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bluekitsvne [2013-08-06 03:14:14 +0000 UTC]
he is really very excellent! you did a good job with his quirk and general character.
the only thing i can think to mention is that time heroes' lands typically involve time in some way or another. Land of Heat and Clockwork is obvious, while Land of Quartz and Melody is a little more subtle. quartz is used to make timepieces.
i suppose infinity could relate to time (time being infinite) but it feels like a bit of a stretch to me. it's up to you though!
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hydr0ph0en1x In reply to bluekitsvne [2013-08-06 05:43:34 +0000 UTC]
Yay! I wasn't sure since his quirk is rather unconventional.
I did kind of think that infinity would be the time related thing (it was a suggestion of a time related word in a guide for making lands) but I guess I realize now that it isn't really as fitting as I might have thought. And I can't think of a way that I could illustrate "infinity" in the design of the land.
I've been trying to figure out something better for his land for a couple of hours now, but I can't really think of anything. Maybe I'm thinking about it wrong? Or trying to put too much weight into it. I do know that I want his land to challenge him to lead and instruct with his knowledge instead of just watching and learning passively. This is related to the "legend" in his land name. Also, I realized that he'll probably need some sort of music device for time traveling?
I also feel like Jaenus and Hypnos have way too many similarities in their symbolism. Their personalities and everything are very diferent, but somehow all of their other stuff is oddly closely related. I can explain more if you want.
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bluekitsvne In reply to hydr0ph0en1x [2013-08-06 15:53:20 +0000 UTC]
i really like it! the ~ bit is especially clever.
the only logical thing i could think is something just landscapey with infinity signs "carved" into the landscape. but that's a bit stretchy as well.
it's actually fairly difficult considering clockwork and quartz are sort of already taken hahah. rhythm, ticking, hands (clock hands), and possibly another stretchy one would be moons or suns as people used to tell the time based on the position of the moon/sun.
and probably, yes! aradia/damara's was a music box and dave's were turntables so that could help you decide. i was thinking for my time troll, her bestfriend/flirtfriend plays the harp so something with a harp would be ~adorable~ hahah.
i would like more explanation o: perhaps if you tie their symbolism in a meaningful way you can easily pull that off. or just don't worry about it too much. there's bound to be some similarities if they are/were moirails or otherwise close.
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hydr0ph0en1x In reply to bluekitsvne [2013-08-06 18:36:23 +0000 UTC]
Heh okay this is going to be pretty long.
Yeah I thought about moons but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to give my planet moons. That seems like it would interfere with the game. Hmm, anachronism would be a cool one, but I think that's a bit too abstract. Maybe I could use metronomes? Land of Metronomes and Legend... Maybe? I could see him using harps. Though the musicbox and turntables are both things that play music automatically? So maybe that's a thing. It would be cool if he used little synthesizers. Like one side is a synth pad and the other is a small keyboard with the controls. But then I don't know if I can make the two sides different?
Okay here's the similarities.
Jaenus's weapon is mirrors, which while I meant to connect it with reflecting upon the past or something, it can also be related to Alice in Wonderland where it can represent entering into a dream world. I even used a looking glass as Jaenus's cruxite artifact in an Alice in Wonderland manner to symbolize him entering the story. Hypnos's cruxite artifact is an alarm clock meant to symbolize his awakening, but for goodness sakes it's a clock. Hypnos's weapon is a pendulum which, while is associated with hypnotism, (a sleep like state) is also the thing that makes some clocks work and keeps time. I decided that Hypnos's associated item is sand, because of the sandman, but then there's hourglasses which have sand in them. They both use tildas a lot.
But yeah, maybe they actually grew up together and were best friends and moirails for a long time.
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bluekitsvne In reply to hydr0ph0en1x [2013-08-06 20:29:56 +0000 UTC]
you could probably do low-orbiting moons and just chalk it up to video game logic hahah. but i really like metronomes, and your synthesiser idea is golden. i think it would be fine to have two different sides.
i can tell youve put a lot of thought into this! i think the similarities are fine, personally. the tildes you can just say they kind of had as maybe a symbol of their moirallegiance/friendship and kept even though they've since broken up?
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hydr0ph0en1x In reply to bluekitsvne [2013-08-06 22:45:07 +0000 UTC]
Yay sweet!
Haha yeah maybe too much. Yeah, I suppose I'm mostly the only one who would notice most of these things anyways. But that sounds good. Thank you for all the help!
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bluekitsvne In reply to hydr0ph0en1x [2013-08-06 23:50:45 +0000 UTC]
youre very welcome! lemme know if you would like any help in the future.
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hydr0ph0en1x In reply to bluekitsvne [2013-08-07 04:48:44 +0000 UTC]
Okay! Definitely! So, do you think any of your characters would have an interesting relationship with any of mine? I looked at a couple of yours and I feel like Jaenus would take some sort of interest in your character, Alex. I think he would feel bad about about giving up his vision (his main reason for wearing a mask) when she has no choice.
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bluekitsvne In reply to hydr0ph0en1x [2013-08-07 18:20:16 +0000 UTC]
hmm maybe! i'd have to give it deeper thought and right now i'm sick so deeper thought is not in my current repertoire LOL
alex would probably kind of resent the whole pity thing though, since she functions pretty well and just generally doesnt like to feel pitied heh.
off the top of my head, i'd say most of my trolls and kids would get along okay with jaenus, except maybe tetria, varkam and zaraki. zaraki would probably either be at odds with nemsis or be pals with her depending on how the first meeting went. he's a pretty violent person and if she ever needed a hand taking revenge he'd be like "oh fuck yeah lemme get in on this bloody action". tetria is a tyrian snob, and varkam is just an ass so he doesnt really get along with anyone except trolls who have the utmost patience to deal with his jackassery. and i'm not sure about hypnos, they'd probably be fine with him on the surface but not sure what would happen if any of them got to the selfish and manipulative part.
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hydr0ph0en1x In reply to bluekitsvne [2013-08-07 20:26:04 +0000 UTC]
Well I think it would be more of a pity on himself and that he would envy her strength and happiness. I could see him having a squish (platonic crush if you didn't know) on her but she just thinks he's being mean.
Hehe yeah I think it's pretty easy to get along with Jaenus unless you're the type that just doesn't get along with people. Nemsis probably has an off and on relationship with most people that don't just hate her right away. I'm sure she would be absolutely black for Tetria. There's nothing she hates more than entitled highbloods. On the other hand, she would insist that Alex is so unfortunate and needs to take revenge on the world. (which I'm sure Alex would hate and is probably why she would just think Jaenus was the same)
I think Hypnos would try to suck up to your highbloods. He would probably try to be a calming moirail using his sleep powers, but over time whoever he was moirails with would likely go insane or brain dead as a sort of long term side effect.
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bluekitsvne In reply to hydr0ph0en1x [2013-08-09 16:37:16 +0000 UTC]
hmm okay i get you! oh gosh yeah squishes are the best. alex is pretty easygoing for the most part, but trolls annoy her because her text to talk program doesn't work well with quirks heheh. so any troll who wants to talk to her has to stop using their quirk or she'll just either ignore or yell at them until they stop using it or stop trolling her.
a few of mine are just like that lol. zaraki gets along well with other trolls who are wild and crazy like him. tetria is the most entitled of entitled since she's the heiress and all, and she likes to be a busybody and all. she means well... for the most part... hahaha
oh god yeah alex would haaate that. she doesn't care that she's blind. her dreamself is blind and if anyone tried to heal her she's kick them in the shins and run lol.
oh gosh. i think zar is the only one who would need a moirail, since nev and scylla become moirails and tetria is fairly nonviolent unless provoked, toward zaraki, or to feed her lusus. luckily zar doesn't want a moirail and would likely resent any attempts to calm him down. he desperately needs a moirail, but has no desire for one heh
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hydr0ph0en1x In reply to bluekitsvne [2013-08-10 00:12:32 +0000 UTC]
Tehee. Yes. Anyways, I just like thinking about how characters would get along with each other. >w<
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bluekitsvne In reply to hydr0ph0en1x [2013-08-11 00:32:48 +0000 UTC]
oh yes me too! it really helps with character development.
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