[OOC] Vicious Hearts [Coma & Prisk]

[Coma]

@Prisk

It's up :)!

[Mirandae]

@Coma

Lovely!

[Coma]

Do you by chance have your character sheet that you could post here?

[Coma]

Oh! Almost forgot. Any ideas of cute nicknames for the sisters?

[Mirandae]

Ah, I just posted it before I saw your request!

Edit: Nicknames for the both of them, or that they call each other? "Liv" usually works for Olivia, pretty cute.

[Coma]

Intuition at its finest!

Just what they would call each other. It's an endearment type of deal that only they would call each other instead of others.

Liv is just fine! I just wanted to know what you'd be okay with. Any variation of Brooklyn or Brooke is fine with me :)!

I'll get started on a post now.

[Mirandae]

I usually have a way with nicknames, but they're often based on what someone does/has done or typical behavior. Just playing with the thought, there are a few things that could work for the name Brooklyn. I'm not sure if Olivia as a character would use them, but anyway...

"Lynnie" as a play on "lyn", but it's quite impersonal considering there are many names that end with "lyn". Another one is "Boo" as a play on Brooke. However, it would be more suited for a boyfriend of Brooklyn's. You know, "Boo" as in 'an affectionate/significant other'.

Olivia will probably just say Brooke! Plain and simple, I like it.

Take your time, no rush.

[Coma]

Oh that definitely is a way to come up with a nickname as well. A person's actions versus their names. I just thought something cuter could exists between the two sisters, but that's fine with me too! Also, whatever you think your chracter would say, just go with that! Brooke's personality is gentle amongst those she's close with and cold to those who are strangers.

I totally gotcha! I'm totally against boo, but lynnie is fine, if you should ever desire to use a nickname!

Brooke is just fine. It's a nickname of sorts for Brookelyn anyhow.

I hope the post was okay. I'm just really excited about this!

[Mirandae]

I'm glad you're excited! Your post was excellent, no need to worry about anything.

I'll have a response for you within a day. I usually go through a couple of different approaches in my head before actually writing stuff down. You know, musing!

[Coma]

Oh you just take your time. Generally, I like to muse myself, but I've been thinking about this story for a while. So ... kinda have a pretty good direction on how things will go. I've had time to plot things out further past the current part.

[Mirandae]

Yeah, I totally understand what you mean. I feel like that when I run group roleplays, but I never seem to get to the end with them!

I hope the analogy to sour milk makes sense. It's the best thing that I could think of to describe Olivia's feeling towards Brooke. It's really quite disgusting, but if you grow up with it (as I have!) you learn to love it. It's weird, hah!

[Coma]

Wonderful post my dear!

If I were ever to run a group rp, I would keep it small and selective. Definitely no trying to sound elitist here. I just feel that a small group of dedicated writers may be more sustainable in the long term, you know? Again, I hope I don't sound too pompous in this ...

Sour milk? I understand the analogy, but wow! When I taste sour milk, I dispose of it cause that's a sign that the milk has gone bad. Is that not the case from where you're from?

[Mirandae]

Thank you!

I get what you mean and it's not really elitist. It's really difficult to find dedication, so it's fully understandable to want people you know or a smaller group.

Hah, it's not the same as actual sour/spoiled milk. There's no proper translation for it into English. It's a bit like yogurt, only not. Here's the wikipedia page for it: clicky.

[Coma]

I suppose I'm just bitter to the fact that my group stories all seemed to die out. It's no one's fault, but when that happens, I always feel I failed at providing a good enough story line to keep people invested. It's something I have to work on I suppose.

Interesting. It reminds me if cottage cheese or sour cream. I don't think those are the same, but they seem pretty similar. Does it taste good? The sour milk?

Also, I'm thinking about introducing monsters soon. Should we wait and develop our characters more or jump straight into the thick of things?

[Mirandae]

I've felt that as well, plenty of times, that things are not enough to keep people's interest. But, it's a learning process. It's probably easier to run a game-type roleplay rather than a story-type, if that makes any sense. May I ask what group roleplays that you attempted to run, the stories?

Hah, I don't know if it's actually good or not. But, I don't think someone who has never had it before would enjoy it. It's thicker than normal milk, leaner than yogurt. There's definitely an aroma of sourness, but it's quite subtle. It's perfect with cereal.

Go ahead! Feels like the perfect time for a bit of jolting.

[Coma]

Woo! That was a lengthy post, I think.

I have to agree with you. Story roleplays take an ungodly amount of dedication and initiative from every writer who takes part in it. Especially the GM but equally the other writers. Each are responsible for helping flesh out the world, you know? I ran two in the past. Let me try digging them up for you to read. Its been a while.

But a short synopsis, yes? One was a supernatural horror. A group of people encounter something called the Dreamwalker that grants them the power to lucid dream at will but also invade the dreams of others. The catch is, the more this is done, the more the Nightmares become aware of their presence and invades the real world and can hurt these Dreamwalkers. The harm and effect is only to them and to those that are near them.

The second was a post-apocalyptic story where technology becomes sentient and actively hunts down the remnants of humanity. This story follows a scientist as the group travels throughout the continental United States to shut down the machine. However, the machine's rise wasn't from their own doing like they believed, but a shadow group that sits above the machines. Unfortunately, they lost control of the AI.

There's a small teaser for you!

Hmmm ... I kind of want to try it now! I'm a sucker for trying exotic things, and sour milk sounds like one of those things! Especially if it goes well with cereal :)!

Hope you enjoy the first encounter. There isn't just one of those things. There's a lot. I just focused on one scene rather than the whole. If that makes sense?

[Mirandae]

It was perfect, dear. Excellent read!

Those are some interesting ideas you've got. You should try them here at some point, see how it goes. I'll definitely join them and support you if you want. It would be my pleasure!

Hah, I sort of want it myself now! I haven't had it for a while. I gotta get some the next time I'm out for groceries. The best thing about it and cereal is that you get a bit of chewing resistance, and it makes you full in a way that normal milk can't deliver. So, in a sense, you get more bang for the buck!

I cringed when I read that thing 'drank' that woman... Hah, I was like "Ewww.." :P

[Coma]

As always, you humble me :)!

I think I may once I get the lay of the land. I looked at the advanced section, and I think I'll be able to fit in just fine. Some of the writing I've seen so far is exquisite, and there are so many nice people here! Of course, not everyone, but the majority that I've run into so far. And thank you my dear! If you should ever need a group rp person, you know who you can always ask :)!

Chewing resistance? Oh wow! See, I'm not sure if we have them in the states, but I'll certainly keep an eye out for it. I'm a sucker for trying new things. Fortunately and unfortunately. It really depends on the dish! But sour milk. That's a foreign concept to me. Time to try it!

Ha! When I saw the picture, it kind of reminded me like a humanoid, grotesque version of a butterfly. They drink nectar so ... yeah. Inspiration :D!

[Mirandae]

Don't mention it. It's always nice to find good roleplayers, especially ones that take the time to add sound and images. I love it when people share my idea of roleplaying being a mixture of different mediums, not just writing.

I'm currently planning another installment of my "The Spirits Within" roleplay, the one inspired by and based on Final Fantasy. It takes quite a bit of time, adjusting things based on what I've learned from the previous attempts, but it's the only thing that I'm really interested in. I'll definitely throw you an invite whenever it's up.

Do try it if you can!

Inspiration indeed. Quite a vile interpretation of something beautiful, but I like it! I'll have a response for you within a day or so. I like your writing a lot by the way, not to sweet talk you or anything. It's easy to visualize it. So far, I can definitely see how the story would play out as a movie. That's what I always try to aim for in roleplays, using images and music! Great stuff.

[Coma]

Oh storytelling is so much more than words! In fact, in the old days, the minstrels employed a variety of mediums to tell their stories! Acting, music, spoken prose, so many mediums combined into one namely. I suppose what I'm trying to say is storytelling/GMing is all about immersion. We aren't writing novels here, but painting worlds and filling them with characters so we may live through them temporarily.

Um, my weird perspective anyway!

Oh wonderful! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled and ears alert. When I get the invite, you can bet I'll find my way over the river and join you in that endeavour! I dare not overstep my bounds, but feel free to bounce ideas off of me. I love brainstorming and discussions :)!

I shall! In fact, it's grocery day today. Sour milk is definitely on my list~!

One of the many facets of horror that I do love so much is making things of beauty and tranquility into grotesque and eldritch. I can't recall the author, but he was a master of turning normality into a poltergeist's dream.

Again, thank you so very much! I can firmly say the same about your writing as well my dear! Like I said, at least for me, my aim is immersion. This is kind of my substitute for video games. I hardly have the time for them anyway. However, I still keep my Final Fantasy, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Bloodborne close at hand.

As always, take your time! We're in no rush. It's Summer for me, which is why I have so much free time. Summer classes start soon though :(!