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compliment sentence starters. feel free to change things as necessary. 

i think they’d be very proud.

you did such a good job.

i’ve heard so many great things about you.

how could i not be proud of you?

that’s it! you’re getting it!

you are enough.

you’re one of the strongest people i know.

you just light up any room you walk into.

i didn’t know you were so good at this!

that color looks so good on you.

i enjoy spending time with you.

i’m so proud of you.

you’re one of the most trustworthy people i’ve met.

i’m so glad i met you.

there’s not enough room in this world for me to describe how much i love you.

you have such a nice smile.

i’m glad you’re doing this. you look so happy.

that looks amazing!

why did you keep this talent hidden?

i believe the student has surpassed their teacher with this dish.

how about we go out to eat to celebrate?

i remember saying you liked it.

you always come up with the best ideas.

i love you so much. i never want you to forget that.

why don’t you come along? we could use your help.

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maggie: 1, 10, 16, 28, 34 & idi: 6, 9, 13, 21, 39

Maggie:

1. How do they move and carry themselves? Pace, rhythm, gestures, energy?

She carries herself like a vibrant force of nature.  She’s upbeat in almost everything she does-even when she’s angry.  She walks with askip in her step, acting like she’s being expected no matter where she goes.  She’s very animated when speaking, using herhands liberally.  She’s seemingly always brightand happy.

10. What energizes and drains them most?

Her work does it both for her.  It is one of the main reasons she is stillable to carry on, yet at the same time, it taps heavily on her mental andphysical reserves.  The same goes for herfamily and her significant others (verse/personal canon depending.)  She loves with every fiber of her being andthat is sometimes enough to drive her to the brink.

16. Do they dream? What are those dreamslike?

No, she doesn’t dream. Not in a conventional sense, nor in a happy one.

28. What are they likely to do if theyhave the opportunity, resources, and time to accomplish it? Why?

A majority of Magdalne’s time is spent in the shop; upkeep,restocking, selling bits and bobbles and reading the cards for clients.  But when she finds time to herself…  She knits, sews…whatever she can stitch, shewill.  

34. How do they understand theworld–what kind of worldview and thought processes do they have? Why?

The biggest thing that she understands about the world… isthat it’s not possible for one person to fully understand.  She would urge that the more one becomes usedto that idea, the less heartbreak they’ll find.

Idi:

6. What are they like in motion–indifferent environments, and in different activities? What causes thedifferences between these?

She’s almost the complete polar opposite of Magdalene.  Withdrawn and inverted, not drawn to actionunless circumstance demands it.  The onlyoccasions that really have her animated are those that involve her sister- orones that involved her special hobbies; perhaps even with others who couldpotentially enjoy them just as much as she does.  In the rare event that this occurs, shesmiles more, is talkative, maybe will even share a laugh or two.

9. How do they manifest energy,exhaustion, tension, or other strong emotions?

She hardly seems to manifest energy at all.  She becomes withdrawn and sullen, neverraising her voice unless thrown into an extreme rage.  But usually she will isolate herself longbefore then, preferring to hide and sort herself out in private where no one elsecan see.

13. How do they greet the world — what istheir typical attitude towards life? How does it differ in differentcircumstances, or towards different subjects? Why do they take these attitudes,and why do they change? How do these tend to be expressed?

She’s as positive as she lets herself be.  She’s comfortable in a slow, monotonous pace-though life and circumstances don’t truly allow for that.  Life in general is something that she sees ina ‘glass half empty’ way.  In her view: formost- life never fully amounts to one’s hopes and dreams- nor is life the trueboundary of one’s soul and consciousness. She both hates and loves her talent as a medium for this simple view.  She loves the truth she finds in death.  Though some souls fight their final fate; ultimately,they are more akin to their true selves in death than they ever were in life-no longer held to the constraints of a societal psyche.  

21. What kind of relationships do theytend to intentionally seek out versus actually cultivate? What kind of socialcontact do they prefer, and why?

(AAAA, this one was hard) The thing is that Idunn reallydoesn’t seek out relationships.  Becauseof her preferred lifestyle of almost total recluse, anything she gets more orless just falls into her lap.  But whenshe does commit herself to a relationship, whether it be romantic or platonic-she puts her entire self into it, though with her lack of spontaneity, it justseems like business as usual.

39. What sort of questions or thoughtsrecur in their lives, either specifically or as a theme? Why are these neveranswered, or answered permanently to their satisfaction?

With both her gifts and her experiences as an herbalist,there’s always a question in need of answering. But the most important answer that she has yet to firmly grasp, is thatsome questions shouldn’t be answered.

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Nonverbal RP Starters

I’m finding it difficult to find memes for nonverbal characters ( be they mute, or just not fond of talking ) so I thought I’d make a few!

Neutral

☝️ Tap my muse on the shoulder

👉 Point to something for my muse to see

🤙 Bump into my muse

😊 Sit down next to my muse

🤨 Sit down across from my muse

📓 Push/Slide [an object] across a table to my muse

✍️ Pass my muse a note

🙄 Roll their eyes at my muse

🚪 Tap on a table/door/wall/chair to get my muse’s attention without speaking

Aggressive

🐺 Growl at my muse

😬 Snarl/show teeth at my muse

😠 Death Glare at my muse

🙌 Push/Shove my muse

👊 Punch my muse

👖 Kick my muse in the shin

👠 Stomp on my muse’s foot

😵 Knee my muse in the gut

💀 Knee my muse in the groin

🔪 Point a weapon at my muse

🖕 Flip my muse the bird/a similar gesture

👔 Roughly pull my muse down by the collar

💢 Bang on a door/wall/table to get my muse’s attention- angrily

Angst

👩‍⚕️ Put pressure on my muse’s wound

🌡 Push my muse down to give them medical attention

🥣 Bring my muse soup/medicine when they are sick

🤢 Hold my muse’s hair back/Rub my muse’s back while they are sick/throwing up

👐 Hold my muse when they are badly wounded/dying

👁 Wake my muse up during a nightmare

🐱 Hold my muse after a nightmare

😭 Hold my muse when they are crying

😢Touch my muse’s shoulder while they are crying in secret

💧 Wipe away my muse’s tears

💥 Try to calm my muse during an overwhelming emotional moment

⛈ Find my muse after some kind of trauma

Soft

👕 Tug on my muse’s sleeve/shirt/skirt

🐈 Lean against my muse’s side

🤝 Hold my muse’s hand

🤗 Pull my muse into a hug

🐕 Rest their head on my muse’s shoulder/knee

🐶 Nuzzle my muse with their nose [specify a location]

✋ Touch the back of my muse’s hand

🤝 Reach for my muse’s hand to hold it

👗 Fix/Straighten my muse’s clothes

😴 Stand by the bed to see if my muse will let you under the covers with them

🛌 Crawl under the covers with my muse

🥪 Set a plate/tray/bowl of food down for my muse

😚 Kiss my muse on the cheek

Playful

🌸 Put a flower in my muse’s hair

✨ Playfully shove my muse’s shoulder

💃 Pull my muse onto a dance floor/up to dance

🤞 Come up beside them and tap the shoulder opposite where they’re standing

😈 Jump out of the shadows to scare/startle my muse

😛 Stick their tongue out at my muse

😱 Make a silly face at my muse

🤭 Tickle my muse

👃 Poke my muse’s nose

💪 Pick my muse up

Sensual/Sexual

💘 Pull my muse in for a rough kiss

💕 Pull my muse in for a tender kiss

💞 Pull my muse in for a messy/desperate kiss

💖 Lean in to give my muse a sweet/chaste kiss

❤️ Lean in to give my muse a tender kiss

🔥 Pull my muse down by the collar/by their clothes - in a sexy way

😉 Pull my muse in by the hips

��� Smack my muse’s butt

💋 Kiss my muse’s neck

👌 Push my muse down and give them a massage

👙 Pull [an article of clothing] off my muse

👀 Push my muse down on the bed

👄 Pull my muse onto the bed

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42 character development questions!

PHYSICAL PRESENCE AND GESTURE. 1. How do they move and carry themselves? Pace, rhythm, gestures, energy? 2. How much physical space do they use, active and at rest? 3. How do they position themselves in a group? Do they like to be the center of attention, or do they hang back at the edges of a crowd? 4. What is their size and build? How does it influence how they use their body, if it does? 5. How do they dress? What styles, colors, accessories, and other possessions do they favor? Why? 6. What are they like in motion–in different environments, and in different activities? What causes the differences between these? 7. How do they physically engage with other people, inanimate objects, and their environment? What causes the differences between these? 8. Where and when do they seem most and least at ease? Why? How can you tell? 9. How do they manifest energy, exhaustion, tension, or other strong emotions? 10. What energizes and drains them most? 11. How are they vocally expressive? What kind of voice, accent, tones, inflections, volume, phrases and slang, and manner of speaking do they use? 12. How are they bodily expressive? How do they use nonverbal cues such as their posture, stance, eyes, eyebrows, mouths, and hands? DISPOSITION AND TEMPERAMENT. 13. How do they greet the world — what is their typical attitude towards life? How does it differ in different circumstances, or towards different subjects? Why do they take these attitudes, and why do they change? How do these tend to be expressed? 14. What do they care deeply about? What kind of loyalties, commitments, moral codes, life philosophies, passions, callings, or spirituality and faith do they have? How do these tend to be expressed? 15. What kind of inner life do they have — rich and imaginative? Calculating and practical? Full of doubts and fears? Does it find any sort of outlet in their lives? 16. Do they dream? What are those dreams like? 17. Are they more shaped by nature or nurture — who they are, or what has happened to them? How have these shaped who they’ve become as a person? 18. What kind of person could they become in the future? What are some developmental paths that they could take, (best, worst, most likely?) what would cause them to come to pass, and what consequences might they have? What paths would you especially like to see, and why? CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS. 19. How do they behave within a group? What role(s) do they take? Does this differ if they know and trust the group, versus finding themselves in a group of strangers? Why? 20. What kind of individual relationships do they have with others, and how do they behave in them? How are they different between intimate relationships like friends, family, and lovers versus more impersonal relationships? 21. What kind of relationships do they tend to intentionally seek out versus actually cultivate? What kind of social contact do they prefer, and why? 22. How do people respond to them, and why might these responses differ? 23. How do they respond to difficult social moments? What makes them consider a social situation difficult? 24. How do they present themselves socially? What distinguishes their “persona” from their “true self”, and what causes that difference? 25. What do they need and want out of relationships, and how do they go about getting it? 26. How do they view and feel about relationships, and how might this manifest in how they handle them, if it does? ACTIVITIES AND PREFERENCES. 27. What do they strongly like and dislike, in any category? Why? 28. What are they likely to do if they have the opportunity, resources, and time to accomplish it? Why? 29. What kind of activities, interests, and hobbies do they have? What significance and impact do these have in their lives, both positive and negative? 30. What is their preferred level of activity and stimulation? How do they cope if they get either too little or too much? 31. Is there anything that counts as a “dealbreaker” for them, positively or negatively? What makes things go smoothly, and what spoils an activity or ruins their day? Why? 32. Do they have any “props” that are a significant part of their life, identity, activities, or self-presentation somehow? What are they, how are they used, and why are they so significant? How would these props’ absence impact them, how would they compensate, and why? THINKING AND LEARNING. 33. How do they learn about the world–what is their preferred learning style? Hands-on learning with trial and error? Research, reading, and note-taking? Observation or rote memorization? Inductive or deductive reasoning? Seeking patterns and organization? Taking things apart and putting them back together? Creative processing via discussing, writing about, or dramatizing things? 34. How do they understand the world–what kind of worldview and thought processes do they have? Why? 35. How and why do they internalize knowledge? What effect has that had on them? 36. How much do they rely on their minds and intellect, versus other approaches like relying on instinct, intuition, faith and spirituality, or emotions? What is their opinion on this? 37. Have they had any special education or training that colors their means of learning about or understanding the world? Conversely, do they lack some kind of education considered essential in their world? What kind of impact has this addition or lack had on them? 38. Is there anything they wish they could change about their worldview or thought processes? What, and why? 39. What sort of questions or thoughts recur in their lives, either specifically or as a theme? Why are these never answered, or answered permanently to their satisfaction? 40. What do they wonder about? What sparks their curiosity and imagination, and why? How is this expressed, if it is? FREE FOR ALL. 41. What associations do they bring to mind? Words or phrases, images, metaphors or motifs? Why? 42. I have a question of my own!

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Just a bit of housekeeping...

//Got the urge to dust this blog off, even though I’m kinda behind with all the recent storyline updates.  going to do some follower cleanup, hit that follow for some new folks, and probably add a D&D verse.

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nonverbal starters prompts featuring nonverbal scenarios.

guide take them by the hand, arm, or shoulder to guide them.

shelter protect them.

shove push them.

loop drape an arm around their shoulders.

touch a gentle touch like rubbing their back, hugging them, holding their hand. 

kiss a kiss on the cheek, knuckles, forehead, in their hair.

palm smack them upside the head.

bed rest gently push them back down when they try getting out of bed.

aid help them with a task.

note pass a note to them.

cry wipe away their tears.

wash wipe something off their forehead, cheek, so on.

bandage patch them up when they get hurt.

heal take care of them when they get sick.

book silently read a story with them. 

carry pick them up. 

scrap punch them.

cherry find blood on them.

sit help them sit down.  

medical wake up in the hospital and find them holding their hand.

steer place a hand under their chin to make them look up. 

beat dance with them.

stare stare them down. 

off track get lost with them.

no shaking their head in disagreement. 

yes nodding their head in agreement.

rush tackle them to the ground.

open hold the door open for them.

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What Is Your Seduction Style?

Your Seduction Style: The Natural (Magdalene)

You don't really try to seduce people... it just seems to happen. Fun loving and free spirited, you bring out the inner child in people. You are spontaneous, sincere, and unpretentious - a hard combo to find! People drop their guard around you, and find themselves falling fast.

Your Seduction Style: The Coquette (Idunn)

You are a pro at playing the age old game of hard to get. Your flirting style runs hot and cold, giving just enough to keep them chasing you. Independent and self-sufficient, you don't need any one person to make you complete. And that independence is exactly what makes people pursue you.

tagged by: yanked from @darkslayr

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HC/minor meta under the cut.  Spoilers for the MC’s story in later chapters. 

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Post-revelation of her death and subsequent resurrection at Asra’s hands, Magdalene becomes more prone to bouts of short, but intense melancholia.  As it often does with others, these episodes come out of nowhere, without warning.  The warmness of the teacup in her hand, the feel of the sun, the sound of the rain, the baker’s smile…  

Mostly defined by her warring emotions of pure existential awareness, Magdalene also suffers heavily under the weight of survivors’ guilt.  Why me?  Why was I so special?  

She also begins to question the circumstances under which she and Asra met, though strictly through the eyes of ‘did what happen occur as such because it was supposed to happen or was it a (un)happy accident?’

Of course, she does not blame Asra for her initial passing, though some deeply hidden resentment festered for a time.  He lied to her and she finds that she doesn’t much care if it was for her wellbeing.  You should have left me dead.  His suppression and in turn removal of her memories took more from her than she feels will ever return.  With Idunn’s reappearance in her life, his reassurances that she is the same as before do not fill her with encouragement.  How could she be the same after missing something so important?

She does not hate Asra. On the contrary she loves him more than she can possibly explain (whether or not this love is platonic or otherwise is up to circumstance.)  Though she often; and regretfully, finds herself wondering if that love is indeed ‘for better or worse.’  Before her death, they were friends on her own terms, on equal footing.  After her death, rebirth, and amnesia, Asra effectively inserted himself into her life on his own terms, unequally, and with admittedly no control on either of their parts.

And Idunn…

After the initial shock at the sudden discovery that not only she had a sister, but an identical twin… the reintegration into Idunn’s life (and Idunn into hers) has been slow. Very slow.  Magdalene can tell that the forced distance that Idunn makes for her benefit hurts her sister, and wishes that it could be otherwise.  She also wonders when the sensation of hyper vigilance will cease, the need to do everything deliberately as she did before- though she is never sure if her own quirks are the same as before, Idunn stays silent either way.  She’s hopeful that a new routine will come with time, but who knows just how much time will be necessary to ease the pain?

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Detailed action prompt.   

(NOTE.  “My muse” is the person that reblogged the memes, muse)

Makes eye contact with (my muse)  then looks away sheepishly.  

Falls on face,  notices (my muse) witnessed it,  tries to play it off like it was done on purpose. 

Picks up (my muse) and spins them around until dizzy.   

Tries to catch (my muse)  but ends up losing balance and falls with them instead.  

Tries not to cry but as soon as they see (my muse) they burst into sobs.  

Runs at (my muse) at full speed to tackle them to the ground.   

Gives a lingering kiss to (my muse’s) lips.  

Tries to cook in the kitchen but everything bursts into flames, they are in a panic.  

Takes (my muse) by the hand and drags them off to do something fun.   

Gently taps finger against  (my muse’s) nose.  

Tucks lock of hair behind (my muse’s) ear.  

Glares intensely at (my muse)  not daring to look away

Hides behind something to jump out and SCARE (my muse)

Tucks (my muse) into bed after along day. 

Clings to (my muse)  in a possessive sort of way. 

Gets caught spying on (my muse)  then starts running away. 

Aggressively attacks (my muse) out of nowhere. 

Holds (my muse) close to comfort them  

Tries to hide the increasing blush on their face caused by (My muse)

Teases (your muse) but it ends up going too far.   

Throws (my muse) up into the air as if they are as light as a feather

Awkwardly asks (my muse)  out on a date

Corners (my muse) so that they cannot escape them. 

Gives (my muse) a piggy back which ends with them both falling over. 

Hugs (my muse) and refuses to let go. 

Brushes thumb along (my muse’s)  cheekbone.  

Presses forehead against (my muse’s) forehead. 

interlocks fingers with (my muse’s)

Acts like they aren’t jealous but are actually jealous that (my muse) was spending time with someone else.  

Jumps in the way of (my muse) and potential danger. 

Yells at (my muse) for doing something dangerous.  

Ruffles (my muse’s)  hair until it’s in complete disarray

Bridal carries (my muse) away for fun.  

Gawks at (my muse) for an uncomfortable amount of time.  

(My muse) is being harassed, your muse comes to the rescue.  

Sniffs (my muse) just because.  

Follows (my muse) around like a lost puppy. 

Tries to impress (my muse)  but fails miserably

Confesses romantic feelings to (my muse) in a very beautiful and thought out way.  

Drunkenly approaches (my muse) claiming they are married. 

Frantically runs away from my muse who is in hot pursuit of them.   

Trips and falls on top of (my muse)  instantly making things really awkward between them.  

Casually sits on (my muse) because they feel like it

Licks (my muse’s) cheek because they’re a weirdo 

Stutters while trying to give (my muse) a compliment because they look really cute

Places a ‘friendship’ bracelet around ‘my muse’s’ wrist, which is actually handcuffs.  

Accidentally drops a drink over (my muse’s) head.  

Slaps (my muse) in the face repeatedly because they deserve it.  

Tackle hugs (my muse) to the ground

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When you can’t draw but you’re blessed with a doll maker game with gorgeous art.

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Homecoming

Within an hour of spying land on the horizon, she walked upon solid land for the first time in weeks. Vesuvia had appeared as a low hanging star; bright and beautiful, cradled between clear, dark skies and calm waters.  After four long years…she was home.

And what years they had been.  What began as a bright future of discovery and freedom had spiraled to fear, a stagnant existence of the unknown.  Of rumors and plague.  Of exile and separation.  

Ships had been forced to bypass the city as sickness ravaged the people.  ‘On the island the fires burn hot night and day,’ she had heard, ‘The beaches stained black with death.’

She had screamed.  She had begged, borrowed, and stole to the last until she could go no farther.  Until all she could do was wait until the years passed by like centuries.

Death from a thousand plagues seemed lesser to not knowing.

But here she was.  The city before her, cursed island; the Lazaret, at her back like a shadow.  Its aura clawed at her mind, beckoned her with promises of such horror.

The wailing…could no one else hear the cries?

How could no one else hear it? How was the presence of death yet so strong that the lost still cried in such anguish?  The dead knew more than the living could bear; their eyes open to the long dark. 

And here they called to her like sirens of the deep, but their song was anything but beautiful.  They compelled her to turn, to come to them, to listen to their sad tale.  But she refused, harshly grinding her teeth in her effort.  The dead had all eternity to wait.  But not her, she had waited long enough.  

She had to find her. She had to find her sister.

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Our Story Begins...

The confident younger sister who desires to spread her wings…

Magdalene is like the sun, burning with life; the intensity of her spirit infectious to all she meets. She knows no stranger, leaves no corner unexplored.  An accomplished magician in her own right, she’s lived alongside her friend and mentor in the city of Vesuvia, growing and molding to her craft.

Living her best life.

…or so she thought.

Suddenly she has been thrust into a new life…

Or is it an old life…?

A life that threatens everything she once knew as truth.  A winding path awaits her; filled with intrigue, secrets, and perhaps…even love?

Even she cannot foresee what lies at the end.  Even now she cannot answer…

‘Who am I?’

  The stoic older sister who wishes to find her way.

If her sister is the sun, then Idunn is the moon.  Serene where her sister is spontaneous; her determined yet withdrawn nature hides a deeper pain.

Who is this person who wears her sister’s face?  Their face?

A gifted herbalist, returned to Vesuvia after a long absence, returned to find her lost sister.

Instead she finds a stranger in a now unfamiliar city.  Her quest to discover the truth with lead her into dark depths and decay; voices from the past whisper to her softly, but even they cannot truly answer…

‘What happened here?’