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@DrQuinn Now that you mention it, she did GM giving a female PC a zombie bite and then ask about dicks…

mietze

I checked it out, it looked interesting, but when i was browsing the roster pcs I was instantly turned off by one of the older male professor pcs whose RP hooks contained multiple lines DADDY DADDY DADDY (like literally it said this on one of them).

I assume this is some kind of personal in-joke, but it was a real turn off even though I don’t usually have a problem with sexual references and stuff, they can be fun. Maybe it was the whole professor and student thing? I think it’s one thing on a private game or whatever, but for me personally knowing a staffer was trying to recruit for a specific PC using that (and little else) just seemed like there wasn’t a lot of discretion there and it’s really that that’s the turnoff.

Or maybe I got full up on finding the SPANK ME DADDY oriented PCs when I was doing WoD apps. Or I’m old and boring and unfun now. Who knows. It was too bad because at least at the time the logs seemed fine and everything else seemed okay. That particular thing was so striking that it popped that red flag right on up there.

Jenn

@DrQuinn said in MU Peeves Thread:

She’s the person I was complaining about who wanted all the dicks on the zombie game. It was so blatant and ridiculous that she’d go out of her way to exclude other female PCs on a summary writeup for a posted scene.

ROFLMAO. This tracks. I /wish/ all she’d done was exclude me. The LENGTHS this person took to try to steal a singular dick was… I mean. Unhinged is not even close to the right way to describe all of what she tried.

STD

@aine said in MU Peeves Thread:

I have a LOT of receipts. Please make popcorn if you want them. Creep score is OFF THE RAILS. Like. First ban I’ve ever had on a game in 25 years. Taking this one as a badge of pride.

Well now you HAVE to post the receipts.

I’ll get one of those 'ol timey steampowered popcorn vendor things readly.

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Honestly probably would have made it another week playing in my little corner, but this really pissed me off. Over giving someone a +1.

Wizz

Kiiiiiiiinda wishing I had come to this thread more before apping into Neitherlands, lol.

It has genuinely been a trip, still trying to decide if it’s a good one or a bad one overall. It’s sad because I have met some people who have been really, really fun and cool so far after a long break from the hobby, but it definitely feels more and more like it has a looming expiration date if they don’t pick up more staff and reorganize.

Jenn

@STD said in MU Peeves Thread:

@aine said in MU Peeves Thread:

I have a LOT of receipts. Please make popcorn if you want them. Creep score is OFF THE RAILS. Like. First ban I’ve ever had on a game in 25 years. Taking this one as a badge of pride.

Well now you HAVE to post the receipts.

I’ll get one of those 'ol timey steampowered popcorn vendor things readly.

The problem… I’m one of those old people who is bad at tech, and just can write stories. I have no actual screen-shots. I just have copy/paste records I keep on all my characters on every game. I have some TBI and memory issues, so. If something impacts my character, I keep a record to make sure I’m not IC’ly forgetting things due to OOC issues.

I have logs of everything via copy/paste that was bonkers, though. Except last night’s. I didn’t bother to keep the pages I was getting from someone else about the immediate elopement my character was going to be forced into, at threat of death.

Nor of the bbpost where she said that anyone trying to learn your family magic is not your OTP and is just fucking you for knowledge that will get you killed.

Even though she’d read every single log and word between the two, and knows that the magic was offered, not asked for. Even though SHE was the one who suggested Sophia would have known how to read runes in the first place, weeks ago when she was handing out two dots of skills or languages to second years, and that runes/Old Norse were how I should spend one of them.

KarmaBum

@Wizz said in MU Peeves Thread:

if they don’t pick up more staff and reorganize.

lol

I love your optimism.

You must play a dude there.

Coin

@Wizz said in MU Peeves Thread:

Kiiiiiiiinda wishing I had come to this thread more before apping into Neitherlands, lol.

It has genuinely been a trip, still trying to decide if it’s a good one or a bad one overall. It’s sad because I have met some people who have been really, really fun and cool so far, but it definitely feels more and more like it has a looming expiration date if they don’t pick up more staff and reorganize.

Wizz, buddy, over the course of our peripheral acquaintance we have seldom occupied the same space in the optimism/pessimism divide, and as it seems now is my turn on the latter: there ain’t no reorganizing or added staff that can stop that particular person from being B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

On The Reach she played a nun that was like, banging her priest --they were both Hunters-- and it was just…

Whew.

I am hearing more and more as people show me receipts, rofl.

STD

@aine said in MU Peeves Thread:

The problem… I’m one of those old people who is bad at tech, and just can write stories. I have no actual screen-shots. I just have copy/paste records I keep on all my characters on every game. I have some TBI and memory issues, so. If something impacts my character, I keep a record to make sure I’m not IC’ly forgetting things due to OOC issues.

Eh, no one here has much faith in evidence anyway, so go ahead and post the creepypasta notes. People will decide for themselves whether to believe them or not.

Except last night’s. I didn’t bother to keep the pages I was getting from someone else about the immediate elopement my character was going to be forced into, at threat of death.

Nor of the bbpost where she said that anyone trying to learn your family magic is not your OTP and is just fucking you for knowledge that will get you killed.

Even though she’d read every single log and word between the two, and knows that the magic was offered, not asked for. Even though SHE was the one who suggested Sophia would have known how to read runes in the first place, weeks ago when she was handing out two dots of skills or languages to second years, and that runes/Old Norse were how I should spend one of them.

Christ. It’s a pity you didn’t keep that page conversation. It sounds like a banger.

Wizz

@Coin said in MU Peeves Thread:

Wizz, buddy, over the course of our peripheral acquaintance we have seldom occupied the same space in the optimism/pessimism divide, and as it seems now is my turn on the latter

This made me LOL hard. 'Precciate the honesty dude.

I just want to play a fun game with fun people and think happy thoughts for once, whyyyyyyyyyy do things work out this way

Coin

I just realized where she’s getting her whole “magical families”, and likely her villain (“Lady Albany”) from.

Here is a basic summary of Mark Millar’s ‘The Magic Order’ comic book:

Beyond the veils of space and time, there are monsters wildly out of our collective imaginations loose and threatening reality. They are combated by a power group of wizards known as The Magic Order, a collective of various magician families sworn to protect the regular masses. Between being stage magicians and battling Eldritch Abominations, their operations are largely not unlike a magical mafia.

Which stands to reason that a mob war be on the horizon.

It soon happens, as Madame Albany of the Albany family makes her move against the Moonstones, the family currently heading the Order, by assassinating various powerful figures with the help of a mysterious being known only as “The Venetian.” Her goal? To obtain a powerful tome under the Moonstones’ possession named The Orichalcum, a book of the darkest spells of history and the only thing in existence that could theoretically bring the dead back to life. Now the Moonstones have to fight back against Albany and ensure that the Orichalcum doesn’t fall into the hands of someone as wicked as her.

An adaptation is being considered to be helmed by James Wan of Saw and Aquaman fame.

lol.

A rare Mark Millar book I actually like, but I wouldn’t trust her to copy the plot word for word, much less adapt anything.

mietze

@Wizz if you’ve met fun people and you guys are having fun, then you might as well enjoy. And maybe if things blow up to a level that you don’t like, you can hang out on a new place.

Wizz

@mietze

100%. I’m not planning on bailing yet, I’ll keep setting up contact off-game and will keep playing as long as it’s feasible I guess, haha.

Jenn

@STD said in MU Peeves Thread:

Eh, no one here has much faith in evidence anyway, so go ahead and post the creepypasta notes. People will decide for themselves whether to believe them or not.

Fair enough. This was my ENTIRE notes file for Sophia: It’s spammy AF:

Sophia’s Social Media Tag: @Hedgician

Sophia has two dots in Thaumaturgy. And she has one dot in talent. Her talent is that she can study the ways other magicians use there spells. Eight people may light something on fire, but. They may use eight different spells to do so. Soph’s talent is that she can correlate the similarites and shave the differences, and sometimes come up with a more efficient or less wellspring intensive method.

How to use: Talented - Gain +1 dot on spellwork rolls related to your talent
How to use: Thaumaturgy - Gain 4 spells on the fly per story

Dorm Desc: Knowledge - 309:
Sophia has at least had the room long enough to have unpacked. Though, despite being incredibly tidy, there’s not much personality at first glance. It’s a double, and the halves are cleanly delineated. The right side is entirely empty and bare. The left, full but impersonal, save for the details one might find if they were to pay close attention to the spines of the books that fill the shelves along one entire side of the room, and then across its corner to the door. Within reach of the shelves is a double bed, neatly made with white linens and ample pillows in an array of colors and patterns. Beneath the window on her side is a desk, clean at the top except for a large canister full of multi-hued pen options, a small personal journal atop a larger legal pad, and a sleek laptop. Next to the desk, right up against the center line that marks Sophia’s space from that of a future room-mate is a mini-fridge with small freezer atop - because ice cream. And sitting atop it is a toaster, and electric kettle, and a french press, next to a ceramic jar with a bamboo lid and scoop, likely holding the coffee she’d said is available.

Knowledge Kid - Sophia’s magical specialty is Knowledge track. Her entrance exam was completed to dorm satisfaction in a record time, making her a minor legend, though it’s not something she mentions in general. She just tests well is all. She’s the library’s representative to student government, serving as secretary and keeping track of the minutes. Most knowledge kids know her as the girl you talk to about getting things done for the dorms and Knowledge branch.

Knowledge Specialties: Magical Theory and Spell Crafting
Sophia does not creates brand new spells or anything. At least not yet. She just studies the THEORIES of magic. She watches how spells in different specialties and hedge practices get to the same place by differing paths. She then studies those paths to find the roots that actually find the connections. And she uses those base connections to make the casting more well-spring effiecient and a little easier. She’s trying to figure out how to lower the risk of nifflers, in what tiny, small contributions she’s able.
The string theory of magical interconnections is definitely the topic of Soph’s year 2 thesis.
Her year three project will be actually working to design a series of spells that crosses all magical domains/hedge varietals/specialties that all have the same outcome, but customized to be as low draw as possible via each route. Likely, that spell will be something along the lines of helping an individual find the right book in any library that can get as close to the searcher’s need of information that exists upon the shelves.

Barbie Cult: Brakebill’s Advanced Research Baselines (and) Informational Experimentation
Members: Darin (Drinks), Erik (Shield), Leto (Storm), Sophia (Brains), Sunset (Odds)
Student Club/Organizaton: Breakbills Advanced Research Baselines (and) Informational Experimentation:
Not long into their first year on campus, Sophia and Leto started an independent student organization and club. They named it Brakebill’s Advanced Reasearc Baselines and Informational Experimentations. ie: B.A.R.B.I.E. Cult for short. They meet every Wednesday, as well as the third weekend of each month. Founding members were Sophia,Leto, and Erik. They research the theories of spellcraft and the wellspring, doing what they can to either prove or disprove popular hypothesis about the backgrounds of how magic and spells do and don’t work. They may or may not use the boring cover of research to get away with sometimes skipping the actual weekend meetings to throw a booze fueled camping weekend out by the pond when everyone else thinks they’re just out studying where non of their experimentations could accidently harm anyone.

Hedge Families: NOT a famous linneage. Just Sophia’s mom’s roots. Add to Grimoire via Soph tab at some point:
Webb - Appalachian Mountain Magic
The Webbs have lived in the mountains of Appalachia since the first non-indigenous people set foot on North America. Their magic is that of the low-country, granny charms and kitchen witchery in the blood, filtering into the survival of those who grew up knowing magic without training out in the hollers between hills that are literally older than bones.
Spells:
Poppet: Twigs and twine can be tied together with the proper series of knots to either repel or attract, depending on designs.
Sweet Tea: Lemon balm, bee’s balm, and mint can be steeped in the sun with the right incantations. Served with honey, it lets your words land sweetly, and helps you acclimate to wherever your honey came from.
Yes, Baby: With intentional encouragement and intentions, the user can influence courage, willpower, or extra understanding to anyone being tutored, taught, or mentored.
Simples: Any tea brewed and splashed with moonshine can offer simple healing, or make more complex healing go down easier in the right hands.

<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “If you ever do manage to sleep, you will have the MOST VIVID NIGHTMARES EVER.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “You will be trapped in a hell-like realm experiencing different kinds of torture. When you wake up, you will find hematomas (bruises) where you were tortured in your dream.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “You can have it healed off screen by your dad. But it’ll leave a nasty scar (in the shape of some sigil that remains unknown for now). YOu’ve effectively been cursed.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “It’s a Second City of Enoch sigil. That’s something different in this plot sense. Something that the Laveaus were doing deep research into. Now, that being said…”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Sophia and a group of students COULD try to break into the very restricted section of the library to see if anything there mentions it.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “But you’re not finding anything in any general access area. Second City sigils are super dooper dark.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Its metaplot. Involve people. Dont aks for easy.”

<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “RP?”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “Yeah, sure! I can probably get in a quick scene.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) Thumbs up, “Where would Sophia be?”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “Let’s see… Once she’s back on campus… Probably either downstairs at the physical cottage, in her own dorm or downstairs in the library, or outside near-ish the fountain, enjoying the lack of rain?”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Pick a spot!”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “Ok. I’ll get something up. Want me just to open the tab and stuff, or do you want me to set it, too?”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Pick a spot and I can set ð”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “Ok. Scene 39 open.”

<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Go bigger on the curse. This is heal-realm torture. THink the worst you can imagine. go bigger after”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “What is a heal-realm? Is something making Sophia’s bruises better in between?”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “No I was sayig hell realm. Sorry. Got excited. Its a typo.”
–FROM LETO VIA DISCORD-- Wizard says, “I’m basically telling you OOCly, short of dreamwalking into her head, you can’t do anything. You can pose doing all those things, but you don’t find anything useful. This is very plot centric so I’m spreading apart pieces for diff people, ya know?”
–FROM LETO VIA DISCORD-- Wizard says, “Honestly, if Sophia didn’t contact everyone to help her with this, I would’ve let you solve it with just you and COnrad prolly, ya know? But she already involved everyone else, so I’m giving them pieces of a puzzle to solve the curse.”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto, Sophia, Sunset[Web]) Wizard says, “You four or howmany you would like are free to conclude Sophia’s curse story in whatever way she is comfortable with. I come from a WoD background as a player and storyteller. I am used to bad shit happening without consent of players. Sophia comes from a different experience. So you finish the story. I will continue with the other parts that people have stumbled upon in other ways. Thanks.”

<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “So one more thing. I am extremely offended that you implied there was SA going on in your dreams. I never said such a thing nor would I condone it. I am an RL SA survivor. I would NEVER do that to someone else.”
<PM> (to Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “I am glad that wasn’t your intent, because so am I. But I ran the curses you sent me through more than one other set of eyes. I am not the only one who interpreted it that way.”
<PM> (to Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Like I’ve said. I’m not trying to ruin anyone’s fun. I’m not trying to put more work nor stress on your plate. I’m rolling with the story as much and as best as I can. I hope you probably had very good intentions, and it just didn’t hit how you wanted it to. Most people aren’t intentionally out trying to hurt others, and I can’t imagine you would be one of them. I’m just very happy that Leto can help me scale the curse’s side effects back to a tolerable to Soph’s typist’s limits. And then we can all work on plot and teamwork to actually CURE it down the road.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “Honestly, this whole conversation soured me to the whole thing. Just have Leto cure it. I’ve worked out what the other pieces are instead.”
<PM> (to Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Ok. I can work with that. Is there something you want me to tell to everyone else who is working on Sophia’s curse from their own angles, independent of me?”

<PM> (to Conrad<Off>, Sophia<1h>, Sunset[Web], Wizard<1h>) Leto says, “Hey Wiz, Leto’s trying to dream walk into Sophia’s mind to confront the curse. Would you like to be present for it for rolls and potential resolution?”
<PM> (to Calliope<1h>, Conrad<Off>, Leto, Wizard<1h>) Sophia (sophie) says, “Leto has talked Sophia into letting him try to dreamwalk. @Wiz, I think this is the kind of thing where GM’ing and a chance to ask for rolls/inform which rolls are the right rolls, is the kind of thing where we need your backup. Would you mind if I add you to scene 58? No rush for you to make your choices if you’re busy, we can pause/wait on stuff until it fits into your schedule.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “I’d need to ST a scene such as that”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “That’s why we’re inviting you?”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<53m>, Sophia) Wizard says, “So, as an aside, do you guys know OOCly that Mason, Madison, and Sunset are literally in a scene to find a cursebreaker?”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<54m>, Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Nope. Once Sophia handed out the info of what was happening, I figured other folks would take their interests and run with them, or not give a heck and not do things. Whatever other people are or aren’t doing aren’t my business. This is just what Leto and Sophia are trying, while others are doing their own things. Conrad is here because he’s their text message breadcrumbs.”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<55m>, Sophia) Wizard says, “Neither Calliope nor Wizard can enter scene 58. We weren’t invited.”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<56m>, Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Yes. That’s why we paged you, to see if you wished to be, so that if you did - we could add you. Was trying to respect your time and capacity.”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<57m>, Sophia) Wizard says, “Well Idk how you could run this scene with an ST ð”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<59m>, Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “All that has IC’ly happened so far is Leto and Sophia talking. Sophia just now fell asleep. Then we paged you, because obviously we need a storyteller. This is us saying we need a storyteller, and asking if you have time now, or if we need to pick it up later. This is us inviting you and asking you to be involved.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “I appreciate you wanting to protect your mental space from plots and put limits. I gotta put limits and boundaries for my mental space too. This morning was too draining for me to continue with this side plot. Like I said earlier, you finish it how you wanna finish it. I’m not going to be involved.”

<Chat> Sophia (@Jenn) says, “I want to, SO badly. But I think if Soph goes looking for a cabin in the woods before she goes to get herself to a healer… She’s gonna get yelled at. So. No one die. But if you’re injured enough to end up in the bed next to her at the clinic, she’s in for that.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “It’s not dangerous. We already turned off the booby traps/wards from last scene.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “And we figured out the password to turn it all off.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “There are also NPC healers who can fix stuff. The PCs we have aren’t the only ones.”
<Chat> Sophia (@Jenn) says, “What’s the fun of a solveable curse if there’s not plot, though? But. Yes. If needed, NPC’s will do.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “Uh, your curse is healed isn’t it? Leto did his thing.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “The cabin also isn’t a curse. IT was wards.”
<Chat> Sophia (@Jenn) says, “I mean. Leto got her out of hell. There are still injuries, unless we’re ret-conning the whole thing?”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “It’s your plot.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “So it’s your decision on how it goes.”
NOTE TO SELF - STOP ASSUMING GOOD INTENTIONS. Public denials of what someone was privately forced into is gas-lighting. Assuming best intentions in others only applies if best intentions are in existence…

txt <name> [<name> <name>]=<message> - Send a message to name(s) outside of a scene.

<PM> (to Leto<2h>, Sophia) Wizard says, “So there’s a new Erik player. He didn’t really wanna do the BARBIE thing. So please don’t reference him in Barbie, let’s not force a new player into stuff, yeah?”
%% You can pose again in scene 124. 3-per pose order is in effect.
<PM> (to Leto<2h>, Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Ok. That’s not what he’d told us earlier just today in pages. I will change that in the future. Thanks for saying something!”

<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Composure: Success (8 5 4 3 2)
<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Lore: Great Success (8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 1)
<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Thaumaturgy: Good Success (8 8 7 6 5 5 4 2)
<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Talented: Good Success (7 7 7 4 3 2)
<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Academics +1: Good Success (8 8 7 5 4 4 4 3 1 1 1)
[11:12]
<FS3> Sophia rolls Memory And Recollection: Success (8 7 5 5 4 1)

Jenn — Today at 11:35
Sophia has pitched an idea.
[11:33]
Waiting for Wizard to log in, catch up, and give a ruling.
[11:34]
Sophia wants to use the 'team of five thing combined with the three round to prepare thing to cast a spell of 'true sight/revelation, if that’s allowable?
Sophia says, “And my +1 was in my non-magic roll bonuse from Sunny at the zombie bite scene way back in the day.”
Sophia says, “3 casters with same spell same time would be +3 to casting. 5 casters would be +5 to it. 3 rounds prep time is another +3. If anyone has some leadership to toss the way of Sophia’s plan, that might also be useful. The least. That’s what the helpfiles said a while ago. It has been a minute since I read them, they may have changed?”

Future Maddie/Conrad Bioluminescent Party Pose - If Lake ever gets unfrozen:
Sophia got the same party invite as everyone got. She figured out the puzzle easily. The puzzle was the simple part. The hard part was deciding if she was or wasn’t going. It’s been a long fucking weekend after the longest summer of her life - and it’s only Saturday. Eventually, though. She goes. There are bigger and more important things to be doing than getting wasted surrounded by pretty people and prettier lights. But. She’s still making plans on how best to do any of what needs to be done. She could use a reason to do less over-thinking, and to not miss the moments of joy in the moment’s in between the massive piles of bullshit with which she doesn’t yet have answers at either side of the moment - past and future.

Christ. It’s a pity you didn’t keep that page conversation. It sounds like a banger.

I can ask if the guy who taught Sophia runes still has it. If so… I’ll see if he’ll re-send it my way, should you actually still care after all of the above.

Roz

@aine said in MU Peeves Thread:

@STD said in MU Peeves Thread:

Eh, no one here has much faith in evidence anyway, so go ahead and post the creepypasta notes. People will decide for themselves whether to believe them or not.

Fair enough. This was my ENTIRE notes file for Sophia: It’s spammy AF:

Sophia’s Social Media Tag: @Hedgician

Sophia has two dots in Thaumaturgy. And she has one dot in talent. Her talent is that she can study the ways other magicians use there spells. Eight people may light something on fire, but. They may use eight different spells to do so. Soph’s talent is that she can correlate the similarites and shave the differences, and sometimes come up with a more efficient or less wellspring intensive method.

How to use: Talented - Gain +1 dot on spellwork rolls related to your talent
How to use: Thaumaturgy - Gain 4 spells on the fly per story

Dorm Desc: Knowledge - 309:
Sophia has at least had the room long enough to have unpacked. Though, despite being incredibly tidy, there’s not much personality at first glance. It’s a double, and the halves are cleanly delineated. The right side is entirely empty and bare. The left, full but impersonal, save for the details one might find if they were to pay close attention to the spines of the books that fill the shelves along one entire side of the room, and then across its corner to the door. Within reach of the shelves is a double bed, neatly made with white linens and ample pillows in an array of colors and patterns. Beneath the window on her side is a desk, clean at the top except for a large canister full of multi-hued pen options, a small personal journal atop a larger legal pad, and a sleek laptop. Next to the desk, right up against the center line that marks Sophia’s space from that of a future room-mate is a mini-fridge with small freezer atop - because ice cream. And sitting atop it is a toaster, and electric kettle, and a french press, next to a ceramic jar with a bamboo lid and scoop, likely holding the coffee she’d said is available.

Knowledge Kid - Sophia’s magical specialty is Knowledge track. Her entrance exam was completed to dorm satisfaction in a record time, making her a minor legend, though it’s not something she mentions in general. She just tests well is all. She’s the library’s representative to student government, serving as secretary and keeping track of the minutes. Most knowledge kids know her as the girl you talk to about getting things done for the dorms and Knowledge branch.

Knowledge Specialties: Magical Theory and Spell Crafting
Sophia does not creates brand new spells or anything. At least not yet. She just studies the THEORIES of magic. She watches how spells in different specialties and hedge practices get to the same place by differing paths. She then studies those paths to find the roots that actually find the connections. And she uses those base connections to make the casting more well-spring effiecient and a little easier. She’s trying to figure out how to lower the risk of nifflers, in what tiny, small contributions she’s able.
The string theory of magical interconnections is definitely the topic of Soph’s year 2 thesis.
Her year three project will be actually working to design a series of spells that crosses all magical domains/hedge varietals/specialties that all have the same outcome, but customized to be as low draw as possible via each route. Likely, that spell will be something along the lines of helping an individual find the right book in any library that can get as close to the searcher’s need of information that exists upon the shelves.

Barbie Cult: Brakebill’s Advanced Research Baselines (and) Informational Experimentation
Members: Darin (Drinks), Erik (Shield), Leto (Storm), Sophia (Brains), Sunset (Odds)
Student Club/Organizaton: Breakbills Advanced Research Baselines (and) Informational Experimentation:
Not long into their first year on campus, Sophia and Leto started an independent student organization and club. They named it Brakebill’s Advanced Reasearc Baselines and Informational Experimentations. ie: B.A.R.B.I.E. Cult for short. They meet every Wednesday, as well as the third weekend of each month. Founding members were Sophia,Leto, and Erik. They research the theories of spellcraft and the wellspring, doing what they can to either prove or disprove popular hypothesis about the backgrounds of how magic and spells do and don’t work. They may or may not use the boring cover of research to get away with sometimes skipping the actual weekend meetings to throw a booze fueled camping weekend out by the pond when everyone else thinks they’re just out studying where non of their experimentations could accidently harm anyone.

Hedge Families: NOT a famous linneage. Just Sophia’s mom’s roots. Add to Grimoire via Soph tab at some point:
Webb - Appalachian Mountain Magic
The Webbs have lived in the mountains of Appalachia since the first non-indigenous people set foot on North America. Their magic is that of the low-country, granny charms and kitchen witchery in the blood, filtering into the survival of those who grew up knowing magic without training out in the hollers between hills that are literally older than bones.
Spells:
Poppet: Twigs and twine can be tied together with the proper series of knots to either repel or attract, depending on designs.
Sweet Tea: Lemon balm, bee’s balm, and mint can be steeped in the sun with the right incantations. Served with honey, it lets your words land sweetly, and helps you acclimate to wherever your honey came from.
Yes, Baby: With intentional encouragement and intentions, the user can influence courage, willpower, or extra understanding to anyone being tutored, taught, or mentored.
Simples: Any tea brewed and splashed with moonshine can offer simple healing, or make more complex healing go down easier in the right hands.

<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “If you ever do manage to sleep, you will have the MOST VIVID NIGHTMARES EVER.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “You will be trapped in a hell-like realm experiencing different kinds of torture. When you wake up, you will find hematomas (bruises) where you were tortured in your dream.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “You can have it healed off screen by your dad. But it’ll leave a nasty scar (in the shape of some sigil that remains unknown for now). YOu’ve effectively been cursed.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “It’s a Second City of Enoch sigil. That’s something different in this plot sense. Something that the Laveaus were doing deep research into. Now, that being said…”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Sophia and a group of students COULD try to break into the very restricted section of the library to see if anything there mentions it.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “But you’re not finding anything in any general access area. Second City sigils are super dooper dark.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Its metaplot. Involve people. Dont aks for easy.”

<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “RP?”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “Yeah, sure! I can probably get in a quick scene.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) Thumbs up, “Where would Sophia be?”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “Let’s see… Once she’s back on campus… Probably either downstairs at the physical cottage, in her own dorm or downstairs in the library, or outside near-ish the fountain, enjoying the lack of rain?”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Pick a spot!”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “Ok. I’ll get something up. Want me just to open the tab and stuff, or do you want me to set it, too?”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Pick a spot and I can set ð”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “Ok. Scene 39 open.”

<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “Go bigger on the curse. This is heal-realm torture. THink the worst you can imagine. go bigger after”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “What is a heal-realm? Is something making Sophia’s bruises better in between?”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “No I was sayig hell realm. Sorry. Got excited. Its a typo.”
–FROM LETO VIA DISCORD-- Wizard says, “I’m basically telling you OOCly, short of dreamwalking into her head, you can’t do anything. You can pose doing all those things, but you don’t find anything useful. This is very plot centric so I’m spreading apart pieces for diff people, ya know?”
–FROM LETO VIA DISCORD-- Wizard says, “Honestly, if Sophia didn’t contact everyone to help her with this, I would’ve let you solve it with just you and COnrad prolly, ya know? But she already involved everyone else, so I’m giving them pieces of a puzzle to solve the curse.”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto, Sophia, Sunset[Web]) Wizard says, “You four or howmany you would like are free to conclude Sophia’s curse story in whatever way she is comfortable with. I come from a WoD background as a player and storyteller. I am used to bad shit happening without consent of players. Sophia comes from a different experience. So you finish the story. I will continue with the other parts that people have stumbled upon in other ways. Thanks.”

<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “So one more thing. I am extremely offended that you implied there was SA going on in your dreams. I never said such a thing nor would I condone it. I am an RL SA survivor. I would NEVER do that to someone else.”
<PM> (to Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “I am glad that wasn’t your intent, because so am I. But I ran the curses you sent me through more than one other set of eyes. I am not the only one who interpreted it that way.”
<PM> (to Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Like I’ve said. I’m not trying to ruin anyone’s fun. I’m not trying to put more work nor stress on your plate. I’m rolling with the story as much and as best as I can. I hope you probably had very good intentions, and it just didn’t hit how you wanted it to. Most people aren’t intentionally out trying to hurt others, and I can’t imagine you would be one of them. I’m just very happy that Leto can help me scale the curse’s side effects back to a tolerable to Soph’s typist’s limits. And then we can all work on plot and teamwork to actually CURE it down the road.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “Honestly, this whole conversation soured me to the whole thing. Just have Leto cure it. I’ve worked out what the other pieces are instead.”
<PM> (to Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Ok. I can work with that. Is there something you want me to tell to everyone else who is working on Sophia’s curse from their own angles, independent of me?”

<PM> (to Conrad<Off>, Sophia<1h>, Sunset[Web], Wizard<1h>) Leto says, “Hey Wiz, Leto’s trying to dream walk into Sophia’s mind to confront the curse. Would you like to be present for it for rolls and potential resolution?”
<PM> (to Calliope<1h>, Conrad<Off>, Leto, Wizard<1h>) Sophia (sophie) says, “Leto has talked Sophia into letting him try to dreamwalk. @Wiz, I think this is the kind of thing where GM’ing and a chance to ask for rolls/inform which rolls are the right rolls, is the kind of thing where we need your backup. Would you mind if I add you to scene 58? No rush for you to make your choices if you’re busy, we can pause/wait on stuff until it fits into your schedule.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Calliope (Cal) says, “I’d need to ST a scene such as that”
<PM> (to Calliope) Sophia (sophie) says, “That’s why we’re inviting you?”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<53m>, Sophia) Wizard says, “So, as an aside, do you guys know OOCly that Mason, Madison, and Sunset are literally in a scene to find a cursebreaker?”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<54m>, Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Nope. Once Sophia handed out the info of what was happening, I figured other folks would take their interests and run with them, or not give a heck and not do things. Whatever other people are or aren’t doing aren’t my business. This is just what Leto and Sophia are trying, while others are doing their own things. Conrad is here because he’s their text message breadcrumbs.”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<55m>, Sophia) Wizard says, “Neither Calliope nor Wizard can enter scene 58. We weren’t invited.”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<56m>, Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Yes. That’s why we paged you, to see if you wished to be, so that if you did - we could add you. Was trying to respect your time and capacity.”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<57m>, Sophia) Wizard says, “Well Idk how you could run this scene with an ST ð”
<PM> (to Conrad[Web], Leto<59m>, Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “All that has IC’ly happened so far is Leto and Sophia talking. Sophia just now fell asleep. Then we paged you, because obviously we need a storyteller. This is us saying we need a storyteller, and asking if you have time now, or if we need to pick it up later. This is us inviting you and asking you to be involved.”
<PM> (to Sophia) Wizard says, “I appreciate you wanting to protect your mental space from plots and put limits. I gotta put limits and boundaries for my mental space too. This morning was too draining for me to continue with this side plot. Like I said earlier, you finish it how you wanna finish it. I’m not going to be involved.”

<Chat> Sophia (@Jenn) says, “I want to, SO badly. But I think if Soph goes looking for a cabin in the woods before she goes to get herself to a healer… She’s gonna get yelled at. So. No one die. But if you’re injured enough to end up in the bed next to her at the clinic, she’s in for that.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “It’s not dangerous. We already turned off the booby traps/wards from last scene.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “And we figured out the password to turn it all off.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “There are also NPC healers who can fix stuff. The PCs we have aren’t the only ones.”
<Chat> Sophia (@Jenn) says, “What’s the fun of a solveable curse if there’s not plot, though? But. Yes. If needed, NPC’s will do.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “Uh, your curse is healed isn’t it? Leto did his thing.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “The cabin also isn’t a curse. IT was wards.”
<Chat> Sophia (@Jenn) says, “I mean. Leto got her out of hell. There are still injuries, unless we’re ret-conning the whole thing?”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “It’s your plot.”
<Chat> Calliope (@chookitypok) says, “So it’s your decision on how it goes.”
NOTE TO SELF - STOP ASSUMING GOOD INTENTIONS. Public denials of what someone was privately forced into is gas-lighting. Assuming best intentions in others only applies if best intentions are in existence…

txt <name> [<name> <name>]=<message> - Send a message to name(s) outside of a scene.

<PM> (to Leto<2h>, Sophia) Wizard says, “So there’s a new Erik player. He didn’t really wanna do the BARBIE thing. So please don’t reference him in Barbie, let’s not force a new player into stuff, yeah?”
%% You can pose again in scene 124. 3-per pose order is in effect.
<PM> (to Leto<2h>, Wizard) Sophia (sophie) says, “Ok. That’s not what he’d told us earlier just today in pages. I will change that in the future. Thanks for saying something!”

<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Composure: Success (8 5 4 3 2)
<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Lore: Great Success (8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 1)
<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Thaumaturgy: Good Success (8 8 7 6 5 5 4 2)
<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Talented: Good Success (7 7 7 4 3 2)
<FS3 Rolls> <FS3> Sophia rolls Academics +1: Good Success (8 8 7 5 4 4 4 3 1 1 1)
[11:12]
<FS3> Sophia rolls Memory And Recollection: Success (8 7 5 5 4 1)

Jenn — Today at 11:35
Sophia has pitched an idea.
[11:33]
Waiting for Wizard to log in, catch up, and give a ruling.
[11:34]
Sophia wants to use the 'team of five thing combined with the three round to prepare thing to cast a spell of 'true sight/revelation, if that’s allowable?
Sophia says, “And my +1 was in my non-magic roll bonuse from Sunny at the zombie bite scene way back in the day.”
Sophia says, “3 casters with same spell same time would be +3 to casting. 5 casters would be +5 to it. 3 rounds prep time is another +3. If anyone has some leadership to toss the way of Sophia’s plan, that might also be useful. The least. That’s what the helpfiles said a while ago. It has been a minute since I read them, they may have changed?”

Future Maddie/Conrad Bioluminescent Party Pose - If Lake ever gets unfrozen:
Sophia got the same party invite as everyone got. She figured out the puzzle easily. The puzzle was the simple part. The hard part was deciding if she was or wasn’t going. It’s been a long fucking weekend after the longest summer of her life - and it’s only Saturday. Eventually, though. She goes. There are bigger and more important things to be doing than getting wasted surrounded by pretty people and prettier lights. But. She’s still making plans on how best to do any of what needs to be done. She could use a reason to do less over-thinking, and to not miss the moments of joy in the moment’s in between the massive piles of bullshit with which she doesn’t yet have answers at either side of the moment - past and future.