Opening Discussions

I'm going to say yes to you Clio, for a couple reasons. For one, I have noticed that dick mcdouche who I dissed out for being a dick mcdouchenugget to Lilith tends to pick on the most interesting people around. For two, Ptolemy started watching you after he saw you get some loose paper get knocked out of your hand by dickboogerbrains mcdouchenugget that had interesting stuff on it, but you gathered it up and bolted before I could get a good look. I imagine you are very defensive of your inventing abilities/notes/drawings? Because if so Ptolemy has an insatiable curiosity about you and your work, since he wants to be able to solve a lot of questions he simply cannot figure out on his own from his hoard.

And yes yes yes I want to hear your background options too ^_^

Also B was botherin me about how my character looks and I'm going to be putting more thought into that. All I know now is he's that kid who wears suits. He doesn't ooze game like Barney or anything like that, but he looks good (if a little unapproachable) in them.

It is bloodlines, and most are well known as being very rich individuals. Lots of family wealth. My idea is that there are groups that collect and exchange, while abiding by a code held up by others in the area, which is generally established by country lines. America is the get rich/loose ethics capital for Wyrms, so the Wyrms here are usually looking solely for money or material wealth. They aren't common, there are maybe twenty families spread out across the countries, although America is an exception because of Wall Street.

As for school I'm pretty sure my parents would want me in a renowned private school or charter school, but if others would like something else then it would be an interesting aspect of my parents simply DO NOT care about my future standing since I am the family oddball and don't really care about material wealth. They already don't understand why I only care about personal journals and the like.

Here are my backstory options:

You begin with one Invention. Detail what it does and its fault. You’ve tried it out on someone. Take a String on them.
---(This will probably be an NPC, the person in the last backstory option. I hypnotized them with the headphones and then made them do something really stupid and embarrassing in front of the school.)

Someone has given you the inspiration for a new invention. If it’s for selfish reasons, take a String on them. If it’s for selfless reasons, give them a String. (This one I'm not sure about. It's probably going to be a selfish invention -- maybe an invention that lets you roll with Dark to turn someone on, inspired by Lilith and her magical sexiness?)

You told someone about your ideas once and they laughed at you. Give them a String. (probably going to be an NPC, like I mentioned)

Oh, btw, this be the city:

 

It's based on Celephais, from the Lovecraft short story, where it's a city in the dream world that kind of sucks people in, away from their real lives, so they live in a fantasy world.  One guy killed himself hoping to get there, IIRC.  As for what it is here, that's up to you, JT.  Clio is on a journey of discovery, and I don't want to nail down what it is just yet.

As for the school, I'm down for it being a hoity toity private school, which Clio is in because she's gifted as fuck in the sciences and got a goddamn scholarship.  This doesn't help with the bullying, because some of the rich kids are like "pssssh ew a scholarship kid  I'd rather die" and she doesn't dress well. 

We are born with human form, and people grow into being able to turn into their "scales" form, which is different for each. Most choose not to use it as its soul purpose is violence, and as the families generally do not vie for political power they tend to prefer staying on the DL. I think Serpentines aren't really aware of one another, since Wyrms now begin and eventually can transform into their "scales" form and have no real interest in political power, only material goods. They just appear to be regular, very rich humans that love to collect. The reason they prefer to stay on the DL is that they used to stay almost exclusively in their draconic form, but were hunted nearly to extinction, and so all but a few spread out across the world from where they originated and changed to remain in their human form, and became so used to human form they began to be born as such, and use their alternate form very sparingly. Since their powers are used so sparingly, they are now exhausted afterwards and cannot extend themselves to fit that form for long.
Since Wyrms have been able to commune and trade with one another to satiate their hungers for whatever possessions they desire, they are basically at peace, but if a Wyrm is full on denied the ability to have or gather a hoard of their choosing, they kinda react how a ghoul does without their hunger. This hasn't been recorded happening since free trade started around the world, and the Wyrms got settled in among the wealthy quickly, due to their lineage collections.

Also, Clio: I would have with me my handmade and handwritten copy of Ptolemy's notebook. If you happened to look over my shoulder at some point and saw something incredible in there.... that might make sense for your backstory. Also what did you think about my response to you further up on this page about regarding you as treasure?

HM. I like the idea of Ptolemy's notebook inspiring an invention. And I'm cool with her being treasure, sure! OOH OOH SO MYSTERIOUS~~

Anyway. I think the invention heals a harm. More later on whether it's selfish or selfless.

Hm! Let's say the invention is for a selfless reason. She sees something in the notebook about ancient Egyptian medicine and thinks she can use that to positive effect. To help people. Take a String on Clio, because she's interested in your notebook.