gothamgabber

[gothamgabber]

I believe it's under Visibility and the need may be to enable users on Tumblr to search for your blog!

I'm not terribly sure myself, oh dear!

@gothamgabber says:

I'm making a list! I'm checking it twice!

For some reason, your blog name won't link! Can you check your options to help your RP partner find you?

I have no clue what option it would be.

[gothamgabber]

Excitement! Relief! Interaction!

42 is truly the answer to All Things!

42 names went into a hat! Let's see who gets paired with who and what their circumstances are! Please remember to be responsible roleplayers and communicate however you like! The prompts are optional, too, if you come up with something else, that's awesome! If you've been matched with yourself or you can't play with your partner, let me know, no explanations needed. I'll see if anyone wants to double up!

@izakk-tiberius-kyle & @belladonna-ismyfavoritecriminal : you've both been following leads to a small new crime group and they've landed you in an abandoned garden center.

@cutelover76 (Bast or Kidcanine) & @jules-the-vampire : I'm excited for this! Some people talk to bartenders, some talk to baristas, some people even talk to therapists! This one talks to the vampire on the McDonald's graveyard shift.

@cecilistired & @taught-by-the-alley : A Perfect Pairing! I wish I could take credit, but the random generator decided this was fate! A case of mistaken identity leads the Zoology major to be brought to a mob boss...who looks weirdly like their English Lit professor.

@sleep-deprived-tim & @belladear (find blog through @cecilistired if needed!) : let's face it, you're both fans of Spoiler and Nightwing. You've been chatting about how cool they are on the same message board for years. You know each other's first names. Today's the day you're meeting up with your Internet friend.

@eleanor-wayne & @junior-super-lord : This pairing made @flyingprodigy's mun laugh when he read it out to me! To quote him, "Steal the child! Steal the child, Eleanor! Become your father's daughter!" So, let's go with that. Welcome to the Wayne family, Jon. This one has therapy!

@xxapollo & @obsession-withthenight : a child mercenary meets a vigilante fresh out of her origin story! Is this an accidental sidekick acquisition or the start of a dark comedy duo? This rooftop feels a little crowded!

@rowanvitale & @did-i-ghost-you : Another genuinely hilarious random pairing! The necromancer and the ghost kid, like peanut butter and honey! Or will you be like olive oil and peat moss? Either way, you two do need to find where Constantine left that book of summoning rituals unless you want a certain sarcophagus opening back up.

@raven-thewaygate & @damian-demonspawn : I chose the best classroom organizer tool, clearly. A finicky magical problem in Gotham has Raven visiting for a week. (It's not dangerous, just time consuming) Damian is interested in stories and what Nightwing and Red Hood were like as kid heroes, and maybe how he compares. Maybe a cross generational friendship is in the works. Or maybe Raven's had enough demons in her life.

@json-todd & @drake-wayne-enterprise : This Jason Todd has adopted a million kids. This Timothy Drake Wayne is pulling CEO double duty. Sometimes they meet up at a secret location to do something that relaxes them (sparring? Spa days? Floor time?) and commiserate.

@babsggordon & @ivy-rose-walker : Magic and tech don't always see eye to eye, and Barbara is curious why cameras around this one tattoo artist sometimes pick up weird effects. Maybe some personal investigating will end with new friends and extra protection for both of them, magical and technological!

@grantagonist & @caspianova : sometimes being a baby gang member means trying to sneak out of the ER before the CPP get there. Or any of the people you've met who would care when you get knocked unconscious. Good luck!

@flyingprodigy & @seam-queen : This one's tricky! Luckily, I can look Brad's mun in the eye as I tell him that Brad's looking for a therapist unconnected to Arkham, the Batclan, or the Wilsons. He doesn't want to worry his people or get them more tangled up in his recovery, so maybe a certain info dealer can help? Unless she decides this could be great info gathering and encourages the guy with no danger sense to share things with a masked stranger. He's weirdly well connected for a civilian.

@gothamizhome & @best-detective-since-sherlock : One of you is a supervillain. One of you is a detective. Both of you are trying to hide this from each other at this wedding. Too bad you've been assigned to work together to make sure things go right for the next three days. Your friends the Bride and Bride really are gonna owe you for this...

@bstandsforbabydaddy & @lexcorp-luthor : This one is tricky, too! Again, either of you are uncomfortable with this random pairing, let me know! If you're up for it? A fight with yet more alien invaders sent Luthor's office to the End of Time and it's taking up space. Time for Peter B to take his weirdest rescue road trip yet! And maybe he can give a little advice out to this villain who doesn't realize he's crushing hard on his hero.

@le4ves-1n-the-w1nd & @jean-paul-azrael : This could be so interesting! Azrael had heard rumors of a Saint. Honestly, it sounds fake, but if there truly is a Saint popping into this sinful dimension, it could be that the title "Saint of Overseeing Bullshit" is correct. And if not... One less heretic! Look out, Leaf!

@marthajo & @alfred-worth-every-penny : I swear it was a random generator, I put you all in a big Internet hat and shuffled three times. A chance encounter; one of Martha's fun little plots is about to go down until she recognizes a long lost friend among the potential casualties.

@that1greendude & @gothambarista : Gar swings by one of the many late-night cafes that Gotham boasts. He's in town to help/get helped by Nightwing with a villain connected to both Jump City and Gotham and he needs his vegan snacks! He was not expecting every animal instinct in him to hone in on the person behind the counter.

@akatarantula & @circus-champion : I STG it was random. This is fate. This could be interesting! Do the timelines align at all?! Tarantula's been in Gotham long enough to be noticed. Maybe Dick needs to kick her out. Maybe Dick needs to confront her. Maybe Dick's never met her before and this is about to get weird. Who knows what's going to happen when they discover each other while breaking into a mobster's business office.

@candy-corn-requested-by-shadows & @gothidaii : It's another unexpectedly perfect match! It's entirely possible that an insect themed vigilante would stalk and/or "gently kidnap" the guy working for Beau the big bug villain. Finding out that Dai has physical insect wings? That's wild. Now Reaper really wants to talk about bugs!

@onyxdayy ( @mydayinthebuilding )& @damietheprideprince ( @yippiescorneroftheinternet ) : Oh dear! The villain of the day actually managed it this time! They actually completed the summoning despite the Young Justice team doing their best to stop it! Even the. Summoner looks surprised! The demonic being that trips out of the portal looks the most surprised of all, though! Lucifer's great grandson is from a world barely related to the Young Justice one. They'll have to keep him (and the world) safe until they find a way to send him home. In the meantime, Damien is taking notes on his to improve his evilness. Or is he making friends?

@ravonna-lexus-renslayer & @bearspiracies : honestly, this might be the best thing. A former Time Variance Authority Judge from another, very removed dimension, and a gay teenage conspiracy theorist. Is the weird pull of this dimension a result of the timelines breaking down with nothing like the TVA or Loki to prevent them? Sitting in Gotham's City Park, Ravonna has some theories and Bernard is there to walk his duck broadcast them!

AND THAT'S IT! That took hours! Special thanks to @donkoogrr for following everyone and helping me stalk. And for letting me make a murderboard before talking me out of my perfectionist spiral <3

This is not a dating app, this is a goofy little thing that I hope people enjoy!

Look! Look at all the cool people who want to RP! Let this encourage you in the future to reach out even if you can't think of a reason to interact - maybe they can imagine one! You, yes you, might be the person they've been too shy to talk to!

Good Luck! I'm going to relax now!

[gothamgabber]

Everyone knows that the first step to Doing a Thing is to take a picture of your workspace and artful clutter you want to show off.

I'm starting to write names down. I will stop accepting new names once the poll closes (unless they look very polite)

I will sort them by

Timezones if given on pinned info

Minor vs Adult vs Preferred Ratings to try to keep everyone at a good interacting comfort level

RP styles! An essayist is going to struggle to go anywhere with a single sentence response. A short responder is going to feel pressured to match an essayist. I'll try to judge based on what RPs I'm going to randomly stalk on your blogs.

Character Vibe. Who might click if they happened to meet for no logical reason?

???

As y'all can see, I have many notes for myself on how to do this in a more organized fashion in the future. If I've missed something I should try to sort by, call it in the comments so I can add it in!

A Frien set me straight that I was doing too much. You're all going in a big hat <3

[gothamgabber]

How interesting! What is this?

There's a Social Mixer occurring!

And just in time for Pride!

{I want to throw a game idea into the RP void. Comment on this post with your RP Blog and I will assign you another RP blog who comments according to whether I think your characters would get along. Or hate each other. I'm not picky, I've just seen a lot of posts lately about people being shy to interact. So let the strange man put you all in a box and shake you up a bit. I'll even provide a prompt for interacting!}

{Y'all ever want to set two other RP accounts on a Blind Date type of thing? That's this. It doesn't have to be romantic, I just want to encourage character interactions!}

{send me a dm if you have a particular request for a prompt... Or if you see your secret RP crush in the comments! Or if there's someone you'd like to avoid in the comments!}

Names are being Drawn! Expect a post soon!

[gothamgabber]

"Summoning someone in? How interesting! Welcome to the glue trap!"

They make a creaking humming noise low in their throat filter gullet.

"Observing stations are good for Seekers!" The person waves a tongue fin hand toward Gotham's abandoned Observatory.

They look sideways at Jinx with an eye that briefly seems to be her size.

"Have a care! When you live in a dream, you must be sure not to wake the dreamer!"

[the pressure is back and intense, baring down on Jinx from all directions and concepts. It is a gentle pat of discouragement on the nose. It is a warning of horns and boiling seas.]

[it is gone]

[and so is the stranger]

Jinx hums as her chaos mixed with eldritch magic flows out of her, trying to find the barrier of dimensions.

[gothamgabber]

"There are many of those. This place is full of barriers and shields and secrets! One must be very careful when they go looking, in case they find one that isn't theirs to find!"

The person cocks their head too far just so, then makes a sketched nod.

"A Jinx is a good name! Are you seeking exits?"

They do not offer a name for themselves.

Jinx hums as her chaos mixed with eldritch magic flows out of her, trying to find the barrier of dimensions.

[gothamgabber]

[something in the ether something in her magic something immense presses it's presence around her]

There's a person standing nearby. They look completely ordinary, with hair colored hair and eye colored eyes.

"Hello! Have you been poking? Many people here find holes just for them in this place!"

Jinx hums as her chaos mixed with eldritch magic flows out of her, trying to find the barrier of dimensions.

[gothamgabber]

[Something writhes in the darkness like heat mirages in the desert]

"Oh! Something tickles!"

Jinx hums as her chaos mixed with eldritch magic flows out of her, trying to find the barrier of dimensions.

[gothamgabber]

I really don't understand why more beings don't just exist simultaneously within multiple timelines.

It's easy and fun!

And tragic and exciting!

[gothamgabber]

Well, that was an exciting adventure, wasn't it?

Not that anyone seems to remember anything at all happened.

Which is good! Things worked out!

Too bad about the Robin who was written out of existence, though. Little Guy saved the whole dimension and the backlash means he never became part of the family.

Oh well!

He can't miss what he doesn't know he had!

[gothamgabber]

The pink-haired boy's companion is staring again, for just a bit too long, before they lift their arm wing again.

This time they cautiously, gingerly place the limb fin across the boy's shoulders, being terribly careful. It's as if they've never touched another mortal person before!

"There, there. All will be well."

Hm. That sounded rather croaky. Perhaps they are concentrating very hard on applying Comfort and forgot to emulate properly.

A pink haired guy is sitting at the edge of a rooftop, sketchbook by his side and pencil lines blurred with tears. The night is cold.

[gothamgabber]

The person makes a clicking humming purring noise, still staring with unblinking eyes. They move their heads as the boy looks to the street, as if they can follow the parts of the world that the boy is perceiving.

After a moment of companionable silence, the person extends an arm tongue and points a tooth at the cement sidewalk far below them.

"That piece of the world was formed twenty-five full rotations ago! There was a group of thirty-seven beings pouring the wet rock all along this path. The person who poured that one, that very one! He had a favorite book. He didn't like reading, but he liked that one! A little book about a little girl and her horse!"

"The book is there, but no one sees it. It's in a little box! He hid it in the pathway!"

"He walks this way every eight days and feels like he made secret art. A book is a path, in a path; he feels peaceful. He hides other little books in little boxes, all over the city. Whenever he pours the wet rock, there he puts books where others would put bodies!"

"What a strange thing to do!"

It's no more strange than telling such a story. There seems to be no purpose in the sharp chatter.

And yet. Perhaps when the boy looks again, he will see a small outline of a box in the sidewalk. Just briefly.

A pink haired guy is sitting at the edge of a rooftop, sketchbook by his side and pencil lines blurred with tears. The night is cold.

[gothamgabber]

Consider this possibility:

The Second Robin killed Jason Todd.

Breaking down the facts of what is known about Jason Todd's death is this:

Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd, Batman, and the Second Robin were all reported as active in the same area of Ethiopia.

Bruce Wayne, Batman, and Jason Todd's corpse all are known to have returned to Gotham.

The Second Robin is never seen again.

Batman grows distinctly cruel and violent in the time after the death of Jason Todd and the first appearance of the Third Robin.

What if Batman's descent into violence was in response to one of his disciples murdering someone? And not just any someone, a child. A child Batman and the Second Robin would have known.

I feel like I've got something here.

How else would a clever, Gotham-born-and-bred cautious kid like Jason Todd wind up at the mercy of the Joker if he wasn't led there by someone he thought he could trust?

[gothamgabber]

The person sits next to the pink-haired boy, wide, unblinking eyes examining his face. For a moment there is a brush of pressure in the air, like the attention of something massive was almost caught before or turned away.

"It is polite to ask questions when face to face with a person." The pink-haired boy's new companion states, perhaps to themself.

"Why are your eyes leaking? Has your form been injured?"

A pink haired guy is sitting at the edge of a rooftop, sketchbook by his side and pencil lines blurred with tears. The night is cold.

[gothamgabber]

"I'm here! I'm a friend!"

The figure slithers steps out of the shadows and is perfectly perceivable. Utterly unremarkable. Fully featureless. No one who sees them ever remembers what they look like, they're so very Normal!

They do seem to be friendly, though.

"Are you looking for the vampires, too? Gotham has a few more than usual these days. It's unfortunate; the new blooded king is causing trouble for the established covens."

"Ah, youth! The freshly immortal always seem to have big plans!"

A pink haired guy is sitting at the edge of a rooftop, sketchbook by his side and pencil lines blurred with tears. The night is cold.

[gothamgabber]

The night is alive

There's someone else on the rooftop, with hair-colored hair and eye-colored eyes. They are perfectly normal and average in every way.

They tilt their head too far just so.

"Oh my! What are you doing up here? Aren't young men supposed to be abed at this time? You're not dressed to be a bird or a bat, not yet!"

A pink haired guy is sitting at the edge of a rooftop, sketchbook by his side and pencil lines blurred with tears. The night is cold.

[gothamgabber]

Somewhere in Gotham City, a perfectly normal civilian puts a hand to their mouth in pleased surprise at the returned compliment.

For a second, no one is looking, and so no one sees a thing of skin and scales and fur and feathers. The City's shadows waver like summer heat on a black tar road. Polluted fog thickens briefly.

The familiar sounds of life and violence distort eerily, phantom murmurs caress ears, old songs are heard a room away, pounding footsteps sounds closer or farther than they should. Violent people turn to look for the sources of noises never made. The peaceful and the righteous slip easier into hidden places.

The stink of the harbor and the alleys isn't so overwhelming tonight.

How nice.

Hey, Red Hood(s)!

There are fresh ghosts around the apartment complex on 9th and Keener. Check the walls!

An inordinate number of @iamnotredskull-blackmask's henchmen are taking acting classes; funny how so many of them match their boss's body type!

You're looking great today; you're not a Crime Lord, you're a Crime King!