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[OOC Information]
Name: Laura
Age: 17- 18 this October.
AIM / E-mail / LiveJournal: Frigid Fourth / sinfulroses@gmail.com / dismentality
Have you seen Cloverfield? Not yet, but I'm planning on it.
Where did you hear about Project Daisychain? I have friends in the RP that seem to really enjoy it.
[IC Information]
Character Name: Merton J. Dingle
Series: Big Wolf on Campus
Gender: Male
Age: Around 17-18. Never stated in canon.
Species: Just a mere mortal. I mean. Human.
Sexuality: He often seems straight enough, but there are a lot of rather... questionable moments, so let's go with bisexual, with a preference for women.
Appearance:
Though many would describe him as a geek, Merton is rather adamant in making sure the proper adjective is used in regards to his appearance. He is goth, thank you very much, and the spiky black hair and pale skin are obvious indicators of this. He often dresses all in black as well, wearing chains and other ornaments that jingle a bit too much.
He's also a bit on the short side for his age, and a lot on the scrawny side compared to most, while his expression usually borders more on the 'socially awkward' side.
In general, awkward is actually the perfect word to describe his overall appearance and demeanour.
Personality:
Merton has a rather unique and strangely complex personality. At first glance, he would appear to be your stereotypical geek- overuse of big words in a complicated manner, his uncanny ability to end up shoved into lockers on a near-daily basis, and, well, you get the picture.
However, that initial impression doesn't even cover the full picture, let alone it's finer details.
As the president of the Gothic Fantasy Guild, it shouldn't have to be said that Merton has a vast knowledge of the paranormal. Everything from lycanthropy to vampirism. He has hoards of information stored in his brain, most of which come from cheesy movie references. It takes nothing away from their usefulness, however, even though he has a tendency to rant in such a way that renders all information useless until someone smacks him into making sense.
Basically, he's a walking encyclopaedia of movies and pop culture, often pulling up references to describe his opinions on matters.
On top of that, there's no denying his unusual personality that springs from his strange obsessions and habits. For one thing, he refers to his room as his 'lair', and he drives a hearse. He also has a love/hate (mostly hate) relationship with his sister, whom rightfully refers to him as 'freaker'. It hardly comes as a surprise that Merton isn't very adept at making friends, or even acquaintances. Whenever he gets nervous, he fumbles his words to the point of extreme embarrassment, though he argues that constant rejection has conditioned him to the point where it doesn't even bother him anymore.
When he finally did make a friend, he was probably the most surprised of all.
Also something of a coward, he even attempts to make deals with his enemies, trying to save his own behind once he thinks his own side is losing. He'll treat it as a joke in the end- though who can blame a guy for wanting to save his own skin, really. He can be a coward, yet he can also be brave when the situation calls for it.
On a final note, he is also very sarcastic and can be far too blunt for his own good, often speaking without thinking of how his words would be received first.
Abilities:
As stated in his personality, Merton is a walking encyclopaedia of weird. Whatever he doesn't know in his head, he somehow finds a method to look up. He can be cunning when he has to, and he's very smart- barring the fact that a lot of his knowledge is something few would care to know in the first place.
He's also very innovative in his ways, with no shortage of creativity.
Weaknesses:
His most obvious weakness is the simple fact that he's only human- no super strength, no super speed, not even super intelligence. Above average, certainly, but he's still only a high school student.
More weaknesses include being lactose intolerant, allergic to cats, and... car sickness.
In addition to that, Merton has a tendency for getting himself into trouble, especially when his werewolf best friend isn't around to bail him out. He's also a bit cowardly, more likely to run unless he had little other choice.
Manhattanite or outsider? Outsider.
History:
Right from the start, it was clear that Merton Dingle was a strange child. When most kids in Pleasantville were out playing tag with their real friends, the pale-skinned Merton stayed inside playing games of Clue with his imaginary friend, Vince. Admittedly, he was never the best at making friends. Every person he got to know ended up in some sort of rivalry with him.
He even managed to have a falling out with his invisible friend, locking him in a trunk for what would turn out to be ten years once Vince's games started to feel too young for Merton. He even made rivals with a neighbouring 'warlock', cheating at Dungeons and Dragons to thwart his nemesis!
A matter of years later, and he still hadn't changed all that much- a bit more mature, but with similar habits. He ended up attending high school as the president of the Gothic Fantasy Guild, always having an interest in the paranormal. However, on the first day of his senior year, he actually had an encounter of his own.
His lockermate since kindergarten, Tommy Dawkins, was acting strange that day. Merton was observant enough to notice his eyes glow yellow, and later in the day, he spotted paydirt! Tommy had fled football practise upon discovering that his hands had become, well... paws. Merton, who had been happening by-- totally not spying, really, noticed this. He even tried approaching Tommy the next day to offer help, though he was dismissed when the lycanth didn't believe his tale.
Luckily for Merton, and unluckily for Tommy, that night was a full moon. The jock began to transform, and of course, he sought out the only person he could think of to help him- Merton. As it turned out, however, there wasn't any known permanent cure once the first full moon passes. Of course, that wasn't the end of it- they did discover that every seventy years, all the moons are full and a gate of transference occurs. And the next of these windows was the next night.
Merton wanted nothing more than to become a werewolf, badgering Tommy until he agreed to transfer the curse to him. As things would turn out, though, the opportunity never arose. A librarian in a travelling Bookmobile that had been through town had used a secret palm reading technique to turn people into books, and they had to hurry to stop her from leaving.
The librarian herself was no match for Tommy- but the fight cost them the time they would have needed to transfer the curse. Merton would just have to wait another seventy years until 2069. He could do it! He was patient!
Patient enough to read all the books and bring the people that were trapped back, apparently.
Following that, Tommy even called Merton his friend, making him the first one he's ever had. He even chased away the residential bullies, Tim and Travis, when they were trying to shove him into his locker. This lead to Merton ending up in detention for taking credit for it just as the eccentric school hallway patrol man, Hugo, was passing by. Tommy got landed in detention too for chewing gum, so they both got to enjoy a rather boring film about a bully named Butch. Though Merton was actually finding this film interesting, he cut with Tommy once Hugo fell asleep- just on time to miss Butch leaving the movie to find a girl to bring back into it.
The next day, they even encountered him, recognizing him as he was flirting with the girl Tommy liked- Stacey. They did eventually have him returned to his movie, but it seemed strange events would forever follow the two. From the jealous catwoman, to the sorority of witches, to even the ghost Pleasantville strangler, whom Merton had done his presentation on. He even began a script to a film based off of his experience with the sorority witches. Despite it being rejected, he was encouraged to give it another try in the future.
From there, they faced a crazed cableman, a swamp creature that had actually taught in their school back in the seventies and ended up eloping with their biology teacher, and even a werewolf hunter. This particular hunter had seduced Merton into sharing Tommy's secret, but was taken aback upon finding that he wasn't an evil werewolf. Though she later admitted to tricking and deceiving him, she still gave Merton his first kiss. Which was fabulous, by the way.
Then you got your typical revive the mummy from the dead thing, which was no big deal, when you think about it, followed by a week Merton would never forget. His lifelong hero, Professor Flügelhoff, an expert on werewolves, had finally responded to one of his reports about Tommy- albeit in the form of showing up at his front door unexpectedly, but pickers can't be choosers.
Yet again, things didn't go quite as planned. Even though Flügelhoff did cure Tommy of his infliction, he turned out to be nothing more than just another crazed German scientist bent on world domination- his plan, to create an army of werewolves using the DNA he extracted from Tommy. And the unfortunate sideeffect for Tommy in exchange for not being a werewolf any longer was death. Merton convinced him to drink the elixir and turn back into a lycanth, thus ending any chance of Flügelhoff getting his army.
Alas, that wasn't the last of childhood memories gone bad for Merton. His old neighbour, whom he had cheated at Dungeons and Dragons against, was back at the school, and managed to be elected over him as president of the Gothic Fantasy Guild. This was surprising for poor Merton, as he's never had competition before, let alone been voted as treasurer. Even Tommy got voted as Vice President and he wasn't even on the ballot.
Merton ended up invisible for his troubles, as his rival had cast a spell on him using magic from a book he carried around. He feigned transforming Tommy into a werewolf to intimidate him into making him visible again- the minor detail being that he was completely naked in the school cafeteria afterwards. At lunchtime. Which was suitably mortifying.
From there, things only got more embarrassing for Merton, as his fake doctor's note that was keeping him out of Phys. Ed. was uncovered- meaning he had no choice but to join a sports team or fail the semester. He eventually ended up as part of the male cheerleading squad because the badminton team rejected him when he couldn't say shuttlecock without giggling. This happened at the same time as they 'Werewolf Hunting' club was starting- obviously, because Tommy had been careless and was spotted.
Merton eventually used his team spirit to distract the angry mob, leaving them to believe that it was all an elaborate high school joke right from the start. Stacey, however, was less then convinced, earning herself an interview with the 'Pleasantville Werewolf' after Tommy left her a note saying to go to the park for more information. Before he could, though, Merton had ran into his own problems. The lady at the flower shop where his friend had bought flowers for Stacey had agreed to set Merton up with her niece. The problem with this?
The niece and the old lady were one and the same. In all honesty, she really did like Merton- but she also needed him to steal away his youth. Merton was an old man before he finally suspected what was going on, realizing that her amulet full of spring water allowed her to steal his youth. Once he and Tommy finally drank the water and regained their youth, she told them her story, and Merton set her up with his uncle, whom she eventually married.
But, not too surprisingly, this wasn't the end of it. After the local blood bank was robbed a few weeks later, Tommy misguidedly donated blood. Werewolf blood. The two of them were forced to break in and steal it back, running into the very same vampires that had stolen it previously while they were there.
Pretending to be vampires themselves, they very nearly made it out safely. The keyword being nearly. The group of vampires stalked them, even kidnapping Stacey to lure out Tommy, and then fought the two- losing when they were nailed inside their own coffins. Finally, some luck!
Yet it was seemingly short-lived luck for Merton, yet again. He couldn't even seem to pick up a girl properly. With some tips from Tommy, he tried time and time again- before time itself found him in the form of an offered stopwatch. It gave him the ability to turn back time and redo his blunders. The only price? His knowledge.
As it turned out, however, everything that happened was undone save a rather amusing videotape on his camera that nobody seemed to recall filming.
After that, there was your typical evil clone a la Tommy's dark side, a school dance where his sister got cheated on, and, oh yeah, the new substitute teacher was a werewolf- an evil werewolf. Though Merton had originally blamed Tommy for the deaths of animals at the zoo, he ended up realizing that it was actually their new teacher, almost becoming a meal before Tommy duelled him with lightsabers to win the agreement- said teacher now had to leave town.
But enough of that weird stuff! It was about time Merton made his go for fifteen minutes of fame. At Tommy's suggestion, he planned a party. And to his surprise (as well as the surprise of his guests, no doubt), people actually showed up. It would have gone over perfectly normally, too, had his sister not been, well, possessed by a deity of hell. Luckily, there was a priest nearby, and they cured her with holy water. Merton's parents were even pleased when they got home and discovered that he had been having a wild party- points in his favour, yet again. Ah, good days.
He even became encouraged enough to write a play for the school- Romeo and Juliet on Planet Nemena. It was actually a success, believe it or not. Oh, and he and Tommy fought Death itself, tricking it into thinking Tommy had died using props from the play. All in a day's work, really. And shortly after that, they fought a character from an arcade game. In real life. It was definitely an experience Merton wasn't going to forget anytime soon.
Things continued on in that manner even a few months later. Merton was quick to notice a girl by the name of Lori when the Pleasantville High football team was facing the Catholic High School team. In the end, she got kicked out for helping them get rid of a ghost, and ended up at the same school as Merton and Tommy. Not long after that, it became clear that she suspected Tommy of being the werewolf.
More craziness happened- the usual, including Merton almost losing his brain, and Tommy being hunted down by a Werewolf Syndicate. Merton even received another visit from his old childhood friend, Vince, whom now enjoyed more violent games than before.
From there, even more encounters with the strange (and the Werewolf Syndicate) followed. Merton even ended up being turned to stone by Medusa. The antidote turned out to be poisonous, but things worked out for the better once that little detail was resolved.
As expected, things continued on in that pattern right up until the end of their final school year. Going to separate Colleges was tough on all three of them. Which was part of the reason Merton decided to transfer back to the same College as Tommy! That, and he suspected his dorm room was haunted.
They kept in touch with Lori, everything seeming to go well. Going well, that is, until Merton somehow found himself in Manhattan.
First-person POV journal sample:
Alright, come on here! This. This is not funny. Or even moderately amusing, actually. And speaking of this... place... Uh, uh--dahh... Where is 'this'. By the way. Just harbouring a mild curiousity, you know, always fun being pulled into a new dimension! This is a new dimension, isn't it-- Wait. Wait, yesss it-- nope, I lost it.
Come to think of it, this is almost exactly like that modern 1993 film- Last Action Hero. Albeit, minus the part about being sucked into a movie. Unless this is a movie. Because if it is, I am not coming back for the sequel, okay? Oh, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah, that too... But it's still the same basic concept when you get right down to it!
I mean, I admit that the budget was a bit-- well, exponentially more than a bit-- oversubsidized, but. The plot was still decent enough! The special effects weren't too bad, either, and I'm fairly sure that a sequel'd be enjoyable to watc-- guh, what am I talking about?!
Tommy? Lori? Come on, guys, you can't just leave me here! I'm still young! I have so much to live for- honestly, I swear- my life span's not even a third of the way over yet...! A quarter, even!
And... someone tell me I didn't just see that. Please.
Third-person POV rp sample:
To say that he hasn't been expecting this was just a sliiight understatement. Merton was used to the supernatural, the strange, the odd, the... you get the picture. His best friend was a werewolf, for crying out loud!
Of course, he'd just overlook the part about him being a good werewolf. Details, details, oh wondrous details. And as long he wouldn't have to deal with those... things (was there even a proper term for them?), Merton had nothing to worry about. Suffice to say, however, that he wouldn't be trying any of the sushi here. Or seafood. Or anything, really, unless it looked somewhat unlikely to give him food poisoning.
What was this, though? 'Attack of the Crabs'? B-Rated movies weren't really his thing, but honestly- a little knowledge of them never hurt. "Let's see... Nineteen fifty-seven horror flick, not too bad if you consider--"
Unfortunately, there wasn't much need to finish that sentence.
"Alright, giant crab at five O'clock," his voice was almost a squeak. "Running now."
Smile for the camera… It’s gonna be the best night ever.
Name: Laura
Age: 17- 18 this October.
AIM / E-mail / LiveJournal: Frigid Fourth / sinfulroses@gmail.com / dismentality
Have you seen Cloverfield? Not yet, but I'm planning on it.
Where did you hear about Project Daisychain? I have friends in the RP that seem to really enjoy it.
[IC Information]
Character Name: Merton J. Dingle
Series: Big Wolf on Campus
Gender: Male
Age: Around 17-18. Never stated in canon.
Species: Just a mere mortal. I mean. Human.
Sexuality: He often seems straight enough, but there are a lot of rather... questionable moments, so let's go with bisexual, with a preference for women.
Appearance:
Though many would describe him as a geek, Merton is rather adamant in making sure the proper adjective is used in regards to his appearance. He is goth, thank you very much, and the spiky black hair and pale skin are obvious indicators of this. He often dresses all in black as well, wearing chains and other ornaments that jingle a bit too much.
He's also a bit on the short side for his age, and a lot on the scrawny side compared to most, while his expression usually borders more on the 'socially awkward' side.
In general, awkward is actually the perfect word to describe his overall appearance and demeanour.
Personality:
Merton has a rather unique and strangely complex personality. At first glance, he would appear to be your stereotypical geek- overuse of big words in a complicated manner, his uncanny ability to end up shoved into lockers on a near-daily basis, and, well, you get the picture.
However, that initial impression doesn't even cover the full picture, let alone it's finer details.
As the president of the Gothic Fantasy Guild, it shouldn't have to be said that Merton has a vast knowledge of the paranormal. Everything from lycanthropy to vampirism. He has hoards of information stored in his brain, most of which come from cheesy movie references. It takes nothing away from their usefulness, however, even though he has a tendency to rant in such a way that renders all information useless until someone smacks him into making sense.
Basically, he's a walking encyclopaedia of movies and pop culture, often pulling up references to describe his opinions on matters.
On top of that, there's no denying his unusual personality that springs from his strange obsessions and habits. For one thing, he refers to his room as his 'lair', and he drives a hearse. He also has a love/hate (mostly hate) relationship with his sister, whom rightfully refers to him as 'freaker'. It hardly comes as a surprise that Merton isn't very adept at making friends, or even acquaintances. Whenever he gets nervous, he fumbles his words to the point of extreme embarrassment, though he argues that constant rejection has conditioned him to the point where it doesn't even bother him anymore.
When he finally did make a friend, he was probably the most surprised of all.
Also something of a coward, he even attempts to make deals with his enemies, trying to save his own behind once he thinks his own side is losing. He'll treat it as a joke in the end- though who can blame a guy for wanting to save his own skin, really. He can be a coward, yet he can also be brave when the situation calls for it.
On a final note, he is also very sarcastic and can be far too blunt for his own good, often speaking without thinking of how his words would be received first.
Abilities:
As stated in his personality, Merton is a walking encyclopaedia of weird. Whatever he doesn't know in his head, he somehow finds a method to look up. He can be cunning when he has to, and he's very smart- barring the fact that a lot of his knowledge is something few would care to know in the first place.
He's also very innovative in his ways, with no shortage of creativity.
Weaknesses:
His most obvious weakness is the simple fact that he's only human- no super strength, no super speed, not even super intelligence. Above average, certainly, but he's still only a high school student.
More weaknesses include being lactose intolerant, allergic to cats, and... car sickness.
In addition to that, Merton has a tendency for getting himself into trouble, especially when his werewolf best friend isn't around to bail him out. He's also a bit cowardly, more likely to run unless he had little other choice.
Manhattanite or outsider? Outsider.
History:
Right from the start, it was clear that Merton Dingle was a strange child. When most kids in Pleasantville were out playing tag with their real friends, the pale-skinned Merton stayed inside playing games of Clue with his imaginary friend, Vince. Admittedly, he was never the best at making friends. Every person he got to know ended up in some sort of rivalry with him.
He even managed to have a falling out with his invisible friend, locking him in a trunk for what would turn out to be ten years once Vince's games started to feel too young for Merton. He even made rivals with a neighbouring 'warlock', cheating at Dungeons and Dragons to thwart his nemesis!
A matter of years later, and he still hadn't changed all that much- a bit more mature, but with similar habits. He ended up attending high school as the president of the Gothic Fantasy Guild, always having an interest in the paranormal. However, on the first day of his senior year, he actually had an encounter of his own.
His lockermate since kindergarten, Tommy Dawkins, was acting strange that day. Merton was observant enough to notice his eyes glow yellow, and later in the day, he spotted paydirt! Tommy had fled football practise upon discovering that his hands had become, well... paws. Merton, who had been happening by-- totally not spying, really, noticed this. He even tried approaching Tommy the next day to offer help, though he was dismissed when the lycanth didn't believe his tale.
Luckily for Merton, and unluckily for Tommy, that night was a full moon. The jock began to transform, and of course, he sought out the only person he could think of to help him- Merton. As it turned out, however, there wasn't any known permanent cure once the first full moon passes. Of course, that wasn't the end of it- they did discover that every seventy years, all the moons are full and a gate of transference occurs. And the next of these windows was the next night.
Merton wanted nothing more than to become a werewolf, badgering Tommy until he agreed to transfer the curse to him. As things would turn out, though, the opportunity never arose. A librarian in a travelling Bookmobile that had been through town had used a secret palm reading technique to turn people into books, and they had to hurry to stop her from leaving.
The librarian herself was no match for Tommy- but the fight cost them the time they would have needed to transfer the curse. Merton would just have to wait another seventy years until 2069. He could do it! He was patient!
Patient enough to read all the books and bring the people that were trapped back, apparently.
Following that, Tommy even called Merton his friend, making him the first one he's ever had. He even chased away the residential bullies, Tim and Travis, when they were trying to shove him into his locker. This lead to Merton ending up in detention for taking credit for it just as the eccentric school hallway patrol man, Hugo, was passing by. Tommy got landed in detention too for chewing gum, so they both got to enjoy a rather boring film about a bully named Butch. Though Merton was actually finding this film interesting, he cut with Tommy once Hugo fell asleep- just on time to miss Butch leaving the movie to find a girl to bring back into it.
The next day, they even encountered him, recognizing him as he was flirting with the girl Tommy liked- Stacey. They did eventually have him returned to his movie, but it seemed strange events would forever follow the two. From the jealous catwoman, to the sorority of witches, to even the ghost Pleasantville strangler, whom Merton had done his presentation on. He even began a script to a film based off of his experience with the sorority witches. Despite it being rejected, he was encouraged to give it another try in the future.
From there, they faced a crazed cableman, a swamp creature that had actually taught in their school back in the seventies and ended up eloping with their biology teacher, and even a werewolf hunter. This particular hunter had seduced Merton into sharing Tommy's secret, but was taken aback upon finding that he wasn't an evil werewolf. Though she later admitted to tricking and deceiving him, she still gave Merton his first kiss. Which was fabulous, by the way.
Then you got your typical revive the mummy from the dead thing, which was no big deal, when you think about it, followed by a week Merton would never forget. His lifelong hero, Professor Flügelhoff, an expert on werewolves, had finally responded to one of his reports about Tommy- albeit in the form of showing up at his front door unexpectedly, but pickers can't be choosers.
Yet again, things didn't go quite as planned. Even though Flügelhoff did cure Tommy of his infliction, he turned out to be nothing more than just another crazed German scientist bent on world domination- his plan, to create an army of werewolves using the DNA he extracted from Tommy. And the unfortunate sideeffect for Tommy in exchange for not being a werewolf any longer was death. Merton convinced him to drink the elixir and turn back into a lycanth, thus ending any chance of Flügelhoff getting his army.
Alas, that wasn't the last of childhood memories gone bad for Merton. His old neighbour, whom he had cheated at Dungeons and Dragons against, was back at the school, and managed to be elected over him as president of the Gothic Fantasy Guild. This was surprising for poor Merton, as he's never had competition before, let alone been voted as treasurer. Even Tommy got voted as Vice President and he wasn't even on the ballot.
Merton ended up invisible for his troubles, as his rival had cast a spell on him using magic from a book he carried around. He feigned transforming Tommy into a werewolf to intimidate him into making him visible again- the minor detail being that he was completely naked in the school cafeteria afterwards. At lunchtime. Which was suitably mortifying.
From there, things only got more embarrassing for Merton, as his fake doctor's note that was keeping him out of Phys. Ed. was uncovered- meaning he had no choice but to join a sports team or fail the semester. He eventually ended up as part of the male cheerleading squad because the badminton team rejected him when he couldn't say shuttlecock without giggling. This happened at the same time as they 'Werewolf Hunting' club was starting- obviously, because Tommy had been careless and was spotted.
Merton eventually used his team spirit to distract the angry mob, leaving them to believe that it was all an elaborate high school joke right from the start. Stacey, however, was less then convinced, earning herself an interview with the 'Pleasantville Werewolf' after Tommy left her a note saying to go to the park for more information. Before he could, though, Merton had ran into his own problems. The lady at the flower shop where his friend had bought flowers for Stacey had agreed to set Merton up with her niece. The problem with this?
The niece and the old lady were one and the same. In all honesty, she really did like Merton- but she also needed him to steal away his youth. Merton was an old man before he finally suspected what was going on, realizing that her amulet full of spring water allowed her to steal his youth. Once he and Tommy finally drank the water and regained their youth, she told them her story, and Merton set her up with his uncle, whom she eventually married.
But, not too surprisingly, this wasn't the end of it. After the local blood bank was robbed a few weeks later, Tommy misguidedly donated blood. Werewolf blood. The two of them were forced to break in and steal it back, running into the very same vampires that had stolen it previously while they were there.
Pretending to be vampires themselves, they very nearly made it out safely. The keyword being nearly. The group of vampires stalked them, even kidnapping Stacey to lure out Tommy, and then fought the two- losing when they were nailed inside their own coffins. Finally, some luck!
Yet it was seemingly short-lived luck for Merton, yet again. He couldn't even seem to pick up a girl properly. With some tips from Tommy, he tried time and time again- before time itself found him in the form of an offered stopwatch. It gave him the ability to turn back time and redo his blunders. The only price? His knowledge.
As it turned out, however, everything that happened was undone save a rather amusing videotape on his camera that nobody seemed to recall filming.
After that, there was your typical evil clone a la Tommy's dark side, a school dance where his sister got cheated on, and, oh yeah, the new substitute teacher was a werewolf- an evil werewolf. Though Merton had originally blamed Tommy for the deaths of animals at the zoo, he ended up realizing that it was actually their new teacher, almost becoming a meal before Tommy duelled him with lightsabers to win the agreement- said teacher now had to leave town.
But enough of that weird stuff! It was about time Merton made his go for fifteen minutes of fame. At Tommy's suggestion, he planned a party. And to his surprise (as well as the surprise of his guests, no doubt), people actually showed up. It would have gone over perfectly normally, too, had his sister not been, well, possessed by a deity of hell. Luckily, there was a priest nearby, and they cured her with holy water. Merton's parents were even pleased when they got home and discovered that he had been having a wild party- points in his favour, yet again. Ah, good days.
He even became encouraged enough to write a play for the school- Romeo and Juliet on Planet Nemena. It was actually a success, believe it or not. Oh, and he and Tommy fought Death itself, tricking it into thinking Tommy had died using props from the play. All in a day's work, really. And shortly after that, they fought a character from an arcade game. In real life. It was definitely an experience Merton wasn't going to forget anytime soon.
Things continued on in that manner even a few months later. Merton was quick to notice a girl by the name of Lori when the Pleasantville High football team was facing the Catholic High School team. In the end, she got kicked out for helping them get rid of a ghost, and ended up at the same school as Merton and Tommy. Not long after that, it became clear that she suspected Tommy of being the werewolf.
More craziness happened- the usual, including Merton almost losing his brain, and Tommy being hunted down by a Werewolf Syndicate. Merton even received another visit from his old childhood friend, Vince, whom now enjoyed more violent games than before.
From there, even more encounters with the strange (and the Werewolf Syndicate) followed. Merton even ended up being turned to stone by Medusa. The antidote turned out to be poisonous, but things worked out for the better once that little detail was resolved.
As expected, things continued on in that pattern right up until the end of their final school year. Going to separate Colleges was tough on all three of them. Which was part of the reason Merton decided to transfer back to the same College as Tommy! That, and he suspected his dorm room was haunted.
They kept in touch with Lori, everything seeming to go well. Going well, that is, until Merton somehow found himself in Manhattan.
First-person POV journal sample:
Alright, come on here! This. This is not funny. Or even moderately amusing, actually. And speaking of this... place... Uh, uh--dahh... Where is 'this'. By the way. Just harbouring a mild curiousity, you know, always fun being pulled into a new dimension! This is a new dimension, isn't it-- Wait. Wait, yesss it-- nope, I lost it.
Come to think of it, this is almost exactly like that modern 1993 film- Last Action Hero. Albeit, minus the part about being sucked into a movie. Unless this is a movie. Because if it is, I am not coming back for the sequel, okay? Oh, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah, that too... But it's still the same basic concept when you get right down to it!
I mean, I admit that the budget was a bit-- well, exponentially more than a bit-- oversubsidized, but. The plot was still decent enough! The special effects weren't too bad, either, and I'm fairly sure that a sequel'd be enjoyable to watc-- guh, what am I talking about?!
Tommy? Lori? Come on, guys, you can't just leave me here! I'm still young! I have so much to live for- honestly, I swear- my life span's not even a third of the way over yet...! A quarter, even!
And... someone tell me I didn't just see that. Please.
Third-person POV rp sample:
To say that he hasn't been expecting this was just a sliiight understatement. Merton was used to the supernatural, the strange, the odd, the... you get the picture. His best friend was a werewolf, for crying out loud!
Of course, he'd just overlook the part about him being a good werewolf. Details, details, oh wondrous details. And as long he wouldn't have to deal with those... things (was there even a proper term for them?), Merton had nothing to worry about. Suffice to say, however, that he wouldn't be trying any of the sushi here. Or seafood. Or anything, really, unless it looked somewhat unlikely to give him food poisoning.
What was this, though? 'Attack of the Crabs'? B-Rated movies weren't really his thing, but honestly- a little knowledge of them never hurt. "Let's see... Nineteen fifty-seven horror flick, not too bad if you consider--"
Unfortunately, there wasn't much need to finish that sentence.
"Alright, giant crab at five O'clock," his voice was almost a squeak. "Running now."
Smile for the camera… It’s gonna be the best night ever.