MARCH ATP/EMP

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Hello all prospective Drifters, and thank you for taking a look at Route 666! Our second TDM is going up on MARCH 15th/16th our Reserves open on MARCH 20th and Applications open on the March 25th through the 31st!

And in the meanwhile, this post is for potential players to introduce themselves and characters they’re thinking of playing! Get excited, get planning with other folks, talk about potential monsters you’re interested in, etc! We are also opening this up for current players to post ATPs to draw in some new castmates and the like!

New Players, if you would like a template, here is one:

<u>INFO!</u> <b>Player Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> <b>Character Info:</b> <u>PLOTTING!</u> <b>Monster Ideas:</b> Monster forms you’re eyeing up? Trait combos you might try out? <b>Vehicle Ideas:</b> Vehicles you might use? Qualities that catch your eye? <b>Game plans:</b> How will your character react to being on a spooky roadtrip, and what sort of trouble might they get into? <b>Desired CR:</b> What are some relationships you would like to build with you character? <b>Other:</b> Whatever else you want to list goes here!

Current players can use this template if they wish!


<B>Fandom:</b> (You may list this as either a singular fandom, or a series! We also recommend putting an ATP: CANON NAME in the subject bar!) <B>Current cast:</b> (Who is currently in the game?) <b>Wanted:</b> (Who would you like to see?) <b>Assorted About:</b> (A space to share what's been going in with the game cast lately, any ongoing plots with characters, or stuff you are currently plotting/looking forward to?) <b>Extra:</b> (Anything extra/memes/gifs/etc that you'd like to place here!)

And thank you again for checking out the game!

Comments

[airskate]

I already said this on plurk but I am incredibly excited by the prospect of CR with Shadow and Cass!!

[androidvictoriam]

I remember checking this game out a while back but not wanting to be a LCW in it, and I've always had fun throwing Danse into games where the setting is just a total wreck but he's having a good time because it's still not as apocalypsey as his apocalypse.

I might check out the TDM here when it goes up, because who doesn't love a good monster transformation?

[taediosum]

!!!!!!!!!

I would love to see Danse in the game! Depending on his canon point, they could have some very interesting CR lmao, but either way. Yes. He gets it. The accommodations here are like crazy nice compared to the Wasteland, what are people complaining about.

I'll definitely keep an eye out for you!!

emp: cringe wizard

[galdorleod]

INFO!
Player Name: Lazdo
Contact: lazdo

Character Name: Wizard Howl
Canon: Howl's Movine Castle
Character Info: Manic pixie dream boyfriend who lives in a moving castle as a wanted criminal instead of going to therapy. When he was ten, he made a contract with a demon because he felt sorry for it, and he's been treating every day like his last ever since. Novel version also available, but I prefer to play both of them in a vacuum as LCWs, taken from an early point in their canon. (Howl is most fun when he's messy. :3)

PLOTTING!
Monster Ideas: It's gotta be some kind of Volare, right?? Might try going with a mix of harpy and something from Welsh mythology (iykyk).
Vehicle Ideas: .........would a moving castle be too much. TBQH he would probably just move into someone else's vehicle at his soonest opportunity because he wouldn't want to drive, lmao.
Game plans: He will be freaking out about being spirited off somewhere against his will, but being a person who loves adventure and has never wanted to stay trapped in one place for very long, I think he'd eventually come to enjoy it a lot. Especially if he can help others and hit on any person who remotely interests him.
Desired CR: People who will roll their eyes at them, people for him to butt heads with, other free spirit types he had have irresponsible adventures with. Children to take under his wing. Bad romances! (good romances likely impossible)
Other:

[androidvictoriam]

It could be interesting for sure! Honestly, I don't think canon point would even be an issue, if you wanted to play around with mutual wariness or animosity or Danse generally just being a big orange Brotherhood problem for Arcade in a setting where they can't avoid each other. He's always down to be obnoxious about it whether he knows he's a synth or not, lol.

But excellent, I'll be there!

[taediosum]

True. But also........ Arcade's truck has the Enclave insignia on it. So there's that. To make things worse.

Yay!! (•̀ᴗ•́)و

[androidvictoriam]

hahahahaha oh man that sure would make things worse, wouldn't it? I'm so here for it and what a total 180 it would be for their interactions.

[taediosum]

Arcade just desperately pretending he doesn't know what that means ;; it will be terrible and chaotic and I am super here for it.

[undyingcrow]

I feel like Akechi and Howl could be really funny because a) this kid's already sprouted talons, wings, and feathers (oh my!), but also... very serious and aloof teenager who was robbed of a normal childhood and has a severe lack of whimsy in his life.

Though tbh, he'd be fascinated by the concept of a moving castle...

[tokencanadian]

INFO!
Player Name: Drizz
Contact: lightdrizzel

Character Name: Pyrrha Nikos
Canon: RWBY
Character Info:
An exemplary Huntress-in-training. A prodigy that excels in strength, skill, durability, and all other ways a child soldier young warrior is meant to. Pyrrha is kind, intelligent, sincere, and every bit the kind of brave hero she's aspiring to be. She's also a good bit lonely because she is so good, and that's ostracized her from her peers for a long time, until she met Team RWBY and joined JNPR. But that's a long story...

She also controls poles has magnetic powers. And is extremely apologetic.

PLOTTING!
Monster Ideas: Definitely eying either a Celestial or Taurus. Maybe an Undead. I could see her as a Infernal too. Idk, I'm flexible.
Vehicle Ideas: Either something extremely fitting or extremely not fitting. Like a retro roadster or a motorbike. Maybe a motorized chariot.
Game plans: Pyrrha will react poorly to being somewhere like this almost immediately, given how she uhhhh.... went through some things back home. She'd be coming from the end of Volume 3, so her most immediate problems would be figuring out... where she goes in her life from that point. She'd very quickly throw her lot in with the caravan though and work to do her share.
Desired CR: Other un-ironic heroic types, romantics, child soldiers, people who feel like they've been pressured into one path in life, metal people she can stick to by accident. Gimme it all.
Other:

[hellsgatekeeper]

Hmph. Then perhaps they did deserve it. I won't stand here and defend the god's poor choices.

It is when you involve humans that you prove you're just as uncaring and cruel as they are.

[onesurvived]

Napppiiiiii 💖

That's a long time... fun fact, when I was first going through Umineko properly like 2 years ago I was fairly sure I'd come out with a Natsuhi muse myself, but then chapters 7 and 8 happened and the Eva muse hit me like a truck. I've been on-off playing her / EVA since.

I've definitely seen an Ange and Sayo around, but that's all. There's not many of us. (Life is busy for me for the next couple of months, but if you do end up getting Nappi settled in game and want a terrible sister-in-law for company after that I could possibly be persuaded!)

[discolouredwings]

Tbh Natsuhi was a suprise for me. Because I started with Sayo back on deviantart around EP5. Played Hideyoshi a bit back then too. Though I remember nothing and do not wish too or I might die.

But I also might die if Eva showed up at Route666 after Natsuhi's turned into some horrible monster creature. But in a good way.... Or Eva might die, given Natsuhi's lack of license and only been driving a few months uh...

I know the feeling. February and March have been ultra busy for me, combined with getting ill. Natsuhi is me trying to get back into things.

[redhandedtailor]

INFO!
Player Name: Stanwick
Contact: dm or Stanwick

Character Name: Cal Zabo/Dr. Winslow/Cal Johnson
Canon: Agents of Shield/MCU
Character Info:

Cal has no memories of the many many many people he's killed. As far as he knows he’s always been Winslow, a veterinarian who has murdered zero people. He’s recently opened his own practice in the city (it's going to be a magical place) and things are going great for him. Adoptions are every Tuesday. Everything is fine. Nothing is amiss.

The truth is a lot more complicated than that, obviously. Winslow is in fact a bandaid stretched over the tattered remains of Cal's psyche, manufactured by SHIELD in attempt to offer him a humanitarian alternative to life in prison at the request of his daughter. Rehabilitation was always a tricky prospect for Cal. He has a good heart under all the murder but he also has a trauma induced hair trigger temper that makes him generally unsafe to be around. The goal of creating Winslow was to let the best of Cal's personality take the lead and plaster over all the trauma and neurological damage that made him so volatile.

The problem is this memory erasure/implanting process has a history of failure.

It might be helpful to think of Cal as a gothic horror character that got misplaced in a world of superheroes. He’s the MCU's take on Mr. Hyde. A kind hearted doctor turned mad scientist, drinking down strange homebrewed elixirs and going on murderous rampages in the name of revenge for his wife and long lost daughter.

Also he uh, brought his wife back from the dead and it was not a pretty or painless process. Fun fact! Zabo comes from the word for tailor in Hungarian.

PLOTTING!
Monster Ideas:
Draugr or Cerberus would be such good fits for him. I want him to be undead, to really experience the pain Jiaying felt after he brought her back from the dead. She had to kill a lot of people to sustain her own life and it scarred her deeply. And a prey animal like a deer suits Cal. He was a doe eyed sweetie once upon a time.

On the other hand he is SO dog coded, and essentially was his wife's attack dog for years when they were murder rampaging together. And I love the idea of giving him one calm head and one snarling head that holds all the trauma and rage.

I actually commissioned a design like that years ago too. Though I’m leaning towards Draugr as of writing I gotta show it off!

Vehicle Ideas:
The van his daughter, Daisy lived out of when she was a homeless hacktivist, a 1983 GMC Conversion Van. Complete with little dancing hula figure on the dashboard.

Game plans:
He is going to be so confused. He’s just a normal guy! Why is this happening to him? As the pressure mounts and he’s exposed to more violence and trauma those fake memories will start to show their cracks as his memory is jogged. An extreme identity crisis will ensue. I want these two personas to really have to contend with one another. Can they coexist?

He has extensive knowledge of human and animal doctoring, which I think will be really helpful on the road. He's a very talented surgeon. Also he can cook up methamphetamines and other drugs if given the proper facilities.

Desired CR:
At his best Cal is nurturing, and very dorky. He just oozes Dad Charisma. I think it goes without saying that he’s a natural father/uncle figure type of guy. He even had a whole gaggle of teens under his care at one point. (It might’ve been a cult lowkey tbh.) But I’d also love for him to have friends who are a little more on his level. He was on the run, spree killing for 25 years and he’s missed out on all sorts of relationships. Also I’m not opposed to romance, he’s a cute guy with a big heart and a lot of love to give. But there's a lot of baggage there. He was absolutely dedicated to his wife even after she left him and carries the guilt of resurrecting her, effectively turning her into a monster. There’s a lot of pain there.

As for negative CR? It’s possible, even if he’s trying to behave! Cal despises SHIELD and any kind of surveillance state agency in general. If your character was part of a group that kept tabs on powered people and heaven forbid locked them up he will not like you.

Other:

[onesurvived]

Oh wow, that's interesting! The only other one I toyed with playing for a bit was Dlanor, she's fun. Eva / EVA have stuck though, which given my first reaction to her was "Gods will you stop stirring shit for five minutes Eva!" was a surprise to me too!

Let's be honest, she'd probably bully Natsuhi about turning into some horrible monster creature- only to end up turning into one herself and having to eat her own words LOL. I imagine she'd at least be a not terrible driver, but that's not saying much.

Hoping life gets less busy for us and you feel better soon tho!

[discolouredwings]

I feel like that's just the Eva vibe. 'She's the worst but so entertaining' (then she turned out to not be the worst actually).

It depends what mods pick for her. Because my choices for Natsuhi is itty bitty goat-taur, kitsune or angel/unicorn with six wings. The former are gonna be a lot easier for Eva to make fun of... I'm just bloodthirsty and want Natsuhi to run over people.

ty ty. I've been better just over a week and only have one big thing to get out the way left. So I've gotten my freedom for another year.

[faceguy]

oh man making Maruki a celestial... incredible

[takutomaruki]

he would be so SOOO perfect for it i know

dorked helped me open my eyes :3

[definitionofcrazy]

Nothing to offer but driveby props for playing this guy, I thought he was fantastic in Agents of SHIELD and I love the idea of him getting some love.

WIKI LINK

[takutomaruki]

SO TURNS OUT THE WIKI IS DEAD AS HELL

https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Takuto_Maruki

[discolouredwings]

Hello, I don't know if you know Umineko. But you should know that me and Mega (Akechi's player) were joking about Maruki trying to give Natsuhi therapy and then needing it himself. Because woooo boy, she is a mess.

[takutomaruki]

i alas *don't* know Umineko but i might do a quick google search haha. either ways i am SO down to maruki just...struggling while already being a shitty therapist LMFAO

[discolouredwings]

Welp, googling the series will give you many a spoiler.

The non-spoilerly cliff notes
-chronically ill housewife
-As a teen her family got in debt. Guy who put them in debt told them they could pay back him back by giving him her cause he was looking for a wife for his son
-So she got pulled from school for that
-The son in question
- The sister in law
-She's been married into this for 30 years ....
-AND THAT'S WITHOUT THE SPOILERS

[thetatters]

OH MAN I am canonblind but fascinated and delighted. John is weirdly well-suited to, uh, this extremely specific form of identity horror! He's a fragment of an eldritch entity/malevolent god/Cthulhu-tier Great Old One who lost his memories and got shoved into the body of a mundane middle-aged detective. He spent a month helplessly, voicelessly bound to a hospital bed, where the kind nurses called him John Doe. He took that as his name, became buddies with the man he was possessing, and has been struggling between the identities of "John Doe, really into art and poetry, willful amnesiac" and "KING IN YELLOW, FEASTER FROM AFAR, DESTROYER OF WORLDS" ever since. It's hard to reconcile the repressed murder memories, he totally gets it. They can talk.

NEW post because there were some mistakes made previously

[takutomaruki]

INFO!
Player Name: Uriel (a certain friend!!)
Contact: here or on uri3l1611 on discord :3

Character Name: Takuto Maruki
Canon: Persona 5 Royal
Character Info: Wiki since there is a LOT of lore

A bit of tidbit here: Dr Takuto Maruki starts off the start of that year as a voluntary counselor at Shujin Academy. He cares for the students and is known to deeply connect with others and sympathise with their problems- which ultimately makes him one of the more popular and well-loved members of the faculty when he does finish his tenure. He is extremely friendly and very easy to reach out to which isn’t a facade in itself as he finds himself wanting to help those in need and lend a helping hand to those who suffer.

He dresses formally and is known to be mostly prim and proper- even with the hint of air of awkwardness around him. He is alert and sharp when it comes to picking up on comments or statements said by his patients that he wouldn’t hesitate to dive into depending on how comfortable they are.

Of course there is a lot underneath the surface! Takuto Maruki is a very broken man who can't overcome his own grief and has made it his life mission to remove all pain and suffering from the world. He has an immense saviour complex or even something of a martyr who is willing to take away all of humanity's free will for the sake of seeing them happy and fulfill everyone's dreams and wishes. As one can see this benevolent wish sounds great in theory and...a little worrying in practise.

More info will be in the actual form.

PLOTTING!
Monster Ideas: I am currently VERY much eyeing Angel right now. It fits Maruki to the T and fits his blind idealism! specifically very celestial but I also want this man to show up to others like "Do not be afraid :D" I am also still very open to hear from others on what they might think of a good intentioned but manipulative good doctor as a monster ! If not that then Wraith or…fairy. Something good willed but twisted ugwim
Vehicle Ideas: A taxi! I know! Its a little ridiculous haha but Maruki (SPOILERS?) drives a taxi at the end so maybe it will be a nice little irony of him just being blatantly confused?? However the inside of his taxi is very hospitable and if possible, just be one of the most comfortable taxis ever with a lot of leg room. The seats can give you a massage and the taxi has a whole fridge for snacks and drinks! All free of charge
Game plans: Dr Takuto Maruki is a very inquistive fellow by nature- even if he might be a little terrified of the monsters before quickly adjusting to it and coming up with countermeasures using Azathoth. Maruki will meddle into matters and offer to help in areas where people are struggling. Safe to say if we get any celestial powers here- Maruki will be manipulative with them.
Desired CR: Treat him with kindness and acceptance and he will be your confidant He is also a BIG nerd and passionate in academic. Specifically in pyschology. Any and all scientists are welcome. If you want to push at his moral dilemmas…he might entertain those as well. He is also incredibly attuned to people's body language, someone’s tone and moods and is generally good at reading people and helping to be at ease and get them to open up. obviously if your character wouldn't open up then that’s a different point.

Other: CW-> Okay despite all the desired cr stuff as mentioned in the *personality* section all of his kind and empathetic actions have twisted motives. He really does believe he’s doing all this for the right cause and is deluded enough to fully believe himself to the point that even if you do openly challenge his points- he will be skeptical of you. He will NOT fully open up with you on any important matters regarding himself. A character can push him around a little bit but he will hold a grudge out of spite. He’s a certified liar and manipulator who sorts after any information which can further his goal so do proceed with caution. He’s also mentally not right in the head so there’s that.

gimme ideas thank you

ALSO one more warning: i don't want to deal with TOO MANY mental health problems without like outside ooc talk cause uhhhh i do not have any professional background i just weave through papers where i can and tbh neither is maruki a skilled one