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CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
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#76: Dec 12th 2011 at 1:11:07 PM

So my plan so far to start off the story is to open with an unfortunate event at the university, so we need to make sure everyone has an excuse to be there, and I think evening works better than daytime. Basically Beatrix is at the university, probably to recruit a few extremely promising business or law students for her company. However, Sar'thariel takes advantage of the fact that she's out and about with only her lone bodyguard for protection, and attacks, bringing along a bit of hired muscle. It would probably work best to have Dex among the mercs, although with the way things play out, he will probably end up turning on them. I'll get to why in a second.

Basically, most of the hired guns will have some Blood Knight tendencies, and will start attacking civilians indiscriminately the instant someone defends Beatrix. The rest can occur as it plays out.

As for everyone's reason for being there, I like the idea of Mike being hired to deal with something. Maybe there was a banshee haunting the music building or something. Students could have just been at the library, or returning from an evening class, or any other reasonable excuse. Ion doesn't really need much of an excuse to be there, with all of his weird habits. Maybe he's just passing by on his bike or something. The two characters whose reason for being there I can't think of off the top of my head are Mar'ris and Roy, but I'm sure you can come up with something.

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slowzombie Platypus! from Way up North Since: Jan, 2001
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#77: Dec 12th 2011 at 1:26:52 PM

I've got Roy sorted out pretty well. I'm thinking he's planning to confront whoever he ends up protecting (that spot's still up for grabs, by the way,) and since shit gets down, he figures he'll just have to save his ward once and call it a day. Of course, it won't be that simple, because that wouldn't be any fun.

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pyr0h1tman8 What'd you just say about my hair?! from The Land Down Under Since: Jul, 2010
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#78: Dec 12th 2011 at 1:29:41 PM

Okay, sure. Mike will be hunting a banshee in the music building, and as soon as he finishes, he hears the fight begin.

edited 12th Dec '11 1:38:24 PM by pyr0h1tman8

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IBLiS arachnidsGrip from Alternia Since: May, 2011
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#79: Dec 12th 2011 at 1:31:51 PM

as has already been said, my character...doesn't fit anywhere in this! cool

but i'm willing to wait!

as for roles, i can say that summi regis is the white staff chick. he can heal illness and injury like a boss.

can't...do...much of anything else.

edited 12th Dec '11 1:53:29 PM by IBLiS

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CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
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#80: Dec 12th 2011 at 1:51:13 PM

[up]Yeah, sorry about that. I'll make sure that you get a prominent role in the second arc. The first arc is mostly just so that we can justify the characters working together in the future.

[up][up][up]If no one else volunteers, you can always use Jamie. He causes enough chaos that it would be easy to justify the fey wanting to keep him around, and he's trusting enough that associating with The Fair Folk could get him into amusing kinds of trouble.

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Dblade26 The Grand Re-Vizier from Everywhere Since: Dec, 2011
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#81: Dec 12th 2011 at 1:56:55 PM

I'm not sure what Calico would be doing there, but I'm sure either I or someone else can think of some contrive some reason for him being there. Unfortunately Colico isn't exactly "mortal" per se, so no helping there.

edited 12th Dec '11 1:59:31 PM by Dblade26

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#82: Dec 12th 2011 at 2:49:00 PM

Farrah's presence is easy.

If no one's going to take up your offer, he could have Roy as a faerie godfather. Which would just make him look more like a kid.

Now I have the image of him wearing a pink hat.

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Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#83: Dec 12th 2011 at 2:52:25 PM

Ah, I'll just have Ion fixing... well, something in the university (Unruly students are bound to damage something) Just before the fireworks starts and he gets pulled into the action... Somehow....

....

I'm working on this!

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slowzombie Platypus! from Way up North Since: Jan, 2001
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#84: Dec 12th 2011 at 3:04:31 PM

[up][up] Now that would be quite funny. Roy would probably be somewhat patronizing anyway, and I get the impression that could lead to some funny situations.

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Dblade26 The Grand Re-Vizier from Everywhere Since: Dec, 2011
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#85: Dec 12th 2011 at 3:18:24 PM

Oh ye thousands of pantheons of gods! an elf with a maturity complex and his shady, pimptastically dressed criminal fairy godfather! tongue

edited 12th Dec '11 3:21:35 PM by Dblade26

CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
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#86: Dec 12th 2011 at 3:19:05 PM

[up][up][up][up][up]Maybe Colico was consulting either the library or a professor about some item he recently acquired at his shop. Something that struck him as more significant and powerful than what he usually deals with.

The role play itself will start tomorrow, as long as there are no difficulties. We still need a good reason for Mar'ris's presence. If we can't come up with anything better, maybe he was hired to steal some professor's research. I know it's kind of lame, but if we can't come up with anything better, it will have to do.

edited 12th Dec '11 3:19:19 PM by CompletelyNormalGuy

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slowzombie Platypus! from Way up North Since: Jan, 2001
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#87: Dec 12th 2011 at 3:29:48 PM

Hey, Roy ain't a criminal. Well, that might be debatable from a human point of view, but he's never broken any fairy laws. Which, I may remind you, are the only ones that matter evil grin

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Dblade26 The Grand Re-Vizier from Everywhere Since: Dec, 2011
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#88: Dec 12th 2011 at 3:30:35 PM

I was referencing the Fairy Godfather=Fairy Mafia joke earlier.

and I see you didn't object to him being called pimptastical.

edited 12th Dec '11 3:31:16 PM by Dblade26

slowzombie Platypus! from Way up North Since: Jan, 2001
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#89: Dec 12th 2011 at 3:35:01 PM

Well, I realize his outfit could be considered somewhere on the scale of pimptastilicity (totally a word,) although I doubt you'll find him with a cane and comically oversized hat anytime soon.

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Dblade26 The Grand Re-Vizier from Everywhere Since: Dec, 2011
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#90: Dec 12th 2011 at 3:42:03 PM

If Team good ever has to go undercover, I'm completely having Colico dress in magically enhanced Pimp Duds through some unfortunate series of events.

I must ensure this.

slowzombie Platypus! from Way up North Since: Jan, 2001
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#91: Dec 12th 2011 at 4:13:49 PM

On a different note, I'm starting to wonder if Roy's court should have some sort of relationship with Shard Int. Probably some beef for the hilarity of it.

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Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
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#92: Dec 12th 2011 at 4:20:21 PM

Look at all that DISCUSSION that goes on while I'm at school! Goodness gracious that was a lot to wade through. Anywho:

I'm fine with Ish knowing Colico

For the excuse to be there, can Ish just be dragged along by Jamie? They're bound to have some semblance of friendship since they're roomies.

edited 12th Dec '11 4:20:33 PM by Rivux

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hotelkilo Board Certified Sorcerer from In the Hole Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
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#93: Dec 12th 2011 at 4:21:25 PM

...Latch'll be creeping on the Marine Science Department, bringing them much needed samples of fish and other Lovecraftian horrors.

Undercover eh? Horse mode go!

Yeah, I may be semi-not around much this week while finals and getting back home happens, but we;ll see.

edited 12th Dec '11 4:23:25 PM by hotelkilo

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pyr0h1tman8 What'd you just say about my hair?! from The Land Down Under Since: Jul, 2010
What'd you just say about my hair?!
#94: Dec 12th 2011 at 4:36:38 PM

Made some final edits to fully flesh out Mike.

Also, reading over the characters I realized that there are a lot of non-humans. Except for possibly the half angel, Mike is going to be rather uncomfortable.

In our heart, Mr. Ando will always be a penguin.
Dblade26 The Grand Re-Vizier from Everywhere Since: Dec, 2011
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#95: Dec 12th 2011 at 4:42:25 PM

Well, from what I can tell, blind dragon guy Ish there isn't normally like that (part dragon I mean) Elijah will be human after he's excorcised and Jamie's a normal human. Also if you need a more steady income and place to stay, the shop is hiring assistants.

Also, either Colico is borrowing the library for research that he doesn't have the necessary books for at the shop, or he's also been dragged along by Ish and Jamie, though not sure what his stance on Jamie is.

edited 12th Dec '11 4:44:13 PM by Dblade26

pyr0h1tman8 What'd you just say about my hair?! from The Land Down Under Since: Jul, 2010
What'd you just say about my hair?!
#96: Dec 12th 2011 at 4:45:30 PM

Yeah. I know. In the initial stages however, Mike will be pretty distrusting...

In our heart, Mr. Ando will always be a penguin.
Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#97: Dec 12th 2011 at 5:06:35 PM

... Wait, if Mike is racist against magical beings, and Ion is racist against humans...

Woah man, could this be the birth of a beautiful racist rivalry?

Deer
pyr0h1tman8 What'd you just say about my hair?! from The Land Down Under Since: Jul, 2010
What'd you just say about my hair?!
#98: Dec 12th 2011 at 5:14:48 PM

I can see it now...

"I distrust your kind!"

"Yeah? Well I hate you!"

"I hate you more!"

In our heart, Mr. Ando will always be a penguin.
Dblade26 The Grand Re-Vizier from Everywhere Since: Dec, 2011
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#99: Dec 12th 2011 at 5:15:37 PM

"Now now, I'm pretty sure everyone here hates everyone else equally."

Aniventerie Detective Extroadinaire from Imagination World Since: Apr, 2010
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#100: Dec 12th 2011 at 5:17:21 PM

Wo-oa-oa-oa-OOOOOOOA-oa-OA-oa-oa, ba-by caught in a bad mutual hatred and distrust born from ignorance and naturally clashing personalitiiiiiiies...

Also, in this enlightened age I don't think either of their prejudices are going to be very well received...

edited 12th Dec '11 5:19:28 PM by Aniventerie

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