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[Private, independent RP blog for Arthur Hastings from We Happy Few.]

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"Still alive. Shit."

Selective + Private RP blog for Arthur Hastings from We Happy Few

Crossover and OC friendly! Affiliated with @unclejackworthing.

Written by Sam, 31, he/her.

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I've been thinking a lot about Arthur's DBD verse lately. We Happy Few is honestly my dream expansion for Dead by Daylight, even though I know it's a total pipe dream that's never happening. I'll talk a little bit about how I imagine it.

The Survivors would be Sally and Arthur, because of course the only thing that could make their relationship more toxic is being trapped forever in a nexus of eternal torment. The Killer would be Uncle Jack. I imagine he's monochromatic and looks like a being projected from a TV screen (though he does have a body, it's just not fully human anymore.) TVs spawn in his trials that he can see through, but not teleport to. What he can do is remote-control activate the Joy dispensers on the TVs.

An alarm goes off and the TV chirps "YOU MUST TAKE YOUR JOY IMMEDIATELY!" Then any nearby survivors are hit with a pink cloud of Joy.

I imagine Arthur also has a perk where he can do something like, if he does enough progress on a generator or whatever he can rummage through a chest and find Joy and hit the Killer with it.

In-universe it makes you very happy but very forgetful and confused, which would naturally make a chase much harder. In my imaginary expansion it puts a happy filter over the camera and inverts your controls or something like that.

Jack's Joy is sprayed into the air remotely, but Arthur's is a syringe, like the WHF doctors use. (He hates using it and feels like a total creep.) I bet they are very popular in the Fog for their constant supply of happy drugs, which is probably a mixed bag. Sally can rummage through chests to craft even more drugs (maybe out of a random pool of "flavors" depending on what ingredients she finds, sort of like the random chance of Dramaturgy?) Well, she was Wellington Wells' drug dealer, and now I guess she's the Fog's...

For his other perks, I imagine Arthur is especially fast and can gain haste when running in some way, since being fast is his main advantage in his own game. The third one would be something that makes him extra sneaky, maybe something like the new Cross-Examination perk that gives him Elusive. Maybe the Joy perk is at the cost of making him the Obsession.

Joy doesn't work on Jack so he'd have to have something that makes him immune to it and gives him a buff instead of a debuff when it's used on him or he walks into his own clouds of Joy. It's funny because it probably feels much worse for him, since he's seeing staring eyes and shit, but mechanically it gives him bloodlust or something.

But from an RP perspective Joy is such a fun thing to bring into the equation. I think it would really make a stir in the Fog.

[mythshire]

✦ ⋆ 𖤓 ⋆ ✦ 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐎𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐕𝐄 ··· a collection of injuries tended in silence, pain worn like armour, the intimacy of being seen at your worst. genre: hurt and comfort, angst, romance, drama.

• You're bleeding through your shirt. Don't tell me you're fine. • How long have you been walking around like this? • I'm not going to hurt you. I just need to see how bad it is. • You should have told me the moment it happened. • Hold still. I mean it. Hold still. • This is going to sting. Bite down on something if you need to. • You've been hiding this for days, haven't you. • Who did this to you? I need you to tell me who did this. • Stop being brave for five minutes and let me help you. • I've seen worse. I've also seen men die from worse, so let me look at it. • I found the bandages in the trash. You want to explain that? • Don't you dare apologize for bleeding on me. • Your hands are cold. That's not a good sign. • I'm not angry. I'm terrified. There's a difference. • Come into the light. Let me see your face. • You should have stitches. I know you won't go. So sit down and let me do what I can. • You're white as a sheet and still trying to stand up straight. • I could hear you in the night. I didn't say anything. I'm saying something now. • Don't look at it if it makes it worse. Just look at me. • It's not weak to let someone see you hurt. • You came to me. Of all the places you could have gone, you came here.  • Lay back. You're not getting up until the color comes back to your face. • I'm not going to ask what happened. Not yet. First let me fix what I can. • You've been holding your left side since you walked in. Think I didn't notice? • This is going to leave a mark. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. • I've patched up a lot of people in my time. None of them scared me like you do right now. • You could have died out there. You could have died and I would have been the last person to know. • Sleep. I'll be right here when you wake up. I'm not going anywhere. • You're allowed to make a sound. Nobody's watching. • I need you to stay awake for me. Just a little longer. Talk to me. • You're lucky the cut wasn't deeper.  • Stop apologizing for needing help. Stop it right now. • I've seen what it looks like when someone's used to this. That's what scares me most about you. • Tell me your name. Tell me what day it is. Stay with me. • You're going to be alright. I promise you.  • You went back out there after this? With this? • Nobody takes care of you, do they? That ends tonight. • I've been gentle with you. I need you to be honest with me in return. • You're safe now. You're here, you're safe, and I've got you. Just breathe.

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injury / injured prompts

if you are sending to a multi-muse, remember to specify the muse that the prompts are being sent for . you can add + reverse to swap roles .

👕 Blood seeps through receiver's shirt from a fresh stab wound.

🗡️ Press a bladed weapon into the receiver’s side.

🤕 Peel back the receiver’s bandage to reveal the infected wound underneath.

💉 Inject a painkiller into the receiver’s arm.

🏹 Yank an arrow out of the receiver’s shoulder with a swift pull.

🪢 Wrap a makeshift tourniquet around the receiver’s thigh.

🔥 Cauterize the receiver’s wound with a hot blade.

🩸 Smear the receiver’s blood across their cheek.

🦴 Snap the receiver’s dislocated shoulder back into place.

🪡 Carefully stitch the receiver's wound with steady hands.

🔫 Press the barrel of a gun against the receiver’s fresh bullet wound.

😴 Carry the unconscious receiver somewhere safe after a brutal fight.

🫳 Trace fingers along the receiver’s old scars.

💥 Slam the receiver into the ground hard enough to crack a rib.

🔪 Drag the tip of a knife slowly across the receiver’s forearm.

🩹 Apply pressure to the deep slash on the receiver’s abdomen.

🦵 Kick the receiver while they’re down.

🫦 Wipe blood from the receiver’s split lip with a rough thumb.

🔄 Twist the knife embedded in the receiver’s shoulder.

🧑‍⚕️ Lay the receiver on a operating table under harsh light.

🪏 Dig fingers into the receiver’s wound to retrieve a bullet fragment.

✂️ Clean and cut dried blood from the receiver’s matted hair.

👊 Punch the receiver to give them a black eye.

🧊 Hold ice against the receiver’s swollen face until it numbs.

🧼 Help the receiver shower / bathe after they get hurt.

[illsuiteddowner]

I love this little man so much. Someday I'll get a chance to write him with someone, but until then, there's always my 30,000 word fanfiction.

[hollowprompts]

` * 𝐈𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 : a mix of dialogue and action prompts. sent "+ reverse" to reverse the roles.

𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄 :

➔ you're gonna be okay , just keep your eyes on me. ➔ don't move - you're going to make it worse. ➔ it's not that bad. ➔ you saved me once before , now it's my turn. ➔ you fucking idiot , you weren't supposed to take the hit for me. ➔ i told you not to do that! now look! ➔ you're lucky that i know basic first aid , or you'd be dead! ➔ stay with me, okay? stay awake. ➔ i'll be as gentle as i can be , i promise. ➔ you're bleeding - oh my god , you're bleeding. ➔ you told me it was a scratch , this is not a fucking scratch! ➔ there's so much blood. ➔ next time you want to play here , just don't. ➔ stop fighting me and let me help! ➔ you're banned from doing anything remotely dangerous. ➔ you could have died , what were you thinking? ➔ if you die on me , i'm going to be pissed off. ➔ you didn't have to be so reckless just to prove a fucking point. ➔ the wound will heal but you'll have a scar.

𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 :

[ carry ] sender carries receivers muse to safety after finding them injured. [ stitch ] sender stitches receivers wound. [ hand ] sender holds receivers hand during a painful procedure. [ wound ] sender cleans receivers wounds with gentle and shaky hands. [ panic ] sender panics while trying to stop receiver's bleeding. [ patch ] sender patches receiver up using makeshift materials (i.e. torn shirt). [ fire ] sender drags receiver out of a burning building. [ pressure ] sender puts deep pressure on receivers wound while yelling for help. [ mouth ] sender gives receiver mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. [ change ] sender helps receiver change out of bloodied clothes. [ wash ] sender helps wash dried blood off of receivers face. [ shower ] sender helps receiver shower after an injury. [ broken ] sender tries to stabilize receivers broken limb with rope and sticks.

[raesource]

questions only sentence starters

if you are sending to a multi-muse, remember to specify the muse that the sentence starters are being sent for .

who . . .

“ Who are you? ”

“ Who do you serve? ”

“ Who taught you that? ”

“ Who’s really in control here? ”

“ Who are you running from? ”

“ Who did this to you? ”

“ Who’s coming for us? ”

“ Who do you think I am? ”

“ Who else knows about this? ”

“ Who are you trying to protect? ”

what . . .

“ What are you? ”

“ What do you want from me? ”

“ What are you hiding? ”

“ What were you planning to do? ”

“ What just happened? ”

“ What did you see back there? ”

“ What did you promise them? ”

“ What happens if I don’t let you go? ”

“ What are the rules I’m not supposed to break? ”

“ What happens after the portal closes? ”

where . . .

“ Where did you come from? ”

“ Where are we? ”

“ Where are you going? ”

“ Where were you when it happened? ”

“ Where does this path lead? ”

“ Where did you get that scar? ”

“ Where is everyone else? ”

“ Where should I stand? ”

“ Where did you put the body? ”

“ Where were you hiding all this time? ”

when . . .

“ When did this start? ”

“ When were you going to tell me? ”

“ When was the last time you felt safe? ”

“ When do we leave? ”

“ When did you stop trusting me? ”

“ When does this end? ”

“ When did you realise the truth? ”

“ When do things go wrong? ”

“ When did you choose this path? ”

“ When will you look at me and be honest? ”

how . . .

“ How long have you been watching me? ”

“ How did you survive? ”

“ How much do you remember? ”

“ How are you this calm right now? ”

“ How bad is it? ”

“ How did you know my name? ”

“ How far are you willing to go? ”

“ How many lies have you told me? ”

“ How do you live with this? ”

“ How are we supposed to fix this? ”

are . . .

“ Are you human? ”

“ Are you okay? ”

“ Are you lying to me right now? ”

“ Are you scared? ”

“ Are you tired? ”

“ Are you hiding something? ”

“ Are you bound by oath or by magic? ”

“ Are you trying to start a fight? ”

“ Are you always this dramatic? ”

“ Are you going to explain or just stare? ”

do . . .

“ Do you trust me? ”

“ Do you remember your name? ”

“ Do you remember me? ”

“ Do you miss them? ”

“ Do you always talk this much? ”

“ Do you have any idea what you just did? ”

“ Do you ever sleep? ”

“ Do you want me to stay? ”

“ Do you think I’m stupid? ”

“ Do you believe in fate? ”

have . . .

“ Have you eaten yet? ”

“ Have we met before? ”

“ Have you been here long? ”

“ Have you done this before? ”

“ Have you ever killed someone? ”

“ Have you been lying to me? ”

“ Have you lost anyone? ”

“ Have you forgiven yourself? ”

“ Have you always been like this? ”

“ Have you already chosen a side? ”

is . . .

“ Is this place real? ”

“ Is something bothering you? ”

“ Is that weapon even legal here? ”

“ Is this your idea of a joke? ”

“ Is this your way of flirting? ”

“ Is someone watching us? ”

“ Is it supposed to hurt like this? ”

“ Is there a way out? ”

“ Is this what you wanted? ”

“ Is it too late to turn back? ”

can . . .

“ Can I ask you a weird question? ”

“ Can you hear that? ”

“ Can I trust you? ”

“ Can you keep a secret? ”

“ Can we slow down? ”

“ Can you help me bury a body? ”

“ Can you look at me? ”

“ Can we talk about what happened? ”

“ Can you stop pretending? ”

“ Can you promise me something? ”

will . . .

“ Will you stay with me? ”

“ Will you tell me the truth? ”

“ Will this ever end? ”

“ Will you protect me? ”

“ Will they come back for us? ”

“ Will you remember me? ”

“ Will you choose a side? ”

“ Will you regret this? ”

“ Will you still look at me the same way? ”

“ Will you stop me if I’m wrong? ”

should . . .

“ Should I be worried? ”

“ Should we be running? ”

“ Should I follow you? ”

“ Should I be afraid of you? ”

“ Should we pretend this never happened? ”

“ Should I stay or go? ”

“ Should I believe you? ”

“ Should I be honest with you? ”

“ Should we trust them? ”

“ Should I have come here? ”

would . . .

“ Would you do it again? ”

“ Would you lie to protect me? ”

“ Would this have been different if I had stayed? ”

“ Would you really let me die? ”

“ Would you have saved them instead? ”

“ Would you still care if you knew the truth? ”

“ Would you leave if I asked? ”

“ Would this hurt less if I understood? ”

“ Would you forgive me? ”

“ Would you choose me this time? ”

could . . .

“ Could you survive without me? ”

“ Could this world exist without you? ”

“ Could this get any worse? ”

“ Could you teach me how to do that? ”

“ Could you be wrong? ”

“ Could you be lying to yourself? ”

“ Could you forgive them? ”

“ Could this be a trap? ”

“ Could you handle the truth if I told you? ”

“ Could you live with the consequences? ”

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Verses

Main verse - The We Happy Few universe, an alternate 1964 where World War II went differently and the people of Arthur's English town turned to legally enforced drug abuse to cope.

V. Modern - The islands of Wellington Wells have been displaced in time since the 1960s. What seemed like a few years to them was decades in the outside world. Arthur escapes and finds the modern world waiting for him.

V. Space - Wellington Wells is a planet, rather than an island. It has always been rather isolated from Galactic culture, but in the past few decades they've stopped communicating with others off-planet entirely.

V. Dead by Daylight - Arthur was cornered and beaten by an angry mob one day, losing consciousness and waking up in the Mists as a Survivor.

[I am so willing to make up a specific verse for you and your muse if none of these work! Please just hit me up!]

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About

Arthur was born in Wellington Wells, England on August 12, 1934. Like most people in Wellington Wells, his memories are spotty from heavy use of Joy. He grew up inseparable from his older brother, Percy. Percy was considered "dim" by the people around him and had trouble communicating with anyone except Arthur. Arthur sometimes resented the responsibility he held for his older brother, but he loved Percy dearly and always showed up for him. Their mother got sick when Arthur was young.

Much of Arthur's childhood was spent during World War II. Wartime was harsh enough already, but when the Germans invaded Wellington Wells with tanks (tanks Arthur finds out, as an adult, were papier-mache), the people agreed to give up their children as hostages. All children 12 and under were to be loaded up on a train and sent to Germany.

At 12, this included Arthur. Percy, at 14, was too old. He and Percy made a plan to smuggle Percy onto the train so they wouldn't be separated. Something happened that led to Arthur staying and Percy going on the train, which Arthur struggles to remember over the course of the game. Eventually he realizes that, as a child, Arthur lied and told them that Percy was him, so Percy would be sent in his place. Not wanting to put any more children on that train, the policeman chose to believe him.

Arthur was the only child to come back from the train. One other girl Arthur's age, Sally Boyle, didn't get taken--because her mother chose to poison her entire family instead, and Sally was the sole survivor. Arthur's family took her in and Arthur and Sally soon became inseparable. They found trouble together, mostly Arthur following Sally, blowing up mailboxes and picking locks. They dreamed of escape.

Arthur's mother, already sick, couldn't recover from the blow of losing Percy and died in 1948. Around the same time, Arthur's father coerced the teenage Sally into sex in his dead wife's bed. When Arthur discovered them and got angry, Sally ran off into the night. Arthur didn't see her again until he was an adult.

In 1951, a new drug called Joy was produced. By 1953, everyone in Wellington Wells began to take it to forget the events of the past, Arthur included. It became so common to take Joy that it was socially unacceptable not to. Those who chose not to take Joy were designated "Downers" and treated with suspicion and violence. Joy causes heavy memory loss and the people of Wellington Wells began to literally forget their past.

Arthur was at first a reporter for the local newspaper, the Hamlyn "O"Courant, but eventually went missing for two weeks (implied to be a Joy overdose) and lost his job. His former schoolteacher took him in as an editor at the Department of Archives, Printing and Recycling in City Hall. His job was to censor newspaper articles that may contain upsetting information about the past.

One October day in 1964, Arthur came across a newspaper article about himself and his brother winning a scrap-gathering contest during the War. He suddenly remembers Percy and decides to stop taking his Joy to find out what happened to him. He was soon discovered and chased out of the Village and into the Garden District: the run-down remnants of the old town where Downers are cast out to starve to death in misery.

Arthur is tasked with escaping the locked down island and surviving long enough to do it, slowly learning more about the many and growing problems in Wellington Wells that the people on Joy ignore, as well as remembering more of his own past in the process. After much struggle and hardship, he eventually manages to cross over the Bridge to the rest of the world, but not before seeing Wellington Wells and himself at their worst.

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RULES

1. There will be dark and triggering topics on this blog, especially including violence and drug use. The We Happy Few universe is dark and my blog will be accordingly. I will try to tag, but put your own safety first.

2. This blog is 18+.

3. I do not use icons or fancy text. I have no issue with it if you do, just don't expect me to match.

4. This blog is very crossover and OC friendly! There's very little fandom for this game so I expect mainly crossovers. You don't need to be at all familiar with my canon to write with me. I have an about page to explain the basics and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. I'd love to figure something out.

5. Feel free to message me to plot or anything else! A good way to get me to write with you is to send me something from my memes, which are always open.

6. I usually post from mobile and have trouble cutting responses properly; sometimes I have to cut everything I'm replying to because there's no other way to cut the post.

7. I reserve the right to drop a thread if I don't think it's working out, but that doesn't mean I don't want to write with you! We can always try again!

8. My activity tends to be. Weird. I don't make this a job so my speed in replies and amount of time I spend online will vary wildly. Sorry.