[ february ooc mingling post ]

[barrayarmods]

Hey all and welcome to For Barrayar! We'll be getting the OOC info/signups post for the first half of February's plot up soon, as well as the February Game Update (which details the weather and each side's status and resources for the month), but in the meantime, please feel free to introduce yourselves and get your mingle on! Tell us about yourselves, what you're looking forward to and what you're hoping to do in this game, and just generally get down and friendly with each other. And if you haven't joined the Discord server and would like to, hop on in.

The February I log will go up on the 1st. And if you haven't had a chance to look at the culture pages and want some extra reading material, those go into more depth about the Barrayarans and the Cetagandans.
ETA: The log will probably go up on the 2nd due to time constraints because the OOC post went up late and I unfortunately have a day job.

Also, please note the tagging system -- all of your characters should already have tags (and if they're missing, please let me know), and there are also location tags for the guerilla camp and the Cetagandan base, so please use those for your logs too!

Comments

[traitorous]

i just finished westworld a couple weeks ago and inhaled so loudly when i saw your reserve. soooo pleased to see william here.

but yes hello i'm chels! welcome to the game.

[traitorous]

oh man ig i'm biased but everyone should be big rvb nerds, someday i'll convert the entire planet. 2017 resolution!!

maine might possibly sneak over to the cetagandan side at some point in february in an attempt to retrieve lakshmi from filthy ceta hands, so maybe they can run into each other around then? otherwise i'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities for them to cross paths. the monthly events seem p good for that.

i am looking forward to it, either way!

[omniavincit]

HI THERE I'm Carolyn and I have another Barrayar newb whose resistance resume isn't as impressive but he knows how to eat, so there's that.

Pearl sounds amazing and he will probably be concerned/fascinated by her. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AROUND.

[traitorous]

ok like i am so sad that natasha is on the other side because i have wanted cr with a natasha for ages BUT. i am pleased to see her in the game regardless! can't wait to see what she gets up to.

welcome to 4b!

[skelepun]

I WOULD LOVE THAT. Sans is going to find all this military intrigue hilarious up until it suddenly becomes real. Which means I want him to buck up against it as often as possible plz and thank u

[skelepun]

hey pal hey hey pal, how's the ship that sans totally thinks you're still on, it going okay?

[lovernotafighter]

Want to handle that sword of his, Lakshmi? Bow chicka bow wow.

You know, you picked the best time to be captured, what with this winter and snow shit. Hell, he's going to wish HE was captured.

I'm SO down to do stuff in the future!

[lovernotafighter]

You want to see all the things a good sword can do? Bow chicka bow-- OW!

[lovernotafighter]

YESSSSS! Yes they do! I'm so excited! Come learn about the real heroes of the war: the Blue team idiots.

[lovernotafighter]

I love it, too! Nothing is better than bickering and bitching and just the massive amount of grrrs. Let's be real: Tucker is super annoying to his own castmates, and they've dealt with him for years. To everyone else, it's going to take a bit to get used to him.

It's really nice to meet you, Carolyn!! Let's go freeze our asses off together!

[symmetricks]

Hi, I'm Diya (not to be confused with that NPC Diya, who is an impostor and will be dealt with appropriately) and I brought you an Overwatch. This is Satya Vaswani, better known as Symmetra.

For those not familiar with the character/canon, the world of Overwatch is reeling from a war of its own. Symmetra is part of an organization called Vishkar that uses hard-light technology to construct cities for the displaced population. Of course, to keep those cities under control, Vishkar enforces strict control over the population, but what's a little freedom for security and comfort, right?

(And when I said Symmetra is 'part of' this group, what I mean is she was scooped up out of the slums as a kid by them, raised to believe everything they do is right, and pretty much owes everything she now has to them. Sooooooo she might be a bit biased.)

She's on the side of the Cetagandans, and let me tell you she's pleased as punch about that. Clearly, this noble empire has only the best of intentions for these ruffians hiding in the woods, and if they need assistance in bringing order to this world, that's totally in line with her own indoctrination philosophies.

Want to plot? Chat? Say hi? Point fingers and laugh? Well don't do that last one, but for all the others, I'm on plurk at isadiya. You can also PM me, if that's easier. Looking forward to joining you all!

[skelepun]

Heya, fellow Cetagandan! Super stoked to get the chance to thread with Symmetra, she looks UHMAZING! My guy's pretty diametrically opposed to her thoughts, but y'know. In that lowkey passive aggressive way that he doesn't do much about. Armchair activist without the drive to sign petitions and just sits around judging people instead, that kinda guy.

CAN'T WAIT

[stompadour]

Thumbs up!! Nat please explain to her what working out is and how you do it ,

[symmetricks]

Oh won't that be fun? She could use some more of her ideals examined or rattled, though, so I'm in favor of someone for her to bicker with!

[skelepun]

PERFECT, I'm super down for that! Sans is nothing if not opinionated, even if he plays it close to the vest.

[lovernotafighter]

Hey, baby. I hear you're looking for a stud. Well, I've got the STD and all I need is you.

Aren't you so glad you get to see this smiling face, Symmetra? Aren't you??

[symmetricks]

No.

[lovernotafighter]

Oh, c'mon! How can you resist all this?

[standsentinel]

Kaidan's need to obsessively consider all the options available to him before making a decision (unless someone's shooting at him -- he can move quick then) probably looks an awful lot like secret hoarding.

They shall bond.

[standsentinel]

There is nothing you have suggested that I do not love. (And I totally Kaidanmanced on this guy's playthrough, with an Infiltrator Shep. :P)

[standsentinel]

Mutual huffing about the Evils of Colonialism and the Benefits of Interstellar Diversity, y/n?

[symmetricks]

Quite easily, I assure you. Allow me to demonstrate.

[terrifyingrenegade]

IT WASN'T JUST HER DECISION GEEZ

[terrifyingrenegade]

I have no idea how this CR is going to go but I'm eager to find out

[mirrortide]

you're right it would have been longer if pearl had had her way