The Devil You Know

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V9 Pregame is in development! So while you wait for it’s arrival this is the place where you can look for friends, enemies, romances, hobby groups, school clubs and much more! You can start planning threads of your own in this forum to sort out any specific relationships you want for your characters, or you can look through what others' are looking for to find something that would work for your character. Please note that V9 Pregame is still in the future; this forum is merely to allow for more direct and focused planning now that class and location details have been revealed.
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Survival Chances
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#31

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Hey there, I have seen this terrifying definitely sane child, and my children would definitely know Beelzebub Smith in some way, shape, or form:

Thomas Shaw would definitely hate Beelzebub with a fiery passion, not only because of Beelzebub's personality but because she is picking on his friend, Florida Riley. Unlike others, Thomas would most certainly try to snitch on Beelzebub, meaning she could have respect towards Thomas (maybe not that much, as he is a snitch). However, an alternative is shown in Thomas' profile, which states Thomas got in a fight with a teenager after they made fun of his sister, maybe Beelzebub is the person he fought against?

Another enemy: Chester Mullivan! He hates people like Beelzebub since they make him angry, and he has been trying hard to not be angry. Beelzebub would know about Chetser's massive sophomore fight, and I think Beelzebub could respect Chester, but definitely not the other way around.

Kaede Miller would have heard of Beelzebub and attempted to stay away because of how scary she is. Fortunately for Kaede, she is not boring whatsoever, and Beelzebub would hopefully not try to mess with Kaede.

Lastly, Samuel Burkholder... a pal! Samuel is a weird mix of counter-culture from his old Amish life and also embracing culture the new tech he is finding. He could be a gang member in crime since Samuel's family is broke and Samuel would want money to get all the cool tech he sees.

That's everything I have for now and have a good day!
V9 characters:
Thomas Shaw - The Nerd
Chester Mullivan - The Kindhearted athlete
Kaede Miller - The Dramatic Theater kid
Samuel Burkholder - The Amish Criminal Guy
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Man I think Danny and Beelzebub would have a super complicated relationship if they actually moved in the same circles.

On one hand Danny would definitely respect her for her no-shit attitude and forward nature. And I think conversations between these two would be wonderfully transparent and to-the-point.

On the other, her blatant criminal activity is a bad look for him when he's trying to get college scholarships, and while he gets into fights from time to time he's not like, actual crime level (underage drinking isn't an actual crime, and that's just at parties anyway). He doesn't even steal shit, despite having the financial motivation to do so. So he probably wouldn't want to get too close to her cause of that reputation.

I could see them messing around before Danny came out as a sort of intense make-out/hookup, but I think there would be zero emotional attraction going on there, at least on Danny's part. Or if there is an emotion, it's intense hormones rather than actual affection. Plus his closeted status might disqualify him as someone living honestly in her books?

Hell, I could even see her as one of the women Danny is willing to throw down with on the grounds that she can fight back. I don't think it would even be a fight that left ill-feelings afterwards.

Man if Danny was straight he would be totally into her, now that I write it out. But he isn't, so make of that what you will. "She is a woman that causes confusing and difficult feelings in me that I do not understand so I will go dance/commit violence instead."
V9 Pregame:
Aidan 'Danny' Hill - The Dancing Bad Boy of Red Rock Ice Hockey (shorter title pending) - 1


Hey here's my friendship thread come make friends.
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#33

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rubs hands together

Michael and Beelzebub probably fucking hate each other. She's a bully and an anarchist, he's a not-bully and a stubborn liberal - even outside of the politics they probably argue a lot, because if Michael sees her and her crew picking on some poor bastard you bet he's gonna stand up for them. Not going to throw fists or anything, he's not that kinda guy, but it's definitely heated.

Ryumi probably just stays out of her way. Vaguely wouldn't get along but also she's just vibing and living life so Beelzebub probably doesn't want to pick on her anyway.

Louay is similar in that he's probably not a target for Beelzebub but avoids her anyway. He's living his best life.

Bradley, now, could make for a fun Victim. Sedentary nerd who's a bit nerdy and generally shys away from physicality due to his stoma bag? You bet your ass he's kind of scared of her, even just from the stories. Perhaps she wouldn't target a guy with a disability but I get the vibe she'd want him to toughen up.
[+] V8
S002: Alex Avanesian - 10/20/2003 - 12/10/2021

S056: Madeleine Molliqaj - 05/29/2003 - 12/13/2021

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Cicada wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:17 am You know we'll have some random island thread where something really interesting happens like we have in every other version on Main so lets just set the stage for it in advance.
[+] .
  • Clarissa in theory is exactly the sort of person who would be a perfect target for Beelzebub's ire. Popular girl who is very obviously a doormat and weak in character. Smacking Clarissa around and telling her to her face that she's a spineless loser wasting her potential or something along those lines, and Clarissa hemming and hawing and reacting in a generally pathetic way. Plus, Clarissa is the sort who tends to have people protecting her, which would probably also annoy Beelzebub when someone isn't fighting their own battles. Beelzebub is probably tired of throwing shit Clarissa's way, because Clarissa is that impossible to change or bring out of her shell. A brick wall she is stubborn enough to keep punching but can't make like, any progress on.
I like and agree completely.
gabrielthetrashcat wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:45 am I feel like she would bully my brainrot kid Juanito but Juanito couldn't catch a hint that she wasn't being friendly and that would just frustrate her to no end

Also do you think she would like wrestling or try and sound smart by saying is fake in front of Michael to make him go on another rant about predetermined against fake and why wrestling is just predetermined
Juanito would know she wasn't being friendly, because he'd be getting beaten up.

No she wouldn't call wrestling fake, she doesn't care enough.
Survival Chances wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2024 6:03 pm Hey there, I have seen this terrifying definitely sane child, and my children would definitely know Beelzebub Smith in some way, shape, or form:

Thomas Shaw would definitely hate Beelzebub with a fiery passion, not only because of Beelzebub's personality but because she is picking on his friend, Florida Riley. Unlike others, Thomas would most certainly try to snitch on Beelzebub, meaning she could have respect towards Thomas (maybe not that much, as he is a snitch). However, an alternative is shown in Thomas' profile, which states Thomas got in a fight with a teenager after they made fun of his sister, maybe Beelzebub is the person he fought against?

Another enemy: Chester Mullivan! He hates people like Beelzebub since they make him angry, and he has been trying hard to not be angry. Beelzebub would know about Chetser's massive sophomore fight, and I think Beelzebub could respect Chester, but definitely not the other way around.

Kaede Miller would have heard of Beelzebub and attempted to stay away because of how scary she is. Fortunately for Kaede, she is not boring whatsoever, and Beelzebub would hopefully not try to mess with Kaede.

Lastly, Samuel Burkholder... a pal! Samuel is a weird mix of counter-culture from his old Amish life and also embracing culture the new tech he is finding. He could be a gang member in crime since Samuel's family is broke and Samuel would want money to get all the cool tech he sees.

That's everything I have for now and have a good day!
Beelzebub would NOT respect snitching. Quite the opposite actually, since that's relying on authority figures to fight your own battles for you. She WOULD respect him for sticking up for his friends. She could potentially be the person she got into a fight with, but note that she wasn't the bully she is now until high school. She'd definitely hate his guts, and would likely make his life hell in any way that has plausible deniability.

I don't know about her respecting Chester. Maybe, maybe not. Definitely be enemies, though.

Kaede would probably be invisible to Beelzebub.

Sounds good for Sam, welcome to the team.
Slam wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:14 am Man I think Danny and Beelzebub would have a super complicated relationship if they actually moved in the same circles.

On one hand Danny would definitely respect her for her no-shit attitude and forward nature. And I think conversations between these two would be wonderfully transparent and to-the-point.

On the other, her blatant criminal activity is a bad look for him when he's trying to get college scholarships, and while he gets into fights from time to time he's not like, actual crime level (underage drinking isn't an actual crime, and that's just at parties anyway). He doesn't even steal shit, despite having the financial motivation to do so. So he probably wouldn't want to get too close to her cause of that reputation.

I could see them messing around before Danny came out as a sort of intense make-out/hookup, but I think there would be zero emotional attraction going on there, at least on Danny's part. Or if there is an emotion, it's intense hormones rather than actual affection. Plus his closeted status might disqualify him as someone living honestly in her books?

Hell, I could even see her as one of the women Danny is willing to throw down with on the grounds that she can fight back. I don't think it would even be a fight that left ill-feelings afterwards.

Man if Danny was straight he would be totally into her, now that I write it out. But he isn't, so make of that what you will. "She is a woman that causes confusing and difficult feelings in me that I do not understand so I will go dance/commit violence instead."
I like the vibes. Beelzebub would probably have hooked up with him, and also probably would've fought him. Currently imagining them fighting leading into the hookup, to be honest. As for how she feels about him... probably respectful, overall. He might not want to get involved in her shit but that's perfectly fine. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
Applesintime wrote: Sun Jan 05, 2025 7:14 pm rubs hands together

Michael and Beelzebub probably fucking hate each other. She's a bully and an anarchist, he's a not-bully and a stubborn liberal - even outside of the politics they probably argue a lot, because if Michael sees her and her crew picking on some poor bastard you bet he's gonna stand up for them. Not going to throw fists or anything, he's not that kinda guy, but it's definitely heated.

Ryumi probably just stays out of her way. Vaguely wouldn't get along but also she's just vibing and living life so Beelzebub probably doesn't want to pick on her anyway.

Louay is similar in that he's probably not a target for Beelzebub but avoids her anyway. He's living his best life.

Bradley, now, could make for a fun Victim. Sedentary nerd who's a bit nerdy and generally shys away from physicality due to his stoma bag? You bet your ass he's kind of scared of her, even just from the stories. Perhaps she wouldn't target a guy with a disability but I get the vibe she'd want him to toughen up.
She'd respect Michael having a spine, but she'd also definitely hate him for being lame and a liberal.

Ryumi and Louay are more invisible kids to her.

Sounds about right for Bradley. She's not harsh enough to beat him up but she'd definitely use other methods to try to get him to throw a punch.
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#36

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wow i told you i had a thing for you and i am actually here, king of keeping promises, anyway

there are probably some less major things that could be happening with my other kids but these ones i have more thoughts about (my planning thread is in my sig w/ more info!) so, i present:

[oops just kidding i dropped Persephone for this version so I had to edit out half of this post sorry!!!]

friendship!!: Lynx and Beel actually have a lot in common; fucked-up religious parents, deep antipathy toward being told what to do, general positive feeling toward people doing whatever the fuck they want and fuck the rest, tendency to Do Some Crimes, the biggest difference is that Lynx channeled their energy purely into Having A Good Time. Lynx is down to party literally and figuratively at all times, will get in a fistfight to pass time when they're bored, and their hookup criteria is basically identical to Beel's which is extremely funny to me i swear to god i wrote it without realizing

anyway Lynx is completely shrug emoji at the whole bullying thing, like if Beel ever tried to explain her philosophy on it they'd be like chase your bliss queen idc, as far as they're concerned Beel is cool as long as she's fun and it seems like by their standards she's pretty much always fun. they're down for the gang as long as they're having a good time (crime is by nature extremely fun so) and also could easily be a regular hookup if Beel's about it (they dress like their clothes combos were selected by RNG but they're cute otherwise i promise lmao)
"Well, Fenris, the King of Gossip. We meet again."
[+] v9
oops its a planning thread

ImageHunter Kim - dizzy paranoia boy - 10/26/2006 - ?
[Pregame] Then: [x] Now: [x] [x]
[the vibes]

the soon-to-be:
Image Trent Taylor - the terminally apathetic one
Image Ezra Weiss - the suffering over-his-head one
Image Alistair "Lynx" Grimes - the wild hedonist one
[+] v7
the dead:
Image[B040] Dante Valerio - Fell asleep too early. - 8/8/1999 - 6/10/2018
[V7] [Start]
[Pregame] Then: None Now: [Start] Prom: [Start] Trip: [Start]
Image[G014] Apollonia "Nia" Karahalios - T-R-I-E-D. - 12/21/1999 - 6/15/2018
[V7] [Start]
[Pregame] Then: [Start] Now: [Start] Prom: None Trip: [Start]
Image[B004] Axel Fontaine - Lost his place. - 1/23/1999 - 6/16/2018
[V7] [Start]
[Pregame] Then: [Start] Now: [Start] Prom: [Start] Trip: [Start]
Image[G041] Ivy Langley - Together forever. - 11/14/1999 - 6/18/2018
[V7] [Start]
[Pregame] Then: [Start] Now: [Start] Prom: [Start] Trip: [Start]

the living:
ImageArtem Fyodorov - Desperate.
[Meanwhile] [Start]
[Pregame] Then: [Start] Now: [Start] Prom: [Start]
ImageZen Alicea Feliciano - On vacation!
[Meanwhile] [Start]
[Pregame] Then: [Start] Now: [Start] Prom: [Start]
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