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[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: I'm all for realism. What's more likely, given Cyan's personality?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: I'll have to think about it for a bit. He'll probably be very protective over her and not really act if people try to hurt her, but he'd work on empty threats.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Hmmm. Interesting. So he can talk the talk, but not walk the walk. What would happen if harm were to come to Mary?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: He'd probably go ballistic. While he himself was never a cannibal, he did murder his mother and cook her, and so he's fairly dangerous. Like I said, even though he doesn't get too angry, if someone were to harm Mary he would lose it. I don't know WHAT would happen.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Hmmm.

While he develops further, want to help me puzzle out Mary?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Sure! What do you want help with?

I'm at my grandparents, and I shouldn't be too long, and I'll probably work on Elin first since she's already been developed before. I need to go on a name hunt for this guy xD

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: I don't know exactly what's wrong with her. Part of me wants to say trauma of some sort, part of me wants to make her condition something like OCD or autism. I've even experimented in my head with delusions or hallucinations (though that's the one which seems to fit least well.) I can't figure out the general gist of her personality until I know just what her deal is.

What about Cain? I like the name Cain.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: I think for this brotherly relationship that we're developing, trauma would work well. I know you're not that big on playing the victimized character, but we could work around that.

Hmm. I like Cain as well.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Nah, it's not that I have a problem with--it's the fact that all of my characters besides Lenore (and Jacob, if you don't count his delusions) have a traumatic backstory. I'm worried I'm overusing it.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Well, they often need them so that they have a reason for going insane. If you want to, you're fine.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Yeah, I know. But still.

Second option would be the autism/OCD, but I feel that such would turn her into a more fragile character overall, which I don't want. With the trauma, Mary would display vulnerability only during specific circumstances; but then we run into the aforementioned problem.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Well, I think we can definitely rule out delusions and hallucinations, since that's definitely overused. I think you should just go to trauma. It seems like that's what you want her to be like, anyways.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Yeah, it seems like the option which works the best, considering what I want out of her character.

But I don't want it to involve her parents, since that is most certainly overdone. What should it be instead, think you?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Mmm, perhaps instead of an abusive relationship to her, she saw a sibling or friend undergo an abusive relationship?

What do you think of the name Elijah?

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Would not she herself have to be the subject of the trauma, though, since she's the one in the asylum?

Not bad. Perhaps he's Elijah Cain?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: The sight of it could have driven her insane with worry that it would happen to her?

Yeah, I like that c: Now I need a middle name and a model.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: No, given her ubringing, that doesn't make a lot of sense. Perhaps she was kidnapped?

Cain is his middle name, I thought.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: That works too, then he needs a last name xD

That would work.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Check behindthesurname.com. It's great for name help.

Okay; then who kidnaps her, and why?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: I use that all the time c:

Mmm, I'm not quite sure.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Doherty? Elijah Cain Doherty. It's Irish, since I found a lovely Irish model c:

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Ooh, I like.

*thinks* Well, why do people usually kidnap kids?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Either to rape them and murder them, because they're pedophiles, or because they convince themselves that the kid is safer with them than with their parents.

Alright, then when I get home I shall begin Elin and Elijah c:

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Maybe ransom? The Thrashers are a very rich family. Something could have happened to her along the way that could have broken her.

Coolio.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: That would work well c:

Now, Hope, are you going to kill sweet Mary off like you did Ruby?

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: What is this traumatic event? I would quite prefer it not be rape because she's, you know, thirteen. Younger at the time, I'd imagine.

That's not the plan, no. I have a feeling Mary is going to turn out less of a Sue, just as Mabel was less of one to Felix.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: I'm not sure. To a thirteen year old, everything is extreme.

Good, then c: I'm excited.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: *tries to think of something that will not have me crossing the moral event horizon* *fails miserably*

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Maybe you have to cross that line?

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Maybe I do. But there are different degrees to which it can be crossed, and I'd like to go as low as possible.

*frowns* The problem is, though, if you're trying to ransom a captive you aren't going to hurt them in incredibly obvious fashions. It would have to be psychological or very subtly physical, wouldn't it?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Yes'm.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: *sighs* Well, I'm leaning towards one of two things, then.

1. Mary tries to run and is caught and beaten, and no one is worried about the injuries because they already have their ransom and were going to send her back the next day as is.

2. There happens to be a sick young man in that group who gets his kicks out of terrifying the people (mostly children) they kidnap in the time it takes for whoever they were taken from to pay up, and he tells Mary so many twisted maybe-this-is-what-we'll-do-with-you stories she temporarily loses it.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: I think the first one is more logical.

Funny, I had envisioned Elijah to come from a rich family as well c: They'll get along just fine.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: All right then. For some terrible reason, I get the feeling there's either a whip or fire involved.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: I have hopes for Mary c:

But you see, you said you wanted a gay relationship (Elin and Lenore), AND a straight one, and while Mary and Elijah will be a relationship, they won't exactly be anything other than brother-sister for NOW. Do we need a love-wise straight relationship? Or no?

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: *puzzles over scar placement*

Nah, I think we're good. I'm not sure if Lenore knows exactly how to fall in love, though, which means maybe not. XD

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Well poor Elin is good at it so we can work it out xD

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Okay. XD

No but really how bad is this beating?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: That's up to you, darling.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: I know it is but I need help. XD

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Well, how badly do you want her traumatized? xD

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Bad enough to carry over into the present under specific circumstances.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: I would then suggest a whip. It's more traumatizing.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Carlos: What is it with you and whips?

Raven: Seriously.

Me: I'm sorry, they're too good at what they do! Iso, the scars would then be along the back, I assume? Perhaps the legs?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Excuuuuuse me I like whips c:

Back, definitely. Possibly legs but who knows?

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Whips are nice--when you're not being flayed with them.

Raven and Carlos: -.-

Me: I think it shall be her back, and then a few scars on her legs placed by misaim.

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: They're good for when you're in a morbid mood, as well. Useful.

That'll work well, yeah. I already feel bad for Mary xD Poor thing.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: Right? I know! I shall see what I can do about starting her this night.

[Hope , I belong here more than they do.]

Me: In the meantime, want to RP?

[Annie, Have no fear of perfection-- you'll never reach it.]

Me: Sure thing! Who would you like?

And yeah I'll work on Elin and Elijah tonight. I think I'm gonna scratch Heather.