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August 2022 Trial Plotting Post

Trial 4 Plotting Post
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Welcome to our plotting post for this month's event! This plotting page will not include any generic mingle introductions found on the live event. If you have questions about the trial, let us know down below!

Feel free to use the following form for your plotting!



[ Prompt OnePrompt TwoPrompt Three ]

BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS
Content Warnings: Willing or unwilling memory shares, possible dangers depending on memories, potential death/injury through canon memories, alternative versions of characters, influenced psychological states of mind, fantasy-centric transportation of soul/body, being trapped

Massive bubbles form and float throughout Folkmore. Some massive, some small, but all easy enough to see with the naked eye. They sparkle and shine, radiating unusual colors and as one floats by, you see things happening inside. Looks like these aren't ordinary bubbles in the slightest...

THE MEMORY BUBBLES

People who touch the bubbles, whether by accident or on purpose, will pop out of thin air! The next thing you know, you are inside what Amrita refers to as the Memory Bubbles. Predictably, memories are stored inside of these bubbles: memories of all those who currently live in Folkmore. You may find yourself in a stranger's memory, a friend's memory, or one of your own. But one thing is for sure: you won't be alone! Touching a Memory Bubble causes an enormous drain of Lore Energy and replenishes this by snatching up whoever is around to throw into the Memory Bubble with you. Sorry!

You two will need to interact and bring up the Lore Energy to get out of the memory! Don't worry. This won't drain your spoons. If you refuse to interact, you will be stuck in the Memory Bubble rather indefinitely...And relics won't be on your person when you arrive.

The memory itself will take place in a specific location at a specific time. This may be limited to a room or an entire world but the core memory of the bubble will continually repeat itself. You will not be able to bring anything out of the memory...But the memory is tangible. You may be subject to maiming or injury by any monsters or enemies in the memory. If you die in the memory? You will wake back up in the memory and each death will become increasingly painful. The memory can be simple or complex, good or bad, dangerous or safe. The point is that it should be an important memory to one of the characters present in the thread.

More than two characters can participate in the Memory Bubbles. You will grow hungry and tired as you normally may in the real world. It is believed experiencing the memory in full will provide enough Lore Energy to send you back to Folkmore...But some people may discover they have to have some rather involved interactions and conversations to really boost the Lore Energy.

If it is your character's memory, you have two choices: either your character manifests in the memory as they were the day of that memory (ie; your character is temporarily reverted to a child for a memory from their childhood and may interact with other characters as that child) or your character will arrive in the memory as is from Folkmore. Characters can interact with characters from memories so if you wanted your girlfriend to meet your mom...Now is a great time! Tampering with memories here won't actually impact any trajectory in your life, so no worries about timeline fuck-ups!

For those confused or especially anxious about the circumstances, Thirteen may appear in the memories to provide a bit of information on what's going on and what they need to do to leave.

You may choose to explore memories from beyond your character's canon point or from alternative routes your character may have experienced if they chose a different path. You can invent memories or use canon memories. You may even distort memories if a character doesn't have the correct memories. It's a flexible system, but the memories must come from someone currently in-game. Please make sure to obtain permission about memories from all parties involved to avoid potential spoilers or stepping on any toes.

When you finally do have enough Lore Energy, the Memory Bubble will burst. You and your companions will float down gently to the ground and be able to go on your merry way!

EXCESS BUBBLES


Thankfully, not all memories come to form Memory Bubbles. Some just generate enough energy to create surprisingly sturdy, large bubbles that carry along with the breeze. It might seem like a break from the memories, but if these bubbles come within a few feet of you, regardless of any powers you may have, they snatch you right up and trap you inside. You won't be lost in a memory...You'll just be...

Trapped inside of a bubble. Floating around Folkmore. Hopefully, you still have your relic on you since you will be able to transmit messages this way - but if not...You're out of luck! Anyone trapped within the bubble can't get themselves out - even if they have the abilities to do so. Something about the bubble just nullifies abilities...This means they aren't easy to save people from either.

If another character touches the bubble, they will just get sucked into the bubble with the other person. This might get a little cramped!

Being inside of the excess bubbles isn't especially exciting. You aren't trapped in a memory, but you're incapable of getting out. You can be heard/seen through the bubble, so at least that's on your side.

The trick to popping bubbles is through long-distance attacks. The moment you're within a few feet of the bubble, any powers and weapons are rendered useless. So, anyone with projectile weapons or abilities? It is your time to shine. It's a good thing bubbles generally move rather slowly!

Except some...Some dart about when people try to knock them down. You will want to be near enough to catch anyone inside as well or else your attempt at "saving" them might result in a splattered mess. No one wants that.

A few damsels have been caught up in these bubbles already! You can find Sunny, Hazel, Kaeya Alberich, Wei Wuxian, Sophie Groeneveldt, Minato Arisato, Caleb Widogast, John Egbert, Flynn Scifo, Tony Stark (EMH), Keyleth, and Rhys Dryden in these bubbles. Their bubbles are especially fast and sturdy. You will have to add some serious firepower to burst their bubbles...!
I THINK I AM FINALLY CLEAN
Content Warnings: Extreme weather conditions, torrential downpours, flooding, thunder/lightning, high winds. Possible injury/death through these circumstances, possible shark attacks, sucking life energy from people.

The problem with the past is that sometimes it will catch up with you no matter what you do. All of those Memory Bubbles grow and expand, floating up and filling the skies above with glimmers of people's memories. And when they burst...the unique Lore Energy gathered from the Memory Bubbles will fill up the sky and gather in massive, swelling clouds.

August is filled with rumbling thunder over the hills and a downpour that makes June seem barren. Storms crash throughout Folkmore, regardless of where you may be, and the downpour seems to go on and on. The Lakes begin to overflow and you will find streets flooded and maybe, if you're unlucky, your home flooded too. Those living in Tree Houses or in the Satori Hills Apartments may be patting themselves on the back right about now...But anyone else...Good luck!

This isn't standard flooding though. The water has been enriched by Lore Energy and you will be able to find a variety of mythical-looking sea creatures. More than that? The Lore Energy has flooded into the very air around you which means you shouldn't be too surprised if you see jellyfish floating by your house or a school of fish darting around. If you jump up, you will discover your can actually...float through the sky as though you are underwater and swim about.

It's a little unusual with the real water down below, but sometimes magic doesn't make sense. However, people who are struggling with letting go of things will find that they...don't float so easily. They will come crashing back down. Maybe talking out your feelings and allowing yourself to clean up any lingering doubts will do wonders for your soul and lighten the burden.

Some people who do provide forgiveness to themselves and others will swim easily through the air. Some may even find themselves capable of temporarily transforming into mythological sea creatures, whether mermaids or hippocampi. For some, this may become a permanent ability when in bodies of water should they learn to master the skill. We will not be moderating this and players may choose what it takes for their character to acquire this ability on a permanent basis.

It's a good thing either way because with the recurring storms throughout August and increased likelihood of dangerous floods...It might be handy to have some merfolk around to help save people from potentially drowning. Alternatively, some may find it incredibly soothing to stand out in the rain and just allow it to let it wash away your worries. Some may find they can achieve a potential Role Shift or Power Up when they allow themselves to enjoy the rain. This means they might switch from Familiar to Legend or Myth or vice versa and they may have increased abilities. They will additionally feel an increased boost of positive emotions.

The waters and storms will begin to recede towards the end of August. This will leave Folkmore filled with mud and some crawly critters, but after that has passed, there will be one last burst of greenry before the inevitable rotation into fall.

This isn't a good situation for damsels either. The following situations could happen to anyone but...these are some of the first to go: Yuri Lowell, Mariane Cousland, Lan Bo, Nico di Angelo, and Bella Swan will find themselves getting trapped and locked into place by some weirdly aggressive seaweed that has sprouted up out of the earth. This seaweed isn't as harmless as it looks though! As the hours tick by, it slowly drains its victims of life, making them more and more zapped of energy. This can eventually kill someone if they are left too long. Breaking them out of the seaweed isn't as easy as untangling them either. You will need a blade made of pure gold to cut through the seaweed.

Next are the lonely sharks. These aggressive beasts are more like giant puppies with desperation for companionship. They flock to people they can find and shake their bodies, filling the "water"/air around them with hazy flecks of silver. This will put anyone into a compliant trance and the lonely sharks will pull them off and keep them as a neat trinkets in their caves and grottos. These sharks will bring their captives shiny objects and food...But they really don't want you to leave and can get aggressive with those who try! The strange silver magic they emit has a nullifying effect on abilities or the desire to leave.

These sharks will get incredibly vicious if you try to attack them or steal their pet away. You can kill them, certainly, as you would a regular shark...But the true way to "defeat" these beasts is by giving them a big old hug and some snuggles. These guys might be terrifying to look at, but at the end of the day, they are also just kind of lonely. They will sadly release their new pets. The damsels they capture are as follows: Gwenhwyfar, Asahi Yuki, Steve Rogers (MCU), Mary Bennet, and Milo/Lucien Crown.

SUMMER GAMES PART 2
Content Warnings: Content warnings here.

Content Warnings: Alternate versions of characters,

The Summer Games of Camp Camelot come rain or shine! Amrita seems rather good at keeping the floods away from most of the camp (though don't be shocked if your cabins get a bit wet...) and she has no intentions of slowing down!

This month's games are a bit...kinder than last month's, let's just say. Or at the very least, you have a lower chance of being completely mauled by some bizarre creature. Erm. If you ignore the fact that there might be some great white sharks swimming around in the air nearby...

Anyway! The Summer Games! Come and enjoy for you will likely wind up with some neat prizes!

CAPTURE THE FLAG CHARACTER

Nothing like an old classic! For Camp Camelot, the teams are already chosen based on what Cabin you are in. Red, orange, green, and purple! Each character will be blessed with a temporary glowing fox tail in the color of their cabin that floats just behind them. Guess there is no way to cheat your team in this! Each team will have a base they must protect! But that's not it...You have a flag to protect too! Only in this case, it's not a flag...It's a character. Damsels have been selected for each team and will be completely glowing the color of their team along with their magical fox tail. Talk about being an eye sore!

That isn't all though! The Flag Character will have their powers completely nerfed at this time. They will also inspire an insatiable urge in opposing teams. People will want to chase and catch the flags and bring them back to their own bases! Even if you're normally a friendly person, seeing a Flag Character will make you go absolutely bonkers. Ya gotta have them!

This enchantment will only happen during the day between 12:00-5:00 pm. All enchantments will wear off afterward.

Red Team: The base for the Red Team is the area around the Firepits. Red Flag Characters: Arashi Kishuu and Reko Yabusame.

Orange Team: The base for the Orange Team will be anywhere around the Cabins. Orange Flag Characters: G'raha Tia and Eleanor.

Green Team: The base for the Green Team will be in a small patch of woods somewhere between the Docks and the Camp. Green Flag Characters: Izuku Midoriya and Ken Kaneki.

Purple Team: The base for the Purple Team is the area around the Docks. Purple Flag Characters: Judith and Tinya Wazzo

The objective is to get as many Flag Characters to your base or to keep your team's Flag Characters safe. Anyone who is NOT a Flag Character will have their usual abilities. As there will be multiple rounds of this throughout August, we trust players to just consensually decide on who "wins" in each cycle. There is no real prize for this specific game - it is more a matter of testing one's abilities to be able to rescue and protect.

STAR CATCHERS

The next game begins when the sun sets and stars begin to fill the sky. If people have been paying attention to the skies of Folkmore, they would instantly realize that there are far more stars than usual up above. Vibrant, colorful stars seem to be shooting across the sky, off to land in foreign worlds...Or in this one. You might see these colorful stars come hurtling down towards the ground and Amrita encourages people to try and catch as many as they can.

If the stars land, they will cause an enormous, dazzling burst of light to pop off silently into the air. These stars will manifest as different variations of characters present in-game! Older versions, younger versions, gender-swapped, evil versions, good versions...There seems to be no rhyme or reason! But the Star Variation of the character will be able to go about and do as they please for the majority of August until they are either killed or naturally turn back into stardust.

Now, what happens if you actually catch one of these stars? Well! You will become a different version of yourself. Either one of the variations listed above or the Absolute Version of yourself: the ideal you whether good or bad. You will feel perfect in this form. Catching the stars is tricky, but gosh, is it worth it! This version of you will too eventually fade to stardust or end if you are killed. Those who catch stars may be granted temporary abilities in accordance with the stars.

Basically: if you catch a star, you become a different version. If you don't catch the star, a different version of you will be walking around out of your control. Does anyone actually really want to exist like Thirteen where there are all these variations of her walking around...? Well maybe...What do we know?

It is possible to snuff the stars out. If you catch them in a bag and immediately contain them, there will be no variation to form. Instead, you will be gifted with a rare star stone that can grant the catcher a power boost or a sense of calm. These star stones are highly valuable but only work if they are on the person when they are being used. They cannot be broken or destroyed but they can be lost.
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Sunny 🔪 Omori (Familiar)

[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-11 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Content Warning: OMORI spoilers, suicide, depression, body horror, psychological horror, violence/blood, finger trauma, gore.

Player Name: Ashu.
Player Pronouns: She/They.
Player Contact: [plurk.com profile] justaways + ashu#2687
Preferred Tag Style: Action, por favor.
Monthly Pacing: My usual speed.. expect me in your inbox a lot. I'm making tag ins to my top level limited, however so please read carefully.
OOC Limitations/Disinterests: I'm interested in all of the things. Gimmie.

Character Name: Sunny
Character Role: Familiar (.. for now.)
Current Mindset/Health: Not good at all, captain. He's slowly been losing his sanity here and it won't be long until he reaches a very desperate and dismal point in his life without proper help and care.

Trial Accomplishments: Are y'all ready for some Yume Nikki shit? Prompts 1-3 are future memories that take place in Sunny's dreamworld / safe place of escapism that isn't always such a safe place.
■ Truth Book (1-2 tag ins, established CR only): We're literally going to be exploring an eerie version of Sunny's house with photographs scattered all over the house that slowly unravel the truth of his past that he has repressed. Depending on how many pictures Sunny and company collect, each one will slowly begin to disfigure him. How this plays out may vary and I'm open to how far we want to take this. Collecting all of the photographs will reveal what horrifies him the most and he will end up covered in blood and missing all of his fingers (since this memory is an imagination memory, he'll be fine once they leave the dream bubble.) Will your character make him stop collecting photographs, encourage him to collect photographs or just overall be horrified about what it's doing to him?

Or we can only collect a few photographs and keep the truth of his past a mystery and just vibe in this awful place, maybe have a therapy session, until it's time to go. Big spoiler video for reference.

■ Welcome to Black Space (2 tag ins max, established CR only): Welcome to the part of Sunny's head where he represses all of his fears. This option will provide some weird ass things to happen and a repeated death of a character from his memories in a fucked up looking place. Each person who tags me will get a different weird world. Two of them involve decapitation, one of them involves physical assault / beaten to death, one of them involves dismemberment and one of them involves spiders. Let me know if you have a preference. Also open to having your character be the one that faces a sudden death as well (can.. can I do that?)

■ King Crawler (2 tag ins max, OTA) Another dreamscape memory, but this takes place in a forest that is dense with fog and filled with spiders. This is our action prompt! It's you and Sunny versus this giant centipede looking guy. Best of luck, the centipede likes to eat things.

■ Keep on the Sunny Side (2 tag ins max, OTA): Finally, an actual memory that is nice. This is a prompt where he's just finished building a giant tree house with his friends and his sister who was still living at the time. Meet his cute friends, his sister and maybe see how much he actually detests the violin.


■ Excess Bubble (Damsel Prompt): He's literally just going to be asleep in his bubble until you wake him up. Does he even realize what is going on? The excess bubble can be low to the ground or we can traumatize him and make the kid with a fear of heights wake up with the bubble high off the ground.

Trial Failures: I'm honestly here for horrible things to happen because I am a horrible person. In Truth Book, actually pulling through and revealing all of Sunny's truth will have a big pivot point in his development in Folkmore, but I am also completely okay with Sunny and company tapping out after a few photographs are collected and leaving him (and you, hehe) in the dark. There will be other opportunities for him to overcome his fears.

Wanted CR: Sunny has a plethora of mentors and familial bonds already, but I am open to more. He's already getting a few small crushes on people that he probably won't do anything about and I'm always open for him making friends since he's a shut in who just.. doesn't.
Unwanted CR: Not really. Sunny doesn't actually have any enemies I don't think (UNLESS ASAHI NEVER FORGIVES HIM....) but I'm open to everything.
Open/Closed to New CR: Little bit of both.
Timeline of Trials: Kinda free gaming it. Rest of the time during flooding, Sunny will be staying at Dr. Strange's house and being in a safe spot so I will be bypassing any flooding scenarios.
Edited 2022-08-11 17:42 (UTC)
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[personal profile] overnightoaks 2022-08-11 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Dropping a comment to officially sign up for centipede fight
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-11 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
one centipede fight claimed!! LETS DO THIS, LETS HAVE SUNNY STAB!!
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[personal profile] overnightoaks 2022-08-11 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
HENRY WILL BUFF HIS KNIFE SON
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-12 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
omori (who is the dreamscape version of sunny) is the most offensive character, so yes, give him all the buffing.. sunny’s emotion will effect how he fights, im sure you have seen the emotion chart i have shared before.. so cheer him on and make him happy to increase his speed/luck, make him sad to raise his defense and weaken his attack, make him angry to raise his hit rate and lower his defense.. if you’re interested in playing with a mechanic like that.
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Re: Sunny 🔪 Omori (Familiar)

[personal profile] briarprincess 2022-08-11 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
oh man Yor is NOT gonna like the truth book situation but its also not a problem that can be solved with violence so shes not going to know what to do about it??

If someone else collects the photographs for him, will the effects be different?

(this is me signing up btw)
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-11 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
oh this an interesting plot twist.. let me explain..

each photograph shows a little bit of the memory that sunny has blocked out for his protection.. sunny getting hurt is a metaphor for how painful it is to come to terms with trauma to work through it..

yor could definitely collect the photographs and see what sunny is repressing, since each photograph is revealing a bit of his repressed truth.. however, i don’t think he will fully be able to work through it if he doesn’t see what it is, as photograph is physical evidence of the trauma that happened to him..

yor could piece the puzzle together and see what it is and tell him later, but without seeing it with his own eyes he will be in denial of what happened still.

either way works for me, i am game for yor collecting pictures and being the only one to see what happens or i am down for the alternative to a certain point or until he loses all of his fingers. i cannot say for sure how sunny will react to being injured, he might beg for it to stop or might be curious enough to push onward.

SORRY ALL OF THIS IS BRUTAL BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO..
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[personal profile] briarprincess 2022-08-11 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I think as soon as she sees that they're hurting him, she'll try to make him stop and collect the pictures herself. She doesn't like seeing the poor boy hurt.

after she collects them all, depending on whats on them... she'll probably feel like she HAS to show them to him.
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-12 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
that works for me! he will still get disfigured, as that is what happens in the game (fortunately it is all just a dream! but it’s terrible) so again either way is fine.. again, the option to also try and tell him outside of the memory is also there but it will be very hard to convince him what happened right away.

which will still be very pivotal to his development regardless.

i will leave if you to you with how it plays out since the whole experience could be traumatizing too yor too.
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[personal profile] thornspawn 2022-08-12 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Is it weird that the sister memory may hurt Marus more than the others?

(Yes this is me signing up)
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-12 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
AYOOO!! he will probably be very emotional and feel a sense of happiness if you’re picking the sunny side option .. so cute..
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[personal profile] heirlift 2022-08-12 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
If they're established enough, I'd love to get in to Black Space. You are welcome to kill John if you think it's interesting, he's used to it, it's fine.

If not, I totally understand!!! And maybe Sunny Side instead, so they can bond over having sisters??
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-12 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
im open to having john in black space!! welcome to hell john..

i think if you wanted him to die… um.. the best option that might make the most sense is spiders, decapitation (via elevator door, please don’t ask) or…

turned.. into a watermelon that breaks into.. pieces… um.. im so sorry his imagination is really weird
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[personal profile] heirlift 2022-08-14 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
why must spiders haunt him.....

but I think the decapitation actually works best because then he can ALSO have something to bond with Dirk over, two birds one stone!!
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-14 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
rubs my greedy little hands together... excellent..

black space is up for you! we will explore some other doors first before john meets a horrible fate...
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[personal profile] thinkfirst 2022-08-12 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Idk what level of establishment they are at since really they have only interacted on the network, but! I'd love to get Flynn in on Black Space—fears (and the repression of them) are a really huge theme for him this month, and he's a strong boy who can take a repeated amount of hits if things get violent (i.e. I'd be super down for being nearly beaten to death)

If you're already maxed out / they're not yet established enough, then perhaps sunny side for a pleasant change of pace!!
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-13 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
time for flynn to witness the mayhem in sunny's head... ganbatte yo, flynn!!
it's a finicky prompt, but flynn won't get attacked unless he intervenes the character that is originally attacked in the dream bubble to rescue him..

sunny won't be sure what to do, but it won't be springing into action if flynn wants to .. get beat up by overpowered children..

[personal profile] halsband 2022-08-12 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm here for a second centipede scenario if desired.
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-13 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
i don't know anything about your character but he looks very badass ;A; one centipede fight coming up!

omori has a fighting mechanic that is fun to play with where sunny's emotions effect how he fights, so if that is something you're interested in, we can definitely explore that!

[personal profile] halsband 2022-08-13 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm canonblind to Sunny too, but I read your info and they have a few things in common surprisingly, including sister trauma of a similar vein and headspace alter egos, though Heine's is more literal. I'd be fine with that emotion fighting mechanic, see what happens, might be awful.
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-13 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
I'M EXCITED... protect / help him fight, mister scary man...
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-13 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
closing up tag ins!! WAO.. thank you all for your interest!!
working on a catch all post so keep eyes peeled for that.
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[personal profile] ironism 2022-08-14 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
I can have Tony Stark here get Sunny out from the bubble! He's on a canon update, but he'll be back in a few days, so forward-dating this thread to after the 16th if that works for you?
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[personal profile] oversleep 2022-08-14 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
that works perfectly! ill wait patiently, no problem! i am looking forward to iron man cr hehehe.. when is he getting canon updated?
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[personal profile] ironism 2022-08-14 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
13th-16th. I'll toss a tag at your open post, and we'll just pretend this happens post his canon update. Whee! :>

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