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Alex Mercer ([personal profile] lessandmorethanhuman) wrote in [community profile] returnjourneyooc2021-12-23 10:29 pm

New Inmate--He's not friendly but I am

Hi, I'm Lin, and I'm bringing in one Alex Mercer from the video game Prototype. I'm sticking strictly to the first game for most everything. It's a 10+year old game so hopefully no one mind's spoilers. Alex is grumpy, not very personable, and an asshole who's hard to gain the trust off. I, however, have been compared to a puppy in RL.

You can find me best by PM'ing this journal, or on plurk at shinotenshi22.

Here's a link to his main journal page and Return Journey specific IC inbox and Permissions. If you're wondering why I use the canon point I do, here's an old essay about why I play from Prototype rather than add the comics or Prototype 2 into the mix.

Really though, I'm excited to play and looking forward to redemption arc and just...a big puppy. I promise I don't bite.
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[personal profile] hiddenblade 2021-12-24 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi Lin! Welcome to the game! I'm Jenn and I play Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed aaaand am on the mod team.

As I think I mentioned somewhere on plurk, I know almost nothing about Prototype, but I am looking forward to getting to know the man himself. I read your essay and thought it was pretty interesting too! Sometimes series jump the shark in weird ways or take characters in bizarre directions for the sake of making things ~dramatic~, and that's their prerogative naturally, but I think it makes Alex a really interesting inmate here. Reforming him here to prevent that nasty future is exactly the Navarch's MO... and knowing what he'll become/do in canon if he isn't diverted from that course makes for interesting canon fodder. Should be fun!!
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[personal profile] hiddenblade 2021-12-24 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I feel you on not playing later games. I have not played an Assassin's Creed game since Origins and as far as I'm concerned the retcons to the metaplot are notttt my problem lmao. (Also they're set ages before Ezio was even born.) But if you ever wanna play Assassin's Creed, it's home to some of the best, most solid stories in gaming in the early years. Ezio's trilogy is incredible. Wouldn't give them up for the world.

I enjoyed our TDM thread too!! Looking forward to playing together. I love the redemption arcs thing, I ran an 18 month one with another character and it was one of the most rewarding things I've ever written in RP. Great time.