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theibitingman) wrote2017-09-23 07:30 pm
theibitingman) wrote2017-09-23 07:30 pm
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one of us, one of us: chatter post
This is just to BS and start ballparking shenanigans, really.
The best kind of asshole? XD
Got it! I'll go jump on those and sit all /chinhands reading them
Got it! I'll go jump on those and sit all /chinhands reading them
The best. He's not a "good guy" and yet he is.
Ohhh no. Now I'm very glad I gave you the timeline but also be warned of spoilers for House.
And that whole self indulgent shark jumping thing.
And that whole self indulgent shark jumping thing.
We really ought to create a master list of links for this whole ridiculous timeline, since it's not just all talk and planning but completed or in-progress psls that people can actually read and follow. 8D
Yesssss~ We will make sure you have fun! I'm here for any questions you've got, about Houston or the site or whatever. And hopefully I can figure out adept stuff to be able to play with you or something.
Thank you! :D
My one question right now is about Houston and Texas in general: any slang/language stuff that I should be aware of to keep a more realistic Texan character going? Deena obviously shouldn't be talking like me (a Canadian, eh) so yeah, what should I know there?
My one question right now is about Houston and Texas in general: any slang/language stuff that I should be aware of to keep a more realistic Texan character going? Deena obviously shouldn't be talking like me (a Canadian, eh) so yeah, what should I know there?
Late to the topic, but ahaha yeah Sam's friend is kind of an asshole, but he's her asshole by this stage of the game (and a big softie, deep down).
That depends on how "southern" you want her to sound. Does she have that "southern drawl", or just picked up on some of the local slang?
A bit of both, really. Her personality is very much "southern belle!" Think if Charlotte La Bouff from Princess and the Frog was running a Wal-Mart. Yup, she's that kinda gal.
She sounds amazing already! The real biggie, I think, (as you saw from Brit) is that y'all is ubiquitous right alongside guys/you guys? You even hear it used in formal contexts like a business call, TBH. Other considerations, people do kind of embrace the stereotypical Southern talk as a way of trying to be deliberately charming/cutesy/folksy? So she might lean on cliches like "howdy, folks" or "Y'all come back now, y'hear?" or even "bless your heart". That last one can double as both being quaint/sweet, or incredibly condescending/passive aggressive, depending entirely on tone and context.
Cute little pet names are also a thing along a similar vein, and can range from being casual, (there are people who just call LITERALLY EVERYONE hon/darlin/sweetie/sugar/whatever out of habit, if they're not using their actual name) to deliberately cutesy/~down home country hospitality~, to also super condescending/passive aggressive, again depending entirely on tone and context and if they use them habitually. (Imagine airing your long-standing grievances to a roommate, and they just give you a little smile and shoulder pat before saying something like "Oh, bless your sweet little heart. I'm sorry you feel that way, hon." You're probably going to get mad because they're talking down to you instead of taking how upset you are seriously, and then they'll be able to defend themselves by claiming they never meant/i> it to be offensive, they're sorry you took it that way.)
Other stuff..... hmmm. The only other one I can think of ATM is people seem to use "fixing to" more down here than elsewhere? A la "I'm fixing to go to the store, you want anything?" while you're wandering around trying to find your keys/purse/otherwise preparing before you actually leave. I'll throw down more stuff if/when I can think of it!
(Brit, you'd probably notice regional eccentricies more than I would. Anything you've noticed over the years?)
Cute little pet names are also a thing along a similar vein, and can range from being casual, (there are people who just call LITERALLY EVERYONE hon/darlin/sweetie/sugar/whatever out of habit, if they're not using their actual name) to deliberately cutesy/~down home country hospitality~, to also super condescending/passive aggressive, again depending entirely on tone and context and if they use them habitually. (Imagine airing your long-standing grievances to a roommate, and they just give you a little smile and shoulder pat before saying something like "Oh, bless your sweet little heart. I'm sorry you feel that way, hon." You're probably going to get mad because they're talking down to you instead of taking how upset you are seriously, and then they'll be able to defend themselves by claiming they never meant/i> it to be offensive, they're sorry you took it that way.)
Other stuff..... hmmm. The only other one I can think of ATM is people seem to use "fixing to" more down here than elsewhere? A la "I'm fixing to go to the store, you want anything?" while you're wandering around trying to find your keys/purse/otherwise preparing before you actually leave. I'll throw down more stuff if/when I can think of it!
(Brit, you'd probably notice regional eccentricies more than I would. Anything you've noticed over the years?)
Thank you for this! At the risk of sounding terribly "Hurr durr look at me", I kinda had a hunch that this would be how it goes. (The study of culture and its expressions (language, art, conceptions of health, etc.) is kinda what I'm trained in so yeah)
I was thinking normal speech for Deena would be something like: "Aw, bless your heart, hon, you don't have to be so formal! Mrs. Johnston was my mother, you call me Auntie Deena." Sound okay?
PS Sunday nights I usually have a block of time where I'm busy from 7 to 9 my time so that is why my response is delayed. Supper and heading out and all that.
I was thinking normal speech for Deena would be something like: "Aw, bless your heart, hon, you don't have to be so formal! Mrs. Johnston was my mother, you call me Auntie Deena." Sound okay?
PS Sunday nights I usually have a block of time where I'm busy from 7 to 9 my time so that is why my response is delayed. Supper and heading out and all that.
Ooooh, awesome! :3c In that case, you're right on the money, that sounds like a good snippet of dialogue. No worries about being busy, though!
Yay! Things are coming together nicely :D
\o\ /o/ Your journal name is beautifully spot on too BTW.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE EXCITED
I'm just sorry it's going to be a few days before I'm on top of things enough for a thread, but that gives us a little more time to figure out what scenario we want, at least?
ffff we probably should
It started with The Ridiculous PSL; how did we end up with a whole CONTINUTY?
It started with The Ridiculous PSL; how did we end up with a whole CONTINUTY?
Really? That's great; I'd love to see the sheets, if you still have 'em kicking around.
I didn't remember where the couple had their place, but here's what I remembered/guessed: Felix and his sisters (because IIRC, he has more than the one? and is the youngest of the lot) were taught adepts, since their great-grandmother was the first adept in the family. The family, with the exception of the sister who moved away, has a catering company in Edmonton (and at least one chinchilla, Blueberry being an occasional biter). Felix and Sam crossed paths in university (I think Felix was returning, though I don't know what for; I do remember he's a few years older than he looks because his whole family's enjoying decelerated aging) and the kitchen witches were Sam's intro to the OU proper. They remain on good terms; she stops in to visit when she goes home to the Northwest Territories, usually once in the summer and once in the winter... for Folk on the Rocks and for Christmas, respectively.
What I took liberties with:
- Sam went in with the kitchen witches, to barter a number of keys for a useful ritual (for sending messages which appear only to the intended recipient, on the first blank piece of paper they handle, or the first blank textbox they open). You remember the cleidomancer I thought about making, the one who had that spell to alert him when a door/lock he'd enchanted was bypassed?
- Samstole got an old, old-fashioned dressmaker's dummy to trade to the power couple, who were looking to acquire one ASAP. Possibly to use in a sort of ward/proxy-flavoured ritual benefiting the mielomancer? (Possibly she's expecting and they're taking all the precautions; possibly it's pretty recent news, which could explain why they'd want something like that as soon as it could come.) A dressmaker's dummy completely covered in brass pins seems like it would be a good principle component for a protective effect.
- Later on, Sam will trade a key worth a major charge (thanks, aliens) to the key guy for one more ritual (She's going to get a slightly modified version of Neptune's Awakening, of whatever it is in UA3 that's like "if you don't drown, you get a sig. good going!")
Pff, nothing to be sorry for!
I didn't remember where the couple had their place, but here's what I remembered/guessed: Felix and his sisters (because IIRC, he has more than the one? and is the youngest of the lot) were taught adepts, since their great-grandmother was the first adept in the family. The family, with the exception of the sister who moved away, has a catering company in Edmonton (and at least one chinchilla, Blueberry being an occasional biter). Felix and Sam crossed paths in university (I think Felix was returning, though I don't know what for; I do remember he's a few years older than he looks because his whole family's enjoying decelerated aging) and the kitchen witches were Sam's intro to the OU proper. They remain on good terms; she stops in to visit when she goes home to the Northwest Territories, usually once in the summer and once in the winter... for Folk on the Rocks and for Christmas, respectively.
What I took liberties with:
- Sam went in with the kitchen witches, to barter a number of keys for a useful ritual (for sending messages which appear only to the intended recipient, on the first blank piece of paper they handle, or the first blank textbox they open). You remember the cleidomancer I thought about making, the one who had that spell to alert him when a door/lock he'd enchanted was bypassed?
- Sam
- Later on, Sam will trade a key worth a major charge (thanks, aliens) to the key guy for one more ritual (She's going to get a slightly modified version of Neptune's Awakening, of whatever it is in UA3 that's like "if you don't drown, you get a sig. good going!")
Pff, nothing to be sorry for!
Haha thank you! I was like "What would display both her love of the 80s and Wal-Mart...OMG YES I KNOW EXACTLY"
No worries, no worries! You do you and we'll go from there when we have the time to do it.
Goddamn, you remember more about Felix than I do. These liberties sound pretty excellent, though. :3c
I'll try to find those sheets for you, I thiiiiiink I still have them kicking around? I remember that Felix's sister and her Fleshworker husband were both secretly Sleepers and using having such a great neutral territory/the fact that people seriously tell bartenders everything to keep tabs on the Chicago Underground scene and keep it under wraps. And I had I think a pair of Boozehounds associated with the bar, too? One was a cranky old asshole, the other was a ditzy as fuck Boozehound/Fool combo who loved erryone and was a concierge at a snazzy hotel, so he knew like EVERYTHING going on in the city and could basically procure anything you wanted with mad networking skills.
I'll try to find those sheets for you, I thiiiiiink I still have them kicking around? I remember that Felix's sister and her Fleshworker husband were both secretly Sleepers and using having such a great neutral territory/the fact that people seriously tell bartenders everything to keep tabs on the Chicago Underground scene and keep it under wraps. And I had I think a pair of Boozehounds associated with the bar, too? One was a cranky old asshole, the other was a ditzy as fuck Boozehound/Fool combo who loved erryone and was a concierge at a snazzy hotel, so he knew like EVERYTHING going on in the city and could basically procure anything you wanted with mad networking skills.
OH! Felix is /your/ character? 8D Sam's mentioned him a few times. Well...no, wait, she's not. Not by name, anyway - she's been really careful about that. /I/ know the name from narrative.
LOL if they ever meet, Darnell will be able to commiserate - he's /also/ the youngest and the only boy. Catherine is the oldest, Linda's the middle, and Darnell's the "baby"...something that Cat reminds him off at every opportunity. She calls him "Baby Bro" even now when they're all in their 30's (37, 36, and just turned 33...Darnell's bday was on the 12th). XD
LOL if they ever meet, Darnell will be able to commiserate - he's /also/ the youngest and the only boy. Catherine is the oldest, Linda's the middle, and Darnell's the "baby"...something that Cat reminds him off at every opportunity. She calls him "Baby Bro" even now when they're all in their 30's (37, 36, and just turned 33...Darnell's bday was on the 12th). XD
Edited 2017-09-26 01:23 (UTC)
I'm glad you approve! I really probably should have cleared these things with you, but I figured you wouldn't mind much, BUT I am nevertheless very glad to have the Infy Seal of Approval.
Also: if Felix is going to be an uncle, MAN his nibling is going to have an interesting upbringing. I wonder if this hypothetical kid would end up growing up to be a mielomancer (as per the family tradition) or what. One thing's for sure; between mielomancy's Elixer and their fleshworking dad, they're never going to be sick a day.
I DID NOT REMEMBER THE SLEEPERS THING. HOT DAMN. Though TBH that's probably a pretty cushy turf for Sleepers because I doubt the Chicago rats want their town drawing any heat. I'm kind of digging the thought of the boozehounds, too, especially the ditzy one, because nothing's as much fun as a good rumour mill... and a big fancy hotel has to be prime rumour-growing ground.
Also, that reminds me of a quote from (I think) some Stephen King book: "There are two types of work-functional alcoholics. Those just too snake-mean to fall down, and those so sweet other people cover for them, way past the point of insanity." I'n misquoting, but.
Also: if Felix is going to be an uncle, MAN his nibling is going to have an interesting upbringing. I wonder if this hypothetical kid would end up growing up to be a mielomancer (as per the family tradition) or what. One thing's for sure; between mielomancy's Elixer and their fleshworking dad, they're never going to be sick a day.
I DID NOT REMEMBER THE SLEEPERS THING. HOT DAMN. Though TBH that's probably a pretty cushy turf for Sleepers because I doubt the Chicago rats want their town drawing any heat. I'm kind of digging the thought of the boozehounds, too, especially the ditzy one, because nothing's as much fun as a good rumour mill... and a big fancy hotel has to be prime rumour-growing ground.
Also, that reminds me of a quote from (I think) some Stephen King book: "There are two types of work-functional alcoholics. Those just too snake-mean to fall down, and those so sweet other people cover for them, way past the point of insanity." I'n misquoting, but.
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