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hihi! since dragalia lost's main story just ended and the game is gearing up for EOS - i'm going to put phares on hiatus for the time being, just until i have a chance to properly read the story's end and process how i want to move forward with writing him! today's date is 7/25. thank you!

I get it, you just need to time to see how he phares.

Noted!

-- mod altair.

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haha. we were hoping for happy memories? i’m here to ruin that just a little! here’s a starter call for dreamscape for phares from dragalia lost! this will be capped at three. 

unfortunately this guy doesn’t have too many happy memories - so this’ll be a bit heavier on his part! however, i will throw the very few bittersweet / happy memories he has out there! 

examples are below the cut for references to child death, terminal illness, and possession!

your muse has the potential to witness the following!

one of the very few childhood memories phares has where he was not ill! it’ll just be a simple tea party between himself and his younger sister chelle - while their brothers are outside training in the courtyard

while they were dying of their illness, it was mentioned that his brother valyx would come read stories to him when he could no longer hold a book on their own! want to join these siblings for story time about their ancestor? 

wanna see this baby boy meet and form a pact-bond with his dragon? phares’ meeting with uranus is one of their fondest memories, even if it is now laced with a bittersweet feeling following the dragon’s death

even if it’s a very difficult memory - phares is relieved to have been released from his possession following the 10+ year grip xenos had on him. want to see him get freed from that?

they describe it themselves - the day he beat his illness was one he felt nothing towards, since it locked him into an eternity of being tied to xenos. but it’s a joyous one for the mere fact of survival, is it not? 

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BELIEF ASKS

Send my muse an emoji and they’ll respond with their views. They can respond with one word (i.e. Life is beautiful) or a long explanation (i.e. Life is nothing but trial and tribulation. All it wants to do is test me, I’ve never... etc. etc. etc.)

👤: I am...

🐣: Life is...

💀: Death is...

🔮: Fate is...

💫: The afterlife is...

❤️: Love is...

💥: Violence is...

💡: Religion is...

🎶: Music is...

🧪: Science is...

📺: The media is...

👪: Family is...

💗: Empathy is...

🩹: Vulnerability is...

🌏: Karma is...

🌡: Pain is...

⏰: Time is...

📈: Success is...

💰: Money is...

📸: Fame is...

📣: Laughing is...

☀️: Happiness is...

🕳: Nothing is...

🎁: Everything is...

🏡: Home is...

🗺: The world is...

👣: Society is...

💄: Beauty is...

♾: Gender is...

📚: Reading is...

🎨: Creativity is...

💭: Logic is...

☕️: Friends are...

🃏: Strangers are...

👽: Aliens are...

🐶: Dogs are...

👻: Ghosts are...

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timemarked​:

thin ,   pale  hand  shifts  to  join          his  other  one  over  at  the  table  in  which  porcelain  cups  of  tea  laid  still .   both  young  -  appearing  men  were  too  lost  in  conversation   &   whispers  to  care  for  any  more  refreshments ,   though  it  was  a  nice  change  having  another  join  him  for  tea  in  the  cold  afternoon .   phares  was  proving  to  be  a  wonderful  companion ,   the  frenchman  finding  enjoyment  in  having  him  over .  

      ❝   is that so ?   having tea   &   chatting were the basis of all things considered fun when i was younger .   ❞     although  former  earl  already  looked  youthful ,   centuries  of  experience  rolled  casually  off  the  tongue .     ❝   although it’s was so often littered with pleasantries   &   easily misconstrued words ,   i can imagine how one would find it rather blasé .   ❞

       the  count  would  admit   :   ever  since  vibrant  cerulean  had  landed  on  phares ,   curiosity  had  maimed  him .   nearly  the  very  same  kind  which  had  prompted  joseph  to  invite  strangers  to  be  subjects  of  his  photography .   THE  EYES .   frankly  speaking ,   joseph  desaulniers  liked  the  look  in  their  eyes .

       ❝   …   mon cher ,   practice some amour  -  propre .   ❞     an  unfaltering  smile  finds  the  warm  teacup  pressed  to  it ,   sipping  down  the  red  tea  as  he  takes  pause  to  lighten  up  his  words .     ❝   everybody has stories to tell ,   feelings   &   thoughts   &   memories all shaping us into unique forms   ;   i’m curious why you think the way you do .   chérie ,   do you believe you have nothing of value to say ?   ❞

       another  pause ,   then  a  chuckle .     ❝   do not be tense .   i simply love to learn about the lives of others .   will you not tell me why you mostly stuck to yourself before i approached ?   ❞

“Oh, yes, yes. My childhood,” or part of it, regardless. “...was quite the same. One of my sisters always did adore her tea parties, and I was a regular attendee.”  Their brothers were oft too busy, swinging around wooden swords in the courtyard in attempts to prove themselves to one another, and to themselves. And around that time...the twins were much too young, and Beren had already been hidden away from the world. So it was usually just himself, Chelle, and one of her many finely made plush toys. Father would join from time to time, or the boys after their training...

So long did Phares ache for their genuine company again. It was well over a decade before he received it, all in thanks to Xenos. Though it was him to thank as well, that Phares even sat here today.

“It’s just been awhile since I was in the right mind to enjoy this sort of thing. Much too busy with experiments. But your words do hold some truth, given that my sister did end up becoming a master at gathering information. Espionage is her specialty.” 

“Aha, I see though...stories. Yes, I believe I have more than enough to satisfy, in that department. I have much of value to say, I do not deny that, but sticking to myself despite that? It’s merely...a habit for me, in my home world. One I am still working on growing apart from. So you must forgive me, for that.” 

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@heartsnare​ // starter !

It was quiet, and peaceful...quite honestly, the exact sort of day Phares needed. They had spent much time in this strange new city just exploring and familiarizing themself with the world at large that they had hardly taken the time to just sit down and relax. Thankfully - he had found just the thing to do that!

As much as the prince loved reading, nothing calmed the nerves like a little gardening. Small, ceramic pots for a few medicinal herbs and other various little sprouts. For as much as Uranus’ mana did to aid in his survival, it could not cover all the grounds. The pain wrought by the white scales protruding from his skin was up to him to soothe.

Well, and they couldn’t deny that a few of these plants were just for personal experiments or for tea blends. Had to have a bit of fun between everything!

...or at least, he was hoping to have a bit of fun. It didn’t quite seem like things would be that way, given the basketball now currently resting over the remains of at least two of his plants, just as he finished potting them.

“...well now, this isn’t quite the fun I was imagining. Though I suppose it did bring the element of surprise.” 

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& 11.

canon questionnaire ( accepting! )

What made you pick up this character?

Well, before I brought Phares to Isola I was writing Euden - their younger brother and the game's protagonist instead! This was mostly just because...well, Phares' "alive" status was kinda up in the air during that timeframe lmao. But genuinely - Phares has been my favorite Dragalia Lost character since he was revealed in Ch. 8 of the campaign! While the "Phares" shown then and the Phares in the current canon are actually two entirely different people - the real Phares grew way more on me than the individual who was in control of his body we met originally. Once Phares got the confirmation of being alive and no longer possessed? Well. That's all it took for me to pick him up here.

11. Are there some things you dislike about how the show/series/etc. portray the character you have picked up? If so, what?

Genuinely? Nothing, aside from the fact that his character development was quickly wrapped up due to the game announcing a very sudden EOS despite its niche success. Phares character arc was something I was very afraid of seeing, because of him...being totally different than what we thought he was like! I honestly thought they were going to kill him off. They didn't, but then I was worried about how they would deal with all the stuff he did while he was possessed. While it was brushed under the carpet all too quickly for my liking, especially since he tried to enact a genocide while possessed and manipulated and killed so many people, they did a really good job at expressing the amount of guilt and hurt he had over what he was forced to do. I just wish the game wasn't ending so we could keep watching the characters grow!

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canon questionare.

questions best asked for those who portray canon characters, and for those who’d like to get to know the author behind said canons better.

What made you pick up this character?

How did you get into this franchise/fandom?

What’s the best thing about the show/series/books/comics/etc.?

What’s the worst thing about the show/series/books/comics/etc.?

What’s the best thing about the fandom?

What’s the worst thing about the fandom?

What’s the best thing about the canon you are writing?

What’s the worst thing about the canon you are writing?

Have you tweaked the character from canon? If so, what did you tweak?

Would you say that your portrayal is canon divergent or not? 

Are there some things you dislike about how the show/series/etc. portray the character you have picked up? If so, what?

What would you say is the most unique trait about your character?

Are there any other characters from the franchise you’d like to play?

Are there some characters from the franchise you can’t stand? 

What are your thoughts on the canon ships for the character, if any?

What is your personal ship bias for your canon character?

Are there any ships you can’t stand, why?

How long have you been writing the character?

Should people get into the franchise your writing from, yes or no?

If you could sum up your character with one sentence, what would it be?

Which song do you feel describes your character the most and why?

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Random Character Development Questions

If they had to pick a single word to describe this year so far, what would it be? Do they have something special that picks them up when they feel down? What is it? What’s the biggest wager they’ve ever made? What is the last thing that they totally overreacted to? What’s their opinion on naps? What do they find they spend a lot of time wondering about? What smell always brings back some type of memory? Do they have a bucket list? What are they currently juggling in their life? How difficult is it for them to try new things? What’s something that they believe that most other people don’t? Where was their secret hiding place as a child? What do they remember most about their first crush? Do they consider telling white lies to be okay? Is there anything that makes them far angrier than it should? What have they been thinking about lately that has kept them up at night? What is something that will instantly annoy them? What’s their plan for surviving a zombie invasion? What do they consider the best decision they’ve made thus far in their life? What’s most important to them about their work environment? What’s something that they never seem to get tired of doing? What’s their “famous person” story?

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congrats to valyx (and phares) for getting their own event

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alright! time to get back in the swing of things with them - so here’s a starter call for phares dragalia lost! capped at three though feel free to like over the cap and i may still write a starter if i have the energy! 

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Apologies for the inactivity! Here to reapply Phares from Dragalia Lost.

Welcome back to lovely Isola Radiale, Phares!

You’ll be staying in APARTMENT 322!

You will retain everything you were given in your previous stay.

PLEASE NOTE: Because you were removed in an activity check, you have one week to make two in-character posts or else you will be considered inactive once more.

Enjoy your stay!

– ⋆ solaris

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kingsroared​:

staring out the sole window in the room – too small to fit through, even if it weren’t locked -, his ears twitch at the sound of the other’s question.

“this crap?” carelessly tossing the item he’d been examining back onto the table, he eyes the rest disdainfully, “nothing.” the technology is clearly modern, but he’s never come across any of these tools – well, except one.

“that thing though,” he gestures to the light the man is currently holding, “that’s a uv light.” the blue-purple glow is familiar to him, frequent greenhouse visitor that he is; some plants are too sensitive to be subjected to temperature regulatory magic, so the school makes use of uv rays for the particular fussy ones.

that doesn’t explain the glowing handprint, though.

“you tried looking for more of those?” he asks, after a moment spent examining the print in silence. “whatever left that s’bound to leave more.”  

A UV light...strange. Phares couldn’t recall a single moment where he had heard the term, but he stored it away in his mind for later use. After they got out of this situation - whatever it was - he’d have to go and buy his own to run some experiments, test it out some. The differences between a UV and a normal light...

Ah. That wasn’t important right now. What was important was looking around for more of these handprints, or anything else that might show up under the purple light of the device he held.

“I’ll see about looking for more now...though I do have to say it’s odd for us to be thrown in this situation without much forewarning. Especially regarding all the tools they provided for us. Were they hoping we’d know how to use them in advance?”

Even in an experiment of the unknown, you’d think you’d get a little guidance, if nothing else. At least how to turn all of these things on - maybe he could figure out the rest from there, given time.

“Regardless, what do you think left it in the first place? The handprint, that is.”

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sightshot​:

Originally, Nick Valentine is quite good with cases like these but it’s time for Piper to shine in the investigatives. Common corpses are pretty common that a murder case can be quite everywhere if this was her world.

She began to identify the way of how the corpse was shot, finding out if it was gunpowder, radioactive or from an energy laser weaponry. The reporter-detective had to use her knowledge from her world to solve this problem out along with Phares. It reminds her of something from her world when she was tagged along, hunting down Kellogg. “It sounded like an indirect murder. Either this one got in the gunman’s way or some kind of a mystery vendetta.” Piper did started to take notes on everything seen today. “Rare chance could be both.” She added.

“I’d like to hear your ideas in this but that will do.” She closes her notes and her eyes on the man.

“Oh my, with a wound like that I’m not sure I’d call it an indirect murder...” 

Though more importantly, what was a gunman? What was a gun, even? Some strange weapon of this world is what it sounded like, and he could use context clues throughout their conversation to figure out the rest. A mercenary is what he would compare it to in his mind, for now.

“I haven’t thought of a motive as much as I have the cause of death itself, but it’s obvious that their body has been rather mutilated by a weapon that’s caused multiple puncture wounds across their body. Some of them go straight through but others...well, my bet is that they’re still lodged in there.”

Digging one out could lead to more answers...but as willing as Phares was to get his hands dirty and dig them right into the wounds, he wasn’t sure if the others here would take so kindly to it. They were being rather cautious about not disturbing the crime scene after all. 

“If it wasn’t the injuries that killed them, it was certainly the blood loss. For their sake, I hope it was the former.”

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alolune​:

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Aw, crap. Here we go again.  Really, they’d JUST adjusted to the strange place of Spirale. Like, literally just gotten used to it. So, one could imagine Moon’s shock when she walked down the street only to reach the end of it and suddenly be in an unfamiliar field.

 Huh?  …What?

Moon looked left and right, furrowing their brow as they tried to spot something familiar. No dice, huh…? They gave a silent groan and started trudging through the field to find more people. God forbid they stay in one universe for more than a week, right?   Suddenly, the ground shook beneath them. She stuck out her arms for balance, trying not to fall, and inevitably failing. As she fell back on her keister, she was suddenly greeted by a large beast that looked something an Aurorus- only much bigger and rougher looking!   Unbeknowst to Moon, this was a brontosaurus, walking over her with little a care in the world. Not wanting to be stepped on by the inattentive creature, they rolled out of the way and ducked for cover, staring with wide eyes as they noticed the many large, frightening (and sort of cool?) creatures that seemed to occupy this new and strange area. Certain nothing was looking her way now, she clutched her Rowlett to her chest and slid down behind her cover, Moon gave a heavy sigh.

 She wasn’t ALONE here, right?!

Strange. In all his years of research and travel, Phares had never heard of any dragons appearing like this.

Perhaps they should be holding a level of caution in traveling around all these creatures - not all of them seemed friendly, they could tell from just a glance - but curiosity killed the cat and he was more than willing to lay his head on the chopping block in the pursuit of knowledge.

...to a degree.

...okay, to a strong degree. But only because he had promised Leonidas and Chelle that he would be more cautious when it came to his health and survival, mind you!

“If only I had my journal on me, this experience would be so much more thrilling,” They mused aloud with a sigh, resting their head against their hand as they watched some of the larger dragons(?) walk across a field in a herd. Though that alone confirmed they probably weren’t dragons; they didn’t usually travel in groups.

But more importantly than that realization was the fact that he could see another person sitting in the field that had held the strange creatures moving along. They slumped further to the ground after the herd had moved out of their way, like a sense of relief had washed over them. Had they been hiding? 

Phares carefully made his way over, a smile on his face as he approached the teenager and offered them a hand so they could stand.

“I highly doubt this space is the best place to relax. You never know if they might pass through again, or if something else may come along.”

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@esotericbladework // event starter !

Swiveling in his chair, Phares couldn’t help but twirl the hologram star-map around in his hands for a moment longer before settling it down on the table, allowing it to project perfectly the surroundings of their not-so-humble ship.

Space. A frontier they never truly believed they’d get to explore - the final frontier, some may say! - but here they were. Their latest expedition on this ship lead to both he and the others aboard the vessel to discovering locations for not just one, but potentially multiple new planets. Unexplored planets, just waiting to be documented and researched...! 

It was practically a dream come true. 

“What do you think we’ll find here, hm?” They asked, turning to one of the other explorers traveling with them. “New species, intelligent life, new plant life...well, all of it is very much possible...so I suppose a better question would be to ask what you’re most excited to find?”

He couldn’t possibly pin down one answer himself, curiosity was always a vice of his, but should he get an answer from someone else...that could narrow their field of research to one specific topic.

“Ah...but my apologies if that’s a difficult question to answer.”

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I’m always lying on here. Except when I’m talking about how cool and sexy I am, that’s the truth.

SENTENCE STARTERS FROM SHITPOSTS

“Oh really now?” The prince allowed a small smirk to dance on his face for a moment, before speaking again. “You must have to lie quite a bit then! A rather taxing way of approaching life, is it not?”

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ㅤ 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒.

ㅤ𖤐 ㅤ› ㅤchange as needed / fitting. like or reblog if you use, don’t repost.

I’m always lying on here. Except when I’m talking about how cool and sexy I am, that’s the truth.

Due to personal reasons, I’m evil now.

Hi, the most annoying person you’ve ever encountered here!

Can we talk about my day..?

Hard to believe? Just watch!

I’m so excited to not be able to sleep tonight!

So, you’ve got my warning. It’s not too late to turn around.

That was legitimately terryfing—!!

Woah, that was scary.

The same mistake won’t be made twice.

I’m not worried about myself.

Well, I can’t read that. I’m stupid!

I did almost just die...

And he said he would, right?

We should be heading home...

I’m just tryna do my job!

Screw this, I quit!

You’ll end up falling in love too.

Can you punch my face?

I can see what’s on your mind, hehe.