#mallinfinite

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Speaking of hero modes, here's some of my earlier attempts with Bram and Dinavi :]

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==> MallInfinite: What do you want to be?

So, there's two backstories here: Firstly, I just thought it would be cool if I made a fankid whose symbol was actually the logo of the place she worked at, and I visualized an almost aggressively normal person (on the surface) whose friend is a weird goth. Secondly, the sprite server I am a part of did a monthly prompt (that actually lasted two months) to make a full set of 12 trolls. I hadn't wanted to make any trolls for the burger kid idea I had, but now I can't imagine MallInfinite without them. Everyone is either the owner of a specific business or has a mall related job, and SGRUB takes place in a single connecting "Mall", with each floor being another player's land, warp pads are elevators and an atrium serves as a sort of hub for the players.

The main theme of this particular session is perfectly summed up with the quote above. All the players have just entered adulthood/the workforce, and everyone is also struggling with who they are and what they want to be (some more than others).

They say you can be whoever you want, but in such a restrictive society, is that really true? Jill and Bram dream of being a restaurant owner and a costume designer respectively, but have given up on that because they lack the means to make that dream come true. Kykloe is a hologram who wants to be a real troll. Zhirai wishes she was more fashionable, but she needs to keep a low profile lest her bloodcolor is discovered. Sylico wishes he was braver, better, but the empire is frightening and how can he fight thousands of sweeps worth of tradition? Jinsen was told he wasn't allowed to stay in the brooding caverns, forced out of his home and separated from his friends and lusus despite wanting to stay. Dinavi has gone through great lengths to portray herself as a cute and clumsy girl instead of the cold and calculating assassin she actually is, because she doesn't WANT to be an assassin anymore, yet Morgan won't let her outrun her past. These are just some of the examples of the thematic struggles the MI cast face.

I'm not planning on making a fanventure for these guys because I don't have the time nor energy, but man would I like to share more of their stories. They haunt me.