Permissions v.2

[epistemological]

avatar of the eye

Jonathan Sims is the Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute in London. He has nearly been devoured by the Corruption and survived it. Saw a teenager disappear forever into a darkened doorway at the age of eight. Bears the scars of a dozen living fears on his body and nigh on a hundred more in his heart. Jonathan Sims has been claimed by a god he did not want but chose with every step, over every threshold.

He has walked the Distortion and come out the other side. He has faced the Unknowable and Seen it for what it is. He has looked at the End and denied It. He saw the hate of the Slaughter where it hid and excised it. Jonathan Sims has been to the forever deep below creation, where the weight of existence bears down, where there isn't even an up... and emerged.

Jonathan Sims has become a monster... and holds even tighter to his humanity than ever before.

→ PASSIVE ABILITIES

Tape Recorders Jon's always got a tape recorder on him and if he DOESN'T then one will appear, on and recording during important moments. We've got no evidence they actually need batteries. If he goes too long without recording a statement (one detailing matters of the supernatural and fear), he does start to sicken and may even expire but recording a statement (from a written statement or live) restores his strength. He is connected to the tape recorders, and they have been shown to act as a familiar of his (only appearing when he's conscious and active).

Statements Jon's passive ability helps those who would give a statement on their experiences order their thoughts, remember the details of their stories, and provide a coherent narrative which might otherwise be difficult. Statements recorded in the presence of an Archivist have a supernatural quality which allows one to feel and experience the events as if from behind the eyes of the person who gave the statement, complete with some sensations, sounds, or even music. If a statement is recorded live onto a tape recorder, there is a chance that Jon will appear in their nightmares on the subject if both parties sleep outside of a cabin. Further, he can sense statements (say if one is in someone's bag) and use them to guide him out of dangerous situations.

Language As of this point and time, Jon doesn't hear or realize language barriers unless the information is in written form, wherein he can notice that the text is actually in another language at a second glance. He cannot speak other languages, but he can comprehend any language as if it were English.

→ ACTIVE/REACTIVE ABILITIES

The Compel When Jon wishes to, he can make any question he asks irresistible to answer. The words must be in the form of a question (or a demand for information), and it must be completed and heard by the person he is attempting to get the answer out of. It also only works in person; recordings do not set off the compulsion. He primarily Asks by intention but it does, on occasion, get away from him.

He can compel you to admit something you didn't realize consciously, things you've been lying to yourself about, something you thought you'd forgotten, details that you were unable to recall, or things that have been obscured by magic or changes in perception. It cuts through to the truth.

He can not compel you to admit things you have no way of knowing (aka unrelated knowledge or things you cannot figure out like the square root of pi) or things you do not honestly think.

The narration will use the capitalization of Question or a 'buzz' will be mentioned when the compel is used.

In any recording of the events, there will be a fuzz of static during the asking of that question.

Knowing Jon, as an avatar of the Eye, occasionally has information effectively drop-shipped into his brain. Some of the time, he has no idea that it was drop-shipped in and assumed that he read it somewhere or figured it out. Other times, well... it's a little too obvious. Most of the time, it is additional information added to research he's already done or on the topic that he's focused on. It can also be information that he needs for a particular moment, such as how to a certain surgical procedure or what he might need for a situation. It can also tell him where things are that he needs, or which one of a group is the right to pick for what he wants. That said, it can be as simple as where someone is or is going to be at a certain time.

Sometimes, however, his Knowing can drop in things he doesn't actually want, need, or intended to know about. While he is unwell, this can include surface thoughts in people's minds (questions they're about to ask, things they're thinking about something he said or did) and he may or may not notice that he did it. Otherwise, while he COULD do this, he never EVER will, not even while frustrated or angry.

Seeing As you might expect from someone affiliated with an entity known as the Eye (or the Ceaseless Watcher, or Beholding), Jon does have an ability to See things that others might not see. If he puts the effort in, he can see through lies, illusions, warped perception, and see the truth of what someone or something is, very like True Seeing in D&D. Further, he can see vital truths about a person, place, or thing but nothing so 'focused' as mindreading; it's more like a soulgaze from The Dresden Files. Deeper, but less concretely helpful.

Monstrous Form At this point, Jon is stronger than a normal human being and heals at a very accelerated rate: wounds from mundane injuries cause no scars and heal almost immediately (as in, healing so quickly that a cut finger healed up without a scar the moment the knife was removed); wounds from supernatural beings/powers take longer to heal (days instead of weeks) and will leave a scar.

Extraction Jon can forcibly rip a statement/someone's life story out of them. This ability would only be used in the most extreme of circumstances or while in a state where he has been influenced. This is shown to be petrifyingly terrifying and also deeply painful and includes a certain amount of mindreading as well.

Idea Drops Jon can drop ideas into other people's minds. As of 141, we have no evidence that he can FORCE anyone to do anything, but he can put anything from a suggestion (why don't you just go take a break?) to an alarm (I need help and am in danger) to an outright command (Stop!) which is certainly DISCONCERTING coming from inside your own mind especially since, judging from Jon's own experiences, you can't really tell if it came from inside or outside of your own head. Much like extraction this will never be done without explicit discussion and approval.

→ PERMISSION FORM

I would appreciate, if you intend to play with Jon extensively, that you fill out this form and leave a comment accordingly. If you do not fill out this form, I will assume that none of his abilities are active in regards to your character; the standard explanation for this is that because the source of his abilities are from an extraplanar Entity connected specifically to his world, it's like incompatible software: it's power cannot affect said character in whatever way for whatever reason.

Any use of these abilities will involve OOC contact/checks before they show up in thread!

<b>Character Name:</b> <b>Journal Name:</b> <ul><li><b>The Compel:</b> Does it work on your character? <li><b>Knowing:</b> What level of information are you (generally) comfortable with Jon getting dropped into his head? <li><b>Seeing:</b> Can he See you? <li><b>Monstrous Form:</b> Do you think your attacks would be a fast heal or a slower heal for him? <li><b>Other:</b> Any weird interactions that you think your character might have with his abilities, given their source (an eldritch fear Entity)? Or the concepts of being a 'monster in the making'? <li><b>Plotting:</b> Do you have any particular plots you'd like to run using his abilities? Are there any Questions you see that Jon could ask that might be helpful to your character arc? Are you interested in engineering a situation for something like an Extraction? <li><b>Avoid!!!:</b> While I'm going to check OOC for everything, is there any particular thing I should be particularly aware of or serious triggers/issues that you would prefer to avoid.</ul>

Feel free to update or re-enter at any time.

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Comments

Example Post

[questionsonly]

Character Name: Warren Kepler
Journal Name: questionsonly

• The Compel: The compel should work on Kepler though he will react with almost immediate violence to realizing he's being compelled. Questions about his 'team' and his feelings about them will cause a lasting enmity.
  
• Knowing: I'm comfortable with any level of information being made available to Jon, such as his general location or random factoids from his past. Bonus points if Jon gets some of the details of his ridiculous stories.
  
• Seeing: Seeing Kepler would make him rather nervous but he would probably play it off. I don't mind if Kepler gets Seen at some point.
  
• Monstrous Form: He's entirely mundane, so his injuries would be a fast heal.
  
• Other: Nothing I can think of for interactions, though he would probably be curious about some of the 'monsters' in Jon's world given what he saw Cutter and Pryce doing.
  
• Plotting: I'd love if at some point, Jon could Ask him what he thinks the 'big picture' actually is as I think his answer would really help him to come to terms with some of his choices. I'd prefer if we work towards this discussion as opposed to having it happen accidentally.
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing specific to avoid.
  

Second Example (Simpler)

[of_no_consequence]

Character Name: Ardyn Lucis Caelum
Journal Name: of_no_consequences

• The Compel: Yes.
  
• Knowing: His location. I'd prefer nothing more or less than that.
  
• Seeing: No, for reasons mentioned below.
  
• Monstrous Form: Slow heal.
  
• Other: Ardyn, as the living embodiment of the Starscourge, would be very difficult to See as he has absorbed a god and a large number of people in his pursuit of vengence. As such, he would probably get an information overload and/or wouldn't know what he was looking at.
  
• Plotting: Nothing particular.
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing.
  

[routemistress]

Character Name: Iris Wildthyme
Journal Name: routemistress

• The Compel: Does it work on your character? YES
  
• Knowing: What level of information are you (generally) comfortable with Jon getting dropped into his head? - anything we find it OOCly convenient for him to know is good
  
• Seeing: Can he See you? Mostly. I'd like for some bits of Iris to remain unknowable.
  
• Monstrous Form: Do you think your attacks would be a fast heal or a slower heal for him? fast. She has no special combat abilities and isn't likely to try and hurt him anyway.
  
• Other: Any weird interactions that you think your character might have with his abilities, given their source (an eldritch fear Entity)? Or the concepts of being a 'monster in the making'? Nothing suggests itself, lmk if you think of any.
  
• Plotting: Do you have any particular plots you'd like to run using his abilities? Are there any Questions you see that Jon could ask that might be helpful to your character arc? Are you interested in engineering a situation for something like an Extraction? nah.
  
• Avoid!!!: While I'm going to check OOC for everything, is there any particular thing I should be particularly aware of or serious triggers/issues that you would prefer to avoid.
  

my own triggers are addiction and suicide, if we can avoid those everything's good.

[bestsir]

Character Name: Harry Goodsir
Journal Name: bestsir

• The Compel: Yes
  
• Knowing: Verify anything critical but overall it's good.
  
• Seeing: Yes
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast. Harry's as mundane as it gets.
  
• Other: I think Harry's statement covers everything. If you want to maybe run with anything about Harry having been "touched" by his experience with the Tuunbaq that's cool. Oh and also, Kahl has basically said "HARRY IS MINE" much as a cat might, so there may be some psychic cat-hair attached to him, as it were.
  
• Plotting: Given the importance of the Franklin Expedition in Jon's world I feel like there's something there maybe?
  
• Avoid!!!: My only big trigger is harm to children, but since Magnus canon is assiduous about avoiding that, I think we're good.
  

[yedinyy]

Character Name: Elizabeth Jennings
Journal Name: yedinyy

• The Compel: Yes, though now that she's familiar with what it feels like she'll react badly if she realizes it's been used.
  
• Knowing: Let's do it. Considering the fact that she's constantly thinking about deception and her own identity, there'll be plenty to Know.
  
• Seeing: Yes, though please leave the Big Stuff (her actual identity, name, etc.) until after he's received a file for her as I think him finding out more than 'this lady is constantly lying to everyone what the fuck' before then would impede the working relationship!
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast, nothing supernatural about her.
  
• Other: Nothing special!
  
• Plotting: I think she could greatly benefit from his abilities once the first big hurdles are taken. She has a knack for just compartmentalizing everything, and if he was able to get her to see that she does that (always saying 'I'm doing this for the greater good! What I'm doing is not any worse than what anyone else does!' for example) it might help her put her actions in perspective. She doesn't like dwelling on things because that creates Emotions and how gross are those, but we do see her bringing up certain points of pain years later in the show, when she hasn't mentioned it in the time between at all. So... bring the truth to Elizabeth Jennings, please.
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing for me personally!

[tetractys]

Character Name: Bill Cipher
Journal Name: tetractys

• The Compel: Still doesn't work. Gives him some tingles like Elias.
  
• Knowing: honestly anything that'd be cool for the thread is fine with me, lets communicate
  
• Seeing: Jon can absolutely see Bill's true nature/form but it'll probably knock him out and give him a big headache. You stop that.
  
• Monstrous Form: Bill is currently not capable of hurting anyone except with mundane tools. Fast heal.
  
• Other: Idea drops are ok too!
  
• Plotting: EX👏TRACT👏THIS👏BOW👏TIED👏BITCH👏
  
• Avoid!!!: nah

[thebubblyone]

Character Name: Hilda Spellman
Journal Name: thebubblyone

• The Compel: No, as per previous interactions!
  
• Knowing: Pretty much anything??
  
• Seeing: A bit. Fuzzily.
  
• Monstrous Form: As if she would. ;; That being said, shit happens and she'd be most likely to use poisons - slowish heal.
  
• Other: Nothing beyond what we've already discussed!
  
• Plotting: Not for Hilda - she's still curious about his Archivist-ness but recognises that it's a touchy subject.
  
• Avoid!!!: N/A

[fork_off]

Character Name: Thomas Blanky
Journal Name: fork_off

• The Compel: Yes
  
• Knowing: Verify anything traumatic re: the Franklin Expedition, but anything else is fine.
  
• Seeing: Yes
  
• Monstrous Form: No
  
• Other: Nothing I can think of, except for the fact that he's had a close run-in with the Tuunbaq, which is a fear-based being.
  
• Plotting: I'd be interested in something involving the Tuunbaq, perhaps elaborating on the fact that Blanky feels he has a connection with it. (This is only mentioned once in canon, right before he gets his leg cut off, but I think there's possibilities there.)
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing specific I can think of.

[all_hart]

Character Name: Marty Hart
Journal Name: all_hart

• The Compel: Yes
  
• Knowing: All levels are good (the one thing I'd be careful with is the memory of Marty's last case as a cop, as it involved infant death)
  
• Seeing: Yes
  
• Monstrous Form: No
  
• Other: None I can think of
  
• Plotting: Can't think of anything at the moment.
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing comes to mind.

[ninefox]

Character Name: Shuos Jedao
Journal Name: ninefox

• The Compel: The compel will....technically work, in that it will force him to answer truthfully, but work pretty sideways, because he will give the exact same answer to any question. Jedao has a defense specifically meant for psychic interrogation that is literally called "Singularity Response.' Deep down at the core of himself, Jedao has carved out a space where exactly one thing is absolutely true. Cut to the truth, and that's what's there; scratch the paint on him, and that's what's there. That said I think it'd be hilarious if this got played out some time, so if Jon has IC reason to try/slip up, go for it.
  
• Knowing: stuff from his canon/backstory is fine, stuff from his current goings-on on the barge I'd prefer be off limits unless discussed for a specific plot. John can probably for sure just know that Jedao is deeply wounded by/terrified of isolation and darkness, and maybe that he's had his soul vivisected and rearranged multiple times.
  
• Seeing: the only thing Jon Sees when he looks at Jedao is all-consuming fire.
  
• Monstrous Form: in terms of the weapons Jedao has on the barge, his violent abilities are entirely mundane. Fast is fine!
  
• Other: All nine yellow eyes in Jedao's shadow probably track John constantly when they're in the same room, like a wary cat keeping tabs on another cat in disputed territory.
  
• Plotting: there might be a time when an extraction might be an interesting place to go with Jedao, but not for a long time probably
  
• Avoid!!!: I am not sure how it would come up, but I'd rather not deal with anything in depth regarding parental alcoholism.

Character Name: Kahl
Journal Name: takestime

• The Compel: I'm gonna say no, and that trying would like....cause some very uncomfortable psychic mic-feedback noises for both of them.
  
• Knowing: I think it'd be fun/fine if Jon got random little details sometimes, but since a lot of Kahl's history is (as you know) a big vague in canon, there's not a ton available.
  
• Seeing: YES. You've read the book now, so feel free to have Jon have a much more vivid understanding of Kahl's nature than anyone else on board. It probably looks a little like a rust-red cyclone seen through/under glass; Kahl has fairly extensive barge nerfs, but he's still the same primal, volatile, cyclical force underneath.
  
• Monstrous Form: If at some point Kahl gets more godly abilities back, and has a falling out with him or whatever, they might be slow heal, but right now it's not a factor.
  
• Other: You're the one who knows both canons; feel free to roll with anything that seems cool and thematically appropriate.
  
• Plotting: I'm just gonna let them keep going wherever they're going tbh
  
• Avoid!!!: ''

Character Name: Mort(e)
Journal Name: missing_e

• The Compel: yeah, but Mort(e) might get a little weirdly meandering about it - he has a trained response to mental invasion which is to retreat into meditative nested layers of pre-sentient memories. JON WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT SHEBA, THE PRETTIEST CUDDLIEST BEST FRIEND A CAT COULD ASK FOR. JON WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THAT ONE PATCH OF SUNLIGHT IN THE LIVING ROOM. WHAT ABOUT THE PERFECT SQUISHY ARMCHAIR JANET NEVER LET HIM SIT IN IF SHE CAUGHT HIM. OR THE FIRST TIME MORT(E) SMELLED A BABY -
  
  He'll answer the actual question eventually, but. _@
  
• Knowing: anything's cool with me tbh
  
• Seeing: Yes, for Sure. He can probably See that Mort(e) has been hooked up to, but not controlled by, something ancient and hate-filled and nearly omniscient and fundamentally autocratic and endlessly manipulative - but not quite eldritch. Hymenoptera Unus was an Ant Queen thousands of years old and larger than multiple blue whales who used pheromone handwavium machines to hook into the minds of lower animals, ransack their brains for information and also share information and orders with them. Like, he can probably see Ant Tracks winding over him, and places where his mind is ripped just a little bit open as though torn with a fishhook,
  
• Monstrous Form: fast, totes.
  
• Other: RELATED TO THE QUEEN THING. Like all animals who've used the Queen's "translator," Mort(e) also has weird, fragmented, and often disturbing/dangerous "knowings". I'd love it if there were a weird kind of mirror effect, where if Jon Learns something about Mort(e), it goes both ways, and they're both aware of what the other saw/knows.
  
• Plotting: no particular plans
  
• Avoid!!!: ''

[punched_hitler]

Character Name: Steve Rogers
Journal Name: punched_hitler

• The Compel: Yes
  
• Knowing: Honestly pretty much anything - you don't have to ask about obvious history things, but I guess if you're thinking about something more invasive/personal, just poke me ooc?
  
• Seeing: Yup.
  
• Monstrous Form: My guess is fast, Steve just does the normal physical attack thing unless otherwise stated.
  
• Other: I think the only "weird" interaction might be the fact that Steve has an eidetic memory, so that might be something fun to play with? But nothing else I can really think of.
  
• Plotting: Nothing planned at the moment, but I am ready and willing to plot anytime!
  
• Avoid!!!: Not that I can think of.

[brokenallthelaws]

Character Name: Nikola Tesla
Journal Name: vampere

• The Compel: Yep! He might be a little surprised to find himself saying more than he means to, but will most likely chalk it up to Barge Weirdness unless the answer touches on a more sensitive topic.
  
• Knowing: I'm good with pretty much anything! A lot of Tesla's history is public knowledge as it is (save for the more vampire-y parts), so it's not going to be anything too surprising to him.
  
• Seeing: Sure!
  
• Monstrous Form: On the unlikely occasion that Tesla is actually using his claws to attack, slow heal. Otherwise, fast.
  
• Other: Nothing I can think of.
  
• Plotting: As above, but if something does occur I'll let you know.
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing here either!

Character Name: Andred
Journal Name: notwhoiwas

• The Compel: Yep!
  
• Knowing: Pretty much anything that seem OOCly convenient, although a good chunk of anything history-related will be headcanon.
  
• Seeing: Yep!
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast! Andred is perfectly mundane, and also not super inclined to fight people anyway.
  
• Other: None that I can think of
  
• Plotting: Now that he's finally getting his feet under him properly there are some Questions that could help nudge him along! I'd have to figure exact wording, but mostly surrounding the idea of who he is/if he's a good man.
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing here!

Character Name: Xigbar
Journal Name: brokenallthelaws

• The Compel: Yes, but he's going to be Extremely Put Out by having the truth forced out of him, likely to the point of animosity if it's more than once or twice. (I, however, am perfectly okay with this happening, should Jon be particularly inclined to.)
  
• Knowing: General details of his background/who is are fine; anything more in depth will probably involve spoilers for KH3. If it gets to the spoiler level, I'm cool with it, but hit me up before hand so I can get a brief rundown of stuff done.
  
• Seeing: Sure, but see below
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast, since Xigbar doesn't have access to anything but mundane weaponry right now, unless his being a Nobody feels like it'd be enough to count as supernatural. Also potentially of note is the fact that if/when he gets his arrowguns back those fire what are pretty explicitly magical projectiles.
  
• Other: Given that Nobodies aren't technically supposed to exist, attempts to See him might be fuzzy, incomplete, and/or contradictory if you wanna play with that.
  
• Plotting: There are things that Questioning could help him address? But right now he's not in a place where he's going to want to address those facts, much less engage with that process, so he'll probably need some more time before that'll be actually useful.
  
• Avoid!!!: Still nothing!

[nefastum]

Character Name: James Flint
Journal Name: nefastum

• The Compel: Yes
  
• Knowing: I comfortable with Jon Knowing just about anything at all. Probably good to ooc check with major things just to make sure, but there's nothing I can think of that would cause problems for me if Jon Knows it.
  
• Seeing: Yes
  
• Monstrous Form: Anything Flint could do would be a fast heal.
  
• Other: Since Flint is a completely non-supernatural human (Nassau rumors of witchcraft and the dehydration fueled delusions of Silver aside) there's probably nothing that would interact with Jon's abilities in an unusual way.
  
• Plotting: Oh goodness, I love Jon and his powers are fascinating, but since they don't have much CR at the moment there's probably not a pathway right now for much plotting. I'd be thrilled if that ever changed, though.
  
• Avoid!!!: The only thing I'm avoiding with Flint is anything that would let him know that Thomas is alive. At some point that might change and I might want him to find out to push him along, but it's still too early for that now.

[major_rawne]

Character Name: Elim Rawne
Journal Name: major_rawne

• The Compel: Yes, though he'll try to resist it.
  
• Knowing: I'm fine with anything being dropped into Jon's head. Ask me any questions you want and I'll try to get you the info you need.
  
• Seeing: Yes
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast, unless he somehow gets his hands on some tube charges or other explosive devices.
  
• Other: Rawne was tortured by an Imperial Inquisitor with both physical and psychic means. This has left him with a heightened ability to sense psychic activity, especially if it's connected to the Warp or something Warp-like. It's also likely to activate his fight-or-flight response and he leans very much towards fight.
  
• Plotting: I really like the plot we seem to be going towards, in regards to the Entities being Chaos adjacent or having parallels. It'll probably be negative, but that's fun!
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing in regards to Rawne

[londonsucks]

Character Name: Lesley May
Journal Name: londonsucks

• The Compel: Y-es? For now. Maybe just the first time. There's a somewhat similar ability in her canon, the seducere, which she'll have been trained to resist.
  
• Knowing: Anything. She's cagey and she'll hate it.
  
• Seeing: Yes!
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast-ish? Lesley's attacks would be magic-powered but physical in nature, so - for example - she might throw his ass through a wall at speed and that takes however long to sort out.
  
• Other: Lesley spent some time being possessed by Mr Punch - basically a god-tier avatar of the Spiral - and it didn't go well.
  
• Plotting: Probably!
  
• Avoid!!!: N/A

[angelofthenight]

Character Name: Demona
Journal Name: angelofthenight

• The Compel: Yes. She will be very angry if she realizes what's going on. (As a player I am down for playing this out.)
  
• Knowing: All of her history/canon is fine. Icly she will be very defensive about it, but oocly it will be interesting to play her reactions to someone possibly knowing all her dirty little secrets.
  
• Seeing: Yes. One example I can think of is he might see that she is a gargoyle even when she's in her human form. She is also MUCH older than she appears thanks to a magic deal that halted her aging, so he could pick up on that.
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast. She primarily uses physical attacks or weapons. The one exception is if she attacks him using some form of magic, that might be a medium heal.
  
• Other: Demona had her memory of time spent on Avalon erased by the weird sisters. That might come into play if he rubs against that period of her non-memory.
  
• Plotting: I'd be interested in him coaxing her closer to admitting her own fault in getting her clan killed. She doublecrossed the human clan she coexisted with and it ended up backfiring so badly her own clan was massacred. She is in complete denial about that. His power to compel her to see the truth could be fun to explore long-term. I wouldn't want to initiate it right away but if they get a decent level of CR I could see this being a thing.
  
• Avoid!!!: Can't think of any right now.

[howdoyoudofellowkids]

Character Name: Zim
Journal Name: howdoyoudofellowkids

• The Compel: Does it work on your character? Lmao yes
  
• Knowing: literally anything u want
  
• Seeing: hell yeah
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast heal! Zim has no magic.
  
• Other: Zim smells like Extinction.
  
• Plotting: Zim is in denial about a lot, Jon could crack through all of his bastardry very easily because he's ignoring basic facts about his own life in a desperate attempt to keep it together. (Probably shouldn't do until his warden comes back from hiatus though)
  
• Avoid!!!: na I'm good

[horncrown]

Character Name: Maul
Journal Name: horncrown

• The Compel: Currently, yes. He does not have access to the force right now. Sometimes there might be some resistance, but inevitably yes.
  
• Knowing: Whatever we decide is convenient but any bits and bops from narrative will likely be fine. Ask if you're uncertain but I'm generally easy.
  
• Seeing: For the most part yes. He may be able to see that Maul is quite a lost soul. Very, very lost.
  
• Monstrous Form: Currently he has no power, so fast.
  
• Other: Nothing at the moment.
  
• Plotting: pls extract him. Eventually. Not immediately haha. But yes, this would be amazing. excellent.
  
• Avoid!!!: We good

[revpirenewlin]

Character Name: Rev. Steve Newlin
Journal Name: revpirenewlin

• The Compel: Yes. This is strikingly similar to an ability Steve's possesses (or did, presently inmate-restricted on the Barge) called Glamor. Eye-contact, hypnosis, truth-seeking and simple commands. Its an ability he abused, and no vampire can be put under another's Glamor and they're usually immune to mind-reading and such. Sooo tl;dr seeing him under its influence seems mighty fun to play out.
  
• Knowing: Yes. This will either be a relief or frustration for Steve, depending on situation. If ever you need me to go into detail over something, just ask! I literally have his diary and backstory and there are some things - like his father's murder by vampires - that he's still not completely okay with.
  
• Seeing: Yes. Surface level, Steve tries to act as human as possible - or, "Mainstreaming" - and generally won't let pop out the fangs unless enraged/aroused/etc. There's some telltale signs (only occasional breathing, cold & pale skin, needs an invite to a cabin) but feel free to see right through his attempts.
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast. At present, Steve's strength/speed are reduced to human levels and he was never a strong fighter in life. If he bites Jon, he'll try to heal the wounds with his own blood (usually by biting his tongue and licking the wounds closed).
  
• Other: Continuing from the above, if Jon's blood is anything other than human, Steve will likely vomit it back up. Quite violently. (This happened in canon when another vampire drank from a maenad). Not that drinking from him will be Steve's first thought, but noting it here Just In Case. Oh also as a vampire, Steve has eidetic memory. So that could be fun to play around with.
  
• Plotting: Off the top of my head I can't think of any specific plots, I love playing things organically. That said an Extraction would be very interesting to play out. I'm not certain how we'd get to that point, but I'm totally down.
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing I can think of!

[worthallthis]

Character Name: Bucky Barnes, goes by B
Journal Name: worthallthis

• The Compel: It probably would, but I would rather you didn't. He'd really, really freak out.
  
• Knowing: Any level! Have fun with all B's trauma! :)
  
• Seeing: There's nothing really special to see, I guess unless he wants to see a real arm instead of the metal one.
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast. B's enhanced (when his serum is active; it currently is not) but not supernatural in any way.
  
• Other: Would also prefer to skip Idea drops, as again, B is likely to freak out a lot.
  
• Plotting: I mean he's an amnesiac kind of half-heartedly trying to get his memories back, but he's also petrified of mind control, so I feel like the method wouldn't be worth the panic involved in using them? I dunno we'd have to build a ton of CR first.
  
• Avoid!!!: Nah!

[pragmatism]

Character Name: Zhongli
Journal Name: pragmatism

• The Compel: Yes. Zhongli does not/cannot lie, so it isn't as necessary as it is with others.
  
• Knowing: Basic stuff like 'being somewhere at a certain time' is fine, but not something that Zhongli wouldn't tell him otherwise.
  
• Seeing: Yes! Jon could know that he's a god and aligned to the Earth element.
  
• Monstrous Form: There exist two opposing forces in his canon, Celestia (realm of the gods) and Abyss (realm of darkness/chaos). Since he is aligned with Celestia, he might do extra damage to Jon who is similar to Abyss.
  
• Other: As above: being opposite to Abyss/the Eldritch is part of his power. I'm flexible wrt what that actually means for Jon, I leave that up to you
  
• Plotting: It would be nice for Jon to know about his true nature eventually, especially if they end up being friends.
  
• Avoid!!!: I'm chill with anything!

for completion's sake

[statementfuckingends]

Character Name: its ya boy Timmy
Journal Name: statementfuckingends

• The Compel: Yep, but he's shown to be aware when Jon did it early on.
  
• Knowing: We should discuss headcanon stuff, but anything from canon Jon didn't witness in person is fair game
  
• Seeing: It's not like Tim can hide anything, really.
  
• Monstrous Form: He's a mundane-ass dude, he can't do shit.
  
• Other: Extraction and idea dropping have absolute and explicit permission to go ahead, just with the obvious caveat that both of them will get Jon punched, and extraction will lose a large amount of respect/trust.
  
• Plotting: These two getting to a point where they don't go straight for each others throats on sight, ahaha. Otherwise ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  
• Avoid!!!: All clear!

Re: for completion's sake

[epistemological]

Sounds good!

[friendsfordinner]

Character Name: Cornelius Hickey
Journal Name: friendsfordinner

• The Compel: Yep!
  
• Knowing: Anything's all good. The main exception would be while Jon can reference the fact that 'Cornelius Hickey' isn't this man's real name, we never get his actual real name in canon. So while Jon can ICly know 'hey, this isn't your real name,' let's just OOCly keep the conversation away from outright 'tell me your real name' compulsions.
  
• Seeing: Yep!
  
• Monstrous Form: Hickey's a normalass human, fast heal baby.
  
• Other: I mean, this guy has "big ol fun target for like three different Fears" written on him in huge letters so have fun with that, Jon! He's also had a few run-ins with tuunbaq himself, even if that bear does not give a shit about Hickey
  
• Plotting: Any attempt at Jon knocking Hickey off his high horse and telling him "hey dipshit, you are NOTHING like the beings of godly power I've had to deal with in my world" would be greatly appreciated.
  
• Avoid!!!: nothing I can think of!

[pharadyne]

In which I realize that I never filled this out for Norton...

Character Name: Norton Folgate
Journal Name: pharadyne

• The Compel: Sure!
  
• Knowing: Pretty much anything, with some discussion/plotting first
  
• Seeing: Sure!
  
• Monstrous Form: Fast heal. (Unless Norton picks up some weird supernatural weapon somewhere.)
  
• Other: Any weird interactions that you think your character might have with his abilities, given their source (an eldritch fear Entity)? Or the concepts of being a 'monster in the making'?
  
• Plotting: At some point, as part of Norton trying to forcibly (and largely unsuccessfully) dropkick himself into progress towards graduation, he might ask Jon to Question him. (Am also up for pretty much all plots always.)
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing comes to mind.
  

[epistemological]

Woot, sounds good. And yeah, I always ask on the spot before anything. I just use this for a guideline to make sure I don't even introduce the idea if you're not down for something like that.

[brushoff]

Character Name: Dorian Gray
Journal Name: brushoff

• The Compel: Yes!
  
• Knowing: Have at it. Likewise, feel free to bug me if there's information you'd want Jon to Know as I know Dorian's canon is remarkably obscure.
  
• Seeing: Yes!
  
• Monstrous Form: So Dorian is a supernatural being, but he doesn't have any way to do a supernatural attack—his main power is healing. I'd say any injuries given would be a fast heal due to the fact that he'd use mundane weapons, but that's your choice.
  
• Other: Dorian's portrait is on-board the ship, tucked away in the attic of his room. It's a vector for all of Dorian's wounds, sins, poor choices, etc. It also absolutely hates Dorian, due to the fact that Dorian's self-loathing is just that bad. Seeing the portrait itself would probably be a supernatural sensory overload as well as big red-flag Corruption vibes. Likewise, Dorian himself probably also has some low-key bad news vibes as though his portrait's taken on all his sins, wounds, and failings, he's still connected to his portrait.
  
• Plotting: Dorian really loves to talk about himself. Like, really loves it. Poke him in just the right place and Jon could easily have a lovely meal or two because this man cannot goddamn shut up.
  
• Avoid!!!: n/a

[atowncalledtreffy]

Character Name: Trevor Belmont
Journal Name: atowncalledtreffy

• The Compel: He'd do his level best to resist but probably succumb and then when he'd shake it off would try and murder Jon
  
• Knowing: I'm comfortable with any level of information being made available to Jon - Bonus for stuff that even Trevor blacked out about or forgot during one of his alcoholic episodes.
  
• Seeing: 100% okay
  
• Monstrous Form: Probably a slower heal because the Belmont family has messed around with their blood and genetics to include more holy stuff than Trevor even knows or understands at this rate.
  
• Other: Hi Trevor is a monster-hunter charged with murdering eldritch abominations and especially those who want to hurt other people so that's 100% up for grabs
  
• Plotting: Up for anything and yes I'd love to mess around with an Extraction!
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing I can think of!

[odynia]

Character Name: Madelyne Pryor Summers
Journal Name: odynia

• The Compel: Yes.
  
• Knowing: Anything is fair game! The most prominent Facts are being a clone (of Jean Grey) who only really lived for a few years, then was warped by demonic powers, then was resurrected by a very powerful psychic (Nate Grey). Some of her memories are entirely false; some belong to Jean.
  
• Seeing: Yep! Madelyne is a psionic construct powered by the Phoenix Force. She's also been a wielder of (and corrupted by) demonic magic.
  
• Monstrous Form: Physical attacks would be fast, and that's what she's limited too at the moment! If/when she's capable of telekinetic blasts, those could be slower.
  
• Other: There could definitely be a weird interplay with the Phoenix Force, and the fact that Madelyne has been warped into something monstrous (the Goblin Queen) before.
  
• Plotting: There are definitely things that could give her clarity if Jon had reason to ask - she tells herself that she's inherently cruel, that the X-Men never cared about her/deserved what she put them through, that her marriage was completely hollow, that she doesn't care about the damage she caused in Manhattan. If she ever loses her temper and gets murderous (always on the table frankly) I'm completely up for Jon dumping STOP into her mind.
  
• Avoid!!!: Nothing!

[epistemological]

All sounds great! Let me know if/when you'd like to throw them together at any point.