OOC Introduction Post #3

[singmod]

OOC INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Singillatim!
Glad you could be here! We hope you have a great time here in the Quiet Apocalypse. Don't lose too many fingers, this weather bites. Feel free to use this post to introduce yourself and your character and get to know your fellow players! Once you're accepted into the communities, feel free to start posting!

The plotting for the event will be up between the 5th and 7th!

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SCHEDULE

JANUARY
Activity Check — 1st - 5th (not for new players)
Event Plotting — 5th - 7th
Event — 10th
IC/OOC Meme — Mid-Month

FEBRUARY
Activity Check — 1st - 5th
Test Drive Meme — 7th - 10th
CR Meme — 15th
Reserves — 15th - 19th
Applications — 20th - Month End

Comments

+1 daughter of the night

[lanfeared]

Hi, Sing peeps! New player Carly here with a new character and am excited to officially be joining the game! Lanfear is from The Wheel of Time — most notably, the recent television adaptation, but I've also leaned on the books for any relevant backstory or other plot details that transpire before where she's introduced in the second season. She's one of the thirteen ancient magic wielders notoriously known as the Forsaken, who swore their allegiance to her world's Dark One in exchange for various things (for Lanfear in particular, it was to not only gain power but the affection of her ex-lover, aka the Dragon, who ditched her for his wife, what a loser). Ultimately, said ex sealed her away (along with the Dark One and all the other Forsaken) for thousands of years, where she existed in a dreamless sleep until she was set free more recently to wreak havoc. Also, her ex is now reincarnated in the form of a different person, and Lanfear has her sights set on not only making the Dragon Reborn fall in love with her but also turning him to the dark side.

For the purposes of her arrival in-game, she'll be operating under the alias she initially uses in Season 2 before her identity is uncovered — Selene, an unassuming innkeeper who clearly has no evil intentions whatsoever, and certainly no ulterior motives about getting her power back. (Have I mentioned she's very unhappy about not having access to her abilities?) Stripped of those, she'll be looking for people she can lean on/seduce/otherwise manipulate to get her what she needs in the meantime, and trying to remain on her best behavior so she doesn't arouse any suspicion about who she really is.

You can add me on plurk at favoritings or the same username on discord for plotting!

[cantor]

ah! the wheel of time was my childhood, i'm so excited to see lanfear! if you ever need a sucker friend, know that my door is always open

[lanfeared]

absolutely! Lanfear's always looking for new devotees, even if she ultimately has her heart set on one guy who is Not Here

[castitas]

Hey, Carly! Welcome to the game! I'm Cheryl (ur head mod 👀) and I'm here with Kate here for Life Is Strange and I also play my sad zombie Kieren from a short-lived BBC zombie drama called In The Flesh.

I'm canonblind to Lanfear but she sounds super intriguing! Also this sounds like it's all going to go well for her, absolutely!! jkfghdfjkg

[lanfeared]

hi hi! I'm definitely a little familiar with Life Is Strange, and more familiar with the other series purely due to RP osmosis, but hopefully we'll have the opportunity to fling our characters together sometime!

oh, she's SUPER happy (read: not) about not having her power right now, but that just means she'll have to use other strengths at her disposal!

[castitas]

Oh, I'm DELIGHTED you're at least a little familiar with In The Flesh!! I always feel like so many people haven't heard of it, so it's so good when folks have! Even if it's through RP osmosis, it totally counts!! I have a lot of feelings about this show okay....

Sorry Lanfear, guess you're just gonna have to be MAD ABOUT IT. At least the anger might keep you warm :')

[flanerie]

Lanfear/'Selene' sounds very interesting! Lestat here is currently doing something similar in terms of trying to manipulate his way into good standing make a good impression on the locals, so perhaps there's an opportunity for synergy in goals here.

[lanfeared]

as a fellow Lestat player, I applaud your choice in character! but also, here for Lanfear and Lestat sort of recognizing each other's inner nature at some point and maybe dancing around each other's darker sides in a fun way, if one thing leads to another!

[flanerie]

Oh, that's awesome, I don't have to preface everything with 'so I know this sounds bad, but,'!

I really like slow burn reveals of true natures. I'm guessing Lanfear's reveal will be much slower than Lestat's, since his ex is in town making a thing about it, which could be juicy. We'll see how it plays out - mostly I'm excited for more beautiful, terribly misunderstood and underappreciated people.

[lanfeared]

oh, believe me, I know just how terrible he can be, but doesn't that just make him more fun?

honestly, it might even be the kind of thing where she reveals herself to him first/earlier on than some other people, but they can definitely tangle together and see what shakes out!

[flanerie]

Like driving a stolen sports car on the highway at 2 am being pursued by the police!

Looking forward to it - also laughed at the icon symmetry here. Wickedness can be fun AND stylish!

[moralabsolutism]

Hello hello! And welcome! I'm Shade and I play Rorschach, specifically from the 2009 movie. Considering his views on women, the idea of Lanfear acting harmless at first and then being revealed to be evil will just get a "Huh. Figures" reaction from him when it eventually happens.

[lanfeared]

Lanfear doing absolutely nothing to beat the "all women are secretly diabolical and evil" allegations

I'm definitely planning on making her reveal as a baddie sort of a slow burn, so she'll be playing the long game with her identity for a bit! either way, I'd love to see how she gets on with Rorschach!

[moralabsolutism]

Yet another person for him to think is Somewhat Normal (TM) until the big reveal happens!

[lanfeared]

who says she's not entirely normal (other than the nigh-immortality and limitless power that she just happens to be stripped of)?

[fidior]

Hello Carly! I remember playing with you waaaay back in the days of Deerington (I was the Peter Graham from Hereditary); it's great to bump into you again!! I'm canonblind, but your lady sounds amazing, and I really look forward to seeing what she'll get up to in game here.

I have two... obscure horror guys (I GUESS THAT'S MY BRAND): Lieutenant Edward Little from The Terror (Victorian naval officer who is trying his hardest to Keep Order around here but is incredibly easy to manipulate~) and Commander Konstantin Veshnyakov from Sputnik (cosmonaut who comes with a gnarly alien parasite that he picked up while in space). I would love to toss them her way sometime, see how things shake out!!

[lanfeared]

yes, hi! I love seeing that you're still maintaining the horror brand in RP, while I have apparently moved over to immortal women who are some varying level of morally terrible!

honestly, as someone who enjoyed The Terror greatly and am absolutely canonblind to your cosmonaut, I'd love to bounce Lanfear off of either of these guys (or both)! anyone she can appeal to in her seemingly harmless lady form (considering that she's also pretty harmless without her magic at the moment) to help her out around these chilly parts

[maintiensledroit]

Hi Carly! I'm here with Wynonna Earp and Fraser and I think they would both be great to throw at Lanfear! Fraser, especially, might be a great target for her since he is always willing to help (especially if someone seems helpless), consistently thinks the best of everyone, and has a weakness for strong-willed dark-haired women.

I also think she and Wynonna will make for really interesting CR! Wynonna will just be happy there are finally some more women around t b h

[lanfeared]

oh no, a man who wants to help her at every turn? there's no way that Lanfear won't use any of that to her benefit, no sir (except for the part where she 100% will)

yes! fun fact: I played Wynonna myself when I first came back to DWRP after a long hiatus, so I love seeing her every now and then! just like being reunited with an old friend! Selene will pretend to be nice at least, but who knows? maybe the Earp heir will win her over

[goingtobeunwell]

Hey Carly, welcomeeeeeeee!!! I'm Gels! I'm super jazzed to be playing off of your lady there -- totally canonblind, but I love me some femme fatales with Evil Intent.

I play Francis Crozier from The Terror, which has oddly become the biggest cast here? He's a sad, sad man, but is making sure everyone's getting food, clothes, etc. before retreating back to his bachelor igloo.

[lanfeared]

she can definitely be a bit of a femme fatale when she puts her mind to it!

and look, sometimes a sad man might need a little company every once in a while — at the very least she needs to check out this igloo though! (not a euphemism)

[goingtobeunwell]

But it totally could be a fun, new euphemism!

Come on over and check out my igloo, wiiiiiink

[lanfeared]

waggles eyebrows

Re: +1 daughter of the night

[lieutenantsteward]

Hi Carly! I'm Kota and I'm super excited to meet this badass lady. Totally not familiar with canon, but that never stopped me before! Welcome!

[lanfeared]

hi, and thanks! loved the first season of The Terror so I'm looking forward to bouncing Lanfear off of all the cold boys!