#idk i need to belong SOMEWHERE stat

[belladonnafleur]

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[ivyisms]

       - ̗̀ NOW INTRODUCING:  IVES ❝ IVY ❞ SERRANO !

( DANNA PAOLA, 24, CISFEMALE ) I just bumped into IVES "IVY" SERRANO the other day while walking down NORTH Kingsboro, where SHE lives. I hear they can be SEDUCTIVE and MANIPULATIVE, but when I think of them I immediately think about ROSE PETAL BLUNTS, STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE, AND SIX INCH STILETTOS.

hi hello it’s tay back again w another one of my demon spawn muses !! apparently chaotic bisexuals w fcs from elite is just my brand™️ but anyway ivy is probably my favorite oc i’ve ever made so i have A Lot to say abt this messy bitch !! if u go H E R E i have a very long stats/bio page with pretty much everything i could think of BUT i will try to summarize the main points semi-concisely

- ̗̀♡ — › background !

the main thing u need to know about ivy is that she is lying ! always !! her real name isn’t even actually ivy smh

she was born natalie rose serrano, to two working class parents in new york city. she knew from a young age that she was just supposed to be rich and famous, and that something had gotten mixed up somewhere and she was put in the wrong life.

in high school she got a scholarship to a fancy private catholic school, and that’s where she started to hone her craft of manipulating rich people. she would befriend all of the richest bitches at school and take advantage of everything that came along with it: vacations to far away places, stays in the family’s cabins and lake houses, even designer clothes that her friends no longer wanted and would gift to her, thinking it was their idea all along

as she grew up and got better at getting what she wanted out of people, her entitled attitude only got worse, driving a wedge between her and her parents, who kept waiting for her to develop a work ethic and kept being disappointed. a few months after she graduated high school, on her 18th birthday, her parents kicked her out of the house and cut her off, hoping that it would force her to grow up and take on any responsibility

but that plan backfired for them, her parents underestimating how truly stubborn natalie was. the day after her 18th, she wandered into a local strip club and got a job, figuring it’d be the easiest and quickest way to get some cash, and she took to it naturally and actually really enjoyed stripping

she started to embody an entirely new persona that she had created for herself, dancing under the name poison ivy and telling everyone she was a trust fund baby that had been cut off from her rich parents, needing to dance to supplement her income, and her lies just continued to spiral out of control until she almost started to believe it herself. she had never told anyone at the club her real name, not even the other strippers, just going by “ivy” for a while.

she had learned to weaponize the power she had over people by being pretty and charming, using her looks for absolute evil and doing whatever it took to get money—from straight up pickpocketing, to making men buy her expensive gifts, to blackmailing, to sugar babying, to getting patrons wasted and manipulating them into tipping her absurd amounts... she did it all, very quickly earning enough to live the life she had always dreamed of, that she felt she deserved for whatever twisted reason.

she started posting on instagram with the name poison ivy generally just flaunting her carefree, extravagant life, often exaggerating or down right lying just to really dazzle her quickly growing audience

as she started to go down the influencer route, she realized she needed to do something to hide the skeletons in her closet ( the fact that she didn’t actually come from money and was making far more than was normal for even the best of dancers, a couple of small possession / shoplifting charges, and just generally anything that could lead people to her real identity ) so she started to tell people her name was ives, fully taking on the new identity. she even went so far as to make some of the people that had been closest to her sign NDAs about her real identity, making sure that no one could sell info about her should her plan of being famous work out

and it did work out !! at first she was definitely buying followers/likes to boost her likelihood of brand sponsorships, but eventually she faked it until she made it and actually attained influencer status

she also started sleeping around with pretty much any famous person she could, having very public relationships and breakups and scandals to keep her name in the press, which ultimately lead to more exposure/people following her, if only to see what she did next, which lead to even more sponsorships

she’s probably been in kingsboro for a few years, living in a super fancy one bedroom apartment that she definitley doesn’t pay for ( she doesn’t even know how much her rent is tbh )

eventually she stopped dancing and just focused on her influencing or whatever, but she never stopped sugar babying and scamming rich stupid men, still very much using that as a means to keep up her lifestyle. she’s also done a few modeling things, but it’s mostly just like catalog work or being the face of a trendy campaign bc she’s way too short for the runway

she also recently made an only fans account bc she was bored one night and was mostly planning on posting once as a joke but then she made a bunch of money / got a bunch of subscribers and was like oh word ? i can do that ! so she will post on there from time to time but she’s not like... super serious about it ya know ?

so basically she’s jus here making money being pretty and pulling a long ass scam on... everyone

- ̗̀♡ — › personality !

she’s a real two faced bitch... she has perfected the art of becoming whoever she thinks other people want her to be, quickly adapting her personality to get whatever she wants

she’s usually pretty friendly actually, really charming and outgoing and just trying to have a good time

she has a pretty short temper tho and holds grudges like you wouldn’t believe, so once you’re on her bad side... good luck lol she is so ruthless

she’s like... deeply, deeply selfish and will always put herself first, but she’s so manipulative that she can make people do things that they think are their idea, but it’s really just something she planted in their head so it’s not always obvious

also very spoiled and will throw a mf fit if she doesn’t get her way or u say no to her

always going out !! always doing the most !! she’s the type to show up randomly at ur door at 8pm on a tuesday with a bottle of tequila and make u party with her whether u like it or not

she’s a lot smarter than she lets on sometimes, like she knows people expect her to be stupid and ditzy and shallow and she’ll let them underestimate her when it’s beneficial 

always looks perfectly put together— her nails are always meticulously manicured, usually w stiletto shaped acrylics, and you’ll literally never see her outside her house without makeup and a perfectly composed outfit. it’s also a rare occasion that she’s not wearing at least six inch heels, trying to make up for bein so mf short ( she’s 5’3 )

she talks A Lot but is really good at saying a lot of words without actually saying anything, like you can be best friends with her for months and then just be like “i don’t actually know a single thing about her”

always up to no good and sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong !! she’s always got some sort of scheme going or getting in to some kind of drama

v much a hoe and v much proud of it, will sleep w just about anyone especially if she can get something out of it

also a serial dater !! she’s always hoping in and out of relationships and being rumored to be with a dozen people at once

most definitely calls paparazzi on herself, especially when she’s around other famous ppl but will never admit it

compulsive liar, she will literally lie about the dumbest things like she doesn’t even need a reason to lie she jus.. does

- ̗̀♡ — › wanted connections !

hookups / flings / one night stands / fwbs all that shit !!

exes on bad terms ... gimme drama pls

enemies / ppl she’s stolen from maybe... she would definitely deny it and say they’re jus jealous of her or smth stupid but that could make the feud worse

party pals !! like i said she goes out a lot and always somehow manages to make new friends and drag them into her shenanigans

on again / off again exes... i want the Angst so bad..

unlikely friends !! like ppl who are nice and sweet and Pure, she could use a lil good energy in her life

neighbors ... mb they hate her for always being loud n throwing mini parties OR maybe they join in

mean girl rivalries !!

someone she’s taking advantage of / stealing from without them knowing .. oof

partner in crime !!!

one sided crushes or like someone she’s stringing along smh

sugar daddies mb 😇

someone to put her in her mf place JDKDKD like they call her out on her bs and are like “i see what ur doing bitch stay away from my friends” type thing

idk anything really !! gimme all the messy plots ok :~)

[shoeboxgoblin]

I'm thinking about Orly’s stat tattoos, or stattoos, if you will, and I wanted to brainstorm tattoo ideas for the boys and Yasha for the following reasons:

Statistical Optimization

Aesthetics

Boredom

Because I felt like it

Anyways my ideas are under the cut

Fjord was the easiest, because he should obviously pick the ruby dust for strength (which would bump his modifier up to +2!) For his design I discovered that there's a commonly used symbol of the Wildmother that’s representative of her as a goddess of the sea. It's a swirly wave often depicted on a seashell. It looks like this:

And I think that it would be dope as hell if Fjord got something like this done. it could represent his gratitude towards the Wildmother or his commitment to her? idk if hes ready for that at this particular point in his journey but i can see it making sense somewhere down the road. Plus the red of the Ruby dust would match the red accents on his armor so you know. Consistent color theming. He'd probably get it like on his bicep because that's both a traditional location for a sailor tat and a location that makes sense for strength enhancing magic.

Second easiest was Yasha. Both her stat line and her design. If she got a tattoo done in Emerald dust, it would boost her dexterity modifier to +3, and give her the AC boost she so desperately needs (they should also get her those sick bracers she commissioned like forever ago) I thought about giving her a wis or cha bonus too because Yikes, but as a barbarian, mechanically dex is gonna matter more than either of those things. the green of the emerald also lends itself to my idea for Yasha’s design: I think she could get either a peacock feather, some flowers, or even both, as a way to honor the important people shes lost. She could get it pretty much anywhere but I think it would look cool like on her collarbone. I really think Yasha would like the opportunity to honor Molly or Zualla in this way.

After that was Caduceus. Caduceus's only uneven stat is his int, which is at a 9. Though I'm pretty sure Taliesin has no interest in raising Caddy's int score, for roleplay reasons, mechanically it would actually help him out a lot, by bumping his religion, nature, and investigation checks up by one, and getting rid of his negative modifier to int saves. so Caduceus could, in theory, bump his int score up to average by choosing the sapphire dust. (He would still be the least intelligent member of the nein, with Yasha and Jester tied for second at 12) if he did choose to do that, conveniently, because of his shaved sides, Cad actually has a lot of real estate on his head, where an int based tattoo would probably be located, and I would picture it as being something like the swirly designs he already has carved into the hair there.

Last was Caleb. Liam O'Brien said that Caleb hates tattoos but my personal enthusiasm for aesthetics and character optimization outweighs that at this particular moment. For Caleb I picked out the fire opal dust that would give him fire resistance. Pricey, but this is a post that exists in hypothetical, so that doesn't matter. I picked this because its thematic, and because Caleb doesn’t have any uneven stats. I've seen lots of art posts where Caleb gets half sleeves to cover up his scars, and I think that might be pretty cool actually. Also I like the idea of Caleb making the conscious choice to reclaim a part of his body that feels like it doesn't quite belong to him, and using that to protect himself and possibly his friends from something he fears. For the design I was really self indulgent and based it on my headcanon that Find Familiar was the first spell Caleb taught himself when he was fresh out of the asylum, and that casting it reminded him that he had agency over his life and his magic. so I decided to give him the Sylvan text of the spell wrapping around his arm in a spiral. Also because I think that would look cool as hell.

Anyways if anyone else has thoughts or ideas I would love to hear them!

[rcmoncs-blog]

------ hello, hello!!! my name is georgia, n i’m gonna be playing this small, precious gal by the name of ramona. i am currently somewhere in the cst timezone, and i’m eighteen years young. i never rlly know what to say w these things, so forgive me?? anywho, if u wanna learn more about how problematic ram is click HERE for her stats (basically her social media which took me forever like shit), and if ur lookin to learn more, sit tight bc her bio is being tweaked atm. basically what u need to know is that ram was all shy n unhappy until she and her childhood bff started to date around sophomore yr of highschool, but during their senior yr, the two got in a car crash n her bf was unfortunately killed, so that sent her off the deep end kinda. she moved here to throw herself into adventures and whatnot, but she has been here for around 3-4 yrs idk; she’s an old one. basically, she’s just rlly spontaneous and absurd. anywho, i have some connections i’d really love 4 her to have under the cut, and as always, i’m down for anyone to message me, but if that ain’t ur thing, i’ll come ur way! also if u just wanna sit down talk abt life and it’s turmoil i’m down for that always

most of these DON’T belong to me as i’m not that creative ifnedioneif i just searched plot ideas ok

gimme a rich x poor muse plot. i want to watch them clash because of their social statuses, i want to see how they adjust to each other’s different lifestyles. imagine muse a taking muse b to really expensive and fancy restaurants or muse b taking muse a to really cheap hidden gems around the town. (in this instance lol ramona would b the cheap one bc she ain’t spendin her money on fancy things)

gimme a plot where both muse a and muse b have gone through lots of shitty things in their life, yet find clarity whenever they’re together. maybe it could be a simple friendship or maybe it could become a friends to lovers thing. (THIS WOULD BE AWESOME TO HAVE BC RAMONA HAS BEEN THROUGH SOME SHIT)

gimme a friendship/relationship where they can’t help BUT hate each other, and no matter what they do if that person is in danger you bet your ass that they’ll fuck someone up because no, that’s my person to hate and if I can’t kill them fuck you you can’t either. They will bet the shit outta each other every now and then, but damn if they don’t know that despite their anger, hatred is too strong of an emotion to waste on someone you don’t love. and they have each other’s backs no matter what.

*tw: alcohol. muse a and muse b met at a bar. throughout the night, muse b got more and more inebriated. being the good (or bad) samaritan they are, muse a decides to take muse b back to their house before they end up on the floor. when they arrive at muse a’s building/house, muse b (loudly) asks muse a how the heck ! muse a knew where they lived. turns out – they live a mere few floors/doors/houses away from each other. (ram is a big big big fan of alcohol btw)

it started with something simple, when muse b dropped something on the ground and muse a chased after muse b to return it. needing to thank muse a, the two went to coffee and the two hit it off and are now close friends.

muse a and muse b aren’t really friends outside of the times they’re spilling their hearts out to each other. originally it started when muse a, extremely distressed, literally ran into muse b and muse b refused to let muse a go until they were talked down. when something goes wrong, you can be assured that these two are together.

muse a and muse b work together and while they aren’t each other’s favorites, they have common workplace enemies. when they’re working together, they have easy conversation which often includes complaining about their mutual dislikes, but their banter hasn’t gone outside the workplace.

muse a and muse b are often seen at the same place, but never together. in fact, they only found out each other’s names because they’ve heard other people speak it so frequently. they’ve had few, small conversations but not much else.

muse a and muse b have the same goal and will do absolutely anything to get it. if that means getting their hands dirty, they will. muse a has been known to send in tips to important people in muse b’s life and muse b may or may not have blackmailed muse a at one point or another, but neither will admit to anything.

muse a and muse b used to be so close that people knew that when they invited one, they invited both. that is until the two got into a fight over something (a person, a scholarship, an award, a passion, a move, etc.). now, when they get into the same room it’s almost instantaneous back and forth. they are both set on taking the other down gloriously and for good.

muse a and muse b met through mutual friends and quickly hit it off as friends. offhandedly one day, muse a mentioned something one day that muse b quickly turned sexual. they locked eyes and the next minute they were in a room, locked away, undressing each other. after exiting the room, the two agreed that it would never happen again…until a few days later, when it did. they keep saying they won’t come back for more.

muse a and muse b have had a flirtationship going on for quite some time. they’ve always hinted at feelings toward another in conversation, never outright saying it. a few days/weeks ago, muse a blurted their feelings for muse b and quickly changed the subject afterward. they haven’t spoken about it since.

muse a and muse b were friends prior to their spontaneous hook-up and their world turned upside down. dazed, they decided to start dating that moment and to their credit, tried to make it work for a few weeks. muse a finally (and nervously) let out that they weren’t feeling it. to their relief, muse b admitted they were feeling the same. they decided to stay friends, but now have the added “i’ve seen you naked” awkwardness.

AND FINALLY!!!! i really need someone for ramona to turn to when she needs to discuss matteson and can help her get over them?? this doesn’t have to be romantic at all and is open to anyone and everyone. they’d have to know a bit more abt her of course but that doesn’t take too long. this person has got to deal w her mood swings, stumbling in drunk, and her aloofness. idk it’s a tough job

[adamlarssin]

hey sorry to bother you, but would you mind explaining why what the seems like everyone thinks nuge is getting traded soon? i've seen it around quite a bit but i'm sorta new to hockey/the oilers so i don't quite understand it lol thank you!

No you’re not bothering me! Idk if I’m the best person to answer this seeing as I have only been into hockey and Oilers for about a year but I will try my best! Honestly idk where to start but here we go:

First off, I’d say the biggest cause for trade rumors is his drop in points per game. As a rookie he averaged 0.84 points per game in 2011-12 (62 games played). In the following years he put up averages of 0.60 (40 gp), 0.70 (80 gp), 0.74 (76 gp), and 0.62 (55 gp) points per game. And his average this year? Just 0.48 points per game, which leaves much to be desired. Also when compared to Landeskog (2nd overall in the 2011 draft class) who has 113 g and 159 a in his career, Nuge only has 90 career goals and 164 assists. Or compared to Taylor Hall who was drafted first overall the previous year who has 146 career goals and 223 assists. (I know its not the greatest judge of a player’s ability when comparing them to others, but I’m trying to keep this black and white?) So I’m gonna go out on a limb and say Nuge was a tad hyped up in his draft year and was expected to do more than he was capable of. (edit: Keep in mind only 1 of his 5 seasons played, not including this one, reached 80 games. This was due to a shoulder injury his rookie year, the lockout in his second season and he missed 24 games last year after breaking his hand.)

Now on to what management expects from him. Recently Nuge has been encouraged into a “defensive” or “checking” center position and that hasn’t worked out well for him. Based on stats, Nuge has made 0.70 mistakes on grade A even strength scoring chances, which is the same rate as last year. Where as both McDavid and Letestu have decreased, 0.75 to 0.43 and 0.73 to 0.43 respectively. He also isn’t the greatest in faceoffs, holding a career average of 43.2% and 44.07% average this year. This is part of the reason Desharnais was acquired yesterday seeing as he has a 50.4% career average and 47.8% this season. 

So now that we’ve covered stats I’ll get into my personal opinion! Nugget has gone into a slump these past two years and I believe some change of scenery would be good for him, as much as it pains me to say. The team no longer belongs to him, or any member of the once ‘Kid Line” (they already traded Hallsy, whats another member? 😩). This is Connor and Leon’s team now and Ryan has struggled to keep up (ebs too for that matter). I just think it’s time for Nuge to go to team that really needs him and somewhere he can help to rebuild, even though I desperately want him to make a deep playoff run. I would probably say now that he wasn’t traded at the deadline, we will likely see him go this summer. To where? I have no idea, hopefully to a team that will love and support him (and one i actually like).

And now I digress. If anyone sees this and wants to add and/or correct me, please do! Like I said, I have only been with the Oilers for a year and I am not terribly versed on stats or what makes a team trade a certain player. If you want to read more, I got most of the stats from this article and the nhl site.  

I really hope this helps??

[crossgartered]

P5R liveblog (8/?)

(Makoto arc end)

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Oh, hey, Chihaya.

Idk if I'm remembering the timing right, but it looks like they took out Ryuji's interaction with those two entirely. I told him to wait outside bc of his uniform and he said he'd kill some time somewhere until I was done

It really does seem kind of awful of us to volunteer Mishima for this, especially without him knowing.

OH HERE THEY ARE

Oh, hey, they think he's interested in drag bc of how he was looking into Crossroads. They want to help him out. Still sucks that this supposed to be something funny, and that they're dragging him off without his wanting to, but it is better than it was.

UGHHHH MISHIMA IM SORRY

Oh, this translation seems different. A bit more natural, I think. Still really harsh, though. Sae...

Makoto...

FUCKING PRIESTESS LISTEN TO YOUR INNER SELF THIS IS JUST DOING SOMETHING FOR THE SAKE OF DOING ANYTHING PLEASE PULL BACK AND THINK STRATEGICALLY INSTEAD IF GOING ABOUT THIS SO EMOTIONALLY

Honestly her charm stat is in the pits. It's kind of hilarious since you need high (max? Idr) charm to progress past rank 5 with her.

Huh, if she had social stats... High knowledge, low charm, good guts, not totally sure about proficiency & kindness but I'm leaning towards okay-low proficiency and middling-decent kindness.

Now, the others...

Ryuji would have low knowledge, good guts,

Listen, I'm having trouble with quantifying their kindness. Because, they all have differing levels of what I consider personal-kindness and general-kindness

Wait. Do I really want to get on this tangent right now? ...Not really. Hold that thought. Back to the game.

GOD this was so dangerous I am honestly amazed that she got out of this okay.

GOD THAT IS SO DANGEROUS I AM HONESTLY AMAZED THAT HE GOT OUT OF THAT OKAY

Honestly I'm kind of surprised Kaneshiro doesn't have a doorman or anything.

Jeez, Kaneshiro's face looks off compared to everyone else. Like, on its own, it's a decent face, but it looks like it doesn't belong with the rest.

Huh, I wonder how many of them actually have mommies and daddies to beg money from. Let's see... Makoto is being raised by her prosecutor sister. Parents dead. Ryuji is being raised by a single mom. Dad left a long time ago. Canonically poor. Yusuke was being raised by Madarame. Mom dead. Dad out of the picture, idr how. Canonically poor, with poor money sense. Ann has parents. Successful fashion designers that she doesn't see half the year. And the protag has an ambiguous family situation. Of course, I have my headcanons, but that's nothing. Anyway, if we were going about this the way Kaneshiro wanted us to, Ann would probably be able to provide the most, followed by Makoto. (Again, leaving Ren out of this).

Guh, thinking about it like that feels shitty.

...can you even imagine an ATM with Ann's pigtails though? I mean I know the other ATMs don't have any distinguishing features but still

Anyway

Godddd, I really love when people are given reaction shots when something another character is saying is resonating or otherwise meaningful to them

Makoto: "A lot happened after we lost her father three years ago, so it's just us living together... But I'm still a child, so all I am is a burden to her..."

Yusuke: *cut-in* "......"

Me: *chef's kiss*

...it happens at other times in this game (and other stuff), too, but I just wanted to point it out. Especially bc you kind of have to infer a lot of the time when it comes to Yusuke.

OHHHDJDJSJDJJDS HE LOOKED SO SAD WHEN MAKOTO CALLED HIM A CANINE

"IT'S FOX" HE SAYS

Both Makoto and Ann called him specifically a monster cat. I wonder if the Japanese calls him a cat ayakashi or something.

What property damage did any of us cause?

Why is Shadow Kaneshiro purple anyway?

JOHANNA IS SO FUCKING COOL GODDAMN

I love Makoto's awakening ngl

But honestly, is there a /bad/ awakening in the bunch? They really killed it with the game aesthetics, you know?

"No weaknesses. Our only chance is to make them confused" or whatever she just said about confusing them. Idk if I just tune her out or if that's a new thing

Didn't Makoto have Flash Bomb or whatever that multi-phys + chance of Dizzy skill was called? Maybe she gets that at a higher level

*heavy sigh* Okay, Makoto

"I will crush him like a fly" I see what you did there

It really is nice that they're bringing up the advisor thing instead of just her doing it herself. I still feel like there should have been a little more talk about it amongst the 5 of them instead of just the 3 human-shaped guys but w/e

The references to English songs and memes is a little jarring, ngl

Man, Sae's gonna flip her shit when she hears what Makoto did to get here.

Awww Ann & Makoto are bonding

*sigh* listen, I like Makoto, I even dated her in my first playthrough of vanilla p5, but I really dislike how they just keep shilling her around this time. It's a little off-putting. I think it's a thing Atlus likes to do.

Hmm? Is the man getting joint pain on rainy days going to affect his Mementos fight?? Interesting.

Ughhhhhh Queen choosing her name and then the """strategy""" thing is exactly the same. Like her being there even changes anything about how we go about things. And we do think about what we're doing, actually! Well, mostly Morgana bc Phantom thievery is his whole schtick. But like, outside our usual plans, we successfully pulled off the heist in the Madarame Palace, for example. We also opened the locked door and dealt with that. We go about the palaces with intent! Blugh.

"it's my role to be the brain of this team and give out orders" BLUGH

And then Ryuji & Mona are into it... -_-+

I hate this part. It's awkward and dumb. There are better ways to make her their advisor, Atlus

Also someone mention that I am field leader pls. I know you did in vanilla p5 do it now as well

I wonder if they've changed her s.link abilities? They at least have to have given her 1 more thing due to the baton pass thing

I WONDER IF EIKO WILL HAVE A SPRITE NOW?!?!? I hope so ^u^

GUH I love Makoto's Queen outfit.

Oh, whoops, I forgot about that conversation. Maybe I should have put Morgana in my party.

But heck yeah, let's do a finisher! I wonder how to get these for people.

RYUJI WANTS TO DO A SHOWTIME WITH FOX "We could call it Art Run or something" I LOVE HIM

SHIT WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I SAVED

Ugh, it's really frustrating that they're trying to get me to showtime w Ann & Morgana when all the enemies here are weak to Zio & Bufu (with a little bit of Psi & Gun thrown in for good measure).

Okay, have reorganized my party so I don't have to use an Agi-weak persona to go after enemy weaknesses. That was so embarrassing.

Oh, neat! My sleuthing instinct kicked in! ... Makoto's abilities have to have changed.

YOU MEAN SHOWTIME CAN KICK IN EVEN WHEN ONE OF THE MEMBERS IS NOT IN THE PARTY?!?!?! AHHHH

Maybe even both, idk. Morgana seemed like the best choice to heal/lucky punch so he's in my party rn but maybe when he gets swapped out later I'll find the answer to that

...this is being surprisingly easy. But I don't think I'm overleveled... Jeez, I haven't bought weapons since Kamoshida's Palace. And they give you so many clothes in this game... And accessories! Really!

But yeah, I finished that security guy in 3 moves. Morgana - Garu (absorbed), Yusuke - Bufu (inflicting Freeze), Ryuji - Headbutt (Technical) -> All-Out Attack. I remember it being a lot harder in the original. Idk.

Okay, the next one was slightly harder. It took two All-out-attacks to beat it. But hmm.

Maybe I am overleveled, though. Apparently that miniboss (??) Was only level 21, and I am 23.

Oh, I'm getting Sigma feelings. Ann's counting down for opening the vault-like door.

I don't think I've ever noticed before how neat Kaneshiro's palace music is. Well, at least the Laundering Office, anyway. What is this, exactly? It's some version of Price - that's the same melody line, but the instrumentation is all different. That's not to say that Price isn't good; it's just that I'm weak for strings & orchestra instruments in non- orchestral songs. It sounds darker and more intense. I love it

Oho? That gold vault door seems new.

Or maybe I just don't remember it.

Anyway. I really do appreciate that Morgana mentions Shadow personalities in negotiations. Like, I read the tutorial on it, but it's nice to have him like "what's this one so happy about? Well, guess we'll play long for now" or whatever he says for an upbeat shadow. It's pretty neat.

"I wonder what it'd be like if we had Palaces instead of Personas." SAME, RYUJI, SAME 👀👀👀👀👀

Hmm, I know Joker Palace has some fics, and I think I remember seeing a Crow Palace fic, but I wonder about the others...? Hmm 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

I don't want to accidentally spoil myself, though. I'll go through the archive after I finish this.

"Your Palace would definitely be a beef bowl shop." ANN OMG

"Why'd you gotta give a straight answer right off the bat? I can't argue with that!" Ryuji pls ;u;

Why do Will Seeds all look like that? I know there are those death things with the hollow eyes like that, but is that what it is? It just seems so out of place in this technical setting. I'm kind of surprised they don't change appearances to suit their Palace. Tbh, it doesn't really look like anything that comes from Mementos, either. But I suppose it must...

WHOA, why did the Velvet Room door turn red? "I have an uneasy feeling" Same, protag, same

WHY IS THE VELVET ROOM ON HIGH ALERT

A fusion alarm? OH COME ON IT HASNT BEEN THAT LONG SINCE I FUSED ANYONE

Is this because I still have Jack Frost with me? But come onnnn I already had most of this palace's inhabitants alreadyyyy

By /fusing/ them

Could this have come at any time? Or was this scripted for now? Oh, wait, I overreacted, this says that my Personas will be stronger if I do it during a fusion alarm. Kind of incentivizes him to slack off, though, doesn't it? Lol

Oh, interesting. Look at all those accident possibilities. Nvm.

Orpheus... ;-;

Huh, I didn't realize the Picaro versions also were not just dlc

"You would like me to become your mask? Well then, let us search for the answers of life together."

*lie down* *try not to cry* *cry a lot*

Anyway.

I need to go to Mementos and find an Eligor. Gotta get that Flauros.

YES FINALLY MY GUTS INCREASED

Aww, the newspaper club girl is rooting for the phantom thieves. She's so angry at akechi rn

Oh, speaking of! Hello, Akechi!

AHHH RYUJI AND MAKOTO TEAM UP IM SO PSYCHED

Oh man it's bc of the motorcycle ISNT IT, RYUJI : DDDDDD

JDSKSKXNXJKS

The voice acting there was. Wonderful. Omfg

Actually, now that I think about it, it makes a lot of sense that Ryuji's tried to suggest team ups twice now, ever as soon as he learned they were a thing. He was on the track team, and the team aspect of that was very important to him. He likes cheering others on and being cheered on by others. Specifically by training and sweating and testing limits together - by fighting together. Of course ryuji is interested. Of course he is.

Man, I wish I had better context for the "you filthy fly on dirty money" line - I mean, obviously he's Beelzebub, who is apparently in charge of gluttony, but like, is that a phrase? Is this just a Beelzebub reference or is there more to it bc it feels like there's more to it and I don't understand bc cultural reasons

Blegh I don't want to give up my expensive items...guess I'll do this the tedious way.

Ah, here we go. Let's see how these hired guns are. Hopefully I can see the Makoto & Ryuji showtime? :3 ?

Wait, Bael? Not Beelzebub? Really? Huh?

YES IT'S SHOWTIME

HOLY SHIT I LOVE IT

I wonder why that briefcase was related to his distorted desires. We really know so little about Kaneshiro, relatively

Yusuke's kinda on the ball today.

...*snerk*

Wow, damn, Akechi was potentially onto us since the Kaneshiro calling card? He gave a list of potential candidates, maybe we were on it...

Makoto, really, it was unfair of everyone to put the burden of resolving the Kaneshiro issue on you. You really can't be blamed. you know that, right?

Oh, hey look, it's 'Gaudy Student' there in the background

Hhhhhhhhhhh there are so many choices I have 5 potential social links to do tonight. I could start Kawakami, Ohya, Chihaya, or Hifumi, or I could level up Yoshida since it's Sunday

AHH KASUMI IS SO CUTE. FUCK!

BWAHAHAHAHA justice rank 3 is. Amazing.

"I've seen everything. A vision of you groveling on the ground..." IS THIS THE THING IN DECEMBER SHES TALKING ABOUT

[gothedistance-herc]

Hercules Odysseus Persaud - Character Sheet

i have often dreamed of a far off place / where a hero's welcome would be waiting for me / where the crowds would cheer, when they see my face / and a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be / 

i'll be there someday, i can go the distance / i will find my way if i can be strong / i know every mile would be worth my while / when i go the distance, i'll be right where i belong

Stats

Birthday: April 28th, 1995 (April 25th is his real birthday.) (Taurus) Hogwarts House (Primary): Hufflepuff Hogwarts House (Secondary): Gryffindor Myers-Briggs: INFP Enneagram: Type 8 Height: 6’2

Overview

Mother — Elena Persaud (nee Khanna) (62) (Birth mother: Diana, 47, Amazonian) Father — Darsh Persaud (58) (Birth father: Mohammad Agate, 51, solider) Mother’s Occupation — Professor of Anthropology Father’s Occupation — Archeologist Family Finances —  Middle class, but lots of travel stipends and research grants Birth Order — Only child Brothers —  None Sisters —  Artemis, half-sister, 17 (unknown) Other Close Family — Father has a brother with wife and two kids, grandparents are dead. (Uncle Rashid, 64; Aunt Meera; Ahsan, cousin, 32, wife: Rachna, daughter: Padma (10); Lata, cousin 26, just got married to: Kamal Bazar) Best Friend — Pegasus Hippoi Other Friends — He had a few friends back home, but not many really, no one worth mentioning. Enemies — Also none Pets — His mom has a cat, her name is Bastet. Home Life During Childhood — They travelled a lot when Herc was a kid, but he had a lovely home life, very happy. Everyone made fun of him, but his parents were supportive and comforting. When he found out he was adopted it kind of shattered his world view. Town or City Name(s) — India 1995-2000 (Mombai) (0-5); Greece 2000-2005 (5-10); America (LA) 2005-2007 (10-12); Brazil (Rio De Janeiro) 2007-2009 (12-14); New Zealand/Australia 2009-2012 (14-17); Egypt (Cairo/Alexandria) 2012-2013 (17-18); Sarah Lawrence College, NY: 2013-2017 (parents still there) What Did His or Her Bedroom Look Like — it was always changing, but always full of artifacts Any Sports or Clubs — Nah, Herc was homeschooled for the most part, tho he tried boyscouts for a little bit. Didn’t end well. Favorite Toy or Game — Loves to read, especially fantasy Schooling — Homeschooled, lots of hands on stuff. Favorite Subject — History Popular or Loner — Loner Important Experiences or Events — finding out he was adopted Health Problems — none, really. Culture — some Indian, but his family celebrates culture from all over Religion and beliefs — Spiritual more than anything else, but leaning towards Hinduism

Your Character’s Character

Bad Habits —  he bites his nails a lot Good Habits — he’s v hygienic, is definitely not a typical boy in that way Best Characteristic — he’s so sweet, just the sweetest bean Worst Characteristic —  being way too hard on himself Worst Memory — finding out he was adopted/getting broken up w?? Best Memory — when he first used his powers to help someone proper-like Proud of — uhhh his parents? That doesn’t count, Herc. Embarrassed by — everything tbh Driving Style —  he’s like a grandma Strong Points — lol he’s literally so strong; but no he’s so gentle and kind Temperament —  the gentlest of lambs Attitude — self-deprecating Weakness — being too nice probably Fears — heights Phobias — the dark Secrets — he’s adopted Regrets — none really Feels Vulnerable When — lmao literally all the time Pet Peeves — mean people Conflicts — loves his parents but wants to know where he came frommm Motivation — internal; wants to be a good person, wants to help people Sexuality — pansexual and demisexual Exercise Routine  — lol what exercise routine? Day or Night Person — eh i feel like he’s a midday person. Wakes up around 10ish, goes to sleep at a decent time. Introvert or Extrovert — introverted extrovert Optimist or Pessimist —  he kinda straddles the line tbh; he’s a champion for other ppl

Likes and Styles

Music — he likes a lot of stuff; but he’s really into folky--mumford and sons is probably his fave Books — The Song of Ice and Fire series, he’s a NERD. Also, Harry Potter, he reads the Star Wars novelisations, etc. Foods — Spicyy. Any thing kind of out there. Herc is an adventurous eater, he’s had shit like scorpion or alligator, even monkey brains once when he was in Saudi Arabia Drinks — He’s got a sweet tooth and he loves chocolate milk. Animals — All animals!! But he likes tigers best, probably. Biggest Big Cats ftw Sports — Conceptually, Herc loves the idea of sports, but, he has always been afraid to play and now he feels like it’s too late Social Issues — ?? Herc is a liberal, ofc. He grew up travelling the world and appreciating different cultures. Favorite Saying — “when you fall, get back up” Color — Yellow! It’s bright and cheery and makes him happy Clothing — idk like typical boy clothing? He isn’t the snazziest dresser but isn’t awful, though someone should give him a makeover. Jewelry — He has the pendant that his adopted parents gave him that he had with him at birth, but besides that he’s got like a watch. That’s about it. Games — He’d play video games but his parents were more of a “go outside and play” type bc they’re older so they don’t get it Websites — Definitely has a tumblr and an instagram TV Shows — Game of Thrones, though he hates that it isn’t following the books anymore Movies — Action films, but he likes indie stuff too and more thoughtful pieces. I think his favorite is probably the Power of One. Greatest Want — to fit in Greatest Need — to accept who he is

Where and How Does Your Character Live Now

Home — with Pegasus! In Swynlake! Household furnishings — nothin fancy Favorite Possession — His books, he can’t keep many of them, so he treasures the ones he does have Most Cherished Possession — The amulet Neighborhood — ?? Married Before — pfft no Significant Other Before — he had like maybe one cute girlfriend somewhere but obviously he had to leave her. Maybe someone in college that he was too afraid to talk to. Children — none Relationship with Family — He loves all his cousins and his extended family. His relationship w his parents as a kid was always rock solid, but now the foundation has been rocked. Car — none, but he can drive Career — working as a TA at PrideU Dream Career — a professor! (a hero) Dream Life — continuing to travel the world, but probably not forever. He wants to settle down eventually. And now it’s kind of in flux because of his powers. Love Life — A few girlfriends, nothing serious. Hobbies — Reading, researching, dreaming of More (™). Guilty Pleasure — Being on the computer Talents or Skills — lol none - says Herc Intelligence Level — he’s pretty smart, not like wicked smart. Average intelligence, but he has an insatiable appetite. Finances — eh he gets by