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Because I have absolutely no impulse control and because Missa enables me, I'll be adding Klein, Salem, and Robyn to my test muses. Their pages will be works-in-progress for a little bit, the way that Leon, Nora, and Ren's are, but they will still be available for request for memes and things.

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Hi everyone! While I’m not doing a full-on hiatus, I just wanted to let everyone know that, starting September 28, through potentially about November 13, Missa ( @eiiskonigin​ / @varnaedhar​ ) is coming to visit me!  It’ll be only the second time I’ve seen her in the past 18 months, so I’m pretty excited!  

What that means is that my activity may dip a bit, and I’ll probably try to actually USE my queue instead of live-posting things.  So I might start tossing things into my queue today, getting through some stuff that’s still in my inbox, along with replies. Definitely feel free to still send me memes; I may just toss the answers into my queue instead!

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Meet gen:LOCK

So I know not a ton of people know gen:LOCK, but I absolutely adore this show. We don't talk about Season 2; it doesn't exist. To help facilitate potential interaction with my GL kids, I thought I'd do a quick writeup of them. Note that they do all have RWBY verses because they honestly would fit in that whole world pretty well, but this is just a general sort of rundown.

A quick synopsis of the show itself (pulled from Wikipedia):

"It is set in a dystopian future Earth where an international coalition known as The Polity fights a hostile, autocratic invading force known as The Union. The show follows the gen:LOCK program and its members, who participate in the development and testing of an experimental technology which allows for individuals with unique mental make ups to have their minds uploaded to giant suits of mecha armor called "Holons"."

My crew consists of three of the gen:LOCK team members, the mind behind it, and one of the Vanguard (Polity) soldiers who has been fighting the Union for a while and is helping to train the GL team.

Let's start with the mind behind the technology, Dr. Rufus Weller.

From the gen:LOCK wiki (with some omissions): "Doctor Rufus Weller is a character in gen:LOCK who brought with him "both humor and seriousness". A scientist in the Experimental Science Unit, Weller was the eccentric yet brilliant creator and overseer of the gen:LOCK program, designed to give the Polity an edge in the war against the Union."

He's a scientific genius who created the technology that sets the story in motions, he's calm under pressure, and he can be ruthless when he needs to be.

In his RWBY-verse, he's a top Atlas scientist, working with the likes of Pietro Polendina to develop the most advanced tech in the world. He's currently working on a project that could revolutionize life as we know it, and he hopes it will make a difference in the standard of living in Remnant overall.

Next up, we have Kazu Iida:

From the gen:LOCK wiki: "A rough, unwieldy military operative from Japan, he arrived at the Anvil as part of the Experimental Science Unit's gen:LOCK program alongside Julian Chase and several others, having passed the "Weller Test"."

Previously part of the Japanese military, Kazu's unit was very supportive of having him transferred out to the ESU. He'd been demoted for insubordination, and he can be rough around the edges, but he cares a lot about the people he chooses.

In his RWBY-verse, Kazu grew up in Mistral, no stranger to the city’s vices and virtues.  He attended Haven Academy for a time before being kicked out. Eventually, he was recruited to go to Atlas to test the new Holon program as he was one of the people compatible with the technology.

Our next recruit is actually one of the first: Yasamin Madrani

Pulling from the GL wiki once again: "She's a talented and confident recruit from Iran who finds her calling in the Experimental Science Unit's gen:LOCK program. On the other hand, she has been reluctant to reveal her past involvement with the Union to her fellow comrades. [At one point,] Yaz [was] being held and questioned by military police at the Mesa Detainment Center. Meanwhile, Rufus Weller asks Raquel Marin to accept a transfer request that would put her into his custody. This makes her the second gen:LOCK recruit, after Julian Chase. Like Chase, Yaz has military experience, but unlike him and all of the other gen:LOCK pilots, she is a former member of the Union."

Yaz has a dry sense of humour, which she often displays, even while doing her duty without any issues. Because of her past with the Union, she is very sensitive to any suggestion that she might still be working for them in any way, especially given that the Union killed her parents. She is very dedicated to the gen:LOCK program, especially Dr. Weller.

In her RWBY-verse: Born in Vacuo, Yasamin Madrani joined up with a group of bandits when she was young.  Eventually, she decided that she had had enough and left, ending up in a city where testing for Dr. Weller’s program was occurring.  Without fully realizing what it was, she was selected for the program and taken to Atlas, where she learned to be a pilot and part of the Holon program.

For the last, but certainly not the least of my GL recruits, Val/entina Romanyszyn (listed like this because they are genderfluid and use both "Val" and "Valentina," depending on presentation):

From the wiki again: "They are a retired Russian special forces operator who thought that they were finished fighting. Valentina was involved in special operations in the Eastern European theater before being recruited into the Experimental Science Unit's gen:LOCK program."

Val/entina can be pretty cynical, as expressed when she states that she likes battles she's sure to win. They also believe that the Union will follow its enemies, no matter how far they run. Which is one of the reasons she didn't want to fight on the front line any longer; she only agreed to join the gen:LOCK program because she thought it was a purely scientific endeavour. However, once things really get going, she's deeply loyal to the people she cares about, especially the way they care about the rest of the GL team.

In their RWBY-verse, Val/entina Romanyszyn grew up in Atlas, where they were able to use the region’s advanced tech to enable their transitions as needed.  They also chose to attend Atlas Academy, where they quickly proved their prowess as a sniper.  Now they’re working occasionally in tandem with the Ace Ops, doing what they can to protect the city and Remnant.

Our last case study for the day is Leon August, voiced by Gray Haddock (who also voiced Roman Torchwick initially):

Once more with feeling, from the wiki, "Lieutenant Leon August is a character in Rooster Teeth's gen:LOCK. He's a Strider pilot and Vanguard squad leader" and also gen:LOCK compatible, though he's too old for the technology to be safe for him.

Leon is able to stay calm and retain his sense of humour in both combat and downtime situations, though he's full capable of relaxing and joking with his friends. However, when he's in the field, he tends to be no-nonsense and very focused on getting the job done, while also making sure to watch out for his allies.

While his RWBY-verse is under construction, it's highly likely that he'll be stationed in Atlas as part of the military, potentially having attended Atlas Academy previously.

So there we have it! A quick and dirty rundown of the non-RWBY characters on this blog. Hopefully this helps!

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OKAY, so since it has now happened at least three times TODAY, that I know of, it appears that my tunglr has occasionally been rebageling things that I did not intend to reblog. I've disabled my "quick reblogs" that I had enabled with xkit rewritten for now, to see if that makes a difference.

If I've reblogged something from you that looks like it probably shouldn't have been rebloged, I am so sorry! It was definitely not my intention, but just lemme know, and I'll gladly delete it.

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I know I've said before that I am willing and able to write dark themes, but I haven't really done much with that. I have a couple of threads with Missa, Herami, and Ryn that are going to feature dark themes, and they will likely be potentially triggering. I'm going to keep doing my best to tag these but if there's something I haven't tagged that you need, please let me know!

And if we ever write anything that explores some of the darker aspects of things, whether that's the darker parts of a muse or exploring some of the darker themes, I will absolutely be in communication with you 100% of the time. Just because I can enjoy exploring something that might throw x character into a really dark headspace does not mean that someone else will, and it is always more important that you are safe and comfortable writing with me.

Like I've said to my D&D group before, we're building a story together; it's not just me. You are important, and your health and well-being means more to me than any story.

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Mods are asleep; post newest OC bio.

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Updated Clover's verses. He now has a couple of AUs: one where instead of continuing to try to take Qrow in after Tyrian downed the plane, he listened and the two of them were able to work together against Tyrian instead.

And the good old "He totally survived" because I definitely don't have any of those for any of my other dead characters.

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Meet Aster Winton!

As promised, I was working on a therapist character, and I got really inspired last night to get him all finished! He's an allusion to Dionysus, he's a leopard faunus, and he Does His Best to help pretty much anyone he can. I need to get him on my carrd, but for now, his bio is linked there, and I'll slap a link in my pinned so he's easy to find.

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Question for you! Are any of your open starters welcome to anyone to reply or are they meant to anyone you're mutuals with?

Hi Nonnie! Thanks so much for asking! I have very recently (as in after I received this ask, because I didn't have anything about it anywhere!) updated my rules to indicate that yes, open starters are open to anyone, regardless of mutual status, as a way to potentially open the door to new rp partners! Mutuals will still take precedence and I am not obligated to reply, but I wanted to try this out to see how it goes. ^^

Thank you again for asking; this was definitely a good question!

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