navigation hogwarts owlery trunk wandmaker synopsis The year is 2022. Twenty-four years have come and gone since the fall of Lord Voldemort and although the loss and grief of the Wizarding War still lingers, all is well...or so one might think. Now Hogwarts faces an entirely different threat. This September the school welcomes a new Headmaster with malicious intent. Can those who call Hogwarts their home save it from another storm before it's too late?
At O&M we are hoping to expand our team of staff. Specifically some bio admins who will help us write bios and plan the Hunger Games, which will be our plot's main focus during the coming months. As a bio admin you will also have the opportunity to be a general admin who helps make decisions regarding acceptances and answer questions on the main! If you are interested please fill out the form below and submit it to us here.
Name, age, timezone, tell us about yourself -- Interests, hobbies, random facts, anything you like!
Admin experience -- If you can please include some links!
Activity level -- A number and brief description would be great!
Familiarity -- How familiar are you with Harry Potter and the Hunger Games? Please also be sure to read our own plot.
Writing sample -- If you have an examples of bios from other rps please include them. If not, then just submit to us a piece of writing which you feel represents your writing abilities.
Please note that we are planning a one week motivational hiatus during which the admins will complete writing all remaining bios as well as planning the Games. This hiatus officially begins on Sunday the 24th of August when we will accept co-admin applications! Thank you for your consideration!
A motivational hiatus
Duration: Sunday 24th August - Sunday 31st August
Hello all! For a while now the activity on the dash hasn't been particularly promising. As admins we sincerely apologize for our own lack of activity. Recent events have (for me) reinforced the fact that sometimes life can be very unfair and unfortunately all of the admins have been lacking in motivation for different reasons - all of which are very understandable.
We believe that a brief hiatus will allow us to get back on track with this roleplay and effectively act as a second opening when we return. The hiatus will last for one week, during which the admins will complete all remaining bios (approximately 20) and plan the Games so that they can begin immediately after we come back. We hope that by focusing our attention solely on planning the rp, in contrast to juggling being an admin, roleplayer as well as other things, will allow us to focus on getting O&M active once more. I also believe a weeks break will give us some time to relax, motivate and be refreshed by the time we return.
During this week all plots on the dash will be frozen and everyone will be excused from activity. We hope that many of you will be able to stay on for this roleplay after the hiatus. If you would like to keep your role(s) please like this post so we can get an idea of the numbers we are working with. We are also looking for some co-admins, information for this can be found here.
Thank you so much for your time and patience. We really appreciate your dedication to this roleplay and hope that you will stay with us for we love each and every one of our members! Thank you! - Eva and the O&M gamemakers
I'm thinking on applying for Twill, but as she's a squib, what do I have to do with the patronus, boggart, wand, etc. sections of the app?
You could talk about what she imagines her patronus/boggart would be, or what other people may think they are. Maybe leave any sections you can’t give an answer for blank (e.g: wand, although if you come up with an idea for her ‘wand’ i’m sure we’d love it!)
Large families can be a blessing or a curse - for Twill it was the latter. With an abundance of magical siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles, as a Squib she was constantly reminded of her inability to do what is expected of a girl with magical blood. Come her eleventh birthday, having not knocked over any plant pots just by looking at them, it was apparent that Hogwarts would not be in her future after all. Out of pity her parents paid for her private muggle education but it could never compete with Hogwarts. In time she learned to make do with what she had but her family often struggled to understand her needs - "You want an eye-phone? Why the hell would your eye need a telephone? Use the Owl dear I'm sure they won't mind."
After completing a degree in History and Politics, a marriage, many failed pregnancies and a divorce - all hope of ever experiencing Hogwarts was but a far-fetched dream. She lived an ordinary muggle life, until a few years ago, when Twill found a vacancy for teaching muggle studies at Hogwarts. Twill has worked at the school ever since and sometime during her second year was even sorted by a begrudging Sorting Hat into Gryffindor -- "You ask of me a pointless request which will only exhaust me further. It's really rather tiring just sitting here all day you know." Her fascination with the school never ceases to amuse her students, who find her muggle habits hilarious. Perhaps she doesn't share their abilities but for the first time in her life, Twill finally feels that she belongs somewhere.
traits
(+) Modest, dependable, courageous, family oriented.
(-) Anxious, sensitive, shy, distrustful.
connections
Wiress Dearborn -- While she works well with the majority of her staff members, Twill holds a soft spot for the misunderstood Divination teacher. Twill understands what it’s like to be different from the norm and the two women can often be found sharing tea in the Divination Classroom during lunch hour.
Brutus Rosier -- Ever since the awful divorce from her last husband, Twill has found it difficult to start dating again, despite her sisters attempts to set her up with a worthy match. Over the years she and Brutus have bonded over their mutual interest in History. Right now, he is the only man she could ever imagine herself with - but is his enigmatic nature worth the trouble?
Bonnie Goldstein -- Her star student, the pureblooded witch never fails to amaze Twill with her infinite knowledge of the muggle world. With Bonnie's father a family friend to the Fortesques, Twill has known the younger girl since she was just a baby and regards her as the daughter she never had.
Like many others of his generation he faced war and it's consequences at a young age. Time is the greatest healer of all, and while it did not bring back half of his arm it at least regained him his spirit. Sick with the ignorance of youth, at fifteen he had believed himself invincible and threw himself into the fighting before his mother could say otherwise. It was a sick irony that on the same day his parents were killed at home, defending his younger siblings. When the battle was lost and won he returned home as an orphan and a father. Their uncle Kingsley took them in soon enough but as Minister for Magic his presence at the dinner table, or in fact anywhere, was scarce. At eighteen Chaff wasted no time leaving home, on a mission to find the man who killed his parents. Unfortunate events in Knockturn Alley led to a downwards spiral of drugs and dealings. It took one man to break him and another to save his life.
After years of treatment and then some abroad (with dragons and, more notably, "working" with Charlie Weasley) he was offered a job at Hogwarts teaching Care of Magical Creatures. He hadn't visited the school since leaving it and decided that it was about time he made positive memories at Hogwarts. He now offers part-time counselling to students who may be approaching the same dangerous path that he once took, and even runs the not-so-popular "Creatures Club" after school on Thursdays. With some help he's managed to turn his life around, but the smell of cigarettes is never far from his classroom - much to Professor Tully's annoyance.
traits
(+) Friendly, vibrant, humorous, caring.
(-) Reckless, hypocritical, boisterous, lax.
connections
Haymitch Abernathy — Where would he be without his drunken best friend? Having spent their Hogwarts years together, the bond between them is one only brothers could share. Despite Chaff's drug-dealing days, he has always been the one to half-carry, half-drag Haymitch home at the end of the night.
Seeder Tully — A team: she gets him up in the morning and he tells her to stop working and get some sleep. With similar morals and unwavering loyalty to each other, they make a good pair.
Atticus Coin — When Chaff's uncle stepped down from his post as Minister for Magic many years ago, Atticus's mother stepped up. Yet it was not this that brought the two together. In fact, it was a chance meeting in Knockturn Alley which lead to a string of secret meetings. Atticus helped him get his life back on track for which Chaff is eternally grateful. The two are extremely close, but Chaff is unaware of Atticus's affair with Cressida Agnes last new year.
Recently I have had some issues out of roleplay which have hindered my activity, for which I apologize. This is an update to inform everyone that activity checks will now take place every Monday and Friday. Our next activity check will be on Friday 15th August. Thank you so much!
happy hunger games — Congratulations DAMIA! Your application for SEEDER TULLY has been accepted. You have 24 HOURS to send us the link to your account, if you need more time just let us know. Please refer to our CHECKLIST while creating your account. Thank you so much for applying — and may the magic be ever in your favour.
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Full name: Seeder Tully
Age: 31
Date of birth: May 2, Taurus.
Blood status: Muggleborn.
Classes: Astronomy Professor, Head of Ravenclaw house.
MAGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
During this section you are asked to write in third person and respond in detail, giving reasons for your choices.
Wand: Ebony, Unicorn Tail Hair, Springy, 11 1/4 inch.
Through out the years, Seeder has remained steadfast to her goals and beliefs. The years of living tough and struggling to survive have created an outer shell of courage that easily deflects the pressures others can press on her. It is why the ebony wood wand was first attracted to her. It felt happy in her hands knowing that Seeder had the courage to be herself among those who thought less of her. And her wand’s faithfulness is strengthened in it’s wand core. The unicorn tail hair that resides as the core of her wand has sealed the relationship between wand and witch and the consistent magic has made it easy for Seeder to excel in her magical studies along with it’s springynature. Seeder’s wand is one of her most prized possessions and it’s a perfect representation of Seeder’s personality.
Patronus: It is not easy for Seeder to produce a working patronus but her patronus would be a jaguar. The jaguar does not rely on groups, they tend to turn more to nature for inspiration and it is known that Seeder is not a social creature. She relies heavily on her own experience and surroundings to work through things. Jaguars and Seeder do not trust many and this is why the prefer to seclude themselves. The jaguar is not influenced by others thus strengthening Seeder’s trait of staying true to what she believes in. The downside is that stress is a terrible trigger because Seeder does not rely on other’s for help and sometimes does not know what to do with the overwhelming amounts of stimulations. Especially when it comes to criticism. In turn, this makes her indulge in the things that help relax the most and in the things that make her the happiest.
Boggart: Her third year had consisted of Slytherin students hooting every time Seeder had walked by. The loud ‘hoo hoo’ had only solidified her fears. What had come out of that closet would continue to haunt her for the rest of her life. It was one of the largest owls she had ever seen. Perhaps twice the size of her small body. She could remember it’s eyes and how they were ringed with red and the small tusks that jutted from it’s beak. Feathers were slick, as if covered in oil so it would be easier to swallow her up. It was unnatural and it had been a product of her nightmares soon after she had received her Hogwarts letter. Until that day, she had completely forgotten about it. What made this owl different was that it had the same feather patterns as the owl that had brought Seeder her letter. As a child, she was terrified that the owl would come back and take away her invitation. It slowly morphed into a creature her subconscious could be scared of. Little children were not supposed to be afraid of cuddly owls. This owl represented the rejection she was afraid of. Being told that she could not join the magical world after years of turmoil was her greatest fear and even now she is scared that one day it will all disappear. And as she has grown, that owl will remain her greatest fear.
Mirror of Erised: Since she was a child, Seeder had dreamed of a family. A beautiful, put together family, living in a place where gunshots were unheard of. Seeder could never be happy with just her and her mother. No matter how hard she tried. She continues to be bitter and angry about losing her father before she was old enough to even open her eyes. So if she were to gaze upon the Mirror of Erised she would see a family. Her family. Seeder with a husband and a little girl with caramel skin and bright eyes. Her husband’s face fluctuates, never being the same. Her desires for a companion are so skewed that she herself does not know what she wants. Sometimes it’s Gloss, his handsome features softened as a result of fatherhood. Other times it’s Blight. His face glowing the way it usually does when they are together. This desperate desire for a fixed family has weighed heavily on Seeder’s mind and the older she gets the more it begins to torment her.
CHARACTER INTERPRETATION
This part of the application allows you to create a voice for your character. Please respond to two questions of your choice from each section in first person, in character, including as much detail as possible.
SECTION 1: PERSONAL
"In your opinion, what is your best asset?"
"I’m very proud of that fact that I’m not one to be easily swayed. Some might say I’m a little strict when it comes to making sure my kids are the same way. Maybe they’re right but the Ravenclaw house would be nothing with out discipline. These children need to learn that knowledge comes from steadfast studying and that being easily turned to other things can ruin that. Distraction, I believe, is the root of all evil. When your morals are questioned and your goals are put on hold for something that will never further you in your life and career it is then that you have been swayed. And it’s hard to come back to what you once believed. I’m proud that I’ve been able to avoid such things. My life has been set on one goal and that has never changed. Not for any body."
"Describe your fondest memory."
"This happened about the time I was fifteen years old and the year before I had taken a summer job at Flourish and Blotts so I had a little bit of money. It was Christmas break and I was going home. I think I remember not wanting to go because I knew that my mom had just been fired and there would be nothing waiting for me but a nearly empty house. And when I got there I was right. There wasn’t even a tree. I was so fed up with it all. I was sick of my mom living like this so I packed a bag for her and took her to the Leaky Cauldron and we stayed there for Christmas. I used up all of the money I had saved over the summer and I was planning on buying a really nice broomstick so I could join the Quidditch team. But I had used it so we could have a decent Christmas. We spent the day roaming Diagon Alley and I bought her anything I could get with the little money I had. I bought her a cat so that she wasn’t lonely. And we spent a lot of time around the teashop because as a child it was a thing my mother’s family always had at home. It was and still is one of my favorite Christmas’. And that old cat is still alive and she takes very good care of him. I made sure of that."
SECTION 2: PHILOSOPHICAL
"What one piece of advice would you offer to a newborn infant?"
"I would tell her to learn what it’s like to be fooled so that she’ll never fall for any tricks. There’s nothing worse than being made to look like an idiot and it’s better that she learn early on. There are a lot of people out there that only want to see the worst in you. All you have to do is constantly show them your best side. You can never falter because they will find that weakness and hook their claws into you and never let go. You’ve got to be able to hide your weaknesses so that others can’t exploit them. It was one of the main things that fueled me to study so hard. I wanted to be the best, know the most. And when I finished school and realized how much I had learned, it was an amazing feeling. I could take on the world and I would never fall for any schemes because I was too smart."
"If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?"
"I bet some idiot would say that they would wish for world peace and that conflict and war would disappear. But I think we need war and we need conflict. I would change those who believe that disagreement is bad for the earth. They are all ignorant and they need to be taught that the world will never be perfect no matter how hard we wish something. People who wish to change the way humanity works are obviously blind to what the world is really like. This is why education is key in letting people know that one person can’t fix the world. A well educated person knows that this is the way it will be and it won’t be changing any time soon."
happy hunger games — Congratulations RIDA Your application for ANNIE CRESTA has been accepted and your faceclaim change to Crystal Reed has been approved. You have 24 HOURS to send us the link to your account, if you need more time just let us know. Please refer to our CHECKLIST while creating your account. Thank you so much for applying — and may the magic be ever in your favour.
Full name: Annie Cresta
Age: Twenty eight.
Date of birth: February, 15th 1994
This date of birth makes Annie a Pisces.
Pisces is the twelfth sign of the Zodiac, and governs the feet. Positive traits include idealism, wisdom, intuition, empathy, imagination, creativity, adaptability, compassion, and an uncanny connection to all that is spiritual and otherworldly (which makes for talent in magic); negative traits include being easily influenced by other people, gullibility, a lack of backbone, escapism, addictive personality, impracticality, emotional game-playing, delusion, and a total inability to say “no.”
Blood status: Halfblood
Classes: Alchemy Teacher
MAGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Wand: ( Please include length, wood, core and flexibility in your response. For help visit our wands page. )
Annie Cresta’s wand is ten inches firstly, due to her reclusive personality; the wand symbolizes her nature and the fact that what she lacks is independence. It’s ten inches also makes up for Annie’s height since she stands at 5’8.Her core of wand is unicorn hair with its rarity in practicing the Dark Arts and healing power it’s no wonder that this core picked Annie. The wood is pine and with her kindness and purity it fits Annie’s behaviour just fine.
Patronus: Although one of the most intelligent Ravenclaws of her class, it did take Annie quite a bit of time before she learnt how to produce a patronus. The tragedy she had seen was much and affected her drastically. The patronus was too hard to make simply because all those happy memories made her even sadder, reducing any type of gain from the patronus. But with the help and support of Finnick and Effie she finally did make a patronus by the time she was in her seventh year. It took the form of a hare. Not only because of her gentleness and peculiarity but also because of her curious and intelligent nature. Annie like the hare is innocent in mind but also sweet hearted and thoughtful. She finds it weird how people always confuse her patronus with a rabbit though, as the differences are crystal clear to her.
Boggart: Fears, so odd that with the girl’s timidity you would expect a handful of them. But the only thing Annie sees when she looks into the mirror are dead bodies of her family and new stars being Finnick, Effie and Cashmere. The memory of her parents still haunts her to this day but if anything happened to her present loved ones Annie would probably just fall down into a pit much deeper than ever seen.
Mirror of Erised: Firstly she would see Lizzie Cresta, her little sister but she wouldn’t be so little anymore. She would have grown up and become the Auror that she wanted to be. She would see her parents aged finely instead of gone so coldly. She’d see Effie finally with that husband and a child that she always wanted. She would see Finnick with the smile on his face that wasn’t so worried because of her. Cashmere, her fellow professors, students were beaming, looking like their lives were going to be amazing for a very long time. Then maybe in the corner of the mirror you will see Annie herself, a small smile gracing her lips as she realized that everyone was going to be just fine.
CHARACTER INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1: PERSONAL
"What is your parent’s marriage/relationship like?"
Annie bit her lip at the question, waiting to make sure if the person really did ask her or not. “My parents. I don’t wan-I can’t-.” She feel silent again. She took a very big breath. “Their everything was perfect.”
"In your opinion, what is your best asset?"
"Finnick and Effie." The questioner must have been so bemused by her answer. Annie pursed her lips and gave a nervous smile continuing. "The best things about me are because of them, I really wouldn’t be anywhere without Finnick and Effie."
SECTION 2: PHILOSOPHICAL
"Is it easier to love or be loved?"
Talking about things like this always brought Annie into a happy light. There wasn’t a nervous smile, instead there was a bright one.”Everybody has the capacity to be both. For me it’s so much easier to love though. To take care of someone and love them to both of your days. To put that person first before everything is much easier than ‘being loved’. With being loved only what can you give the person in return? So I think I’ll just say that both are equal but my better preference is to love.”
"Would you ever kill someone? If yes, then under what circumstances?"
"No one, no one deserves to be killed. No matter how harsh whatever the crime. I wouldn’t kill, there would always be another way." The question pushed the girl on the edge, she bit her lip. The temperature of the room seemed to have increased. "Killing people is wrong and unlawful and should never be done. Why would you kill? Why?”
OOC INFORMATION
Name: Rida
Age: 17
Timezone: GMT but EST till end of August
Preferred pronouns: She/her
happy hunger games — Congratulations IZZIE Your application for LUCY WEASLEY has been accepted. You have 24 HOURS to send us the link to your account, if you need more time just let us know. Please refer to our CHECKLIST while creating your account. Thank you so much for applying — and may the magic be ever in your favour.
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Full name: Lucy Olivia Weasley
Age: 15
Date of birth: June 28, 2006
Blood status: Half-blood (I couldn’t find any specifications to what Audrey’s blood status is, but this can be changed depending on Molly!)
Classes: Astronomy, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Flying, Herbology, History of Magic, Potions, Transfiguration, Muggle Studies, Care of Magical Creatures; Art Club
MAGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Wand: Lucy’s wand is made of maple, a wood perfectly in tune with her ambitious, dreaming self. With high hopes for the future, she is not easily deterred; she craves excitement and a change of pace other than the studies she’s faced with, but will no doubt put her mind to. She enjoys challenges and new opportunities, and often dreams of adventures far beyond the school’s walls. To some surprise, her wand’s core is dragon heartstring. Lovely, little Lucy, the perfect picture of an ingenue—or so it seems—with a core such as that, one that could lean towards the Dark Arts, even? But it embodies her ambition and dedication, traits that define who she is and are the reason for her relentless pursuit of her goals. Standing at 5’5’’, Lucy is about average height for her age, and her wand reflects that with a length of 10 1/2’’. She’s not terribly loud to begin with, anyway; she always has been in practice of choosing her words carefully and fading into the background if necessary. Leaning more towards rigidity, Lucy’s wand is solid. Not only is she determined to fulfill her aspirations, but she’s equally as determined to master spells, no matter how long it takes or how difficult it is, especially if it means her spellcasting will be more powerful in the end. She’s also just as dedicated to her family and friends; her hope and loyalty are unwavering. For all her dedication, however, she’s not exactly stubborn. She’s not one to disobey her parents, and she’ll usually follow someone if it’s beneficial to her. Thus, her wand isn’t completely rigid.
Patronus: Lucy’s patronus would be a fox, as she’s still working on that. Foxes are beautiful, sleek, sly. Much like her, they’re able to observe unseen, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. They symbolize cunning and cleverness, a perfect manifestation of how she carefully plans every move to achieve her goals. She is never impulsive; rather, she’ll look for the best option before choosing what to do, picking her words and movements accordingly, like how a fox outwits its predators in the best way possible. Academics are only one way of showing ambition—no one really suspects her, which is how she likes it; it makes it easier to catch people by surprise. She’s a genuinely nice girl, really, full of hope and undying loyalty (a fox is devoted, quick to tend to its young), but more often than not, she has an ulterior motive. The fox is persistent in pursuing its prey, similar to how Lucy’s ambition knows no bounds. She’s determined to get what she wants, even if it means manipulating whatever means to get it—if a situation doesn’t work out for her at first, she’ll twist it until it does.
Boggart: Failure. Not just academic failure, or failing to reach her goals. No, it’s all of that, and failing her family, herself. That’s what terrifies her the most: all of this work she’s putting in now will amount to nothing and every single one of her dreams will crumble. She’ll be a disappointment, bottom of the ladder. Report cards flutter down, P’s and D’s—is that a T she sees there?—scattering at her feet. The papers disappear, replaced by an apparition of her working a nine-to-five office job, suffocated by a cubicle and crisp business suits, her endless ambition and dreaming stifled underneath tedious assignments and stacks of papers. The mere thought of being stuck in a job as mundane as that for the rest of her life makes her want to scream. What’s next is worse; her family turns their back on her, even Molly, because for all their clipped conversations and awkward run-ins, they are sisters. When it counts most, Molly will be there for her—she’d certainly do the same—but the Boggart shows otherwise, and the sight is chilling.
Mirror of Erised: She sees success, the exact opposite of her Boggart. By definition, success is the accomplishment of one’s goals, but to her, it’s more than that. It’s making it, it’s knowing that what she did wasn’t all for nothing. It’s seeing herself chatting with Molly with a smile, amends having finally been made. There are no more clipped conversations, but normal, warm ones, and she has the sisterly bond she’s always wanted. Her reflection is an actress, a world-traveler; her posture is relaxed, free of all the stress she’s currently plagued with. Her life is exciting in the Mirror, and she’s not berating herself as she does now. She’s no longer working on assignments to get damn O’s and E’s, planning out each and every step to reaching her goals, trying to attain perfection, because she’s got it. Maybe she didn’t even have to use any underhanded methods to get it, though part of her knows that manipulative side of her will never leave—even in a mirror that’s supposed to show your greatest wish. She is her aunt’s niece, after all.
CHARACTER INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1: PERSONAL
"Describe your fondest memory."
“It was when I was around six, and Molly was eight. We weren’t always this distant, you know. I can’t really pinpoint when this wall between us showed up; it just sort of…happened, I guess, and it grew over the years. It makes me sad, and I want to fix it, I really do, I just haven’t figured out how to yet. Emphasis on yet, because I always find a way to do things, that’s just how I am. Right, anyway, it was at some boring party where Dad had brought his friends from work over and they were talking about things I didn’t understand at the time. So Molly and I started to make up stories about Dad’s friends, and I don’t even remember what the stories were anymore, but I do remember that we were giggling a lot. When Dad overheard us, he got mad, telling us we were being impolite and stuff like that. As he lectured us, I’d glance over at Molly and try not to burst into giggles. I think we were very creative little girls, I guess I’ve always liked stories since I was little. Obviously I can’t go back to being a child, as easy and innocent as childhood was, but I wish we were that close still.”
"What are your goals? Short and long term?"
“Merlin, I have a lot of goals. Short term goals would include getting my O.W.L.s over with, and doing amazing on them, thank you very much. Oh, and graduating with perfect grades. Maybe having more of a social life, too. I mean, I have friends and I talk to people and I’m not always in the library or the Common Room studying, but I’m still kind of lacking in the having-fun-and-doing-silly-things department. Still, there’s a reason—more like several reasons—why I’m working so hard and I don’t want to jeopardize that. Plus I don’t want to end up doing something ridiculous I’ll regret, but I guess I could get out more, I’m only this age once or whatever. I just…Anyway, long term goals: I’d like to get out of here, for one thing. I want to travel the world and see everything. I’d like to find a job that pays well and that’s also exciting so I don’t get bored, and so I know that all this work I’m doing now isn’t for nothing. I also want to be an actress, but I don’t think my dad would approve of that. There’s just something so captivating about being able to play the part of someone else, to pretend you’re not yourself even if only for a little bit. It’s a wonderful adventure in itself.”
SECTION 2: PHILOSOPHICAL
"Is it easier to love or be loved?"
“I think it’s to be loved. Besides, when you’re loved, it’s easier to get what you want. There’s something to be said about intimidation, of course, but if you’re well-liked, people are more likely to want to please you. That’s what I’ve figured out, anyway; it’s almost too easy to get into people’s good graces depending on the words and actions you choose. There’s also no emotional cost on your part. When you love someone, no matter how amazing and wonderful it is, no matter how much it consumes you, makes you happy—at least, that’s what I’ve heard and that’s how fiction’s always put it, I wouldn’t really know from experience—there will be pain involved. Maybe for you, or maybe for both of you. It seems complicated to me, not something easy at all, but I guess it’s not boring. It seems exciting, too, I just wonder if it’s worth it. I guess I’ll just have to find that out for myself. But that’s just one kind of love, yeah?”
"Would you ever kill someone? If yes, then under what circumstances?"
“…If it came down to it, yes.” Lucy pauses, wondering if she’s too young for this question, but she supposes it’s one she’ll have to face eventually, if not right at this moment. “What circumstances? If my family or anyone I cared about was in danger, or if I was, and that was the only option I had left, I would. No one goes after the people I care about, no one. To fulfill my goals, though…I may be ambitious, but I don’t think I’d go that far. I don’t really want to think about why I’d even have to in that case. I don’t want to think about killing someone at all.”
OOC INFORMATION
Name: Izzie
Age: 17
Timezone: PST // GMT-8
Preferred pronouns: she/her (it’s so great that you included this!)
