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Monthly CR & Plotting Meme




It's that time again already! It's time for our current players to plot for the month ahead, get some new CR and chat together about things to come. Go ahead and copy/paste the form below. Or don't. We aren't your parents, we can only make really good suggestions. (Unless...? Nah.)

Put your name/handle in the subject line!

<b>Contact:</b> (Discord/Plurk/PM/etc.) <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> <b>Info:</b> Include a brief summary of the character or if you've got an info post, feel free to link that. <b>Magics & Familiar:</b> <b>Desired CR:</b> What type of relationships are you looking for? Friendship? Enemies? Frenemies? Romance? Anything? Be as specific or vague as you want. <b>Known Plans:</b> Do you have any plans for future posts or involvement? See a quest you want to play out? Maybe you saw a prompt you wanted to do something with? <b>Other:</b> Gifs, warnings, mindfulness thought of the day, whatever you want that doesn't fit in the other categories.

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Psi (Yuber & The Luminary)

[eightfoldfiend]

Contact: PsiYamaneko | PM

Yuber

[eightfoldfiend]

Character Name: Yuber
Canon: Suikoden: Missteps, Peccadilloes, Bad Calls, Backroom Hijinx, Sordid Pasts, Rotten Breaks, and Just Plain Dumb Mistakes in the Annals of Harmonian Politics
Info: a bloodthirsty, chaosmongering war devil whose primary motivations are, in no particular order:

1. Chaos
2. Chaos
3. Is this person useful in helping him spread chaos?
4. Raging against the ordering forces of the cosmos for sentencing him to an existence of pain and suffering.
5. Chaos

It isn't so much that he hates peace and quiet as it is that peace and quiet make him feel like he's going to die.

He tends to present himself as a cold, aloof and soft spoken man but it doesn't take much interaction to learn he has emotions. A lot of them, in fact. All of them even and as a being of chaos he experiences his emotions at 300% intensity. He's not at all likely to get sad and cry in front of you but he is likely to get sad, get confused over the fact that he's sad, get angry over the fact that he's confused and then stab you all in the span of 0.5 seconds. Yeah, he's one of those.

He's not evil, his lust for chaos is more of a primal need so he's like a wild animal. He is cruel, however. Extremely, unrelentingly cruel.
Magic & Familiar: Kinetic (Primary), Death Magic (Secondary), familiar is a bone dragon; a smaller version of the type of dracolich his old servant was.
Desired CR: I would be interested in him having opportunities to be more villainous, if you need anyone to attack/kill/generally frustrate your fighty hero types.

It is possible to get neutral to positive CR with him and I am always down for this as well. He is actually very motivated to save Avalon and resolve this whole Excalibur problem since dead universes and/or universes with stopped time are not chaos friendly. He is willing to work with others towards this greater goal, especially if they are willing to put up with his tendency to kill people. He doesn't think of himself as evil, he thinks of himself as chaos, so people with complex, weird or non-human centric views of morality will get his respect more easily. Beings such as gods, spirits, demons, etc who lost a lot of power coming to Avalon will intrigue him since they might be going through some of the same things he is.

If he decides someone is an enemy he is a ruthless combatant and will delight in hearing their screams as he kills them. If he decides someone is an ally he can be a surprisingly loyal companion, though he will leave an ally behind in order to protect himself. He looks out for his own survival over anyone else's.

Known Plans: Yuber is still researching the angry spirit he trapped in a bottle. Oh, yeah, he has an angry spirit trapped in a bottle don't worry about why.
Other: OPT-OUT


NOTE: I don't do tag outs out with Yuber unless planned ahead of time since he's not the sort of CR I want to just dump on people without warning. Please let me know if you want to do anything with him or are interested in getting tags from him.

min ( ledo + jongdae + izō )

[hitokiri]

Contact: koutenko | koutenko#5884 | PM

ledo | suisei no gargantia

[ferrytale]

Character Name: Ledo
Canon: Suisei no Gargantia
Info: A 17-year-old child soldier from an ultra-specialised military society that exists entirely in space where literally everything is for and about the forever war they've been fighting as long as recorded history can recall and nothing else. Info post is here!
Magics & Familiar: Kinetic + Technomancy | Hideauze
Desired CR:

As usual, I continue to welcome any and all CR because literally nothing is too mundane from his perspective!

Slowly he's trying to open up more and try things and what he needs are friends! Also, found family would be great eventually! He's a bit difficult because he struggles with most things, but he's actually really willing to listen and take advice from people (even if it's not ideal advice, he doesn't really know the difference at this point!).

Known Plans: I basically died with his voice last month because of work and the one brain cell I had just wasn't making it happen BUT I actually have some plans for him moving forward.

• his recent absence/quietness will generally be explained as him having an unsteady familiar bond because he's been struggling with his familiar since he got here.
• Eventually when the time is right I plan on canon updating him to a point in canon where he will learn some important information and then.... have to deal with it!
• I'm not doing it right away because I want his cr to be a bit more developed, so now would be a great time to start something new if you're interested!
• his birthday is on the 23rd of August (because I arbitrarily gave him one lmao) and might try to give him some NICENESS before I make everything terrible, so potentially a birthday log??? He knows nothing about birthday customs so I invite anyone in to share with him! Ledo doesn't actually know it's on that day, but Chamber will~

Other:

blair / itaru

[rateup]

Contact: romanticizes
Character Name: itaru chigasaki
Canon: a3!
Info: on the surface, itaru appears to be a charming, well-mannered salaryman who even gets the prince treatment of the company he works at -- but ultimately that's all a front to hide the fact that he's a shit-talking manchild with a crippling addiction to videogames. only the peeps at mankai knows about this side of him though, but upon coming here he just kind of stopped putting up the pretense since he's always wanted to be isekai'd, lol. that said, the two sides of his personality differ like night and day, but he's just as good at balancing the act by being his chill, laidback self overall.
Magics & Familiar: elemental + technomancy; his familiar is a cute little sprite fairy named gwen!

Desired CR:
+ some chill adult friends he can vibe with! or rather someone to kick him in the pants and urge him to work or smth bc he's horribly lazy
+ that said he's a huge child-at-heart so teen cr are still good to go! he may seem super lame at first glance bc of his not-so-hidden otaku lifestyle, but he does give apt advice to anyone in their most confusing phase in life. "you may be cringe but you're free", stuff like that.
+ fellow nerds let's rise up!! itaru's a huge videogame addict so why not enable him to go down the hole even further... he still likes anime and manga to an embarrassing degree so there's that. also feel free to recognize him as the winner of the mario party tournament from last month, too!
+ fellow actors! any other actors not affiliated with mankai company out there? because itaru's newfound love for theater would love to learn more from other people!
+ this is more self-indulgent but i want him to befriend as many videogame charas as possible without knowing that they're from videogames....... please let him kin live vicariously through you
+ someone with extremely good luck so that he can make you roll in his gacha games to get the latest limited SSR for him. yes this is important.

Known Plans: i'm planning to post a catchall for this month very soon!! ill prob post it later this night lol. he's going to do some street acts (basically improv acting) to try and fulfill #merlinquest bc why not embarrass himself while he's at it, hehe. i want him to take his magic training more seriously so maybe im gonna have him seek out a mentor or something.... idk. other than that im still playing by the ear for now.

Other:

[arf]

Why do I feel like banri is the right person

Claude von Riegan | Fire Emblem: Three Houses

[leicesters]

Contact: moonsilver#4734, moonsilver, PM
Character Name: Claude von Riegan
Canon: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Info: Claude has an easygoing, charismatic exterior. He rarely seems to take anything seriously, but all that joking around serves to mask his cunning and ambitious true nature. As the leader of the Leicester Alliance, he's come from the tail end of a long five-year war against the Adrestian Empire, in which he gained a reputation as a master tactician. He's secretive, slow to trust, and prone to scheming in order to gain the upper hand over his opponents.

He's ultimately an idealist, however, and wants to create a world where people can peacefully coexist regardless of birthplace, social status or beliefs. Avalon interests him in that regard, since people from other worlds have mostly been able to get together to cooperate. He's also insatiably curious, which constantly drives him to seek out knowledge or uncover mysteries. give him the looooooore (game lore? your canon's lore? all the lore)
Magics & Familiar: Dark & green magic, wyvern familiar
Desired CR: the cliche answer of ANYTHING... as mentioned, claude is endlessly curious about other people and other worlds, so he wants to meet just about anyone. Whether he gets along with them or rubs them the long way is another matter, but he really does want all the CR.
Known Plans: Claude's currently seeing what he can research after the desert expedition he mentioned in this post. I'm not sure if I'll have time to thread it myself, but if anyone else's character was dragged into underwater town shenanigans, he'll no doubt ask them questions about it too.

Other:

Mari | Harry Potter

[phoenixwiz]

Contact: mariscorner, Mariposa21 #4257
Character Name: Harry Potter
Canon: Harry Potter
Info: Hapless angsty teenager with magic, PTSD & depression, and bad luck, a walking trouble magnet, has the people saving thing and chronic hero syndrome, he is genuinely kind and loyal unless you dare to tick him off. Also, a nosy little sneak.
Magic & Familiar: Kinetic (Primary) & Elemental (Secondary), Rose the pink Pygmy Puff
Desired CR: Friends, Parent figures, Frenemies! People who would try to stop him from being a reckless idiot. I'm cool with romance as long as it doesn't involve huge age gaps, plus he is currently hung up with whatever little feelings he has for Ginny left in the mean time. He will also defend kids and teens younger than him like a big brother.
Known Plans: I’m going to have Harry’s catch all post to be posted in a little bit, along with doing the Invasive Species quest and doing some magic tutorials for Akira and Ren as discussed with their players in Plurk. The Dude need more Knight quests right now.
Other: I got nothing clever to say at the moment.

Valour

[angel_of_death]

Contact: PM me at angel_of_death or hit me up in the unofficial Discord chat!
Character Name: Walter C. Dornez
Canon: Hellsing: The Dawn
Info: Teenaged battle butler from WWII who hunts vampires and other supernatural threats. Technically a child soldier even though he's not official military. Kind of like the SOE in practice -- go in, wreck shit and kill the targets, then get out quick to go do it somewhere else. Very gray morality. Cooks, cleans, and does his own laundry. More accepting of checkered pasts than your typical protagonist. Low-key but unabashed feminist.
Magics & Familiar: Kinetic and Death Magic, with a Black Dog (see folklore) for a familiar. He's finally given the boy a name, too!
Desired CR: Friendship, rivals, and maybe frenemies? Romance is more of 'if it happens, it happens' for him. He may be a teenager but the only thing he's thirsty for is a good fight. Or a good cup of tea.
Known Plans: I plan on doing a post on the network with him struggling to handle the hero treatment Celliwig is giving him and some of the other Death mages. Not only does he not see himself as a hero, from his perspective he didn't do well enough because Arthur was gravely wounded.
Other: Tl;dr he's going to be a little depressed this month. Threads might touch on darker subjects more than usual, but it's a good shot for getting some deeper CR with him.

Chips

[emet_sulk]

Contact: ch1ps0h0y
Character Name: Emet-Selch
Canon: Final Fantasy 14 (MMO)
Info: Main villain of the Shadowbringers expansion for FF14, one of the three Ascian Paragons that the Warrior of Light encounters. He's a grumpy and difficult old soul stuck in the body of Garlemald's first emperor. Although his morals are questionable at times, he has currently put his antagonism aside and keeps to himself where possible.

Magics & Familiar: Alchemy / Death, Shadow Gwiber

Desired CR: Would like him to have more friends or rivals - anything really. He needs more reasons to care about people beyond his own cast. People who fit into the 'hero' archetype will probably have more interesting interactions with him but I'm open to everyone!

Known Plans: I currently have a plot running - this log post has the details and a link to the related Questboard entry. After he is captured, he'll be sentenced to helping the Old Man (from the Pure of Heart quest months ago) with his end-of-life requests for about two months. If he makes any sort of trouble during that, he'll be forced to stay with the old man and unable to travel to the city.

Beyond that, I'm interested in doing some of the other quests after he's released. Since he has to behave, he'll be a little more (reluctantly) amenable to working with others.

Other: If I haven't responded to a thread in over three days then please send me a message!! DW continues to eat tags on occasion.

[fullgauntlet]

Just want to slide in here to say that I'm really enjoying our CR!! I'm going to hit that open log with Bakugou asap. Can't wait to see how their CR falls after the log too oh my gosh. Izuku just doesn't know how to feel about Emet sometimes but he also appreciates his alchemy

Amy | Caster & Mukuro

[corpsewarblade]

Contact: ArchangelAmy#4540 on Discord / PM

Mukuro 'Junko' Ikusaba | Danganronpa

[corpsewarblade]

Character Name: Mukuro Ikusaba
Canon: Danganronpa
Info:
Here be spoilers. A student at Hope's Peak Academy, a Japanese High School that collects the most talented prospective students from across the country and beyond, assigning them 'Ultimate' titles based on what they are the best-of-the-best at and encouraging them to hone said talents. Mukuro here is the Ultimate Soldier, having worked as part of an elite Mercenary group called Fenrir - but she returned to Japan to attend Hope's Peak and help her twin sister (and Ultimate Fashionista/Despair) Junko end the world with the power of despair. Oops?

As part of her sister's plans, she was posing as her in the killing game Junko set up in their school. Only problem is, her acting is atrocious, she knows nothing about fashion and can't help but nerd out about weapons and military stuff. She's a loyal, devoted bodyguard with a basically non-existent self worth thanks to her sister's abuse. Mukuro has precisely two braincells, one devoted to Junko and one devoted to military stuff, but she tries her best.
Magics & Familiar: Animal+Blood / Hellhound

Desired CR: Anything really! Potential shipping is great, but so is making new friends and building up the friendships she already has- always open to negative CR as well, even whilst posing as Junko she can be abrasive.

More broadly, people she can talk about weapons and such with whilst pretending to be a fashionista (and failing), people she can talk fashion with (and failing at that too), and people she can quest with (and maybe slightly less failing) are all good fun.

Known Plans: She posted on the network a couple of days back announcing the Fashion Show she's planning for 14th August- oh, and having a panic attack about the Traders just giving her one of the spears used to kill her in canon.

Other than the fashion show she's dealing with suddenly having a doggo tail due to weird magic rituals- please talk to her about weapons and watch her tail wag despite feigning disinterest. She's also helping Emet-Selch with his Fae vendetta, and otherwise lying low because well she was one of the people who critically wounded their Arthur clones so... Arthur's state may or may not be her fault. Oops.

The June/July crazy backlog hasn't entirely cleared so I'm hoping to sort that out this month too.

Other:

I'm sorry I couldn't not.

Schmittchen | Toshirou Hijikata

[mayoninofukucho]

Contact: This journal or schmoechen#2732 on Discord!
Character Name: Toshirou Hijikata
Canon: Gintama (This is just one of those zodiac memes going around on Twitter, but I feel like it gives a nice little glimpse into Gintama's atmosphere!)
Info: What if aliens invaded Earth in the 19th century (and we only looked at how that would affect Japan)? You get a wild mix of samurai stuff and space ships, CD players, MMOPRGs, and other 20th/21st century staples. In that chaotic world Hijikata co-leads the Shinsengumi, the shogunate's special police. He's a bit of a short-tempered bastard with a mayonnaise obsession, but ultimately he stands by his principles. I've got some first impressions here!
Magics & Familiar: Elemental & Death | Crow Tengu (Arashi)

Desired CR: I'm always up for anything (I mean it)!! Hijikata has some really great solid CR, and he got to know many new people last month. While a bunch of threads are still ongoing (forgive my slowness, work knocked me back a bit again this week!) he has a good impression of everyone new so far, and I'm curious to see where those relations might go too if you'd like to keep throwing them at each other!

Known Plans: There's so much good stuff to do again this month..!! Since the death mages who helped with the mirror are getting a reward I may make a prompt for that in case anyone would like some nice downtime in Celliwig. In terms of TDM prompts Hijikata will try to stay away from the mandrakes since he's wary of them (and also because he's preoccupied with the murders around town), but if anyone would like to do that with him, please rope him in!! I'll happily tag out. Of course he'll join the lake caravan to Elphame and end up going under, only to wake up with a new cecaelia bottom. Now Hijikata is one of the least horny Gintama characters (which says a lot), but his time on Prismatica did a number on him and left him with a... "special interest" in tentacles, so I'm playing with the idea of having him dawdle and end up stuck like that for a while for maximum awkwardness. He'll deflect and lie as hard as possible if anyone notices how compromised he is, but maaaybe there's a chance for some NSFW shenanigans there. I'm not yet sure if I'll have him back to normal in time to join the events at the castle. We'll see!

Regarding the Questboard he'd need to be roped into preparing the farmlands for Pomona's Day, the #MerlinQuest, and the Carcinus culling, mainly because he's so focused on the murders (and the roping doesn't have to be IC; just let me know if you'd like him to make himself useful on any of those fronts with your character and we'll make it happen!). On the dark web side of things he'll be available to protect, escort and/or defend animal mages who are being persecuted. I may just hit him with different fun animal parts at that stage, probably bull traits as another call-back to Prismatica. Why should he get a break?

One more thing I keep forgetting! The other month he lost his sword when he got into a kerfuffle with a fuath in the lake, and the Lady of the Lake kindly retrieved it for him, but not without first pretending that she instead found two (far more valuable) other swords... and since Hijikata was happy enough to take either of those as a replacement for the time being she gave him a slap of the wrist for being so unfaithful to his sword, in the form of a spell: the first thing that is said after someone is struck by his sword will come true. If anyone would like to have that be the cause for shenanigans, hit me up!

ALSO please never hesitate to poke me if I haven't responded to your tag after 3 days or longer! If that happens there's a 99% chance that Dreamwidth ate the notification!

Other: He won't even stop short of animals.

[conciliant]

HELLO I am just here to say that I am enjoying the thread with Hijikata a lot, and I'd love to toss 2B at him more in the future. :)

Please introduce this clueless android to the strange wonder that is mayonnaise someday...

Melodie (Monika)

[peninhand]

Contact: lorulean (feel free to add me)
Character Name: Monika
Canon: Doki Doki Literature Club

Info: Monika is a sentient video game character with severe trauma, and who thinks all of her troubles will be solved the day she finds love. On the surface though, you won't see any of it. She gives the image of a particularly intelligent eighteen-years old who holds herself with poise and tries to be confident. She's not that good with people so sometimes she can be a little bit awkward or timid, but she's also very friendly and tries her very best to make sure people around her feel comfortable and appreciated. As a general rule, she's doing really great when things are going as planned, and starts doing far worse once things go in totally unexpected ways.

She's a really sweet and kind person who has done horrible and terrible things when she was driven to despair. She can be a bit selfish and her experience as a video game character was basically what can best be described as a living hell. She also knows deep down falling in love won't solve her problems, but it's a nice thing to believe in. She's very good at convincing herself of her own lies when needed.

Magics & Familiar: Cognitive + Technomancy (will change to Kinetic in September). Familiar is a little shit, er I mean, a very rude pink nine-tailed fox.

Desired CR: Monika desperately needs people she can rely on and eventually open up to. She's already started making friends, but she needs more! She may not look like it, but the path she's on potentially leads to a total breakdown sooner or later unless she receives the proper support and advice. All the friends please!

People who hide trauma too would be great, people she can relate to and who can relate to her. Mutual support for the win! Fellow literature and music nerd! Fellow artificial lifeforms because somehow, all artificial lifeforms in media have life of misery. Also romantic-minded people with whom she can share her romantic dreams. Speaking of romance, she's really hoping to find love, but OOCly I'd rather it happens naturally.

And course, the true and tried negative CR is always an option, too.

Known Plans: Monika is going to start a social network thing sometimes this month! A Youtube channel on which she'll post thrice a week. On Fridays she'll post an audio book recorded by herself, and on Tuesdays she'll post introductions to various literary genres and formats. On Sundays, she'll post a different video every week of the month.

On Week 1, she'll post "Monika's Writing Tip of the Month." On Week 2, she'll post poem readings (her own and that of the audience which they sent her). On Week 3, she'll post book recommendations and evaluations based off her own readings. On Week 4, she'll reply to her audiences's questions, messages and the likes. And for the rare times when a month got five Sundays, the fifth week will be a musical special where she'll adapt her own writing into a song. She'd be super happy to do collaborations with other social network people or to have "guest stars" when discussing literary themes and formats she's less familiar with!

That aside, she'll practice her Technomancy and try making more friends!

Other:

[corpsewarblade]

Mostly just driving by to say that I'm loving the CR with these two, and oh boy if they ever get into a talk about the nature of despair that would be fun.

Also given how she's reacted to the rest of the Fate/'s so far, I'm looking forward to seeing how she'd respond if/when she finds out Caster's literally Medea.

Gore

[flapsin]

Contact: goreo or ask for discord
Character Name: Drake Mallard / Darkwing Duck
Canon: DuckTales (2017)
Info: Within this canon, Darkwing Duck is an in-universe tv show, and Drake Mallard is a fanboy who essentially decides to become the hero in real life. Out of costume, he's a relatively chill, nerdy duck. And, mostly at night, he acts as Darkwing Duck, which involves being over-the-top and theatrical about everything, with lots of wordplay and alliteration, and a bit of pretending to be edgy. He does have a big ego and can be very petty, but he's sincere in wanting to help others and he can be very loyal and determined. He will always get back up to keep fighting no matter how many slapstick injuries he may endure!
Magics & Familiar: Light/Siphon, a bat
Desired CR: Most kinds! Friends, found families, potential rivals or suitable enemies. Fellow crimefighting/hero types, other animal people, people to be confused/weirded out by him, fellow nerds, anyone you think might be fun to bounce off of him!
Known Plans: I don't have much planned currently! Once again I'm in the boat of wanting to do some quests for him but not having definite feels for them. I might try to aim for a network or log post at some point, he may end up with some random other animal parts from animal mage tomfoolery, we'll see!
Other:

[gunmettle]

i... i don't know why but i desire this cr so much. juzo tries to act all hard-boiled but in truth he's a giant dweeb and he'd be so ???? over darkwing but kind of amused by him at the same time.

nico.

[currysseur]

Contact: exits#8071 / exits / PM the character journal

izumi tachibana.

[currysseur]

Character Name: Izumi Tachibana
Canon: A3!
Info: Izumi is the general director of the Mankai Company and a Protagonist extraordinare. She is a genuinely lovely person, incredibly passionate about theatre, curry, and is emotionally astute and good at advice. But underneath that, she does have a bit of a snarky streak, along with a good helping of the stupid.

She's adorable, please love her.

Magics & Familiar: Light & Bargaining / Miho the lioness

Desired CR: Izumi is just straightforwardly nice, bright, and good with people, so positive CR is pretty easy with her! I am always looking for CR with lovely ladies, as her canon is a sausage fest and she deserves some good ladybonding. She has no experience with magic or the supernatural before coming here, so that's always a good way to bond with her — if you're more experienced with non-mundane things, please teach her, and if you're not, come and side-eye everything with her.

If your character might have even the SLIGHTEST interest in acting, please feel free to throw them at her, as she'll definitely try to recruit them. u_u If your character just needs a Good Presence in their life, she'll do her best to help. If your character wants to know all the benefits of a curry-based diet... well, she's an expert.

Also because she's certified Useless: if you hit on her, you'll make her brain short-circuit.

Known Plans: I am... gonna stick to tagging out as every time I say I'm going to do a log I never get round to it, but she'll be doing the Don't Treep, Man quest. She's also been hit by the Animal Mage Ritual, so she's currently sporting Angora Rabbit features, including annoyingly poofy hair and bunny ears.

I am thinking about letting her move into a place in the city, finally, as well. Finally, she can have a kitchen to cook curry for every meal TT_TT how perfect.

Other:

christine | jade & balthier

[feisticuffs]

Contact: necrofancy or PM!

Quick PSA/apology here; I've been really spotty and extra slow the last couple of months because of some health things that have popped up, and August is going to keep me pretty busy as the solution to those is being worked on. I'm keeping things pretty light this month as a result, but would still love to make some long-term plans with people!

jade | dragon quest xi

[feisticuffs]

Character Name: Jade
Canon: Dragon Quest XI
Info: Jade is a princess who has been on the run (and thought dead) since she was a small child thanks to her kingdom falling into the grasp of a sorcerous Big Bad who decided it would be cool to take her father's place on the throne. As a result, she doesn't tend to act like someone who's been raised in a palace, and has instead spent her years hunting for the truth of what's going on in her homeland while forging herself into a weapon with rigorous training. While she has a lot of pent-up aggression, she makes an effort to channel it into useful outlets and spends a lot of her time pitching in with various quests and, of course, tirelessly training to keep herself in top physical shape as well as working on mastering her magic. She has a lot of conflicting feelings about being given both Dark and Blood magic, and while they're useful tools, she's questioning what it says about her that she was granted these particular "gifts."

Otherwise, she's actually quite friendly and quick to take on the role of being a Big Sister sort of friend! While she can be reserved at times because of her initial royal upbringing, she's warm and playful with those she feels comfortable with, and often eager to lend a hand wherever she can, being a shonen sidekick and all. She currently makes her living doing quests as well as working in the kitchen (and occasionally as security) at Shining Star Karaoke.

Magics & Familiar: Dark & Blood, and her familiar is a flirtatious Succubat named Bella.

Desired CR: Friendship is always a plus; she's spent a lot of her life pretty lonely and has been enjoying the opportunity to put down roots and get to know a wider range of people, even if the circumstances are less than ideal. I would love to get her more involved with people at work (Shining Star), and questing buddies are always welcome, especially as she's lost some of her go-to partners. Romance is currently complicated, and she is shoving it to the side in the interest of focusing herself on things she deems more productive.

Known Plans: Currently taking it easy this month and seeing what the event will offer later on, but for quests, Jade will be interested in Invasive Species and be focused on trying to get that done in a way that is effective but humane. She's also very concerned about the hunting of animal mages, given that she's friends with a few, and the idea of hunting other people is absolutely abominable, so if there are any animal mages that need some protection this month, she'll be quick to offer it.

Other:

someone please app Erik I need him for shenanigans

Sheila (Tifa Lockhart & 2B)

[starshower]

Contact: crystariums, journal PM

tifa lockhart

[starshower]

Character Name: Tifa Lockhart
Canon: Final Fantasy VII
Info: Tifa is what you could easily call the "Mom Friend". She's a kind, empathetic soul who is always wanting to help and do the right thing, but don't let that fool you, she can kick ass too! She's much more reserved than she leads on, doesn't like talking about herself, and she doesn't wear her heart on her sleeve, even if she may look it. Internally, Tifa deals with a lot of grief, low self-confidence, and harbours guilt for what Avalanche is doing, but she hides it well. She's always trying to do the Right Thing, and will try to help anyone in need, regardless of who they are or where they come from. Recently, the gang has just left their fight against Shinra—the Big Bad Power Company that's sucking the mako life energy from the Planet—behind in Midgar to pursue Sephiroth.
Magics & Familiar: Elemental & Light / Dolphin
Desired CR: I'd love to get the ball rolling on any and all kinds! Positive, negative, It's Complicated, and everything in between. More specifically, I would love for her to find some people who want to learn martial arts so that she can pass down what she knows the same way Zangan did for her. I'd also love for her to find people who have suffered through grief and loss, because she could use some kindred spirits to help her cope with hers. I also think it might be really cool for her to learn how to use another weapon too, just for fun... so if anyone wants to teach her how to swing a sword properly...

Honestly, she's very flexible and works well against just about any type of character so she's really easy to toss at people to see if something sticks so if you'd like CR with her, I can make it happen! Only thing I am a pass on is romance, but everything else is free game.

What I can offer in return is a patient, kind, motherly/big sis type friend who can also kick a lot of ass and doesn't take bullshit from anyone, if that's your cup of tea. A great teacher, too. Someone who is willing to bend an ear and listen and help people however she can, and help keep them on the right path.
Known Plans: No specific plans at the moment since I'm trying to keep my inbox relatively light, but some things that did interest me this month were:

★ Don't Treep, Man quest
★ Assisting with the farm repair (her lemonade would rock!)
★ Invasive Species quest
★ She's at the open house so she'll be poking around there

Other than that, my only plan is to tag out and hopefully nab some new CR. The only other thing I'm working towards with her is maybe saving up enough money to open up a bar of her own, because why not? That's definitely a long-term goal though, but something that I am looking forward to someday!

Other:

London | Aerith Gainsborough

[inemeraldfaith]

Contact: You can PP me at ofthesky, send me a PM, or if you have my Discord, you're free to reach out to me there.

Aerith Gainsborough

[inemeraldfaith]

Character Name: Aerith Gainsborough
Canon: Final Fantasy VII-R
Info: Aerith is a street-wise, sassy flower girl who presents herself as being unsuspecting and more demure than she actually is. She is the last of her kind, a hybrid of a race that was connected to the planet she came from, and as such possesses a great reverence for all things natural, floral, and living. Seemingly capable of foretelling her own future, her knowledge affects how she interacts with those around her and develops relationships. Aerith keeps most things about her past and who she is a closely-guarded secret, but is warm, welcoming, and inviting to those around her.

Magics & Familiar: Healing / Elemental + Cerulean Drake

Desired CR / Hooks:
- Aerith loves to poke, prod, and antagonise others (with good intention, truly). She's very friendly, likes to make groan-worthy puns, and has a deep empathy for those around her. Whether you're a grumpy sort or also a fellow menace, look her up.
- She runs a flower shop in the business district of Camelot with a slew of others on her staff. Yes, they do deliveries. If you like plants or know nothing about plants and want to learn, she can help.
- She frequents the training grounds to watch others practise their various magic types. If you want someone to train along, she'll gladly join in for some conversation on the side, too.
- Aerith is best when she's helping others, be it with healing magic or day-to-day tasks. If you're in a jam, just speak up and chances are she'll lend a hand.
- I've slowly been progressing through Aerith trying to discover what exactly she's capable of in Avalon's world, given that she doesn't exactly have the same connection to the planet as she did back home. I plan to continue doing this, which means Aerith can likely be caught all around the area doing strange things (like communing with nature, trying to use her connection to the planet / people, etc) or things that might seem a little suspicious.
- Given that Aerith is more than a little closed off about her past, her experiences, and who she is, I really enjoy the challenges she comes across with forming close friendships to people. I'd like to continue doing exploring this as Aerith attempts to keep some of those around her at arm's length.

Known Plans:
- I'm planning to put up a catch-all for the month, which will probably include some generic starters, and possibly some prompts from this month's TDM. Maybe... I will include some prompts for the recent event post. (Not sure about this one yet.) If you would like to do something special or specific, just say the word and I will be very happy to tailor a closed starter just for you.
- (See my last two bullet points from above regarding desired CR, because they fit down here, too.)
- Aerith is considering finally relocating herself from her apartment and into a relatively small and cosy house, so she can fill it up with plants, create a sanctuary, and clearly get lost in it. (She also contemplated having a place on the outskirts in the farmland territory.)

Other:
- As a forewarning, I will be travelling on holiday for the month of September. It's possible I'll tag during this time, but I don't want to make any promises, so my threads in progress during that point will be on pause whilst this is happening. I will, however, do all of the tagging that I can as time / schedule permits. You can still PM me or contact me via Plurk / Discord if you need me for anything.
- My rescue kitten that I spoke of on last month's CR is doing fine. I have kept her and named her Nyx.

[ichoosefight]

Contact: flamingchemist / Spoiler Alert#8665 discord
Character Name: Stephanie Brown
Canon: DC Comics
Info: Semi-retired Batgirl, now a certified member of the Host Club (because her life is crazy, so why not?). Her world kind of ended, and she's really struggling with her magic because emotions are hard and magic isn't fooled when you laugh it off.
Magics & Familiar:Light and Healing magic, Bat familiar that sleeps in her hair
Desired CR: Friendship? Enemies? Frenemies? Romance? Anything!

Known Plans: Nothing set in stone at the moment! Working on finding a good sparring partner and a place to practice gymnastics this month. I would love it if someone could get the idea of meditation into her head.
Other:

[cameprepared]

Sparring partner could work out for these two. and also Stephanie is probably someone Claire would reach out to now that Sherry's gone, since they're similar ages, and Claire is going to try and stop being lonely.

Final | Homura (Senran Kagura)

[crimsongirl]

Contact: Discord: ThSmartestMoron#6253, Plurk - FinalCrosMayCry2, or PM this journal
Character Name: Homura
Canon: Senran Kagura
Info:

A highly skilled shinobi at the age of 17. She was originally trained to become a Good Shinobi, but the combination of school work, training, and her parents' high expectations kept adding stress. Unfortunately, the tutor they hired was actually an assassin. After having her heart crushed by the bastard, and after he tried to torture her, she broke his limbs, but due to her public revenge and violating several rules, she was banned from becoming a Good shinobi, as well as disowned by her parents. The Evil Shinobi School, Hebijo, ended up taking her in when she was forced onto the streets, and she quickly rose to become one of the best ninja there. Eventually, she would learn the power of friendship, find a new family in her comrades, kill an investor of Hebijo who was planning to sacrifice her team to summon a giant snake monster called Orochi. be branded a renegade, and clear her name and kill the investor who was mind-controlling students (for real this time).

Homura can be skilled and strong, but hot-headed and loves a good fight more than anything. Despite the Good and Evil shinobi thing, they really are mostly just words, as both sides are capable of truly bad stuff, especially as corporations rise to power. As such, while she is willing to kill, her desire to do so has waned since staying her; granted kill or even touch her close CR...well, you'll find out how sharp her swords and blood claws are. She's more than willing to train people or even have sparring partners to continue to improve her skills, as well as accept those with a darker past to an extent, much like Hebijo did for her. She doesn't accept all evil mind you (see Yuber), but she's flexible and willing to work with others if they are approachable.

Magics & Familiar: Elemental/Blood & Tsumuji (snake)
Desired CR:

Romance with her is a very slow burn and requires the right kind of personality, since she doesn't like letting people too close to her heart like that. Other than that, anything is fine, from good to bad CR, to more rivals/sparring partners, etc.

Known Plans:

Currently on hiatus due to physical health issues, and I got nothing beyond poking CR. Since I'm on hiatus, you can assume Homura is both training and lurking in the shadows to beat up people targeting her animal magic friends; I think she has maybe two or three?


Other:

Cuyler

[silky_bearing]

Contact: draconicseraphim Cuyler#7666 @ Discord
Character Name: Lorenz Hellman Gloucester
Canon: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Info: Lorenz is... troublesome. Not that he means to be but he is a very dramatic, reactive, loud man and that seems to get him in trouble. His mouth tends to run away from him, he jumps to the worst conclusions, and he was raised in a rather backwards sort of place with very medieval culture.

It makes him very quick to judge. Though he's learned to be a lot more accepting of certain things there's still a lot he simply hasn't been exposed to. Many of the societal standards he was raised around are dragon!Catholic + Medieval Nobility and he's got the "judging others to hide your own flaws" thing down pat. Once he comes to respect/befriend someone though he is very loyal and supportive and sweet.

Magics & Familiar: Light (he hasn't realized this yet) & Green || White Hart (only a bitty fawn though)
Desired CR: Shenanigans. Lorenz is a disaster and he inflicts his hot mess on everyone else. I am so here to see him scandalized by all the modern things and continue his nervous breakdown over the sheer volume of gay panic he has going on right now.
Known Plans: He's still getting settled so I don't have a lot of plans other than the fact that he's going to end up working at the Host Club for the sake of hilarity.
Other:

Starfighter (Machi Kuragi)

[imperfectwish]

Contact: goodluckstarfighter + PMs
Character Name: Machi Kuragi
Canon: Fruits Basket, specifically the latest anime.
Info: Info
Magics & Familiar: Avalon Info. Machi's familiar is a black kitsune named Mugetsu and her magics are elemental and green.

Desired CR:
- FRIENDS PLEASE. Machi isn't that great on her own at making friends but she really, really appreciates them. She works exceptionally well as the straight man to your wackier types because of her aloof and cool attitude that warms quite a bit on further knowing her.
- CLASSMATES. Friends and classmates can intersect of course.
- COWORKERS. So I'd like Machi to get a job eventually in the coming months. If you've got suggestions -- and coworkers! -- feel free to let me know!
- ELEMENTAL & GREEN MAGE TEACHERS. She comes from a world where she's 100% average. She's also a very good student so if you've got a teacher worn out from reckless kids or something, please consider her as your star pupil, haha.
- (B)ROMANCE. So Machi at this point in canon has a budding crush on Yuki. However I'm happy to entertain any crosscanon ships your heart desires, whether this is a serious thing, a light flirtation or maybe just some fun dates? Machi has no experience with romance after all so learning about the ins and outs of the heart would be a lot of fun! No big age gaps though please.

Known Plans:
- August Open Log. I can also throw in some closed prompts if you like.
- A minor goal is to get Machi a noble title. Because everyone calls Yuki a princess and a part of me thinks it'd be funny if Machi really was nobility here. That's all, that's it, that's my reasoning. Also she likes being helpful even if she's awkward at it.
- My longterm goal is for Machi to experience life without her mother breathing down her neck from afar as well as not being utterly alone for once. At home she lives by herself in a small apartment and has been all but rejected by her parents after she poured herself into pleasing her mother for much of her young life. She greatly craves positive reinforcement, love and warmth. The idea of a warm family isn't one she consciously realizes she craves but she definitely does. So in a way I want a found family too, a group of friends both canon and not who she can come to cherish and love fondly. Fruits Basket is all about acceptance, love and found family after all.

Other:

[wherethewindtakesme]

Well, Gaius comes from a loving family but he's also on his own from his canon here so he'd be happy to make friends.

ramey | juzo inui

[gunmettle]

Contact: exposition | expositionavenue#0683 | PM character journal

Character Name: Juzo Inui
Canon: No Guns Life

Info: A cybernetically-enhanced super soldier of a war long over, Juzo is a relic of the past trying to make a living as best he can. Determined to never be someone else’s tool again, he works as a “Resolver”, a part-PI, part-mercenary taking cases involving the Extended – people with cybernetics like his. Rarely seen without a cigarette clamped in steel teeth, Juzo is big, cold, and aloof, but don’t let his looks or demeanor fool you. Under all that metal and muscle beats a soft heart.

(Also yes, his head is a gun.)

Magics & Familiar: Kinetic/Siphon | clockwork bird

Desired CR: Pretty much anything! He doesn’t mind making enemies, and will insist that he doesn’t need friends or family while slowly collecting a small network of people he deeply cares about. Will absolutely dad at younger characters. People who have to get over his… uniqueness are just as welcome as those who take everything about him in stride.

Known Plans: Juzo was recently able to open his consulting agency, so if your character wants to hire him for something, feel free to swing by that post. I have a network post announcing all that in the works, to be going up in the next couple days. He’s also busy investigating the murder plot this month and having a run-in or two with Emet-Selch in that regard.

Otherwise, he’s just kind of around/can be around as needed. I can find an excuse for him to be just about anywhere if you need him.

Other:

[fullgauntlet]

Hello!! Oh my gosh, the consulting agency sounds a lot like what a hero agency would do back home in Izuku's world (but more mercenary??). Izuku would think he's incredible! Maybe I could toss him at Juzo sometime!

Eustace | Granblue Fantasy

[flamekthunder]

Contact: laenavesse; discord: laena#7354; PM
Character Name: Eustace
Canon: Granblue Fantasy

Info: Typical stoic, aloof, silent elite agent soldier lone wolf type with the biggest soft spot for all things dog. His ideal is to live a life filled with peace and quiet, and so he fights to protect not only his peace but others as well. Eustace can be a bit rough, but he's softened up and can be amiable with those he's grown to trust and care for. Often compared to as a "guard dog" he is fiercely loyal to those close to him. He is skilled with guns, short blades, and grenades with his favored weapon being Flamek, a special rifle that can unleash lightning—though all that is kind of nerfed in Avalon. More detailed info on Eustace can be found here!

Magics & Familiar: Animal Magic/Elemental Magic with a mischievous snow wolf named Eria. He mainly specializes in canines for the animal magic and lightning magic for elemental, but he's dutifully training up both to expand his skills. The magic reload service upgrade to his gun also allows him to shoot lightning through it again, along with other elements as he's continue to train up and improve his skills (currently ice is working as a good secondary).

Desired CR: Honestly ANYTHING. From those Eustace can be soft on to those he'll be guarded against. Rivals would also be fun to keep some competition for him. He'll enjoy the company of those who are similarly quiet like him and dog lovers will definitely shoot up in favorability quickly. His patience will be tested towards the louder ones, but I'd welcome anyone with open arms, especially anyone who could push his buttons. Eustace has reached a point in his life where he's finally able to move on from the tragedy of his past and so I'd like to have him form new bonds and relationships so he can continue to open up more. Romance is tough for a guy like him, but one day... Maybe... /cries

Known Plans: Taking it easy this month so not too much, but Eustace will be heavily involved in the animal mage/hunting oriented tasks, particularly the Animal Mage Hunt. He's both an animal magic user and has ears that could make others mistake him as a victim of the curse, so he's not going to have a good time. Especially since he'll be injured later on that will limit his activity a bit. Anyone participating in the quest is free to target him! Just know he won't go down easy, and I'd prefer to do a little planning just to work out how fights would go down and potential injuries scored.

I do have an open log up for this month that can be used, and I'm open for other things!

Other: When Society gang goes camping:

(source)

[fullgauntlet]

I wouldn't mind tossing Izuku at Eustace again sometime! Maybe running into each other on another quest sometime, or revisiting the fishie friends haha

mad | akira kurusu

[fooligans]

Contact: koohii / mad#1460 on discord
Character Name: Akira Kurusu
Canon: Persona 5 Royal
Info: A cheeky guy who got into trouble with the law in the past and earned himself a reputation as a nasty crime boy as a result. If you get that past that layer, you'll get a kind boy who deeply cares for his friends, can be a bit snarky and will stand up against unfairness and injustice. His undying love for cats shows more often than it should. CR with him comes with a lifetime subscription to puns, too! What a deal.
Magics & Familiar: Elemental+Animal / Cat Sidhe
Desired CR: All the CR!! Positive, negative, you name it. Akira's really flexible and he's fun to bounce off various types of characters. A lot of his friends went home lately, so I'd like him to rebuild his network a little. If you're interested in a thread with a crime boy just hit me up!
Known Plans: I'd like to stick to pre-planned/closed threads this month rather than making an open log or top-leveling just in case irl comes after me :"|

☕ Don't Treep, Man — I'd love Akira to herd a group of ostriches while holding a smoothie to honor a certain meme (alternatively alpacas).

☕ Hot Nights — Stupid pickup lines? Purrfect. I'm thinking about an inbox thread for this, so if you'd like one with Akira, just let me know! He might tell someone what lines would work on him, too.

☕ Animal Mage Hunt — Guess who's an animal mage? This guy. If anyone's interested in escaping npcs thirsty for some animal mages or helping him escape, I'm down!

Other:

[currysseur]

reaches for the boy.

I wanna throw Maruki at that healing circle prompt on the TDM ijs...

Megan | Tsuna & Din | KHR & The Mandalorian

[theskyaccepts]

Contact: urbaninja or PM

Tsunayoshi Sawada | Katekyou Hitman Reborn

[theskyaccepts]

Character Name: Tsunayoshi Sawada
Canon: Katekyou Hitman Reborn
Info: Hapless teenager turned Mafia boss but he'd really rather not be? Although he might actually have some leadership skills and lord does he try. Shonen protagonist to the max. He doesn't invite chaos but it follows him home anyway.
Magics & Familiar: Elemental, Green, and Aki The Griffin
Desired CR: Friends are great, mentor types, quest buddies, tutors, people to join the study group he's sort of created (students at the school preferably for that last one)
Known Plans: He went through the wringer in the last event and is steadily coming out of that but he's still pretty fragile in some ways. He'll probably be a bit more withdrawn as a result, and maybe looking for advice?
Still going to school and I am always down for school based shenanigans
Haven't had a chance to look at quests either but I am open to those
Other: I'm on Hiatus until next week so responses might be slow; thanks for your patience.

Sailor G

[tempredmental]

Contact: sailorgundam06, discord: SailorGundam06#2608
Character Name: Keith
Canon: Voltron: Legendary Defender
Info: Keith's permissions post has a link to a wiki article and some decent information on his personality traits and quirks.
Magics & Familiar: Elemental/Animal & Tarak the Kotka
Desired CR: I'm pretty open here. Positive, negative, lukewarm mediocre business associates... I don't have any set plans, really, as far as what his CR looks like or what I want to achieve. I'm really just here to have fun, whatever that ends up entailing. Want to work towards being his best friend? Sure! Want to have a massive fight and they end up bitter enemies? I can do that, too! Want to "adopt" Keith as a little brother? Go for it. Want Keith to "adopt" your character as a sibling? I'm open to it. Keith has very little biological family in canon, and none currently in game, so he's used to building a family from people he meets. As for shipping, it's still kind of in the air, but I have some thoughts and ideas. I'd like to get him there eventually, but still working out a possible option with someone at the moment. That said, Keith would not handle a polyship well at all. He's too competitive and self-sacrificing. It would either turn into a constant contest for attention, or he'd get horribly jealous and self-conscious about the idea that he might get pushed out which would cause him to leave first even if no one wants him to because he doesn't want to get hurt.
Known Plans: I have an open post where most of my desired activities are already set up. If you want to do something that's not there, let me know! I'm open to additional ideas. Keith will be getting hurt during the animal mage hunting as he is one and will be targeted by would-be assassins looking for that quick Dark Web coin. So, if your character knows him and gets wind that he's down for the count, I'm also open to threading out visitations. I just didn't include a prompt for that on my post.
Other: Aug 5-9, I will be busy with Otakon things, so my responses may not be super quick or awesome, but I will be doing my best not to fall behind and make sure all my tags are done before leaving my apartment tomorrow morning. I will definitely be available for fast tagging next week, though, if my current mood holds and I don't swing back down into the dumps where I've been the past few months. (I do apologize for how flakey I've been lately... I'm hoping to be more active and involved going forward.)

[mayoninofukucho]

I've been enjoying the guys' melee battle!! It's hilarious how similar they are with their specialisations and temper and how hard they go, haha.

I just hit up Keith's August post; I hope the brackets / present tense format on my end is still okay for you! I'd match, but I'm not so good with prose and past tense.

Ax (Claire Redfield)

[cameprepared]

Contact: intercession
Character Name: Claire Redfield
Canon: Resident Evil
Info: Info Page!. The short summary is easygoing, friendly, college student turned badass zombie apocalypse survivor, and current Knight of Camelot.
Magics & Familiar: Dark/Green Magic, and a Barghest called "The Dog"
Desired CR: Claire is open for friendships, relationships, frenemies, and just outright enemies. She's very emotionally open, she crushes VERY easily, and she's opinionated enough to rub some people the wrong way.
Known Plans: Claire just had a castmate (Sherry Birkin) drop, so she's not in the best mood. I do plan for Claire to make a post sometime in the next day or two, mostly to distract herself and re-motivate herself. Beyond that, I feel like Claire is going to throw herself whole-hog into quests, if anyone would like a partner.
Other:

[angel_of_death]

So sorry to hear about Sherry dropping. Poor Claire.

I'm trying to get some energy back myself. I love the dynamic between our characters whenever they do meet, so I'll be looking forward to them encountering each other again.