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saveyourbrain2014-07-06 09:29 am
scramasax) wrote in saveyourbrain2014-07-06 09:29 am
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The All-Purpose CR/Plotting Meme - July 2014
As always, the meme's open for making arrangements with and between not only current but potential characters in StE; there will be a header under which to comment with potential characters. If you have an app in that has not been processed, please, don't be shy about commenting around for prospective CR and plans on entry - though, of course, remember that plans will be tentative!
For characters of either status, toss up a comment with your character's reincarnated name, pre-incarnated name, canon, and occupation in the subject line. E.x. "Cinderella | Rarity | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Family Pet" In the body, of course, place any information you see fit; go on ahead and use this form if you'd like a place to start or take it however you feel -
Lazarus "L" Lawliet | Death Note | Private Investigator and Owner of Espresso Yourself
Pre-Incarnation: L Lawliet
Location: Locke City, NJ
Occupation/Position: L owns Espresso Yourself, a local coffee shop that is notable for openly prioritizing hiring numbered people. Less openly, L moonlights as a private investigator.
Lazarus was a chess prodigy who burned out spectacularly and spent a few years on a wholly hopeless and self-destructive bender before he started getting L's echoes. It's not even an exaggeration to say that they've saved his life and given him purpose, but as intelligent and talented as he is, his past demons remain a factor and have left scars, figuratively and literally, that are a challenge to work around. Dealing with him is high-risk and high-reward but, at the very least, it is seldom boring.
Pre-Network CR Opportunities: L has distant relatives in Russia, England, France, and Japan. He was orphaned and raised by his (now deceased) uncle and he has not met most of these relatives; the exception are his paternal grandparents who were unhappy with his father's marriage to a Catholic girl and kind of disowned them all. Outside of family, L spent a lot of time in his youth competing in chess tournaments; if your character was on that circuit at all between 1994 and 2007 or so, they undoubtedly remember a young and vaguely pitiable young Grandmaster who played a beautiful game of chess but was withdrawn and couldn't seem to get out from under his overbearing uncle's shadow. During this time L also did a lot of presentations at chess clubs in middle schools and high schools, which was largely the only contact he had with kids his own age. Though he was homeschooled, he took college classes in his early teens, progressed quickly, and was halfway through earning master's degree in Criminal Justice at Locke City University by the time he was 17. Classmates in the same track at the same time would remember him, along with the fact that he dropped out suddenly mid-semester.
Starting in 2007 and ending in 2009 he was at White Pines Psychiatric Hospital in Locke City. Volunteers, doctors, and other residents would remember him. Drug dealers and people who have been in rehab for drug use might also have brushed shoulders with him. HIT ME UP I am easy and love pre-existing CR. I'm happy to work with you to figure out something.
Open/Wanted CR: EVERYTHING. Good, bad, old, new, sweet and spicy. I love pushing my character and seeing what different people can challenge him into doing and thinking.
Haunts: He is a fixture at the coffee shop Espresso Yourself for much of the week during the daytime; although he's the owner, they are reliably understaffed and it's not unusual for him to step behind the counter when needed. He likes the park, too, but since he's a detective he's often poking his nose around where he has no business. This is very, very flexible.
Potential Subjects of Interest: People who need jobs always catch L's interest, since he has something he can give them. He pays close attention to the network and doesn't respond well to posts or topics he perceives as unimportant or a waste of time and attention, since he operates on a very tight schedule. Anything to do with a case, whether it's one he's already taken or might want to. Because he fancies himself an intelligent person he's likely to chime in on a lot of topics... either revealing his genius or his surprising naivety on a lot of matters.
Other Info: Lazarus is a decent enough person. Canonly, L isn't, so much. Right now I'm working on trying to balance Lazarus' genuine desire to do good with the kinds of tendencies and memories he'll be echoing back pretty soon. This is challenging and I foresee a few bumps along the way. Because I apped an already frustrating character with a very bumpy backstory involving sensitive subject matter like mental illness, drug abuse and a suicide attempt, he has an opt-out post if you want to be shielded from a certain kind of subject matter in interactions, or would rather not interact with him at all.
Alternatively if you have a character who is dealing/has dealt with similar issues and might share a unique perspective with L that allows them to bond over mutually helpful insight and experience, I would love to apply it to that kind of development.
Anything Else?: I love plotting. Plot with me sometime.
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L's about to have some nasty business with the Mafia go pear-shaped, and he'll come out of it pretty rattled. I feel like interaction around this time can only be fascinating.
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Oooh! That sounds really interesting. Rakka would certainly be worried for him.
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and Chuck is Cesar's past-life brother, and also yet another mafia snitch....
basically what i'm saying is, we should do something with this
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Right now L is preparing to impersonate a mob torture specialist in an attempt to gain access to Moises and spring him. Something needs to go wrong and it needs to be something that L, in all his thoroughness, confidence and careful planning, did not foresee. Because of the attack on the coffee shop, he thinks there's a leak, but he doesn't expect it to be coming from Cesar's camp (even though he probably should; unlike his canon counterpart, he really wants to think the best of people who need his help.)
With two snitches, there is a lot that could go wrong. At this point (getting close to zero hour and all) I'm OK with pretty much anything about L being leaked, and the aftermath and fallout, of course, should have more fireworks than the 4th of July with that "past brother" connection.
I'm pretty sure I have you added on plurk, but would you be a dear and remind me what yours is?
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Also I don't think I do have you added on plurk actually...I'm CaptainPlanette.
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When researching torture methods L echoed back the fact that his preincarnation really does know an unsettling amount about torture. It's been keeping him awake at night (like he needs more things like that.) He might well make a post on the topic, keeping it vague but possibly not so vague that one couldn't read between the lines (especially if they already know something about the Mafia's plans.) Alternatively, depending on what Cesar-mun is up for following L and Cesar's last conversation, maybe it's possible that Cesar would confide in Chuck? These are just a couple of ideas; I'm not married to them, and if you have suggestiosn I'm pretty easygoing about it and would definitely like to hear them. :D