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OOC/IC Permissions Post
CHARACTER NAME: Paul Atreides
CHARACTER SERIES: Dune
CANON POINT: Usually immediately post-first movie, though I will happily play bookverse and Messiah/Children-era Paul.
[OOC]
Backtagging: Backtagging is welcome here.
Threadhopping: I'm usually okay with threadhopping, but I prefer to be asked first.
Fourthwalling: Feel free, though I'd prefer that Paul not be told his future directly.
Offensive subjects: I have no triggers.
[IC]
Hugging this character: Paul might make exceptions for characters he's close to or who he trusts, though he's generally not the touchy-feely type. Strangers getting too friendly with him too quickly are likely to make him uncomfortable or suspicious.
Kissing this character: See hugging.
Flirting with this character: Feel free to flirt with Paul, though he won't necessarily return it.
Fighting with this character: Fighting him is absolutely welcome, though Paul is a more dangerous combatant than he seems to be, so victory won't necessarily be easy.
Injuring this character: Small or temporary wounds (cuts, scratches, bruises, etc.) are fine, but anything more serious should be discussed with me first.
Killing this character: I'd prefer not.
Using telepathy/mind reading abilities on this character: I'd like anything above surface-level to be discussed first. Paul can and will push back hard against readings without his permission.
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Mari Lwd (for coldsong)
Paul keeps his word to come by Loki's place on New Year's, before the god's personal celebrations begin and things begin to get too much. It's not that he isn't interested in the Wild Hunt, he is, but it's not something to get involved in yet and he trusts the warning he received to stay out.
So Sigurd comes to visit, faster than something of his size should seemingly be. He swoops down in front of them, and Loki will hear a familiar voice cry out in greeting from a grip around the Pokémon's neck.
The first thing Loki and the children will notice is that Sigurd is much bigger after achieving his final form as a Flygon, more than twice his size as a Vibrava and far heavier, though his form is still streamlined. His wings are broad and powerful, much stronger than they were when he ineffectually "attacked" Loki, kicking up snow as he comes in to perch on the ground. The second is that Paul is mounted on his back to direct him, lightly jumping down as soon as the dragon Pokémon lands and reassuring Sigurd with a gentle stroke on the neck and a whisper in the ear. Then he turns to Loki.
Sigurd seems to trust Loki and the children, since he met at least some of them before, so introductions aren't necessary. He knows they aren't a threat. Instead, the insect-like dragon shuffles over to let them have a closer look. He's recently evolved and very proud of that fact.
So Sigurd comes to visit, faster than something of his size should seemingly be. He swoops down in front of them, and Loki will hear a familiar voice cry out in greeting from a grip around the Pokémon's neck.
The first thing Loki and the children will notice is that Sigurd is much bigger after achieving his final form as a Flygon, more than twice his size as a Vibrava and far heavier, though his form is still streamlined. His wings are broad and powerful, much stronger than they were when he ineffectually "attacked" Loki, kicking up snow as he comes in to perch on the ground. The second is that Paul is mounted on his back to direct him, lightly jumping down as soon as the dragon Pokémon lands and reassuring Sigurd with a gentle stroke on the neck and a whisper in the ear. Then he turns to Loki.
Sigurd seems to trust Loki and the children, since he met at least some of them before, so introductions aren't necessary. He knows they aren't a threat. Instead, the insect-like dragon shuffles over to let them have a closer look. He's recently evolved and very proud of that fact.
"Happy New Year to you and your family, from both of us." Paul smiles a little and bows, to be polite. "May I come in? I think you know why we're here. I could smell the cookies from Sigurd's back."
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A Talk with Variks (for housejudgement)
Paul has done his due diligence on researching the Nexus: the unique qualities, the hazards, the various factions that call the place home.
There's one piece of research that eludes him, however - he's never been able to learn about the resident Eliksni faction. There are good reasons for this. The pamphlets made it clear that they're both secretive and bitterly hostile to species that aren't their own, especially humans. Paul is human. He figures they'd never let him get close based on that alone, and the fact that he's a neutral party in their own war wouldn't make much difference.
And he has work to do in his home universe that can't be disrupted by his being shot or beheaded or whatever it is the Eliksni do to people they deem enemies. And they certainly won't answer Paul's questions - and why should they? He can perfectly understand why they wouldn't. He wouldn't in their position, and doesn't. The number of Nexus residents he's given serious information to so far can be counted on one hand.
Thankfully, one of the conversations on his first day tipped him off to an alternative method. So he seeks out the elusive Variks, the one Eliksni he's been told about who isn't a member of House Winter and wouldn't shoot him on sight.
With the information he was given, and with some effort, he was able to track Variks to where he lived.
There's one piece of research that eludes him, however - he's never been able to learn about the resident Eliksni faction. There are good reasons for this. The pamphlets made it clear that they're both secretive and bitterly hostile to species that aren't their own, especially humans. Paul is human. He figures they'd never let him get close based on that alone, and the fact that he's a neutral party in their own war wouldn't make much difference.
And he has work to do in his home universe that can't be disrupted by his being shot or beheaded or whatever it is the Eliksni do to people they deem enemies. And they certainly won't answer Paul's questions - and why should they? He can perfectly understand why they wouldn't. He wouldn't in their position, and doesn't. The number of Nexus residents he's given serious information to so far can be counted on one hand.
Thankfully, one of the conversations on his first day tipped him off to an alternative method. So he seeks out the elusive Variks, the one Eliksni he's been told about who isn't a member of House Winter and wouldn't shoot him on sight.
With the information he was given, and with some effort, he was able to track Variks to where he lived.