#muse: Calista Arganan

[countarganan]

@propertyofseagate liked for a starter!

Calista was just in the library, trying to shelf some books that she just found lying around. She didn't work here, it was just - she didn't like them being out there with no one to claim them or read them. What if someone else wanted to find them on the shelves, after all?

She was about to shelve the last book when it slipped out of her hands and hit someone else walking by.

"Oh, I'm so sorry..!" Calista moved to grab the book quickly, looking at them apologetically, blue eyes meeting the other's own. "Are you alright?"

[countarganan]

Calista frowned at the mention of that. They just...appeared? So suddenly?

"How could they be coming in? Magic? And why are they even doing this to begin with...?" she nodded in agreement with Fey's suggestion. Her brows furrowed in thought. "We should definitely get back to town...there might be more clues..."

Calista smiled back at Fey as the enemies fled, and the deceased enemies laid there on the ground. She did her best to ignore the corpses before making eye contact wiht Fey properly.

"You're welcome...and thank you, for your assistance. Looks like we scared most of them off with that last attack."

A sigh left her as she looked toward the deceased ones on the ground. "My question is...where did these come from....?"

[xxstxriesfromashxx]

Tag Dumps ; Ships

Ships / Ship Partner Tags

If we have a ship that you do not see on here, it may be because: i haven't yet found a good tag, i forgot to add it / couldn't find my old ship tags from archive blog and need to make a new one, we haven't really 'confirmed' it and i don't want to force add it (meaning we just need to discuss it being a thing), we haven't rp'ed it in a while (completely my bad) and i'm not sure if you still want it to be a thing (please let me know, i am piss poor anxiety at asking). If you see a ship listed here that you would like to discontinue for any reason, please let me know.

tag format: ship name // muse x muse (partner url) ;; ship partner tag // muse name ; my muse's love

isabethan // ethan x isabelle purefoy (qceensofkings) queen of my soul // isabelle purefoy ; ethan's love fate intertwined our path // ethan x rayne layden (ghostofaformerself) gave me purpose // rayne layden ; ethan's love

your electric touch could fill this ghost town up with light // edward x isabelle purefoy (qceensofkings) my happy ending // isabelle purefoy // edward's love forbidden love // kimberly x eric brandon (ericbrandonrp) the thief who stole my heart // eric brandon ; kimberly's love

love me like you do // katrina x eric brandon (ericbrandonrp) i believe in love because of you // eric brandon ; katrina's love teenage dirtbags // abraham x rayne layden (ghostofaformerself) the girl that got away // rayne layden ; abraham's loves

serene howl // will x trinity wallace (sincerexsiren) the angel in my life // trinity wallace ; will's love howling soulmates // will x sophie hallow (sugarandwhiskey) she took my heart and mended the broken pieces // sophie hallow ; will's love

i'll throw away my faith babe just to keep you safe // silas x alex herman (xseen2muchx) i will live and fight for you // alex herman ; silas' love

bare your teeth and sharpen your knife // isaac x piper beau (sharpenurdamnknife) my freedom // piper beau ; isaac's love maybe our stars align // kazvrall x calista arganan (countarganan) beautiful countess // calista arganan ; kazvrall's love

[summersunsetball]

Mun name: Myst Pronouns: she/her URL(s): countarganan, adeadlysong, and bravelywego Participating muse(s): Tahirah Zakiyaa, Rafaele Baptiste, Arlyn Icia, Nuriel Flame, and the Starling (adeadlysong), Lucius Arganan, Sir Therius, Calista Arganan, and General Asthar (countarganan), Geist Grace and Nobutsuna Kamiizumi (bravelywego). Are you comfortable with non-mutual interactions during this event?: Yes!

Welcome, lovely! We're excited to have you!

~Mod Taea

[countarganan]

Calista couldn't help but smile as she ate the ice cream from her cone, but she was slightly startled by the question before looking toward Elise.

"I-I heard that they have some beautiful shells at this beach, so I was just planning to wander the area and look for some..what about you?"

@countarganan Beach starter call for Calista.

"Ahhh good old ice cream.These stuff are literally the savior of summer time miss Calista.So where do you want to go exactly if you do not mind me asking?"

[undefeatablechampion]

“It’s okay babies…” Hana held Sprite, Hoshi, and Grace in her arms as her pokemon clamored around her in concern for her.

@eris-the-phantom-thief

Everyone had figured that they just needed to straight-up camp together, exhausted from J's battle from earlier.

Sprite cuddled up to Hana, cooing a bit in concern for her, and Raihan kissed Hana on the forehead.

"I'm just glad that you and the others are okay...."

Leon and Calista were working together on making curry to share with everyone, while Asthar helped tend to the Pokemon. He approached Hana and Raihan, his blue eyes flickering towards the three Legendaries with some surprise.

"I have to say, I'd heard rumors that the Galarian Champion had three Legendary Pokemon. I'm quite surprised to find out it was true!"

Sprite beamed at Asthar, waving, and Asthar chuckled lightly.

"I'm glad that all of you are safe, though."

[countarganan]

Summer Sunset-exclusive open starter

"Calista, don't wander off too far, alright...? I don't want to lose you!"

"But Uncle!" Calista sighed as she glanced toward her uncle. "There's so much to see and explore while we're here. We might as well make the best of this opportunity."

"Your uncle does have a point, Lady Calista." General Asthar managed, his eyes meeting hers. "There is a lot to see, but this is a much larger area than Lazulis City. It'd be best for all four of us to stay close."

"Alright..." A sigh left the new Countess of Lazulis. A shame Zael couldn't make it for the Summer Sunset ball, as he was busy holding down things back in Lazulis Island. However, Calista promised to bring him back some souvenirs for sure, at least - and plenty of stories to tell about this whole event.

"I'm sure we'll be fine." Therius managed. "And besides, the event will be taking place over quite some time, Lady Calista. We'll have plenty of time to explore the area and participate in its festivities."

"I hope so." Calista glanced toward Therius, smiling softly. "And I would like to try riding a Chocobo at some point, too. Those sound fun."

"I saw a few people riding them earlier as we entered the city." Asthar noted. "It's similar to riding horseback, so...."

[iincantatorum]

Muses I think you should RP as: Jirall Rambaldt from The Last Story: The evil, initial fiance of Calista Arganan—it's supposed to be a marriage of convenience since Jirall's family has closer ties to the Emperor while Calista's family rules Lazulis Island (which is considered the "Sword" of the Empire) so reputation-wise it would give Jirall more power. But things start going haywire after Zael comes into the picture and Calista falls in love with Zael instead...and cue Jirall's jealousy leading him to try to kill Zael at least two times during the events of the game XD Mirania from The Last Story: She lived in the forest and the forest guardian was her parent figure, but said guardian died. She started realizing that the lands were dying and started trying to figure out why. She has Team Mom tendencies and is great at research, but she's also a HUGE eater (canonically at 214 muffins in one sitting, according to dialogue between Dagran and Lowell during a sidequest).

Maria Campbell from My Next Life As A Villainess: She's the heroine of the otome game "Fortune Lover," and she specializes in light magic. However, she along with several other people (who were supposed to Maria's love interests in the game) all ended up falling in love with one Catarina Claes for various plot-related reasons, thus forming a reverse-harem where shenanigans ensue. Maria is the only commoner at the magic academy she goes to, so she was bullied by some other nobles there - but Catarina defended her from harm at least twice, leading to Maria falling in love with her. Maria is also an excellent baker and can also sense the presence of dark magic.

.//this is very well described!! i think we’ve been rping for YEARS and the advantage is that you know me really well. Even though I have never heard of these canon characters, I still feel like I can try them because of how interesting their stories are, from Jirall Rambaldt and his jealousy leading him in attempts to kill Zael, to Mirania (the name sounds familiar, i think i’ve attempted her in the past, and i remember her as the forest guardian), and to Maria and her reverse harem shenanigans lol

i think i’ll try some of them in the future, gonna remember this post. thanks for sending this, myst <3

[countarganan]

Calista smiled softly at Sothis, nodding.

"I'd be happy for you to put them in my hair, Sothis. And...a party?" She blinked. "What are we celebrating in this party?"

Was it a Sothis-related party? Was it a party for the heck of it? Was it to celebrate spring?

A wide smile crossed her lips. “I was hoping to adorn these in your hair,” So admitted. “And I want to host a party.” So what she has were decorations - both for hair and a room. “What do you think?”

@countarganan

[clarislam]

For the writing/reading ask meme: 3,5,6,12,16! Lmao as usual I could not settle on one question.

It’s alright! XD I’m happy to answer all those questions!

3: Any guilty pleasures (books/fics)?

Guilty pleasure books are kind of hard for me to pinpoint, but I do have some guilty pleasure fanfics to read. Some of them are the following (and I recommend you read ALL of them, and the fandoms they’re for are in the parentheses):

1. “The Only Widomauk fic You'll Ever Need” byMidnigtartist  (Critical Role)

2. “Hair” by Therius (The Last Story)

3. THE CLASSIC “The Sex Education of Edea Lee” by sanctum_c! (Bravely Default)

5: Do you think stories can change lives? Is there a story that has changed yours?

Yes, I think stories can change lives. I think they have a lot of influence on us through the themes they represent, the lessons they give through how the story and its characters play out altogether. And I think that applies to both fanfiction and original fiction, too.

As for whether there is a story that changed my life, I would say that there are stories that changed my life, but I’ve probably read so many that I can’t pinpoint it all down to a singular book and/or fanfic.

6: What’s your biggest pet peeve when it comes to writing?

Not having the muse to write when you know you want to post a new fanfic or chapter of a fanfic by the next day, as well as getting distracted from writing. Neither of those are fun.

12: Which trope would you absolutely abolish?

Romanticized Abuse. I have no plans on writing this in any of my original fiction or fanfiction at all, and I try to pay close attention to my writing to make sure it never gets in there. The fact that I find lots of it in YA literature (and in other age groups, not just YA but a lot of YA in my experience) frightens me. 

16: What’s more frustrating: plotholes or OOC characters?

I would say both can be frustrating, but OOC characters really can be super-frustrating. And I say this as both a reader and a writer, but especially as a writer. I fear getting comments that say the characters are OOC, because that means I didn’t understand them enough from the beginning. And when I’m especially getting into writing characters that don’t have as much of a spotlight as the protagonist-characters do (for example, I like to write a lot of Count Arganan from The Last Story but Zael and Calista are two of the more main characters), writing those characters can be a fine line between OOC and exploring new depths of the characters that canon didn’t do. 

[countarganan]

@historias-multorum liked for a starter! (for Serenity Wheeler!)

Calista was on the way to a tournament - a local one, nothing huge, but they ewre offering a nice cash prize for the winner, so it was worth participating in. She bumped into the other, cards flying.

“Oh no!” Calista scrambled to grab the closest cards she could get, before turning toward the other, offering her a hand. “I’m so sorry,” She swallowed, “Are you okay? I should’ve been watching where I was going...”

[countarganan]

@ashesstxries (Calista/Kazvrall)

Calista was in the midst of reading in the library, but she couldn’t help but glance up at her trusted bodyguard in the midst of her activities. She’d gotten used to having him around. A hum left her as she pushed a strand of hair out of her face.

“Do you read often?” She asked, holding up the book she had in her hands. “There’s plenty of books in here to choose from if you’d like.”

[countarganan]

@thegirlatopbigben liked for a starter!

“Hello?” Calista blinked once, twice, looking toward the other. She’d nearly walked into the other but stopped herself in time, thank goodness! 

“Are you okay?”

[countarganan]

@praeteritus-memories from here

Blue eyes gazed back at Aya as Calista took a deep breath, gazing at her quietly. 

“Excuse me, but do you know someone named Alfred Drevis here? I was wondering if I could speak with him about making some medicine...my uncle’s ill, so...” She trailed off, swallowing a bit. “I heard that he resided here, so...I came here.”

[countarganan]

"I don't know what to do."

Calista let a sigh leave her as she faced the other. "All I know is that Jirall won't stop pursuing me - I don't want that man in my life." Let alone as my husband.

There were murmurings that her uncle planned to have her engaged to Zael, assuming he did well in the current war against the Gurak, and to break off the current engagement she had to Lord Jirall. And though she admired Zael, she also feared that her uncle was simply using his affections for her to gain further power. After all, Zael had special powers, too. Ones that would certainly bring much prosperity to Lazulis in wartimes...

[countarganan]

wild-ditto-appeared​:

Ditto did not recognize this strange lady. But she sounded nice enough…? Maybe?

Ditto nodded sadly. Ditto was on its own.

“It’s alright...” Calista paused, before taking out a few poffins from her Poffin Case. Maybe the Ditto would cheer up if it had something to eat first.

“Do you want to travel with me, maybe?” She offered. She would feel bad leaving Ditto on its own again, considering how lonely it looked. “I have a full team, but I bounce between participating in Gym Battles and Pokemon Contests, so things will be exciting...”

Oh look, a lonely boi

Lonely boi looking for its friends

Everyone is busy...