#// i used rng to pick what muse to do this for

[laslow]

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing! Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

Name: Sam

Pronouns: she/her

Birthday (no year): 5/28! Cyan and I share a birthday with: Liam O'Brien, Laura Bailey, Ian Fleming, and Siegbert :)

Where are you from? What is your time zone? California, USA! PST (west coast best coast)

How long is your roleplay experience? 10+ years? Is it closer to 15 now? If you listen you can hear my joints creaking

How were you introduced to roleplaying as a whole? None other than Wajas.com. Middle school, what a time you were

How were you introduced to TOA? iirc a FE blog I was following reblogged a ToA post and I thought "hm, that's pretty cool! I'll look into it!" and then I blinked and 5 years passed.

Do you have any pets? No :sob:

What is your favorite time of year and why?(Season, holiday, general period) Winter! The weather is actually livable

What is your IRL occupation? Office Assistant though I ask for good vibes I have some new opportunities coming up to leave my current place

Some interests and things you like/enjoy? Writing, reading, cross stitching, karate, journaling, language learning

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? Legend of Zelda, Persona, Stardew Valley, occasionally I dip my toes back into Honkai Star Rail

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: Vaporeon and Water Type!

Tell us some funfacts and trivia about yourself! Dunno if I've mentioned this in the past but I have crooked pinkies due to a recessive gene in my family! My dad has crooked pinkies as well :)

How did you get into Fire Emblem? Five/six year old Sam watched my brother play Path of Radiance on the family Gamecube and I never looked back

What Fire Emblem games have you played? Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, Sacred Stones, Awakening, Fates Conquest route, 3 Houses, Engage. I have read the scripts for Genealogy and Thracia. Halfway through Blazing Blade!

First & Favorite Fire Emblem games: First was Path of Radiance! Awakening is still my fave all these years later

List your 5 favorite Fire Emblem characters across the series! Inigo, Ilyana, Dimitri, Xander, Haar

Who was the first character ever to make you go “ooh I like this one in particular” and why? Can be any context and reason! Ilyana! I honestly can't remember why anymore I just thought she was super cool something about the thunder magic spoke to 5 year old me's imagination

Any Fire Emblem crushes? Laslow AND Dimitri that has not changed

If you’ve played (or are familiar with) the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays? - Awakening: Chrom, still Chrom - Fates: Silas, still Silas OR perhaps Laslow if I'm feeling Spicy- Three Houses: Dimitri, still Dimitri - Engage: Diamant, still Diamant

Favorite Fire Emblem class? Assassin or Swordmaster!

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class and stats? Would you be playable? A very mid Myrmidon who can get some good stats if you have good rng luck

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? Blue Lions pride baby!!

If you were an Officers Academy student, what would be your boons, banes and potential budding talent? -Boon: Sword, Bow -Bane: Heavy Armor, Axe -Budding Talent: Authority

If you were an Engage character, which nation would you originate from? Brodia!

How do you pronounce TOA? Tee-Oh-Ae

Current TOA muses: Laslow, Leo, Nephenee!

Past TOA muses? Ilyana, Vanessa, Azelle!

Who was your first TOA muse? If you no longer have them, can you see yourself picking them up again? Inilow is here to stay I can't make this man leave my head if I tried.

Do you believe you have a type of character you gravitate towards writing? I love my flirts, and I also enjoy more serious characters who have a relaxed side if you know them well enough. Also youngest siblings.

Do you have characters or types of characters you don’t think you can handle writing, but wish you could? Villains! As interesting and multifaceted as they can be, I struggle staying within that mindset for a long period of time.

What kind of scenes, situations etc do you believe you enjoy writing the most? (If you filled this out last year, has this changed in any way?) I do still enjoy combat--nothing like getting your adrenaline pumping!--but recently I've found I enjoy some of the more emotional things, too. Relationships, grief, etc.

Do you have any scenario in mind for your muse(s) that gets you thinking “man I hope I get to write this one day”? Not really; I've been extremely lucky over the years to have written pretty much every scenario I can think of. I would love to continue exploring both Lazzy's and Leo's arcs as fathers.

Favorite TOA-related memories? Oh goodness....way too many to count! Most recently, I still find myself laughing over Leo (muse) dying for Jan 2024's event plot. Iconic

Present or past tense? Present!

Normal size text, small text, no preference? No preference! I try to use small text on Leo solely for that #aesthetic, but that's it

Got any potential muse delusions to share? 😉  Not at the moment! I'm happy with my lineup! (But if you twist my arm.....a certain knight from SacStones still lives in my head. And there's this wyvern rider from Tellius who occasionally whispers.)

[simmonsized]

8 and 19 for the writing asks - I’m curious, what can I say *chinhands*

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

Okay I was actually worried about this because I realized my works are fairly massive and trying to sort through them is so hard, Roni.

I was going to use rng, but considering I know you've read Metempsychosis, I decided to pick something from that instead c:

“Oh,” you say, taking a drag off your cigarette. “You’re one of them. You’re a God.”

It's not really a special like, nor particularly strong, but it was just an important little moment and it's definitely one of what I would consider the most staple moments in the fic, for me, even in it's silly simple way c:

19. Stephen King once said that his muse is a man who lives in the basement. Do you have a muse?

This is the question I was afraid of gkgkewqkh ummmm no I don't think I do. Maybe if a muse was like a driving force to write, it'd be something cheesy like grief and love, but let's be honest, if it had a physical form, it'd just be a raccoon with a typewriter, hahaha

[gwinnetts]

DON’T REBLOG. REPOST.

                                                    Bold what applies.

[ EDWARD DEEGAN ]

[ BODY ]

LONG LEGS.  short legs.  average legs.  slender thighs.  THICK THIGHS.  TONED THIGHS.  skinny arms.  soft arms.  TONED ARMS.  TONED STOMACH.  flat stomach.  flabby stomach.  soft stomach.  six-pack.  beer belly.  child pudge.  lean frame.  BEEFY/MUSCULAR FRAME.  voluptuous frame.  petite frame.  lanky frame.  short nails.  long nails.  manicured nails.  dirty nails.  claws.  flat ass.  toned ass.  THICK ASS.  bubble butt.  small waist.  average waist.  THICK WAIST.  narrow hips.  AVERAGE HIPS.  wide hips.  BIG FEET.  average feet.  small feet.  soft feet.  slender feet.  paws. CALLOUSED HANDS.  soft hands.  BIG HANDS.  average hands.  small hands.  LONG FINGERS.  short fingers.  average fingers.  narrow shoulders.  BROAD SHOULDERS.  average shoulders.  underweight.  average weight.  overweight.  

[ HEIGHT ]

shorter than 140 cm. 141 cm-150 cm. 151 cm to 160 cm. 161 cm to 170 cm. 171 cm TO 180 cm. 181 cm to 190 cm. 191 CM TO 2 M. taller than 2 m.

[ SKIN ]

pale.  rosy.  olive.  dark.  mutant.  tanned.  blotchy.  smooth.  moles.  acne.  dry greasy.  freckled.  SCARS.  birthmarks.

[ EYES ]

small.  large.  AVERAGE.  grey.  brown.  BLUE.  violet.  pink.  green.  gold.  hazel.  CRIMSON.  doe-eyed.  almond.  close-set.  wide-set.  deep-set.  squinty.  monolid.  heavy eyelids.  upturned.  downturned.

[ HAIR ]

thin.  thick.  fine.  normal.  greasy.  dry.  soft.  shiny.  curly.  frizzy.  wild.  unruly.  straight.  smooth.  wavy.  floppy.  cropped.  pixie-cut.  afro.  shoulder length.  back length.  waist length.  past hip-length.  buzz cut.  BALD.  weave.  hair extensions.  jaw length.  layered.  mohawk.  ponytail.  dreadlocks.  box braids.  faux locks.  white.  platinum blonde.  golden blonde. dirty blonde.  blonde.  strawberry blonde.  ombre.  ash brown.  mouse brown.   chestnut brown.  golden brown.  chocolate brown.  dark brown.  jet black.  ginger.  red.  auburn.  dyed.  mutant.  thin eyebrows.  average eyebrows.  thick eyebrows.  plucked eyebrows.

[ TATTOOS / PIERCINGS ]

full sleeve.  thigh tattoo.  neck tattoo.  chest tattoo.  back tattoo.  shoulder blade tattoo.  one tattoo.  face tattoo.  hand tattoo.  a few here and there.  multiple.  NO TATTOOS.  monroe piercing.  nose piercing.  septum.  nipple piercing(s).  genital piercing(s).  industrial piercings.  earlobe piercings.  prince albert piercing.  eyebrow piercing(s).  tongue piercing(s).  lip piercing(s).  top of the ear.  tragus piercing.  angel bites.  labret.  stretched out ears.  navel piercing.  inverse navel piercing.  cheek piercing(s).  smiley.  nape piercing(s).  NO PIERCINGS.

[ COSMETICS ]

eyeliner.  light eyeliner.  heavy eyeliner.  cat eyes.  mascara.  fake eyelashes.  matte lipstick.  regular lipstick.  lipgloss.  red lips.  pink lips.  nude lips.  dark lips.  bronzer.  highlighter.  eyeshadow.  neutral eyeshadow.  smoky eyes.  colorful eyeshadow.  blush.  lipliner.  light contouring.  heavy contouring.  powder.  matte foundation.  shiny foundation.  concealer.  wears war paint from time to time.  wears make-up regularly.  wears it from time to time.  rarely wears make-up.

[ SCENT ]

floral.  herbal.  earthy.  fruity.  perfumes.  aftershave.  cocoa.  moisturizer.  shampoo.  CIGARETTES.  LEATHER.  fur.  sweat.  food.  incense.  marijuana.  cologne.  whiskey.  wine.  fried food.  blood.  fire.  cold.  fresh.  metal.  RAIN.  chemicals.  sea salt.

[ CLOTHES ]

JEANS.  tight pants.  overknee socks.  tights.  leggings.  yoga pants.  breeches.  pencil skirt.  tight skirt.  loose skirt.  tight/form-fitting dress.  cardigans.  tunic.  blouse.  BUTTON UP SHIRT.  BAND T-SHIRT.  sports t-shirt.  sweatpants.  TANKTOP.  cut off t-shirt.  designer.  high street.  LEATHER JACKET.  thrift.  lingerie.  long skirt.  miniskirt.  maxidress.  sun dress.  tie.  tuxedo.  cocktail dress.  uniform.  high slit dress/skirt.  T-SHIRT.  loose clothing.  tight clothing.  jean shorts.  sweater.  sweater vest.  waistcoat.  khaki pants.  suit.  hoodie.  harem pants.  basketball shorts.  boxers/boxer-briefs.  thong.  hotpants.  hipster panties.  bra.  sports bra.  crop top.  corset.  ballerina skirt.  leotard.  polka dot.  stripes.  glitter.  COTTON.  linen.  silk.  lace.  LEATHER.  velvet.  patterns.  florals.  neon colors.  pastels.  light colors.  white.  black.  dark colours.  fur/fauxfur.  revealing clothing.  heavy armor.  MEDIUM ARMOR.  light armor.  magnificent hats.  helmet.  fingerless gloves.  bandage wraps.

[ SHOES ]

sneakers.  slip-ons.  flats.  slippers.  sandals.  high heels.  kitten heels.  ankle boots.  COMBAT BOOTS.  knee-high.  platforms.  stripper heels.  bare feet.  loafers.  oxfords.  gladiator shoes.  LEATHER BOOTS.

Tagged by: @pickdroses Tagging: @legiate​ @couriersmiles​ @broadcastm​ @prcjectpurity​ @womanlives​ @hubflowcr​ @a-minutes-notice​ @wastedinawasteland​ and YOU. STEAL IT!

[dawnsdarkside]

     alright i dont have the patience to make something fancy so imma keep it real simple. i hit +305 followers today and i wanna do a little giveaway to thank you all for enduring my antics on a daily basis. this community isnt without its issues but its been a really good time overall and i dont know how to word my appreciation other than by spoiling people. so here we go !

   first winner gets to pick a vision or any item below;    second winner gets a genshin impact planner or any item below;    third, fourth and fifth winners get to pick between a slime plush or a character bracelet;

quick rules !

only those among those first 305 followers are eligible;

only enter if you’re +18 and are willing to provide your info + address (privately ofc) so these can be shipped to you;

im running this until 1.4 because im hyped af, so until march 15th 11:59pm EST

how to enter:

     tell me, either by replying directly to this post or by reblogging it, what it is you love about writing your muse. not about writing in general like character development and fixing canon and whatnot - but what it is about your muse specifically that makes you feel so inspired.

if you’re a multi-muse and don’t have a main muse or one you’re especially feeling lately, tell me about your first or pick one at random.

bonus points for telling me what’s been your favorite writing experience with said muse so far. and i mean actual bonus points. you get one entry for the former and a second entry for the latter.

i’ll tally everyone’s contribution in a numbered list and then pick the winners using RNG.

Hopefully this is clear enough, and if not, please just ask ! I hope some of you have fun with this and regardless, a big thank you for the continued support once again !!

[glowinggator]

Dutchies - Donatello Imagine

New York was one of the weirdest places you’ve ever lived. The rainy weather, the high prices, the cramped subways, everything: it was all very strange. Everyone had always said that New York was big, but perhaps you had underestimated the sheer size of the city. Honestly, you had never seen so many people in one place, much less work together. The pounding of feet on pavement was once a sound that would have sent shocks through your soul; however, you had grown used to the hustle and bustle of the city. Your eyes traced the picture of the coffee cup, committing it to memory. Painted wings stretched themselves out along the cup, depicting a bird in flight. A goose, perhaps? You could never tell, and you never bothered to ask. Regardless, it was a sight that had become familiar to you. Routine, even. Get dressed, pull on your shoes, buy your morning coffee, and crawl down into the sewers.

Perhaps that routine was weirder than you gave it credit for; although, the turtles you had grown to love were far more hospitable than your average New Yorker.

You looked up from your spot on the bean bag, zapping yourself back into reality. A smile worked its way across your face as you took in your surroundings once more. The frantic mashing of buttons echoed throughout the room, Mikey and Leo shouting out incoherent obscenities to one another. You flipped your Wiimote loosely in your hand, refocusing your attention on the game at hand. You had no idea what person in their right mind would ever throw away a video game, much less Mario Party 8, but hey! You guys aren’t complaining.

“This game is rigged!” Leo groaned, throwing his head back. He went limp as though feigning death. Which all things considered, is a perfectly valid response to losing a minigame. Mikey cheered in response before sticking his tongue out at Leo. Also a valid response, in your opinion. You chuckled at their antics before jamming your heel into the eccentric turtle's side. He lurched forward, trying to kick you back before failing miserably. He slid off the couch, claiming that 'it was just comfier down there,' and that 'he totally meant to do that.' Donatello got up from the other end of the couch, moving to steal Michelangelo's seat before anyone else could. You rolled your eyes, giving a toothy grin.  

“Hit A, we need to get past this screen so I can kick your ass,” you joked. You set your coffee down, fully prepared to roll the highest possible number on the die. You’re getting that star, damn it. Mikey smiled cheekily before responding with the typical, “yeah, right.”

You played for hours, hardly ever touching your coffee. Mikey won, of course. He always does! Donnie thinks he sold his soul in exchange for RNG luck. You think he’s a sore loser, but hey, he’s not wrong. You hummed, amused, as the two youngest turtles bickered. You picked up your forgotten coffee cup, swirling the remaining fluid. You make quick eye contact with Donnie, offering the remains in a practiced silence. He reaches over to grab it, nodding appreciatively.

“I don’t get why you always buy these, you never finish them,” he murmurs. You pause, confused at your own actions as well. Shrugging, you respond gently: “I don’t know either, honestly. I just haven’t made it around to trying other coffee shops yet.” He raises an eyebrow, perplexed. You half expect him to pull out a notebook for a “social experiment,” as he calls it. Yet, he stays planted on the couch, tilting the cardboard cup at you encouragingly. He takes a sip, and you’re momentarily distracted by the serenity emanating from him. Maybe that’s just you though. Mildly flustered, you continue: “Nothing will ever be as good as Dutchies.”

You talk for a while more, the rest of his family causing chaos in the background. You talk about your home back west, recalling your favourite coffee orders. He seemed particularly interested in the 911 and Iced Double Torture. You didn’t know if it was the names or the espresso that caught his attention, but you made a mental note of it.

‘I’ll have to send him snaps of the menu when I go home for Christmas,’ you thought. ‘If he’s gonna send me photos of cute dogs I can’t have, I’ll have to send him photos of coffee he can’t have.” You huffed, laughing under your breath.

“Is it really called Dutchies?” he asked, “like the furry?” You couldn’t help the laughter that bubbled from you. You kicked him lightly: “Of course you’d think it was a furry thing.” He kicked you back as you continued, “but no, it’s full name is Dutch Bros. We just call it Dutchies ‘cause it sounds better.” You reflexively went to grab your coffee cup, only to realize that you had already given it to Donnie. Maybe you had a caffeine problem. He snickered, taking a sip from the cup. “I can see why,” he mused, “I wouldn’t be caught dead saying ‘bro’ for any reason other than ironic memes.”

 And thus, your routine resumed. Get dressed, get your mediocre coffee, crawl into the sewers, go to school. Boring, save for your time with the turtles; and yet, your routine persisted. Until two weeks later.

 A loud vibration echoed throughout the room. Reflexively, you got out of bed to shut off your alarm clock. Realizing that it wasn’t the object making the noise, you spun around the room in your half-awake daze. You stumbled towards the light of your phone, swiping right and holding it up to your ear.

“Hello?” You didn’t have the energy for a proper greeting.

“Hey, (Y/N). Did I wake you?” Donatello's voice spoke from the other side of the line. You shrugged, before realizing that he couldn’t see your movements.

“Don’t worry about it,” you responded. “What’s up?”

“Okay, so when you leave, come straight here. Don’t stop anywhere, I have something I need to show you,” he said. The glee in his voice was obvious. You could almost imagine him running around the lab, energy forcing him to move. It wouldn’t be the first time. You laughed gently, agreeing to the command. You could practically see the smile on the other side of the line as he hung up. His final words of “see you at 8:30” rang in your head as you moved to get dressed for the day.

You held tightly onto the ladder as you descended into the sewer. ‘This is a lot easier without a coffee in hand,” you thought. Although you had to admit, it sucked not having your daily dose of caffeine to guide you. 8:30 just wasn’t going to be enough time to get you to both the coffee shop and the turtles. “Oh well,” you thought. “One day won’t kill me.” You gave a gentle wave to Raph as you entered the lair. He was sprawled out under the heat lamps, basking in its comforting warmth. ‘They’re so human, it’s easy to forget that they’re just turtles,’ you thought. You absently wondered how they survive in the winter before coming to the conclusion of “more heat lamps.” Looking around, you sent Donnie a text asking where he was. His phone pinged in the kitchen, his arm reaching out to wave to you seconds later. Perplexed, you wandered towards the kitchen. And the sight you came upon was not one you were expecting.

Donatello was sitting at the table, two coffees in hand. You sat down next to him, raising an eyebrow in question.

“Okay, so remember a few weeks ago when you were talking about being homesick and stuff? And you mentioned Dutchies, and how you really missed it?” He waved his hand around as he spoke, waiting eagerly for your response.

“Yeah, why?”

“Alright so, we’ve been wanting to get an espresso machine for a while anyway, so I ended up looking up the recipes for the stuff you were talking about and I decided to make you a cup.” He spoke nonchalantly, eyes looking past you. He hunched his shoulders lightly before moving his hands under the table. Wait, was he embarrassed? You smiled, a faint blush working its way to the tips of your ears. He planned this. He made this for you. You couldn’t help but feel a little giddy at the sweet gesture.

“Thank you, Donnie, that’s super sweet of you,” you smiled. He smiled back at you, tension fading from his shoulders. He sighed gently before responding:

“Yeah, no problem.”

[risingsouls]

Anonymous said: 💕 love headcanon

Talk About the Muse(s) || Open!

[Well, rng actually picked an easy-ish one for me. Or at least one I’ve put some amount of thought into so eeeey.

Android 21 has little to no concept of romantic love. Being a creation of a scientist who would certainly not bother slipping that into her programming, it is a concept that holds little weight to her nor is it worth seeking. In most cases.

As I’ve discussed before, we do seem some inexplicable moments in her canon that show her caring about 16 (and I think even sort of alluding to the idea of love/finding love? it’s been a hot minute since I’ve watched the cutscenes but I remember SOMETHING that was like ??? to me because what we know of her creation firmly opposes her having such thoughts). This has lead me to come up with the HC that the woman who she is modeled after was an RR researcher whose cells were used within her creation and thus causes some leakage into 21′s over understanding/personality (her scientific know-how, her low key recognizing 16 and developing a motherly demeanor toward him in her good form). However, these traits outside of her knowledge only surface when good!21 is in control. It is not a possibility she dwells on, but her good side does occasionally fantasize about the idea of falling in love or contemplating what love is/feels like/if she has the capability to love romantically at all.

Evil!21? Never. I won’t say zero interest but it’s a very very very low percentage of interest in the matter.]

[chaosbcrne]

whose idea was it ? who's organizing it ? we're not sure ! what we know is that sonic & co. are going camping as an excuse to get together and have some fun

what you can expect from the event:

what the trip expects from you:

actual info under the cut !

general

if everything works out smoothly, the event should occur sometime after mid-november

the event will last a weekend (three days and two nights) in rp-verse; prompts and ideas will be given out for about a week; threads deriving from them can go on for however long you want them to

interactions can be anything from one-liners to multi-para, depending on your interest/convenience

organization/content 

as stated, prompts, ideas and other matters of happenings will be published through a side-blog created for the occasion 

the side-blog will also be used to gauge interest and organize group threads/activities for things such as sports, games, etc. 

a lot of what happens and to whom it happens will be determined through a random number generator, though never without the participant's consent (e.g.: side-blog will post something such as 'like if you're willing to have your muse fall into the water, injure themselves doing something, etc. and rng will be used to pick who it actually happens to)

for the sake of everyone getting a chance to have a spotlight and/or maximize interaction with different people, some people's odds may be raised or lowered after a few draws, or some ideas may be tweaked to give said people more or less reason to get involved 

you'll be welcome to send ideas through the side-blog's ask box, whether they apply to anyone or to your muse specifically, where they'll be approved, negotiated or declined (e.g.: can omega accidentally set everything on fire, can the group have to deal with a few rainy hours, etc.) 

more details will be determined through polls, also on the side-blog

rules

don't take game-changing initiatives without first going through me/the event side-blog. it's totally cool to come up with your own ideas and instigate some interactions from them, but try not to start things that will affect everyone without getting it approved first

be open-minded and inclusive; don't wait for people to come to you all the time and try to give attention to those who receive it the least

try not to share posts from the side-blog and its URL publicly, to avoid people who don’t participate using its content and stirring confusion

now for the the less fun part. i don't wanna be the bad guy, but i've seen how out-of-hand some events can get when they're not managed properly, and i want this to be fun for everyone who will be involved, which means i have to restrict that to a certain number of people. however, you are encouraged to share this post even if you don’t fit the following criteria, because if there’s enough outside interest, i’ll try to enlist some help so i can revoke some of these restrictions.

you have to be mutuals with me (crimsonxblur) 

no duplicates

no villains/assholes, unless they're willing to make a truce/effort for the duration of the trip. this is meant to be a good time for both muns and muses, so muses who typically threaten or insult others are not welcome

ocs are welcome so long as they are sonic-based and aren't based on/related to/etc. canon characters

you have to reblog this post so I know you want to participate

you have to follow the side-blog (once I give you the link of course), and ideally be willing to add me on discord

you can find the list of people confirmed to participate here (x)

[edennohebi]

the haze had proven itself to live up to the often applied nickname of hell time & time again; & yet, you had adjusted. you had found a way to exist here, if only by the skin of your teeth. though the serpents were cruel & monstrous, & some of those around you were less than stable -- maybe, just maybe, you could survive & things would go on without too much disturbance.

for that, saeru would laugh & call you an ill-bred fool: a prisoner who had grown far too comfortable in their prison, & needed to be reminded of their place.

it seemed that this would serve as your wake up call to their reality. things had carried on as they usually had in the haze -- up until all of the television sets had begun to flicker alive. previously they had been filled to the brim with nothing more than static: the wash of scrambling grey & the scratching-like noise had been enough fuel to make the ears wary & your sense of intuition slightly unsettled. but it had been nothing more than fuzz, right? it could have been easily ignored; but today, the snakes would not allow such. 

their only use was for that of the snakes & they had never been a good sign. immediate apprehension twists in your core, & your hands feel clammier -- your eyes had no choice: it was not a matter of wanting or not wanting to, the hushed whispers in your ears of the snakes would force you to focus on it until they decided you could stop. every passing second in this never-moving world was torturous, but soon, the screen would twist & shift into focus. however, it was not one of the lesser snakes who appeared on the screen, but the queen & 'king' themselves seated upon their respective thrones.

though neutral in demeanor at first, once the camera locks onto clearing eyes himself his expression tears into a grin: whatever hope that had sat in your heart would soon be torn to shreds.

“my my -- what a magnificent sight to behold ! nothing pleases me more than to see you all stricken with such lost & hopeless expressions: like meager lambs, led along to their untimely massacre. ” he breathes a chuckle, & a sickening tremble teeters into his words -- ‘enjoying it’ was an understatement. “ wonderful, wonderful ! ”

he hums to himself, lids lowered coquettishly. “ of course, your curiosity must be maddening, hm? how you must be starving for answers -- wondering to yourselves, 'what’s this all about?', or perhaps, 'is this the end?' aahh -- please, do continue on with your endless queries ! after all, only i can grant you the knowledge you so seek. you have wandered into a garden, & i shall bestow-- ”

from the background, a voice belonging to none other than the jackal rings higher than saeru’s, excited & growing louder, much to his displeasure. ‘ papa! i wanna do it -- i wanna do it!!! ’ 

before she can be denied, the camera angle is pulled, &. the demonic canine now stares directly into the lens.

‘ what papa was saying is that things are going to really start picking up! everybody seemed to be getting kinda relaxed about the idea of dying, & i guess it’s because you all got used to the idea that mama could just bring you back, all nice & pretty, right? unfortunately for you, that’s starting to get a little annoying, now, so it won’t be happening anymore. you stupid humans shouldn’t forget that even though mama was gracious enough to give, she can just as easily take away. since all of you seem to need a lesson, in it, consider this chapter one! ’

‘ because everyone is just fine with losing their lives all the time, every one of you is going to start losing your senses, too -- some of you won’t be able to see in front of you, or hear who’s approaching from behind. some of you won’t be able to feel it when someone touches you, or have the pleasure of smelling or tasting your next meal. for some of you, that might be easier, & you can live without it. for someone else, though, maybe they’ll be bothered enough that they’ll finally kill someone on their own terms & stop waiting for it to be something as small as a dare? ’

‘ either way, it’s going to get worse the longer you make us wait for someone to kill somebody else, & if you keep doing it in those little games to make sure mama can bring you back, maybe she’ll just stop making everything work right, on your body? i sure hope you’ll be okay trying to run away from your next killer with a clubbed foot, or hold a weapon with fingers that won’t close around the hilt! ’

‘ & for the first person who doesn’t keep us waiting, if you’d like to stir up the pot some more, & make everyone really hate & fear you, we wanna offer a little reward. if you really want to get back to your happy little lives, or to your friends & families, make it a point to come straight to us, so we can go ahead & let everyone know who decided they couldn’t take it, anymore! ’

‘ kekeke..that said, you should probably hurry. someone else might have the same ideas as you, now, & that just means the clock is ticking. ’

before the jackal can continue on further with her rambling, a hand is quick to grab a fistful of her shirt. off the ground she goes, akin to a cat picked up by it’s scruff, & is soon deposited into the queen’s lap with a hiss of "children should only speak when told to, brat."

‘ ppft ... ’

there’s a distinct click of the tongue as clearing eyes comes back into view, expression marginally soured. but he’ll continue: such is his job.

“ what a tragedy, ” there’s a false lament in his tone, uncaring entirely, “ for you to have been fed false information. the child only speaks in half-truths: error laces itself so easily into the words of the unknowing & the idiotic. you see, to assume her Majesty holds any mercy for your pitiful lives at all is rather bold -- stupidly so. gorge yourself on the rush of blood lust & adrenaline if you so wish. it’s quite the spectacle, but ah -- do not expect things to continue on as they had. ”

a hint of a smirk plays on his lips.

“ after all, you had killed so ruthlessly with security, had you not? the assurance that death here was not permanent, that your fates lied at the Queen’s fingertips, & so long as someone died, they would return. ” a snorted ‘how stupid’ follows suit, “ it would be no fun at all, right? imagine: suffering the consequences for your actions & facing the throes of guilt! ”

he laughs.

“ imagination is a useless thing. a pitiful realm of fantasy holds no weight here; instead, you must face your reality. allow me to explain: if you are harmed, our hands will no longer heal. survival is something you must fight tooth & nail for: not something simply handed over. further more, if you are to kill, i advise you be aware of the consequences. prophets once spoke of a belief -- ‘an eye for an eye’, was it? those who kill unashamedly before a crowd will be killed in return -- by my hand. understand?  ”

“ ah, & one more thing. i'm sure none of you wish to be without your most valued of senses. animals who are crippled, after all, are nothing more than easy prey. " he hums. " if you desire them once more, then you must commit murder: & get away with it effortlessly. pure & simple. if you cover your tracks, then you shall be guided towards the gates of freedom: but if you are to fail, then you must pay for your foolishness & mistakes as aforementioned. but the risk is well worth a chance of livelihood again," his head tilts, eyes narrowing in tease. " isn't it? ”

he sits back, though his hand seems to stay within immediate eye-shot. the Queen & Ellen are within view, too: though the Queen’s gaze is fixated upon the screen, her hand runs idly through ellen’s hair, perhaps in pacification. even so, all of their smiles hint at sadism, & the unison in their ‘farewell’ fails to bode well. a moment passes, & the screen becomes void of their image; only leaving you with your thoughts & the mind numbing sound of static on the televisions once more. they have thrown you to the dogs, & now they will serve as spectators in your suffering.

                          WELCOME TO THE NEXT TRAGEDY                                                                   ( The Story of Eyes Rendered Sightless )

UPDATES :

✘ welcome to the first chapter! this one is considerably longer than all the future ones to both get players used to the format and accommodate for upcoming holidays.  ✘ as allured to, characters will lose one of their five senses as result of the queen’s power. we've used RNG to decide what muses lose what sense, and you can find that under the READ MORE below. please note that these senses will be returned once someone is killed and a body drop post is made . ✘ for reference, characters who lost SIGHT are completely blind and extremely vulnerable as potential victims, characters who lost TASTE have a constant taste of lead in their mouth that will not go away as they cannot taste other flavors, characters who lost TOUCH are completely numb and can not feel ANYTHING -- including pain, characters who lost their HEARING are completely deaf and easy to sneak up on, and characters who lost their SMELL just simply cannot take in any aromas. there is a sixth handicap, but such is reserved for the Old Master as you’ll see below. if FOR SOME REASON your muse’s name is not in the list, let a mod know and we’ll add it. ✘ this ALSO means that WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING MURDERER / VICTIM VOLUNTEERS . please message a mod or send an ask if you wish to volunteer, and do not tell ANYONE if you did and whether you were or were not accepted. ✘ you may no longer kill each other in games of truth or dare, kings game, etc. if you do, the murderer WILL be killed by saeru. you MAY injure each other to your heart’s content without punishment, however, but if you go too far and someone dies, your muse will be held accountable. ✘ further, wounds attained from truth or dare will NO LONGER BE HEALED. you may only buy a medkit or hope to god you get medical supplies from the raffle, otherwise you’re on your own.

Shintaro Kisaragi | TOUCH

Toko Fukawa | SMELL

Hiyori “Ice Queen” Asahina | HEARING

Hiyori “Hiyo” Asahina | SIGHT

Samael | SMELL

Tsubomi Kido | SIGHT

Shuuya Kano | SMELL

Elodie Masters | SIGHT

Satou Matsuzaka | TOUCH

Marry Kozakura |  THE ABILITY TO SPEAK

Katherine Baker | HEARING

Henry "Stein" Dobbs | SMELL

Ayano “Charlatan” Tateyama | SIGHT

Kousuke "Amata" Seto | HEARING

Haruka "Pompompurin" Kokonose | TASTE

Vincent Nightray | TOUCH

Ayano “Aya-nee” Tateyama | SMELL

Korekiyo Shinguji | TOUCH

Magdalena Parks | HEARING

Meredith Dacosta | TOUCH

Rachel Devore | SMELL

Uta | TASTE

Rantaro “Ran” Amami | HEARING

Momo Kisaragi | TOUCH

Hisashi "Usagi" Yoshida | SIGHT

Tempo | SMELL

Rosaline Viviani  | TOUCH

Ayano "Nee-Nee"Tateyama | SMELL

Azami | THE ABILITY TO SPEAK

Tsukihiko Kozakura | SIGHT

Shion Kozakura | HEARING

Tomoyo Daidouji | SIGHT

Valentine Damis | TOUCH

Kousuke “Kose” Seto | SIGHT

Momoka Oginome | HEARING

Satou’s Aunt | SMELL

Kitaumekawa Daichi | TOUCH

Charlotte Wiltshire | TOUCH

Kurogane | HEARING

Yue | SIGHT

Touma Kozakura | HEARING

Rin Kido | SIGHT

Garven | HEARING

Frisk | SMELL

Renji Yomo | TASTE

Ian Ortega | SIGHT

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Mix ‘n Match Multimuse Starters for when you want to RP but can’t make decisions

[[Choose from the muse category and from the scenario category! Remember these are mostly outlines for when you’re indecisive so please feel free to deviate if something gives you an idea! Go forth and do new things!]]

[MUSE: Pick a letter, or more than one if the mod says it’s a-okay. Anything past M is a multimuse prompt and includes more than one muse to begin with]

A. Oldest muse

B. Newest muse

C. Least used muse

D. Most used muse

E. Personal favorite muse

F. An under developed muse

G. Sweetest muse

H. Meanest muse

I. Most dangerous muse

J. Most mundane muse

K. A muse I miss RPing/no longer use

L. A muse I want to add/RP but haven’t yet

M. Whatever muse(s) the mod is REALLY feeling right now (AKA the grab bag)

N. Some muses that are MORTAL ENEMIES (or just don’t get along)

O. Some muses that are great friends

P. Some muses that have never met and probably never would outside of this situation right here

Q. A muse that knows the asker’s and one that doesn’t

R. Some muses who do not know the asker’s

[SCENARIOS: Pick a number. Mods, feel free to apply these to your own muses if you’re still feeling indecisive. If not then do whatever inspires ya! Regarding AUs: the asker’s muse does not have to be from the AU world and can be the normal incarnation falling into the world in question if you like.]

1. Meeting a past version of the muse(s)

2. Meeting a future version of the muse(s)

3. Meeting a muse’s ghost/undead self (or living self for (un)dead muses)

4. A muse’s personality has become the complete opposite 

5. A muse becomes an animal (or animal muse becomes human/humanoid)

6. A muse has amnesia 

7. OBLIGATORY FIGHT FOR WHATEVER REASON

8. Mod’s oldest/most developed AU for given muse(s)

9. Mod’s newest/least developed AU for given muse(s)

10. BRAND NEW AU RIGHT NOW LET’S GO

11. Whatever AU came to mind/you REALLY wanted to do when you read “AU” on this prompt list

12. The Bad End AU AKA the worst possible outcome/path for a character. Please be aware of what your partners are cool with when writing this one!

13. Obligatory ONE OF OUR MUSES IS REALLY HURT thread

14. Muse(s) enters another muse’s dreams 

15. Reverse AU. Everything about someone’s life you know is wrong. Paths taken before were never touched this time around.

16. AU CROSSOVER TIME. ASKER PICKS AN AU OF THEIR OWN AND THAT AU MUSE MEETS AN AU MUSE OF THE MOD’S.

17. Someone is a robot. Or not a robot anymore. Whichever.

18. Obligatory mundane FLUFFY thing. 

19. Obligatory vague TORTURE thing. Make sure you know what your partners are okay with!

20. Obligatory muse needs comfort for whatever reason thing.

21. Obligatory someone is lost thread.

22. The ever popular muses are handcuffed together/imprisoned together thing.

23. GOTDAMN DRAGON (or other mythical creature). SOMEONE IS ONE OR ISN’T ONE ANYMORE. 

24. GRAB BAG. Asker feel free to submit your own idea if you have one! Or send RNG for them to be randomly generated.