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"I have seen perfectly capable people fail because they fail to realize how to insert some self control. It's all a balancing act, not to be swallowed whole by your own demons."












At a young age Demon Lotus students are taught to tune their mind and sharpen their perception of the world. They possess an uncanny knowledge of the kinetic connection of the world around them, that make them efficient, highly effective killers in their later years. When their minds are properly nurtured, they are taught the basics of body movement, and then they are finally taught in its final form Hybrid Arts. But each adult is earned a title through task and skill. Akai Kumo translate to Red Spider, Akai meaning red, and Kumo meaning Spider. A name Roma earned due to the abilities he possessed, but also do to his dual nature. Japan has a mythology of a yokai that appears as a beautiful woman, the lure, and when her prey gets close she reveals herself to be a woman spider, the hunter.


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Name: Glenn Levi Fowler

Age: 25

Gender: Demiguy

D.O.B: October 5th, 1990

It was obvious at a young age, that this natural redhead was destined for the spotlight. Those that know Glenn at an early age know that he had a flair for the dramatic. In fact he might have easily been mistaken for as a girl back then, considering his drifting towards more feminine clothing and puberty hadn’t hit, it was easy to mistake Glenn in preschool for a young girl. To his mother’s disdain on the subject.



“Oh Claire, I didn’t know you had a daughter,”

“I don’t, only the son,”

“You’re letting him dress like that?”

“He likes it,”

“Aren’t you afraid you’re going to confuse him?”

“I was hoping he’d grow out of it,”

“No, no you have to nip that in the bud now, or else he might get confused,”


Though that never really stopped Glenn. He always had a flair for the dramatic, the kids at school knew him for wearing flowing scarves, and black trench coats that look expensive. Hats and sometimes eyeliner, sometimes glittery eyeshadow, darkening or lightening up his red hair often. He would say that this was unique trait.



“Glenn, you look ridiculous,”

“Mother, what would you know about fashion?”

“I know this is a phase and that trends die out, you’ll never be happy chasing the trends,”

-dramatic pose- “I don’t follow trends, I make them,”


As a teenager he really sprouted up, while he may never have met his father, his mother would say things like he got his height from his father. Currently standing at 5’9, 175cms, back then he really sprouted from being a fairly average sized kid to being one of the tallest teens in their school. Lean, and wiry framed, Glenn adored the attention he got in school from girls and boys alike. Continuing to pave way for his own style, that was a little bogo and a little Boy George.



“I assume you’ll be in the front,”

“Well of course Peter, who do they put in front of the album cover usually?”

“The singer,”

“And the best looking,”

“Where should I stand?”

“Behind Max, we don’t want to give the wrong impression,”


Silvery tone, with a smooth, pleasant cadence, Glenn might not have the deepest voice, but is honeyed and mellowed. He controls his tone well, often speaking on softening notes that is quite pleasant to listen to, it beckons you want to continue to hear what he has to say as much as his demeanor does. Dramatic styled hair and a well manicured face to manufacture a look of importance, even if his voice isn’t being marketed on the top one hundreds yet or he hasn’t stepped foot in Glamwood - Glenn’s crafted an enigmatic style that begs others to look and listen to him. Suits, prep boy, with a dash of old Glamwood is the style he owns.





Personality:

“People make assumptions about you all the time, though I supposed I don’t give them much to criticize. No one has ever asked me how I felt about anything. They just followed along, but that’s all pretend - isn’t it?”



Glenn is many things to many different people. Those who don’t have the privilege to get to know him, see him as a shallow, self absorbed individual who only thinks about his public image. They see him as overly dramatic and someone who likes to cause drama for the sake of drama. Which isn’t entirely inaccurate, but it doesn’t really give Glenn any depth. It only scratches the surface to be truthful. Though few people earn the right to know much more about Glenn than the flamboyant drama queen. They won’t earn the privilege to know more about Glenn if he doesn’t give them that chance.

In fact that’s the first notable trait of Glenn, that he’s actually quite guarded. For someone who holds magnetism in his smile, charisma in his words, who can persuade people into doing things they would have never considered all because he asked, Glenn isn’t entirely open about himself or the type of individual to be emotionally vulnerable to others. He may pretend, he may put on a show of fake emotions, that some will roll their eyes at about him being another individual who isn’t genuine, but that’s partly due to Glenn’s fears about himself.

What people don’t see in Glenn’s private life is the meticulous perfectionist he is, displaying almost obsessive amounts of impossible perfectionism in his life. Near meticulous perfection that if it isn’t met, leads into dramatic breakdowns. While some would assume that Glenn could not live without the admiration of others, the truth might be more the opposite, Glenn couldn’t live without the perfect plan or the perfect idea he had in mind. Glenn is very rigid in what he values and what he holds dear. His seek for fame isn’t some shallow pursuit, but a way to fill an existential answer to a existential question Glenn isn’t even aware of. While he may be the life of the party, people make Glenn feel alone and the more people he’s surrounded by, the more alone he feels. An ironic mindset considering the life of glam he has set himself up for.

Glenn might be seeking authenticity in his life, but he goes about in the wrong way. Manufacturing a life, in hopes to replicate a genuine authenticity that never comes if it is forced or expected. But Glenn is afraid to be alone, when he wasn’t playing with the other kids, he’d come home and sometimes no one was there. So he had to create or manufacture a life where he was wanted and needed and that there was always someone there waiting for him. Maybe in order to combat the feeling that he ever needed someone.

To put his trust and to give control to others scares Glenn because it means facing a bitter emptiness he avoids by filling his life with a busy schedule. It means Glenn needed someone and he doesn’t want to admit that. He doesn’t want to admit that he actually might need someone to lean on because the idea shatters the image of this pillar he has created himself into.

With all that said, Glenn’s feelings towards those he has given privilege to know him are not faked. They do not come from some manufactured place, the kind of plastic Glenn has molded his life into. Glenn can be the most loyal, albeit fickle at times, individual. He can be quite protective, fiercely protective.

It’s also no doubt that Glenn can be quite creative, though nowhere near as talented as Valeran. Glenn has always been the type to need something to spark his creativity. It’s never come to him naturally to look at the world in the way Valeran has done so. And while it may not seem like it, Glenn was always aware that there were people more talented than him. He was scared that if he didn’t have the one thing that defined him, the one thing that made Glenn Glenn that everybody would leave him. Growing up, afraid of losing people, afraid of losing his label he was extremely mean to kids who tried to overstep his creative control. Looking back at it, Glenn’s not sure if he regrets the decision or not. Again likely afraid to open himself up emotionally to others.

While overbearing and controlling to the point of suffocating and often dramatic, Glenn can be creative, some people recognize his attempts of cheering up others, though never attributing himself to the handmade gifts or cookies he made them. He sang for a friend’s funeral once before, and use to write songs to cheer others up. He isn’t about beating others into the ground, though his fear of being outed meant some were targets to his dramatic outburst.
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@Holy Soldier

Like Arisen was trying to get you to understand that sometimes behaviors we aren’t aware of in ourselves can play off how others perceive you - with your character, the same could be said for yourself. You came in quite strong with your idea and I am not against working with someone, but you didn’t allow the conversation to happen organically and it did feel like you were forcing other people’s characters to be a certain way to make your character work instead of allowing an organic build. Arisen is passionate about writing and because of your blatant dismissal to some of the things he was sharing, I can understand why he would react in that way. He does have some valid points. You can sympathize with someone, but if you have never had the experience you cannot empathize. To sympathize is to understand. To empathize is to know. And while we all have been excluded in our lives, it’s about the same as saying we all have been sad so everyone has had depression. When they aren’t exactly the same. The kind of exclusion you want to portray has a lot more involved in it much in the way sadness isn’t the same as depression. They aren’t trying to exclude you, but I am telling you why you were perceived in a certain way because I don’t think you are aware of your own behavior. You may come back if you so desire. I did this publicly because I as a GM have decided a long time ago that it is best we be transparent about situations.
@Ellion

Nope. Thank you sooo much for telling me now and communicating with me. I appreciate that I emphasize communication above all else, if a member doesn't have good communication skills they likely won't be good team players in the long run. You will be fine, while there is posting expectation for once a week at minimum - I make exceptions who come to talk to me like you do. So through the 11th - 19th you are exempt.

:) :)
@rebthewriter@Holy Soldier@Ellion@AngelofOctober@Oxenfree@TheGrundlesnart

While not mandatory, highly recommended to join the Discord server, as it's a much easier system to contact everyone all at once.

Character sheet is down below;

Identification

[insert theme song here]

Name: [your full birth name]

Age: [how old are you? Remember the premise that you are adult age]

Gender: [male, female, X, trans]

D.O.B: [RP takes place in 2015]

Appearance: [realistic or something close to realistic please, I want to sort create the juxtaposition of childish whimsy with fairyland’s aesthetic and the perceived reality the adults see themselves as all grown up]

Personality: A personality is a history of person. We don’t magically grow up with our ideals, traits, and our quirks of habits. We learn them, we experience them, they come to us because of what, who, has influenced us, and we don’t all express them in the same manner. If you say Susan is Good Natured, well How Does that Look for Susan? Because Good Natured can mean different things based on that person’s experience.

My advise on how to write a personality section, for those who struggle is to list your traits;

Smooth Talker

And ask yourself, how is he a smooth talker?

He listen to what others say so he can use it back later to persuade them to do X.

Why is he a smooth talker?

He is a smoother talk because of his abusive father whom he had to learn to appease.

Biography: [can be as long or as short as you like, however, what I’ll be looking a is quality of writing]

Hero Card

For this premise, remember that you’re heroes were written in time that you were kids. This section plays to an offset of your Perspective of your Adulthood.

[insert hero theme hero]

Name of you Hero: Non serious or serious

Race: Race of your hero

Class: [warrior, mage, etc]

Alignment: [Use DnD as an example for this]

Appearance: [I’d still like these photos to be realistic or semi realistic, look up cosplayers or people who do live action roleplay. Again this visual style is meant to be a kind of juxtaposition of the watercolor world that you will be adventuring in]

Hero Personality: [remember that children create characters of who they aspire to be, or who they want to be. Think of your characters flaws and think of the way they may want to change that aspect of yourself. It’s why it’s very important that you flesh out their real life self as much as possible to play off these elements]

Weapon: [a sword, a magical staff, fans, be creative]

Abilities/Spells: [I’m allowing just about anything, children are often creative, but please keep the metagaming and god modding to non existent. I will be the judge if a power is too much or not. Genuinely if something is omnipotent, nigh invincible, all knowing, instant healing, it’s a no. For the sake and enjoyment of the RP]

Non Combat Skills: [acrobatics, history, etc. these are skills used outside of combat during your adventure]

Combat Skills: [how do you fight, what’s your hero like in combat, merciful, morally gray, etc. Describe how they fight]

Hero Lore: [what are some of the grand and amazing things your hero has done for the world of Fairyland as a Meadow Warrior, what are they known for]

Battle Theme: [the theme that plays as you vanquish your enemies]
@MenacingEffectCan we play the villain? I imagine the kid who always had to be the bad guy for some reason. Maybe because he was the fat kid growing up or the dork. As an adult, he was called to be the villain again, and probably uses it for revenge. He never got to date that girl he always liked because she always thought he was fat and disgusting, or too much of a loser. Thus she dated or even married the other kid. Therefore, **grudge**


Sounds like a fun idea.
@Ellion

I'm super glad to have you then.
This is about to fall on deaf ears, but I do genuinely hope for the best for you in this RP. I know you don’t care, because you’re a group of friends, so of course any criticism is met with an eye roll. I genuinely pity someone who cannot take critique or criticism and has to resort to high school behavior. If there is an opportunity to learn and grow, no matter how it is given, then you should take it. Though I am preaching to a wall. You might call the person in question toxic and ugly, but you’d think talking behind their back, turning them into a joke, mocking them, humiliating them in their group of friends would be considered toxic - however it is evidently clear that these friends don’t challenge you on behaviors displayed, and these friends don’t challenge the way you think about the world. I do hope that one day you’ll look back at this scenario and go, all parties were in the wrong.
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