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Plotting Post!
Hello all, and welcome to the official plotting post for The Big Mess With The Dinosaurs And Also Bodyswapping. Because the hamsters don't do nothin' halfway. The spooky carnival is underway for all your harmless fun needs, but this weekend things will start getting creepy.
October 27th will bring a persistent fog into town. We're talking pea soup, Gothic novel, can't see-you-hand-in-front-of-your-face fog, and it will encroach gradually, thickening and fading at random. This fog is easy to get lost in, and citizens may emerge from it halfway across town from where they entered.
There are voices in the fog, distant and indistinct, but occasionally one might sound familiar to a character. Was that the sound of a friend in distress, or the whisper of a lost loved one? Hard to say, but be careful investigating.
On October 31st there will be a strong storm in the evening, which much moaning wind and fierce lightning. One lightning bolt will strike the carnival's Tesla coil which will zap the so-called dinosaur eggs, causing them to hatch and...well, let's say they'll get through a lot of growing up overnight.
November 1st brings a change to the city: much of the architecture will be overgrown with jungle plants and vines, and there will be tree houses up in the canopy. A perfect environment for prehistoric beasties to lurk in, and for confused citizens to try and navigate while in possession of fun new bodies.
Why bodyswap, you ask? Why not?, the aliens answer.
We haven't set an end date yet, but one can expect the city and its citizens to be back to "normal" by November 10th.
PLOTTING STUFF:
The thing which requires the biggest planning is the bodyswap, which is both complicated and straightforward. How this will work is:
October 27th will bring a persistent fog into town. We're talking pea soup, Gothic novel, can't see-you-hand-in-front-of-your-face fog, and it will encroach gradually, thickening and fading at random. This fog is easy to get lost in, and citizens may emerge from it halfway across town from where they entered.
There are voices in the fog, distant and indistinct, but occasionally one might sound familiar to a character. Was that the sound of a friend in distress, or the whisper of a lost loved one? Hard to say, but be careful investigating.
On October 31st there will be a strong storm in the evening, which much moaning wind and fierce lightning. One lightning bolt will strike the carnival's Tesla coil which will zap the so-called dinosaur eggs, causing them to hatch and...well, let's say they'll get through a lot of growing up overnight.
November 1st brings a change to the city: much of the architecture will be overgrown with jungle plants and vines, and there will be tree houses up in the canopy. A perfect environment for prehistoric beasties to lurk in, and for confused citizens to try and navigate while in possession of fun new bodies.
Why bodyswap, you ask? Why not?, the aliens answer.
We haven't set an end date yet, but one can expect the city and its citizens to be back to "normal" by November 10th.
PLOTTING STUFF:
The thing which requires the biggest planning is the bodyswap, which is both complicated and straightforward. How this will work is:
1. Comment below if you'd like to participate.Also below will be a thread for hashing out all our dinosaur needs and to generally ask us if we've lost our minds. Happy plotting, Taxon!
2. Note if you'd like to swap with someone specific, or if you want to random that up. Swapping does not need to be one to one (character A becomes character B and B becomes A), it can also be character A becomes character Q who is stuck in character J who may or may not be A.
3. We'll finalize a list of who is going to be swapped with who on Monday the 29th. At that time you can either make a Dreamwidth account for your bodyswapped character or snag a few icons and add them to your character's account.
4. Yes there will be a thread below for asking questions about all this.
SUGGESTIONS / QUESTIONS
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I WANT RAPTORS AND T-REXES and and and pteradactyls and diplodoci and stegosauri and triceratops and brachiosauri and and and and
Not all of them need to be directly threatening citizens or anything, I just want panoramic shots of the city wreathed in primordial mist and big ol' dino heads rearing out of the buildings/mist.
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Questions - Bodyswapping
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Like, Logan jumping into Tony Stark's body is not going to have elements of random super-genius and libido issues... although they'll likely share the alcoholism. ;)
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Unless as in Glitch's case you're stuck with a magically-futzed-with brain that doesn't work at all the way a mundane brain does. Your personality will be the same, you'll still be YOU, but the way you think will be affected by the actual physical brain.
I hope that clarifies things, but if not, don't hesitate to ask for more details. :)
Bodyswap Sign-Ups
Yes we're counting superpowers as physical traits for purposes of hijinks.
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Here have a headcase since yes, despite possessing a functioning whole brain-like thing because aliens...Glitch is still all headcased-up. One thing which will become VERY evident to anyone who gets his body is that all their memories from before arriving in Taxon will either be nonexistent or very, very spliced and faint. It won't be amnesia, they'll have their identities and they'll know facts about themselves, but remembering the hows and whys of their lives will be tricky or downright impossible. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IS SAFE FROM THIS, BIOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE WILL GO BYE-BYE.
Things of note:
- There's a zipper on his head. Do not open it, you will not want to.
- His right shoulder's arthritic, it's worse in the mornings and after strenuous activity.
- If a character didn't have a hair-trigger fight or flight reflex before, they do now.
- If a character didn't know
kung futaekwondo before, they do now. Go roundhouse kick a velociraptor, it's fun.- Injuring him is actually okay! Talk to me about deets but lol when am I not down for that?
- You are more than welcome to ask any and all questions after assignments go out.
Bodyswap Sign-Ups
Selina is arguably the best thief in the DC universe. She's ridiculously in shape, she runs across rooftops and swings between buildings using a whip for crying out loud. She knows a mixed form of martial arts that has been cobbled together from many teachers including a ninja, a Heavy Weight Champion of the World and Batman. She's extremely flexible and is generally light on her feet.
She also comes with a cat, Isis, who will likely be very confused by this.
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He's human. He thinks he's larger than life but he isn't. There's an arc reactor implanted into his chest. Tony would prefer YOU NOT REMOVE THIS because living and all.
That said, at the end of the day, he's a brilliant genius with a pickled liver, a few aches and pains, and an insatiable appetite to learn and build.
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Buffy is, well, Buffy. She's got the super strength, faster reflexes, harder to hurt, that sort of thing. So if you're not used to it, be prepared to probably break some stuff/punch through things/jump a little further than usual. She's also, you know, tiny and adorable.
Also a clotheshorse, so I have been assuming that as time progresses on, her closet is getting more and more crammed with stuff -- shoes, dresses, pants (yes, there are a few pairs of leather pants in there), all sorts of stuff. Have fun with that.
I'm fine with pretty much anything, to be honest. Any sort of nookie, though... open for discussion.
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Who wouldn't like to be a 5'5"ish invulnerable Canadian runt with more back hair than a shag carpet? Also, he has stabby hands and heals from stuff and a dense skeleton that makes it hard for him to swim all that well.
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She might like the fur, though.
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Anyways.
Meet Wyatt Cain, your resident six foot something cowboy stereotype (a notion perpetuated no doubt by
Smeckerhis habitual leather coat, vest and hat combo and general homegrown Kansas boy vibes), built like a tree trunk. Okay, so I exaggerate, but facts remain: he's somewhat fit, and rather difficult to kill.- there are scars, most notably a fancy, swirly branding between his shoulder blades marking him as guilty of high treason - but unless you're from the O.Z, it'll most likely just look like a pretty-ish swirly scar tattoo. IF you should even notice it's there. That's up to you.
- getting out of bed in the morning is a gradual thing, because all those joints? Snapping and popping and uncooperative, especially in cold weather. Speaking of which...
- hypothermia's a bitch. Bundle up, or you'll feel the burn ten times worse than you normally would. Going without gloves is simply not an option.
- his hands tremble when put under stress, which can make his aim a bit off.
On the plus side:
+ big, strong guy
+ difficult to kill to the point that his canon nemesis makes the observation he must have nine lives (and if you want to have him roughed up a bit, just ask. I'm very flexible, though I'd prefer no maiming ;3)
+ good eyes
+ gunslinging, roughhousing sharpshooter
+ 60/40 ambidextrous, right and left
If you have any questions, just ask here, or via e-mail or DW messaging or AIM (sakuraofrureo)
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+ super strength/speed/stamina et.c basically you get a +10 bonus on all your physical stats including your basic senses
+ sense of smell: not only can you pick up the tiniest trace of blood in a swimming pool (again, exaggerating a teeny bit), but it sometimes gives you flashback visuals of mainly the emotional states of whoever you're smelling. Like, for instance, when Mick first met Jason, he picked up a very distinct whiff of sulfur (brimstone!) and got a flash of something lurking in the dark - something not to be messed with. When in doubt, stay on the hazy side of things so as not to break the 4th wall. ;3
+ yes you can parkour to your heart's content
- no, you can't fly, or turn into a bat or mist or anything cool like that.
- oh, and Mick's basically a starving predator. have fun with the bloodthirst. (If you want to send him into a frenzy, just ask me for deets on how that works in canon.)
- stay out of the sun as much as you can, because Mick's allergic >_> ahem.
Questions? Just ask! :D (aim = sakuraofrureo)
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He's stronger and faster than an average person. He has a better sense of smell/hearing/sight than most people as well. There is hunger that comes with him as well and it'll be up to you to keep that in control. You can eat blood that comes out of the hatches but, well, it tastes awful. Still, it makes the hunger go grumpily back to sleep.
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Bodyswap Sign-Ups
* Long has very good reflexes and senses, but nothing is quite at 'superhuman' levels there, just... as good as humanly possible? His vision in the dark is an exception, as he likely sees better than human in the dark
* His eyes glow in the dark
* Strong as a very strong human, fast as a very fast human, and his hands in particular might be stronger-than-human. If he grabs something, he is not letting go.
* Uhhhh I'll. yammer the rest at you in PM, if needed.
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I was thinking Jason could be entertaining but I'm open to who ever. Maddy is a powerful telepath and telekinetic and, well, that can be a lot of wacky mischief for those who are interested or you could go crazy. You know, whatever floats your boat.
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The most unusual thing about his body is just the lots of funky-mojo tattoos all over it.
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WHOOHOO! EVENTS!
Come dino time, he's too perfect a non-stereotypical damsel in distress to have him (or me) deal with a bodyswapping, which is part of why I'm opting him out of that bit of fun. The other part is he'll have enough of a difficult time when almost everybody else is suddenly all in on the same joke.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE GLITCH I AM NOT FINDING THIS AT ALL AMUSING STOP IT AT ONCEAhem.
So. Dinosaurs. There'll be a lot of dodging, a lot of hiding and a lot of running. Also possibly some shrieking and...well...
Basically he's screwed. Or dino dinner. >_>
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To be entirely fair, he'll be teaming up with Az for two very good reasons. 1) she won't be swapped, and 2) she's Glitch's friend. I'm sure she can zap some giant lizards while Bagoas
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