District 13 General Plotting Post

[hollowvictor]

Since District 13 is completely separate from the Capitol and functions as it's own thing for now, I thought it might be time we had our own plotting post. There aren't a lot of people right now, but that doesn't mean we can't do our own thing within the constraints of the setting.

If you have any short term ideas, maybe some new weapon you want your character to learn or fighting style or technology or simply something new, this is the place to express that and then maybe find someone whose character can facilitate it happening. If you have some sort of character arc or development you want to work on, share it with everyone! Maybe someone will be interested and like to help you see it happen. Or maybe you just think it'd be cool if Character A threaded with Character B but you don't know when or where or about what? This is the place to put it! Remember, this is not just for small interactions or just long term goals, it is for both.

Below is the form from the usual plotting meme, but altered for our use. Feel free to use it or simply go freeform if that would allow you to get your ideas out better. Here is the District 13 info for anyone who needs a refresher.

<b>Character:</b> <b>Skills your character has:</b> Military training, tech-savvy, excellent at laundry, this can be literally anything. **Please note if any of these would be skills District 13 might find notable and/or effect your character's contribution to 13's society <b>Skills your character might want to learn:</b> Maybe they want to learn how to fight with a bo staff, maybe they just want to learn how to draw. This can be anything. <b>Basic personality:</b> <b>What has happened to them recently? What can they usually be found doing during their free time or during structured time?:</b> Give a brief summary of what they have been doing. How well are they transitioning to the new setting? Do they watch the Games? Do they hole up in their rooms at night or do they wander around? This is the place to catch everyone up! <b>Upcoming plots, wanted CR or other things to note about this character:</b> Anything that might grab someone, or they can get involved with, or pretty much anything that could spark CR that didn't fall into the above.

Note: This meme is open to anyone currently in 13 and anyone about to come into 13 after this current arena is over. Please also note that Jade (viperous) is available as an npc to facilitate plots if anyone thinks they might need her for an idea.

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Marius Pontmercy

[saisamour]

Character: Marius Pontmercy
Skills your character has: Apparently he can learn completely new languages within the span of 6 months. Also he has training with sabres, pistols, and is a pretty good shot (ayyy clean headshot with hand-me-down pistols)
Basic personality: He's very book-smart, which unfortunately does not translate to being street-smart or even practical. He's lived a sheltered life although obviously has been roughened up a bit in the Capitol. First and foremost Marius Really Believes In Love, and his dependency on his wife Cosette can be a bit worrying. Has granddad and daddy issues. tl;dr he's a messed up kid who uses his wife as an emotional crutch. FUN TIMES.
What has happened to them recently? What can they usually be found doing during their free time or during structured time?: Marius spends as much free time as he could with Cosette. When he's not allowed to or if she's not around, he tends to wander off, although he's pretty much obedient towards rules, etc. in D13. He has nightmares about losing Cosette a lot, something that's been carried over from the Initiate implanting that fear in him. Despite his outward obedience he's a bit doubtful of D13, again because the Initiate instilled the thought that D13 doesn't care about the fate of the Tributes. Note that memories of the Initiate being the origin of the idea's been erased from his memory, so all he's really hanging on to is the thought and the feeling of fear whenever he tries to talk about D13. Thanks, Initiate!
Upcoming plots, wanted CR or other things to note about this character:
-If someone talks to him about how Super Awesome D13 is for saving him, he'll probably give a bit of side-eye, and he's not a particularly great actor or liar.
-Ask about Cosette and you'll get a novel about How Awesome Cosette Is and how Love Conquers All.
-You can teach him languages idk?? lol
-Someone talk to him about Napoleon, pls

And basically I'm struggling a bit with something to do with Marius, if someone can convince him to be a bit more active re: saving people or something he will probably do it, especially if they mention saving Courfeyrac or the other French dudes. But mostly Courfeyrac. Also it's 1am so I'm probably not that eloquent or coherent rn oops

I'll poke people tomorrow! :3

Re: Marius Pontmercy

[f0rthereaping]

I can attempt to have Hannah try and push him to something active. If she figures she can use him that way.


(also, gosh, can I just say how delighted I am that after all this time, Initiate's voodoo has still stuck? I saw his log and I laughed/cried a little. Poor Marius. )