Katelyn, your timing couldn't be more perfect right now. I have a few players who are needing a bit of time off, and we're at such an early place in the roleplay it would be no problem to have you join in. We're not officially open for applications just yet, but in all likelihood I'll need to do some recruiting in the very near future so I see no reason to make you wait. Go ahead and post your CS whenever it's ready and we'll go from there! :) Thanks for your interest!

Maiden said
You always have such charming gif's, Tigre! No promises, but it's still early so I hope I can get it done tonight. I will probably hold off finalizing the CS so I can get the IC post done.

Haha thanks! I am an Image Whore! I am constantly searching for new images in multiple forms haha Though I have a bit of GIFs it isn't nearly as diverse as my other categories lol

Well, diversity is good. And speaking of diversity, I thought it was time I add someone unusual to the mix.

Tigre, have a shark... alien... chick... thing. XD



How's that for strange? I'm having so much fun making her that I'm going a lot more in-depth with her CS than is strictly necessary, but I need to in order for one vital aspect of Bernie to be explained. She's not actually crazy. On her own planet, she's the most insane version of themselves that anyone could imagine... but if you put her on Earth and totally disregarded the language barriers, physical appearance and culture shock, she wouldn't be diagnosed with any mental illness. It will all be explained in the full CS. Which I will finish at some later point in time when I shouldn't be going to sleep. ;) Edit: I also feel like I should mention that in my head, Bernadette's speaking voice sounds like she's originally from India and the Caribbean... somehow... XD

Also, I dunno what's up with all these girls. I feel like I need the next few of the Thirteen to be boys.

In the meanwhile, please enjoy a brief post... that is short and only effects Dante. LoL! Pum, now I have to finish Bernadette next because -twitch- I hate Works In Progress. I don't know what I'm going to do with Cadie, Jax and Buck. They're all in the Cafeteria and I want to leave them free for the moment, in case I need them to tie off any loose ends. ;) I should have something up for you in a few days, once I know what I need to write.

I know I've been slacking off a little lately, but when I say I'm sticking with it this time, I mean it. I don't mind a slow and steady pace, but I'm bound and determined that it will be steady!

@Maiden: It's okay. I think everyone has been pretty busy as of ;late.

@Everyone: Whoever gets a chance is free to run into Simone. I headed her back toward the cafeteria to help with interaction, so if you're able and wanting, by all maans post away.

Maiden said
Katelyn, your timing couldn't be more perfect right now. I have a few players who are needing a bit of time off, and we're at such an early place in the roleplay it would be no problem to have you join in. We're not open for applications just yet, but in all likelihood I'll need to do some recruiting in the very near future so I see no reason to make you wait. Go ahead and post your CS whenever it's ready and we'll go from there! :) Thanks for your interest!

Excellent. I'll read up on your characters and start working on a CS. Thanks for the opportunity.

I'll get the history up tomorrow, which will help to explain better the DID, and I'll review it for grammar as well. :)

Name:
Ivaniliana “Lia” (pronounced Leah)

Species:
Silvan Wood Elf - They are very similar to other elves with the various affinities for controlling the wind and earth when in extreme danger or torment, and they are able to climb almost anything, even most non-scalable materials. Needs to breath fresh air and prefers to live in the most wooded areas, the trees considered brethren and the sun and moon – mother and father.

Gender:
Female

Age:
220, but appears to be 18-20

Mental Illness: Lia suffers from the following:
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) - is a mental disorder that is characterized by at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or dissociated personality states that alternately control a person's behavior, and is accompanied by memory impairment for important information not explained by ordinary forgetfulness. Lia’s other personalities are Ziak, a male who represents her brother and Sema, a female that represents her sister to her.

Dream shifter – a mental illness that leaves her to believe that she can control her future by shifting various situations/scenarios within the context of her dreams. Whether her gift has proven true or not has yet to be determined as she is lost in the notion that she has the power to shift tomorrow in her dreams.

Hypersensitivity – Lia is highly sensitive to loud noises and her mind associates them with terror, leaving her instinct to fend for her safety, which is never a solid bet. Being able to use various elemental magic at the core of her being often time in the midst of loud noises she will mentally black out and leave Ziak to destroy the room in a wind storm or bust a hole in the floor with a mild earthquake.

Appearance:


Lia stands no more than four and a half feet, her frame petite and feminine. Flawless alabaster skin stretches over her lithe frame, her color consistent without pigment variation of any sort. Her pale golden locks hold a natural wave but each strand twists tightly at its end much like the tail of a seahorse. Various strands of translucent hair stream throughout her thick silky mass and dance among the sun-streaked highlights that almost seem to move at times with derivative intent.

Her face is narrow and quite angular in structure, her blonde eyebrows designed with a high arch that presses the feel of elitism into the air around her. Eyes as dark as a moonless night sit in perfect proportion on her face, her stare a bit unnerving because of the absence of color. Her lips are full and dusted rose colored, turning down in her natural state as if distain runs along her thoughts at all that moves and breathes around her.

Her nails are long and claw-like, completely opaque and sharp as knives unless cut to the cuticle, which has been the requirement of her people for most of her life, namely due her mental state. Her feet finish with six toes on each one, the need to have additional grip when climbing trees and scaling mountains creating the extra appendages. A living vine grows from the base of her right ankle and wraps tightly around her shapely calf, small white flowers growing on the greenery when she’s well taken care of and in good physical health.

History:
Lia grew up in the Vanacula woods on the Draken planet, which held most properties one might expect in a land littered with Fae, Elves and Trolls. The undisturbed forests were home to many nature-loving creatures, but humanoid in nature as well as various types of animals. Lia was the youngest daughter of the high wooden Elf King, Jared and their queen, Karina. She had an older brother, Ziakander who was being trained to take her father's place should anything befall the great king, and her older sister, Semantilla. With her parents being very involved in ruling their species and maintaining proper interaction with other races, Lia spent most of her time in the presence of her siblings. They were a close-nit group and trained together in both arms and education with only a chosen few from the woods they inhabited.

Having the ability to live hundreds of years, Lia's people were learned in things both imperative to survival for their race and various mysteries of other races and worlds. She spent lots of her free time in the great library of Colemon, her father's adviser, searching for a new adventure to take her away. Because her people were peaceful by nature, the arrival of the Daemon's from a dark world just beyond their viewing mechanisms was both a shock and lesson in unpreparedness. The Daemon's wasted no time in murdering the ruling bodies, Lia racing frantically toward the royal castle from the library and stumbling upon nothing being left but the remains of her family. It wasn't long before she found herself walking numbly through the woods that surrounded her once beautiful home, her mind scattered and throat sore from talking to herself incessantly for days on end.

Not being recognized, the King of the Useelie court ordered her to be removed from their world and sent someplace that she might gain her consciousness back or perhaps have it replaced. Knowing that her entire species was removed from Draken and that she was the only one remaining would do nothing but send the lovely girl deeper into the darkness that seemed to hang all around her like a disenchanted cloak. Having heard of the Osmand Institute, the Fae King arranged for the lovely young, nameless girl to be transported to the facility in hopes that someone might assist her in moving forward and possibly reinventing herself as she did.

Personality:
Lia is offstandish and withdrawn, her natural tendency to move into the shadows and remain content to only keep company with herself and the lost love ones in her head. She is often willing to assist others before thinking of herself namely due to her past and is only passionate about one thing – the mistreatment of others.

Ziak is dominate and pushy. His tendency is to demand his way and physical force others to deliver on his expectations. He is outspoken and holds grudges for the remainder of the relationship should the offense be too much. He tries to move into the spotlight in all circumstances and enjoys nothing more than challenging authority.

Sema is outgoing and friendly. She’s always looking to make a new friend and offers herself to assist in any way possible with anyone. She’s flirty and kind, funny and willing to break a few rules to ensure a countenance of joy and excitement are present in her world at all times.

Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual, namely depending on who’s running the show inside her skull in the moment.

Fears:
Lia is afraid of commitment and deep water, Ziak is afraid of the dark and bees, and Sema is afraid of sleeping and overtly bright lights.

Capabilities:
Elemental Magic - As noted above, Lia is a wood elf, so she has the ability to use elemental magic without the use of spells. She can call the elements in full force if out among them, but in confined spaces she can only utilize what’s available to her to pull at the wind, water, fire and earth. She loses strength more quickly with the larger displays of effort as one might imagine.

Strength – Lia is much stronger than she appears, her body able to hold 3-4 times its own weight and carry it for several miles at a time. She is able to climb with no weight on her back for more than a day at a time, her arms and legs strong and agile.

Transparency – A gift from her father. She’s capable of becoming completely transparent (if she removes her scrubs) for ten to fifteen minutes at a time, but needs lots of rehydration and sleep afterward. The strands of translucent hair on her head will grow and wrap around her like a second skin.

Ah, Katelyn, I didn't realize you'd double-posted with the CS! NewGuild is tricky like that sometimes. XD

It's late and I'm really tired, so I'll make a proper reply tomorrow. Suffice to say that I very much like what I see so far and I'm looking forward to reading her history!

In other news, I didn't finish Bernadette tonight. I had too much other ish to do. Sorry for potato, and thanks for understanding, Pumirya.

Now... sleeps.

Thanks. What do you mean double posted? I'm only seeing one cs posted from myself.

Okay, life update because I haven't had a chance to come on here in the past few days;

1. I had to turn down the job for mental health reasons.
2. Uni exams are in two weeks and I appear to be failing every assessment that I thought I would do well in so any faith I have in my own ability is shattered.
3. Because I cannot afford Life (phone bill, car insurance, petrol, regular medication, train fare etc. etc.) it looks as though I'm going to have to defer my studies for a while so that I can try and get a full time job. And before you ask; sure welfare support or study aid would be great, but the Australian government have just made it a hundred times more difficult to get and it was pretty fucking difficult to get to before.

As a consequence I cannot post to remove Sasha from play at this moment so Maiden go ahead and do what is necessary, but hopefully I will be able to jump back into play after exams because I won't have Uni to keep my brain occupied.

EDIT: Re: new X-Men.... I am concerned about TWO QUICKSILVERS played by TWO ACTORS and one of them appears to be WITHOUT WANDA? Also the continuity issues abound but I'm trying not to think about that.

@Maiden: Er...I'm not necessarily writing up a new character persay. Half-way was just my way of saying I'm lurking. I mean, I don't really know much about insanity, to be honest, or how to really get into a madman's mindset, especially a dangerous madman.

@ Katelyn: What I meant was I'd seen your post about starting to work on your CS, and didn't realize you'd posted again with the CS. It just shows that you have the newest post on the thread, and I thought it was still the same post you'd made earlier. Double post = back to back post, I didn't mean two of the same.

As I said before, I like what I see! :) Unless I'm mistaken (which I don't think I am) Lia is the first proper Elf in Twisted's history. I like Tolkien's take on Elves, and I'm glad to see someone playing an OC individual from a canonical race. Furthermore, you've given yourself a very natural opening to get on Buck's good side. I suspect Bernadette will like her also: the physical appearance will likely put her in mind of a Land-Dwelling Angkrillian. You've got a nice balance on the illness: she's distinctly sick but not unplayable. Her three personalities seem to sort of balance one another out: she'll be able to have crazy withdrawn time and solid interaction time. I'm impressed and interested!

@ Elsa: I really do hate to hear that you're having such a rough time right now. I've struggled with mental illness myself in the past, and if you ever need someone to talk to it would be my honor to lend an ear. Don't lose faith in yourself: we all struggle sometimes, and something as simple and seemingly small as a lack of focus can really derail your studies at school or projects at work. I know you well enough to know that you're an intelligent and talented young woman. Don't let a few bad grades make you think you're not!! I hope things get better for you very soon!!

Thank you for letting me know what's going on in your life. I'll move Sasha out of play, and whenever you feel like you're ready to come back we'll take a look at how to work her back in.

This is where I put my GM Hat on.

Currently, my only active players are Pumirya and Tigre. Pum, I know you're stuck waiting on interaction. I'm almost ready to start my next post. I'll be sending Cadie your way. (No Jax, you'll see why. XD) Tigre, you can reply to the post I wrote just for you any time. *cough* I'm just trying to keep you and Pum from getting too bored while I sort this inactive player mess. Thank you both for being so patient!

Katelyn, I'll give you an official verdict whenever the history is posted. I'm going to be starting a new IntChk/Recruiting thread in the next few days, so as long as Lia's done by the time the other new CS are finalized, I'm a happy camper.

Oblivion, I'm putting you on LOA with Elsa, and I'll go ahead and move Anya to her room in my next post.

Vampiric, Syblyx, and Kally (Cjayxo): Some of you have been active on other threads, and some of you appear to not have been on RPG at all. Either way, both my roll call and my PM's have gone unanswered. I know that I am partly to blame for the level of inactivity on these threads the past few weeks. Had I known I was about to change jobs I probably would have delayed starting this RP... but it is what it is. What matters now is that I'm running on all my cylinders and ready to move this game forward. I can't do that with two active players.

As per OOC Rule Number Three, clearly stated on the third post of this goode OOC, all your characters are now belong to me. The loss of players is actually built into this roleplay as an element of the game, and while I hadn't anticipated having to make the first cut this early on, it's totally workable.

Your characters will be puppeted out of the Cafeteria, and briefly through the rest of their Institute tours. They will be returned to their rooms. Some of them may simply be exhausted by the stress of the new environment and decide to take a nap. Others may decide to act a fool and get a heavy dose of sedatives... or hallucinogens. (Because that's how we roll here.) Either way, they will all slip into comas. If Twisted's history is any indicator, that will be the end of that. Should any of you ever wish to return to Twisted, we can discuss whether or not I'll let you have your patient back. Because I'm evil like that. >:D

And now I've eaten up a lot of time with this gigantic rambling OOC post, and need to brainstorm about what happens next IC. I shall bid you all goodnight, and if you’re interested, have a listen to one of my favorite theme songs for the RP.

In this house on a hill,
The dead are living still.
Their intention is to kill
And they will… they will.

Sweet Cheesus this is long, sorry for potato again!

Edit: Shin, in that case I'll just mark you down as a lurker. Welcome? XD

Once a day, erry day. Such a sad and lonely thing, to be the only one online.



Post is underway. It won't be finished tonight, and I wouldn't bet money on seeing it tomorrow. But Saturday for sure, "Good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise," as they say around here.

I do check once a day to see if there is new post9s). Hopefully things will pick up a little more soon.

Going to get up a post sometime soon :D lol

@ Pumirya: I didn't mean to imply that you weren't, just observing that I seemed to be the only thread member online at the moment. I always hate that feeling, like, "I am all alone here right now!!" XD

@ Tigre: Huzzah! I <3 posts.

Speaking of which... back to work!

Despite the fact that I cannot post I still check in every now and again... pass me the juice!

And I have finally posted! haha

@ Elsa:

@ Tigre: I LoL'd at "angel disks." That man likes his pancakes way too much. Also, if Bernie was on the menu, she'd be shark soup. XD I like Dante's reaction to her, and I'm looking forward to writing her reaction to being flirted with by a human. I daresay it hasn't happened to her before, and Angkrillian courtship is far different than humans' so I think she's going to be rather confused! Thank you for posting, I'm excited that I get to write for Bernie, too! <3

So, I'm still working on the post. I slept late and had some distractions today... it's a holiday weekend so I'm all about relaxing and taking it easy. I've got a lot to write, and (as usual) it's longer than I wanted it to be. I'll have it posted before I go to bed tonight. :)

Maiden said
@ Tigre: I LoL'd at "angel disks." That man likes his pancakes way too much. Also, if Bernie was on the menu, she'd be shark soup. XD I like Dante's reaction to her, and I'm looking forward to writing her reaction to being flirted with by a human. I daresay it hasn't happened to her before, and Angkrillian courtship is far different than humans' so I think she's going to be rather confused! Thank you for posting, I'm excited that I get to write for Bernie, too! <3

Can someone truly love pancakes too much? :P hahaha

Hahaha that is Dante's go to move..... Confuse the ladies with his awkward charm and swoop them off their feet before they regain focus! xD

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