i. immortality or infamy

elliot  st  germain   (   assuming  the  role  of  the  comte  de  saint  germain, among others   )   /   written  by  red

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hello everyone !   there’s a starter call for both elijah and nathaniel ( @kephale ) in the discord, and i’d love to get things moving again so please let me know there !

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era: present day location: bend, oregon subjects: dolores vasquez, elijah st. germain

A cigarette hangs loosely from her lips as she makes an (illegal) turn to pull into the parking lot of the local bar. A muttered shit sounding when ashes fall onto her designer jeans. Car put into park, the loud music coming to a sudden halt, Lola simply basks in the silence for a few brief moments before making an exit. To put it simply, it’d been a long day. Setting up shop in Bend may’ve been a cover but it proved to be a taxing one at that since it required her to actually do work. Flicking the cancerous stick onto the ground, boot clad feet put the fire out once and for all before she turned on the heel of her shoe and walk towards the bar. 

The place is far from impressive. A local hotspot she wouldn’t be caught dead stepping into years ago but, due to the current circumstances, beggars couldn’t be choosers. Plus, she had to admit, they knew how to make their drinks stiff. Once inside, the muffled chatter and low music coming from the jukebox immediately filled her ears. Not even hesitating, she makes a beeline for the bar and couldn’t help the smirk that appeared in the corner of her mouth at a familiar face. “I’ll take a whiskey and coke.” Lola ordered before sitting at the bar top. “And another round of what he’s got.” She added, shrugging off her blazer. “Here I was thinking my day couldn’t get any worse.” Lola joked, body semi-turned in Elijah’s direction after she placed the order.

Bartending wasn’t so different from being a con artist. The was what Elijah St. Germain had discovered during his time in Bend. You smile, act charming, tell the other what they want to hear. However, this meant, to some extent, that he found himself acting very infrequently as himself. Not that he cared too much, he found fun in the personas he took on, rather than facing the ghosts and shortcomings of himself and his past. Besides, after work he simply had to relocate to the other side of the counter. It was a simple life, juxtaposed by the possibilities from his own past and the grandeur of the lives he lived in years gone by. 

“It’s self sabotage, Lola. You’re the one who decided to show up here,” Elijah replied easily, barely looking up, instead continuing to focus on the beer in front of him. However, he tracked her slightly from the corner of his eye, a habit he had picked up while working with The Rouse Corporation. They could teach him very little, control him minimally, but when something ended up being to his advantage it suck with him. “What made your day so awful? Besides my presence, of course.”

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where: The Stihl Whiskey Bar

when: Present day, July 8th, 2018.

availability: open to anyone

Days in Bend, OR: 152

Days sober: 8 0

To a recovering alcoholic, Bend, OR was like a town stuck in the prohibition. Every drink was heavily guarded through high tariffs and top-shelf liquors were just there “for decoration”. He could only get a good drink if he bought the $100 bottle himself or went to the Whiskey Bar. The Stihl found him less than a week into his stay in Bend, offering high dollar whiskey in a quiet atmosphere. Despite still telling his sister that he was staying sober, he spent at least one night a week in here. He enjoyed the reprieve that alcohol gave him from his guilt. That is what he’d named Jesse: his guilt.

Joel had wandered into the familiar bar a few hours ago, just after ending his shift with the BPD. Now he was a couple of glasses in and feeling good. He wasn’t normally an overly talkative man but a few Lagavulin later and he could talk the ears off of a wall.

“I’m serious!” He continued, speaking to the poor patron who had unwisely sat next to him a few minutes prior.  “I don’t think Blockbuster will ever go out of business. Family Video has just taken over much of the western world. What is up with their alliance with Marco’s Pizza anyway? Whatever, the point is that Blockbuster is an American classic and won’t ever really go away.”

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Elijah had a policy not to drink in the same place he served. It made things simpler in a lot of cases, but for the dark haired Rouse Agent there were other motivations. In the dive he worked at, it was relatively easy to please, a break from his true work days. There smiles came easily and he knew people just wanted to be heard. He could listen and smile and it wouldn’t matter how cheap the drink was. When he went out, it was a different mindset. While Elijah, of course, loved more than anyone to be heard, he had certain tastes, acquired from living with royal words in his ears and heavy stones in his pockets, that were of higher concern. Like it did for Joel, The Stihl offered the one place for a decent drink in Bend. 

“No, it will just sit, arguably haunted, on Revere until the end of time.” The reply came with a soft smile, and without a beat missed. He was naturally social, a gift that (along with misplaced trust and a few criminal charges) had brought him to where he was today. “I don’t think I’ve ever been inside a Family Video. It doesn’t have the same draw, does it? It survives but it doesn’t live.”

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5, 16

on an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets?

when old light and eighteenth century words surround him, his pockets are weighted with jewels and love notes. in the former case, fakes, ready to replace the ones entrusted to him. in the latter, he plays a character so well that sometimes he believes his own words before they are lost to history. when he stands behind the bar, or walks up the steps to his apartment in bend, his pockets become more mundane. crumbled small bills he got for a smile, and keys to the truck his sentimentality won’t let him replace quite yet. 

which does your character idealize most: happiness or success?

elijah claims that he is just someone who is looking for happiness; however, the two are, while not one and the same, linked in some inherent way in his mind — if i achieve success, then i will be happy — likely due to the praise he received for his intelligence as a child. this means that there’s a third level of this complicated problem of fulfillment that elijah faces, and that is if other’s believe i am successful, then i will be happy. 

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late night self reflective asks 🌙

cosmos: what's one thing you wish you could say to someone you are no longer friends with?

galaxies: what are three things you want to do before you die?

waxing: what is your proudest accomplishment?

waning: what is your biggest regret?

full moon: what type of person do you hope to be?

contemplation: if you could wake up one morning and everything in your life was perfect, what would that look like?

night light: who/what makes you feel safe?

ponder: what do you want to do with your life?

sunset: who is someone you thought would be in your life forever, but you no longer talk to?

midnight: are you a different person late at night than in the early morning?

candle light: are you an indecisive person?

reflection: have you ever changed something you liked about yourself to satisfy someone else?

sweet dreams: are you happy?

nightmare: what are you most afraid of?

constellations: who is someone you could talk to for hours and never stop?

reminder: who is someone you will never forget?

11-11: what's something you want, but feel like you will never have?

shooting star: who is someone you trust to help you make the right decisions?

earth: where do you feel most at home?

soothe: what's one thing that always makes you feel better when you're upset?

slumber: what's one thing that helps you fall asleep when it feels impossible?

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Character Development Questions: Hard Mode

Does your character have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with?

What is/was your character’s relationship with their mother like?

What is/was your character’s relationship with their father like?

Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know?

On an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets?

Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams?

Does your character have recurring themes in their nightmares?

Has your character ever fired a gun? If so, what was their first target?

Is your character’s current socioeconomic status different than it was when they were growing up?

Does your character feel more comfortable with more clothing, or with less clothing?

In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been?

In what situation was your character the most calm they’ve ever been?

Is your character bothered by the sight of blood? If so, in what way?

Does your character remember names or faces easier?

Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not?

Which does your character idealize most: happiness or success?

What was your character’s favorite toy as a child?

Is your character more likely to admire wisdom, or ambition in others?

What is your character’s biggest relationship flaw? Has this flaw destroyed relationships for them before?

In what ways does your character compare themselves to others? Do they do this for the sake of self-validation, or self-criticism?

If something tragic or negative happens to your character, do they believe they may have caused or deserved it, or are they quick to blame others?

What does your character like in other people?

What does your character dislike in other people?

How quick is your character to trust someone else?

How quick is your character to suspect someone else? Does this change if they are close with that person?

How does your character behave around children?

How does your character normally deal with confrontation?

How quick or slow is your character to resort to physical violence in a confrontation?

What did your character dream of being or doing as a child? Did that dream come true?

What does your character find repulsive or disgusting?

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most comfortable.

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most uncomfortable.

In the face of criticism, is your character defensive, self-deprecating, or willing to improve?

Is your character more likely to keep trying a solution/method that didn’t work the first time, or immediately move on to a different solution/method?

How does your character behave around people they like?

How does your character behave around people they dislike?

Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status?

Is your character more likely to remove a problem/threat, or remove themselves from a problem/threat?

Has your character ever been bitten by an animal? How were they affected (or unaffected)?

How does your character treat people in service jobs?

Does your character feel that they deserve to have what they want, whether it be material or abstract, or do they feel they must earn it first?

Has your character ever had a parental figure who was not related to them?

Has your character ever had a dependent figure who was not related to them?

How easy or difficult is it for your character to say “I love you?” Can they say it without meaning it?

What does your character believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them?

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crucial muse development questions.   send a number in my inbox to find out more about my character as a person  ( because often, the most important things about character development have nothing to do with their shoe size or netflix queue ).

what would completely break your character?

what was the best thing in your character’s life?

what was the worst thing in your character’s life?

what seemingly insignificant memories stuck with your character?

does your character work so they can support their hobbies or use their hobbies as a way of filling up the time they aren’t working?

what is your character reluctant to tell people?

how does your character feel about sex?

how many friends does your character have?

how many friends does your character want?

what would your character make a scene in public about?

for what would your character give their life?

what are your character’s major flaws?

what does your character pretend or try to care about?

how does the image your character tries to project differ from the image they actually project?

what is your character afraid of?