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April 2020 Introduction Post
WELCOME TO DEERINGTON!
Hello new players, and hello old players with new faces! We're thrilled to have you in the game and we hope your time here is horrifically wonderful! Please feel free to use this space to introduce yourselves to one another and show off your new characters! Below is some useful information for all new players of the game and how you can expect the game to function! You certainly do not need to read it in order to plunge into the game, but we felt it might prove useful for some people and help you adjust to how the game works quicker!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THIS MONTH
Check out this month's Prelude to catch up on what the setting will be for the month! New characters will receive any items/newspaper from the month's Prelude.
The rains from April will last for three months as will the overgrowth in plant life. There will be multiple prompts throughout the next three months that will have to do directly with the overgrowth.
New players accepted during April and May will be able to sign their characters up for Pack Dynamics. You may change your character's pack role at any time. Full opt-out options are available for those uninterested with the general premise. The Pack Dynamics are to provide an interesting social background for the next couple of months for people to play with.
Requirement for all new characters: Please make sure to comment with your character to the AC Page by the 20th. We will assume you've withdrawn your acceptance if we don't see your character on the AC page by then. This would be seen as idling out and you would have to wait one application cycle before reapplying.
Content Warnings: Please make sure to check out our player-maintained content warnings excel sheet. We strongly encourage all players to fill this out.
PRELUDES, EVENTS, AND MORE
You can expect a Prelude post made each month to provide details about Deerington's setting for the upcoming event/month. Prelude posts may just be descriptors of the location or may be deliverable posts by NPCs like Sodder or the Dog Keeper. Preludes occasionally will contain gifts or necessary items for a character! All Preludes are accessible to characters accepted during that month's application cycle. For example: the Prelude for December has gifts and settings that are accessible to every character accepted in December.
We hold one event per month. Many of our events have a lasting impact on characters that will sometimes carry over a month or two after the original posting. We always clarify what parts of these events may carry over, and even as a new player, you may be able to access certain elements from events posted before you were in game so always make sure to check out the Preludes for details about any carry-over prompts!
We provide content warnings for each of our events. Each event typically has a specific horror focus, and some events may be more specific than others. Please make sure to read the content warnings closely.
All of our events are specifically designed so players can feel comfortable opting out of any of the events without completely missing out on what's going on. Never feel you have to engage with any part of an event that makes you uncomfortable!
With every event we post a plotting post so that everyone can dig in on what they want to plan for the event. This is posted at the same time as the event.
We have a CR meme that is posted every other month. This encourages people to make long-term plans with each other as well as catch up on what characters might be going through in the game!
Our Test Drive Meme is posted towards the end of each month. All TDM events can be used in game canon! You can also use direct TDM posts as AC! 10 points for a top-level (new characters only), 3 points per log comment, 1 point per network comment (all players).
Our Activity Check always begins on the first and closes on the fifth. All new characters must at least check-in for their first month, but new characters do not technically need to meet AC their first month. Please remember to comment to this post so you can submit your AC! One of our players has made a helpful tracker for those who may be interested!
STARTER INFO
While we have provided you with your essential links for joining the game, we have compiled a useful list of links you might be interested in for further immersion of the game!
↪ Social Media in Deerington: Social Media is a large part of how characters interact in Deerington. They use deerFeed, deerlyBeloved and Staggr. Read up more on how each of these apps function in the game and get your pages set up!
↪ The Dog Keeper: The Dog Keeper is probably the most interactive and consistent of the NPCs in our game. You can actively contact and communicate with the Dog Keeper, but don't always expect an immediate response! Heck, sometimes he won't respond at all. You can find further information about the Dog Keeper here and more about his dogs here.
↪ Game Calendar: Most of our posts are consistently made the same dates every month, such as our AC and our applications, but we make sure to post when game-events can be expected! Most game events are made between the 11th to the 15th. We try to update the calendar at least one week before the end of each month.
↪ Death Certificates: This will help you keep track of your character's deaths in game as well as any symptoms they might be experiencing. Most new characters won't have to worry about this but heck, what do we know? Maybe you'll want to get to dying sooner than most!
We hope our information has been helpful! As always, feel free to ask any questions you may have, and we hope you have fun!

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I play Usagi Tsukino from the manga Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon. She's the title character, Sailor Moon. A little about her, she's one of the biggest extroverts ever and loves to befriend everyone, like literally everyone if she can help it. Don't want to be her friend, too bad, you now have a blonde cheering you on. Oh, she's also Eternal Sailor Moon (which is a bit of a mouthful) the pretty suited soldier who will punish you in the name of the moon while looking like an angel with a lot of ribbons while doing it. So... there's that.
As for me! I live in California and can be reached on plurk at
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Pictured: Barry, offsprings and a giant egg.
He's going to be operating as The Flash here and I look forward to him hopefully?? maybe??? saving your character from falling from a building?? He has a turtle named McSnurtle and an A.I. named GIDEON coming in with him. If anyone would like to sit a turtle, call him. He is busy doing stuff that is clearly not saving anyone as the Flash! I have a permissions post with some info re: fourthwalling and accepting his skinny legs as your lord ans saviour. You can grab me @
Flash out.
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maybe not amos but the other two will wanna be friends.
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Hello! This is Missy bringing Jean Grey and I'm brand new here. o/
Jean's coming from X2: X-Men United right at the end where she sacrifices herself for the team at Alkali Lake. She's a telepath and telekinetic and has within her a separate personality known as Phoenix (info about her here) who is very much present within her mind and not at all nice to deal with. I have a warp around her telepathy where the more she uses it, the more the barriers Xavier put around Phoenix crack and break down so there's definitely a chance for the unpredictable personality to make herself known in the future unless Jean gets some control on that. c:
I'm excited to see other X-Men here since it's been so long so I've played against any of them! I'm completely fine with keeping any TDM threads as game canon if you'd like or if you'd prefer to start with something fresh we can absolutely do that as well. Also with Jean being a telepath, the usual rules apply where she won't ever just into your mind without ooc permission so feel free to let me know if you ever want her to/don't want her to or if she would be able to or not.
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Higgs is obnoxious, arrogant, and ridiculously overpowered, which means that he's going to have a great old time here.
Higgs does come with a couple of things to keep in mind, though, so here are his permissions. Use them at your discretion; I won't mind.
The first is that Higgs is a walking spoiler— no, seriously, if you want to go into the game blind, do not read his app, it spoils the hell out of a good 85% of the plot. If you're canonblind and are at all interested in the game, I recommend choosing to opt-out of spoilers at least until you've played/watched it on youtube. I won't be spoiling the game in his toplevels anytime soon, but it won't take much to get him to talk about the plot.
The second is technically a spoiler, but it's important, and that is that Higgs' backstory deals heavily with themes of child abuse. He'd have to be incredibly close with someone to consider discussing it, and even then he'd be reluctant to bring it up. But it's a serious subject regardless, so there's a pre-emptive op-out for you if you'd like, and also an option to just not have me tag you with this character.
It's all good, I won't be offended if you choose to go that route.
Feel free to add me at
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Things to note: Jon gives off some spooky eldritch vibes, and he feeds on traumatic memories of the supernatural. If your character has some of those (from canon or from Deerington), and you're down for him to sense it— or even pry it out of them via fun truth compulsions— please comment on his permissions page! He wants all your stories. The more brutal the better.
That said, Jon has come to the game with his wholesome canon boyfriend, so he will be doing his best not to... accidentally terrorize the population. Beyond all the eldritch bullshit, he is a way-too-curious, way-too-stubborn, kind-of-stuffy British paranormal researcher who really does mean well. I am delightedly ready for ANY AND ALL CR.
Please friend me at
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I just started the Magnus Archives so it's great seeing Jon in the game!
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hey guys! your resident queen of hell is back! she's going to ignore the fact that she's not queen anymore but she has the crown with her here so who cares.
lilith's her world's first woman and witch, the first wife of adam from the garden of eden. she turned against him and god, found lucifer and spent the rest of time as his loyal servant. until she stabbed him in the back, crowned herself queen of hell and then got betrayed. it's a fun existence. lilith's returning with all of her previous memories so if anyone still has grievances against her from when she was here before, she's ready. she's also getting a canon update, having spent a few months back in hell before making some intense survival decisions. oof.
i'm excited for her to make even more bad life choices, catch up with her 'friends' and run into more trouble. i'm still here with laris too and can be found on pm for quick plotting!! 💕
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hello!! this is arisa (also frank castle, wanda maximoff, & addy carver) bringing you max mayfield from stranger things, aka adding to the collection of stubborn rebel teens already running around town.
max is a very no-nonsense, i'm-always-smarter-than-you, tell-it-like-it-is kind of girl, and half of the time she's not really sure if she believes half of the weird stuff that happens around her, but she's reliable, loyal, and very ride-or-die for the people she cares about. she enjoys old monster movies, slashers, and superhero comic books, so she'll handle things here just fine, probably.
her canon point is from season 3, episode 2, after her shopping spree with eleven, so whatever craziness happens in the rest of the reason is a nope in her book.
i'm
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Maria is a vampire hunter who got her start at the tender age of 12 and hasn't changed too much at 17. Oh she'd like to think she's matured and her powers certainly have but Maria herself... not so much. She's self-confident, she's generally chipper and bright and she likes to kick things. Or in the words of her much younger self from Grimoire of Souls:
Feel free to hit me up @
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I was really enjoying our TDM thread! Did you wanna keep going with it?
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**SPOILERS AHEAD**
Martin's a gentle giant of a man who's a bit fussy, fairly reserved, very lonely, and coming off a months-long dive into intense isolation, supernatural depression, and mind-games with eldritch creatures in human form. He's had real conversations with maybe... three people in the last three months, so, it's going to be some work for him remembering how to People without wanting to just vanish into nothing. He's very determined, though, especially when it comes to his canon boyfriend, Jonathan Sims, who's also here. He's going to be doing his best to get out there so that he can take care of Jon and maybe collect some Statements (stories about supernatural encounters) for his man. To... keep said man from going eldritch monster and attacking random people.
I'm excited to force him into being social again beyond just Jon. He can be pretty closed about himself, but he'll listen to other people easily enough. He's a very good listener. For those with magical senses, there might be some lingering sense of supernatural loneliness and fog/mist about him.
You can reach me most easily at
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Gee's big thing is an aura of spookiness. He'll like Martin's mist~
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Hello everyone! I'm Ros, I'm brand new here, annnnd I've been eyeing the game on and off since, like... the first TDM... So I finally tossed an app in! Anyway, I'm bringing in Jeff Calhoun, who's an OC from a modern (sub)urban fantasy universe where magic exists out in the open and is kind of boring and mundane. Jeff's basically a cool (really!!!!) single dad who lives in the suburbs with his teenage daughter, teaches high school, and tries to live a life that's as uneventful as humanly possible.
He's also a magical bard who accidentally summoned a demon at a rock concert this one time, and it totally screwed up his life. So he's a lot less of a stranger to horror shenanigans than he'll initially pretend to be. He's also annoyingly, relentlessly friendly, like a 6' tall golden retriever who just wants to make everyone happy. So far, I've got him set up in the cul de sac in Dunwich Hollow (because he can never escape suburban hell) and teaching at the high school here. (You can find more character info, world info, content warnings and permissions here.)
You can reach me at
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I would love to do something with your guy if you like; he sounds so interesting and there's definitely a ton of potential to explore some of these common themes....!
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Jessi with Johanna Mason
This is Johanna Mason. She's 23 years old, going to be a Park Ranger (because she's obsessed with trees), and can carve a deer out of wood. It's amazing, you should see it. OH .... right, she's from the future, from a North American country called Panem, where they pit children against each other to fight to the death. You know this, this is the Hunger Games!
She won when she was 17ish (by pretending to be weak) and then they put her back in and then a coup tried to happen and she got captured, tortured with electricity, and got addicted to Panem's version of morphine. Please let me know if any of this is triggering-- tbh it's triggering to her so she won't mention it more than once.
Johanna likes trees and books and girls (boys are ok too), and she has a soft spot for kids. But she's super prickly at first, so rise to the challenge of being her friend!
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Hi, folks! I'm Jen, and I'm new here. I'm bringing in Claudine Saijo, from Revue Starlight - specifically from ReLive, the mobile game that serves as a direct sequel to the anime series. She's a very talented singer, dancer, and actress, and a student at the prestigious Seisho Music Academy. When she's not in class, in practice, or onstage, she's busy fighting a force that seeks to destroy things that are important to her and her friends.
Here in game, she'll be an 11th grade student at Deerington High, as well as an actress affiliated with the Deerington Theatre.
Feel free to add me at
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Would you like to keep our TDM thread going as a canon meeting??
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Fresh Meat is Fresh
I'm bringing you Ariadne, the multiverse's friendliest and most optimistic demonoid. She's what would happen if Kaylee (Firefly), Trance Gemini (Andromeda), and Kes (Star Trek: Voyager) had a baby. Which is to say, she's so sweet, you may get diabetes. But she can also cut you into thirds with her fingernails, not that she'll be advertising that fact. She comes from a fantasy-medieval universe, akin to Legend of Zelda or Witcher or Dragon Age, so the term "demon" in this case does not indicate any relation to biblical Hell. Rather, it means she's not always Human-shaped. Her app is here and her permissions are here if you need any of that stuff.
Also, yes, I use Natalie Portman as a PB. Feel free to mistake her for Jane Foster, Queen Amidala, or anyone else you like. You can even mistake her for someone in your headcanon, I don't care! It'll be fun.
Uh...this is where I flail. I'm a writer and education researcher. I love plotting, but I'm super shy about approaching new people, so bear with me. I love to boomerang. I suck at action spam, but will always match style for you. I prefer tagging in to making top levels. And uh...yeah. I'm here. Please don't hurt me.
Looking forward to playing with you all. :)
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Jono is a walking trashfire who can only speak telepathically, but don't worry, he can't read minds to save his life, so all secrets are safe. He's coming from !616 canon right after his showing up on Krakoa.
You can find me on plurk at
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robin is smart and snarky and just learning to open herself up to people, and i’m really excited to bring her to the game! she’s ready to uncover the secrets of this spooky dream town and jump into all the hot steaming teen drama that seems to plague the town as much as the horror does….
i love to plot and chat! feel free to hit me up at
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Bella Swan | Twilight
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chris chambers | the body
hello hello it's Milk bringing you another child of Stephen King's. This is Chris Chambers from his novella The Body but some of you might be more familiar w the dope ass movie Stand By Me. Chris is a ray of sunshine if that ray of sunshine had a lot of knives in its hands. He's lovable but tough around the edges and he wants to see the best in people. Chris does come from a King story so you bet ur bottom dollar that there's a lot of child abuse in it. Chris himself comes from a extreme domestic abuse scenario and you can feel free to opt out with Chris here! Chris prefers not talking about his family life if he can help it. He's just here to pet some deer and praise jesus that he's not in Castle Rock, Maine anymore.
I'm over
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I also switched journals just now to tag King with King. All these unaccompanied minors these days.
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I'm super excited to be here and I can't wait to get plotting and playing with you all! Feel free to hit me up on plurk @
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hello again? in a complete contrast to lilith and me being the wildest child i impulse apped one more. oops?
mrs sheringham is honestly the sweetest person you could meet, though that's not simply because she used to be an angel. literally. mrs s. was an angel who gave up eternity after falling in love with a human, wanting to be with him and know what that was. things didn't end up going to plan but she doesn't regret a second of it.
she has the biggest heart, still working for god despite being mortal now, mrs s. advices and guides the angels on earth, helping humans in need where she can. and oh boy are there some humans in need here. she's going to be trying to help in whatever way she can and will definitely tuck people under her wing, adult or child.
an important thing to note is that even though she no longer is an angel (and thus is powerless!) there's still a sense about her, so angels, demons or those with such a supernatural sense might be able to read something about her, not that she was an angel but that she's at least blessed, like her aura is brighter than a human's or something feels more divine.
i'm gonna get something in to throw her into wildness and as before i can be found on pm for any of my three! 💕
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He's a former yakuza scion raised as an assassin, ordered to murder his brother when he betrayed the clan, and has since chosen to abandon the clan and wander the world in search of redemption for...well.
/gestures generally at his whole life up to this point
He still mostly just knows how to be haughty, murder his problems, and be extremely grouchy. But he's trying his best.
He's also got a magical dragon tattoo and a fancy bow and arrow, though those arrows are finite and pretty high-tech, so maybe finding a way to construct more is a priority at the moment...certainly not making amends with his apparently not-dead brother, Genji.
Please feel free to friend me on plurk at
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Hey you cool cats and kittens, Giz here with my third character. This is Syd Novak from I Am Not Okay With This, a sweet little high school coming-of-age-story about having a gay crush on your best friend, and also uncontrollable psychokinetic powers. Syd is seventeen, a moody pain in the ass, and has an unfortunate tendency to cause chaos with her mind whenever she gets angry or upset. She is also freshly a fugitive from the law after (spoilers) going a bit Carrie and accidentally blowing up a jock's head at a school dance (end of spoilers).
Feel free to add me at
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I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone and getting back in the swing of RP things! My plurk is
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Jasper is a Louisianan simple dude in his mid-thirties just trying to get by. He likes noisy cafes and diners and the occasional bar, he's pretty friendly, he misspells texts even with spellcheck, he can't cook, and he, uh...sometimes kills people. It's fine, though, really. They're all bad people, he pinky-promises??
Jasper does come with a lot of content warnings (mostly for child abuse, religious extremism/cults, and murder) but I didn't app him in with the intent to be serious all the time with him, so...if you like that sort of thing, feel free to hang out with this new weirdo.
late to the party but happy to be here nevertheless!
She's 14 years of smol-sized sunshine and talkative from a universe where kaiju-like creatures are a little more common than natural disasters. Looking forward to kicking around with all of you and I am addable
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o hello!