Phloem

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Actually, @ArenaSnow, I just noticed a discrepancy. Maybe you could take a look at @Sixsmith's CS, and discuss it with them? You said that Faustar was an only child, but I'd assume he'd have a brother at the very least, since Benvolio's a thing, and all. :P

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Completed the long not quite complete CS on the first page, mind if I throw it in there?

Before that, though, did someone else come up with a first name for him? I thought that was mentioned somewhere.

@ArenaSnow

Looks good to me. :)

I think his brother was named, but no, not Lord Montague himself.

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@Polyphemus@ArenaSnow@Aphrodite@RomanAria

Heyo, are y'all still here?

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Enter Demetrius

Everybody was all in a dither preparing for the Midsummer Festival, and Demetrius would've been perfectly happy to let them dither along without him if it weren't for Helena, who had pulled him aside and began her ceaseless, giddy yammering. Naturally, Helena’s casual assumption that there was no way Demetrius would abandon her to join in with such a tedious, irksome part of Stratford life had the opposite effect. Demetrius was going to find a way to disentangle himself from her, even if it meant having to associate with his inferiors. Maybe he’d even find the experience entertaining, though he thought that highly unlikely. Still, it was worth a shot -- anything was more tolerable than Helena.

Not-so-surreptitiously wrenching his arm free from his companion’s grasp, Demetrius sent her on her way with nothing more than a glare and a few choice words. Always so sensitive, that one, though she would surely return to his side within the next fifteen minutes. ...When does she not? If Demetrius knew anything about Helena, it’d be that she was the one person in the world more bullheaded than he was. Of course, some would argue that her undying devotion towards him was a quality, not a flaw; but they weren’t the ones who were on the receiving end of it, were they?

Lighting a cigarette, Demetrius took a few moments to take in his surroundings. There were a couple of stalls; some selling fresh produce, others selling handmade trinkets.The town square wasn’t full quite just yet, but it was starting to be. People streamed in from each of the connecting streets, streetlights flickering on as the sun dipped down below the horizon, streaks of orange and purple splashing across the sky. Demetrius made a beeline for where most of the crowd was gathered, the heels of his Louis Vuitton wingtips clicking against the cobbled streets. Perhaps he’d be able to lose Helena there, when she inevitably came looking for him, once again. There was also the added bonus of putting himself in close proximity with a vendor selling toffee apples. He was getting a little hungry, after all, and he always did have a sweet tooth.

Then, he noticed someone. Two someones, in fact. Constable Macbeth and… Lavinia, was it? Demetrius had heard of the tragedy that befell her, though that was pretty much a given. One had to be living under a rock to be ignorant of such an event, and he found it particularly ironic that one of the perpetrators shared his name. Part of him wondered how Ms. Andronicus would react to this coincidence, perhaps he’d make it his business find out, after the Constable takes his leave, but for now, he simply stayed put, filling his lungs with smoke.

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Hey guys, sorry I've been gone so long. I've been having a bit of trouble with the website, but I'll probably be able to get a post up soon, anyway. And thanks a whole bunch to @pomme de terre for getting the intro post up, you're a saint. :'D

EDIT: Finally posted!

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Sorry for the wait, guys. Just got off overtime, will be getting home in around an hour. I'll try to whip up an intro post then.

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@Sixsmith
Wow. That was a wild ride from start to finish.

I guess that depends on whether the R&J people are up for it. I'm fine with almost anything, to be honest, but I agree that stuff like Hamlet and Macbeth should be serious-er, for the most part.

Anywho, you can play as many characters as you want, provided you can handle them all. I was thinking of making another myself, but I'm busy enough as it is. >.>

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It can have its comedic moments, but I'd prefer a more serious tone. We only have characters from tragedies, after all.

@pomme de terre

Yeah, that sounds about right. Then Demetrius can be the angry, blustering comic relief. :P

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Great! Any idea when we'll start this RP up?

@RPforthatPR

We can start tomorrow night, probably. I just need to finish writing my report after I get back from work. x.x

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So is this more of a comedy thing? I'm not sure if I should go with a more serious Macbeth or full on psycho policeman.

@RPforthatPR

I'm not sure about that, actually. What do you guys think? I mean, I don't want this to be a total rip-off of Romeo + Juliet, so maybe a more serious vibe overall?

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The real life king was called Mac Bethad Mac Findlaich, so maybe Fin Macbeth?

@RPforthatPR

Sounds good to me. But it's your character, so really, it's up to you.