William "Penny" Adiyodi (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
shakeitoff) wrote2019-08-06 07:00 pm
shakeitoff) wrote2019-08-06 07:00 pm
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⇓psychic permissions form⇓
If you're here, then you're probably pursuing a thread and/or CR with Penny and want to help make playing his psychic powers easier, and for that I thank you soooo much. I've made a little form to fill out that covers the bases of his abilities, and if you want a more detailed rundown of his powers, please check out the abilities section of his application.
In short, Penny picks up on the thoughts and feelings of other people pretty much constantly, most of the time it's white noise since there's just so much from so many sources, including thoughts from whole other universes in certain cases. However, sometimes there are certain people whose thoughts and feelings stand out more than others, and then there are people who can close their mind more effectively.
If your character is prone to heightened emotional states that they struggle to control for whatever reason, such as mental illness, it's likely that they are projecting thoughts and feelings outward more loudly.
If your character is more closed off and in control of their feelings for whatever reason, be it years of practice or they're just more emotionally stable, then their thoughts will be more static sounding.
Then, there's characters who have powers and/or magic that allows them to defend against a psychic almost completely, and there's a section in the form for that as well.
Lastly, Penny is also able to delve deep into a person's mind and use spells that can manipulate their memories, dreams and control minds. He is against doing any of that stuff without someone asking him to, and even then he'd likely refuse, but I'll include a section for all of these abilities on the form to be thorough.
THE FORM:
If you're here, then you're probably pursuing a thread and/or CR with Penny and want to help make playing his psychic powers easier, and for that I thank you soooo much. I've made a little form to fill out that covers the bases of his abilities, and if you want a more detailed rundown of his powers, please check out the abilities section of his application.
In short, Penny picks up on the thoughts and feelings of other people pretty much constantly, most of the time it's white noise since there's just so much from so many sources, including thoughts from whole other universes in certain cases. However, sometimes there are certain people whose thoughts and feelings stand out more than others, and then there are people who can close their mind more effectively.
If your character is prone to heightened emotional states that they struggle to control for whatever reason, such as mental illness, it's likely that they are projecting thoughts and feelings outward more loudly.
If your character is more closed off and in control of their feelings for whatever reason, be it years of practice or they're just more emotionally stable, then their thoughts will be more static sounding.
Then, there's characters who have powers and/or magic that allows them to defend against a psychic almost completely, and there's a section in the form for that as well.
Lastly, Penny is also able to delve deep into a person's mind and use spells that can manipulate their memories, dreams and control minds. He is against doing any of that stuff without someone asking him to, and even then he'd likely refuse, but I'll include a section for all of these abilities on the form to be thorough.
THE FORM:
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DEFENSES: You know Eliot wards. Also he tries to maintain a sever degree of emotional aloofness. The usual.
MENTAL STATE: His mental state is shit, we know that.
OOC PREFERENCE: I think if we keep it canon we’re good. Penny never seems to be bothered by Eliot’s shit and I think Eliot learned fast how to build mental (and emotional) walls. Feel free to pick up on things when Eliot spirals or goes into one of his occasional emotional frenzies. I’d also prefer it if his younger days weren’t picked at or seen, as well.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: If the event or plot is right, go for it.
DREAM MANIPULATION: See above.
ANYTHING ELSE?:
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DEFENSES: n/a
MENTAL STATE: lol so about that mental illness. klaus has got double ptsd and is addicted to Everything and also has like zero filter anyway so his brain is just as loud and obnoxious as he is. sorry bout it
OOC PREFERENCE: go as hard as you want i love this stuff. if i need to hold something back for plotting reasons ill give you a heads up.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: I'M OPEN TO IT who knows how likely itll be in character but still
DREAM MANIPULATION: go crazy go stupid
ANYTHING ELSE?: god idk im on my phone i cant do things. im also doing my guys in separate comments, incoming
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DEFENSES: n/a
MENTAL STATE: teth has years of practice keeping themself very poised and calm, but has found that facade slipping more often lately. they're unlikely to straight up implode at this time but for now they should be pretty quiet. despite being a god theyre still good at stepping to the side for the most part.
OOC PREFERENCE: you can go for it whenever. i love mindreading stuff ok
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: if it comes up ic then sure!
DREAM MANIPULATION: go for it
ANYTHING ELSE?: still on my phone its fine
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DEFENSES:The Doctor is psychic, however, since game mechanics have him wonky atm - his psychic abilities either don't work at all or not as strong as they should be. So maybe a slight fight, depending.
MENTAL STATE: Ten specifically will either be completely blunt with his emotions or if something deeply hurts him he goes face stone cold and keeps all the pain inside of him. If he's horrified of a creature/monster he's always in control and doesn't show outwardly that he is afraid.
Will usually write out if his emotions on the inside don't match his face.
Also when he's completely quiet in a neutral face - that means he's thinking loudly to himself about whatever is going on.
OOC PREFERENCE: Totally fine to pick up on stuff :>
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: OOC standpoint is fine - IC standpoint Ten will attempt to fight back mentally (which may or may not work)
DREAM MANIPULATION: Totally cool
ANYTHING ELSE?: Have something else to say or suggest? I'd love to hear it!
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DEFENSES: Since Aziraphale's an angel, he's got his own mental powers that might make it hard for a mortal to read his mind, but he's not used to having to guard himself against that, and his abilities are a little on the fritz in deer, anyway, so I'm alright if you want to have his thoughts be more transparent they they usually would be for Penny under normal circumstances.
MENTAL STATE: Aziraphale's mostly a well-adjusted person, though he does have some anxieties from the things he and Crowley went through in their world, just before coming to Deerington; worrying that he's cursed himself, that he didn't do the right thing, that Heaven or Hell are going to come and find him and/or Crowley and get back at them for stopping the apocalypse, that sort of thing. Also, he's a being made of love and holy energy, and he tends to exude it. It helps the bitchiness go down easier, maybe? :P If Penny meets him when Crowley is also there, that "love" thing would probably be the only thing that Penny would feel coming from him like a bright, neon sign flashing above his head, except for the copious amounts of INTERNAL PANIC, because those two idiots haven't yet figured out how to use their words and realize that they've been dancing around each other for no reason for 6000 years, so feel free to have him notice that and catch on if he ever sees them together.
OOC PREFERENCE: I don't mind if you want to have him pick up on things. It can be fun and throw him out of his comfort zone, which needs to happen more often!
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: This would have to be something discussed on a case by case basis. I can't imagine a time when Aziraphale would ask someone to scramble his memories or control his mind like that, but eh, you never now what can happen in rp. TBH, though, I think it would be something that he wouldn't go asking anyone but Crowley to do, unless something extremely unusual happened, or the demon wasn't in the game anymore.
DREAM MANIPULATION: Yeah, feel free to interact with his dreams! He's been dealing with some things in them that he might not feel comfortable sharing with people, but I'm still up for it if it comes up sometime!
ANYTHING ELSE?: Since Aziraphale has his own mental powers, he tends to project what he wants the person to feel or read what they're feeling himself. "Be Not Afraid! I'm friend-shaped :V" and "Calm down, calm down, it's ok!" sorts of things, and using what he can tell of their emotions or just what he can read off of them to base how he projects himself to them. Feel free to have Penny notice him doing it and call him on it, if you like, or have it fail completely when he tries it, I don't mind!
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DEFENSES: potentially? it's never described in canon but lilith is a powerful witch and considering her own powers allow her to manipulate control of others she may possess something. though if/when it comes up it'd be interesting to discuss and figure out what would happen
MENTAL STATE: lilith's very in control of herself, a good outward act that prevents people from seeing how she feels and similarly good emotional control. there could be events that cause this to slip where he'd be more likely to feel fear or (emotional) pain from her but i'll let yo uknow if it comes up!
OOC PREFERENCE: even with struggling to pick up on specifics he could/should be able to get a general sense of some power from her, whether he knows it's magical (or demonic) is your freedom! there's also definitely a darkness he'd read.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: i'd love to plot it out if it came up!
DREAM MANIPULATION: yes please! lilith is very familiar with dream walking/manipulation and wouldn't be too surprised by it
ANYTHING ELSE?: i would like to gently reach for this cr
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DEFENSES: she does not!
MENTAL STATE: quill is a gigantic emotional mess and potentially very loud with how much she's bottling her feelings up. things he could pick up on: she's an alien! soldier, a survivor of genocide, feels trapped/lonely/a slave. she has a lot of pain and sadness and general bitterness. he might also be able to feel that there's a second consciousness in hers but it doesn't really have thoughts?
OOC PREFERENCE: take it all/whatever you like! lmk if you'd like more details, i went vague on things but typically write bits out in tags too
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: less willing than for lilith but if it came up i'd love to plot it out
DREAM MANIPULATION: please do! in her dreams he would see her as her original alien self.
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DEFENSES: n/a
MENTAL STATE: Wynonna's a verbally talkative person in general, and it stands to reason that her mind probably tends to jabber a lot as well, but she's also pretty good about keeping her true feelings locked down beyond a wall of quipping and humor — so if anything, Penny would likely be able to tell that she's not being honest about how she's really feeling sometimes.
OOC PREFERENCE: I'm fine with whatever! We can always discuss prior if there's a specific thought he might not be able to fully pick up on or maybe even sense more of an impression of, but otherwise feel free to go as hard on this as you like.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: If it comes up ICly or for the purposes of an event, go for it!
DREAM MANIPULATION: See above!
ANYTHING ELSE?: PENNY IS THE BEST THE END :D :D :D
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DEFENSES: NA
MENTAL STATE: She's in a constant state of [panic] at this current time. She also has empathy, so channeling other emotions sometimes makes her feel those as well. It probably makes her thoughts a little louder than normal.
OOC PREFERENCE: Gucci good w/ all of this happening.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: I'd be interested w/ discussion first.
DREAM MANIPULATION: I'm a-okay with dreams being messed with at any time.
ANYTHING ELSE?: NA
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DEFENSES: Hooo boy. Kravitz has a few powers of his own that I feel like would be a natural defense. He has telepathy and awakened mind, which in dnd terms means he can say stuff to whoever, whenever, and I'm sure he's got some kind of small defense against it.
MENTAL STATE: He's very composed. Definitely quieter than most people.
OOC PREFERENCE: If you're up for it, I'd love to play off of Penny's ability with him sometime!
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: I'm very interested in this w/ ooc discussion first!
DREAM MANIPULATION: Krav doesn't need to sleep however if there's a point where he's dreaming, I'd love for this to happen.
ANYTHING ELSE?: NA
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DEFENSES: He doesn't have any conscious ones! He may learn some control over this later on but right now he's pretty wide open.
MENTAL STATE: Credence is incredibly traumatised and his mind is probably a huge mess. He has thoughts and then shoves them down because he doesn't want to think certain things (I would indicate this in a thread though so it would be obvious).
OOC PREFERENCE: I just don't want anything fourth wally really, but I'm pretty open on this one.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: I am not against this!
DREAM MANIPULATION: Fine with this!
ANYTHING ELSE?: I think that's it for now?
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DEFENSES: N/A
MENTAL STATE: It’s complicated, but the same could be said for most people. Skye has dealt with a lot of emotionally scarring things. Both here and back home from an early age, and as a result she struggles with opening up to others about how she truly feels. That said, she’s internally dealing with them a lot. So I feel there may be more times that Penny might hear her thoughts and feelings than he doesn’t. Sorry about that dude.
OOC PREFERENCE: The only thing he won’t be able to pick up on, or at least make sense of, is Skye has had a hex put on her by a witch. Having threatened to expose her to the rest of the town, Skye is unable to reveal her identity. Anytime she tries, she’s unable to say her name. Other than that, nothing is off limits.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: I think this could totally be fun to play with some day, given the right reasons for this to happen.
DREAM MANIPULATION: Totally fine! Come hang out in dream land with her, Penny! Unless there’s a sock on the dream door...
ANYTHING ELSE?:
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DEFENSES: nope
MENTAL STATE: very loud paranoia and anxiety. untreated ptsd from a variety of terrible events. a growing anger problem that he's trying to tamp down on. learned helplessness and plenty of exposure to mental, and physical abuse.
OOC PREFERENCE: go for it
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: totally down to do something interesting with it at some point
DREAM MANIPULATION: do it
ANYTHING ELSE?:
thom creed (
DEFENSES: depends really. thom's healing power acts pretty much unprompted on himself so if it feels like an invasion or attack there's a chance his powers would try to flush it out. his powers also concentrate electrical impulses (that can lead to seizures) so if that sort of thing created some sort of interference there's also that. i'm always down for playing with it though.
ALSO. part of his own powers involve some level of empathy so there's always the possibility of some sort of feedback loop or something there maybe.
MENTAL STATE: he's in a sort of flux state regarding his own identity right now and trying to figure out what sort of person he wants to be. he's pretty ready to believe other people are judging him and has had suicidal thoughts in the past but he's been actively working to avoid giving into those thoughts. also so many gay thoughts, gosh.
OOC PREFERENCE: go for it
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: feel like this would even more be an instance of his own powers creating interference, but again, always down to play with whatever comes of that sort of thing.
DREAM MANIPULATION: do it
ANYTHING ELSE?:
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DEFENSES: None
MENTAL STATE: Will has an unusual mental state; he has his own non-supernatural 'empathy' (which he's upset about and overwhelmed by 80% of the time). He also has a history of flashbacks, hallucinations, ptsd, and tends to wear his neuroses on his sleeves.
OOC PREFERENCE: I'm very okay with you playing with it however is most fun for you as well, but I'd love if Will's own natural uhh emotional intensity means he's loud for Penny. I'm fine with this being a source of annoyance/contention/etc depending on how these two eventually meet, and I'll happily put in as much of Will's emotions/inner monologue you'd like to facilitate that.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: OOC I'm completely fine with this, IC this would be a huge dealbreaker for Will's trust, at least for a while. Which is, again, fine, because I'm here to be entertained and sometimes it's fun to burn CR to cinders.
DREAM MANIPULATION: OOC fine with it, IC Will would be spooked/offended but this is potentially the sort of thing that would get filed under "forgivably eccentric".
ANYTHING ELSE?: Honestly just reading about how his powers work made me intrigued by this guy, so I'll prob be hitting you up! I'm super open to things going awry/using Penny's powers as a plot device if that's something you'd like to do. Will's mind is a ~dark~ place and I'm fine if that makes him seem super untrustworthy to Penny, ftr.
... i assume you knew all this but you know, for official records or w/e
DEFENSES: LOL NO
MENTAL STATE: she's real fucked up and you know it. when things get really bad, her mind will be extremely quiet due to disassociation and such. usually it's gonna run a mile a minute, though, and fluctuate from being hyperactive and humorous to horribly depressed to an anxious wreck to really thirsty bc have you seen the people around here? god damn
OOC PREFERENCE: i can't really think of anything??? i'm cool with him literally knowing anything about her crazy shit, especially if i've put it in any introspection in their conversation
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: do it, coward
DREAM MANIPULATION: omg please especially if he can use it with her nightmares ok
ANYTHING ELSE?:
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DEFENSES: None!
MENTAL STATE: Fern's mind is two minds acting as one, and canonly described as emotionally volatile. The Grass Demon further influences Finn's already negative thoughts, leaving him full of self-loathing and a desire for violence. He also has a lot of fear, frustration and uncertainty, particularly surrounding selfhood and his identity (his thoughts don't always feel like his own). As well, when things get too much for him to handle he'll consciously lock his thoughts/feelings/memories in a mental vault.
I think he'd be very loud, sorry Penny.
OOC PREFERENCE: Feel free to pick up on anything and everything.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: I'm good with whatever is IC!
DREAM MANIPULATION: I'm also okay with this.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Grass Demon sometimes hums pre-1920s jazz standards.
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DEFENSES: Yes. She has the Echo, which is a Blessing that protects against her mind being tampered with or forcefully invaded. If you're familiar with Harry Potter, it would kind of be like literal god-tier Occlumency shielding. However, it would not protect against her emotions being read.
MENTAL STATE: MAN THIS IS... SO COMPLICATED... ... especially since the soul in FFXIV seems to be so intrinsically linked with the mind.
Sorry in advance for the TL;DR q_q
In Deerington, a lot of anxiety and a sense of feeling out of place. Definitely a large amount of guilt over some canon things that recently happened. She tends to block out/shove aside emotions that are unproductive or undesired (which then fed into her Darkside, which is... a whole other complicated thing. I'll give it its own paragraph down below somewhere). She also struggles to view herself as a person with wants and needs of her own that actually matter. It's a more active struggle now after her recent canon development and growth, but she tends to fall back into the 'I'm a weapon, not a person' way of seeing herself as a form of protection. It makes everything easier if she can distance herself from it in that way, if that makes any sense?
Overall her most frequent and powerful emotion is a desire to protect and help others. She is a very nurturing, loving soul.
And, speaking of souls! With her recent canon update her soul is very dense and powerful — moreso than what she was accustomed to, and she will be having trouble keeping all of herself contained in her little fleshy mortal body. So there may frequently be an 'aura' of sorts around her that reaches out when she's feeling a particularly strong emotion toward or around someone. Like if she wants to protect or comfort, but can't reach out physically, she might inadvertently and unconsciously reach out with her metaphysical (aetherial) self to blanket them in a feeling of comfort/protection. Additionally, trying to tap into her emotions... They will be heavy, like a mental weight. Not aggressive, but just possibly overwhelming to someone unprepared for it.
I think to a psychic Era would probably feel more than human, but not like a god/deity. Somewhere midway between mortal and immortal? Definitely powerful and weighty and very Light, as in the element. She is linked to an actual like, world-creating very powerful Deity, which someone with skill might detect; a kind of vast and overwhelming thing, though it would be just a small little link. If picked up on it would be filled with a strong sense of love and desire to protect, which is in line with how Era herself feels by default (thus some additional camouflage).
She is also linked to/in a covenant with the Fae King of a world. She also has a covenant to the Father of Dragons. Those last two pacts are likely irrelevant as they are inactive in Deerington, but figured I may as well mention them.
Now, on to Era's Darkside. There are two aspects of it: Fray, and Esteem. Fray seems to be the more protective and cynical side, while Esteem is the more supportive and aggressive. With her Darkside, if it is speaking to her in her mind I'll note it in my bracket text. Otherwise it is always there as an undertone of emotion that are also protection and love, however they are directed towards Era herself. She can't seem to love herself, and so a fractured part of her soul/psyche does it for her instead. The only other emotion that her Darkside would give off that's notably different from Era's own is the cynicism.
OOC PREFERENCE: I'm fine with whatever! Given how messed up Era is, with her soul tied to her emotions and self and mind and fractured bits of psyche given their own sense of self, etc... If there's anything you want to futz around with, I'd be down for it. Likewise, if you'd rather not deal with this disaster I can't blame you at all.
MEMORY & MIND CONTROL: No to mind control, since her Echo would protect her from it. A maybe to the memory thing in the future, though only if it were a 'recovery of memory' situation. Any other scenarios regarding memory would mess her up too badly, since she's an amnesiac and Sensitive about memory stuff.
DREAM MANIPULATION: No to dream manipulation, but I'm fine with benevolent dream visits if it becomes relevant.
ANYTHING ELSE?: i am so sorry for this wall of tl;dr the warrior of light is such a fucking disaster alkgjhasg