obsidianooc | reputations & plotting meme

Greetings, inmates!

The purpose of this meme is two-fold: one, to plot and plan threads with the other players in the game! That part is self-explanatory. You are encouraged to use this meme to plot closed logs with other players as there is no group intro log.

And two: to start feeling out a daily routine for your characters, what kind of relationships they have with the guards and NPC inmates, and what kind of reputation they have overall! Even new arrivals will start to get a reputation pretty quickly, so don't worry if your character isn't established yet.

This sort of background planning affects things like: the reputation each block has, characters that may be punished more or less than others, how easily characters will be able to bribe guards, which characters might be pegged as good potential snitches by the guards, and so on!

OOC Information

Name:
Timezone:
OOC Limits: (anything that you, the player, are uncomfortable with playing and want to opt out of.)

IC Information

Name:
Block:
Sentence:
How long have they been at Obsidian?:

Reputation Section

Does your character obey the rules, or try to skirt around them?:

If your character is disobedient, what sort of rule-breaking would they engage in?: (Dealing or buying contraband? Starting fights? Loitering in the meal room?)

Has your character ever been to SHU?: (if your character is new to the prison you can assume no)

Is your character social, or do they keep to themselves?:

Is your character more of a leader or a follower? Or neither?:

What might they be doing on an average day?:

What's something about your character's behavior that the guards might like? What might they dislike?: (even if your character is generally poorly behaved, the guards may still find something to like about them! For example, if your generally violent character loves watching TV, they may intimidate other inmates to stop fighting or being rowdy in the common room. Think carefully and try for one example of why they'd both be liked and disliked! Of course, there will be some characters who are exclusively disliked and exclusively liked.)

How is your character perceived by other inmates, in their block and outside of it?: (Of course they all have varied personalities, too; some might like your character and some might not. Just generalize what you think might be their basic reputation!)

If they asked around, what might other PCs hear about your character?: (Any rumors, true or false)

Where would you like your character to end up, in terms of reputation and their role in their block and the prison as a whole?: (vague goals are fine; these don't have to be endgame goals! If your character has been here for a while ICly, you can give us a rundown of what they're already doing!)

What does your character think of the Anomaly?: (Rumors of the Anomaly and its influence on the prison have been spreading among the inmates for a long time. Some inmates revere it, some are afraid of it, some are curious and some are in denial.)

Plotting Section

CR You Want:

CR You Can Offer:

Current Plans:

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

OOC Information

Name: Oscar
Timezone: PST
OOC Limits: Nothing comes to mind, but if something strikes a sensitive spot I'll bring it up as it becomes relevant.

IC Information

Name: Felix
Block: C
Sentence: Three - five years.
How long have they been at Obsidian?: Couple of weeks.

Reputation Section

Does your character obey the rules, or try to skirt around them?: So far, Felix has been playing nice and following the rules because it benefits him to do so. He's buying time and trying to learn what he can get away with, and who he can act up around without it being an issue, before he starts ignoring some of the rules he finds inconvenient.

If your character is disobedient, what sort of rule-breaking would they engage in?: Felix is the type of guy who will do just about anything if the price is right. Need someone punched in the face or be generally threatened to back off? Sure. Attempt to sneak something illegal under Flagg's nose in block C? That'll cost a good favor that he will most definitely be cashing in on as soon as he wants it.

Has your character ever been to SHU?: Nope~~, not yet~~.

Is your character social, or do they keep to themselves?: Remarkably social. Felix is trying to get a feel for everyone he can, so he can figure out where the weak links are in this place, and an easy way to do that is to buddy up to folks.

Is your character more of a leader or a follower? Or neither?: Felix isn't a big plans kinda guy when left to his own devices. But he's happy to seek out whoever has grand plans and find the most promising place to put himself within them. Once he's there, he's got no issues figuring out what steps to take next on his own, and it's easy for him to issue orders to anyone who needs them.

What might they be doing on an average day?: Not much. Felix will often socialise or people watch, and likes to work out. He's not one for reading for fun, though he will try and keep up on some of the current news.

What's something about your character's behavior that the guards might like? What might they dislike?: So far, Felix has given them no reason to dislike him. He's relatively well behaved, and probably has a few guards he can greet by name.

How is your character perceived by other inmates, in their block and outside of it?: As a new guy, Felix hasn't earned much of a reputation for himself yet. He's been careful make sure he's perceived as chatty, cheeky, and generally approachable, bordering on disarming. If anyone is particularly perceptive, they might catch him sometimes scowling out of the corner of their eye, but it's unlikely that anyone's been given reason to call him out on any unpleasantness so far.

If they asked around, what might other PCs hear about your character?: Once, more than ten years back, he tried his hand at bounty hunting — to little success, so no worries about anyone in here blaming him for their sentences. There might be a few people who think he said it was unsuccessful to cover his own ass, and that someone he put away might be in this very prison. (It's likely untrue that he followed bounty hunting for very long at all because it was too much moral work for not enough payoff, but I won't rule it out in case anyone wants to plot w/me about that possibility.)

Where would you like your character to end up, in terms of reputation and their role in their block and the prison as a whole?: Right now, he's looking to play the nice guy and get himself out of here as soon as possible. When it becomes apparent that his outside benefactor is dropping him (and thus causing him to lose the backing of his very fancy lawyers) and that he's in it for the long haul, Felix is going to aim to be someone recognised as very capable, and will try to remain approachable in order to get whatever work done under the table he's needed for. While he'll want people to know they can come to him for jobs, he will aim to be seen as someone not to be fucked with, and will do whatever dirty work he needs to in order to back that up.

What does your character think of the Anomaly?: He doesn't think much of it, is currently in the boat of thinking anything supernatural is fake, and that anyone who buys into it is a moron.

Plotting Section

CR You Want: Pre much anything! People Felix can manipulate, people with whom he can have fist fights to either blow off steam or work out genuine conflict. Someone who is clever enough to see through his fake crap and call him out for having zero compassion for human life, and honestly maybe someone who would want to befriend him because of that.

CR You Can Offer: Violence, dishonesty, and generally immoral garbage? Also Felix being obnoxiously friendly. But really, I'm down to play a lot of things, and if anything from the above sounds like your slice of cake then I'm here to serve it up.

Current Plans: I don't have anything planned out for now!

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