Never-nevermore

[IC] thread continuition

2009-03-22T09:14:28Z

[continued from here]

Don't change the topic!

lalala psa

2008-12-03T20:20:10Z

BEING A MASOCHIST AND EMBARKING ON THE ENLIGHTENING JOURNEY OF... an icon rehaul-- which could take months. Or. You know. (i.e. I'll never finish this but I can PRETEND!!1!)

Old threads are gonna start looking funny blah blah blah yada yada ya.

...watch me do this again when the anime comes around. Speaking of which! I have hopes for you Kojima and Yamaoka! Your character designs better be good aaah :|b

DENIED CHINA EFFING DENIED

2008-11-05T18:27:03Z

PH canon has been... epic lately! See Sharon's awesome summary of the latest chapter here.

In other news...

This. What the hell is this.

Okay I know what it is but. Seriously. What.

Original:

Gil:it's IN BOOKSTORES APPARENTLY
GET YOUR COPY
it's a detective ish novel
thing
Sharon: ... hahaha
Gil: LIKE
DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH COURAGE
AND CURIOSITY
IF SO
ARE YOU READY TO FACE THIS CHALLENGE
and something about Japanese feel-like storyline
WHO KNOWS
Sharon: hahahahahahahaha oh my god
That's AMAZING XD
Gil: SOB

Canon uwaaah canon

2008-08-31T14:47:07Z

<-- SURPRISE COUNSELOR-aged lol lol

S-So we find out in the latest chapter (Retrace 28) that Gil is actually 24! honestly... 24?! In the worst way possible too. Oh, the dignity.

And since this particular chapter is crazy and awesome and ALL ABOUT THE CAST GETTING DRUNK~

Gil is the cutest, weepiest, no really the weepiest, most pathetic and adorable drunk ever ♥

...he also has a "I am useless" sign pasted on his back. 8D

[OOC][ART] OZ-PLANT

2008-04-16T01:31:52Z

<Gil> ...I still think Oz's been growing in the latest chapters
<Oz> me too
<Oz> Alice + Gil = character development + getting over trauma = GROWTH SPURT?
<Sharon> ... nah, it's all because of Jack.
<Gil> ...now I'm imagining Oz as a plant
<Gil> and the others watering it
<Oz> ...this should be fanarted

[IC] thread continuition

2008-03-29T04:32:31Z

[continued from here]

But?

[OOC] First Impressions/Relationship meme

2008-03-23T14:58:57Z

First Impressions/Relationships for Gil.

...Will be terribly slow at replying. \o

[IC]

2008-03-12T10:11:00Z

[In the Gingerbread House, there's (1) Gilbert airing out the blankets]

The Masterlist!

2008-03-11T16:25:12Z

For my own references! \o/

PH Fanfiction -- The Masterlist

timmesque

And you don't seem to understand (Oz + Alice)
Ficlet (Oz + Gil)
Bed Times (Oz + Alice)
Tumbling Down (Oz + Gil)
Revolve (Oz, Alice, Gil)
Genderswitch ficlets (Break, Sharon, Alice, Gil)
Mockingbird 1 (Oz + Fem!Gil)

chibimazoku

Not Particular to Size (Oz/Gil)
What is it but a dream? (Jack/Oz)

nekokoban

Genderswitch drabble (Gil/fem!Oz)
Drabble (Gil + Vincent)
bury my lovely (Break + Sharon)'
Pairing ficlets (Raven/Gil, Vince/Oz, Sharon + Break)
and from your lips, the hallelujah (Sheri + Break, Sharon)
With You (My Love, With You) (Oz/Gil)

inarticulate

Untitled (Oz + Gil)

kingsraven

Untitled (locked)

Activity

2008-03-09T15:57:31Z

March

Pre-intro antics (Oz, Break) / Break's Candy~ (Intro Post) / Swamp cats...? (Break) / The sad tale of the store and its booze (Oz, Ari, Haine) / Coming out cake (Oz, Break, Ginji, Ichijou-san) / Gingerbread House! Bottoming (Post) / Axel and insomnia (Axel, Break) / Soubi is a ho (Soubi) / It's hard out there for the GetBackers (Oz, Ginji, Ban) / Keigo and his Magic bag (Keigo, Ginji, Ban) / Anon meme (Anon-Break) / Would you die for me? (Oz) / Tea Party + Shoutawatch! (Ishida) / Top me ♥ (Oz, Ari, Ginji, Allelujah, Setsuna) / Extra pairs of hands (Fuuma) / T'is killing time! (Ishida, Ginji) / Oz is beautiful~ (Post) / The kiss thread (Oz) / A Hundred Stories (Medicine Seller) / Ded cabin is ded (Kongming, Ying, Chrome, Ginji) / Truth or Dare~! (Medicine Seller, Oz and also here) / Air!cat sob (Arhu, Merryweather) / Easter Egg hunt (Teito, Mikage) / Cats and their sneezes (Seimei, Ari, Oz, Soubi)

[IC] thread continuation

2008-03-07T11:42:12Z

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--!! [b-blocks it]

In which there is canon

2008-03-04T18:21:14Z

This is me attempting to organize canon information and failing to do so. So I'm just tossing random chunks out. The following will probably NOT MAKE MUCH SENSE oh well.

The World

The world the story is set in is not established. It's something like 18th/19th century England. There are servants and maids and butlers and carriages and tea parties!!! The current capital is Lybia (spelling not confirmed sob). There's a government and then there are the four great duke families. Huzzah.

The Four Great Duke Families

- Vesalius
- Nightlay
- Lainsworth
- Baskerville

The heir to Vesalius is Oz, while the heirs to Nightlay are Vincent and Gilbert. Sharon's supposedly the daughter of the Duchess of Lainsworth. The Baskervilles are still a mystery.

These four families are "The Heroes who protected the country 100 years ago". But who were the 'heroes', and what did they protect the country against? We don't know! All we know is that 100 years ago there was a Tragedy (The Tragedy of Sabrie) - and the country came through with these families' help.

Like any other noble families, it's all about money and power:

Chapter 2, pg. 6
Sharon: From now on, you'll have the privilege to participate in social parties, so... there will be many who draw near you in hope that they may use you and your status. There will be those who seek great wealth... Yet, there will also be those who hope to share in the hidden power of the Duke's household... Also, every one of them will merely place your father's image upon you.

The 'hidden power' here refers to not only to political and social power, but also Chains. I will get to that later in this mini-essay.

Alliances between the families

The relationships between the four families is not clear. As of now, we can only speculate.

Vesalius and Lainsworth
The Vesalius and the Lainsworth seems to be quite friendly with each other. The Duchess of Lainsworth was invited to Oz's coming-of-age ceremony, and regardless of whether that's merely a social gesture, it's clear that these two families are on friendly terms with each other.

Chapter 2, pg 12
Sharon: If he becomes the Vesalius successor, it's fate that he will eventually come to our side.

Here, Sharon could be referring to Pandora, or she could have been referring to the Lainsworth family. Either way, it seems that the Vesalius heir is somehow destined to be involved in Pandora and its sneaky businesses. More on this in the next part!

Vesalius and Nightlay
Enemy families. The Nightlay family commits various offensive acts towards the Vesalius family. Examples include murdering Oz's mother and trying to kidnap Oz. Make that very offensive.

Break: The Vesalius family and the Nightlay family... for example, it's like the relationship between light and dark. The Vesalius family is praised as the Hero family from 100 years ago, while the Nightlay family has always bear the suspicion of being the traitor, and lived in the dark.

The gist is that The Veslius live in the 'light' - they are highly regarded and favored in society and are the good guys, while the Nightlays live in the 'dark', shunned by society and are involved in dirty businesses such as assassinations and idk, bootlegging? |D

Lainsworth and Nightlay
This is merely speculation on my part but... they are not on good terms with each other. Break, who's part of the Lainsworths, despises the Nightlay family - he calls them rats and planted Gilbert there as his chess piece in order to spy on them. Basically, it's a mix of suspicion, hatred, suspicion and more hatred. However, this could just be an isolated case of Break hating the Nightlay - but these two families are definitely not friendly allies.

Pandora

Chapter 4, pg 8
Oz: If I remember right, it's an organization under the direct control of the country to preserve public order.

Break: Well, that's 'officially' true, you know. In fact, research into the Abyss or, more specifically, resolving accidents related to that, are also one of their tasks.

Pandora. The mysterious organization that Break, Sharon, Vincent, Gilbert, Liam and Oscar are all in. Vincent sums it up quite well in vol. 3

Vincent: The reason the country makes certain of the status of the four great duke families, is because they got their hands on the Way leading to the Abyss and... imprisoned within that, the weapon known as Chain. Through interferences with the Door, the four great duke families are able to draw the Chains out... After that, the four great duke established the organization known as Pandora... in charge of researching the Abyss, managing illegal contractors... and spying on each other.

They are the ones with the POWAR and they banded together to research on it and monopolize it. \o/ They still don't like each other really.

The Abyss

To the everyday citizen, the Abyss is nothing but a legend - a bedtime story to scare the kids into behaving:

Chapter 1, pg 13
Oscar: If it looks like you are going to pull a stunt... I'll have to call out the emissary of "Abyss".

It is a creepy place alright, according to the legends:

Chapter 1, pg 15
Oz: It's a prison where bad people are locked up. The rumor says that once you are taken there, you can never come back.

Gil: The emissary comes from "Abyss" to snatch those who commit heinous crimes. It's said that the creature then takes them away to a truly terrifying place.

Too bad that it really exists, huh? The Abyss is as real as the milk carton in front of me right now, which isn't saying much, but. it's real. And Oz gets a free ticket for it in the first chapter! We all love free tickets. :)

Chapter 3, pg 15
Alice: The Abyss exists in a different dimension than where you were. In this space between those two worlds arose a distortion called the "Way".

A DIAGRAM:

(Real World) --------- || 'Way' || --------- (Abyss)

The Abyss and its v. special powers is the central plot of the story!

** The Abyss was previously the capital, Sabrie. Stuff happened. :(**

Abyss' Will And Just What Crack This Story is On

Abyss' Will... Is a hooker!

According to Gil, Abyss' Will is...
Gil: I don't know much in detail... but, everybody says that he's the one who created the Abyss nowadays...

A better and tl;dr explanation is...
Break: ...Oz. What's your perception of the Abyss? Is it the same as the prison in a fairy tale? Or a broken toy box?

This is what Pandora thinks. The Abyss is the womb that gives birth to the weapons known as chains. That's why we want Abyss' Will.
That's the thing, the core that created that space--- That's why... because of that reason, you're something indispensable, Oz.

There's no doubt about it, you're the key that'll help us obtain Abyss' Will.

Please try and imagine the Abyss' Will as a gigantic contraption with enormous power. Right now, because of a mistake in its processing, it's affecting this world we're in. To make the contraption work properly, we need a particular key, and Oz, is that key. Do you understand? That means, you-- Possess all the power to control the Abyss!

SURPRISE!! The protagonist has super special awesome powers! Alright!

Long story short. Pandora want to get their hands on Abyss' Will. Abyss' Will is a godmode and is obsessed over Oz and really, we have no idea just how much crack it took before making its first appearance.

Chains

A chain is...
Chapter 3, pg 10
Alice: It's a general term for creatures born in this Abyss. Within that group, the Trump is the lowest of all.

A contract is...
Chapter 3, pg 15
Alice: Right now, I have a restriction and because of it I can't release my power. The thing that can release my power is... a contract. All you have to do is call out my name and agree to the contract.

Chapter 3, pg 20
Red Baby (in the guise of Sharon): A contract is... a ritual necessary to maintain a Chain's unstable existence in the other world.

A contractor (illegal or legal) is... (plus bonus side effects!)
Break: Ahh~ Even if I say so, we aren't illegal contractors~
What we use is a contracting method developed by Pandora, so seals like yours won't appear on us, Oz.
But sometimes, there'll be people like us who gets influenced by the power and stops the body from growing.

Oz: ...That would be immortality...?

Break: Haha, impossible-- ☆
The body will still be under the same burden, even if our appearances won't change, there'll be problems with the body sooner or later...

And overview would be...
Chapter 4, pg 8-9
Break: As you know, the Abyss is not like the prison spoken of in the legends. There are also times when the Way produces something on occasion, and Chains come out from there. Also, they look for a contractor to stabalize their unstable existence. At that point, people who join in, inviting trouble, are called "illegal contractors". It's prohibited for normal people to get involved with the Abyss, and to make contracts with Chains... since it's very dangerous, of course.

Alice (a.k.a. Bea Rabbit)
Chapter 4, pg 16
Break: Oz... you know, the girl you contracted with is a little different from other Chains. It's confirmed that she has a personality...as long as she takes the form of a human.

Was human! Stuff happened. Is now a godmode in the Abyss! Illegal Contractor: Oz.

Side effects: Illegal contractor traits: A time limit in the image of a clock seal on the contractor's chest. When the time runs out (when the hand of the clock's been round a full circle), the contractor will be pulled to the lowest level of the Abyss.

Mad Hatter
Chapter 20, pg 40
Break: This Mad Hatter is concerned with the Abyss, all of its power. Negation. Extinction. Because it's a Chain that was born to kill chains.

Is gigantic and very pretty. Also fucks up Break's body when he uses it. \o/ Cheshire thinks that it's a lower-level Chain, when compared to Raven. Legal Contractor: Break.

Side-effects: Physically not aging =/= immortal

Raven
Vincent: The legendary Chain with black wings, and the power to create paths leading to the Abyss...

Is a gigantic raven! Probably the Chain that sent Oz to the Abyss in the first place. Can open pathways and seal Alice's powers. Belongs to the Nightlay family. Legal Contractor: Gilbert.

Side-effects: Possible physical sickness.

Unicorn
...Is an black unicorn! I-Information pending? Legal Contractor: Sharon

Side-effects: Physically not aging =/= immortal

THERE ARE MORE like Cheshire Cat and Vincent's Dormouse (Side-effects: narcolepsy) and the other ones the gang encounters along the way blah blah blah.

...I need to sleep now will come back and edit later. orz

When headcanon meets canon...

2008-03-03T19:35:58Z

Unofficial spelling that we went along with:
- Oz Bezarius
- Gilbert Nightray

The official spelling on merchs:
- Oz Vesalius
- Gilbert Nightlay

Conclusion: Mochizuki is a ho .___.

EDIT: IT WILL ALWAYS BE 'NIGHTRAY' IN MY MIND. YOU CAN'T MAKE ME BELIEVE OTHERWISE. >:E

Edited again for chat log:

<Gil> I just discovered something
<Gil> um
<Break> whu
<Gil> Oz's family. Is not Bezarius
<Break> ... whu?
<Gil> official spelling is "Oz Vesaliuis"
<Break> ... mochizuki what
<Gil> ...y-yeah
<Break> ... mochizuki i can't remember that many vowels :(
<Gil> Break: http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/urusaiii/2008%20feb%20anime/2cards.jpg
<Gil> ...hmm
<Gil> it actually should be
<Gil> "Oz Vesalius"
<Gil> ....I think!
<Gil> but
<Gil> I can't see clearly from the pic
<Break> Yeah, Vesalius'd make more sense.
<Break> ... man, mochizuki
<Gil> see, I saw it here: http://cgi.ebay.com/PANDORA-HEARTS-CLEAR-TRADING-CARD-IN-FRAME-OZ-VESALIUIS_W0QQitemZ300196273235QQihZ020QQcategoryZ1345QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
<Gil> .........
<Break> vesalius
<Break> xerxes
<Gil> y-yeah, what's with the names
<Break> ... HAHAHAHA
<Break> WAIT
<Break> ARE YOU GILBERT NIGHTLAY
<Gil> .................................
<Gil> what
<Break> ... HAHAHAHAHA
<Gil> WHAT
<Break> http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/urusaiii/2008%20feb%20anime/2cards-1.jpg
<Gil> wtf
<Gil> OH WTF
<Gil> WTF MOCHIZUKI
<Break> HAHAHA
<Gil> N-NIGHTLAY
<Gil> W-WHY
<Break> i-i can't stop laughing
<Gil> b-but WHY
<Gil> WHY MOCHIZUKI WHY
<Break> bow chicka bow wow

[IC] Somewhere in the woods

2008-03-03T07:38:23Z

[TIED TO A TREE]

[OOC] Stats and Permissions Meme

2008-03-02T04:39:52Z

Age: 24
Height: 182 cm
Weight: Healthy weight...?!
Medical Info: Has a scar across his chest. Probably has unhealthy lungs from smoking so much hau hau
Eyes: Gold
Hair: Black and ~curly~
Physical traits: Ear cuff on the left ear. Necklace. Most of the time he'll be wearing gloves, and will always have his hat around with him.
What's Okay To Mention Around Him: Anything really! Be careful about what you say about Oz. :/
Abilities: Good marksmanship :Db
Gil also has a contract with the Chain, Raven*. Its primary function is to connect the Abyss and the Real World a.k.a. opening pathways between the two. It's also implied that he can use Raven in a fight, but since it's being used to seal Alice's (Bea Rabbit's) powers right now, Gil won't use his chain in combat anyway /handwave

*As with Break and Oz, anyone with the spiritual spidey-senses could probably tell that he's got some kind of bond with a crazy power-type thing, with the power source coming from his left hand. \o
Notes for the Psychics: Has no memories of his childhood! Also has occasional flashbacks to the Tragedy of Sabrie if you poke him too much. But really anything related to 100 years ago are being repressed. Thoughts are muddled and are mostly centered around Oz.
Can I shapeshift/bodyswap/spit at/step on/etc?: Ask! Gil is for bullying.
Hugging/Kissing/Other non-violent physical contact: He won't be comfortable with it but you can top him into it anyways. :Db
Maim/Murder/Death: Talk to me first!
Cooking: IS A GREAT COOK.

From the Guidebook:

Likes: Coffee (Black, without sugar), Black, Bargain sales, Fresh food
Dislikes: Oz's father, Cats, the Nightlay House, Duke Nightlay, Anyone who threatens his master, Bell peppers
Good at: Everything to do with housework, Using the gun, Making sweets, calculating discounts faster than Oz
Weak in: Break, Sharon, Vincent, Cheshire

[OOC] App!

2008-03-02T03:54:52Z

Character Name: Gilbert Nightray
Series: Pandora Hearts
Character Age: Around 20

Canon: So how would you like a surprise present for your fifteenth birthday? For Oz Bezarius, his present comes in the form of getting stabbed by his best friend and dropped into the Abyss, the prison of darkness intended for those who commit truly heinous sins. After getting topped and tricked into a contract by a gigantic rabbit-loli named Alice, Oz returns to his world, only to find out that he's ten years in the future and a mysterious organization called Pandora is after illegal contractors like him. Caught between mystical realms, talking dolls, and serial murderers with dreams of changing the past, Oz sets out to solve the mystery behind his trip to the Abyss and to search for Alice's lost memories.

Gilbert is Oz's only servant and best friend. To those who don't know him, Gilbert will seem like a polite guy, stern and a bit bossy maybe, but a capable member of Pandora. But talk to him enough, and you'll discover that he is a blunt, willful and short-tempered young man who is prone to outbursts. Gil's prideful, tends to take things to heart and has an unhealthy dependency on his hat. Despite Oz's constant bullying, Gilbert has a huge-ass servitude complex to him, and tends to be excessively over-protective and will panic at anything and everything when Oz is involved. He is easily topped and and is bullied by anything and everything. His cat phobia is something people tend to exploit.

Sample Post:

I am not doing it.

You can't make me do this. Or wear that. Or whatever it is you're asking me to do, miss. I don't care what you say, or what you do - a maid uniform has absolutely nothing to do with finding that dumb rabbit's memories. Nothing. Yes, alright, good help is hard to acquire nowadays, but for your information, I never sent in an application for this "Camp Maid Cafe" place. While I'll admit that a place for maids to serve tea to the common public is a novel concept, I am not going to-- am never going to wear frilly lace and there certainly will be no "Welcome home, Master~ ♥" Just what the hell is 'moe'!? I'll eat my own hat if this is decent business.

...oh, for the love of Break's questionable candy. Just-- just stop crying. I wasn't trying to hurt your feelings-- Oh damnit. Look, miss, questionable establishment aside, if you really want to get some decent help, I'll suggest trying to improve the content in your recruitment pamphlet. Offers like these just aren't going to work. Let's see... "Upon successful application you will be given 2 sets of maid costumes and an afterlife supply of replacement limbs" and "a share-your-ears program for good daily tips to be shared amongst maids"? I don't know what kind of people you had in mind when writing this, but the benefits are hardly attractive. And that "must be able to commit for eternity" condition is just plain ridiculous. I'm surprised you managed to interest so many people.

Anyhow, get your pamphlet sorted, and do something about your current workers. Like that slouching one over there. You hired them as maids, didn't you? Then tell them to act like proper ones. You want them to show more skin? Tell them! You want them to show more than just some skin? Then tell them! The point is, you're the boss here, so you'll have to let them know what you want. You have to teach them, demonstrate even. Now go and help them bunch their skirts up. Pins or clips are a good idea and you'll probably need scissors to fix the collars-- h-hey, what are you doing-- Show more skin?! I said show more skin—not bones and muscles! How is that even humanly possible?!

I would have never thought it possible, but this is even more ridiculous than before. I'm done coaching. Your business is, after all, your own personal affairs, miss. Good luck with your exhibitionists, and I'll be going no—could you please ask your workers to stop crowding and touching me so that I can get out of here? Don't tell me that you didn't teach them personal space either! And get that piece of paper out of my fac—. . . a contract? Someone from the organization has already taken the liberty to sign it for me? Who would—ah. An albino, you say. Ahahaha. Break, whenever I find my way out of here, I'm going to murder you. I can see that you've. . . spoken to him about me. I imagine he was the one who suggested the. . . cat. Y-yes, I can see that clearly too. Unnecessarily clearly. Since I understand the situation now, will you ask your hired hands to back off? And. . . the cat. Please remove the cat too, thank you. I accept the job.

...but understand that while I will wear the lace, the cat ears are out of the question. Don't think you can make me. Ever.

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