreck outside, total breakdown. Feel like witnessing this and trying your best to help her out/cheer her up?
II. DANE MATHIAS WAYLAND - - ABOUT
Born among a long line of hunters and raised in a guild with little censorship even as a little boy, Dane grew up a pretty desensitized kid. Nursed by the nature of his family, this lack of moral standing became apathy, sadism, and unbridled malicious intent. Dane's an intelligent guy, but doesn't give a shit about much of anything, which includes even the Guild and himself. He's hardworking when it suits him, charismatic when he wants to be, and really a fun guy! If you sympathize with his idea of fun, that is. Beat him up or something. Steal his "dog", hit on his Mom, or find him walking home drunk and in need of some assistance, anything.
- - PLATONIC
If you think Dane's your friend, then you might be... slightly mistaken. Don't get me wrong, there are people he doesn't mind being around and people he can actually enjoy himself with. He is capable of "getting along" and isn't always a difficult person to hold a conversation or drink a beer with. Just... don't expect a whole lot from him. Don't think that sharing a laugh or a pleasant conversation counts for much in his books. He's not the type to genuinely care for anyone. Or even if he does end up caring for someone, I still wouldn't count on him to have your back if there's something more entertaining to do. He can play friendly for a while, but even that can fall through if he decides it's not that fun anymore. - - ANTAGONISTICYeah, that's fair. Probably not where you want to be, but feel free. There's got to be tons of these. Out of the Guild, in the Guild, hunting targets, he doesn't care. Let's pull knives on one another, Dane's all about that. Good ole scraps and fist fights. Beat him up, stab him, just give him a shit time. - - ROMANTICWhy would you want to? Physical gratification is certainly a thing, Dane's always down for a little canoodling, and could maybe even play/pretend a little love, if it's not too terrible. I wouldn't say it's impossible to snag this guy in a genuine way, but I also wouldn't put any eggs in the "Dane's gonna love me" basket. He can be charming and romantic when he wants to be, but a lot of the time, why would he bother? Who knows though. He could decide it isn't so bad. Or some sharp lady or lad can really blow him away. Who knows, who knows. - - PLOT HOOKS- TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - I'm drunk and got into a fight in the bar. You find me stumbling down the sidewalk trying to get home, and awwwww, you Good Samaritan, you want to help me. c,: Can be terrible or Dane can be in a somewhat pleasant mood due to being beaten to a pump and drunk.
- A LITTLE TOO MUCH LAST NIGHT - Oh, so Dane slept in your car last night and you found him on your way to work. What's the big deal? No need to call the cops, he didn't take anything. It was raining! You're the one who didn't lock the doors!
- I (LOVE TO) HATE YOU - I had this idea where Dane might have a "partner in crime". A fellow guild member who is a lot better put together than him. Maybe this character is really well-liked by Dane's dad and so saddled them together in hopes of keeping Dane a little bit contained. This partner in crime is probably just a... little bit better at Dane at... pretty much everything. (Just a little more handsome, a little more charming, the tiniest bit better in a knife or fist-fight, you name it.... this dude/gal is just slightly superior.) They and Dane have this snarky hate for each other that's veiled thinly and poorly with half-assed, sarcastic politeness. But I could see it being a love/hate thing, too, like...... they actually do work well together as partners, but Dane just... [clenches fist].... really kinda hates him/her, y'know? And it's def mutual. But it's the kind of hate where you enjoy hating each other... if that makes sense? Kinda like... "I hate you so much, but I wouldn't let anyone kill you... because then it wouldn't be fun anymore."
I hate you so much, but who knows, if we got drunk, I might duet with you at karaoke. But don't try and upstage me or it'll end in a knife-fight you always do that you prick where the fuck DOYOUGETOFF?
LAST EDIT: Oct 1, 2022 0:03:26 GMT -5 by Rinse
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just someone's weird coworker
GROUP:Site Staff
AGE:25 yrs old
PRONOUNS:she/her
HEIGHT:tallest on site until proven otherwise
SEXUALITY:yes
WRITTEN:188 posts
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POSTED ON May 29, 2022 9:44:57 GMT -5
Post by Mirror on May 29, 2022 9:44:57 GMT -5
Ahh I have so many ideas, I’d love to throw my characters at all of yours but I’ll control myself and start with Tawny~ I apologise for the incoming essay Tawny Vokes & Noah St Cloud I would LOVE to see these two bickering x3 I think it could be a fun introduction to throw them into a crisis right off the bat. Picture this: Tawny could be in the woods of West Hook, maybe looking into doing ecotherapy with one of her clients, but she ends up falling in a lake because a rotted dock board breaks beneath her or something. Then, Noah would be nearby because he lives there, and he would pull her out since he doesn’t want a dead body turning up near his house and attracting police. There can be a bit of a forced proximity situation where Noah is determined to get her back to his house so she doesn’t get hypothermia and die in the woods, and she can be understandably resistant because who tf is this guy? But also it's freaking cold He’ll assume Tawny is a teenager so there could be some fun shenanigans where he’ll be like “you’re twelve and you’re short af so why are you out here alone” and she’ll be like “wtf how dare you I’m an adult” and he’ll tease her relentlessly for her height and she’ll probably hate him : D Maybe this would be the chance to explore Tawny's catty side? Anyway if they reveal to each other that they’re gifted, probably accidentally (maybe in the aforementioned rescue Tawny could accidentally erase Noah’s memory of helping her but then his own power of “stealing” gifts will kick in before she can do further damage?), they will find they have opposing views on whether gifted should go public or not. And honestly Noah will be a little freaked out by Tawny’s gift so he’ll start to think he should be less of a jerk to her lmao Oh and also! Noah studied psychology and criminology at university, so they share an interest in human behaviour. Maybe they could be frenemies? And would she perhaps find Noah interesting from a professional perspective? He sometimes gives off a weird vibe that could make her want to study him/diagnose him with something lol
LAST EDIT: May 29, 2022 9:45:49 GMT -5 by Mirror
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Oh, I heard once — you only love when you're lonely
GROUP:Sector
AGE:27 yrs old
PRONOUNS:She/Her
HEIGHT:5'2''
SEXUALITY:Bisexual
GIFT:Memory Manipulation
OCCUPATION:Therapist
WRITTEN:120 posts
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POSTED ON May 29, 2022 10:35:07 GMT -5
Post by Tawny Vokes on May 29, 2022 10:35:07 GMT -5
Noah St Cloud & Tawny Vokes First of all, this is amazing. Second of all, I love plotting idea essays. Third of all — This idea is totally plausible. Tawny would be in such a panic and obviously Noah is going to be touching her as he's... just... SAVING HER LIFE AND ALL (nbd), so I also just imagine that she is seeing a wild slew of Noah's memories as well, unable to control herself enough to NOT. She probably wouldn't even really be able to process what she saw until she's shivering in his house. If that's something you were okay with, we could come up with a specific thing, or a couple of snippets of random things, that she sees. And it could happen so fast, and Noah's so preoccupied, that he doesn't really have a chance to gauge what's going on, or to stop it, before she hits a good ole "woops, delete". And yes, attractive, charming stranger, take me back to your house and give me dry clothes, this is totally not something she's read in romance novels. How did she think this was romantic and realistic, she doesn't feel inexplicably safe or stirred at all!?! And Tawny would be absolutely terrified as well if Noah stole her gift. Because it can be pretty unwieldy in unpracticed hands. She accidentally erased a couple of decades of her father's memories and that was absolutely traumatic. She would be remarkably relieved that she didn't do the same to him in her panicked state. If he decided to try it out on her, and messed it up somehow in a way that she notices, she'd become unraveled. And it will be oh so fun for them to argue their opposing viewpoints about gifts. I bet Tawny would really remind Noah of his family and their opinions. I can see her getting so heated that she completely forgets she's in some random dude's house, or that she nearly just died, because "ARE YOU CRAZY?" From a professional standpoint, after the fact, Tawny would definitely be interested. Maybe even some of the memories she saw, she still lingers upon them? Wants to fill the gaps, per say, to understand what may be under what she can kind of presume to be a mask. He make her go "hmm". Also, I'm 5'0'' in RL, so TAWNY, I WILL RELATE TO YOUR >:l SO HARD.
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just someone's weird coworker
GROUP:Site Staff
AGE:25 yrs old
PRONOUNS:she/her
HEIGHT:tallest on site until proven otherwise
SEXUALITY:yes
WRITTEN:188 posts
POINTS:
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POSTED ON May 29, 2022 11:01:43 GMT -5
Post by Mirror on May 29, 2022 11:01:43 GMT -5
Tawny Vokes & Noah St Cloud Ayyy I'm glad you like it c: Poor Tawny would probably see some wild stuff in Noah's memory bank, it's not very PG in there – just recently a person's head exploded all over him, so there's that. It could be mildly traumatising once she processes what she saw. We can definitely talk about other memories she could see once she's been accepted! Noah's gift is a defensive thing, so it should kick in pretty quickly once she starts looking through his head. He can feel when there's a gift in his possession without having to use it, so he'll likely straight-up ask her what it is and as long as Tawny warns him why he shouldn't, he'll probably resist trying it out as his track record of borrowing others' gifts... isn't great. He'll also absolutely flirt with her once he finds out what her age is, especially if she gets noticeably flustered. He enjoys being annoying like that heh And I see, I'll try not to make the short jokes too personal x3 apologies in advance!
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Oh, I heard once — you only love when you're lonely
GROUP:Sector
AGE:27 yrs old
PRONOUNS:She/Her
HEIGHT:5'2''
SEXUALITY:Bisexual
GIFT:Memory Manipulation
OCCUPATION:Therapist
WRITTEN:120 posts
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POSTED ON May 29, 2022 13:12:39 GMT -5
Post by Tawny Vokes on May 29, 2022 13:12:39 GMT -5
Tawny Vokes & Noah St Cloud All sounds good, this will be fun! If it's okay with you, I'll go ahead and make the starting post in West Hook once Tawny's accepted. And be as brutal personal with the short thing as you wish lmao. x)
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POSTED ON Aug 6, 2022 9:01:17 GMT -5
Post by Elisa on Aug 6, 2022 9:01:17 GMT -5
I want to do a Sector post with Tawny and Jed? He needs her to shape some memories for him and maybe this is the first time Jed in particular has called her in for a case?
Also, if you want, she can touch him and initiate the Should I Be Concerned plothook? That's just an option, we don't have to do that.
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I went to the silly goose convention and they all knew you
GROUP:Site Staff
AGE:28 yrs old
PRONOUNS:She/Her
HEIGHT:5'0''
SEXUALITY:Disaster Bi
GIFT:Procrastination
OCCUPATION:I do things occasionally
WRITTEN:190 posts
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POSTED ON Aug 6, 2022 12:16:07 GMT -5
Post by Rinse on Aug 6, 2022 12:16:07 GMT -5
Tawny Vokes & @josiah Sure, that could be fun! Would you want to start something for them? Tawny is usually pretty careful about touching people with the intent to see something, but I'm sure there could be a more accidental brush. Or maybe Jed isn't entirely aware of how her power works exactly and touches her without her expecting it. Or maybe the memory is just one of those super strong memories that pushes through her defenses and takes her off guard. We got options. Depending on what the memory is, how fresh it is, blah blah, I'm not sure she'd outright ask him about it, especially with him being her superior. We'd just have to see how it went!
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POSTED ON Aug 6, 2022 12:17:40 GMT -5
Post by Elisa on Aug 6, 2022 12:17:40 GMT -5
I like where it's going either way. I'll start this one <3
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POSTED ON Aug 6, 2022 13:54:36 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2022 13:54:36 GMT -5
Rinse@tawny a neat and tidy, tightly sealed boxI'm... umm.. sorry I got so long winded. I kept trying to pare it down at the end lol. I normally don't go into so much background description but I was trying to set the scene and got carried away
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POSTED ON Dec 15, 2022 19:00:21 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2022 19:00:21 GMT -5
OOOHHHHHH the possibilities! what I see here is 10000% someone mattie would want to help. she would see him as unhappy, and how he doesn't care for anyone or himself, and want to do what she can to "fix it" and keep pushing and pushing until he finally gave into her efforts and allowed her to be someone he could at least tolerate/talk to/throw ideas off on a bad day.....i did stalk your plot hooks here to see if anything would work, and I am thinking a combo of the take me home tonight (they could meet here and if mattie saw him getting into trouble/drinking too much, she definitely would help) and the i know i'm a wolf....maybe he got wind of her being a siren and was planning to pretend to be drunk to lure her in but took it too far? thoughts??
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I went to the silly goose convention and they all knew you
GROUP:Site Staff
AGE:28 yrs old
PRONOUNS:She/Her
HEIGHT:5'0''
SEXUALITY:Disaster Bi
GIFT:Procrastination
OCCUPATION:I do things occasionally
WRITTEN:190 posts
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POSTED ON Dec 15, 2022 20:07:17 GMT -5
Post by Rinse on Dec 15, 2022 20:07:17 GMT -5
@mattis & Dane Wayland I'm all sorts of down for this! c: Full disclosure: I just started a second job and my muse/writing capability has taken a bit of a blow from it (especially since the little free time I have now is being mostly eaten up by preparing for Christmas), so I might be a little slow and a little sparse at least until the holidays are passed. But I'm definitely interested! <3 And again, welcome to the site!! My brain is absolutely mush right now (and has been for weeks aaaaah), so please forgive this mess — I would say usually Dane's pretty amused by generous, kind people. He thinks they're so adorable (especially when they fuss over someone like him, not aware of just how deplorable he is). And it's always helpful to have someone of the medical profession in your "numbers to call" when you get beat up and broken as much as he does (lmao). But if he's especially drunk and battered, I can totally imagine him being a bit more honest with her. Have a bit of heart-to-heart because he's wasted and/or nostalgic. Dane doesn't really have anyone he counts on — largely because he's made himself unreliable and untrustworthy to everyone he meets — so he'd be very strangely appreciative of someone actually giving a shit about him. And he'd be wildly amused to no end if she was persistent about "fixing" him, because he's just.... a chaotic, self-destructive void and is weirdly proud of it. I could see us starting with or without the pretense of him knowing about her Gift. Perhaps they meet in a drunken thread and get to know one another and then he learns of her Gift later — in a future thread, perhaps he and someone else are looking for a "siren" and when he realizes who it is, he's like "oh hell nah dawg she's my emergency contact lmao fuck off and go kill someone else". Otherwise, I'd be totally okay with starting a thread with him trying to lure her out by making himself her target. Or after they're acquainted and have talked for a bit, Dane could summon something in front of her (because he's a show-off) which would prompt the whole "yo I'm gifted too", and he's like "huh no shit, well don't go telling everyone that lmao, not everyone is as nice as me". If you wanted to do a drunk thread, I could start with him perhaps getting in a bar fight, losing, and being tossed out? Typical Dane. In any case, I'm down for any sort of way you want to start!
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POSTED ON Dec 15, 2022 20:23:06 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2022 20:23:06 GMT -5
i lerv all of this - let's start with a drunken thread & we'll have him find out about her gift down the road - I like the idea of it coming as a surprise like "yo you ain't killing her" lol. I can start if you like since it sounds like you are busy-ish but up to you xd
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I went to the silly goose convention and they all knew you
GROUP:Site Staff
AGE:28 yrs old
PRONOUNS:She/Her
HEIGHT:5'0''
SEXUALITY:Disaster Bi
GIFT:Procrastination
OCCUPATION:I do things occasionally
WRITTEN:190 posts
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POSTED ON Dec 15, 2022 21:46:04 GMT -5
Post by Rinse on Dec 15, 2022 21:46:04 GMT -5
@mattis & Dane Wayland If you'd like to start, that'd be great! Otherwise, I can throw something up the next time I can actually get a decent amount of writing done (and when my brain is actually working lmao). Hopefully this weekend? Fingers crossed! <3
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POSTED ON Dec 16, 2022 12:23:46 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2022 12:23:46 GMT -5
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POSTED ON Jan 12, 2023 15:46:37 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2023 15:46:37 GMT -5
mayvis + @vik just these two lol!! I completely imagine they will have a friendly/frenemy type. Mayv would appreciate how vik also does whatever it takes to get where she wants + also both are successful business women, which would attract mayvis further. but since she prefers to be alone, it could be a "we are close enough friends we chat daily, discuss business/work, check in on each other BUT we keep that arms length between"...aka mayvis is a guarded ho and would always be partially closed off, but she would respect vik + her personality enough to form more than a business connection. your thoughts?? mayvis + who?? not sure if anyone else really fits her or her purpose lol. dane would just annoy the shit out of her bc she would see his slight playboy antics as annoying lol. gavyn is too sweet dear lord. heck no, mayv would eat him up and spit him back out and same goes for tawny lol.
LAST EDIT: Jan 12, 2023 15:50:51 GMT -5 by Deleted
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