OOC INTRO ⟡ 001

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OOC INTRO

We've gotten a nice first round for the start of the game! There's a form below for you all to introduce yourselves, or get reacquainted after the interest check, and start your plotting in game! Quests will be releasing in about a week along with the first event that will center largely around these quests. Afterwards, we plan on having a temperature check of sorts where you can all express thoughts or concerns on the pacing, handling, or anything else. Things aren't fully set in stone, and we can make adjustments moving forward!

Remember to follow the plurk (baymods) for more minor updates! As you jump into the intro, here are some important things to note:

⟡ ICly, there was a "town meeting" held today where the guild leaders announced that newcomers would be invited to guilds. It has been decided that characters should join a guild to help give back to the city that will, in turn, help them find a way home. Dr. Denne mentions that he's been assigned to make this his top priority for the time being.

⟡ Characters may have been ICly told about this decision before the meeting, depending on their intro blurb.

⟡ This meeting is when characters receive their grumpearls, meaning they have been taught how to use the network! You are free to post open logs or network posts now that the game is officially open. Remember, the network is a psychic connection, so it is quite possible to transmit thoughts unintentionally, have issues, etc.

⟡ The guild leaders are very busy getting everything in order with these decisions, but they will be available for threading with in some limited capacity on the event post. Until then, if there's an urgent question your character would seek them out for, or maybe a message they'd like to send (due to their intro prompts or otherwise), there will be a header below for you to do so.

⟡ Many "newcomers" have vanished. Those faces you met on the TDM are gone just as quickly as they arrived. Some have trouble remembering them. Maybe even you can only imagine a fuzzy outline of someone, no recognition of the conversations you might have had, or maybe certain highlights are more clear. Dr. Denne mentions that this is a known phenomenon, that some of them can recall them, but not others. They say they'll be keeping a record of the Pokemon here now so that they won't be lost, and will try to find out what happened.

LET'S GET PLOTTING

PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Your handle
ABOUT: Tell us a little about yourself.
CONTACT: How do you prefer to be contacted?

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Character name
CANON: Canon, or Original if an OC
POKEMON: The Pokemon they ended up as (if this has changed from the TDM, make note), and if they're shiny or a regional variant!
GUILD: Represent your new home! Feel free to change the hex #f29923 to your guild hex color, if you want.
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Link your info/permissions post and any other relevant posts (opt-outs, etc) here!

ABOUT:

Give us a little blurb about your character here! As short or as long as you want, this is to explain to those canonblind what your character is like, so that even someone unfamiliar can encourage you.

PLANS:

Talk about goals, plans, things you're interested in, etc!

SEEKING/OFFERING:

Can your character be the big brother type? Are they the mom friend? Maybe they NEED one of those? This is the section for the type of CR you're most interested in! Feel free to omit if your plan section covers enough.

ANYTHING ELSE: Extra pictures, memes, or other little tidbits you want to add can go here.

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Comments

[favorforafavor]

PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Liv (they/them)
ABOUT: Howdy! I treat goofy characters from children's media with utmost sincerity and I love to play around and chase my bliss. When you are cringe you are earnest and when you're earnest you are free-- that's my motto! A huge fan of "yes, and" and slamming each other into the earth with emotions. I'm also a chatterbox and love to yap.
CONTACT: liveralone

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Dark Heart
CANON: Care Bears Movie II
POKEMON: Nickit
GUILD: Oran
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Info is a WIP but permissions is here!

ABOUT:

Let's make a deal-- a favor now for a favor later. I set before you this fuckin guy. An ageless shapeshifting demon who's had it out for those Care Bears since the Earth was one big ocean, he's got one goal: eradicate love and caring from the planet. And he has a damn good time doing it, too. Arrogant and smug, he loves to cause problems on purpose and, even moreso, convince others to do so on his behalf. During the plot of Care Bears Movie II, Dark Heart draws a girl at summer camp into a Faustian contract and convinces her to work on his behalf to trap the Care Bears one by one. However, this backfires on him, as she teaches him through her actions what it is to care for someone. She saves him from drowning (which-- it's Care Bears, don't think too much about it lmao) when she could have just let him die. "Good or bad, you're still a person". And this simple act upends his entire worldview. Through the rest of the movie he's grappling with being in debt to this girl and, mortifyingly, his affection for her. It inspires him to act selflessly, to put others before himself. To... care. Can you fucking imagine?

In spite of being really cocky, he's got no reason to be lmao he's so embarrassing. Dark Heart has the ability to bestow powers on others and, while being magically powerful himself, has the athleticism of a wet noodle. He breaks into the Care Bears home base and gets shoved around by babies. He crows his plans for world domination and then falls over and bonks his head on the side of the canoe he's in because he stood up too fast. It's a time. All bark and only some bite. I love slapstick.

PLANS:

My primary goal for Dark Heart is to have him grappling with the idea that he can feel and he can feel deeply. He's always been against the notion of caring not because he lacks capacity but because he doesn't understand it. So I really want him to wrestle with that! Making connections will feel weird but my aim as a player is always to make my characters uncomfortable lol. And if I can help facilitate your plot/goals/ideas I'd be happy to do that!

SEEKING/OFFERING:

FRIENDS! Please show him that people can like him on his own merit and not for what he provides. Or just the opposite lol. I'm also offering negative/spiteful CR lol but he's deeply pathetic? If you want someone to low-key manipulate your character I'm sooo here for it.

ANYTHING ELSE:

[quirkynote]

grabs dark heart by the scruff and carries him around like little baby

[favorforafavor]

he thrashes angrily around with that evil voice yelling "LET GOOOOO"

[quirkynote]

Aw, just like a baby Paracelsus...

[bladeofnymeia]

I don't know how and I don't know why but I need Dark Heart cr in my life

[favorforafavor]

we CAN and we WILL!!!!!!! if i can help facilitate your play/goals at all with this loser i am sooo there!

[bladeofnymeia]

we're gonna friend this dweeb so hard and give him a crash course in giving all of the fucks it'll be great

[favorforafavor]

he will thrash around against that like a cat being lowered into water (it's okay-- he needs it). it WILL be great! i'm excited to be in a game with you again!!

[bladeofnymeia]

ty ty! It's good to be back in a game in general! ;A;

[truthdecided]

I meant to poke on the TDM, but got a bit swamped with threads.

Still totally willing to yeet this angry ball of feathers at Dark Heart, tho. >:] Seems they'll be sharing a guild.

[favorforafavor]

no worries you were putting in WORK on those threads! pleeeease do i think it'd be absolutely delightful. i only really know akechi through osmosis but i think there's a LOT of potential there. i'm so glad they're guildmates!

[shotinhead]

i know we didn't tag on tdm but god
taking goofy childrens characters earnestly is the power i love in dwrp

anyway i think it'd be funny if perrin just, like. sees dark heart as some form of lost kiddo who needs help. not realising he's actually an ageless demon-thing.

[favorforafavor]

it really is the power of dwrp you're so right!!

i think that's part of the fun of him taking on the appearance he does and having this inherently pathetic demeanor lmao. PLEASE feel free to lean into that, i love it.

[firealone]

I feel so strongly that Firepaw could kick Dark Heart's ass if he needed to and that brings me so much joy.

[favorforafavor]

you're right and you should say it lmao. he lacks a warriors spirit he's pathetic.

[conradachenleck]

I got overwhelmed a bit so I didn't tag out like I wanted on the TDM ;.; but I still hope to get some cr with you. I'm not sure how it'll go, buuut Connie sorta has a way with paranormal/monster sad boys who aren't really all that bad. He might try to mother hen him or something if they get along idk.

[sugaronthecream]

I have a sincere feeling that these two will either have the best rapport or be utterly petty at each other

I almost made Alastor a Nickit too LMAO it would've been SO CLOSE

[colorsflyinghigh]

watch out Dark Heart, Ren is The Best at befriending prickly selfish assholes. he is going to show you How To Care and The Power of Friendship and you WILL like it!!!! >:333