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nobody. ([personal profile] erewhile) wrote in [community profile] etcelsior2014-06-20 11:09 pm

[mariachi band playing the sound of silence]


Welcome to [community profile] maskormenace's third
CR MEME!!


How does this work? It's easy!
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    ( THE BASICS )
    Name: Your character!
    Canon: Self-explanatory!!
    Character's (approximate) age: Or how old they appear.
    Character's powers: List and describe them!
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    RUNDOWN -- what are your character's skills, likes/dislikes, urgent needs?: What are they good at, what do they hate, what do they need (and so on) so that others know what they can offer you.
    What are your character's plans?: Either what they're doing as we speak or what you'd like to do with them!
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vengefulshades: (Don't be afraid)

Yomiel

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
( THE BASICS )
Name: Yomiel (aka "Sissel" aka "The Manipulator")
Canon: Ghost Trick
Character's (approximate) age: Mid-20s physically. Actually immortal.
Character's powers: Immortality (his physical body cannot age or be harmed in any way), possession (can leave his body as a ghost and inhabit other objects), manipulation (of inanimate objects, animals and people, lol)
Is your character registered/will they be?: Unregistered and on the lam, currently
Where does your character live?: He's hiding out at the Devil's Nest in Maurtia Falls... or at least, his body is hiding there. His ghost is all around and about.
Are you looking for roommates?: No
What is your character's job?: Formerly a systems analyst in Heropa. Currently, a criminal at large

( THE DETAILS )
RUNDOWN -- what are your character's skills, likes/dislikes, urgent needs?:
Skills: Computers (an expert hacker, programmer, etc), infiltration (as a ghost), information-dealing, forcing people to do things against their will (but only for a good reason)
Likes: Computers, cats, brief snatches of feeling "alive" (accomplished by possessing others), people who are sympathetic to his plight
Dislikes: Cops, prosecutors, politicians or any other authority figures, self-righteous people, anyone currently trying to catch him.
What are your character's plans?: After his crime spree shenanigans, Yomiel faked his death and fled to Maurtia Falls, where he is now working for Greed. He is recognized as a criminal by the government, though he'll actually be laying off the criminal acts for a while until the coast is clear. Still totally open to having him personally bother someone or work with other criminals as part of a mission for Greed.
Does your character have a secret identity?: "The Manipulator" he didn't make it up okay he would have gone with something WAY COOLER not really
Is your character open for pairings?: Good luck with that. Though again... I'd love some kind of twisted unrequited thing.
Are you open to having your character get hurt? Or, for villains, hurt others?: Yomiel literally can't be harmed. As far as harming others goes, I'm totally open to it, but he has to have a good reason to do so.
Is your character interested in teams?: Not unless you work for Greed.
What kind of plots are you after?:

- Shady plots with fellow criminals. Yomiel is working for Greed at the moment, so anyone who has contact with him has an easy way to get into Yomiel's company. I am also up for having him establish some criminal connections on his own, but he is thoroughly uninterested megalomaniacal types or people who are evil for evil's sake.

- Friendship, awww. Yomiel's a dick but he is also desperately lonely and will appreciate anything he sees as people genuinely liking him and being his friend.

- CASTMATES OH GOD

Anything else?: It's kind of confusing because Yomiel has been dropping all kinds of hints to different people. Some people know him as Sissel (and know that Sissel is the Manipulator). Others know him as Yomiel (but NOT as the Manipulator.) The fact that the Manipulator's name is Yomiel is not public knowledge at all.

Now here is a Pomeranian opening a door with his face (play Ghost Trick, seriously.)

Edited 2014-06-21 06:23 (UTC)

Re: Yomiel

[personal profile] redhairring 2014-06-21 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
MISSLE IS BEST DOG and man I need to finish that game.

anyway, I would love more Yomiel and Hans cr because Hans is just impressed and grumpy that Yomiel has all the cool powers and is like ten times better at this 'manipulative douchebag' thing than he is.
vengefulshades: (Default)

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
GOOD DOG BEST FRIEND

And Yomiel has a good time messing with Hans, so it all works out just swell.
selfimage: — ɢᴀʀʙᴇᴛᴛ — (Kingdom come.)

[personal profile] selfimage 2014-06-21 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
WE HAD AN INTERESTING TALK ABOUT YOMIEL WANTING TO SCREW OVER GODS AND THEN HE GOT ARRESTED

SOMEONE WANT CUPCAKES IN PRISON?
vengefulshades: (I was hit by something)

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
HA HA JOKE'S ON YOU HE CAN'T EAT

Also he actually didn't get arrested yet. He faked his own murder, escaped, then manipulated the red tape to steal his corpse back, the tricky little bastard.

But yeah these two would be a riot together in some manner.
selfimage: — ɢᴀʀʙᴇᴛᴛ — (That's a promise.)

[personal profile] selfimage 2014-06-21 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
holy shit

let's do lunch then when you become available after such a theatrical crusade.
vengefulshades: (I was struck by lightning)

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
WHAT DID HE JUST SAY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO EAT, JEEEEZ

but yes, hahaha, absolutely. He's up chillin' in Maurtia Falls now, bussing tables or being a corpse at Greed's place.
selfimage: — ᴘɪᴄʜᴇʟʟɪ — (Default)

maybe i am a giant troll

[personal profile] selfimage 2014-06-21 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
that's not to far where he hangs, let's have interesting convos


over dinner
vengefulshades: (It's only me)

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Somebody's plate is going to fly up and hit somebody in the face.
selfimage: — ɢᴀʀʙᴇᴛᴛ — (Telling lies.)

[personal profile] selfimage 2014-06-21 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
IT WAS WORTH IT
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[personal profile] smarterphone 2014-06-21 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I've got Light, who's already made up his mind that this Manipulator guy is a criminal that takes advantage of other people, soooo there's negative CR for you right there. He'll want to take part in any active investigation hunting Yomiel down, so there's that!

I ALSO HAVE AIDEN HERE whom is also a prodigious hacker. He's a vigilante type, but they thing is, he's also willing to do what's necessary to achieve his goals, even if it means breaking a few of those things called... laws. He rides a fine line between vigilante and flat-out criminal, so he may be more sympathetic to Yomiel's cause IF they get a chance to interact? (Aiden would draw the line at flat-out murdering innocent people, or hurting people just for the sake of it, but other than that he lives in a gray area.) But his number one priority is finding a way to get home, and if that means doing a few shady things to achieve it, then it's not an issue.
vengefulshades: (It's only me)

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Faaaantastic. Yomiel is really just rolling his eyes at all these hero-types... and he does enjoy fucking with them as a hobby.

Aiden sounds a lot like Yoms in that respect, actually- it's not like he's out killing people for a laugh or just being a prick for no reason. I'm sure there's a way for them to meet... like hacking something at the same time or something like that.
godly: (Default)

[personal profile] godly 2014-06-22 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
:') excellent

And yes, let's have them meet via trying to hack the same thing, and then they both realize that there's another hacker in the system; then perhaps they can be all "who the hell is this guy" and meet that way! Except, you know, more eloquently done?

If you'd be interesting in logging this just let me know? Otherwise we can figure something else out too :)
hoboagogo: (Just another blood and nicotine sky)

[personal profile] hoboagogo 2014-06-21 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
If Yoms ever wants to like. Be a puppy or kitten for a family or something, Shinji can totally hook him up with a depressed teen who also wants/needs a reason to live.
come on just laying on this sad 14 year olds lap, purring both their troubles away.
/best youth-counselor aw yeah


BUT IN REALITY, I super adore the CR that they've sort of built, and I'd love to expand on it-- though with Yomiel IN HIDING and the like, that would pro...bably be difficult. But I do like how similar they are, in knowing what it's like to be suicidal/wanting to just disappear, not wanting any sort of bullshit eternity afterwards, et cetera. That familiarity with hating yourself so goddamned much--

I think they'd be either incredibly unhealthy bros to each other, or surprisingly good, hahaha.

(also i don't have the game but I read through the awesome LP on lparchive and jfc such a good game. SUCH A GOOD GAME.)
vengefulshades: (Don't be afraid)

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
(OH MY GOD IT'S SO FUCKING GOOD SERIOUSLY EASILY IN MY TOP 5 EVER AND THAT LP IS WONDERFUL)

It wouldn't be too difficult actually. He's got a, uh... crawlspace rented out for his corpse at Greed's so he can ghost about freely. And Shinji intrigued him, so I could see him looking him up and visiting via the phone.

Like some weird awkward friendless kid calling the cool kid on the phone to talk.

"Hi. 8|"
hoboagogo: (We'll survive the rain)

[personal profile] hoboagogo 2014-06-21 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
(SO GOOD OMG just the writing and everything is beautiful okay.)

omg 'cool kid' yomiel..... no.... you're so mistaken there.....

(also this is dumb but I love how Shinji is just-- kind of over the whole 'being possessed' thing. But he pulls that shit in canon sort of too, what with still not caring about Strega after they THREATEN TO KILL HIS FRIENDS (and he... sells info out to them whoops) or KIDNAPS A TEAMMATE and then KILL SHINJI--)

but seriously their lives are balls, at least they know they're not alone in it
vengefulshades: (All dressed up with nowhere to go)

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
(Shu Takumi also writes/created the Ace Attorney games so it's really no wonder GT is so good, but it's so tightly-written and fantastic and cheerful, for a game about murder. Adorable spoilers!!!)

Look dude when you're the dead guy anybody who can eat food is cooler than you.

Congratulations, Shinji, you have a weird friend hanging out in your room now.
hoboagogo: (Ready to come alive)

[personal profile] hoboagogo 2014-06-21 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
(THE ADORABLE SPOILERS ARE THE BEST. ALL OF THEM.)

okay yeah the food thing is pretty good. And damn it, that makes two weird friends in his room, since Akihiko is now crashing on his floor. 9aki's house has ten cats in it and there was only so long he could do that.....)

He'd just-- start leaving out a notebook and pen if Yoms needs to write a.. note or anything? HOW TO I HOUSE A GHOST.
vengefulshades: (Walkin' with a dead man)

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
lmfao oh awesome, Akihiko is really pissed at Yoms. That'll go well.

Just watch out for objects moving strangely by themselves and any Rube Goldberg devices you set up should not be placed closely to any guns whatsoever. (j/k he has no reason to want to do that but... better safe than sorry.)
hoboagogo: (Like we're living a sci-fi)

[personal profile] hoboagogo 2014-06-21 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
YE...AH.... he's kind of touchy about the 'Shinji could have been shot by an itchy cop' thing....

just don't do dumb ghost shit when he's around. Blowing the curtains around, tapping pipes, making spooky noises. It's cool.

it's okay, they're super used to getting shot in the head with the only guns in their room


because persona
vengefulshades: (Maybe just one more)

[personal profile] vengefulshades 2014-06-21 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Good lord, Japan, what is wrong with you

It's cool, he understands, well aware he's a dick and all that. Just tell Akihiko that slamming the phone around isn't going to help anything.
hoboagogo: (Knew I'd never see the ground)

[personal profile] hoboagogo 2014-06-21 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
THERE'S SOME BULLSHIT REASON FOR IT but they never explain it in game. it's just how they call out their massive head-monsters for battle. like ya do.

man, seriously. DON'T BREAK SHIT, HE'S A GHOST. YOU'RE NOT ACCOMPLISHING ANYTHING.

YOU CAN'T PUNCH A GHOST.
khajidont: (Jaime - ohmigod we're married)

[personal profile] khajidont 2014-06-21 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
shinji don't invite the ghost dick over to their house what the fuck

(no, totally do it.)
hoboagogo: (Just another blood and nicotine sky)

[personal profile] hoboagogo 2014-06-21 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
SRY BRO he is the worst roommate and likely never consults the other guys on anything

see: Akihiko crashing there currently
khajidont: (Beetle - Yeurgh!)

[personal profile] khajidont 2014-06-21 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
WORST ROOMMATE nah I think that Jaime and Akihiko would get along (though Jaime will assume that they're boyfriends bc... c'mon)

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