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𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐎 // a multi-muse blog focused on characters from various sci-fi and cyberpunk media. selective && private. combination of canon & original characters. features characters from cyberpunk 2077, star wars, and dead by daylight. crossover & oc friendly ( inquire for verses not outlined on card ) minors dni. written by jamie. 25 // est

〝 there is no real direction here, neither lines of power nor cooperation. decisions are never really made – at best they manage to emerge, from a chaos of peeves, whims, hallucinations and all around assholery. 〞

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surprisingly i was able to zoom through setting up the bones so psa moving everything @stonesthrcw over the course of the next few weeks. its still barebones - no abouts or anything but the cumbersome stuff is setup.

and the about posts are posted so i wont spam your dash with abouts (until i start writing them for the new characters - but i figured if im adding brand new muses people would probably want to see those ? )

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surprisingly i was able to zoom through setting up the bones so psa moving everything @stonesthrcw over the course of the next few weeks. its still barebones - no abouts or anything but the cumbersome stuff is setup.

and the about posts are posted so i wont spam your dash with abouts (until i start writing them for the new characters - but i figured if im adding brand new muses people would probably want to see those ? )

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okay just heads up i’m moving things around still here and will probably do a url change (as funny as the pun is still to me). also smashing a bunch of older canon muses into this blog so i can finally destroy the old archived blogs hehe.

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to add on: i’ll probably be remaking just because i’m adding a lot of things and i just wanna make things all clean and put together. BUT also ongoing threads are still active so i’ll just be transferring everything to the new blog. and ofc i’ll drop it all once it’s done (or presentable)

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okay just heads up i’m moving things around still here and will probably do a url change (as funny as the pun is still to me). also smashing a bunch of older canon muses into this blog so i can finally destroy the old archived blogs hehe.

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@sherez has entered the parlor ( liked for a starter ! f: weylon salo )

━ 〝 well, now isn't this a sight to behold 〞queue the unfolding of his jackknife grin - revealing artificially whitened teeth that complimented his bleached-white ( and wrinkle devoid ) oxford. at the base of his palm, resting on the knee of his crossed legs, he held && swirled a cosmopolitan - reflecting all of the technicolor pastels of the night city skyline that bled in through the 55th story window. his entourage sat around him, posed neatly as if they were a hopper painting that salo was presenting to v. everything about the scene was neatly manufactured and manicured. like a soundstage that was simply awaiting for the star ( vasya ) to enter from stage left.

〝 i'd love to believe you're here to take me up on the offer of a free drink & to chat with us all ━ 〞salo's drink tokens were his way of weaseling into new gigs. mercs like drinking. they also tend to get arrested. a natural source of income that was more than a return on investment for whatever tab he covered.

〝 ━ however i'm not so naïve to think you wouldn't come here without biz in mind. so please sit - hors d'oeuvres are on the house. 〞though he had so hoped he'd have the honor of serving as legal counsel to a night city legend such as she, he figured that was not the cause of this visit. biz, he assumed - though perhaps she was here on less friendly terms. it was probable any one of his past clients had become an enemy of vasya's just as well.

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@prvtocol liked for a starter ! ( f: kay vess )

>> Tansarii Point Station ━ can't say it was her favorite spot to be waylaid. sure the drinks were cheap and the local militias were either incompetent or ignorant enough to leave well enough alone. but on a list of must-see places in the mid-rim it was probably bottom of the list. surprisingly a system being an arms depot for several hundred years does not produce a particularly friendly environment.

━ but a vacation this was not. kay was set to meet with some-such loanshark money handler about a package she klept on the corellian run. ( surely if it was any value they would've bolted it down to the cargo bay. ) lucky for her she didn't have to wander too far to find an interested buyer. however, some such precognitive sense happened to tell her that such an out-of-the-way meeting likely wasn't over just one little stolen package.

the smuggler would sit down, adjacent from her contact. she'd flash a wily smirk as she juggled a mantellian coin between her fingers.

〝 rough place for a first date huh ? 〞she joked. kay was going to make it known that she really hated this place. especially after they axed the lunchtime special.

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now that everything is mostly set up i will post a lil starter call specify the muse you'd want it from !

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adding the canon characters section for this blog and wondering if it'd be too Wild to add kay vess from star wars outlaws even though the game isn't even out yet.

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Dust-ridden and tucked away in a drawer the antiquated photograph might be, but not the humanity it’s keeping reflects. Perhaps that is why Brianne finds corpo kinship in Serena Croce; such subjects can be broached and not seen as weaknesses but rather understandings. 

A wall still remains, however. The director cannot share how she wishes time to pass faster. With her twenty-year contract ending next year, she’s determined to retire and disappear from corp life (and Night City) forever. 

...But one can’t build connections set to vanish despite all their positions standing on a razor-thin edge.

“I don’t disagree.” Just as carefully, the director’s reply chimes in a softened tenor, quieted gaze lifting from the closed drawer to Serena once more. “Though I still recall when I started at Arasaka. I didn’t have my own office or title, and the responsibilities I held, well” her head shakes, and preemptive amusement totters with a chuckle under her breath in an attempt to lighten the conversation. “It was actually a teapot. I served tea to board members. Now those were simpler times.” 

“Night City was not always your home either, I presume.” 

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━ a quaint smile. brought on by the thought of brianne serving tea ( reminiscent of what cross' first tasks were as well ) and sustained by the mention of 'home.' when mentioned, they found themselves ( briefly ) back in north georgia. summers spent on lake lanier and winters visiting family in dahlonega. it felt like a wholly different world than night city.

" hm no ━ " and in some ways. it still wasn't. some days she'd feel content with life in NC. other days, it felt more like a cage. " atlanta, originally ━ odd to call it 'home' when it's been what ━ a decade almost since i've been back. but its still no less 'home' in my mind. " she'd pause briefly, looking out at the room-width window that overlooked downtown NC and the surrounding communities. continuing its eternal bustle with no mind nor care for the two of them taking a moment to pause.

" i'd thought i would feel comfortable calling night city home eventually, but that still hasn't happened yet. maybe you feel differently ? " so she hoped. it was an easy city to feel lost in but perhaps bri had found better footing here.

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𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ; 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒; bold what applies, italic what sometimes applies. feel free to add on !  

happiness.

being unable to stop smiling. laughter. bear hugs. happy tears. waving arms around. dancing. contently sighing. eyes twinkling. laugh lines. childlike playfulness. skipping. talking more. affection. cracking more jokes than usual. gesturing more when talking. higher pitched voice. squealing. jumping around. clapping.

sadness. 

furrowed brows. baring teeth. passive-aggressive comments. avoiding eye contact. sarcasm. headache. sore muscles. hiding clenched fists. irritability. jumping to conclusions. raising voice. going silent. demanding immediate action. keeping it all in until exploding. body tensing. making risky decisions. middle finger.

fear.

wanting to flee or hide. what-ifs. images of what-could-be flashing in mind. uncontrollable trembling. rapid breathing. screaming. a skewed sense of time. irritability. keeping silent. denying fear. turning away from the cause. pretending to be brave. nail-biting. lip-biting. scratching skin. a joking tone but a voice that cracks. fainting. insomnia. panic attacks. exhaustion. substance abuse. tics. rushing adrenaline. face draining of colour. hair lifting on the back of the neck. feeling rooted to the spot. making body as small as possible. staring but not seeing. crying. a shrill voice. whispering. gripping something or someone. stuttering. flinching at noises. pleading.

exhaustion.

constantly yawning. blurring words together. dark circles or lines under eyes. mood swings. hallucinations. calling people by the wrong name. dizziness. denying they’re tired. slow blinking. trouble concentrating. stumbling. leaning on a doorframe for support. sluggish movements. falling asleep someplace that isn’t a bed. becoming irritated by the smallest things. “i’m awake, i’m fine.” shaking so bad they spill their drink. fall asleep in their clothes. lay their head on the table because they’re so tired. passing out.

Tagged by: @prvtocol (tysm!) Tagging: @daupus @cloistress @vihrago @sunbentsky (sorry if double tagged!)

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god the dlc and the spy-vibes and the espionage and the treason -- giving so much good reason to flesh out mira more and give her more interactions on this blog.

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putting out a little plotting call

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also — working on a character i’ve had in my head for a while. definitely polar opposite to cross so it’ll be kinda fun to write in the cyberpunk universe from

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also i guess i forgot to mention it’s a canon character but with a cyberpunk verse 👀

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(&. 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬. | accepting) @prvtocol:

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

in response her eyes drifted to small, tucked away picture frame. a film of dust coated the blurry photo ( outshined by this decade's photographic technology ) depicting two young adults. the outline of the two giving each other ' bunny ears' with a middle and index finger was still visible - despite the apparent fading underneath the fluorescent lights.

" it's not something i think about, really it'd been so long - "

of course, that was a lie. really she wanted to yell & scream about the injustice of it all. and about the tragedy of a good life left unfulfilled. and how it should've been any number of other people that deserved that fate; but not them. but she wouldn't, she'd push the photo back into the drawer, just as she'd do with the memory of it all.

a shallow sigh. " sometimes, i wonder what our lives would be like if we weren't up here " a general gesture to the near-top floor office. " - maybe we'd have more time to think & talk about these kinds of things, and probably be better off because of it. "

" life really is too fast sometimes " she'd say with a quaint smile.

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booting up cyb and being surprised when my game crashes as if all my mod installs aren't over a year old at this point.

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&. 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬.

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ 

❛ if i have to think about one more thing today, my head will explode. ❜