Personification Life OOC Thread X [sign-up & planning]

[Erinkita II]

I'm gonna try and read all the posts since my last one. I might not get tham all because I'm falling asleep right now.

[Cerillium]

Tiiiiiiired. Too many things happening in life right now.

Real life always comes first. Take your time.

We moved your character to the teen clubhouse. Not much has happened since then. Torii entered and said hello. I'm about to post for Marcus.

@NVE my reply is delayed. Swith mentioned one of her characters interacting before she toddled off to bed. I believe she thought of a post but was too tired to hammer it out.



While I'm thinking about it: viewtopic.php?p=24021510#p24021510
Be prepared. Zombies to bytecoins. Don't know what this year's will be.

[The New Velociraptor Empire]

Tiiiiiiired. Too many things happening in life right now.

Real life always comes first. Take your time.

We moved your character to the teen clubhouse. Not much has happened since then. Torii entered and said hello. I'm about to post for Marcus.

@NVE my reply is delayed. Swith mentioned one of her characters interacting before she toddled off to bed. I believe she thought of a post but was too tired to hammer it out.



While I'm thinking about it: viewtopic.php?p=24021510#p24021510
Be prepared. Zombies to bytecoins. Don't know what this year's will be.

I was horribly ill during the bytecoin craze and ended up missing out on it. I am prepared this time round.

And I can wait for a reply, it's only when I watch the forums when it drives me mad.

[Torsiedelle]

I was a bytecoin tycoon. I look forward to them again!

STACKS ON STACKS ON STACKS

[Monfrox]

Real life always comes first. Take your time.

We moved your character to the teen clubhouse. Not much has happened since then. Torii entered and said hello. I'm about to post for Marcus.

@NVE my reply is delayed. Swith mentioned one of her characters interacting before she toddled off to bed. I believe she thought of a post but was too tired to hammer it out.



While I'm thinking about it: viewtopic.php?p=24021510#p24021510
Be prepared. Zombies to bytecoins. Don't know what this year's will be.

I was horribly ill during the bytecoin craze and ended up missing out on it. I am prepared this time round.

And I can wait for a reply, it's only when I watch the forums when it drives me mad.

Zombies, bytecoin, even "Shares" of nations.

[Torsiedelle]

We still open for one shots? Mine was shit. I actually put effort into one now. I was bored. Now my hand fucking hurts. Bah, humbug.

[Highfort]

We still open for one shots? Mine was shit. I actually put effort into one now. I was bored. Now my hand fucking hurts. Bah, humbug.

I'm fairly sure the OOC thread is always open for one-shots.

[Torsiedelle]

“Tora!”

Torii sighed. Her Big Sister was at it again, pestering her about where she had been last night. The teenager just wanted to have a nice breakfast and get going, but Katya was always wanting to gossip and talk about her feelings. It was annoying. She’d admit, she enjoyed it deep down inside, but it was annoying.

Katya stood behind the kitchen counter. Her characteristic professional attire had been tossed aside for some pink short shorts and a white t-shirt, standard apparel, while a neat apron protected her thin body from getting their meal on it. She was hard at work, frying up potatoes and vegetables, bacon, and baking biscuits and sweets for later. This was how she always cooked. Katya loved to put her heart into making the best food she could, and she had an affection for meat and fried foods. She wasn’t like the other girls, who survived on thin salads and fruit. She enjoyed her food, and could still boast all day long about how she was one of the best looking women around. It made her laugh inside.

“I’m just wondering.”, She told her little sister. “You never tell me what happens. I can’t help but worry about you, you little weirdo.”

Torii had a habit of disappearing for a long while, usually on a trip or mission, or being sucked into parallel dimensions, and not wanting to tell her sister what happened when she got back. Katya didn’t understand it. Torii had literally no problem spilling out her feelings to anybody else, but she never talked about that stuff with her. “Come on.”, She said, chopping up some leftover bits of potatoes and returning them to the pile. She made her and Toriis’ plates and beckoned the girl over to eat. “Just this once? You used to tell me everything, Kid. I mean, if we live together, we should at least trust each other.”

“I do trust you.”, Said Torii, digging into her breakfast. “It’s just, I don’t know, I don’t feel like talking about it. Usually, it’s no big deal.”

“No big deal around here?”, Katya raised an eyebrow. “Tora, we live with dinosaurs and space gods. Stuff around here is kind of a big deal.”

“Yeah, well, not for me. Sorry.”, Torii replied. The two sisters finished up their meal, and Torii set out. “I’m going to go meet my friends, okay?”, She said, exiting the room. “Nothing weird.”

The door closed. Katya sighed, but said nothing, and moved over to the bed to eat and watch TV. Cartoons? She didn’t watch them a lot before, but Torii LOVED cartoons; cartoons, anime, anything that was drawn. They kind of grew on her, and now she watched them to relax, when she wasn’t watching her dramas or soap operas, or the news. While she watched TV, she was thinking. Torii really didn’t want to share with her, and that just made Katya more determined to find out anything about her sister’s personal life, so that they’d have something to share. She knew that Torii kept her diary above the bed, and so she decided that she’d just find out some info herself. She set the plate up in the kitchen, returned to the bed, and climbed up to grab the book. She ran over, locked the door, and hopped onto the bed, cracking open the book.

”Dear Diary”

She snorted. What a generic thing to write. Torii could be really generic-’90s-girly when she wanted to. Katya wondered if her friend’s knew that? She felt a little bad for what she was doing, but she kept on reading.


“I talked to Bran today...Mister Thriller is so cool...Marcus is the best….Tsu can be a real dunce....”

She snickered again. Mostly just a page of talking about her social interactions. The parts about Dora not being as bad as she thought, and Drova being “kind of cute, but also kind of stuck up” really got her attention. Finally, she ran across a little paragraph about herself.

[i]”I just can’t tell my sister about what I do. It’s not that I don’t trust her, but I don’t feel that I can talk to her well. I don’t know, maybe I’m still just kind of freaked out since Yoshi left and she got all depressed, but I felt like I couldn’t rely on her anymore. It’s different now, but still, it’s weird how those things can affect you so profoundly. I think another reason is that I don’t want her to worry about me. She has such good friends and family, and a good future. I don’t want to freak her out or ruin anything by getting her involved with my shenanigans. I can’t take care of myself. I’ve always done that. Sure, help is appreciated, but I think she can do without. I love her. I wouldn’t drag her into my trouble.”[.i]

Katya slammed the book shut. That was all she needed. It wasn’t what she wanted, but it explained it to her. She had to take a moment to let it sink in. That was why Torii was so hesitant to talk. She didn’t want to drag her into it. She wanted to protect her big sister. It was a kind thing to do. She was still upset that Torii wouldn’t share, but she could understand her little sibling’s thinking.

She still wanted to know what her sister went through. She wanted to at least know a little, and know how to comfort her about it. She carefully opened the book again and started flipping through pages. She found and read about quite a few of Torii’s exploits, and, at the end, found herself teary-eyed. Her sibling had been through a lot, and still carried on a happy-go-lucky attitude and a toothy smile. It was awesome. She set the book back where Torii left it and laid in bed for a while, just watching TV and thinking.

When Torii finally did come back, some time later, Katya was there, sitting at the foot of the bed, smiling. “Oh, you haven’t done much today.’, Said Torii, tossing her boots to the corner. “What’s going on?”, She asked. “Nothing.”, Said Katya, grinning. “Want me to put on supper?”

“Um, sure.”, Torii replied. “I’d expected you to be asking where I’ve been already.”

While Torii kicked off her shorts, Katya chuckled. “Well, I would, but I know you have your reasons for not telling me.”, She said. Torii didn’t understand, and was about to comment, but Katya had already moved forward and snatched her sister into a tight hug. “Don’t worry about it. Anyways, just relax, and I’ll put on some chicken, okay?”

“Yeah, okay…”, was Torii’s only response. Her sister was a bit different than usual. Torii was at least happy that she had given up on badgering her. Katya tied her apron back on and reached into the refrigerator. “Oh, and I only want to know what you’re up to because I’m curious about you. I want to know how your day goes, and maybe just chat about it. You know, like normal siblings?”

Like normal siblings, huh? Torii felt a little bad now. She threw herself into the bed and rested a head on her big pillows. With the room at a refreshing sixty-four degrees, Torii was happy. She watched her sister cook for some time, thinking things over and feeling more guilty before she finally spoke up. “Hey, mind if I tell you about my day now?”

Katya put the chicken in the oven, having finished preparing it and cutting up ingredients, and smiled. “Sure thing. Talk away. We still have, oh, a few minutes until I have to take the chicken out.”

[Highfort]

Since Titus is actually going to be incorporated into the story at some point when he's revived, thought I'd drop a one-shot for him here to get him properly fleshed-out:

The Titan

The clacking of boots was not lost on Septimus' ears as he twiddled his thumbs idly, awaiting the arrival of the latest researcher to apply to the newly-incorporated Lazarus LLC. The company was buzzing through news feeds and social media alike, an ambitious enterprise to cheat death itself and ensure the immortality of billions, perhaps trillions. Finally, the Confederation of Agymnum would be able to pursue knowledge without the fetters of age and death holding back their progress.

Of course, such a company would need only the finest researchers the Confederation had to offer. Septimus wasn't one of them, but he knew that success would ride not upon his personal contributions but upon his ability to find the right people to work alongside him. And he knew quite well who he wanted among the ranks of his fellows.

The clacking grew louder, halting in front of the sliding door that gave privacy to Septimus' little office.

When the two had been schoolboys, the man had only been known as the Titan. He towered over Septimus' form - over everyone, really - and radiated a sense of confidence and no-nonsense attitude about him to round out the image. He was Nietzsche's Ubermensch, the man who imposed himself on others and refused to have anything imposed upon him. He even fit the picture of the supposed Ubermensch Terran: blonde hair, blue eyes, defined physique, and a cold, haunting gaze.

Little wonder few liked him in school. He was to be envied - to be admired but not loved, to be applauded and yet despised. The Titan, for his part, said nothing to indicate he desired them to stop.

The door slid open with a quiet hiss!

"Septimus," the rich, baritone voice carried through the room to the desk that the dark-haired man occupied in the corner, "The train was late."

"Of course it was," Septimus eyed the envy of his boyhood days with some disapproval, shuffling papers with darkened fingers and puffing at a cigarette all the while, "It's always late, isn't it?"

"Just this once," the Titan strode up to the desk and took the chair opposite Septimus, procuring himself a cigarette and lighting it without further word.

"Titus Elimans, yes?" Septimus stopped shuffling at the desired file, comparing the youthful image of the Titan with the man sitting before him. Barring a few new lines and the lack of a smile, he fit the picture perfectly, "Degrees in biology, neurology, and..."

"Thanatology, all three from the Schola Academia divisions on Kashtilag. Graduated with honors," the Titan finished, a cool smile gracing his lips, fingers fluttering as he spun the lit cigarette in his hand, "You read the file already, ask me the questions."

"Just a formality," Septimus raised an eyebrow, puffing on the cigarette and filling the room with more acrid smoke, "You stated your interest in Lazarus was due to working with me previously on the teleportation technologies at Mobius, no?"

A curt nod from the man indicated his agreement. He puffed on his own cigarette with some distaste, "You bought the filtered ones again, you know I hate the filtered ones."

More papers shuffled, the elder man raking his hand through his black hair as he confirmed all the basic information with Titus. A small smile stayed etched on the younger man's face, only broken by occasional puffing and the even more elusive answer, usually curt and smug, to whatever Septimus was asking him. The hue of the sun in the sky was quickly replaced by moonlight, only the oozing lava outside the window providing any external illumination for the room. Cigarette butts littered the ash tray on Septimus' desk, repeatedly emptied as the interview had gone on. Hours had ticked by, minutes wasted on trivialities and trading cold banter as the two men sized each other up.

A slap! indicated the closing of the final manilla folder on Septimus' desk and the man stood up, motioning for Titus to follow him as both men put out their final cigarettes, "I believe we're finished here."

"Are we, Septimus?" the question spoke more like a statement, disinterest radiating from unfocused eyes, "No final verdict?"

"I will be providing employment confirmation after I get through all the candidates, you know that," Septimus raised his fingers to trigger the motion sensor and the door slid open, "Goodbye, Brother Elimans."

"I'll be in on Monday morning," Titus took a step through the door, "First thing's first, we see if we can bring back a mind from the Infinity Circuit."

"I told you, your stupid experiments are going to get yourself killed," Septimus pressed his thumb against the scanner as he followed Titus out, a chirping beep! indicating that his office was secure, "The Circuit is the River Styx and you are not Ulysses."

"No, I'm not," Titus turned to leave, "Ulysses wouldn't be able to wrestle the boat away from the ferryman."

Septimus rubbed his forehead and turned the opposite direction, off to another late night spent debating with Emily over the Lazarus candidates. If he was lucky, perhaps she would not chuck the ash tray at his face again. He sighed, "You may think yourself superior, Brother, but we both know even Nietzsche had to die."

Two sets of clacking echoed in the hallways as both men bounded away, smoke slowly seeping beneath the locked door to fill the narrow walkway and annoy the professors and researchers in the morning.

[TotallyNotEvilLand]

Alright, sent Adri and Elka toward Chaos.

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

Zomcoins. Hi everyone, I'll get a post up and IM SO HAPPY! Someone is drawing Tsu for me!

[Torsiedelle]

Zomcoins. Hi everyone, I'll get a post up and IM SO HAPPY! Someone is drawing Tsu for me!

Yeet!

I wish I could get someone to draw my characters. Eh.

[Swith Witherward]

Real life always comes first. Take your time.

We moved your character to the teen clubhouse. Not much has happened since then. Torii entered and said hello. I'm about to post for Marcus.

@NVE my reply is delayed. Swith mentioned one of her characters interacting before she toddled off to bed. I believe she thought of a post but was too tired to hammer it out.



While I'm thinking about it: viewtopic.php?p=24021510#p24021510
Be prepared. Zombies to bytecoins. Don't know what this year's will be.

I was horribly ill during the bytecoin craze and ended up missing out on it. I am prepared this time round.

And I can wait for a reply, it's only when I watch the forums when it drives me mad.

I hope it's not bytecoin again. I didn't enjoy that at all.

Anyway, don't wait on my post, gents. My post comes immediately after the countdown event happens.

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

And the drawing of Tsu is done!

[Terintania]

Do not remove this search tag: #PLAPP
Your NS Nation's Nickname: Terin

Character Name: Draxis

Character Gender: Male

Character Species: Human

Character Physical Description:
Height: 6 feet
Weight: Slightly below average
Apparent Age: 17
Actual Age: 17

URL to Character Picture, if any: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73 ... 2573dd.jpg

Primary Skill or Power: Dragon Riding.

Power Weaknesses/Flaws: None because he doesn’t have a power

Secondary Skill or Power: Understanding dragons. (As in he understands what they’re trying to communicate)

Power Weaknesses/Flaws: Again, not a power.

Character Background/Biography: Draxis was separated from his parents at a very young age. At just a few months old, he was accidentally left behind when their traveling camp was attacked by bandits. It wasn’t intentional, his parents got carried away by the panicked crowd. Of course, he could never know that. A young Night Fury found him and took him back to the dragon’s nest, where they took care of him and raised him. Growing up together, he and the night fury were great friends. Like brothers, almost. Growing up under the care of dragons, he didn’t learn to speak english until he was 13, when he and SilentWing went out to explore, and they found a town full of people. Staying out of sight, he came to the town day after day, observing the people, finally understanding why he was so different from the dragons. He learned a few words just from listening, and one day, he actually entered the town. People weren’t all too happy to see the Night Fury, but they quickly realized the odd pair were no threat. Draxis stayed with the humans for a while, learning their language, before finally returning to his home with the dragons. He and SilentWing spend a lot of time exploring, and that is how they came across Bielefeld, after getting lost in a bad storm.

Why the character is in Bielefeld/Occupation: To live there for a while and check it out.

URL to Apartment Picture: http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h47 ... wktaw3.jpg

Link to RP examples: I was part of this RP before

IMPORTANT:
One paragraph that sums up your character: Draxis is shy and reserved, and generally keeps to himself around people, until he gets used to them. Then he’s crazy and fun-loving. His English is a bit limited, and he has a strange accent that is sort of...hissy.


Do not remove this search tag: #PLAPP
Your NS Nation's Nickname: Terin

Character Name: SilentWing

Character Gender: Male

Character Species: Night Fury

Character Physical Description:
Height: 5 foot 7 on all fours.
Weight: Uh...Average? I have no idea what it should be
Actual age: 18

URL to Character Picture, if any:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h47 ... rtuqs6.png

Primary Skill or Power: He can breathe a ball of explosive blue flame.

[b]Power Weaknesses/Flaws: He can only do it 10 times in one day.

Secondary Skill or Power: Speed burst: When flying, SilentWing can give himself a burst of speed for a few seconds

Power Weaknesses/Flaws: He can only do this when flying, and never multiple times in a row.

Character Background/Biography:SilentWing’s parents died when he was just a little egg, killed by Dragon Hunters. The other dragons in his herd raised him in their stead. When he was a year old, he was out exploring, and he found a strange baby. He decided to take it home with him, and the dragon herd took the baby in. Over time, the baby grew, and the young Night Fury and the child grew close. When they discovered a new town, and the young boy learned their language, he gave himself and SilentWing their names. One day, when they were exploring, they got caught in a terrible storm, and ended up in Bielefeld.

Why the character is in Bielefeld/Occupation: To live for a while and check it out.

URL to Apartment Picture: http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h47 ... wktaw3.jpg

Link to RP examples:

IMPORTANT:
One paragraph that sums up your character: SilentWing is like a puppy and a cat mixed together. Imagine like Toothless if you’ve seen How to Train Your Dragon. He is playful and curious, but protective of Draxis, and the humans he comes to care about.

[Erinkita II]

Zomcoins. Hi everyone, I'll get a post up and IM SO HAPPY! Someone is drawing Tsu for me!

Tsu seems like a rrl rrl cool character.

[The BranRiech]

Hiya, guys! It's our last night in Friesack with our families. I just finished packing most of my things, because we need to be at the Bahnhof (train station) at 9:30 tomorrow to catch our train into Berlin.

How's everyone doing back in freedom-land?

[Northwest Slobovia]

How's everyone doing back in freedom-land?

Wir sind gut! Fleißig, aber gut.

We'd all be speaking German, they said! Did we listen? No...

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

Zomcoins. Hi everyone, I'll get a post up and IM SO HAPPY! Someone is drawing Tsu for me!

Tsu seems like a rrl rrl cool character.

XD Thank you.

[Torsiedelle]

Even with her history with Torii?

I'm turned the hell up today. Life is good sometimes.

[The New Velociraptor Empire]

It is funny how the internet can encapsulate moments and lock them away. Logging on to old accounts (if you can even remember the passwords for them) can show how much you have changed in a relatively short amount of time, and how much one has stayed the same.

[Monfrox]

It is funny how the internet can encapsulate moments and lock them away. Logging on to old accounts (if you can even remember the passwords for them) can show how much you have changed in a relatively short amount of time, and how much one has stayed the same.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[TotallyNotEvilLand]

Zomcoins. Hi everyone, I'll get a post up and IM SO HAPPY! Someone is drawing Tsu for me!

Yeet!

I wish I could get someone to draw my characters. Eh.

I know someone who does really good commissions for around $15 USD a pop for inked sketches. I got Adri's portrait from her.

[Highfort]

It is funny how the internet can encapsulate moments and lock them away. Logging on to old accounts (if you can even remember the passwords for them) can show how much you have changed in a relatively short amount of time, and how much one has stayed the same.

It's nice to see how far we can grow in such short periods, although depending on the age group it's pretty much expected (ex. looking back on teenage stuff as an adult).

[Swith Witherward]

Do not remove this search tag: #PLAPP
Your NS Nation's Nickname: Terin

Character Name: Draxis

Character Gender: Male

Character Species: Human

Character Physical Description:
Height: 6 feet
Weight: Slightly below average
Apparent Age: 17
Actual Age: 17

URL to Character Picture, if any: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73 ... 2573dd.jpg

Primary Skill or Power: Dragon Riding.

Power Weaknesses/Flaws: None because he doesn’t have a power

Secondary Skill or Power: Understanding dragons. (As in he understands what they’re trying to communicate)

Power Weaknesses/Flaws: Again, not a power.

Character Background/Biography: Draxis was separated from his parents at a very young age. At just a few months old, he was accidentally left behind when their traveling camp was attacked by bandits. It wasn’t intentional, his parents got carried away by the panicked crowd. Of course, he could never know that. A young Night Fury found him and took him back to the dragon’s nest, where they took care of him and raised him. Growing up together, he and the night fury were great friends. Like brothers, almost. Growing up under the care of dragons, he didn’t learn to speak english until he was 13, when he and SilentWing went out to explore, and they found a town full of people. Staying out of sight, he came to the town day after day, observing the people, finally understanding why he was so different from the dragons. He learned a few words just from listening, and one day, he actually entered the town. People weren’t all too happy to see the Night Fury, but they quickly realized the odd pair were no threat. Draxis stayed with the humans for a while, learning their language, before finally returning to his home with the dragons. He and SilentWing spend a lot of time exploring, and that is how they came across Bielefeld, after getting lost in a bad storm.

Why the character is in Bielefeld/Occupation: To live there for a while and check it out.

URL to Apartment Picture: http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h47 ... wktaw3.jpg

Link to RP examples: I was part of this RP before

IMPORTANT:
One paragraph that sums up your character: Draxis is shy and reserved, and generally keeps to himself around people, until he gets used to them. Then he’s crazy and fun-loving. His English is a bit limited, and he has a strange accent that is sort of...hissy.


Do not remove this search tag: #PLAPP
Your NS Nation's Nickname: Terin

Character Name: SilentWing

Character Gender: Male

Character Species: Night Fury

Character Physical Description:
Height: 5 foot 7 on all fours.
Weight: Uh...Average? I have no idea what it should be
Actual age: 18

URL to Character Picture, if any:
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h47 ... rtuqs6.png

Primary Skill or Power: He can breathe a ball of explosive blue flame.

[b]Power Weaknesses/Flaws: He can only do it 10 times in one day.

Secondary Skill or Power: Speed burst: When flying, SilentWing can give himself a burst of speed for a few seconds

Power Weaknesses/Flaws: He can only do this when flying, and never multiple times in a row.

Character Background/Biography:SilentWing’s parents died when he was just a little egg, killed by Dragon Hunters. The other dragons in his herd raised him in their stead. When he was a year old, he was out exploring, and he found a strange baby. He decided to take it home with him, and the dragon herd took the baby in. Over time, the baby grew, and the young Night Fury and the child grew close. When they discovered a new town, and the young boy learned their language, he gave himself and SilentWing their names. One day, when they were exploring, they got caught in a terrible storm, and ended up in Bielefeld.

Why the character is in Bielefeld/Occupation: To live for a while and check it out.

URL to Apartment Picture: http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h47 ... wktaw3.jpg

Link to RP examples:

IMPORTANT:
One paragraph that sums up your character: SilentWing is like a puppy and a cat mixed together. Imagine like Toothless if you’ve seen How to Train Your Dragon. He is playful and curious, but protective of Draxis, and the humans he comes to care about.

*gasp* New dragon friend for Neste!


We just got back from Morgan's piano recital, and Cer's day starts at 4 AM. I'll leave a note for him to take a look at the apps tomorrow. I think they work out nicely.
Edit: added link to to-do list.