songerein_ooc | { plot with me: february 2022 }

Player: VG
Contact: DM or

demidemonLove

Character: Zidane Tribal | Final Fantasy IX
Canon: Post-Game/Epilogue
About: Once a member of the Lindblum Tantalus Troupe, Zidane's an actor/thief whose role of being a hero is quite by chance. Though he is your thief with a heart of gold and very willing to help anyone and everyone that needs it (even if they've scorned him in some way), he's not above kicking ass before asking questions either. His typical antics are playful and he wants everyone around him to have a good time even if he's not.

Plans: Though most of my plans last month dropped off, I'M GONNA TRY THIS MONTH HAAA! He'll help with the general crime problem (if only because that's not really helping anyone right now), road repair, and spider thread traps. As well, he'll try playing it off while being cupid himself, but hearing about Valentine's Day will make him susceptible to Bleeding Hearts. Even if they try warping his feelings, he's good at playing it off as nothing's wrong so good luck with that. I miiight put up another dream log either this month or next (likely next with Romeo and Juliet being a thing) that might be... off finally given the accumulation of things thus far.

Etc.: He's fine ~~no he's not~~

Player: Kyo
Contact: Discord: Kyo#8900 or

mamoritai

Player: Michi
Contact:

cloudatlas or michiichi#0980

Character: Ryunosuke Naruhodo |

mychosenpath
Canon: the end of the second game
About: A budding defense attorney who recently finished a harrowing study abroad in Great Britain. Before his life took a swift turn into the field of law, he was a literature student and overall a rather average sort with a few very specific skills. But he's good with words, speaking from the heart. His confidence has certainly grown, but it still has it's wavers. He's also keen to collect interesting (and often pointless) knickknacks.

Plans: I am somewhat interested in touching the story event but don't have any particular plans to go for the leads. That said if someone thinks it would be interesting or fun, I'm all for it.

Dreamboard quests I'm interested in touching include the request from the Witch's Brew Apothocary, Rocky Candy Crystals and Spider Thread Traps. I'd also like to get him involved in trying to help those who get hit by the Bleeding Hearts! He's not the most capable, but he's trying to put himself out there more, whether he fumbles through it or not-- and I'd love to have fellow interested people he can work with!

That said, even if it's not listed if you want a random guy who may be terrible at the job to drag along it would be funny and therefore I'm all for it.

Etc.: Nope, come at me!!

Player: London
Contact: PM,

ofthesky, discord—if you have it

Player: Amm
Contact: Amm#2600 on Discord,

yammdere

Character: Susato Mikotoba |

judicialassistant
Canon: The Great Ace Attorney, post game
About: Cheerful everyday girl who was raised as an assistant and craves to be helpful. Has knowledge of Japanese and English law. Likes to write, take lots of notes. Has been working at the Wild Harvest, so she's well versed in the kitchen and has some basic customer service skills. Can harness the power of fire, she's pretty new at it but she's practiced and has achieved some cool things. Has created flame; in dreamscapes she's made a fire knife and used it, formed fire gauntlets around her arms once, burned through metallic chains, can literally shoot fire bullets out of finger guns.

Plans: I would absolutely love to get Susato involved with the bleeding hearts! Mainly I'd love her to be able to save someone (or multiple someones) afflicted, but I wouldn't be opposed to having her afflicted as well. If she is though, I'd lean more towards playing out the exaggerated love side of things (rather than love -> hate), a yandere situation of sorts.

Another dreamboard thing I was considering is #206: Spider Thread Traps. Save the animals!!

No concrete plans for Lindromeo & Juliet, though she would make a good Juliet lmao so if someone wants to pair up, let me know...? Otherwise she'll just be a side character... (totally not opposed to the Romeo role either, she does have a male persona to work with.)

Etc.:

Player: Nyanka
Contact:

nyanka or find me on the discord!

Player: Megan
Contact:

urbaninja or PM

Character: Ira |

iracorn
Canon: End of KH3
About: Keyblade Master from way way back in the past who set off the Keyblade War and maybe feels a bit bad about it. Serious to a fault but eager to try and help. Decent mentor but could probably use someone to mentor him.

Plans: Ira will able to help with the Bleeding hearts. As a Keyblade Master, he does have the ability to enter people's hearts and get involved that way, or we could do something fun with dreamscapes.

Dream board wise, I'm open to the Road Repair quest, as well as any fetch quests.

I've kind of been giving Ira a bad time lately, so for now we're giving him a month off.

Etc.: Happy February!

Player: Laena
Contact:

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

Player: Worlds
Contact: PM

Character: Tenn Kujo | perfectenn
Canon: IDOLiSH7 (game) pt. 4
About: Famous idol from Tokyo who was formerly a caregiver. Tends to come across as strict and professional, but just really loves his job and wants to take care of others.

Plans:

For Witch's Brew Quest details, I'm mostly handwaving my side of this, since Tenn standing over a cauldron and coordinating with his NPC coworkers isn't a terribly exciting thing to write (LOL) and the month is packed with events. But extra info for anyone curious:

Characters who come to the apothecary will be given their own list of plants to collect.
If your character isn't good with herb names, the staff can show them samples and imprint pictures of the plants into the journal to provide a visual guide!
Finding the herbs in one’s own garden or foraging out in the woods is fine, however your character would go about it.
However, list may specify that certain plants are native to Halloween Haven and must be found around there, due to the absence of sunlight and unique growing conditions.
The dreamwalkers working at the Witch's Brew will be happy to educate newer arrivals on what inky pools look like and how to get rid of them. (In case your character missed the Halloween dreamshift.)

Besides that? When he's not at the shop, Tenn will be assisting at taking care of the Bleeding Hearts (he is an idol, after all - singing passionately to move people's hearts is his job!) Beyond that, probably no romantic things; Tenn is emotionally attached to his many fans back home, and the fans he's gaining here. He's very much an 'everybody's idol' kind of boy; healing and helping others this month is his Happy Valentine! ^^

Etc.: Had some end of month burn-out and taking time off, but I'll ease back into threads soon~

Player: Mich
Contact:

michrure

Character: Sora |

oathkeeper
Canon: Post Kingdom Hearts III & Re:Mind DLC
About: Sora is a sunshiney protagonist with his heart on his sleeve. He's helpful, generous and sweet but can also be reckless and overly self-sacrificing when it comes to others. While he might not be the brightest crayon at times he's certainly always bright. He also happens to come from

aefenglom previously so Sora is actually eighteen years old. Sora has three keyblades with him and all of his abilities from the third game! Currently, his dreamotion predominately comes out in the form of fireworks and sunflowers.

Plans:

🗝️ Sora helped Soldier 76 set up the communal firepit so he will be found there often!

🗝️ He also tends to the communal gardening area even if it is just keeping it neat in the colder months. Working on a possible greenhouse?

🗝️ Need a quest partner? Sora will happily help with building the Soup Cart! Or collecting crystals in the caverns for Rocky Candy Crystals.

🗝️ Sora will mainly be suffering from a Bleeding Heart creature entering his heart to feast on his loving and joyful nature. Sora's nature will be cranked up to ten as he requires the need to feed the Bleeding Heart inside of him!

🗝️ This means that Sora will be glowing red light and will be inclined to become love-obsessed. He will become obsessed with getting closer to the people he already knows or if a spark happens with new CR he will be inclined with getting to them. This is not necessarily romantic, he is just very caring and loving in general and that will be increased. Please note that Sora will be violent, jealous, obsessed and possessive in this form. ~~he's essentially going yandere~~ If you are not comfortable with this theme please don't tag in or we can work something else out!

Etc.:

Edited 2022-02-02 02:56 (UTC)

Player: Grif
Contact:

Grifstar, Grif#1704 (Discord), PM if nothing else.

Character: The Knight | voidbug
Canon: Dream No More ending
About: Mute, nameless, genderless "bug" from a dilapidated kingdom of bugs (something something orange goop and dreams and light). They're surprisingly chill and passive, whether or not part of that is due to the only way they can communicate is through writing or emoting through dreamotion. They may not look like it, but they are a skilled fighter. ...Also made from void.

Plans: Honestly I don't have any plans right now, and will most likely play wingman(though not necessarily the romantic kind) to other people's plans instead. Or where ever else people want them. Otherwise they're probably going to simply wander about.

- Probably will be around for Spider Thread Traps though because look they've had enough experience dealing with spider traps by now. ~~And enough ptsd to go along with it.~~

Etc.:

Player: hsumi
Contact:

hsumi, hsumi#6070 on Discord

Character: Asura | abyssbound
Canon: Post-Celestial Realm arc
About: Former hero of the Celestial Realm, current lord of Hell after he threw all that away as a middle finger to fate and to save his ~~boyfriend~~ "intimate friend" Taishakuten, after said friend betrayed him and became a tyrant all so Asura would rise up to kill him and become the beloved hero who overthrew the "evil king". He did this by punching God and rewriting history to match his fix-fic where he became the evil "Lord Mara", and Taishakuten instead became the hero-king who defeated him, all so everyone would love him as much as Asura loves him. It's a very long, extremely gay story.

Plans: Well, his lover and housemate "woke up" so he's going be coping with his loss for a bit (again). He'll remain pretty collected on the surface, if a bit more glum than usual since he'd already come to terms with the likelihood of this happening before Taishakuten had even left, but he'll still be quietly grieving. And by "quietly grieving" I mean he's going to intentionally go out into the wastelands to hunt down the biggest kaiju he can find to work out his grief God of War-style.

Other than that, he's going to be helping with the road repair and go all Batman on some petty criminals.

Etc.: Gay swans

Player: Pi-chi
Contact: Pi-chi#8910 or

justpichi

Player: Meowzy
Contact:

meowzy or Discord (Meowzy#8807)

Anastasia Romanova | Anastasia (1997)
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.

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

She currently has ice magic (which she has since her arrival in Reverein) and being able to calm anyone with her singing. Hopefully she will gain light magic real soon, probably by accident. 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 dreamwalking self.

Anya’s dreamwalker does get to be changed a lot 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.

Plans: Anya is going to be involved with the soup cart and Witch’s Brew Quests, working in Madame Blackbird’s shop, and running around doing errands. She is probably not going to be stuck with Romeo and Juliet even though she did suffer the loss of most of her family.

Also she will share some of the information she has gotten from Santa last month and confirm that, yes, the Story Eater is indeed behind all the troubles in the dreamshifts. She just wants to punch that Story Eater in the face right now.

Etc.: Nothing at the moment.

Edited 2022-02-02 16:12 (UTC)

Player: Leo
Contact:

Leicon, PM, or catch me in the game's Discord

Character: Soldier: 76 | steadypulse
Canon: Overwatch, post-Valkyrie, and CRAU from Forgotten Tales
About: 76 is an enhanced super soldier, turned golden-boy-head of an international government funded peace keeping organization, turned bitter and jaded vigilante.

He's a rough and gruff old man these days, seeking out the truth and his new personal kind of justice. He's a very hands on type of guy from Indiana who was raised on a farm and basically forced to be the Golden Boy American Dream for a majority of his life. Thins got turned upside-down after a life of pressure and personal sacrifices and basically he is going one man army on his hunt for those responsible.

Sometimes you gotta break a few eggs, and beat some gang member's head with a smoldering piñata.

Man has enhanced strength, speed, agility, senses, endurance, stamina- Super Soldier Shit, basically. Under his belt is also military training to go with that, along with a natural charisma he buries and the fact he will run head-on in to danger at the drop of a hat even still. More about this is of course in his app.

I'm going with a shadow based and also electrical based dreamotion type deal, the first leaning a little on to something he had in Forgotten Tales. Things will be added on, little extra pieces as he learns and grows with it(like having shadow armor and gauntlets, the ice cold sensation, and weird little shadow portal that don't always work right). Recently figured out how to conjure wolves from a mix of light and shadow dreamotion, they're pretty neat.

Plans: I've got more info up on my plurk but basically-

I've got a mini-player plot going that started last month and is hitting it's more intense and final phase this month. With that, 76 is still basically out of commission this month. People who drop by The Wild Harvest have probably noticed his absence most of last month and it continuing in to this month.

That being said, this man is going to end up going Noctaere and so there'll be chances for people to encounter shadow fiend Noctaere that will be created from his own Noctaere-state/intense nightmare energy. I mention this incase people want to deal with those things ICly around early-mid-month-timey-wimey-vagueness-for-convenience things on top of everything else going on just for wild encounters to add flavor to something. They move in packs, are very aggressive, and will be even more dangerous in dark or shadowy areas.

Any other questions about that just lemme know.

Otherwise? I'm taking it easy and no solid plans for the Dreamscape event~~that was a ball to help create okok~~.

Etc.:

Player: Cybra
Contact: Character journal or

cybrarp

Character: Alastor |

lonelysmiles
Canon: Hazbin Hotel, right after cooking jambalaya for the hotel residents at the end of the pilot
About:
Alastor is a demon from literal Hell. In life he was a radio broadcaster and serial killer with a penchant for cannibalism. He died and went to Hell, eliminating all of the old Overlords upon arrival. He himself then decided to just let others take the territory and do whatever entertained him...only after nine decades he's gotten pretty bored of Hell.

He likes to screw with people and takes delight in others' suffering. However, he has a warped moral compass that compels him to protect the weak. He's taken to traveling to various people's nightmares with the idea of being entertained. He'll step in when he thinks it's not being fun anymore.

Plans:
Alastor is slooooowly working his way towards becoming a guardian though he'd never admit to such a position. He likes hopping from nightmare to nightmare to witness all the fun forms of torment but if someone is weak, he'll step in due to his moral code. He can't be relied upon to save you but as time goes on and he starts to care more, he could at least be counted on to pull people out of jams.

I also just started a series of dreams based on the official Alastor comic which allows a character to walk a proverbial mile in his shoes if you're interested in that sort of thing. Though mind the key content warning: This is Hell from the prospective of a cannibalistic serial killer. Not Nice Things can and will happen.

Honestly, he needs more friends. Being the boogeyman of Hell means that he doesn't get much socializing in. Arguably one reason he bargains in souls is to collect people who won't leave him. He's used to having people flee before he can even finish saying "hello". Redemption is a big theme in Hazbin Hotel but it's doubtful that Charlie's more idealistic measures will really work for him. He's lonely but his social skills are hella rusty.

Fair warning though: Alastor picks favorites but he's a pretty amiable (if kinda terrifying) person all around. Once he's decided you're one of his favorites, he'll invade your personal space every opportunity he gets though he won't let you touch him unless it's on his terms. So be prepared to be pulled in for random side-hugs, song-and-dance numbers, and other such nonsense.

Of course, sooner or later he's going to get into trouble. All these trips into nightmares are going to drive him to full noctaere form at some point, so he's definitely going to need people to snap him out of it.

Etc.:

Player: Jen
Contact:

knighted or Triforce#1960

Character: Zelda |

multidisciplinary
Canon: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, ~40 years post-Calamity
About: Princess of the fantasy kingdom of Hyrule. She grew up with the knowledge that she had to awaken her dormant magic powers to protect her kingdom from destruction, but she failed and everyone died. She's an aspiring scientist who especially likes technology and botany, and all she really wants to do is explore and research. She's also very outdoorsy. On the negative side, Zelda is riddled with anxiety and self doubt from years of trying to awaken her magic and save the world.

Plans: I'm pretty light on ideas at the moment.

I don't have any plans for Zelda to be afflicted by a bleeding heart (though she has plenty of feelings that would attract one), but I'd be interested in her trying (and probably not entirely succeeding) to help someone afflicted, particularly if we have existing CR.

Zelda will definitely involve herself with the witch's brew apothecary quest. This is right up her alley. Let's do science together!!

I also wanna do the rock candy quest. Would anyone like to receive questionably tasty candy feom Zelda?

Etc.: Do science with Zelda pls 💕

Player: Ami/Donut
Contact: RainbowDonut#5538 on discord or

MechaPony

Character: Madhuri |

songbird_slayer
Canon: FFXIV 6.0, end of Endwalker
About: Flirtatious goblin, adventurer, ever-aspiring cook. Her love language is food and she wishes to feed everyone, all while also seeking new things to explore, new songs to sing and new foes to smack down.

Plans:

I'm interested in the Cupid's Arrows deal and can hit your characters or have your characters nip her with one for comedic effect. She will be especially terrible for the holiday as it is One Of Her Favorites. Also the 14th is her birthday, so it's ~destiny~ that she hook your characters up.

Just as well, I intend to have her subject to a Bleeding Heart. It'll tug her toward apathy, where taste, smell, touch and more is dulled and helps with a sense of hopelessness as the Heart feeds on her. Even her colors will fade, leaving her more monotone and grayscale as time goes on.

To help, she will have a special dreamscape: A masquerade ball! All who enter will be in appropriate attire for the lovely party, where the hostess "Madhuri"(?) will urge all to dance, drink and make merry! Link arms with anyone you like and feel the love! Ignore the voice coming from beneath the floor, it's nothing that concerns you. I have 2-3 different "solutions" planned that can cover pretty much all possibilities. Don't worry about multiple threads, it's roleplay rules here. Just have fun.

Etc.:

Have some armor porn.

Player: Zee
Contact: PM or eiyoko on plurk

Character: Merisia Thenel |

likescaves
Canon: After the Waking Sands incident + CRAU from Empatheias
About: An arcanist with a prickly outside but a soft and caring inside. Slow to trust others and quick to sass them as well, but generally well-meaning. Has a small vigilante streak and is still a thief at heart, so she's basically Robin Hood but grumpier when she's in the mood for a bit of pickpocketing or swiping. Also possesses the Echo, an ability which effectively lets her see the memories of others. She also comes with a bonus Carbuncle, a glowing fluffy squirrel-dog summon who is not only much friendlier than his summoner, but he also comes in both wind and earth elemental flavors! (Please do not eat him though)

Plans:
Merisia is going to be rather gloomy this Valentine's Day as her crush is no longer present, and there's a strong possibility that this could become something more ominous if she's left to stew alone for too long. (Protip: distract her with sweets. It never fails.) She won't be a target for the Bleeding Hearts, though chances are she'll end up involved with trying to take care of them one way or another. Such is her luck.

The rise in crime has also piqued Merisia's interest. While she's something of a thief herself (though only when necessary, outside of that she's a grumpy robin hood at worst), she still has fairly strong morals and isn't above taking matters into her own hands if she comes across something going awry. If you need help catching a criminal, she's all too happy to help...in her own way.

For quests, Cupid's Arrow is one I'm eyeing! I'm not down for Merisia herself being hit by an arrow, but having her in the midst of the chaos or being the one setting off a few arrows (after some convincing from someone else) is also doable! Any of the gathering-related tasks such as Witch's Brew Apothecary, Rock Candy Crystals, or Spider Thread Traps are also great! (In the case of the latter it's also possible for Merisia to end up stuck in one while Carbuncle runs off to find help. He's helpful in more ways than just having a good nose!)

Finally, Merisia is considering opening a small tailor shop. She has done some sewing in the past, a trade she originally picked up out of necessity to save a few gil to repair her own clothes, but after some thought she's thinking about setting up shop for realsies. She'll also be working with her dreamotion magic as usual, and trying to see what new techniques she can cook up.

Etc.:

Zidane Tribal | Final Fantasy IX

Kyo

Ryunosuke Naruhodo | The Great Ace Attorney

London

Susato Mikotoba | Great Ace Attorney

Nyanka

Ira | Kingdom Hearts

Laena

Tenn Kujo | IDOLiSH7

Sora | Kingdom Hearts

The Knight | Hollow Knight

Asura | Onmyoji

Pi-chi

Meowzy

Anastasia Romanova | Anastasia (1997)

Soldier: 76 | Overwatch

Alastor | Hazbin Hotel