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it isn’t that the marlowe brothers were mistrustful of the prominent and founding families of magnolia, it was that they prided themselves on being self-sufficient. with or without magic, god or no god, the end times could fall upon the earth at any given moment and their friends and family and neighbors would be prepared.

(aka: a small possible coven, as a treat)

tw: allusions to drownings, miscarriages, neglect

why a family whose beliefs and rituals were rooted so firmly in access to water settled for a small lake (that has since shrunk to a generous pond) is anyone’s guess. perhaps because they were taught to shun using their magic in all but the most dire of circumstances (or those that would most benefit the group, depending on who was in charge). if it could be accomplished without magic, it was; and if it was so large an ask that it required a price paid, it was— nearly as many babes made it to their first breath as those that didn’t, according to the family records.

the creep of technology, of eminent domain, of old age, of illness, pushed the coven elders towards further and further megalomaniacal uses of magic to their own gain. with modern-day prepper mindsets, it’s not uncommon for members to have lost a few seconds, a few minutes, some breath, some memories to the water in sacrifice for the greater good of the coven.

still, there’s never been a marlowe who couldn’t read tea leaves or coffee grounds at the bottom of a cup, didn’t know intrinsically where the tides were or what phase of the moon would rise each night; couldn’t hunt and fish and camp and survive with or without the sacrifices of magic.

VIBES: think the drowned god of the greyjoys / what is dead may never die / waterbenders / bloodbenders / sovereign citizens

NOTE: today’s coven is mostly disbanded (unless anyone wants to try to take up the mantle of holding them together while lex was out of town), but could nominally include marlowe cousins and friends and neighbors nearby who joined in and had a Not Great childhood of neglect, doomsday prepping, and trauma.

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𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚 — 38 — 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙛 (?)

here 2 have a violent, dysfunctional, unacknowledged situation-ship w the town sheriff all while standing tall under the weight of that chip on her shoulder. loves humanity in a way that means she loathes people a whole lot. often makes the tough calls so others don’t have to.

plot ideas:

hello, i am slightly revamping lex from an old site which means there are bones here (but plenty of time for me to change my mind a zillion times before OUT opens).

EITHER a magnolia local who took off as soon as the military would take her and returned for *reasons* OR completely new to town and ready 2 fight all the locals OR something else entirely idk.

has a younger brother who resents her for the way her father raised her as the first born (and favored) son. it wasn’t as glamorous as he imagines. 

touched by the supernatural? undecided, but if yes... lmao let’s not acknowledge it ever pls & thank.

just because of said “situation-ship” does not mean she’s not gonna see other people...

sorry you’re reading my unedited ramblings, but if this sparks off ideas, i can be easily persuaded for old friends/lovers/enemies/family whatevers: gorgonramsay#8578

EDIT: ok but talk to me about a fringe witch coven that has major greyjoy WHAT IS DEAD MAY NEVER DIE vibes bc then maybe lex becomes a very lapsed witch...

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name: kezzie age: 31 timezone: pst favorite play-bys: i rarely re-use faces just because i like the Distinction between new characters, but uh. never got into models if that narrows it down at all? lmao tell us about your character ideas: in the loosest sense, a rehash of a cop with a chip on her shoulder about something or other. she hates people, but she loves them (see: “you don’t get to hate it unless you love it” - the last black man in san francisco) and if she’s gotta bruise a few egos and black a few eyes to save people, well... someone’s gotta do it. favorite horror movie/tv show: shaun of the dead, wwdits, hereditary a song that should be on the of unholy things playlist: is it too cliche to say let the mystery be by iris dement? what would you like to see from us? time for events to breathe bc as much as i hate it, i am an adult with a full time job gdi ;__;  a gif of your favorite fictional character: this trash bag

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it's hard to make friends when you're half in the grave but i ain't dead yet, and i’ve got something to say

second son + thought-to-be-heir to the warden mc once upon a time; recently returned from a long prison stint where he got a good look at the Bigger Picture; if he can’t get out, he might just take everyone down with him; for the love of everything you believe in, please call him nate.

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name: kezzie age: 31 omg pronouns: she/her favorite supernatural/spooky media? from dusk til dawn (for REASONS), wwdits, twd universe (don’t judge me), so much stephen king, hereditary, ask me for my goodreads link for book recs tbh what’s a plot you’ve always wanted and never gotten to write? someone just tryna Do Good™️ who keeps getting dragged back into The Life™️ and unresolved sexual tension that actually stays messy and complicated and Unresolved for reasons (hit me up for that hot Victorian hand clench action) favorite faces? i try to use new faces every time bc my brain does not like repeats, but on my to-be-used-one-day lists: oscar isaac, jonathan majors, anya taylor-joy, riz ahmed, steven yeun, aubrey plaza, etc.

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alias: kezzie pronouns: she/her timezone: pst what’s your favorite horror film/show?: uhhhh... does 28 days later count? really anything zombie-based. a spooky gif to describe you:

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OK BUT 

UPDATE: SHE DISHWASHED HER KEYBOARD AND NOW IT DOESN’T WORK!!!!!!!

PLEASE CLEAN YOUR KEYBOARD. IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FILTHY AND YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT

MY KEYBOARD IS FILTHY BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN TO CLEAN IT BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEND ME MONEY FOR CANNED AIR, AND THEN A VIDEO ON HOW TO USE IT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT

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alias: kezzie timezone: pst favorite scifi trope: dystopian societies are just things that happen to marginalized peoples on the daily applied to privileged individuals; zombies as a metaphor for modern life; motherfuckin’ CLONES, ROBOTS, EVERYTHING IDK one fun fact about you!: at almost any given time, i have that tiktok “oh no” song stuck in my head obligatory gif:

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COLE — morphos handler

As far as I'm concerned, if you can make it through your day and still sleep at night, you're doin' better than most.

Arkney native who went off to explore the world and get all the training that makes him a gr8 handler these days. Despite his worldly travels, he probably still has that midwestern kindness somewhere deep down inside... probably. Work with him and he’ll work with you, etc. etc.

Potential Plots For:

2/(2-4) g00 babies to handle - has one pain in the ass that makes him look stupid on the reg, so ideally a better/chill one maybe? also interested in one in their 30s so he’s not babysitting a bunch of kids who he could actually be their Dad. JK GIVE HIM ALL THE CHAOS DEMONS.

ex-wife? - i think he did the cliched married young (high school sweetheart?) and then got divorced while deployed overseas, also young. probably not still pining, but open to anything!

morphos everything - let’s get weird

family ties to the area - i don’t have anything specific in mind, so if you want a brother or a cousin or something...

hit me up at gorgonramsay#8578 if you wanna scream about things.

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— m e t a m o r p h o s e s — 

The fog is an inevitability that answers only to itself. It works in silence under the skin to transform and transform again; eating away at the fragile boundaries that order and structure the world as we know it. It gets inside us and grips us at our centers. And there it spawns strange new fruits, fruits whose truths will turn us inside out whether we’re ready or not.

The only choice then, is this: will you accept the impending change?

Metamorphoses is an intermediate to advanced macabre speculative sci-fi site for writers who are 21+. Unfolding in the fictional Arkney County, KA, our story centers on local politics as well as the eerie transformations occurring to plant, animal, and human life in a place called the Novum Stretch.

Follow us for site buzz and track #morphosrp for more info!

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name: kezzie pronouns: she/her time zone: pst favorite speculative sci-fi media or trope(s): district 9, the endless, elysium, pacific rim, sunshine, moon, 28 days/weeks later, starship troopers, pitch black, allllllll of the resident evils, TREMORS, the faculty, probably a million more tv shows i’m forgetting; tropes: totalitarian utilitarian / the needs of the many / utopia justifies the means and more but my brain has stopped working what plots/dynamics are you interested in exploring?: platonic lifemates, Reluctant Self-Suffering/Sabotaging Hero, supportive exes, found family, the kezzie special: asshole with a heart of tin if you were a mash-up of two animals, what would you be? (can include images/gifs): i was going to say an owlbear, but in looking for a picture of one, i found this picture of a crab raccoon and it reminded me of crab rangoon so that’s now my answer

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is there like a jcink skinning community on discord?

(asking for me) (who would like to practice her coding skills that she is learning)

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We’re open!

Welcome, everyone, to On the Nature of Things.

https://natura.jcink.net/ https://natura.jcink.net/ https://natura.jcink.net/

Our Discord: https://discord.gg/vZrCcCz

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*whispers come to my group and cause mayhem with me*

Athenian Insurgency Militia (AIM)

It started out small—whispers of discontent and quickly washed away graffiti—as the movement grew quietly. Plenty of citizens were unsatisfied with the state of society post-war, but only some were looking for tangible, concrete ways to affect change. The Athenian Insurgency Militia was born in alleyways and back rooms, initially bred from reluctant soldiers, whose pain and anger were left no other options in the wake of war, and which sparked a fiery revolution that continues to spread to this day.

The first recorded attack on the Consortium by AIM was mere months after the end of the Great War. Before the construction of the Ruhanga Jumpgate on Gaia, there was only the Ladon-controlled jumpgate, primarily meant for Consortium use and negotiations between the families after the war. A member of the Athenian Insurgency Militia piloted a spacecraft into the gate, damaging and forcing it out of commission for months so that it could not be utilized by the Consortium during that crucial time.

AIM has been known to kidnap and ransom minor house family members for large sums of money. There have been calculated bombings on the home planets, strategic attacks on shipping routes and spacecrafts, attempts at hacking into government technologies (such as CINs), and more. There have also been unintended consequences, civilian casualties, and property damage that has ruined families. While some have been glad to make the sacrifices, many others have not.

In retaliation, the Consortium has vowed to take down AIM by any means necessary. Twelve years ago, the Consortium captured and tortured a crucial founding member of AIM, locking her away on Tartarus with the promise that she would never see freedom again. To this day, the governing body remains dogged in their search for other members of the antagonistic organization.

Individuals who can act officially on behalf of AIM are welcomed into the group by invitation only. For more information on how to get involved with this opposition group, there will be a Want Ad on the board to assist with questions and coordination.

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Name: kezzie Pronouns: she/her Time Zone: pst Favorite sci-fi movie?: children of men tbh What would you take into space with you?: um i just learned a lot of terrifying facts about zero gravity in space to try to answer this question and now i’m terrified of ever going to space. Would you join the US Space Force?: they gotta have some desk jobs right??? Upcoming content you’re most excited to see?: i’m excited for all of you to see the skin and these minor families and all the planets and the places and the black market!!! really everything.

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ON THE NATURE OF THINGS

An upcoming political space opera roleplay, combining elements of geopolitical tension, court intrigue, class warfare, and moral explorations in a post-feudal setting among the stars.

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