Zanavy

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

I don't know if I could regain the motivation for this character if there will only be three of us.

:ὁ Animalia [OPEN!]

Corrie Strickman

Avian Dorm

As Corrie first opened her eyes and quickly adjusted to the dark room, she tensed in fear. This wasn't her dorm! It was too... clean! Where was she??

Three seconds later, the owl released a groan and shut her eyes again in shame. She recalled the long evening of organizing, vacuuming, scrubbing... alongside some family members who decided to hold an intervention. Who knows how they ever discovered her hidden shame in the first place.

Well, there was one possible suspect. As Corrie scrolled through her phone during breakfast, she noticed a late-night email. The owl tensed again and reluctantly opened it.

Greetings, Cordeliamycinth.

I have performed a brief qualitative analysis for you of readily available literature surrounding the topic of proper cleanliness. The aforementioned publications propose the general conclusion that discipline and prioritization exceed knowledge and skill in the aforementioned realm of essential independent habitation. I have attached a pertinent article on time management exercises which you may find beneficial to your endeavor for self-improvement without demanding excessive portions of your level of mental reserves. Additional links may be procured upon request.

Best Regards,
Robertimotheus Strickman

Corrie flushed with indignation. The bird furiously tapped out a reply email. When she finished, she took a deep breath and walked to the kitchen to add some more sugar to her coffee. Upon return, she deleted the entire unsent email. She then reworded the unforgivably rash message into a "polite but firm" reply.

Salutations, Robertimotheus.

I do commend your efforts to provide aid above and beyond the customary duties of a sibling. However, I must regrettably inform you of the redundancy of your aforementioned analysis. I am already quite well-versed in the subjects of time management and prioritization. As evidence, you may consider my achievement of procuring all A's this preliminary semester, thus dexterously avoiding the pitfall of the 'small fish in a big pond' phenomena that certain animals feared to be a present danger to myself. I understood the abundance of time necessary to prepare for upmost success during final exams and thus elected to forego the soft deadline of cleansing in favor of the immutable deadline of final exams. I do appreciate your concern, and rest assured that I will request your aid if it is genuinely necessary.

Sincerely,
Cordeliamycinth Strickman

Satisfied (a little), Corrie finished her last bites of Roach Krispies. She spent some time deciding on an outfit to suit the occasion. By the time she was dressed and ready to brave a crowded carnival, she had received another email.

Greetings, Cordeliamycinth.

I acknowledge your declination of further assistance. However, do comprehend that any such attempts to enhance your quality of life stem from a sincere desire for the well-being of my kin. I must express some dismay at the lack of appreciation shown, not for my own gratification, but out of concern for future consequences to yourself should you replicate this behavior among less forgiving animals. I wish to help less fortunate animals out of the goodness of my heart, Cordeliamycinth, though you must not expect all animals to share the same sentiment. I wish you the best in your further studies.

Warmest Regards,
Robertimotheus Strickman

P.S. When one refers to a singular event, one should employ the word "phenomenon" as opposed to the plural "phenomena."

Corrie gritted her beak in anger. Then she blushed in shame. Then she hung her head at the shame of getting angry, and angry that she was shamed. It was impossible to explain how such proper and helpful words evoked such a sickening feeling.

Corrie considered replying for a minute, but there was no winning against the pre-law major. The owl set her phone down and curled up under her blanket. Technically, Corrie didn't need to be at the carnival until 2, and she was just too... tired to get there quite yet.

So what if I'm inferior to Robertimotheus? I am still a genius. I am still superior to most of the students, remember that. Nobody can take that away. I am better than most, and that's good enough. That's good enough...

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

@Sleeth Do you have an ETA for posting?

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Name: Snazzlicious the Cat 3000
Gender: Yes
Sexuality: Toastersexual
Age: 234
Species: 7/8 squirrel, 1/8 orca
Diet: Keto
Height: 7'13''
Weight: 6 lbs
Physique: Skipped leg day
Appearance:

Personality: Sagittarius, Enneagram 4, INFP, will kill you with a paper clip if you chew too loudly, enjoys picnics and movies.
History: Columbus sailed the ocean blue in fourteen-hundred ninety-two.
Class: 11th-year super senior
Occupation: Amateur brain surgeon
Relationships: Has a crush on every single OC in this RP.
Speech Color Code: #900169
Other:

APRIL FOOL'S! :D

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Corrie Strickman

The Warren

Corrie's gaze flitted back to the skunk, surprised by her answer. She smiled in relief.

"Oh, that would be mighty appreciated. We- they will be located at the south side of the Quad at 2 pm."

Corrie chewed a maggot bite and smiled cordially for a bit longer. She should probably leave soon, though... her customary vernacular had slipped through to her speech too many times and she didn't want to blow her ingenious disguise.

"Well... have a good day, Melody."

With that, the "hen" promptly walked away. Her cheer faltered as she approached her bulging, still halfway unzipped backpack. She had enjoyed watching the game for a while, but she really needed to study. Corrie sighed and reached into her backpack for her Common Anatomy flashcards. A puzzled look came to the owl's face as her wing found an unexpected object. Some sort of black envelope with gold letters? Where did that come from? ...How long had that been hiding, shoved into a forgotten corner of her backpack?

Well, those were all questions to answer after the Common Anatomy final. Corrie took her seat in the back booth, now facing away from the tv, and began flipping through her flashcards while she munched on her snack.

@LostButterfly92

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

Dark Cloud is still posting around RPGuild but he's not responding to this one. Might have to go on without him for the time being.

@Sleeth Are you ready to wrap up your interaction with Sondra, or is there anything else you want to do first? (Don't say Sondra.) (Don't be gross.) (Even though I pretty much set it up that way. XD)

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

I would vote to continue speed dating, though it might be nearing the time to wrap up this first round of dates.

Pokemon Spiral

Ty Westgrove

Helping Very Much at Vareena Pokemon Center

Ty jumped a bit when an unexpected voice spoke up. This one seemed to be real, at least, though it came from someone the leather-clad trainer didn't recognize. Ty blinked as he took a second to register the girl's words and then put on a small smile.

"Uhh, yeah. Um... my group went on without me. I sent Reaper out to find them."

Technically, neither of those statements were lies. The stranger still looked at him, though, seemingly unsatisfied by his best performance in the role of "okay." Ty's brown eyes glanced away as he absentmindedly fiddled with his eyebrow piercing.

"So... Pokemon Center, right? Had any tough battles lately?" Yes, good deflection, people love talking about their Pokemon.

@TheDemonHound

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

@Dark Cloud@Sleeth@Eviledd1984 Check-in, please.

Are we bored/uninspired with what we're doing now and want to skip forward? Or are we hitting problems with IRL time constraints/writer's block?

I haven't posted lately because it's not my turn.

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@BizarreLolli It's a very nice post, =) but the festivities were not going to be for a few days. Unless everybody wants to speed things up. Could retcon it to be tomorrow.

@LostButterfly92

Yeah, I think a few days was what we all had in mind. If I remember right, today is Monday or Tuesday? And the Carnival is the weekend.

EDIT: After sifting through older posts like an obsessed nutjob, today is in fact Monday. I couldn't find any specific mention of the Carnival being on the weekend, at least in my skimming. I still think most of us were expecting a little time between, though.