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Just checking - do our NPCs have to be other students, or can they be teachers as well?
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Clipperton posted:Just checking - do our NPCs have to be other students, or can they be teachers as well? Oooh, good question. Teachers are solid idea. Feel free to edit if you've already posted.
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Halloween Jack posted:Okay, so at first I thought Sophie was following me because she knew that I know. I think she just noticed I was on the outside looking in and she was trying to figure out what my deal is, which is like, fair enough, that's really why I was checking her out, too. I'm not sure she knows that she's dead. It's not like I can just ask. The creepy guy, the alchemist, is in his own freezer now, and he's not the only one. She's in there, at least, her face is in there. I'm afraid that she was a failed attempt to make me, or I'm a failed attempt to make another one of her. And I mean, look at me. I look like somebody took some Barbie dolls apart and put different pieces back together. I'm fairly certain my arms and legs are the same. My hands, definitely. But for all I know I'm digesting food with her stomach or something. You read my mind. 
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I am just, so, like, I can't even.   
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Coppelia Barnes, the Hollow Background You’ve been taking your social cues from someone, and doing so has taught you a lot about them. Gain 2 Strings on them. Alex is so...hot. Shut up, I don't mean it like that. Well, maybe--look, the point is, he's not cold, like me. I want to learn how to act like someone with blood in their veins, and he's the most flesh-and-blood person I know. And that whole "Xander" thing makes him a bit less intimidating--I mean, even I could have told him that was a bad idea. I think I throw him off a little, though. Those sharp senses of his, how he seems almost to smell your emotions on you...I don't think it works on me quite as well. Maybe I don't have a smell. Someone’s seen through your invented past, and realized it’s all lies. Give them 2 Strings on you. It's been surprisingly easy to pass for a real girl at St Wendy's--most of the students are so wrapped up in their own poo poo that they're not that observant, and of course once you've been pegged as the Weird Kid then pretty much any strange thing you do will be written off as "Coppelia being Coppelia". Carmine, though, has never seemed to fall into that trap. He's been looking really hard at Coppelia, which makes her nervous as hell. NPCs Carla Druwiski: Industrial Arts is my absolute favourite class at St Wendy's. Partly because I just like messing around with machines, but mostly because of Carla. She's this big dyke who's elevated not giving a poo poo what anyone else thinks into an art form. Her hands are so quick and sure when they work on machines; sometimes I think about her working on me. Coppelia gives Carla a String. Mr Barendrecht, Chemistry: Everyone thinks Mr B is a total weirdo, but lately he's been acting especially weird around me. And some of his turns of phrase are kind of familiar...is he one of my chatroom clients, and does he know it's me? Coppelia gives Mr Barendrecht a string. Ms Cooper, Phys Ed: She. Is. A. Bitch! She always makes me leave my key in the change room, so I'm terrified it'll be stolen and I'll run down and stop. While I was messing with the school's file server I took a look at her file, hoping for something juicy...and it looks like Mrs Cooper's faked her history too! What's she hiding? Ms Cooper gives Coppelia a string. Tommy Bucholtz: "Pukeholtz" (named for his easily-upset digestive system) is always hanging around me in Comp Sci. He thinks that as "the weird girl" I must be desperate to hook up with someone, so I'm an easy target. Pretty sure he's tried to "neg" me a couple of times. gently caress off, Puke. Tommy gives Coppelia a string. Tyler Schrank, Eng Lit: He's a burnout, hangs out with Eckley and all the other stoners out by the bleachers. A hot burnout, though. We've nodded at each other a couple of times. Other PC's NPCs: Giving a String to Barry Hendricks, US History. Coppelia's knowledge of history is either superficial or wildly out of date (courtesy of the old books in her library), and Barry is smart enough to know it. Giving a String to Jenny Lovett, English Lit. Jenny has been an absolute bitch to Coppelia from day one. She specialises in an unkind impression of the jerky way Coppelia moves, which never fails to hurt. She's in Coppelia's gym class and if her key ever does disappear, Coppelia's going to make a beeline for Jenny and break her loving face, she's not even kidding. Giving a String to Louis "Lou" Dyer, Biology. Coppelia has fixed up a rustbucket VW Beetle that was sitting in her house's garage, and she went to Lou to get a fake Canadian driver's license. Taking a String from Clare Thompson, Biology. Maybe Clare senses something off about Coppelia, because Coppelia only has to get up in Clare's face with her wide-eyed unblinking stare to completely rattle her. Taking a String from Audrey Cooper, Trigonometry. Audrey once took part in some Jenny Lovett-led mockery of Coppelia, and now she feels guilty about it. Clipperton fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Nov 21, 2014 |
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Clipperton posted:Someone’s seen through your invented past, and realized it’s all lies. Give them 2 Strings on you. If I were going to choose someone to have identified you, it would probably be Carmine. He would probably have the knowledge of unnatural creations, or be able to divine it. Does that sound good? I now have a relationship sketch that looks like some sort of lopsided Jewish devil's trap. I'll get it put together digitally tomorrow so that we can see a game thread tomorrow or Saturday. Feel free to work out relationships more, explore backstory, or take/give any free Strings you haven't used. As a reminder: you get four (4) to spend on your own NPCs (two give, two take) and one String (give or take) on each group of NPCs posted by another player.
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Zurui posted:If I were going to choose someone to have identified you, it would probably be Carmine. He would probably have the knowledge of unnatural creations, or be able to divine it. Does that sound good? Done and done. I've included that in Coppelia's background post and also added the Strings she's giving to/taking from other players' NPCs.
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Clipperton posted:Someone’s seen through your invented past, and realized it’s all lies. Give them 2 Strings on you. drat straight, I've seen and made my fair share of dolls. The hair, the skin, ain't a bit of it normal. None of mine ever got up and walked around though, maybe I'll check that out.
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Ruby Clark Tyler Schrank, English Lit: I made the mistake of eating lunch behind the bleachers. He caught me eating a T-bone. Like, the actual bone. Giving. Clare Thompson, Biology: Carmine is impossible, but Clare is super loud and obnoxious about...being alive. I don't think she liked the little piggy's tongue hanging out. So I put it in her bag. I don't even know if she's found it yet. Taking. Liz Perreira: I saw her on the way to the bookstore, so I followed her on the way there. And around the bookstore. She never saw me. We actually read a lot of the same books. She bought the copy of Crash that I wanted. And a copy of Rubyfruit Jungle. Taking. Jenny Lovett, English Lit: Terrible. The only time she speaks up in class is basically to ask why we can't read Gallagher Girls books. Actually, she only ever speaks up to complain about something--except when the subject of family comes up. She's hiding something there. Taking.
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SuddenConsequences posted:Taking a String on Coppelia. Things Sophia May Have Seen Coppelia Doing At Her House:
Jolinaxas posted:Someone pointed Coppelia out to me. I wasn't really paying attention - apparently she'd said something "totes hilarious". Anyway, what I noticed first was the key around her neck. That's a concious choice - but I don't know what she's trying to say. It's intriguing. Coppelia's Key: The key that winds up Coppelia's heart is never going to be mistaken for jewellery; it's a big brass thing with an ornate handle and lots of complicated vanes and notches. It's too big to tuck into her blouse, unless she absolutely has to, and usually swings from a chain around her neck. It fits the keyhole in the brass plate that sits flush with her skin over her left breast, and Coppelia needs to be wound up at least five minutes a day (more, if she's exerting herself) to stop her speech and movements from slow...ing...dowwwwwnnnnnnn. Coppelia is well aware that having only one key to wind herself with is not good, but it's way too complicated for a mall-stall one-hour locksmith to duplicate, and a specialist would take too long and probably ask a bunch of awkward questions. She tried to make a copy herself once (she snuck into Shop after school hours) but it nearly broke off inside her heart and she's not tried anything of the sort since. Of course, Coppelia can't just wind herself, or she'd be a perpetual motion machine. Her maker (whether it was the dead old man in her house, or someone else) left a contraption (that's how she thinks of it, the Contraption, capital C) of wood and brass in the workshop. It can hold the key and wind her heart for her. From what Coppelia can tell, the Contraption's mainspring will last for several decades at the rate she's using it. Which is good, because she can't figure out how to wind it up again. She still carries the key around, though, in case she can't make it home. Which is also good, because one time she missed the bus and had to sneak into Shop again and duct tape the key to a power drill. Even on the lowest-rpm setting, it very very nearly broke her heart, quite literally. If she ever has to do that again, she'll need to get someone to wind her by hand, which means revealing what she is... Thanks to Platonicsolid for pointing out the perpetual-motion thing Clipperton fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Nov 21, 2014 |
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Cast of 37, so far. You guys could field a football team. I had a bit of time and since people were talking on IRC, here's a google sheet with all the strings and class assignments. Think I got it right. Clearly it could be trimmed down, for people who have no string exchanges. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12fhNCHHivQq0MG-kTP4QGis3y0_XbZvzGqnLkrSDIFA/edit?usp=sharing
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Well, that just saved me a half-hour's work. You rock, Platonicsolid! (Look at that, I spelled your name correctly!) I'll put some finishing touches on the game thread tonight and school will be in session.
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Carmine has the most on Coppelia. Coppelia has the most on Alex. Alex has the most on Adrianna. Ruby and Adrianna tie for 1 String on Sophie. Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Nov 21, 2014 |
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Halloween Jack posted:Aaand Sophie has the most Strings on Ruby. Time to highlight stats? poo poo, yes. Second time I've forgotten that.
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Nov 21, 2014 20:34
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Yeah, I think that list isn't entirely accurate. I got some time, lemme see if I can compile one.
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There were a couple confusing places, so it's possible there were typos. The link should let you edit now, so go to town on it if you want.
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Alright, the file should be fixed now. The person with the most strings on Coppelia is Carmine. The person with the most strings on Alex are Coppelia and Ruby. The person with the most strings on Sophie are Ruby and Adrianna. The person with the most strings on Ruby are Alex and Sophie. The person with the most strings on Adrianna is Alex. The person with the most strings on Carmine is Ruby. While compiling I also came across this and realized I never got around to it since it applies to everyone not judged as "treasure". Jolinaxas posted:If they're merely currency, take a String on them. Read them this: It was at the lockers after math class. I was just minding my own business but Adrianna has the locker right next to mine and I must have done something to annoy her or maybe she was already annoyed and just looking for somebody to take it out on. Either way, she slammed her locker and just stared at me, which scared the living heck out of me because... I don't know. I've been really jumpy lately and maybe I've gotten used to most people not paying any attention to me anymore. So I just stammered something and she just rolled her eyes at me and said "What's the matter? Did you lose your voice along with your fashion sense?" and I didn't really know what to say to that so I just kind of turned to my locker and pretended to look for something until she stormed off in a huff.
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SuddenConsequences posted:The person with the most strings on Alex are Coppelia and Ruby. Ooh, what do we do if there's a tie?
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The person with the most strings on Coppelia is Carmine. The person with the most strings on Alex are Coppelia and Ruby. The person with the most strings on Sophie are Ruby and Adrianna. The person with the most strings on Ruby are Alex and Sophie. The person with the most strings on Adrianna is Alex. The person with the most strings on Carmine is Ruby. I bolded some so it works out that everyone gets to pick somebody's highlighted stat. Does that seem alright to everyone to sort out the ties that way?
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SuddenConsequences posted:The person with the most strings on Coppelia is Carmine. Coppelia, highlight Dark. I wanna see you searching your clockwork soul a bit.
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SuddenConsequences posted:I bolded some so it works out that everyone gets to pick somebody's highlighted stat. Does that seem alright to everyone to sort out the ties that way? This is awesome and a great way to work it out.
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Also apparently Alex's car is called The Beast now. Which isn't as fitting as it could be, seeing as his car is a 2000 Chevy Impala. No style whatsoever, but it was in budget. SuddenConsequences posted:The person with the most strings on Adrianna is Alex. Adrianna, highlight Volatile. I wanna see what happens when you have to fight for what's yours. inklesspen fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Nov 22, 2014 |
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Hey Fausts, before you get your highlight, you get a +1 to any one of Carmine's stats.
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Halloween Jack posted:Hey Fausts, before you get your highlight, you get a +1 to any one of Carmine's stats. Oh hey, I didn't notice that, I'm throwing a +1 on Hot to give me a total of 0. Thanks!
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Alex highlights Hot because he's a weightlifting werewolf for God's sake.
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Ooh, glad you went that way.SuddenConsequences posted:The person with the most strings on Carmine is Ruby. Carmine tags Hot because Ruby wants to know what he's going for when he's not following people around and plotting their comeuppance.
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inklesspen posted:Also apparently Alex's car is called The Beast now. Which isn't as fitting as it could be, seeing as his car is a 2000 Chevy Impala. No style whatsoever, but it was in budget. http://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/2000/Chevrolet/Sedan You would choose the one model that Chevy didn't desperately try to resurrect at the turn of the century in order to get people to buy cars more expensive and less reliable than the imports. (Unless that was intentional, in which case good on.) Not all knowledge comes at so insignificant a price: Adrianna highlights Hot, There's a monster inside every good man: Alex highlights Volatile. Coppelia is going to need friends. Or accomplices. Highlight Hot. It'll take a little of both to get through this year: Carmine highlights Cold. (Sophie and Ruby don't have their first highlighted stats yet, but I'm going to post my choices now because I'm busy during the day today.) I get by with a little help from the friends I don't have: Ruby highlights Cold. If you're good at something, don't do it for free: Sophie highlights Dark. We're just waiting on those last two choices. Please look over the Strings sheet and make certain yours are accurate. I have the game thread pretty much ready to go, it should be posted tonight 
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So fun fact: I went searching for a Saint Wendy just for shits and giggles. As it turns out, the closest there is is a Saint Gwendolyn. She's a patron saint of fertility(!) and her canonical depiction represents this by giving her three(!!) breasts. So St Wendy's definitely sounds like the place for a buncha sexy monsters to hang out.
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Fausts Pen posted:So fun fact: I went searching for a Saint Wendy just for shits and giggles. As it turns out, the closest there is is a Saint Gwendolyn. She's a patron saint of fertility(!) and her canonical depiction represents this by giving her three(!!) breasts. So St Wendy's definitely sounds like the place for a buncha sexy monsters to hang out.  Keep that in mind, some parts of it might be related to the plot.
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I want to see Ruby try (and struggle?) to reach out to people without eating their spleens, so she highlights Hot.
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Hot and Cold. So, basically, everyone wants to see me be an incredible bitch. I accept that.
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quote:Roberta "Ruby" Clark, the Ghoul
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