{ cr meme: january 2022 }

[dreamposts]

✵ CR MEME: JANUARY 2022 ✵

Welcome to Songerein's CR Meme! A place where players can dump info on their characters and try to plot with others to continue existing or create new CR. We have a handy dandy form so go forth, tell us about yourself and your characters, and start plotting! You can refer to the Mod Announcement for plotting ideas for the month and beyond! Continuing or using things from the recent TDM. Nightmares are abound this month and we have the mini event ahead, so definitely make any mention of those if you have something in mind.

If you have multiple characters, make an individual toplevel for yourself with your player info and comment to it with each character separately.

Player:
Contact: Preferred means of contact

Character: Character | Journal
Canon: Include canon point

About: Briefly tell about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits—whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them!

Abilities: Include both canon and whatever kind of abilities you're thinking about developing with them, especially when dreamwalking!
Dreamwalker Form: Does the character have a cool, unique form when dreamwalking or do they look like themselves? Do you change it up depending on the dream?

Plans: Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term, such as what items from the Dream Board or TDM, or long term.

CR Dreams: What kind of CR do you wish to have? Include what you can offer with your character as well.

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes.

IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS, create your own toplevel and comment with each character separately to it. Include your name in the subject line. Although not specifically included, you are more than welcome to write up a greeting message along with the form! SUBJECT LINE: CHARACTER | CANON <b>Player:</b> <b>Contact:</b> Preferred means of contact <b>Character:</b> Character | Journal <b>Canon:</b> Include canon point <b>About:</b> Briefly tell about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits—whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! <b>Abilities:</b> Include both canon and whatever kind of abilities you're thinking about developing with them, especially when dreamwalking! <b>Dreamwalker Form:</b> Does the character have a cool, unique form when dreamwalking or do they look like themselves? Do you change it up depending on the dream? <b>Plans:</b> Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term, such as what items from the Dream Board or TDM, or long term. <b>CR Dreams:</b> What kind of CR do you wish to have? Include what you can offer with your character as well. <b>Etc.:</b> Anything else or, you know, the usual memes.

Comments

[noblegarnet]

HELL YEAH ANIMAL FRIENDS...

honestly sad his canon animal reference isn't a bat but you know what I can make it happen anyway. There's a joke that you have to like some kind of winged animal to be involved with British law so Diluc would fit right in. Flying adventures go.

tifa lockhart ✨ final fantasy vii

[starshower]

Player: Sheila
Contact: crystariums or PM!

Character: Tifa Lockhart | starshower
Canon: Final Fantasy VII (remake flavour), end of the game

About: Tifa is what you could easily call the "Mom Friend". She's a kind, empathetic soul who is always wanting to help and do the right thing, but don't let that fool you, she can kick ass too! She's much more reserved than she leads on, doesn't like talking about herself, and she doesn't wear her heart on her sleeve, even if she may look it.

Internally, Tifa deals with a lot of grief, low self-confidence, and harbours guilt for what Avalanche is doing, but she hides it well. She's always trying to do the Right Thing, and will try to help anyone in need, regardless of who they are or where they come from. Recently, the gang has just left their fight against Shinra—the Big Bad Power Company that's sucking the mako life energy from the Planet—behind in Midgar to pursue Sephiroth.

Abilities: Tifa is a Typical Final Fantasy Party Member, specializing in hand-to-hand combat. She's come in equipped with a few materia as well, so if you need someone with fiery fists and a fiery summon, she's your gal! Her dreamotion energy usually manifests in fire as well, and being someone who isn't as in control of her emotions as she'd like people to believe, it can be a bit unpredictable at times, so she tries to avoid using it unless it's absolutely necessary.

Dreamwalker Form: Not really anything cool! She'll always be in her canon outfit from home, though.

Plans: I have an open post up for her this month, featuring an interactive childhood nightmare of when she tried to climb Mount Nibel. Also got a couple of other prompts from the dreamboard. I'd be open to wildcards as well! :)

My long-term plans are to (very) slowly have her face everything from her past and come to terms with it all. She had a rough go before the events of FF7, and I think it'll be important for Tifa to explore her feelings about it and maybe open up to others about what happened. Besides that, she's mostly just going with the flow, taking on jobs and helping out wherever she can, and also learning how to use other fighting styles for fun. I'd just really like to get her out there meeting more people, since that's when she thrives the most. I do have plans to update her Isle of Avalon CRAU at the end of the month, which will be a super fun time for her...

I've also considered having her start offering meditation/martial arts lessons to help with trying to better harness and control dreamotion energy, but if I decide to go that route, that will be a little later down the line, perhaps in March or April.

CR Dreams: Any and all! Negative, positive, in-between. I am game for all of it. I'd specifically like more fighters that she can learn other styles from, and wouldn't mind having her teach martial arts to anyone who would like to learn how to fight or defend themselves. Kaine is already teaching her how to use a sword, but she'd love to learn other things too!

Tifa works well with any type of character in just about any situation, though!

Etc.:

Anastasia Romanova | Anastasia (1997)

[grandduchess_anya]

Player: Mari
Contact: mariscorner, Mariposa21 #4257

Character: Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikoleavna ‘Anya’ Romanova of Russia
Canon: Anastasia (1997)

About: Wiki 1, Wiki 2 Anya is a very fictionalized version of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, who managed to survive a family tragedy with amnesia and goes on a quest to find her identity with two guys and her dog, while avoiding being attacked by a vengeful Rasputin and his green minions. She can be snarky AF, but she is also kind, loyal, determined, and creative in her art and thinking skills.

It is also worth noting that Anya comes in from the end of Forgotten Tales where she was among the Aspects fighting off the Story Eater who arrived to Songerein when it tried to flee from them during the last battle.

Abilities: Besides singing, dancing, reading, sewing, drawing, painting, and sewing, Anya is mostly a normal lady outside of dreamshifts, though her time in Forgotten Takes has her gaining the ability to fight with a broom and feather duster in the 3rd Act of the Sugar Plum Beast campaign.

In the dreamshifts, she currently has ice magic (which she has since her arrival in Reverein) and she will gain light magic sometime around this month. She will eventually get glamouring, possibly limited weather control (mostly limited to snow, ice, hail, and blizzard), and incorporate elements from her Fate Grand Order counterpart, especially with a soft doll meant to represent Viy (a fairy from Slavic mythology). I will also include incorporating some of her existing abilities as attacks for her dreamwallking self.

Dreamwalker Form: Anya’s dreamwalker does get to be changed depending on the theme of the dreamshift, though eventually she will become into looking like an actual proper Grand Duchess that she is, with an appearance similar to her Fate Grand Order counterpart.

CR Dreams: Give her friends, parent figures, frenemies! Though she is currently not up for romance since she still has Dmitri on her mind. Also, Anya hasn’t been a sister in some time but she’s really great with kids, if your character wants a sister figure, she is your girl.

Plans: Right now, Anya is currently looking into the patterns of attacks on the Halloween and Christmas dreamshifts and she wonders if they are the byproducts of the Story Eater being present in the Realm of Dreams, so don’t be surprised if she mentions about the Story Eater, the Erasers, and the Realm of Stories to your character from time to time if they hadn’t been to said world before.

Besides from that, Anya is still working as a seamstress apprentice for Madame Blackbird. She will also be trying to learn more on how to use her dreamwalker abilities. Maybe regaining some of the stuff she had in Forgotten Tales, like her wooden nesting doll since she was Vasilisa the Beautiful in there and a reward for helping out in restoring Sugar Plum Beast.

CR Dreams: Give her friends, parent figures, frenemies! Though she is currently not up for romance since she still has Dmitri on her mind. Also, Anya hasn’t been a sister in some time but she’s really great with kids, if your character wants a sister figure, she is your girl.

Etc.: Want to know how a metal version of Rasputin’s song sounds like?

[disdelusioned]

Honestly Diluc would fit right in with all that British Law nonsense, so let's gooooooo

[hashtagwoof]

Anya is probably gonna run into Hunter a couple of times. He'll be making visits to Madame Blackbird and getting her clothes supplies (other than fur). As a kid whose heritage has ties to the fashion industry, he could give a few pointers if Anya tries designing clothes herself.

[allegedprisoner]

how old is Zelda again

Luca enjoys being science buddies with her, despite specializing in electric wiring and machinery. That being said, he wouldn't mind helping her rebuild the robot buddy in the future.

[allegedprisoner]

Is it RP faux pas to throw both my characters at you? Because Luca enjoys Madhuri's company and Hunter needs wholesome friends.

[noblegarnet]

Yes, Diluc... become a part of the System to fight corruption from the inside, this is the correct way to deal with your vengeance problems. Just ask Barok. It worked out great for him. REALLY GREAT.

[grandduchess_anya]

Oh yes, she will having a great time showing him to how to sew stuff and making stuff for him. Hopefully he and Pooka can get along well with each other too.

Laena

[flamekthunder]

Player: Laena
Contact: laenavesse; discord: laena#7354; PM; feel free to add

Eustace | Granblue Fantasy

[flamekthunder]

Character: Eustace
Canon: Granblue Fantasy; post Home Sweet Moon

About: Typical stoic, aloof, silent elite agent soldier lone wolf type with the biggest soft spot for all things dog. His ideal is to live a life filled with peace and quiet, and so he fights to protect not only his peace but others as well. Eustace can be a bit rough, but he's softened up and can be amiable with those he's grown to trust and care for. Often compared to as a "guard dog" he is fiercely loyal to those close to him. He is skilled with guns, short blades, and grenades with his favored weapon being Flamek, a special rifle that can unleash lightning.

For some other random tidbits, that hairstyle isn't just for looks—his right eye is sensitive to light. Normally it's not a problem, but when there are sudden bright flashes that he can't prepare for, he can be temporarily blinded on that side. He does have an eyepatch he can wear though it's only for certain combat situations. As an Erune, the dog-like ears on his head are very real, but he does not have a tail. Also as an Erune, the fashion choice of open sides and backs is the norm— More detailed info can be found here!

Abilities: As mentioned Eustace is an experienced fighter with his forte in all things gun. He's an ace marksman and can even dual wield, be it two guns at once or a gun and dagger. He also knows how to handle grenades and is familiar with most weapons. Technically he has other skills, but what is video games and how do buffs and debuffs work. I'll be adapting some of his support skills with dreamotion energy, but otherwise he might not do much more except to augment his current skills.

When in dreams, I like to have his attacks end up matching the theme of the dream if possible. So for example he's able to create his gun and replicate most of its normal attacks, but sometimes it fires something completely different. Like candy. Or flowers. More of his original game skills will be developed in dreams first as well, so the whole buff/debuff spells and enchantments will be something to develop. Ice and lightning are the main elements that he's used so far.

Dreamwalker Form: No real changes so he'll look like his usual self, but I am thinking about he may occasional appear as a silver gray wolf at first sometimes.

Plans: Slowly forming that dog harem ha ha ha. With the corgi tree about to hit the last part of its "quest line," I've been debating on whether he'll move to live there or not. There are also the flower dogs he's been helping to take care of, but they will still firmly be the "neighborhood" dogs. Otherwise no real big plans as he has a lot of personal things going on to deal with.

On the more immediate side, he has an open log with some general prompts and an interactive dream that goes into his childhood past...if filled with tragedy ah ha. In the future I'll give him a happier childhood dream.

CR Dreams: Give me everything you got. From anyone Eustace can be soft on to those he'll be guarded against to the ones who drive out his patience and make him want to walk off the moment they step into a room. Rivals would also be fun to keep some competition for him and though he might hate it, anyone willing to bother him, be it friendly nuisance to annoying pestering. He'll enjoy the company of those who are similarly quiet like him and dog lovers will definitely shoot up in favorability quickly. He's still gruff at time, but he's definitely softened to make things easier, so I'd like to have him form new bonds and relationships so he can continue to open up more.

As for what he can offer, he may not be the most "comforting" character type, but he can provide good support and loyalty to those he considers allies and friends. As he's on the older side, he's also good as an older mentor or "brother" figure, and he does have a soft spot for young kids while ready to clock anyone being stupid. He's also a good partner for any missions or combat oriented scenarios.

Etc.:

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Rokurou Rangetsu | Tales of Berseria

[rokubro]

Character: Rokurou Rangetsu
Canon: Tales of Berseria

About: Rokurou is a very laidback daemon with a rather "positive" attitude in the sense that he doesn't sweat the small stuff too much and just rolls with most things. As a war daemon, fighting is pretty much his life and what he enjoys most, with the sword being his one true love beloved favored weapon. He excels in dual short swords but isn't too shabby with the greatsword, either, and in fact now dual wields those, too. Like I said, sword nut. He follows the role of the "samurai" fairly well, living up to those codes and his family name. Can be super loyal and supportive, will repay any debt he owes, will look out for the younger crowd, and just overall a nice and fun guy to be around, especially at a bar. Loves that alcohol. He can also be a little bit of a fun jokester and a troll. But hidden beneath that nice guy exterior is a dark ball of rage that only surfaces when he's really into his fight. He doesn't like being interrupted. Period. A lot of that rage comes from his hatred for his older brother, but a lot of that has been resolved. He's otherwise pretty chill. (Except around his brother—there is no chill.)

One important thing to note is his daemon eye, with the black markings running down his neck. Normally only certain people can see it, but since this is a dreamworld anyone will be able to see it with those who are supernaturally inclined able to tell right away he's not human. In addition to this, Rokurou has something called malevolence, which is basically a dark, negative type of energy that can corrupt things and turn them daemon. It still exists in Songerein, but he keeps it contained inside himself so no one should be affected unless something causes him to lose it. You can read more about it here. I do have plans for this tho 👀

Abilities: Rokurou is a strong swordsman capable of dual wielding both shortswords and greatswords. He's based off the samurai, so his weapons are Japanese styled, the shortswords more like wakizashis or tantos, and the greatswords more like odachis. He excels with the shortswords and has trained hard in wielding one greatsword, but from his canon point he's starting to learn to dualwield the greatswords so that's something he'll be working on in Songerein. Being from a Tales franchise, he has elemental artes, or skills, and these will be expanded on with dreamotion energy to increase his arsenal of attacks. When dreamwalking, he is definitely going to learn how to create swords so he can summon and use as many as he can at will, lmao.
Dreamwalker Form: No real change, but in nightmares he may take on a more "daemon" form where he just looks a little wilder and closer to a Japanese oni.


Plans: No real plans aside from the owl event and probably stabbing a few noctaere. I think he'll start making something like his own training grounds as he's been trying to practice using dreamotion energy on some training dummies to make them move. Something I do want to have maybe the next time we have a nightmare focused theme is have him go berserk daemon ho ho ho ho.

CR Dreams: Everyboooooddy~ Rokurou loves a good fight, so sparring partners, rivals, enemies, he'll be happy with them all. Drinking partners are also a plus. He's a very chill and easy to get along with kind of guy, so there's plenty of CR opportunities for anyone, really. As for what he can bring to the table, he's definitely a good "big bro" kind of guy. He is also very loyal to those he's sworn alliance to, so if there's any problems, he's got your back.

Etc.:

[disdelusioned]

He hears your suggestion. But what if he just kept up the vigilante thing instead? Being a one-man army to try and fix everything yourself is certainly a healthy option right????

[noblegarnet]

See, the one-man army part is where you've got it wrong, what you need is a whole network of spies...

The Knight | Hollow Knight

[voidbug]

Player: Grif
Contact: Grifstar, Grif#1704

Character: The Knight | voidbug
Canon: Hollow Knight, Dream No More ending

About: Mute, nameless, genderless "bug" from a dilapidated kingdom of bugs. Did lots of fighting against infected bugs, poked around in dreams, killed dreamers, all to eventually put an end to the orange goo. ...And figure out why they exist in the first place, as a bonus.

When not having to be a murder machine for some reason or another, they are actually a rather friendly bug! Just...also very quiet, and simplistic. Maybe a bit socially awkward. They never had conversations before. No nodding doesn't count.

Abilities: They can stab super well!! Or do whatever other things with a nail for that matter. Still have access to Soul magic and the void infused variations of it, but they're all connected to dreamotion now. Gradually will learn how to use more darkness and shadowy skills over time.

Also has been learning how to communicate through emotions. Still cannot form actual words yet, but they can somewhat convey at least the gist of what they're thinking just through feelings. It's at least something else than only using the journal. Works a bit better when dreamwalking.

Dreamwalker Form: Usually as themselves, but might sometimes appear as their shade form.

Plans:
- A dream log might be going up this month! ...Not a nightmare but, it's not a good dream either (I'm sorry). I've got a couple other planned for later too.
- At some point they're going to realize that minor/lesser Noctaere leave them alone for some reason. Or rather, they can kind of convinced them to go away??
- Maybe do some things with the dream nail? Try it out on local wildlife/inhabitants to see what happens.
- Get a name. How overrated

CR Dreams:
- Sparring buddy sparring buddy sparring buddy SPARRING BUDDY
- Adventuring buddies
- CR that's not okay with this bug child being the fucking void.
- CR that's totally okay with this bug child being the fucking void.
- Chillax buddies
- Yes

Etc.: Canon be like

[disdelusioned]

He outsources that part to an information network he's attached to.

Also his brother is a spy for a foreign entity and he hates him for that, soooooooo

[perfectenn]

Tenn's still worried over the dreamshift incidents, so offering him as a speculation buddy if Anya wants to talk her theories out! He's especially concerned about the moon vanishing after all those hints...

[noblegarnet]

Alright well as long as they've got that cleared up.

seriously though revenge is not worth it. do not recommend.

[perfectenn]

This CR is adorable already, so yes, I accept and gladly offer another lonely big city brat with a traumatic backstory for friendship and big brothering.

Since Tenn had dog ears and an embarrassing wagging tail during the game's Zodiac feast, he'll be sympathetic to Hunter's dream forms. Tenn's transformations since have been more catlike, but I'm hoping to do something foxlike in the future, too!

[hashtagwoof]

hey what's this weird kid doing in the dog harem

AHEM. Hunter has a history with dogs, and the whole being able to talk to them thing might be helpful somehow. Also, did Eustace want to deal with a kid suddenly getting distracted and start acting like a puppy, because that awkwardness might happen one day.

[disdelusioned]

Hoping he'll figure that out while he's here! >_>

[hashtagwoof]

At least Tenn's transformations aren't triggered by random dog impulses. Hunter should probably be seeking help for learning to control it, but at the same time it happening at all is embarrassing as heck.

[voidbug]

Knight types......

[grandduchess_anya]

Yesss!!! Anya has been recently beginning to wonder if the Grinch might have been either the Story Eater in disguise or its most recent creation as she and Sora are at the moment heading to the mountain to try to find him.

They should meet up again to bring in more observations, speculations, and clues and try to get to the bottom of the weird happenings in the dreamshifts.

[flamekthunder]

LMFAO KJLFJALKJDLJFKLJ HUNTER PLEASE

But yes yes to all of this. If he needs to put a leash on Hunter to keep him from getting lost so help him—