counting bodies like sheep to the rhythms of the war drums

[ashehole]

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Shamelessly stolen from Jen who got it from a million other people. Ooops.

I. BED INVADERS

A. Decide you know this person! (Castmate, previous CR, etc.)

1. WAKE THEM UP. You don't care how friendly you are to the person in your bed; they need to get up.
2. PRANK! Oh, this has just got to stop. They need to be punished. But how?
3. CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM. Push 'em over & snuggle up. You're too tired to deal with this craziness right now. Or sleep on your couch.
4. LET THEM SLEEP. Whatever. It's noon. They're asleep and you've got things to do. Regard them or disregard them.

B. Decide you have NO CLUE who is person is! (No CR, castmates who have never met, crosscanon, etc.)

5. SCREAM 'OMGWTFBBQ GET UP!' Really. Default action going on here.
6. PRANK! What a better way for you to remember this moment of meeting than by painting a mustachio on your new 'friend's' face? (Remember, it's your bed. Be wise what you do.)
7. GENTLY AWAKEN THEM. Oh, the poor dears! They must be exhausted, but they can't stay here. Be nice, even if it isn't IC for your character. This is what you get for rolling. Shake them up quietly. Or reroll.
8. GET TO KNOW THEM NON-BIBLICALLY. Well, they're asleep. But they left their wallet, important work, or identification out (no matter how OOC it may be)! Let's see who's REALLY sleeping in your bed. (Use your own judgment on what you find. AS a suggestion, have the most they find is the sleeper's name and maybe place of work.)
9. TIE 'EM UP. FUNCTIONAL typing up. Not kinky, no matter what the other party might think. Let them continue their blissful moment of rest. They'll answer questions later and you'll be safe and sound.

C. Decide - fuck the police. You heard. Fuck 'em.

10. YOU MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE YOUR OWN FATE.

II. ROAD TRIP

1. BREAK DOWN. Oh snap. Your car decided to break down out in the middle of nowhere. WHAT DO? Is that Leatherface? Will this be "Children of the Corn"?
2. HITCHHIKERS? Is this even a good idea? Threads may also have a third participant. Go wild.
3. WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST HIT? Dude, I hear deer mess up cars... Or I think that was a deer...
4. DON'T MAKE ME TURN THIS CAR AROUND. Alas. You're the parent or disgruntled friend who has had it up to here with all the fighting in the bakc. This thread may also have a third or even fourth participant, if you can wing it.
5. OMG, I WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS LANDMARK! No, no, and no. You tell that person that they're going to be driven around and they're going to like it.
6. THE GREAT ESCAPE. Either dinosaurs or the mothman is chasing you. Don't stop now.
7. MAKE OUT. For whatever reason, the person you're traveling ith in the car. You would love to make out with them and then some.

III. CUDDLES

1. SWEET DREAMS. It's been a long day and all you want to do is sleep or just rest your eyes for a bit. Hopefully whoever is close by doesn't mind if you use them as a blanket.
2. STORMY WEATHER. The heavy rain, thunder, and lightning won't be letting up anytime soon. Luckily, it's the perfect weather to stay indoors and snuggle up close and keep warm.
3. SLOW DANCE. It's the end of a party, or maybe it's only the two of you, but the tempo is slow and the lights are low. Let your dance partner take the weight and just sway.
4. SURPRISE ATTACK. Time to invade someone's personal sapce. Are they working too much and need a distraction? Maybe you just wanted to brighten their day. Either way, they won't see it coming.
5. MOVIE NIGHT. It can be on the sofa or in a darkened theater, but you've got your popcorn and someone to settle against during your favorite movie.
6. I LOVE YOU, MAN. It's totally platonic, really. You're just very good friends, no matter what people like to think. But you just love your friend so much you want to hug them, whether they like it or not.
7. JEEPERS CREEPERS. Welp. You were just frightened. Was it a spider in the washroom, a ghost in the attic, a bad dream? Either way, you're looking for someone to cling to right now, and who better than that person right there?
8. HURT AND COMFORT. Whether you're sick in bed, just been dumped, or suffered a traumatic event, you need someone to wrap their arms around you and make everything go away.
9. SUNDAY MORNING. Maybe you just had a wild night. Maybe there's just not enough space at your place and you need to share your bed. Or maybe you just got really tired and someone else happened to be there. Doesn't matter because now the person with you looks way more comfortable than any blanket or pillow. Drape to your heart's content.
10. MOMENT AFTER. You just had incredible, vigorous sex and if you weren't a cuddler before, you are now. You're probably too exhausted to do anything else anyway. Just enjoy the moment.
11. MENAGE A TROIS. Or four, or five. Get a group and cuddle away.
12. PLAYER'S CHOICE. Pick one or make up your own!

IV. HURT/COMFORT

1. INJURY. You've been injured. Broken bones or bleeding out or maybe just a tiny little papercut. The choice is yours.
2. SICKNESS. You're sick and laid up in bed, at home or in a hospital. The severity is up to you.
3. FEAR/ANXIETY. Something is happening and you're scared beyond belief.
4. LOSS OF SENSES. Sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, etc. You've lost some important sense or ability and now you're left to deal with it.
5. DESPAIR. Nothing is good or right anymore and you can't shake the depression. Maybe that friend of yours can help though.
6. MAKE UP. Fight or break up, it's time to make up.
7. RESCUED. You've just been held captive and/or tortured for however long and finally, someone has come to the rescue.
8. BAD ROMANCE. Fight, cheat on, abuse, whatever the case is, someone else can clearly see you need comfort from someone who isn't your terrible lover tonight.
9. LOSS. You've experienced a loss of some kind and need help getting through it.

V. FIGHT

1. FISTFIGHT. Straight-up, unfussy, no-holds-barred facepunching. Clearly you're emotionally invested in this argument. Or maybe you want some stress relief.
2. BAR FIGHT. Someone's had one too many drinks. Curses are being slurred, bottles are being smashed. Just don't be surprised if you get thrown out.
3. VERBAL. A caustic, intellectual battle of wits? Or just immature playground insults? Either way, the fighthing here isn't physical; sticks and stones can break your bones, but we'll see if words can hurt you...
4. WEAPONRY. Fencing practice or a real swordfight? Paintball or battlefield gunfight? The only limits are your imagination (and the extents of human military engineering, of course)!
5. SPARRING. Maybe you're a streetwise punk teaching the new kid on the block the ropes of self-defense. Or perhaps you just want to get some practice in before your karate exam.
6. SEXY. That collar-grabbing led to a kiss, that knee stayed in a place a little too long, those gazes got a little intense... There's heavy breathing here, but it might not be because you've been exerting yourself.
7. DUEL. You insulted the wrong person. Or got caught cheating at cards. A duel, sir, a duel! The glvoes are off (and slapping you) and it's pistols at dawn.
8. COMPETITIVE. Boxing, wrestling, martial arts, the possibilities are endless. Just remember: the first rule of Fight Club...
9. OTHER. Combine any of the above, or make up your own!

VI. HIGH SCHOOL AU

1. CLASS TIME. Pick your class, pick your seat. Whether you're paying attention or goofing off, you're interacting constantly with someone else.
2. BREAK TIME. Those precious minutes that aren't lunch, usually half an hour if you're lucky. Are you hanging out on the grass, rushing to get homework finished, or bunking off school early?
3. LUNCH TIME. Food, glorious food! ... As long as you're not eating the school lunches. What sort of chaos will you get up to in the endless queue that is the lunch line?
4. FOOD FIGHT. The natural reaction to being served school lunches: throwing them as far away from you as possible. You're caught in the middle, or maybe you're instigating it. Who knows? No one can tell.
5. STUDY PERIOD. Yeah. "Studying." They mean catching up on gossip, right? Or watching that crappy TV in the common room? Or maybe you really want to study. I'm not judging.
6. SKIPPING SCHOOL. Did you even get to school before you bunked off somewhere? Or did you just take the bus five stops further and in to town? Hope you don't get caught, either way.
7. EXAM WEEK. You're going into an exam, or just cramming every last bit of knowledge into your head. Either way, good luck! You're going to need it.
8. DETENTION. What did you do? Or were you innocent and wrapped up in your friend's scheme, and now you both have detention? I do not envy you at any rate.
9. SUMMER HOLIDAY. SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER! Burn your books, burn your uniforms. Everything is over for another 6 weeks (or however long you get off).
10. FACULTY. Oh, hello miss/sir. No, we weren't talking about bunking. Yep, you're the teacher. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you get this option, you or your partner can do a second roll for the scenario.
11. TAKE YOUR PICK. Free for you. Whether you want to pick something from the list, or make up your own scenario, this option allows that. (Of course, you could just bypass the rolling entirely.)

VII. APOCALYPSE HOW

1. LAST ACTION HERO. You tried your best to save the world, but despite the superpowers, the teamwork, and the sacrifice of many good friends, you couldn't quite pull it off. Now you're left with your guilt and a universe where half the people left are depending on you to help them, while the rest are trying to hunt you down for your failures. Good luck with that, hero.
2. SCIENCE SAVIOR. They said it was impossible, they said it was futile, but you know that if you just got a little bit of support you could fix all of the world's troubles. Maybe your experiments are a bit on the unethical side, but the survival of humanity is depending on you! You can't let the world down. Time to grab those test-tubes and get yourself a lab assistant that doesn't mind getting their hands dirty.
3. THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH. Well, it's finally happened. A virus or disease or genetic mutation has all but wiped out members of the opposite sex and humanity is doomed. But what's this? A lone survivor? As the saviour of the species, they'll be glad to lend a hand (or reproductive organ) to help restore the population, right? Maybe a little bit of persuasion is in order.
4. SO LONELY. You haven't talked to another person in days and you're starved for conversation. So when you finally meet another lone traveler it makes total sense to stick together, right? Maybe share some food, some companionship, some ammo. . . . Better hope you both get along.
5. MUTATION STATION. The bomb dropped and some people weren't fortunate enough to go in the blast. Now those left behind have to deal with nuclear winter, a dwindling food supply, and some strange additions to the human gene code. Maybe these superhumans are friendly and misunderstood. Then again, maybe they just want to eat your brains.
6. LAST DANCE. The world is ending. You know it, everyone knows it, so the only thing left to do is party like it's 1999. Complete your bucket list, do the things you never got the chance to do before, and maybe screw up the courage to do the things you were too scared to even think about doing. Oh, and watch out for looters.
7. FREEBIE SCENARIO. Anything you can think of that isn't already mentioned can go here.

VIII. PARANOIA

1. EROTOMANIA. That person loves you. They belong to you. They might deny it and be with someone else but they're ridiculous. You know better here.
2. DISTRUST. Simple as it sounds, you're being lied to. You can't prove it but you're not falling for their tricks anymore.
3. HALLUCINATIONS. A vague classic. Those sounds, those sights, your senses are screwed up and the world is upside down. There's plenty of senses to screw.
4. TAINTED. You're completely wrong. Is it in your family's blood? Is it parasites? A disease? Aliens? A sin? But it's consuming you, whatever it is.
5. CONSPIRACY. Why are they after you? Who knows. Maybe you know. But everyone is in on it and you're the only one left fighting against it.
6. CONTROL. Your actions aren't your own, even if others insist they are. Somehow, either drugs or magic or something, someone is making you their puppet.
7. FIXATION. Either it's in you or someone else or a thing but this imperfection is clawing at your mind. Just fix it. Fix it and you can rest.
8. FOLIE A DEUX. The more either you or the other person talks, the more you feed into this unease and the more real it sounds. What can you two alone do?
9. REPLACEMENTS. Is it just this person or is everyone being replaced with a fake? You're not a fake, though. You won't let them replace you.
10. REAL. Is any of this real? Maybe you're dreaming or drugged. Maybe you're dead. But you need to prove that this is really happening, whatever it takes.

IX. RANDOM LOCATION

1. LOST. Oh shit, how did you even get here.
2. ON THE RUN. Getting away from someone or something that's after you.
3. TREASURE HUNTING. Something you desire is here. Maybe it's being guarded or you're competing for it.
4. TRAVELLING. You turned up here on purpose. Why is up to you.
5. ESCAPE. Things have gone wrong and you need to get out of this place.
6. DISASTER. Something awful has happened whether you're the cause, a witness or there to help.
7. INVASION. It's a siege! Are you defending or attacking?
8. HOME. It's actually where you live.
9. DUEL. The predetermined location to end a feud.
10. WHATEVER. Just make something up, whatever.

X. INTIMACY

1. PHYSICAL INTIMACY. It might just be innocent touches or it might be during sex.
2. LONG CONVERSATIONS. Honest words can be more intimate than touch.
3. DRUNK. You're oversharing or simply maudlin.
4. FORCED INTIMACY. Magic. A truth serum, whatever - you didn't mean to bare your soul, but that is precisely what you're doing right now.
5. SLOW-DANCING. There is something inherently intimate about trusting someone else to lead you, and someone trust you to lead them.
6. OTHER. Intimacy can come in many forms. Pick your poison.

XI. OTHER

1. BOUNTY HUNTERS. You're wanted. And someone is chasing you. Maybe it isn't your fault? But maybe you did rob that bank. Either way, there's someone after that price on your head. Confront them, or run? Specify hunter or hunted.
2. TRUTH. You can't tell a lie. Maybe both of you can't, or only one of you, but now is the time to ask those embarrassing questions.
3. OBEDIENCE. The person posting is compelled to obey, no matter what. (Un)Fortunately the person commenting is compelled to give orders. All orders given must be obeyed.
4. LOTUS EATERS. The person posting is trapped in their own dream of personal paradise. The person commenting is trapped with them. Help free them, or fall into paradise?
5. PLANTS OF DEATH. Plants are trying to kill you. (Something's . . . happening.)
6. INSOMNIA. One or both of you can't sleep, and that sucks. Be awake together.
7. DREAMWALKING. One of you is trapped in the other's dream - or nightmare.
8. SOULMATES. You are meant to be, whether the relationship is functional or . . . less so.
9. PICTURE/QUOTE PROMPT. Throw a bunch of pictures and/or quotes around and see what happens, freeform style! Try RP Visualocities or A Sea Of Quotes.
10. OTHER-WORLDLY. Go to the Other-Wordly blog and hit 'Random' until you get a word. Use the word as a prompt to write up an RP scenario. Do this several times if you like. Mix & match.

Handy-Dandy Quick Links:
Jordan Langley ↪ Galen Marek ↪ Galen Marek (63) ↪ Belle Beaumont

Seph McCauley ↪ Vanessa Cleveland ↪ Jaime Lannister ↪ Zekk

Tahiri Veila ↪ Sally Malik ↪ Carswell Thorne ↪ Edward Kenway ↪ Finnick Odair

Finley Odair (63) ↪ Alyss Heart ↪ Seth Gecko ↪ Chloe Saunders ↪ Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

Steve Rogers ↪ Cullen ↪ Aveline de Grandpré ↪ Helen

Aveline Vallen ↪ Elissa Cousland ↪ Fenris ↪ Gretel ↪ Jack Swift

Jonah Kinlock ↪ Piper McLean ↪ Commander Shepard

Urdnot Wrex ↪ Jacob Taylor ↪ Will Scarlet

The Exile ↪ Meetra Surik (Mando Era) ↪ Revan ↪ Revan (Mando Era)

Hatake Kakashi ↪ Uzumaki Naruto ↪ Kusanagi Yui ↪ Balder Hringhorni

Comments

[bearnecessities]

Belle thinks about that and what it must have been like to have so many vying to be your true love. She thinks about how her love cursed her, but her sisters' love gave her control. "She has nothing to fear from me and my intentions. I have very few, and none for her."

Magic was hardly welcomed back home, but the secret nature of the curse's end was born of shame. Philippe didn't wish for anyone to know what he had done to Belle anymore than she did. It was a painful story, and one hard to explain. True love was meant to be a saving grace, a mercy. But she still dreams of ripping her kings throat out with her teeth.

"I am sure he was far worse then, in that case." She almost wants to say that he failed at a great many things, but that is too personal. "I have many more stories like that."

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[fantasyfrench]

He chuckles. “None at all? That may end up disappointing her. She doesn’t mind an intention or two.” He supposed that he probably should have, but between the three of them, he, Alia, and Jasmine had decided to let people draw their own conclusions. Confirm nothing, and anything is possible.

“Well, I did get my nose broken not a few years later, so perhaps I was not the best judge. It seems that he has much improved in character, judging from the reports coming out of Camwood. If nothing else, he has an excellent taste in allies.” He inclines his head to her.

[bearnecessities]

"There isn't much that I tend to need, and I have even less need for political intrigue or cunning." But she is here on behalf of her country and her king. Her talents lie in her strength and her curse. A beast is a useful tool. "Perhaps I can find something that might appeal to her. Fate knows I am quite entertaining when I want to be."

She hums a bit, rocking on her heels as her fingers brush over the delicate petals of some flower. "He is a good king. We couldn't ask for better." She gives a tight smile then. Guilt, and a witch, forged that alliance. Sparrow wanted something out of her that only Philippe could provide. "He needed might and terror for his army. What better choice than a girl who becomes a bear at will?"

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[fantasyfrench]

A strange choice of ambassador indeed. He has to wonder at the Bear King's choices, that he would choose such a woman to represent him. "As I said, Alia is highly active. Just please, refrain from challenging her to a race up the side of a building. I believe at least three heart attacks were had that day."

Henri eyes her thoughtfully as she speaks. Would that work on Capet's armies? Would they fear a woman, even if she could turn into a bear? "A girl who becomes a dragon would be a little more stimulating, I think. Short of that, though, a bear would do just fine."

[bearnecessities]

Belle has asked the same thing before but he had laughed and said he found her reactions to be amusing. A good king with a terrible sense of humor or propriety. Or morals. "I could beat her if I did. I like climbing. Or maybe we could do an archery contest."

That one makes Belle laugh, loud and throaty. She imagines herself as a dragon for a second. "Too destructive, I think. They'd kill me instantly. I rather like living."

[fantasyfrench]

He gives an exaggerated wince. "Especially resist saying that. Which is not to say that our princess cannot take a blow to her ego, but - ah, she enjoys testing a hypothesis to see the outcome." He touches a finger to his forehead. "A tip from an expert."

That laugh is thrilling, and Henri looks at her with frank admiration. "Who does not? But I think, if you were a dragon, they would not be able to get their hands on you."

[bearnecessities]

The smirk is evident on her lips now, and she places one hand on her hip as she cocks her head at him. "I like challenges. You trying to dissuade me, it makes me want to do it all the more. But I do appreciate the expert tip."

Her nose wrinkles a bit at the look, but she supposes it could be worse. "I wouldn't always be a dragon." She holds her hands out to him and wiggles her fingers. "I'm still human. I just have a beast beneath the skin. I assume the same could be said of me and being a dragon. Otherwise, all the more reason to hunt me down."

She thinks of the kind of terror and pain she would have caused when she couldn't change back those first few months.

"Besides, could you imagine that sort of pain my body would go through to change?" Belle shudders.

[fantasyfrench]

"Is that so?" Both of his eyebrows crawl up his forehead briefly. "I will have to keep that in mind, ma chérie."

That only prompts him to give her a grin that is just this side of cheeky. If she seems truly uncomfortable with his attentions, he will stop - but until that point, Henri is intent on enjoying himself. It has gotten him this far, after all.

It slips away when she brings up the pain. She is not simply a shapeshifter, he reminds himself. The Beast of Camwood was cursed that way, not blessed. "I have thankfully learnt over the years that when a woman says she knows what pain is like, it is best not to pretend I could imagine it. As it turns out, I cannot. Apparently."

[bearnecessities]

Belle should discourage him. For whatever reason that she needs to. Don't let him flirt, don't allow him to think he has a chance. But being alone in a foreign place, she has found, is a terrible thing. She spent a long time being alone without companionship, and that mostly resulted in her becoming a man-eater. Her sisters would be proud of her, attempting to be pleasant. Or friendly. Or whatever they think is appropriate for young women rubbing elbows with royalty to do.

At least he is not trying to paw at her.

She brightens considerably, despite his grin disappearing. A pity for that. "A man who understands the truth of the world, in some way. And among royalty? Now that is a surprise." She busies her hands in tying her hair up after a moment. "Rhetorical question. I doubt any human would survive the pain of turning into a dragon, unless it was quite small. There couldn't possibly be enough magic in the world to allow someone to, right?"

[fantasyfrench]

"In some way," he agrees, and the grin is back. "A man learns quickly in Aorlind to listen very carefully to what women have to say, I will admit that much."

That gets him spreading his hands. The question is an interesting one for sure, but fairy magic is not his area of expertise. Henri's magic has been honed for one particular purpose, and it sadly does not allow for much to do with turning into dragons. "Another thing one learns quickly in Aorlind is to not question what magic can and cannot do. Fairies are worse than princesses when it comes to rising to challenges."

[bearnecessities]

"I think that is true for any man who spends enough time in the company of women. My sister can make even kings listen to her." She gives another flash of a smile in response to his grin.

He makes a good point, and she grunts as she thinks it over. "Fairies are easily ruffled, I've learned. But even I don't think they have the magic to keep.a person from dying from too much pain."

[fantasyfrench]

Her smile suits her, and if he knew her better, he would tease. But he's not yet convinced she won't bite his head off - perhaps literally - for that, and manages to keep his mouth shut for once. "Ah, the stories of the Beaumont sisters' powers will ring through the ages, I believe. You have two, do you not?"

Henri pulls a bit of a face at that. "This conversation has taken a turn for the maudlin, it seems."

[bearnecessities]

There's a certain warmth that spreads through her at the idea of her sisters becoming legends, of the stories that will be told about them. About her. There will be stories and songs - well, more stories and songs - and there's something pleasing about the whole affair. "Yes, both older. Marguerite and Sophie. They had wanted to come, but other duties called to their attention first."

She misses them, though, wishes they could have been here with her.

Belle clasps her hands behind her back and rocks on her heels. "I have a gift for it, I'm afraid. Truth be told, I was once very... quiet and soft and fanciful. But you're the one who brought up turning into a dragon."

[fantasyfrench]

"I do not doubt that Aorlind will welcome further relations with Camwood, should a slot open up in their future." He looks around the gardens with a faint smile on his lips. It's hard to tell if it's fond, or bitter. Maybe both, and it's gone just as quickly. Aorlind, he knows, welcomes closer ties with all nations before it consumes them.

"Indeed, so I am! I suppose you could say I am equally gifted, in that case. Thankfully, I am also very skilled at turning the conversation around. Besides turning into a bear and haunting the library, what activities do you prefer to take up in your free time?" He's grinning now, as bright and easy as anything because he knows the questionis terrible and banal and has nothing to do with how painful transforming into an animal might be.

[bearnecessities]

"As I am sure Camwood would enjoy such a benefit." She blows a stray strand of hair out of her face. Politics were a strange animal. Belle watches him for a second and wonders what it must be like to have been taken from your home, to have the opportunity to return now and haven't. Although, she supposes, if he is the one who kissed Alia awake, there is no home. There is just Aorlind and the sad promise of true love.

She snorts and rolls her eyes. "Other activities?" Honestly, she wouldn't say turning into a bear is much of an activity - or well... Perhaps it is, these days. The more she talks about it, the more she thinks about it, the more her skin feels like it's about to tear open. "I like to garden. And swim. And shoot arrows at things, although I have to admit I am actually not that very good at it." Has anyone even asked her about her hobbies in recent years? "What are yours, besides carrying smelling salts and kissing princesses awake?"