CR MEME #2

[unplug]

▶ MAKE FRIENDS, INFLUENCE PEOPLE



Welcome to our second CR Meme!

We have amended our original plans so that the CR meme will be posted every 2 months. As new players and characters arrive, they can hash out connections that came before their game play begins, as well as plot out new game play. Specifically, this could also be a good venue to find ship crews that are looking for new crew mates, and for prospective crew mates to find new ship crews.

Please fill out the form below for your character, and then comment around to other characters! Also be sure to check back as more people filter in.

<span style="font-family:courier new, monospace; font-size: 20px">▶ YOUR CHARACTER NAME</span> <span style="font-family:courier new, monospace; font-size: 14px">▼ OOC CONTACT</span> <b>Your name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <span style="font-family:courier new, monospace; font-size: 14px">▼ IC INFORMATION</span> <b>Character name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> Or specify if Free born. <b>Job/Role:</b> Either your character's official title, or something less formal. <b>General Reputation:</b> If you have one, anyway. Share the pertinent information of who your character is, what they are like, and what they do. If they have been free for a while or have been free all their life, you might want to share what they've done so far. <b>Looking For:</b> What CR are you after? What kind of RP would you like? Along with general RP wishes, we would also encourage setting down any shopping around you are doing for more crew mates or a ship to call home. <b>Notes:</b> Anything else of note that isn't already covered off in the above, such as future plans, specific hooks, or hidden character secrets relevant to CR.

For your reference, your previous CR meme is here.

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William Tsang

[boffing]

▶ WILLIAM TSANG

▼ IC INFORMATION
Character name: William Tsang
Canon: Original (Unplugged)
Job/Role: Sex Worker/'Socialite', Operative (Shangrila/welcome wagoner primarily)

General Reputation:

In the 4 years since he was unplugged, William has gained an odd reputation that probably couldn't exist in a culture less socially liberal than Zion. He is a sex worker, who dabbles in socialite and charitable works on the side. He spends the majority of his time with Nero Jumane, an influential merchant who often hires hovercrews to move cargo between cities, with whom he has had a regularly-renewed arrangement of some years. Though he's generally kept out of the business side of things, he has been known to feature and put in a good word for whomever he likes.

The rest of his time, he spends throwing parties, bleeding goods and trade at the bazaar or card tables, visiting the Temples, accompanying other clientele (usually men), and helping out aboard the Shangrila. He may be one of the first faces that the unplugged ever see, and his story of that one time he blew an unnamed Captain on his command chair from under the nav console may have a memorable melancholy undertone to it. He really isn't very bright, but he's one of Zion's happier citizens. but/therefore, take your pick.

Since he was apped, William has assisted with training operatives in ZDG capacity. He continues to do do so. And he will probably

Looking For:

• Throw a party: it'll be awesome. I'M NOT SURE WHat kind, maybe a boat race in the reservoir as homage to the Dragon Boat Festival, traditionally late May to early June.
  
• Friends: he's friendly.
  
• Sex work: although he has a primary client, the NPC described above, he does engage others less regularly. He accepts all kinds of gifts, from trinkets to information. Most often, he does dudes, but he enjoys the company of women as well. He has an affectionate tack. I don't mind RPing some sex! However, I'm most interested in the sometimes odd, sometimes whimsical premises (i.e., I had an idea where they'd bang on canvas w food-safe paint at some point, hilarity ensues), pillow talk, etc.
  
• Export brokering: Said primary client, Nero Jumane, is a major exporter in Zion. Though William isn't officially part of the business, Nero is susceptible to influence from him-- as such, I'd be happy to build CR with crews wanting to make money off running (generally legal) goods between cities and other 'grey area' type deeds. Jumane is also involved in human smuggling, specifically refugees from Irkalla. We can plot about it!
  
• Manipulation/scandal: William's dumbness makes him vulnerable. I would be happy to see him duped, politicked, lied to, or taken advantage of in storyful ways. I would definitely like his economic connections (above) to factor in here. Note, Mr. Jumane is also suffering from gradual onset dementia, so that might be a scandal worth your exploitation at some point too.
  
  Notes:

[dissent]

hMMM would it be cool if we maybe handwaved Anders going to William for sex. mmmaybe like. twice in his entire two years unplugged. with the understanding that since he has his Significant Other now unplugged and I'm not really here for cheating/drama it wouldn't be an actual thing we'd RP, but could be the jumping off point for friendship and intimacy?

alternately, in his canon Anders basically checks and treats all the prostitutes (and anyone else who asks) for VD/STIs, so while he's not quite as zippity capable without magic that could also be a basis for acquaintanceship?

basically I want these two to be something. friends? depending on how the dynamic actually plays out.

[boffing]

I would be super delighted for that starting-off point of their CR! The client-worker stuff that is. No need for cheating/drama, and William would be quite at Anders having his SO back.

Although maybe we could do both! I'm sure there's turnover with doctors and such, it wouldn't be that odd for William to need to find someone new for his checkups. If Anders wouldn't find it weird after they'd had sex before, then William wouldn't either.

[dissent]

He wouldn't at all! so my vote is definitely both. I know you have a full plate and an upcoming hiatus but if I tossed up some kind of starter in Anders' log would you be interested in that? it could be slice of lifey or we could plot out something to actually happen. Anders knows zero things about boat racing but maybe he can help with the party somehow?

[boffing]

Ahh if you don't mind my slowness and/or breaks I'm definitely down for it.

I don't mind slice of life. As for things happening the boat race sounds great! Maybe they can find out one of the boat teams is sabotaging other boat teams a bit. William could get very exclamatory and try to punch someone.

[mightyfallen]

hello lets bone

-i mean


no that's what i mean. idk if you would like to have something established or new?? jack remains intense about discretion despite that being almost completely unnecessary in zion, which could be a point of minor conflict maybe?? also he's. a big dramatic baby, u kno, i'm sure we could stir up interpersonal drama somewhere at some point if desired. in any case: potential client.

jack may also be interested in william for his refugee-smuggling contacts actually, he is very, very quietly in favor of accepting refugees and maybe even eventual reunification with irkalla. idk that he'd be willing to stick his neck out anywhere public but if he has access to useful information he might be willing to pass it along via william in exchange for someone's soul/first born child/future favors/other useful information.

[boffing]

NEVER FEAR USERNAME BOFFING IS HERE

I'd be very happy for all these hooks :D pls let us do the thing. The client-sw relationship would be great, I have no super strong preference for either established or new-- do you? But definitely a little conflict, even if it'd take time for William's fuzzy brain to figure out why he's vaguely bothered by Jack's secrecy, and even then he's very bad at articulating abstractions like 'principle.' Drama would be good.

Also down for the smuggling and Irkalla stuff. I hope to run such plots soon! Cass' salt will start to constitute our Irkalla presence anyway.