newbie says hello!

[heart-the-art.livejournal.com]

Hi! I'm Marie and a brand new player, though you might have played with taser_maiden or seen her around. I've seen you guys for a while and I've been interested but I decided I might as well stop peeking and try it and flail like mad.

I come bringing Lasandra Adare to you all, a six of heart and very content at being a six of heart. Sandy (to friends) is a child of an Outsider and the former Hearts court artist. She was raised in the Outside but heard stories from her mother. She finally saw the Deck when her mother became ill and when her mother died, she had to go back with her father to the Outside. But she fell in love with the place and returned after earning an art degree. She's still culturally an outsider though she tries her best to fit in. It's been her talent (and boy is she) that's helped her so far.

I suspect she hangs out with Outsiders a touch more than those raised in the Deck, however a few people within the Deck could have known her late mother, Diana.

Hope to play and CR with you all! <3

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[headfollowheart.livejournal.com]

Hello hello! I'm Muzy, and I have four. I know. The insanity.

The one Sandy is most likely to know is this one. Zoe Kattalakis, Four of Spades (as of...today, actually) and former Seven of Hearts who was born in Heart Castle. Twenty, currently the Jack of Spades' PA, dating with/semi-living with her boyfriend Victor, Nine of Spades. Used to be the accountant/money girl for the Hearts.

Then I have Elisha Kagan, Ten of Clubs (cipherspeak). Visual artist! They have things in common! Also, spy. Also, former Israeli intelligence general badass. He multitasks

And then there's Avery Hamilton, Ten of Diamonds (uncutclarity). Recently challenged to the top, getting used to her new duties. Heart-born, kind of a hippie, fabulous baker.

And finally, Urania Apollonides, Four of Spades (starscrownher) Astronomer, cartographer, girlfriend of Isaac, the Three of Diamonds butler. Remembers occasionally that she's pretending to be insane.

[heart-the-art.livejournal.com]

Zoe and Sandy might have things in common. Dead parents but it seems to be a common thing. However it looks like they were around the same age when their parent died. Bonding to could happen! And I suspect there won't be much beef with the Suit change. Things happen.

I'm not entirely sure if Elisha and Sandy would be much more than civil craftsmen. She's not so much shy as she is unsure and like he used to be with his artwork. Unlike him, though, she doesn't have so many ghosts and she might come off as a bit shallow. [I think Sandy needs to earn inner demons.]

And Avery is apparently a fighter too! Though she might go pester Avery for bread and the like. More art things. Sandy is such a 'old school' type when working on her paintings. She bounces from avant grad to barque with a blink of an eye.

i get this feeling Sandy will be a little wary to Urania. Very wary.

[headfollowheart.livejournal.com]

Zoe and Sandy should totally hang. Possibly with cocktails. Zoe isn't much of an artist - a math and finance girl - but her evil mother is a singer in the Hearts, so she was raised Among the Arts. XD And Avery's a fighter...in a way, but mostly a bubbly musical baking sweetheart. Most people forget about the fighting part, and she will totally provide baked goods. For the art.

Everyone is wary of Urania. XD

[heart-the-art.livejournal.com]

Sandy could def be a big sister type, then. :D (Just saw she's a few years older than Zoe, though Sandy looks all of 16 on a good day. :| ) I also wonder for ten seconds if Zoe's evil mother knew Diana (the not so evil mother). And Zoe can totally give advice on number things. Lasandra makes do with money fairly well, but she could use help.

Art deserves baked goods. She will paint them on canvas and they'll last forever! ... or Sandy gets hungry if they look really, really delicious.

[graceandwit.livejournal.com]

Tegan isn't wary of Urania.

Tegan respects Urania and possibly admires her secret BAMFness.

[heart-the-art.livejournal.com]

That is exactly why Sandy is wary. Sandy read Harry Potter, she sees that 'House' thing going on. She's savvy!

[graceandwit.livejournal.com]

Urania is badass what are you talking about

Of course she is. *pets her*

[heart-the-art.livejournal.com]

The spades are totally like Ravenclaw but with more characterization!

[graceandwit.livejournal.com]

Makes you wonder who the Griffindors and who the Slytherins are, then.

*gets out the right muse*

[heart-the-art.livejournal.com]

... they're overrated, anyway.

WAIT...

[takerofthings.livejournal.com]

...if the Spades aren't the Slytherins...

...who are the Slytherins?

/uses this journal for the EPIC LULZ /rockstar

[graceandwit.livejournal.com]

...not US surely?

Because we are as pure as the driven snow, are we not?

[takerofthings.livejournal.com]

I certainly don't see any Slytherins around here.

/beam

[black0and0white.livejournal.com]

Wait. No. But.

I thought Diamonds were Ravenclaws and Spades were Slytherins. O_O

[takerofthings.livejournal.com]

Dafydd went and upset the balance. Dammit Dafydd.

[heart-the-art.livejournal.com]

... That could work, too. But they don't seem ebil. Just ... ... ...

POINT IS. Spades are people Sandy knows NEVER to take home to her house where her more... deviant things are strewn about!

[headfollowheart.livejournal.com]

It miiiiiight not be secret for all that long. Yes, Urania is restless.

And considering a challenge.

You know, probably in five months after she's fully ruminated on it.

[graceandwit.livejournal.com]

Te's contemplating possibly challenging up herself, though she too wants to mull it over. And will probably talk herself in and out of it over and over before she finally decides

Also, she must give Urania her birthday gift. Though I for the life of me cannot think of something appropriate.

[starscrownher.livejournal.com]

It's so weird for Urania. She's been at Four for like a decade, and now, suddenly she's like "Huh. Challenging. Maybe."

Urania is notoriously impossible to shop for. It's okay, Tegan, she doesn't really acknowledge her birthday anyway. Except when Isaac makes her.

[graceandwit.livejournal.com]

But but but...you're her super secret role-model, dammit. This is not acceptable!

[starscrownher.livejournal.com]

Urania would be very startled to hear this. Has no one ever bought the crazy act? Was it a waste of time? Maybe she should have just kept going. She could be queen now imagine the height difference between THAT king and queen.

Which is all terribly unhelpful. She likes German chocolate cake?

[graceandwit.livejournal.com]

Given this one's fondness for odd characters, I doubt the crazy act would've made much of a difference. Although she would've made an AWESOME Queen of Spade, I will not lie

German chocolate cake it is.

[headfollowheart.livejournal.com]

This is why Urania's pretty much giving up on the crazy and just being professionally odd. Although Dafydd still gets the Full Act. Sorry, Tegan, but he has the Best Reactions.

[kear-ptb.livejournal.com]

...does it help if Isadore didn't buy the crazy act, but thinks Urania might actually be a goddess?

[headfollowheart.livejournal.com]

It does, actually. Urania likes Isadore and appreciates in the way of an actress realizing she's done REALLY well.

She might come visit Isadore at some point.