OOC Introduction Post!

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t WELCOME TO DEER COUNTRY!

We are happy to have you here! This is our OOC Introduction Post for players to introduce themselves and their newest character for the game.

If you are unfamiliar with introduction posts or game settings in general, this is a great opportunity to tell people the name you go by, your preferred pronouns and contact information, and a little about the character you're bringing into the game. Introduction posts are not required but they are a great way to meet other players and know what new faces will be in the game setting.

As soon as you are accepted into the communities, you can dive right into the fun and start making posts! No need to wait for events.

Have fun and thank you for joining our game!

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Character Arrivals:

All characters arrive in the same way and will be supplied with the same supplies. You can read about character arrival here.

You are not required to play out the character arrival process and can merely handwave it happening. Characters do not necessarily need to remember experiencing the process either.

If you introduced your character on the TDM, please feel free to keep that game canon or start fresh! Just let other players know so they're in the loop.

Have fun and don't feel shy to ask if you have any questions!

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[burnitblack]

Likely won't be the real thing, just some giant three-headed dog monster that wants to eat people. If you play video games and/or know of a game called Hades, that's an interesting spin on Greek mythology as well. Ngl, I'd always wondered how Zagreus would interact with Nico.

Haha, fairly popular, yep! Most people here aren't assholes, so at least the place has that going for it, since almost everyone here wants to work together to survive. Prepare the resistance!

[umbraportation]

Well, I mean, isn't that kind of Cerberus in the first place if he didn't have a job in the Underworld? Oh, I do know the game Hades. I bet they'd be awesome CR, being sons of Hades and the life they had. Nico with Thanatos or the Furies would be fun too.

Ah, working together to survive - a concept Nico is familiar with. He's a stubborn kid, so a long struggle is not a deterrent.

[burnitblack]

Probably? Three-headed doggo running around causing trouble all over the place.

(You know, I wonder about Cerberus. Cause even if he has three heads, he's still only got one stomach. So if all three heads go "I'm hungry!" and eat, would Cerberus reach "I'm full" faster than a single head or would he always end up with a stomach ache from eating three times what he should've...)

And yeah, Hades is a great game. Think it'd be some real cool CR! Haha, imagine Nico meeting the Furies from Hades and just... Kid, you need an adult.

Yeah, Dabi's not one for the "work together" part outside of making mutual use of someone. But he's stubborn as well, and patient most of the time.

[umbraportation]

He could become a good doggo. Now I want Nico to have one.

(Probably! At least you wouldn't have to feed the equivalent of three dogs. Just be sure to give treats and toys to all of them. Unless the other heads don't care. You only see Zag pet the one head.)

I'd love to play Nico off any of the Hades crew, but him and Zag having a "Son of Hades" support group. He don't need an adult.

Nico always being the kid on the outside, but still helping out. Honestly, Dabi does kind of remind of his version of Hades.

[burnitblack]

If he's kept alive? You know, the Omens can look like anything, so...

(Yeah but we also saw Disney Cerberus ended up fighting over a single steak, so you definitely need three of everything given to them. And you're right, Zag mentioned his Cerb only liked having the one head pet.)

Haha, that would be a fun bit of CR! Talking about their respective fathers and the whole mess of Greek pantheon. Yeah, but Meg's pretty... intense.

Dabi knows a lot about being the kid on the outside, though for different reasons. There's a lot of bad in his history, so... maybe one day they'll get into it.

[umbraportation]

Yes. I did consider it, but felt Nico needed a reminder of "don't distance yourself from people" and went with a yellow songbird that will remind him of boyfriend

(He sure did. But that Cerberus was supposed to be with the "bad guy". I do like the idea that all three heads have their own personality, though.)

I'd say Nico could talk about his world's Persephone, but he doesn't have the greatest memories of her. She is, but much better than her sisters.

I would love if they eventually talk about the bad stuff, something to work towards. :)

[burnitblack]

Right, because nothing says "distance" like a three-headed hell woofer, haha. But a bird is a really nice touch for him! Plus emotion~

(Yeah, or at least was supposed to make Hades appear even "more" than he already was/is. Which he did in spades, yep. I agree the three heads being three separate dogs is a nice touch!)

Dabi's not real keen on talking about parents. For... *spoilers* reasons.

They might not have that choice cause a number of events here like to shove people into memories/dreams or memories/dreams onto people, so it's likely gonna happen one way or another if they hang around each other, haha.

[umbraportation]

Exactly. Especially, if it was sometimes lorg. Yes, a little bit of sunshine in his life.

(Nico probably scowls at the Disney movie, lbr. I do wish Cerb had a bigger part in CHB, but oh well.)

That's fair. Parents can be a touchy subject.

Yeah, accidental stuff like that does help people that aren't willing to talk about the hard things.

[burnitblack]

Hope it doesn't keep him up at night singing. Or wake him up at the butt-crack of dawn.

(Ngl, Disney Hades is still the best iteration of Hades ever made. Cerb never gets big parts anywhere he's introduced though...)

Very touchy. Especially in both their cases. Also they can have some similarity issues over being "the son of--" burdened.

Seriously, it annoys the hell out of Dabi, but it's probably the only way to crack his outer shell.

[umbraportation]

Probably dawn. It will kind of represent a son of Apollo so... me making Nico suffer a little.

(Yeah, but as a son of Hades, Nico just cringes. It's true, he could be such a good doggo.)

Extra burden, that's for sure.

Nico will kind of offer a distraction, like "I saw that, but let's talk about something else".

[burnitblack]

Don't smash it like an alarm clock, Nico... And honestly I picked Dabi's bloodtype just to piss him off, so woots for pestering our muse.

(So long as he doesn't start talking like a used car salesman, he should be fine. But he's usually a bad doggo... on orders.0

Someday they'll get around to talking about it. Oddly enough.

Don't acknowledge you saw it, just skip to "talk of else" and they can ignore shit.

[umbraportation]

He will do his best. Gotta harass muses, it's fun.

(Pfft. But if he's doing on orders, that still makes him a good doggo - for the owner.)

Nico is good at ignoring shit.

[burnitblack]

The eternally happy are not as fun, no.

(This is irrefutable. No doggo is inherently bad. Well... some cartoon dogs are.)

Good. They can ignore things together like weirdoes.