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Notes on H.P.'s Troubles
Jan. 6th, 2015 11:42 pmYes, I know they're cliche, but the idea was too amusing in a horrible way to resist...
The tentacles are eight in number, and when scanned via MRI or X-ray are anchored to a ridge of bone that apparently has grown out of the vertabrae of his middle upper back, between and slightly below his shoulder blades. They share characteristics of both cuttlefish and octopus tentacles. They range in length from four feet from base to tip (the middle two pairs) to eighteen inches (the topmost pair) to a foot long (the bottommost pair). The skin is damp to the touch, and is capable of changing its color, usually coming close to the color of whatever they're nearest to; the lower sides are equipped with suckers which are full of nerve endings and act almost as secondary peripheral nervous system (which will annoy him to no end: he's prone to sensory overload anyway...).
They're constantly in motion, feeling over and around his torso, reaching for things, grabbing them, testing out surfaces. Occasionally, and only with player consent, they will make a grab for someone's arm/shoulder/hand; he'll immediately help the person to detangle themself and he'll apologize profusely; if you want the tentacles to harass your character, please post a comment below, otherwise, they'll leave your character alone.
The tentacles are eight in number, and when scanned via MRI or X-ray are anchored to a ridge of bone that apparently has grown out of the vertabrae of his middle upper back, between and slightly below his shoulder blades. They share characteristics of both cuttlefish and octopus tentacles. They range in length from four feet from base to tip (the middle two pairs) to eighteen inches (the topmost pair) to a foot long (the bottommost pair). The skin is damp to the touch, and is capable of changing its color, usually coming close to the color of whatever they're nearest to; the lower sides are equipped with suckers which are full of nerve endings and act almost as secondary peripheral nervous system (which will annoy him to no end: he's prone to sensory overload anyway...).
They're constantly in motion, feeling over and around his torso, reaching for things, grabbing them, testing out surfaces. Occasionally, and only with player consent, they will make a grab for someone's arm/shoulder/hand; he'll immediately help the person to detangle themself and he'll apologize profusely; if you want the tentacles to harass your character, please post a comment below, otherwise, they'll leave your character alone.
IC Communication Post
Dec. 24th, 2014 01:34 am
You have reached the ...message box of Mister Howard Philips Lovecraft. I am otherwise engaged and unable to respond at the moment, but if you would kindly leave a brief message after the tone, I shall respond in due time...
Preferences, etc
Oct. 21st, 2014 01:08 amSince our boy is all about the High Octane Nightmare Fuel (though he did write a few lighter pieces that cleanse the palate in between all the weird), I'm not adverse to pulling out the stops. He's got little to no Weirdness Filter, so don't hesitate to toss the most eldritch things at him (or the most normal; normal is actually pretty alien to him...). Just as a heads up:
Yes to:
-F/M: He generally prefers innocent, feminine types for companionship, but is unlikely to initiate anything more than polite touches on the hand or proffering his arm like a polite gentleman of the early 1900s. If Milady should try and hug and/or kiss him, he'll get awkward and a bit uncomfortable in the manner of a much-younger man of inexperience, but he's not unwilling. Dominant ladies will find him surprisingly tractable if they start making the moves on him and while not the most enthusiastic partner, he won't object, but he will look a bit "deer in the headlights".
-Xeno/M: Want to throw your tentacled thing/Old One/Innsmouth Charlie the Tuna thing at him? Have at it!
-Psychological torment: He practically wrote the book on Gone Mad From the Revelation, so we're totally on board with driving this guy to madness
-Violence/Gore: I'm totally golden with this, just ask permission first and describe what you have in mind, okay? Okay!
-Fourth Walling: Within reason - I'm totally golden with folk gushing over his fiction or asking him what the hell is with all the fishy things. Just... no mention of the movie he's from (I'd be the first to admit, it's so-so at best as an HPL adaptation: the framing sections he appears in manage to be more Lovecraftian than the segments they frame)?
Maybe to:
-M/M: He's fine with companionship/friendship/bromance, but if a gent tries to initiate anything straight up romantic, he's likely to get really uncomfortable and say as much (I'm open to slashy things, just not with this guy generally, unless the stars align just right).
-Dub-con/non-con: Just give me a heads-up on what you have in mind, plz? plz?
No to:
-Killing him, mind-raping him without first asking permission of me. Please, let's not do that. It's not fun.
-Character Bashing. I'm aware of historical!Lovecraft's bigotry and I'm dismayed by it (for what it's worth, he'd have found fault with me: even though I'm of European ancestry, I just so happen to be of Irish immigrant stock on both sides, which he frowned upon). However, this is a non-bigoted fictional version, and as such, let's save any discussions of that blot on the real-world guy's character for analysis of his fiction as we know it in the world outside RP??
Yes to:
-F/M: He generally prefers innocent, feminine types for companionship, but is unlikely to initiate anything more than polite touches on the hand or proffering his arm like a polite gentleman of the early 1900s. If Milady should try and hug and/or kiss him, he'll get awkward and a bit uncomfortable in the manner of a much-younger man of inexperience, but he's not unwilling. Dominant ladies will find him surprisingly tractable if they start making the moves on him and while not the most enthusiastic partner, he won't object, but he will look a bit "deer in the headlights".
-Xeno/M: Want to throw your tentacled thing/Old One/Innsmouth Charlie the Tuna thing at him? Have at it!
-Psychological torment: He practically wrote the book on Gone Mad From the Revelation, so we're totally on board with driving this guy to madness
-Violence/Gore: I'm totally golden with this, just ask permission first and describe what you have in mind, okay? Okay!
-Fourth Walling: Within reason - I'm totally golden with folk gushing over his fiction or asking him what the hell is with all the fishy things. Just... no mention of the movie he's from (I'd be the first to admit, it's so-so at best as an HPL adaptation: the framing sections he appears in manage to be more Lovecraftian than the segments they frame)?
Maybe to:
-M/M: He's fine with companionship/friendship/bromance, but if a gent tries to initiate anything straight up romantic, he's likely to get really uncomfortable and say as much (I'm open to slashy things, just not with this guy generally, unless the stars align just right).
-Dub-con/non-con: Just give me a heads-up on what you have in mind, plz? plz?
No to:
-Killing him, mind-raping him without first asking permission of me. Please, let's not do that. It's not fun.
-Character Bashing. I'm aware of historical!Lovecraft's bigotry and I'm dismayed by it (for what it's worth, he'd have found fault with me: even though I'm of European ancestry, I just so happen to be of Irish immigrant stock on both sides, which he frowned upon). However, this is a non-bigoted fictional version, and as such, let's save any discussions of that blot on the real-world guy's character for analysis of his fiction as we know it in the world outside RP??
