Melodia

As 2014 was my first year rp'ing, I will answer these the best I can: [*]What kind of stories has your character gotten into? Well, Ruru started trying to join the Sultansworn in Ul'dah, that fell through and he was headed to Coerthas until he was threatened by some folks from Limsa. At that point he went to Limsa to find out what was happening only to be taken under the care and "mentorship" of Zhavi. As he was undercover and dabbling in criminal activities, helping her and Andralyn Thatcher, he was left by Zhavi suddenly and has been all but absorbed into the criminal world becoming a contract hitman and recently having to deal with the reappearance of Zhavi to his world while he is dealing with his own slow but methodic mental breakdown. Melodia is newer and is still getting her feet wet in Limsa trying to hire the services of Zhavi as she is runner and dealing with her teflon dame, Thatcher. I need to rp more with her to establish her more. [*]How has your character changed since you rolled them (Or if you have been here since the beginning, since 2013)? Ruru has gone through significant growth and development. At one point I was close to abandoning him because I thought he was boring. But I have enjoyed his slow spiral downward and its something Zhavi and I comment on a lot. Those two are so co-dependent and terrible for each other that they will do nothing but pull each other down the well and see how far they fall until they hit bottom. [*]What has been your favorite RP moment this year? It's a tie. My forum rp with Zhavi....it's beenfantastic. A very good experience all around and has gotten me more comfortable with my characters. The other is my one on one rp with Kage in Eastern Thanalan. Was a sad one that really set Ruru on his path he is on now. And that moment always makes me want Ruru and Kage to meet again ICly....that rp....would be so simultaneously depressing and scary and amazing. [*]What was the most shocking RP moment this year? Death of Natalie [*]Has your character made any mistakes? Pfffftttt!!! LOL!! My characters are walking calamities. [*]What was the most surprising thing you found out about your character? Ruru - He has an incredibly dark heart. Like the terribly scary kind. [/b] Melodia - She isn't as noble a law enforcement official as she dreamed she'd be.[/b] [*]What relationships did your character build? Ruru with Kage, Natalie, Surillian, Aya, Alulu, Andralyn, and of course his senpai Zhavi. All positive...somewhat. To a point. Errr....some awkwardness. Melodia- Andralyn as her self imposed nemesis/great white whale, along with Zhavi. Her cultivated and developed romance with fiance Yuniko as well as Isilme. Friendships with Flandre and Yangh, though she's been out of touch with both for some time. New folks she met were Coatleque and Aya. [*]Any relationships that fell apart? Ruru - Kage and Natalie. Surillian to a point though he'd be more happy to see her. Cooling with Thatcher but only because of her issues with Zhavi. [/b] Melodia - Cooling relationships abound but she's fighting to save them even if it's a lost cause. [/b] [*] What was your favorite large-scale event and why? Our rp party in the Drowning Wench. I got to use all three of my characters and it was a lot of fun with a good turn out. [*]What was your favorite smaller-scale event and why? My in game rp with Ruru and Zhavi is always so much fun. But I also did the Host Club once and it was fantastic. [*]What are you looking most forward to seeing in the future with your characters growth and story? Ruru - I'd like to see him happy though his version of happy may not be the healthiest. His obvious initial steps of pursuit of Zhavi is already showing bad signs of instability and I grow concerned he's past the point of redemption as far as being a hero is concerned. The dark side is strong with this one, to which the Emperor would say "Goooood....goooood." Melodia - I'd like her to have a better connection more yellowjackets and see the overall scene in Limsa get stronger so that stories can happen there as well. Strengthening ties to Ul'dah law folks is a key goal.

Melodia would definitely have found a Cait Sith card on a perp she was throwing in the brig.

The man had fled all the way to Coerthas and here he was, tucked away in some cave, shivering and pissing his pants looking down at the one-eyed Lalafell clad in black holding a sword to his heart. The young Hyur (maybe 18 at best) was weeping and Ruru stared coldly at him, a dead eyed stare that reached into the man's soul and quashed any hope for salvation. "Please....I-I was going to pay them back...." With a soft whisper he said a single word. "Hush." The man froze and whimpered, not wanting to upset the lalafell but then it was too late. With a smirk, Ruru drove his blade forward, sending it deep into the man's chest. With the younbg man crumpling to the ground against the dimly lit cave wall, and visible cold gasps of air growing fainter and less constant, Ruru , leaned in and grabbed his chin with a gloved hand. "You shouldn't have taken what wasn't yours, boy." With eyes that seemed to be heavier by the second, the young man passed and Ruru pulled his blade out, sheathing it with the blood still on the blade. He took a moment and sighed before reaching into the man's coat and retrieving a small pouch of coins, and a key. "Stupid bastard." That's ironic comin' from ye. Her voice echoed in the cave and as he turned, seeing her bundled in a coat, he scoffed. "Never seen you dressed up for the cold before. You didn't need to follow me here you know. could have waited back in Limsa." He began to leave the cave, exiting into the bright sunlight and the heavy Coerthas snow. He pulled his hood up, and closing his coat he strode away from the cave toward the asrea he'd tied his Chocobo. Well ye brought me, so's hard t' not come. An ye called him a stupid bastard. She smirked and her pace was even with his, and she'd pulled up a scarf over face, cursing. An' ye didn't have t' bring me ye know. He laughed aloud. "As if I have a choice." Always have a choice Flit. He stopped dead in his tracks and stared at her while the winds howled around him. "Oh really? Always? Like in Ul'dah? With Kage and Natalie? I had a choice there? With Suri? And even with you? I'm never the one in control....it's always someone else....well not ANYMORE!" He shouted the last word and in the distance a howl of a Snow Wolf could be heard. Listen t' ye. Blatherin' on like a child. As per th' usual. Ye keep blamin' everyone else an' takin' no responsibility for yer own bullshit. An' now ye run around killin' these halfwits, old bastards, an' even women. Fer what? Some coin an' some booze. Yer mother'd be proud. She hissed the last words and Ruru gasped in shock before he grimaced with a scowl. "All this? Is for YOU! Gods damn you!" He stormed off, footsteps crunching in the snow as he approached his loyal chocobo. He began to hook into the stirrups and managed to get himself up on the mount looking down on Kink with a stern face. "Someday you'll realize how I feel and you'll appreciate the work I am doing to protect you." He took a deep breath and began to ride, while the fading voice in his ear continued. All this good work yer doin'. I had ye wrong th' whole time Flit...yer th' savior o' me and th' city. He focused on the road ahead and whispered to himself, almost absentmindedly. "You're damn right."

For Melodia OOCly: Get to 4 star crafting; Clear one EX boss (lol); progress in coil. Level a second DPS job. ICly, she'd like to get some stability in her law enforcement activiites in Limsa and network more with other officials. On the social side, make more friends and finally get married. For Ruru: OOCly, not much..maybe gear up more for his bard job just to have a solid leveled job in case. ICly....the poor guy's losing it. Maybe he needs a vacation to Belize. :evil: I KID, I KID!! (Breaking Bad joke for those that didn't know)

What, so that new weapon with a completely new model that you've had only for a couple months is going to start going through its various iterations of glowing? One wonders what the point of it is, then, and what 3.0 will bring...(level 51 weapon...far superior to anything Zodiac...) I expect a finishing touch and hopefully that'll be the end of it. If I had my druthers, it would regain the cool arcane rings around the weapon without the obnoxiously bright halogen lighting. And I fully expect dungeon greens to annihilate it come the first dungeon of 3.0. It's how super-powered weapons work in MMOs these days. Except FFXI. Edit: And the point is looking like a badass with something that isn't a gimme handout from ST or old Coil. Yep, it's about the bling, not the stats. #straightgangsta LMAO! :lol:

LOL!! Yus!

I still have yet to clear any ex boss or touch second coil! @_@ Talk about slow!

I would like to toss my two gil worth and throw out the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. It's seven books and worth the journey even if frustrating at times. It's got all the elements you need: 1) A hero (and more) you can root for and actually care about 2) A villain to loathe (among others) 3) A fantastic setting with magic and fantasy dwelling among the ruins of a familair world and technology. 4) A journey Please take time to read this series as it is fun and while not perfect, it's a great read. :moogle: http://momentumbooks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dark-tower-covers-1.jpg[/img]

*Huggles Ilwe'ran* As an American with a Japanese spouse, a child with a speech impediment, and dozens of friends in Japan and Europe, I completely get your post and that crap annoys me too.

The comment.... "Ye drunk?" snapped him to his sense and he looked at her (both of her....until the other walked away with a snicker) and he shook his head again clearing it. "Aye....I'm..no..I'm fine. Not drunk. Sorry....bit distracted is all. If you think this man and his network are solid, or less risky to say the least than Grace, then that's the route. Who we talking about, by the way?" He looked curiously at her as his eye looked about, praying the other was gone for some time at least.

This has been my experience as well. Usually snarky comments heard via a friend who heard it from someone else I assumed was a friend. OOC comments like that usually earn a swift removal from my friend list. ICly, Mel would likely relish in it and ask one to take a number. LOL.

*Taps microphone* *feedback* Is this thing on? I am going to vent. I love it the most when people discuss and talk with you and say they are going to rp with you and you say "It's cool, just let me know when you want to." And even include the schedule of when you play just to help make it easy and it's all good, thumbs up and will see you then, etc...... And then never hear from the people again. Unless three or four weeks go by and then the cycle starts anew. That. Is. Super. And before anyone sends me a nastygram, I am guilty as well. *Goes back to her box and hides*

Ruru slumped into the chair in his apartment and tossed his back, exhausted. His hands were still bloody and he grimanced pushing the last words of the old man out of his head. "Please! I-I'll pay..you can tell them I'll p-pay. My grandson has the money....please....my wife...don't let her find me like th-" He closed his eye and sat up reaching over to the table for his bottle of whiskey, now warm and had been sitting for at least a day. Let me pour ye a drink. He looked and saw her pouring the whiskey into a glass. An outsider would have seen him pouring his own glass absentmindedly. She offered the glass to him with a smirk and he shook his head, the blood smearing along the glass as he took a sip. Big hero at it again. What'd this one do, Flit? Ferget t' polish his boots? Oh! Or maybe he was late t' work one day. That'd warrant yer amazin' skills at knockin' off the right people. She glared at him and grinned that toothy grin he'd become accustomed to as she sat on the table before him. Tell me I'm warm an' I promise t' leave ye be. "He didn't pay his debt." He sounded cold, flat...as if lost in thought while he took another sip. Oh well, that's th' one then. Ferget ol' Tabert, or hells even yer own brother! That's th' one needin' a blade in his throat. Drink up. Ye've earned it. She'd hissed the last words and he scowled. "Well at least I'm here...making sure no one's after you. You decided to run off." She was gone and he smirked taking a drink. "Exactly."

A network of killers? Some man tied to them? He'd heard rumors of a syndicate or something beneath the shadows of Limsa but he couldn't be sure, even with his own contracts he'd taken on as he'd never had any contact. He wasn't sure if this was who she was- Ye think too much, ye know? She teased...always teasing. He winced a bit and bit into his bottom lip to stifle a reply. That wouldn't make Zhi any more comfortable if he started talking to visions. Yer a cold one aren't ye? A vision? He felt her hands on his shoulders and he fought to regain his senses. I'm the reason ye aren't dead or lyin' in a gutter somewhere, Flit an' ye call me a vision? His eye snapped open. Kink was staring at him, awaiting his reply by her questioning look and he shook his head as if clearing cobwebs. "Sorry...have a bit of a headache is all." The lie was a weak one and he heard her laughter, the mocking one at the pitiful words he'd delivered. She'll never believe ye, not with shite like that rollin' outta yer mouth. He spoke probably too loud as he tried to silence that voice. "Maybe a good idea...Grace is good, but you need to be more settled before approaching her. Is this man reliable?" Even as he asked the question, he felt the irony sting and again, from a bit of a distance at least (much to his relief) that mocking laughter. Ahahahaha!!!

As Melodia is actually in one of these types of relationships, I am appreciative of this effort and look forward to reading more on this. Thank you.

*Hugs back and nods* Happy holidays to all! Love everyone here! *runs and steals a small handful of Eve's candy on the way out.* Muahahahaha!! :cactuar:

Elsewhere "Well o' all th' damned luck." She'd been peering into the well lit Wench as the night air had made it easy to stay out of sight and yet easily able to watch the comings and goings inside. And there was that Lalafell she'd run into a while back. Sitting at the table with the redhead and her boy. "What're ye two talkin' about tha's so bloody important?" She could see the tnese body language, especially from the little man and she smirked, whispering to herself. "They pissin' ye off too? They're good at tha'. She's a damn pro." She took a cautious look over her shoulder and then back as she saw the Lalafell clearly angry walk off. "Hmmm where ye headed lit'le one?" She clacked her teeth softly and smiled as she had someone new she needed to keep an eye on. "Th' net's tightenin' runner....sooner'r later yer gonna slip." She kept watching Grace and her man at the table while hugging the shadows.

The words stung, hit hard and while his face had been hard of late, it softened a bit at the scolding. He turned as if contemplating something and frowned. He'd only been trying to defend her. To support her. And here, he'd gotten into trouble for even suggesting it. He mumbled, "I was just saying. Course I'm not going to kill him." Grumbling he closed his eye and shook his head. "Look...regardless, I don't fully trust them, particularly him. She seemed too keen on knowing what you want to do, and while I get that, he seemed more interested in burning you. Meaning we can't work with them if we need to be looking over our shoulders every day. He will bring that Jacket in if he feels he can leverage that against you." He turned and shrugged at you, trying to sound tough and dismissive. "But it's your call. Whatever you want to do."

I....I wants a card @_@ But I dont know how to do it right for Magic. I want one for Ruru and Melodia. *throws gil and runs*

C'eleni and Melodia. It is done. /sagenod @_@;;

Nuuuuuu!!! *rolls up in her Katamari ball and ships* *Oh....and cookies, cakes and hugs* :moogle: What's a Katamari ball? Ships what? So confused!! >.< Katamari Damacy! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy And ships Eleni with someone!

Nuuuuuu!!! *rolls up in her Katamari ball and ships* *Oh....and cookies, cakes and hugs* :moogle:

Well, Melodia sees love probably a lot more liberally than others. She's much more open with it and willing to pull others in even while believing in her devotion to her significant other. She hasn't had a family since she was 5 so she is a bit cold in that respect. But she views romantic and even sexual love in a very positive light and works to foster that with others. Ruru is a lot different. He craves positive attention, mistaking that as love. He feels that any positive affirmation is akin to someone loving him, and so he tends to latch on very strongly to those close to him. When they leave or stop that feeding of positive feeling, he sees that as a form of rejection and tends to turn to self harm in one way or another. His understanding of love is not a healthy one.

This is why I struggle with bigger group rp. I am sooooo slow and by the time I finish my thought everyone else has moved on

Ruru flinched slightly at her sudden apprearance but regained his composure. He heard the word "talk" and his frown had said it all. "She wants to talk to you. Face to face. In person." He paced closely around her. "Says she needs to know more details. She was very adamant about seeing you and not the messenger." He scoffed at the last. "And that man that's with her all the time...Johnathan....he's lucky I didn't gut him right there. He did nothing but insult you threatened to report us to the Jackets. He's a a problem. I can deal with him if you want. " He was seething talking about and looked back at her waiting for a reply.