[ 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

[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

[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?

[symmetricks]

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

[vorrutyer]

HELLO HELLO my name is Hope, I don't know anything about the Overwatches but she looks delightful. And I mean, like, literally looks delightful. She's super hot.

[symmetricks]

/lies here beneath her heels, tbh

[natalia_vdova]

I still do not know much about Overwatch (though I keep being super tempted to pick it up, ngl).

Symmetra sounds awesome, looks like she kicks ass, and uh. I can see her and Nat potentially having some ~interesting~ conversations. Just because a group picks you up out of the slums and makes you a badass does not mean they have your best interests at heart, ok ok?

Hopefully they can get into some fun?

(She also might be a bit interested in that metal arm, tbh)

[symmetricks]

Great thing about Overwatch is that 99% of the story is contained outside the game. Sooooo...

But yes. Feel free to push at her current mindset. She's going to be absolute content here otherwise.

(And wait until she tells you what she can do with that arm.)

[natalia_vdova]

Oh, that's interesting and good to know. I might have to look around at some stuff! It just looks like so much fun, even if I would without a doubt play Widowmaker because I am 100% that predictable.

Yeah, Nat's gonna hear the rhetoric of "barbarians in need of saving" and just be all "so I know bullshit when I hear it" so that'll be fun. She'll probably lead with getting a sense for peoples' feelings and figure out where she can use them, but there will be poking too. :D

(Ohman, she'd be so interested. Please tell her about your cool things. :> )

[durango]

Oh man, Deanna and Symmetra are going to be so interesting together, with how different their philosophies are!

[symmetricks]

Philosophical debates y/n?

[durango]

absolutely

I would not be playing a Trek character appropriately if I didn't

[standsentinel]

Hiiiii... I think I already have you on Plurk, but hi on here!

Kaidan is going to need to know all about this hard-light technology, because hello displaced tech nerd.

He is also probably going to be yet another person having Philosophical Debates with her about the Cetagandans and their aims, so do I take a number?

[symmetricks]

YES, someone to talk shop with, that will be a welcome respite from all the--

Oh, you too? Really?

/sigh

You people are so backward.

[standsentinel]

Hey now, he doesn't object to helping cultures advance, you just can't steamroll in and replace their culture with yours. It never ends well, and sometimes you get Reapers.

...of the non-Overwatch kind.

[symmetricks]

Isn't their security and safety the more important issue?

Priorities, man.