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Event 1 ⬡ Plotting Meme

A Christmas Carol

Merry Christmas! Welcome to the plotting meme of our first official event!

Some things to keep in mind:

⬢ The setting is Victorian in nature.

⬢ The only Roles with powers are the Ghostly Visitors, and only in the following ways:
⬡ The Ghost of Christmas Past can transport themselves and someone else to a vision of a Christmastime in their past with only a touch. They will also project light from their head at all times, and will have a shifting appearance, like you cannot look at them directly.
⬡ The Ghost of Christmas Present spreads the joy of the season with his mere presence, though can also do this more directly with a sprinkle of soot from his torch.
⬡ The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come gives off an oppressive, ominous aura, making those around it that are aware of its presence more prone to guilt. It is also capable of bringing visions of the future, though these visions are not written in stone and can be changed with a conscious effort.

⬢ Here's a handy form for you to fill out, but feel free to add to it, modify it, or not use it at all if that's more your style.

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As a Ghost of Christmases to Come, are visions of the future restricted to futures for the character roles, or can future visions be for the actual characters playing the parts? Possibly with Scrooge getting a weird mashup so it's like "ah yes if you were Scrooge this is what your life would be like after you croak". Basically do we get play room for what future is shown, if someone doesn't run screaming from the scary mute spirits in black?

They are restricted to visions of Christmases (or Winter Holiday of Joy and Gift Giving Du Jour) to come, and will be Victorian-Flavored, but other than that, it's pretty much up to the Scrooge in question what's seen.

Obviously, the implication is that the visions are negative in nature, so leaning into that would be advised, but it's mostly a guideline!

This leads into my next question! Can they show these sad future Winter Season futures to any character whose apartment they home invade so it's not restricted to just... threading with Scrooges, or throwing snowballs at other Spirits of Christmas (as a random example)?

They can, yes!

Perfect! Now this is just character specific: does his flute come with him? Can he play people sad music while they're visiting. ... Or make a flute, or try to play a flute he finds in the Victorian style of things?

He can find one in one of the shops on the street! It could be a typical western-styled flute, or a recorder, or a chintzy penny whistle, depending on how nice the shop is, but as a ghost, he won't have to pay for it, at least.

Wei Wuxian is a Ghost of Christmas to Come in this, and he's about as good as being mute as you'd expect: so he's going to be trying to write or pantomime with anyone who ends up having him visit. Which could be you! Or you! Or any of you.

He'll be popping into people's apartments or trying to hang out with the other ghosts of Christmas, primarily so he can... chat via written message and be entertained, or try to get one of the other Christmas Spirits to snowball fight with him. It'll be great. He promises!

Anyone who wants a future vision of their sad Winter Season with a random Victorian flare, hit me up, Wei Wuxian is all here for patting your shoulder and trying to get Victorian Alexa on you by playing you a song ON HIS FLUTE... that he, a ghost, stole from a store. And will be playing in appropriate places, like the graveyard, your house in the middle of the night, by the fireside, on a rooftop, or in the kitchen.

So, in short:

- Do you want a vision of your sad future Winter Season for the jerks in the crowd, or a less sad one for the not-jerks;
- Do you want flute playing on an unfamiliar instrument from a graveyard ghost with no visible face;
- Do you, another ghost, want to get into a snowball fight?
- ... Okay Victorian Times also had ice palaces so who wants to say screw the story let's go teach each other to be better people at an ice palace? Anyone? Anyone? ~~Bueller?~~

Then consider hitting up Wei Wuxian, Ghost of Christmases to Come!

(I'll now be getting back to my tags, I had to call a several day tag hiatus catching up with rl.)

Edited 2020-12-16 08:40 (UTC)

hello there! i'm sorry if this has been answered somewhere and i just missed it, but do characters retain any memories of their cr or their time at the library at all while in stories? or while they're in the stories, do they only have the memories their 'role' would have?

thank you!

peach

⬢ Contact:

whitemagics / PM
⬢ Timezone & Availability: GMT+9 (KST) for another few months, so i'm generally available during my evenings, which is morning for those on the other side of the world, and during the weekends at various times. i'm always happy to backtag, super patient about tagbacks, and am happy to arrange times to bang things out if you'd like!

TSENG

⬢ Canon: Final Fantasy VII (Remake)
⬢ Info: HERE
⬢ About: tseng's the leader of the turks, the guys that get all the nasty stuff done in shinra. he can be kind of cold, calculating, and definitely anal, so he doesn't exactly make friends easily, but he's incredibly loyal and cares a lot about people underneath that very icy exterior. he's good in a physical fight, but much better at manipulation!

⬢ Role: tseng has been assigned the role of a member of the cratchit family and given that he's 30 and i'm gonna go easy on him this time, i'm aiming for him being one of the children, as weird as that will be for him, and retaining his age. in terms of how the role will change him, he will be definitely warring with the compulsion to be 'kind' and 'loving' and may be visibly taken aback by some of the sweet things that come out of his mouth. he'll also feel super weird about caring about people he feels like he knows but doesn't, as well as being someone's family member/having parents. setting-wise, he will be found mostly in city streets & the present but i'm happy to confusingly plunk him down anywhere.

⬢ Desired CR:
‣ anyone who wants to get up to some good-spirited mischief in the streets, like snowball fights, etc or exploring the shops, listening/participating in the carols, other christmas-related activities, etc.
‣ any other cratchit family members who want to play up the odd compulsion that they're all somehow related, or to enjoy dinner with, or explore the house(s). he's used to watching over/taking care of people, so he can also take care of the tiny tims with ease.
‣ interactions with any of the spookier roles, like the ghosties! god knows he's got some sad past/future visions that could be incorporated, if the ghosts get tired of hunting down scrooges.

⬢ Other: i'll most likely not be doing a top level for this one, so basically if you'd like to have tseng tag in to something, or alternately do a closed prompt for him, let's discuss! i'm trying not to take on too many things this month given the rush of the holiday season and my abysmal lack of time off work, so just a few threads would be lovely. ♥

Pearl

⬢ Contact: scry or PM this journal ♥
⬢ Timezone & Availability: UK/GMT! Availability is inconsistent at the moment but I try to get a bit of tagging in at least once a day. I'll probably be slower than usual until we hit the new year, but I'm always down to backtag!

Yuri Leclerc

⬢ Canon: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
⬢ Info: Here!

⬢ About: Yuri is an easy-going, charming, generally deceptive mob-boss type, who is a firm believer in screwing over the rich to support the poor. Ever since he was a child he's believed it's his duty to do whatever it takes to help others, which set him on a path that started with petty crimes and has since covered the whole spectrum of lying, cheating, assassinations, schmoozing nobles, deceiving the people closest to him to gamble his and their super rare blood (literally) in a ploy to protect his people ... you know, the usual.

⬢ Role: Yuri has been assigned the role of Ebenezer Scrooge, which is the Christmas gift I never knew I wanted! He'll be older for this — late 40s, I think, so with streaks of grey in his hair and definite silver-fox vibes — and have the look of someone who was pretty in his youth but who has become twisted with greed and crankiness. This will actually be a pretty terrible role for him, psychologically, because he's an "eat the rich" Robin Hood-esque type whose M.O is helping the needy in whatever way that he can, so chances are there'll be moments of utter horror and self-loathing that shine through after his selfish, miserly acts.

⬢ Desired CR:
★ Bah-humbugging at cheerful, wholesome characters; generally being difficult and obstinate when surrounded by Christmas twinkling and good cheer
★ Refusing to help people / give money to people who need it, for the inner-Yuri devastation
★ Opportunities for savage takedowns against people who really don't deserve it
★ People bothering him in the evening while he's in his nightgown and nightcap
★ Ghost Visions™
★ Accidentally getting glanced by a snowball and taking it incredibly personally and seriously, possibly shouting about getting lawyers involved while pelting people back

⬢ Other: As I'm inordinately busy IRL for the rest of December (working pre-Christmas retail, best friend's wedding, housemate's birthday, Christmas itself, PhD work + further funding application deadlines in early Jan) I'd like to limit myself to no more than five threads so that I'll be able to tag more regularly / get to finish them. I welcome absolutely all CR so this will just be first come first serve; life should have calmed down significantly in January so I'll be able to take on more threads then!

Yuri absolutely needs some Christmas cheer in his life and Dimitri is hilariously here to provide. Since he’s the Ghost of Christmas Present, he’s going to drag him outside in his nightcap and gown and have him experience all the HOLIDAY CHEER!!!!

I honestly can't get over the mental image of HOHOHOHO!Dimitri in his jolly green robe, I need this in my life and so does Yuri 8') I can only apologise in advance for how difficult he's going to be about it!

Don’t worry, surely the endless holiday cheer cranked up to eleven will pierce through that stony heart of his... eventually. If not he’s getting some soot dumped on him.

Also this will be certain levels of embarrassing once it’s all over.

I mean true, who could hold out on that cheerful sunny face for long? Joymitri will prevail and soot-dumping will (hopefully) be avoided!

And god, yes, the embarrassment will be intense. I imagine Yuri will probably peace out from the Fódlan couch nest for a while afterwards because of his awful behaviour! Nobody look at him, nobody speak to him, etc. Gonna have to find a basement to womp-womp in.

Morgan

⬢ Contact: pm, or hylidae on plurk
⬢ Timezone & Availability: EST (UTC-4/5), open availability generally

Yoichi Isagi

⬢ Canon: Blue Lock
⬢ Info: info / app
⬢ About: High school boy obsessed with soccer and involved in a militant training program, currently in the process of awakening his inner sadist. Generally nice and amiable, but inside he wants to lick your tears of defeat.

⬢ Role: One of the Cratchit children. There won't be much that affects him, tbh. He comes from a normal family and though he's an only child, he's used to living with a lot of people and having no space or even adequate food sometimes. He half-fakes being nice a lot, so some of the genuine feelings experienced will be weird: like actually giving a fuck that Tiny Tim is sick, and conversely, hating Scrooge when he'd normally idolize that kind of selfish and financially successful person.

⬢ Desired CR: *shrug emoji* Family stuff, ig. Doing general Victorian things because that's a time period he knows nothing about, and idk building snowmen and window shopping. I'm up for anything, and I'll probably wing it and throw up a toplevel at some point. o/ Come to me for fake family adventures!

⬢ Other:

Jen

⬢ Contact:

aurajen or feel free to PM this journal!
⬢ Timezone & Availability: I'm CST but my availability can be all over the place. Generally, I try to get a few tags out in the morning and then again in the evening, but I like to keep people on their toes, so you never know! (Read: I scrounge together whatever time I can get to fling tags back.)

Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd

⬢ Canon: Fire Embly: Triple House Combo
⬢ Info: An app here!
⬢ About: Dimitri is the straightforward, idealistic, and kinda depressed King of Faerghus. Hailing from the end of his route, he's already undergone his most critical character arc: eschewing his delusional anger as a way to cope for past trauma, and instead choosing to be a better person by no longer being chained to the ghosts of the past. He still has some emotional baggage he needs to deal with, but is overall doing well enough to socialize and be a stern yet earnest do-gooder in anyone's general direction.
⬢ Role: Dimitri is playing the role of The Ghost of Christmas Present, the most hilarious one he could possibly end up with. Gone will be the sometimes too-serious demeanor and any reservations; instead, he will be joyfully spreading Christmas merriment in the best way possible -- with laughter, showing off the general Holiday Experience, and gregariously twisting the arms of any Scrooges out there to observe and/or participate in them. It might be a little awkward after it's all over, since Dimitri has never allowed himself to be that happy in a really long time, but hey, that's Future Dima's problem.
⬢ Desired CR:

if you're a Scrooge, he's comin for ya

anyone who wants to participate in a myriad of Christmas related activities, indoor or outdoor (snowball fights anyone? fancy christmas parties? appreciating all the decor?)

fellow spooky ghost cr, he is the least spooky of them all but he will want to see how things are going on their end

anyone who wants to be around for a moment of clarity when Dima is like my god.....why am i so happy

⬢ Other:

Why hello, I have a ghost man who would indeed participate in a snowball fight.

Megan

⬢ Contact:

fairandbright
⬢ Timezone & Availability: EST; usually after 2pm until 10pm most days, some days 2pm until midnight

Angela Ziegler

⬢ Canon: Overwatch
⬢ Info: HERE
⬢ About: A doctor and medical researcher who gravitates towards those hurt or displaced due to war. A strict pacifist, compassionate individual who questions everything, and someone who stays grounded due to her logical mind. She can sometimes come across as cold as a result of the latter, which I will be heavily leaning into for this event!
⬢ Role: Angela will be portraying Jacob Marley so she'll be bound in chains and a real downer. I'm thinking a long white Victorian nightgown, hair down and loose, barefoot, dark circles under her eyes.
⬢ Desired CR: Anybody who needs spooked. ;) Also fellow spookums. I'm not sure how far she can travel or who can see her, but I'm really up for anything if it doesn't break the story they're recreating.
⬢ Other:

Spookums gotta stick together! Angela will be Marley so let's get that ghost CR!

I'll happily throw Angela as Marley at you if you do a top level and it's before you hit your limit. Or you're welcome to hit me up if I get off my butt and do a top level. :)

Fellow ghost CR! Angela is Marley so she's the odd ghost out since she doesn't get to drag Scrooge around on adventures to instill life lessons. Instead she'll rattle her chains and ask for some music. ;)

I'm happy to pencil her in for a thread! If I don't get five bites here then I'll leave my TL open until I reach my limit, but I'm more than happy to commit one of those spots to Angela. Besides, Yuri will need some of that warning spook to help him stop being such a jerk, so this CR is extra welcome.

Looking forward to it already! ♥

Hello! o/ I have another Cratchit, so if you want to do generally Christmasy things or family dinners, etc, I'd be down for it. I'll have a top-level up to wildcard, or I can write a closed starter for anything.

perfect! I'll set up a top level with a snowball fight prompt tonight, then, let's get spiritual over this! and find the street folks joining in if it's not midnight

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