#lizzie losttownship

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on a family who's only a family when the blinds are shut

{ why be happy when you can be normal by jeanette winterson / perhaps the world ends here by joy harjo / nearby if need be by honeysuckle / @rotmance / @creacherkeeper / mercy by rudy francisco / @creacherkeeper / housekeeping by marilynne robinson / a bridge by inara george / ashe vernon }

[ID: 10 images of text for a litstack

1: I was hurt. / It is never too late to learn to love. / But it is frightening.

2: It is here that children are given instructions on what it means to e human. We make men at it, we make women.

3: I don't really know what to say to you / I never really know what to say to you / but I will always be / nearby if need be

4: imaging singing 'i am drowning, there is no sign of land, you are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand' with hundreds of other people and your voices blending together into one sea. for a crowd to take those horrifically tragic lyrics and make it something communal, something connective.

5: not so much "came back wrong" as "came back exactly the same and you only saw the monstrous in me anyway"

6: If I am ever caught in the wrong place / at the wrong time, just being alive / and not bothering anyone, / I hope I am greeted / with the same kind / of mercy.

7: [...] never had any hope of unpacking and i think for a while she was just. vicious. like unconsciously trying to scare him away until she finally finally realized like. he cares and there's nothing i can do about that

8: [...] memory will fulfill itself, and become flesh, and that the wanderers will find a way home, and the perished, whose lack we always feel, will step through the door finally and stroke our hair with dreaming, habitual fondness, not having meant to keep us waiting long.

9: Are you lonely? / Can you hear me? / I'm talking out loud / Trying to understand just how it is you feel / But I don't want to say too much / But I don't want to say too much / I just want to be here

10: So maybe this time, love doesn't kick down the door-- / doesn't rattle the windows or plant weeds in the flower garden. / Maybe you can't smell the smoke because, / for once, / nothing is burning.

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NORMAL CONVERSATION. THESE CHARACTERS ARE WELL

aita: i asked my boyfriend’s sister about her religious trauma and told her about her estranged grandmother in the first conversation we ever had

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idris 🤝🤝🤝 lizzie. also it's wild that you have lyrics from "Hard Won" by Lizzie No in your latest lizzie losttownship web weave. Such a good song and a good blorbo song at that

THATS WHO LIZZIE IS NAMED AFTER. all the lost township npcs are named after musicians / bands / songs and lizzie is lizzie no 🥰🥰 im suuuch a big lizzie no fan i wish more people knew about them ... so it makes me very happy lizzie became a much bigger npc than she was originally intended to. but yeah theyre mostly country/folk/americana artists. lizzie no. brandi carlile. earl scruggs. waylon jennings. sarah shook. fun 4 me :o)

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realized that one of my npcs is my own personal omelas kid. my mental wellbeing depends on making her miserable. comfort character is out omelas blorbo is in

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a coyote thinly disguised as a woman thinly disguised as a sheriff

{ housekeeping, marilynne robinson / hard won, lizzie no / watership down, richard adams / coyote america, dan flores / grateful song, villagers / coyote america, dan flores / the stream of life, clarice lispector / sense and sensibility, jane austen / antigone, sophocles / sinking ship, wild child }

[ID: ten images of text in a litstack

1: You never know when you might be seeing someone for the last time.

2: Found myself in a strange new land / Without a hand to hold / And I was mad at God / For leaving me standing in bitter sun

3: He fought because he actually felt safer fighting than running.

4: ... coyotes enjoy no governmental protection against being killed.

5: May I call on you if I falter? / If I seek to be something I'm not / If I forgo a love for my brothers and my sisters / With a pledge of allegiance to god / A god of pain, a god of tragedy / A god of hatred and deceit / A god of helpless, helpless agony / One god I hope we'll never meet

6: It certainly wasn't based on science and sometimes looked suspiciously like the collateral damage of a puritanical loathing of our own animal natures.

7: I'm restless and harsh and / despairing. Although I do have / love inside me. I just don't know / how to use love. Sometimes it / tears at my flesh, like barbs.

8: I have not wanted syllables where actions have spoken so plainly.

9: Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law that those who make the law.

10: Oh, if it's cold in the water / Am I better for it, oh / I can learn from my mother / If this sinking ship goes down.

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15 22 25 & 26 for Lizzie Florence and Sarah <333

15. How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?

lizzie: lizzie's brain doesnt go human speeds it goes coyote speed which means she has 8 thoughts per thought so if she has Time she will rehearse something to the point where its like way overthought out and then if the other person doesnt respond "right" shes like okay youre not following the script though. but if she Doesnt have time she still plans out what shes going to say because shes opened a little time pocket just in her brain where she can think through something very thoroughly in about 6 seconds so to the other person it looks like shes just hesitating to speak and in reality the girls got like statistics formulas happening in there

florence: florence gets stressed trying to plan out what shes going to say. she tries to and then works herself into a tizzy so kind of just has to say things on the fly even though that Also gives her anxiety and shes not great at it. her charisma comes from her being very endearing and absolutely not from her being good with words. she can be Sometimes but mostly shes awkward as hell. its that thing of like. when she has something important to say shes gonna be able to convey that but on an average day the girl is struggling

sarah: sarahs thoughts dont exist until theyre out of her mouth

22. How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)?

lizzie: very possessive. very handsy. probably mean to whoever was causing the jealousy to arise if she has the opportunity. if shes not able to act on the jealousy for whatever reason she removes herself to smoulder and angst

florence: immediately feels the most guilt anyones ever felt and removes herself from the situation

sarah: PDA. varying degrees of explicit

25. What are their thoughts on marriage?

lizzie: previously never thought it was for her. currently rethinking the usefulness of the legal benefits

florence: only if its true love. she wants the romance. she would never marry for practical reasons. but currently doesnt see it as ever being in the cards for her. shes kind of given up on love

sarah: happily married for nine years. didnt have any particular thoughts on it before that though. assumed they would one day but never like daydreamed about it or anything

26. What is their preferred mode of transportation?

lizzie: walkin. she hates horses. mostly because horses hate her. she would probably vibe like hell on a train but obviously,,, the circumstances. lizzie is nerfed by lack of subway system in the 1880s

florence: she likes horses but has had very few opportunities to ride one and she really likes being on a buggy. she rode in a car one time and it was the scariest thing that ever happened to her

sarah: sarah learned to ride horses by being put on a horse until she stopped falling off but they also really like horses and would take that over other methods of transportation

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psa that @crowesn 's tiefling maker picrew got an update and it's singlehandedly fixing my mental health

lizzie, coyote shifter, paladin of the sun god and sheriff of lost

brandi, jackalope scourge aasimar, paladin/rogue/fighter of the god of death and chaos and white hat assassin

npcs from lost township!! they are <33 gal pals <33 (derogatory)

[ID: four picrews, each with crowesn's watermark on them. the first two show lizzie (she/her), one how she usually looks and one while she is shifted. lizzie has medium brown skin, freckles, yellow eyes, and short fangs. she has short, textured orange hair with a streak of light blond in the front. there is a long scar on her cheek, and she has gold earrings in pointed ears, and is wearing a sleeveless blue turtleneck and a brown and gold breastplate. there is orange around her eyes and in a pattern on her shoulders in the second image her eyebrows are thicker, her ears are longer, and her eyes have gone full yellow including the whites. her nose has changed to look more like a snarling animal's. she has a darker brown spotted pattern over her forehead and cheeks. in both images she has one eyebrow raised and is grimacing. the backgrounds are tan with a white sun behind her the next two images show brandi (she/he), one how she normally looks and one in her scourge aasimar form. brandi has pale skin, freckles, and long brown hair with bangs. she's wearing a black bra, red leather jacket, and black choker, and has a black septum piercing. in the first image, her hair is back in two braids, she has brown rabbit ears, and short, light brown antlers with only two branches. she has a wide smile, showing fangs, and has red lipstick. his eyebrows are raised and he looks happy and excited in the second image, his expression is more sinister, with a toothy grin and furrowed brows. the whites of his eyes are black, and her iris is full red with no pupil. her hair is loose and messy. his ears have turned black and red, and his antlers are tall with more branches and black. there is a pattern of white around her eyes and her forehead and a stripe down her nose is dark grey. she has feathered wings that are black on top and fade to red. in both images the background is light grey, with a circle of diamonds around his head. end ID]

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when the greatest tragedy is that the love wasn't lost at all

{sunnyscenegenerator / boot theory, richard siken / @paladinbaby / fragile things, neil gaiman / It’s Winter, I’m Not in Love Yet but I’d Like to Be, Dante Émile / @paladinbaby and @creacherkeeper / the illustrated man, ray bradbury / letters from medea, salma deera / housekeeping, marilynne robinson / balance, the mountain goats}

[ID: ten images of text in a litstack

1: The start is the problem, isn't it?

2: A man takes his sadness down to the river / and throws it in the river / but then he's still left with the river. / A man takes his sadness and throws it away / but then he's still left with his hands.

3: lizzie is right there and they already kinda think lizzie is a bitch and he's only just working out that he does actually actively care about lizzie.

4: The view changes from where you are standing. / Words can wound, and wounds can heal. All of these things are true.

5: What's your favorite song, do you prefer aisle or window, was your childhood lonely, how are your cats called, how many times have you broken your heart before, & would you like to do it again?

6: [discord screenshot] lev: i think that was the most anyone had talked to lizzie in 6 years

faun: noooooo / lukaaa

lev: i think on a like. particularly bad recovery day super sleep deprived because she was in too much pain to drift off she would've said that too

faun: I think onion replies with like this is the most I've talked about it since I left

7: And he listened to me. That was the thing he did, as if he was trying to fill himself up with all the sound he could hear. He listened to the wind and the falling ocean and my voice, always with rapt attention, a concentration that almost excluded physical bodies themselves and kept only the sounds.

8: ... The centre of every poem is this: I have loved you. I have had to deal with that.

9: The force behind the movement of time is mourning that will not be comforted.

10: Wet your finger, place it toward the wind / Feel disaster in the air / We are far too slow to outrun it now / But not too far gone to care

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💝🧶🚷 scruggs and lizzie?

💝 - How much effort do they put into appearances? Do they have a favorite article of clothing?

scruggs: he is very meticulous about grooming and would dress so much nicer if it wasnt hot as balls all the time. i think even waylon has poked fun at him about his beard maintenance routine

lizzie: she used to put more in but hasnt in years ... a lot of her effort went into her hair but now its short and she doesnt do much to take care of it. but!! shes thinking about growing it out again <33

🧶 - Do they do any arts, crafts, or creative hobbies?

scruggs: cooking!!

lizzie: lol no <33

🚷 - Tell one difference between yourself and this oc!

scruggs: i simply do not have expensive taste and scruggs is very much a snob

lizzie: hopefully a lot. i think im a better communicator. but thats not hard.

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for lizzie kelsey brandi and scruggs: 🌈🧡🧠🧶🍪 <333

normal amount of questions to ask (affectionate <3333)

🌈 - Do you associate any colors with them?

lizzie: burnt orange, red clay color

kelsey: light yellow, purple

brandi: crimson

scruggs: whiteblue

🧡 - Physical touch: good or bad for this oc?

lizzie: girl is so touch starved but will not admit this to herself

kelsey: theyre very finicky about it ... only certain people and only at certain times. they prefer to initiate and be able to get out of it quickly if theyre no longer enjoying it

brandi: so touchyfeely always

scruggs: he is a big hugger. lots of casual touch

🧠 - What is their stress response: fight, flight, freeze, or fawn?

lizzie: fight (derogatory)

kelsey: with the vast majority of things, freeze. kid loves to go into autism shutdown. with lizzie specifically fight bc awful sisters

brandi: weird version of fawn where she just gets really flirty,,,, or flight for people who actually know her / fawn dont work with

scruggs: fight <33 he just has a better handle on it than lizzie does

🧶 - Do they do any arts, crafts, or creative hobbies?

lizzie: does she look like she has a hobby...... do her clue boards count

kelsey: they like to draw and play piano!! theyre pretty decent at both

brandi: she tried to learn how to knit one time and sucked ass at it. she makes up stories with onion

scruggs: he loves to cook!!! thats his main thing

🍪 - What are their favorite scents?

lizzie: scruggs' pirozhki, sparkly fey smell, the forest

kelsey: sharp perfumes, lavender, fresh bread

brandi: gun oil, fresh laundry, oatmeal

scruggs: fireplace, old books, pancakes with syrup

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multiples of 4 for waylon squad <3 pwease

4. what is their comfort food?

waylon: hot chocolate <3

scruggs: borscht!!

lizzie: chocolate chip cookies :o)

kelsey: plain spanish rice

8. what is the most interesting thing that they regularly carry on their person?

waylon: his old wedding ring

scruggs: a leather cord bracelet with five beads on it

lizzie: probably her sword. all her important items are Put Away Safely

kelsey: a cool looking rock and a wax candle from onion they always keep in their pockets

12. do they tend to hold a lot of tension in their body? if so, where?

waylon: not really. he cant feel his body too much anymore

scruggs: not as much as he used to. but i think he clenches his fists when he's upset and they can get achy

lizzie: yeah, a lot. mostly in her shoulders

kelsey: yes <3 their back and legs hurt a lot

16. which member of their family are they the most fond of, if any?

waylon: he loves all his kids but kelsey is. his baby.

scruggs: you could get scruggs to choose between all his sisters over his cold dead body but he. was a mama's boy <3

lizzie: scruggs is definitely the easiest to get along with but she's put the most effort into strengthening her relationship with kelsey and feels really proud of the place they've been able to get to even if it's not perfect. she is. very protective over kelsey <3 which luckily kelsey doesnt mind too much

kelsey: they love both of their siblings but. they are a daddy's girl <3

20. describe one of your favourite rp moments with this character

waylon: he hasn't had a Ton of screentime but i think the fight between him and lizzie that will overheard and then his subsequent conversation with will about brandi <3 just listened to lizzie be like youre not my dad actually so fuck off and then immediately was like. no you can kill brandi actually go for it

scruggs: simply all the him and will being horny on main scenes are so so funny 2 me. horndog ass middle aged men

lizzie: the onion and lizzie catfight <3 and then immediately afterwards giving divine her jacket and rambling about why she likes divine and getting kissed about it. girl had a Day

kelsey: they havent had much screentime (where they actually talked) but as far as their Content probably summer fun day <3 autism creacher on main <3 sister time <3

24. are they good at keeping secrets? does it depend on how big the secret is?

waylon: very much so yes

scruggs: he is <3 not very good at it <3 but will if it's important. he's a lot better at keeping other people's secrets than his own

lizzie: oh she will keep any secret forever and ever

kelsey: they're okay at keeping secrets but mostly because they only talk to their family members. so they Can keep secrets there's just less stakes for them to

28. what is something that helps to comfort them?

waylon: music. it's something he can still enjoy even though he's a zombie

scruggs: making a meal for people he cares about <3

lizzie: her jacket :o)

kelsey: tight hugs!!

32. what emotion do they feel the most often?

waylon: sadness

scruggs: mirth

lizzie: frustration

kelsey: fear

36. are they introverted or extroverted?

waylon: introverted

scruggs: very extroverted!

lizzie: pretty in the middle

kelsey: wants to be around people all the time but only Their People

40. what do they smell like?

waylon: rotten meat and flowery perfumes

scruggs: cedarwood and smokey

lizzie: sun baked clay and honey

kelsey: fizzy and sparkly and lavender

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9, 10, 30, and 40 for lizzie?

9. who do they admire? why?

i think as much as she would hate to admit it, she does admire waylon for giving her and kelsey a home when that was by far the harder choice for him. she recognizes neither of them are easy people to live with and he put a lot of work into making sure they would be some semblance of okay when it. really couldve gone the other direction for them. he was under no obligation to help and he did anyway and lizzie had never experienced that before

she also like. really admires divine's kindness? especially with the students. and her drive to stand up for them. because lizzie for sure doesn't know all the context but has put together enough to know divine also really couldve turned into a different person. and chose this person to become, despite everything. like she Worries for divine being so idealistic but also admires it. so her giving money to the schoolhouse is like. if i can make it At All easier for her i will

10. who do they hate? why?

ough. annalise <33

30. how do they act when they’re overwhelmed?

Manic lmao. she responds to being overwhelmed by going. no im not actually <3 and going into overpreperation overdrive. if youre overwhelmed just solve the problem as fast as possible!! its really quite simple!!

40. what do they smell like?

sun baked clay and honey

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alternate & formal for bo, brandi & lizzie!

alternate: What would your OC's alternate universe look be? If they're a fantasy character, what's their modern look? If they're sci-fi, what's their fantasy look? What AU would you want to see your OC in, and how would they dress themself? Bonus: Prompt an AU!

bo: okay i think high fantasy!bo is like. poor farmers son look with the old worn out breastplate on top and fur cloak

brandi: im sorry for the cop out but i think brandi dresses like a slutty cowboy in every universe. modern. sci fi. high fantasy, somehow. slutty cowboy. tits Out

lizzie: okay i think scifi!lizzie is like. sleeveless black turtleneck. gold shoulder armor. fingerless gloves. probably black leather pants cause all scifi a little fruity. and fuck off big combat boots with toe spikes. kinda punk flavored

formal: What's your OC's formal look? Do they like dressing up? Do they have different looks for different occasions?

bo: i dont think bo has ever had the opportunity to dress up Fancy, so him dressing Nice is just like slacks and a plain button up because he doesn't like standing out too much

brandi: brandi can go either way with formal wear. she's worn nice suits and enjoys them and he's worn fancy dresses and enjoys them. the dresses tend to be more restrictive so he's more hesitant to wear those. red and black tend to be dominant colors no matter what

lizzie: answered!

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canvas, formal, informal, and favorite for lizzie, hawk, and sarah?

canvas: Does your OC have any scars, piercings, tattoos, or other markings? Do they display or cover them up at all?

lizzie: she has her lobes pierced but that's it for piercings. no tattoos. she has plenty of small scars, mostly nicks and scratches and some burns. a lot of them are on her arms. she also has a very gnarly gunshot scar on her abdomen that didn't heal well, and a long stab wound scar on the back of her shoulder

hawk: no piercings or tattoos. he has mainly small scars but almost all of them are from like. minor accidents like his pocket knife slipping or sarah catching him with a hot pan or their old dog biting him. he also has some small marks on his knuckles from getting into fights

sarah: ears pierced and septum piercing! she absolutely wants tattoos but hasn't been able to afford them. she is shockingly good at avoiding injuring herself and simply not good at not accidentally injuring others so they don't have very many scars, but i think they have a long scar going up their ankle from playing in the creek as a kid and tripping over a rock

formal: What's your OC's formal look? Do they like dressing up? Do they have different looks for different occasions?

lizzie: lizzie Hates dressing up and i think getting her into formal attire is a Fight but she has like. a nice pin striped button up, tweed vest, and nice slacks that like. if she Has To she will tolerate wearing but she's never worn like. a full suit. i don't think she's ever worn a dress in her life outside when she was like. a toddler probably

hawk: he hasn't worn formal attire since he was 21 <3 he never owned any himself so had to give back his work outfits to the interventions after events were done. he's not really a fan of dressing up but he doesn't mind it if he has to

sarah: sarah loves dressing up! it's a Game to them. but at this point in her life i think she'd rather dress up in menswear. as a teen she was mostly dressed to compliment but not outshine divine and i think that's still her mentality. they would enjoy dressing up With Divine but probably not on their own

informal: What's your OC's lazy-day look? How do they like to dress when they're winding down?

lizzie: fully just. jeans or khaki slacks. wifebeater. if this woman does not Have to get dressed she is not putting effort in. she has to wear her armor so so much if she's at home she is Not putting on a shirt

hawk: i don't think his dress tends to vary that much? i think jeans or khakis and a plaid shirt are like. his go to kind of always (autism)

sarah: (hollis dont kill me for not knowing anything about 1880s fashion) so sarah for sure has some self-made jorts. sarah was the first one to make jorts actually. revolutionary. and she wears a flannel with the sleeves rolled up open over a tank top

favorite: Does your OC have a favorite article of clothing or accessory? What is it? What's the meaning behind it? Do they wear it all the time or do they wear it sparingly to keep it safe?

lizzie: i mean ... her dad's work jacket <33 its older than she is but its been hers for a while. she used to wear it all the time, but doesn't anymore. most of the time she keeps it under her pillow

hawk: i dont think he has a favorite article of clothing but i think his parents got him a pocket watch for his 12th birthday that he still has. it was like. one of the only actual Gifts he ever got from them and even though he doesn't like his parents that is still special to him

sarah: her wedding ring <333 the only time she doesn't wear it is when she's working in the garden because she doesn't want it to get lost or damaged. as far as Clothing goes, she stole a flannel from hawk that is very old and soft and very big on her that she loves

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8, 9, 11 & 29 for Kelsey, Lizzie & brandy <33

8. What is something they cannot resist?

kelsey - kelsey has very expensive taste, both in clothes and food. this gets indulged by waylon quite a bit

lizzie - knowing everything she can possibly know about a situation

brandi - making herself look cool in front of a cute girl

9. What is their favorite scent?

kelsey - really sharp perfume

lizzie - old books

brandi - freshly made oatmeal

11. How does your character blow off steam?

kelsey - piss lizzie off on purpose

lizzie - spar with colter or scruggs

brandi - [bleeped] [bleeped] [bleeped]

29. What does your character have too much of?

kelsey - bad dreams

lizzie - hoarded newspapers

brandi - memories that confuse her

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1, 7, 15, and 21 for hawk and lizzie?

What does your character typically keep in their pockets?

hawk - pocket knife, string, a bandage, pocket tool kit, wallet with a few dollars and a picture of sarah and divine from their wedding

lizzie - pocket knife, wallet with money, sheriffs badge, [redacted] ID card

7. How impulsive is your character?

hawk - he has a very strict moral code but is willing to do anything within that at any point in time so. impulsive but within limits. he tends to be more restrained when having serious conversations bc he's just not good at those

lizzie - she used to be 99% impulsive and 1% restrained and now she's 99% restrained and 1% impulsive. cause. well.

15. Describe their ideal date.

hawk - beers and *******

lizzie - i dont think lizzie knows?? she's had no practice being romantic and didnt even know thats what it was for such a long time. but like. she's such an acts of service bitch. so i genuinely think that like. carrying divines groceries back while divine talks her ear off. is kind of as ideal as it gets? like im not sure how much she would enjoy a Classic Date but if she could like. just help out in some way while spending time together. thats what she would want. she likes being useful

21. If they were a potion, what would it look like? (Color, glass shape, smell, etc.)

hawk - shorter square glass, kind of matte liquid going from a yellowy green to ruddy orange. i think it would smell like clay after rain

lizzie - pyramid shape glass, but fairly tall. mostly translucent liquid but swirling from bright yellow to burnt orange to dark crimson. i think slightly shimmery but in the way sand is shimmery. i think it would smell like sun on hot metal