<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=349104.msg16410808#msg16410808">Quote from: Wordworker on 23-02-2023, 02:26:41</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Here’s my pitch for Evie’s feelings on all of you. Let me know what you all think. I’m definitely open to rethinking, or adding some additional elements.<br/><br/>@Kokaine<br/><br/>My final pitch, slightly fine-tuned, because it’d be cool if we did know each other before, but you don’t remember: <br/><br/>Fourteen years ago Evie’s last major job with the military—after they did her limb rebuild—was hauling in the skinny street kid turned super soldier after a bad string of malware made her pop a circuit board. Before that, Evie maybe had a brief but highly memorable fling with Xero—memorable for Evie, but the experience got ripped out of your memory when they tore out your mods. Evie still can’t get over the guilt of handing you over, and what they did to you.<br/><br/>Overall, I think Evie trusts you, she’s just not sure she deserves you. She probably fell back in love hard, and it may be weird that she knows little things about you.<br/><br/>Note: Just because they ripped out the piece with memories of Evie doesn’t mean you wouldn’t remember other details from that time. I don’t mean to say your character is an amnesiac. She may even remember having “a romance,” just not Evie’s name or face.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I like this. My own thoughts regarding Xero's past were that she doesn't remember most of it prior to waking up at Kronos. She knows the big pieces but a lot of the details (like her original name) have been lost. She's got flashes and jumbled impressions but even now sometimes things will happen that spark a reaction and she doesn't quite know why. So, her not remembering Evie but still feeling drawn to her would totally fit.<br/><br/>If the two of them had a fling then Evie would have seen Xero when she was much more cocky and casual. She was still wary and careful--street kid mentality--but not nearly to the degree she is now just because she was young and being built up as a real force with her upgrades. She was definitely the daredevil type too.<br/><br/>Good fodder for drama and feels though, let's run with this!<br/><br/><br/><br/><hr/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=349104.msg16411283#msg16411283">Quote from: pdragon on 23-02-2023, 18:43:01</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>Xerena:</strong> With perhaps the exception of a few school crushes that went nowhere, Kiyoshi considers Xero to be his first true love. Originally he saw her as just a figure of seniority, and then a mentor, but those feelings steadily changed as they worked together longer and longer. After all there are only so many times a beautiful person can save your life before you fall madly in love with them. These feelings used to make him feel conflicted, even scared. Between her authority and the sincerity of his feelings in an insincere world, Kiyo felt about as vulnerable around her as you can get. However now he's not just learned to accept that vulnerability, but to embrace it, surrendering himself to her fully, both physically and metaphorically. Though their relationship has deepened, he still looks to her as a mentor and leader, and as such values her input even above his own at times. <br/><br/>Love rituals: Always offers her a bite of his food whenever he's eating. Lets her nip and nibble on him. Spoils the solution whenever he catches her working on a puzzle (also counts as goading into rough play). <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Love this! Esp. the rituals. I think Xero likes to cuddle him, maybe cook with him?, and gives lots of little small touches in passing, almost unconsciously.<br/><br/><br/><br/><hr/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=349104.msg16411321#msg16411321">Quote from: Wordworker on 23-02-2023, 20:10:39</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Side note, I'm somewhat leaning toward the red-headed character art I posted for Evie, but only somewhat. I think the other character art has a more physically-built look. It sounds like PDragon wants the more muscular build from his description, but was wondering if anyone else had a preference, no matter how lean.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Kinda torn. I do like the more muscular build but like the overall look of the redhead. I'd say go with what speaks to your muse.<br/><br/><br/><br/>I found an image that fits close to what was shaping up in my mind for Xero but its very obviously a game character so I don't want to use her >.<<br/><br/><br/><br/><hr/><br/>Alright, so... last few things before we can get rolling...<br/><br/>Everyone down to live in the same HQ? Any thoughts on spot for said HQ? Beneath a strip club or casino. In a high rise. Unassuming property outside the strip. Rundown building.<br/><br/>For our story... we can start out on a job or during downtime. Thoughts?<br/><br/>I'm intending to open 3 threads: present (our main storyline), past (if anyone wants to explore past stuffs at any time), and communications (fun with messengers and random little conversations that can sometimes help feed the muse).